On the suddenly illuminated auction stage, under the gaze of countless eyes, Ya Fei, dressed in a red cheongsam, gracefully walked onto the stage. The voluptuous figure, tightly wrapped in the red cheongsam, immediately ignited a fiery gaze in the eyes of some people in the venue.
Only Xiao Yu could rival her slender, beautiful legs.
With just a smile and a few teasing jokes, the atmosphere of the entire auction house instantly became lively. A young boy like Xiao Ning, in the face of Ya Fei's fox-like charm, would probably have his head turned with a few sweet words and impulsively bid for useless collectibles.
"Ya Fei would like to thank everyone for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend our Mittel Auction House's quarterly auction." Ya Fei's red lips parted slightly, and after a light laugh, she clapped her jade hands. Beautiful young women carried jade plates and walked to the center of the auction stage, displaying one auction item after another.
Some of these auction items were treasures obtained in the wild by mercenary groups and various families in Wutan City, some were items that failed to sell in other regions of the Mittel Auction House, and some were high-level Tier 2 Pills personally refined by Master Gu Ni.
Even the three bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid that Xiao Yan had sold to Ya Fei some time ago were among them.
Pills were always the most sought-after items. Even Xiao Yan had bought two pills, a Tier 2 Blazing Fire Pill to increase the speed of fire-attribute Cultivation Method cultivation, and a Tier 2 Qi Recovery Pill to restore Dou Qi speed. Although the price was not as expensive as Qi Gathering Powder, they still cost tens of thousands of gold coins combined.
"Alright, the next auction item is quite interesting. This is a precious collectible transferred from headquarters, a three-mouthed Pill Furnace."
Ya Fei clapped her hands, and three strong men carried a cyan-red Pill Furnace with three openings onto the stage.
The moment they saw the Pill Furnace on stage, everyone looked uninterested.
This was only natural. Refining pills required a good Pill Furnace, but Pill Furnaces could be passed down to the next generation and used continuously, and only Alchemists needed them.
The most important reason was that the Alchemist group was too small.
"This is a three-mouthed Pill Furnace, the best of the Pill Furnaces, with a starting price of 100,000 gold coins."
Even with Ya Fei's composure, she was cursing the old fogeys at headquarters in her heart at this moment for being shameless.
This was actually something that had failed to sell at headquarters and was then exiled to Wutan City. To put it bluntly, they wanted Ya Fei to scam someone and see if any country bumpkin would buy this thing back.
But no matter how Ya Fei shouted, no one was willing to bid. Although Liu Xi was a First-Rank Alchemist, he had his own Pill Furnace and would never change to a new one.
Just as Ya Fei was about to announce the failure of the auction, a hand slowly raised. Xiao Yan leisurely asked, "Miss Ya Fei, can I inspect the goods?"
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Ya Fei's eyebrows furrowed slightly. At this moment, Ya Fei felt a sense of unease.
"Normally, auction items cannot be touched, but since it is Young Clan Leader Xiao Yan's request, Ya Fei will make an exception today." Ya Fei spoke like a spring breeze, just right. Neither excessively flattering nor offensive.
"Inspect the goods?"
"How can you inspect this Pill Furnace?"
"Knock it a few times to see if there are any cracks?"
Liu Xi, high above, looked at Xiao Yan walking onto the stage with disdain, and sneered: "Idiot, trying to find a bargain and buy a Pill Furnace at a low price to resell and earn the difference. But he doesn't know that Alchemists don't bother using second-hand Pill Furnaces."
Amidst the discussions and questioning gazes, Xiao Yan walked to the Pill Furnace and placed a hand on the fire opening.
"This is!?" Master Gu Ni's expression changed drastically when he saw Xiao Yan's actions! The next second, with a muffled sound, the yellow airflow, after passing through the fire opening, was abruptly transformed into a yellow, substantial flame, constantly tumbling and burning within the Pill Furnace. Then, a wisp of green wood-attribute Dou Qi merged into the flame, giving the flame a hint of green.
!!!!? Ya Fei's pretty face was filled with surprise. She knew what Xiao Yan was doing! "I'll be damned!" Xiao Yu even cursed, suddenly standing up from her seat.
Galio Bi, Oba Pa, Liu Xi, and some people who had seen others refine pills all stood up, their eyes filled with surprise.
"You you you you you are an Alchemist?!?" Liu Xi pointed at Xiao Yan on the stage in horror, his tone filled with disbelief.
How could an Alchemist appear in such a remote city! Even in Canaan Academy, Alchemists were very rare.
As soon as Liu Xi's words came out, even those who had not seen pill refining understood what Xiao Yan was doing at this moment.
He was refining pills!
Is this how you inspect the goods?! Xiao Yan flicked his finger, and a Blood Coagulation Grass, a Life Qi Fruit, and two Poppy Flowers flew into the Pill Furnace at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye, preventing people from seeing the prescription. All the medicinal materials were immediately swallowed by the flames.
Hidden in this fierce furnace fire were a few wisps of Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Xiao Yan had refined the First-Rank Pill Blood Coagulation Powder dozens of times, and he already knew it by heart. In addition, with the help of a little Bone Spirit Cold Flame, the speed and quality of pill refining were very high.
In just thirty minutes, a pasty Blood Coagulation Powder was placed in a box by Xiao Yan, and a medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire auction house.
No one felt impatient during these thirty minutes, because everyone knew that they were witnessing the future of Wutan City! Xiao Yan smiled slightly, handed a large box full of Blood Coagulation Powder to Ya Fei, and said with a confident smile: "Sorry, Miss Ya Fei, for hindering your work. This box of Blood Coagulation Powder is a gift to Miss Ya Fei as an apology."
"This Pill Furnace is very good, I bid 100,000 gold coins."
Ya Fei subconsciously took the box. She had already forgotten to announce the process of 100,000 gold coins once, twice. She was directly stunned.
Xiao Yan can refine pills! You kid can refine pills?! What else can't you do! Wow!!! The entire auction house exploded! "Immediately spread the news! Xiao Clan's Young Clan Leader Xiao Yan is an Alchemist!"
"The Galio Clan and the Oba Clan are finished!"
Galio Bi and Oba Pa slumped into their chairs in despair, their bodies weak and powerless.
Xiao Yan was not just an Alchemist, but also the Young Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan. This would be a fatal blow!
Liu Xi, a First-Rank Alchemist from outside, had already plunged the entire Wutan City into a bloody storm, but Liu Xi didn't refine pills for free; he charged exorbitant fees, which led to ridiculously expensive pills.
But! Xiao Yan was the Young Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan! This meant that for every pill the Xiao Clan sold, after deducting the cost of the medicinal herbs, the rest was pure profit!
Huge profits! Absolutely huge profits!
The pills in Ao Jia Market could never outsell those of the Xiao Clan; they naturally had a price advantage. Not to mention that Xiao Yan's pill formulas and refining techniques were superior to Liu Xi's.
From the moment Xiao Yan refined pills in public, this pill war was already over.
Ya Fei suddenly remembered the contract that the two major families had signed, a five-year supply contract for medicinal herbs. She didn't need to guess to know that the prices of the several medicinal herbs that Liu Xi needed would plummet, and the pills he sold would be endlessly suppressed by the Xiao Clan's pills.
As long as Xiao Yan kept the price of the pills he refined within a certain range, the pills in Ao Jia Market would basically be unsellable. Even if they were sold, they would lose money with each sale, and they wouldn't need that many medicinal herbs at all.
Using capital to crush the competition!
He had the capital!
And Ya Fei knew that in order to buy more medicinal herbs and prevent the Xiao Clan from monopolizing the source of medicinal materials, the two major families had mortgaged many properties and made deals with pharmacists, paying deposits.
"He planned this all along!" Ya Fei's small mouth opened slightly as she looked at the dazzling Xiao Yan, suddenly understanding many things.
Xiao Yan intentionally wanted to completely destroy the two major families, to make the Xiao Clan the sole power in Wutan City!
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