Chapter 10
Author: Dragonslav
last update2024-11-29 23:30:07

The Auction Hall fell silent as soon as the first auction item was announced. Taking a moment to build up the tension,, Rosie's lips finally moved as she continued speaking.

"A majority of us here are medical practitioners so I won't have to go into too much details to prove how important a spiritual herb is. It is said that this Three Crown Silver Blood Ginseng is a powerful spiritual herb that takes ten years to sprout, ten years to grow the first crown, ten years to grow the second crown and ten years to fully mature. As you all already know, my Green Leaf Auction House boasts of our own medicine garden.. this Three Crown Silver Blood Ginseng is a product from that garden, and was reared with the utmost care "

"Apart from this, this herb isn't a decorative item. It can be used as a supporting herb to refine a myraid types of medicines or pills aimed at treating fatal internal injuries. As such the herb would be going for a starting price of ten thousand dollars. Every bid increa
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