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Chapter 85: A Strange Sense of Déjà Vu.
‘Truly a greedy little cat.’
Ye Cheng had only this one thought about Zhu Zhuqing. He then shifted his attention to the five young women standing respectfully before him.
"What are your names?"
He didn't hide his interest in the quintuplets. To be honest, from any point of view, the Auction House had definitely gone all out by offering these excellent quintuplet girls.
Multiples were rare to begin with, especially when they were beautiful women with outstanding appearances. What was even more rare was that they possessed the Soul Master aptitude. And this aptitude wasn't bad; it could even be described as excellent!
In addition, to cultivate these quintuplets to this level at such a young age, the Auction House must have invested considerable resources. Considering all these advantages combined, it was easy to see how rare these quintuplet girls were.
One might not encounter them even in several hundred years. Only a fool would feign righteousness and let them go.
Hearing Ye Cheng's inquiry, the quintuplets' matching water-blue eyes flickered, and then the leftmost girl spoke first, "Yihua."
Immediately afterward, as if triggering a chain reaction, the other four girls spoke in succession.
"Ernai."
"Sanjiu."
"Siye."
"Wuyue."
The quintuplets spoke with great tacit understanding, as if their minds were connected. One finished speaking, and the next continued seamlessly, without the slightest hint of discord.
Looking at these five girls whose behavior didn't seem like maids at all, Ye Cheng was even more certain of his guess. These five girls had definitely not been raised as maids since childhood. Otherwise, their eyes wouldn't be so lively, and they wouldn't have the servility ingrained in their bones like other maids. On the contrary, they gave him a sense of familiarity, a strange sense of déjà vu.
In fact, if he used the system to check the detailed information of these five girls at this time, he would discover an interesting secret.
"You're named with numbers? What about your surnames?" Ye Cheng asked curiously.
Surnames?
The five girls exchanged glances, and then shook their heads in perfect unison. In the past, they did have surnames, but now, using that surname in this world was meaningless.
Seeing the five girls shake their heads, Ye Cheng assumed that they were orphans adopted by the Auction House, so they only had names and no surnames. He didn't ask any further.
Time passed in idle conversation.
During the conversation, Ye Cheng discovered that although the quintuplets looked the same, they each had distinct personalities. Chatting with these five girls gave him the feeling of chatting with girls from his previous life on Earth. It was very interesting.
Watching the six of them chatting animatedly on the sofa, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't get a word in and was unconsciously ignored. She could only sit there silently, feeling a little sulky and squeezed into the corner of the sofa.
Fortunately, at this time, a ringtone came from the private room, indicating that the auction was about to officially begin.
Hearing the ringtone, the quintuplets remembered their duties. They had been chatting with this person so enthusiastically that they almost delayed important business.
Yihua, as the eldest sister, stood up and said with a smile, "Allow me to explain the rules of our top auction to Your Excellency." As she spoke, she gestured to one of her sisters.
Ye Cheng remembered that this girl was called Ernai, the second oldest of the quintuplets. She walked to the smooth wall and gently pressed it. Immediately, a soft halo of light shone on the entire wall.
The light gradually became stronger, and finally, the wall gradually transformed into a huge screen. Seeing this scene, Ye Cheng was a little surprised. This thing simply gave him too strong a sense of déjà vu, coming from modern society.
Seemingly noticing his surprise, Yihua immediately smiled and explained, "This is an ancient Soul Tool passed down from ancient times, capable of transmitting images and sounds in a special way."
Ye Cheng nodded. Of course he knew this thing was a Soul Tool; he had just been suddenly surprised because it looked too much like a projector.
At this time, the image on the screen on the wall gradually became clear. First, an auction platform appeared. The Soul Douluo elder who had left earlier was now standing on it, obviously the person who would be hosting the auction later.
Yihua then introduced routinely, "In order to protect the privacy of all VIPs participating in the top auction, all top VIPs participating in the auction will have their own exclusive private room, just like the one Your Excellency is currently in. Bidding and viewing auction items will be conducted in this room.
All food and drinks here are free. After a successful bid, the auction item will be delivered to the room immediately."
Ye Cheng nodded, indicating that he understood.
Seeing that he wasn't interested in these things, Yihua tactfully didn't introduce any further.
Soon, the Soul Douluo elder hosting the auction began to speak on the screen.
"Welcome, esteemed VIPs, to the Heaven Dou Auction House's top auction. Today, we will present a total of eighteen precious auction items to all VIPs. The value of the auction items will be displayed to all VIPs from low to high. We hope all VIPs will enjoy them."
Although this auction was mainly for auctioning the three Soul Bones, it was impossible to only auction three Soul Bones. Otherwise, others would have nothing to do. So, it was necessary to take advantage of the situation and start with some auction items to set the stage.
"Esteemed VIPs, time is precious, so without further ado, our auction will now begin. Next, please appreciate today's first auction item."
As he spoke, the Soul Douluo elder made a gesture of invitation. Immediately, the picture changed, and the Soul Tool screen on the entire wall already showed an item.
On the wall, which was ten meters wide, all aspects of the item were displayed in great detail.
This was a bracelet, connected by eighteen gems, its overall luxuriousness revealing an elegant charm.
The voice of the Soul Douluo elder, the auctioneer, also came, "This is a precious ancient Soul Tool. Its function is to store items. Each gem on it contains a space ten meters in length, width, and height."
It must be said that the Auction House had truly done its best for this auction. They even brought out such a precious large-space Soul Tool to attract attention.
If Ye Cheng didn't have a better storage ring himself, he probably couldn't help but bid for this Soul Tool when he saw it. After all, the space contained in this Soul Tool was much larger than ordinary Soul Tools.
In the end, this Soul Tool bracelet, with a starting price of 500,000 Gold Soul Coins, was sold for 1.6 million Gold Soul Coins.
Then came the second auction item, a hairpin. As long as Soul Power was inputted, it could unleash a special Soul Tool equivalent to a full-power strike from a Spirit King. The only drawback was that this thing had a usage limit and could only be used nine times. After it was used up, this thing would be useless.
The starting price was 700,000 Gold Soul Coins, and it was eventually sold for 2 million Gold Soul Coins.
In this way, auction items were presented one after another.
Ye Cheng watched with great interest. Occasionally, when he saw a particular auction item that he liked, he would bid for it as well.
Time passed quietly.
Finally, only the last three auction items remained.
(end of chapter)
‘Truly a greedy little cat.’
Ye Cheng had only this one thought about Zhu Zhuqing. He then shifted his attention to the five young women standing respectfully before him.
"What are your names?"
He didn't hide his interest in the quintuplets. To be honest, from any point of view, the Auction House had definitely gone all out by offering these excellent quintuplet girls.
Multiples were rare to begin with, especially when they were beautiful women with outstanding appearances. What was even more rare was that they possessed the Soul Master aptitude. And this aptitude wasn't bad; it could even be described as excellent!
In addition, to cultivate these quintuplets to this level at such a young age, the Auction House must have invested considerable resources. Considering all these advantages combined, it was easy to see how rare these quintuplet girls were.
One might not encounter them even in several hundred years. Only a fool would feign righteousness and let them go.
Hearing Ye Cheng's inquiry, the quintuplets' matching water-blue eyes flickered, and then the leftmost girl spoke first, "Yihua."
Immediately afterward, as if triggering a chain reaction, the other four girls spoke in succession.
"Ernai."
"Sanjiu."
"Siye."
"Wuyue."
The quintuplets spoke with great tacit understanding, as if their minds were connected. One finished speaking, and the next continued seamlessly, without the slightest hint of discord.
Looking at these five girls whose behavior didn't seem like maids at all, Ye Cheng was even more certain of his guess. These five girls had definitely not been raised as maids since childhood. Otherwise, their eyes wouldn't be so lively, and they wouldn't have the servility ingrained in their bones like other maids. On the contrary, they gave him a sense of familiarity, a strange sense of déjà vu.
In fact, if he used the system to check the detailed information of these five girls at this time, he would discover an interesting secret.
"You're named with numbers? What about your surnames?" Ye Cheng asked curiously.
Surnames?
The five girls exchanged glances, and then shook their heads in perfect unison. In the past, they did have surnames, but now, using that surname in this world was meaningless.
Seeing the five girls shake their heads, Ye Cheng assumed that they were orphans adopted by the Auction House, so they only had names and no surnames. He didn't ask any further.
Time passed in idle conversation.
During the conversation, Ye Cheng discovered that although the quintuplets looked the same, they each had distinct personalities. Chatting with these five girls gave him the feeling of chatting with girls from his previous life on Earth. It was very interesting.
Watching the six of them chatting animatedly on the sofa, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't get a word in and was unconsciously ignored. She could only sit there silently, feeling a little sulky and squeezed into the corner of the sofa.
Fortunately, at this time, a ringtone came from the private room, indicating that the auction was about to officially begin.
Hearing the ringtone, the quintuplets remembered their duties. They had been chatting with this person so enthusiastically that they almost delayed important business.
Yihua, as the eldest sister, stood up and said with a smile, "Allow me to explain the rules of our top auction to Your Excellency." As she spoke, she gestured to one of her sisters.
Ye Cheng remembered that this girl was called Ernai, the second oldest of the quintuplets. She walked to the smooth wall and gently pressed it. Immediately, a soft halo of light shone on the entire wall.
The light gradually became stronger, and finally, the wall gradually transformed into a huge screen. Seeing this scene, Ye Cheng was a little surprised. This thing simply gave him too strong a sense of déjà vu, coming from modern society.
Seemingly noticing his surprise, Yihua immediately smiled and explained, "This is an ancient Soul Tool passed down from ancient times, capable of transmitting images and sounds in a special way."
Ye Cheng nodded. Of course he knew this thing was a Soul Tool; he had just been suddenly surprised because it looked too much like a projector.
At this time, the image on the screen on the wall gradually became clear. First, an auction platform appeared. The Soul Douluo elder who had left earlier was now standing on it, obviously the person who would be hosting the auction later.
Yihua then introduced routinely, "In order to protect the privacy of all VIPs participating in the top auction, all top VIPs participating in the auction will have their own exclusive private room, just like the one Your Excellency is currently in. Bidding and viewing auction items will be conducted in this room.
All food and drinks here are free. After a successful bid, the auction item will be delivered to the room immediately."
Ye Cheng nodded, indicating that he understood.
Seeing that he wasn't interested in these things, Yihua tactfully didn't introduce any further.
Soon, the Soul Douluo elder hosting the auction began to speak on the screen.
"Welcome, esteemed VIPs, to the Heaven Dou Auction House's top auction. Today, we will present a total of eighteen precious auction items to all VIPs. The value of the auction items will be displayed to all VIPs from low to high. We hope all VIPs will enjoy them."
Although this auction was mainly for auctioning the three Soul Bones, it was impossible to only auction three Soul Bones. Otherwise, others would have nothing to do. So, it was necessary to take advantage of the situation and start with some auction items to set the stage.
"Esteemed VIPs, time is precious, so without further ado, our auction will now begin. Next, please appreciate today's first auction item."
As he spoke, the Soul Douluo elder made a gesture of invitation. Immediately, the picture changed, and the Soul Tool screen on the entire wall already showed an item.
On the wall, which was ten meters wide, all aspects of the item were displayed in great detail.
This was a bracelet, connected by eighteen gems, its overall luxuriousness revealing an elegant charm.
The voice of the Soul Douluo elder, the auctioneer, also came, "This is a precious ancient Soul Tool. Its function is to store items. Each gem on it contains a space ten meters in length, width, and height."
It must be said that the Auction House had truly done its best for this auction. They even brought out such a precious large-space Soul Tool to attract attention.
If Ye Cheng didn't have a better storage ring himself, he probably couldn't help but bid for this Soul Tool when he saw it. After all, the space contained in this Soul Tool was much larger than ordinary Soul Tools.
In the end, this Soul Tool bracelet, with a starting price of 500,000 Gold Soul Coins, was sold for 1.6 million Gold Soul Coins.
Then came the second auction item, a hairpin. As long as Soul Power was inputted, it could unleash a special Soul Tool equivalent to a full-power strike from a Spirit King. The only drawback was that this thing had a usage limit and could only be used nine times. After it was used up, this thing would be useless.
The starting price was 700,000 Gold Soul Coins, and it was eventually sold for 2 million Gold Soul Coins.
In this way, auction items were presented one after another.
Ye Cheng watched with great interest. Occasionally, when he saw a particular auction item that he liked, he would bid for it as well.
Time passed quietly.
Finally, only the last three auction items remained.
(end of chapter)
