and oblivious to the surrounding clamor
Gian G snapped back to reality as her
auction began with an opening bid of
500,000 gold coins observing the
excitement in the crowd it was evident
that most had come for this girl as the
price swiftly escalated to
800,000 with continued bidding among the
biders was chingin who remained unfazed
matching every increase with her own bid
exhibiting no signs of panic the
atmosphere in the auction Hall grew
increasingly fervent as G an watched the
mermaid girl whose gaze became
progressively vacant her expression
devoid of emotion resembling a mere
puppet standing there just then a low
voice resonated 1 million gold coins
everyone froze turning towards the
source of the voice giangi followed suit
spotting a man clad in a black robe his
face obscured by a black mask rendering
his features indistinguishable the
auctioneer brimming with excitement
announced 1 million gold coins is there
any anyone willing to bid higher chingin
did not look at him maintaining her
composure as she continued to bid
against him 1,100,000 gold coins the
auction ultimately became a contest
between these two neither yielding as
they VI for the final mermaid girl as
the price reached 1,500,000 gold coins
the man in the black robe fixed his Gaze
on Chin's back raising his bid to 1,
51,000 chingin remained unperturbed
simply matching every increase without a
hint of anxiety the man observing the
escalating price began to feel Restless
yet seeing Chin's unwavering demeanor he
hesitated for a moment before refraining
from further bidding throughout the
auction chingin never once glanced at
him and ultimately the last mermaid girl
was sold for 1,800,000 gold coins Eli
Shin regarded shingin with a knowing
look intrigued as he noted that the
final bidder was a woman with all the
mermaid girls successfully auctioned
their new owners were escorted to
designated lounges now that all the
mermaids have been sold we shall proceed
with our customary performance please
exit in an orderly manner the host
announced aliene Sheen unconcerned Rose
from his seat remarking that was rather
Swift next time let us have something
more interesting I have money to spend
as he spoke he made his way toward the
exit with the host smiling in agreement
gon G stole one last glance at Chin's
retreating figure before following lein
Sheen out even if she wished to assist
the mermaid girls she lacked the means
yet she felt a sense of relief knowing
that chingin was involved after the
three Departed the crowd lein Sheen
returned to his designated spot to watch
the performances the ensuing acts
comprised standard song and dance
routines along with acrobatics though
ordinary they captured the attention of
many I am off to explore other stalls if
you wish to stay and watch feel free
Gian G informed you Shia hang before
they parted ways seizing the opportunity
while the audience was captivated by the
performance she decided to wander
through the other stalls to see if there
was anything of USC ASG G approached the
entrance intending to start her
exploration at stall number one she
unexpectedly encountered an old
acquaintance Gian longtime no see Fong
ying and Fong Yoji stood side by side
eyeing her with caution indeed it has
been quite a while I thought you two had
been confiscated along with your island
due to your prolonged absence she
retorted that would be quite unfortunate
but to your disappointment we we are
both alive and well they replied Gian
raised an eyebrow bemused by their
unexpected composure as they refrained
from engaging in their usual banter with
a shrug she turned her attention to the
offerings at stall number one which was
situated in a far corner selling an
assortment of common herbs easily found
on the island after surveying the stall