Ya Fei forcefully suppressed the turmoil in her heart, making her voice sound as steady as possible.
She knew that the man before her would be the most distinguished guest the Mitter Auction House had ever encountered.
Perhaps, it would also be her opportunity.
Gu Ni had completely lost his temper, standing to the side like a little follower, not daring to even breathe loudly.
He looked at Xuan Jin's profile, with only one thought remaining in his mind.
Prodigy!
This was absolutely a Prodigy!
He definitely wasn't from the Jia Ma Empire, no!
Even in the entire Northwest Continent, it would be hard to find such a young Sixth-Grade Alchemist.
Ya Fei composed herself, a professional smile, tinged with genuine respect, blooming on her face once more.
She gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, an unintentional movement that was naturally enchanting.
"Young Master Xuan, you are the most distinguished guest of our Mitter Auction House."
Ya Fei presented a card made entirely of purple-gold, with the Mittel Family emblem carved on it.
"This is the highest-grade Purple-Gold VIP card within my authority.
With this card, you can enjoy the highest level of treatment at any Mittel Family establishment in the Jia Ma Empire."
Ya Fei paused, then took out another thin golden card.
"Young Master Xuan's Medicinal Pills are too valuable, and the amount of gold coins from the auction will be immense, making it difficult to prepare all at once.
Here is a storage card with five million gold coins, which serves as a deposit before the auction. As for the remaining balance, Ya Fei will present it in full after the auction ends."
Five million gold coins!
Gu Ni's eyelids twitched again.
This sum, even in the entire Jia Ma Empire, was absolutely a grand gesture!
The auction of a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique was only a few hundred thousand gold coins.
Xuan Jin merely glanced at them casually and took the two cards.
"No matter."
Ya Fei's thoughts churned, and she continued:
"Young Master Xuan, there is one more thing.
The dou ling pill you refined is a fifth-rank pill used by Dou King powerhouses.
In a small place like Wutan City… I'm afraid no one can afford the price."
"If it goes unsold, our Mittel Auction House is willing to acquire it directly at the highest market price. What do you think?"
These were her sincere words, and also her personal desire.
And it wasn't just the dou ling pill; other fifth-rank pills, this small Wutan City, also didn't have the capacity to take them.
But if Ya Fei could bring these Medicinal Pills back to the Imperial Capital, their value would naturally be higher.
If Ya Fei could also gain the friendship of such a young Alchemist, her status within the Mittel Family would also rise.
Xuan Jin picked up the now-cold tea and took a sip.
"Anything is fine."
It was just three simple words again.
Ya Fei felt her carefully prepared rhetoric was hitting cotton, having no effect at all.
This man was impervious, completely unconventional.
But the more he was like this, the more unfathomable she found him.
"Young Master Xuan, behind our auction house, there is a highest-grade VIP building, with a tranquil environment, where no one will disturb your cultivation. I have already had someone prepare it..."
Ya Fei immediately arranged accommodation, wanting to keep this Alchemist Master.
"No need."
Xuan Jin stood up, interrupting Ya Fei, "I'll stay at the Tianxiang Tower across the street, Room One of the Heaven Rank."
"Farewell, Young Master Xuan." Ya Fei followed half a step behind Xuan Jin, looking exactly like a maid.
After seeing Xuan Jin off, Ya Fei looked at the several jade bottles in her hand, her beautiful eyes full of smiles.
"Great Master Gu Ni, please release this information!"
Her voice carried an uncontrollable excitement.
"Then immediately send a message to the Imperial Capital headquarters! Say that the Wutan City branch is about to auction several fourth-grade qi gathering powder and other Medicinal Pills, as well as several genuine fifth-rank pills, dou ling pill, Windwalk Pill..."
"Additionally, release an announcement! A mysterious Alchemist Master has arrived in Wutan City, looking for rare flowers, exotic grasses, or unusual items. If available, he can refine Medicinal Pills for people! If the Great Master is very satisfied, even a sixth-grade pill can be requested!"
Gu Ni gasped.
He had a premonition that the entire Wutan City, no, the entire Northeast Province of the Jia Ma Empire, would be completely stirred up by this news.
At the entrance of the Mitter Auction House, the huge billboard was surrounded by people.
"What? I didn't read that wrong, did I? Auctioning a fifth-rank pill? A dou ling pill?"
"My heavens! That's a treasure that can make even Dou King powerhouses' hearts race!"
"And this! A sixth-grade pill can be requested! Besides Pill King Gu He, who else in the Jia Ma Empire can refine a sixth-grade pill?"
"This information was released by the Mitter Auction House, so it definitely can't be false!"
The crowd completely erupted.
Countless Mercenaries, merchant caravans, and Family spies, like sharks smelling blood, frantically relayed the information back to their respective powers.
Wutan City, Jia Lie Family.
Clan Chief Jia Lie Bi suddenly stood up from his chair, his face full of fat trembling.
"fifth-rank pill! Sixth-Grade Alchemist!"
He grabbed the servant who came to report the news.
"Is the information true?"
"Absolutely! Clan Chief, the whole city is going crazy now!"
Jia Lie Bi paced back and forth in the room, his eyes filled with greed and fervor.
If he could get close to this Alchemist Master, let alone one Xiao Family, even unifying the entire Wutan City would be within reach!
"Prepare a generous gift! No! Bring that 'Blood-Patterned Spirit Ganoderma' that I've cherished for ten years! I will personally visit the Tianxiang Tower!"
At the same time, Oba Family.
Clan Chief Oba Pa's reaction was identical to Jia Lie Bi's.
"Quick! Bring out the best items from our Family's treasury! Whoever can be the first to meet this Great Master will gain the upper hand!"
The entire Wutan City, due to the arrival of one person, completely fell into a fervent commotion.
At this moment, the Xiao Family, the other center of this storm, was shrouded in gloom.
In the discussion hall.
Xiao Family Clan Chief Xiao Zhan sat in the main seat, his face grim.
The several Elders below were arguing fiercely over a batch of market businesses seized by the Jia Lie Family.
"Clan Chief! The Jia Lie Family is going too far! We can't endure it any longer!"
"How can we not endure? What do we have to fight them with? They have Alchemists currying favor now, so they don't have to worry about selling Medicinal Pills, but what about us?"
Just then, a servant ran in, panic-stricken.
"Clan Chief! Clan Chief! Big news!"
"Panicking like this, what kind of decorum is that!" an Elder reprimanded.
"No! It's not! Elder, it's monumental news!"
The servant knelt on the ground, incoherently rattling off the information released by the Mitter Auction House.
The entire noisy discussion hall instantly fell silent.
You could hear a pin drop.
All the Elders' eyes widened, as if they had heard a fairy tale.
After an unknown amount of time, someone finally murmured.
"Sixth… Sixth-Grade Alchemist? What a joke..."
"This is impossible!"
"How could a Sixth-Grade Alchemist come to a small place like our Wutan City?"