The game world was forever in spring, without any obvious passage of time, so things like dates didn't really hold any significance.
Therefore, specific dates and times meant nothing. One could say it's more accurate to refer to "that day".
On this day, Hangzhou City's Wan San Auction House was brimming with activity. Players were entering and exiting non-stop, every one of them with an excited look on their face, either holding a bidding sheet, their eyes revealing a determination to win at all costs.
After confirming their wealth, the bidders, one by one, entered the main hall with their bidder's number, finding their seats. The auction hall, the size of a theatre, was filled completely with not a single seat left.
Despite the hall's amenities being somewhat lacking, one had to have more than 1000 gold in cash to be allowed in.