The host saw that the mood had been set as everyone's curiosity was piqued.
He said slowly, "This bell is called the Nine-Bends Soul Bell and is said to be able to summon souls, but only alchemists can do that. If ordinary people obtain this and place it at home, it will have the effect of calming the soul."
Many of the guests at the auction were wealthy people.
When a wealthy person grows older, they would have lesser desires and begin to treasure their lives. They all wanted to live for another 500 years.
Those who were older were prone to insomnia and neurasthenia, which were actually the inevitable stages of aging.
However, not everyone could face the process of aging calmly.
If the bronze bell really had a soul-calming effect, it could really be considered a treasure!
No wonder it was displayed as the finale item at the end of the auction.
"Wow, so magical!"
"I want to buy it and bring it home for my grandfather!"
Seeing how excited the crowd was, the host smiled slightly and started the bidding process.
Lin Rui gave all the small snacks and fruit, which were served to her in the room, to Qi Bao who was inside the space.
She nibbled on an apple and lamented, "Although this Soul Bell is real, there is no spiritual power at all. Those who know alchemy would also need to inject their spiritual power into it for it to be useful. Besides, it also consumes quite a large amount of spiritual power. If it is put in the hands of ordinary people, it won't be useful. At most, it will provide some psychological comfort."
Qi Bao nodded and agreed, "That's right, if this thing is placed in the Canglan continent and thrown at the roadside, even children won't want it! I have a few lousy artifacts in my treasure chest that are hundreds of times better than this thing!"
The Soul Bell, which was despised by Lin Rui the master and Qi Bao, was being vied for by many people at this moment.
The starting price of 2 million yuan had already risen to 10 million yuan.
Lin Rui sighed. It seemed that her trip to the antique mall this time was fruitless.
Just as she was about to stand up to leave, she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from outside.
"I'm offering 11 million."
It was the cold and aloof man named Mo Ran.
Lin Rui stopped in her tracks curiously.
Qi Bao asked curiously, "Master, what's wrong?"
"That man seems to be related to an alchemical family, or rather, he is from one," Lin Rui said with certainty.
Although that man had a cold and indifferent aura, he had a clean and neat appearance, and his gaze was clear too.
However, there was a bloody aura coming from that man.
However, that was probably related to his profession in this world.
Lin Rui had already seen Mo Ran clearly after just a brief encounter.
Qi Bao said condescendingly, "The people in this world are really pitiful. They spend so much money vying with each other for such a lousy thing."
Qi Bao, who had high standards, was full of disdain towards the Soul Bell that did not have any spiritual power.
Lin Rui thought about how Mo Ran stopped her from wasting her money on the antiques on the first floor just now, she thought that it was also the karma between them.
After thinking about it, she said to Qi Bao, "Qi Bao, take out any one of those lousy artifacts of yours now."
"Okay." Qi Bao knew that Lin Rui wanted to give it away, and although he loved treasures, he was very discerning.
Hence, he graciously took out a brush from his treasure vault.
He could use the brush to draw what was in his mind when he used his spiritual power to move the brush.
Although it wasn't very useful, Lin Rui knew that an artifact of that level was enough for her to give it to Mo Ran as a favor.
It would be bad for him if it was too expensive,
"Qi Bao, when I go out later and accidentally bump into him, take the opportunity to slip it into his pocket."
"No problem!"