Night of the Broken Gliph

Whistling, Chui Yim looked around the private room; it was spacious and magnificent. 

The private room was red-golden in colour, giving it a simple and extravagant vibe. There was wine and delicacies on the table, and  gliphs maintaining room temperature while increasing ventilation filled the room. 

As a foodie, Chui Yim spotted many high-class g-food amongst the delicacies. He knew the g-food’s price was equivalent to a basic grade one gliphic weapon!

“This is quite something.” Chui Yim gasped. 

“It’s not much,” Kam Chin Kee replied unfazed and poured himself a cup of wine.  

At the same time, somebody knocked on their door. “It’s me, great master.”  

Kam Chin Kee placed his cup down and opened the door, revealing an elderly woman. She looked ordinary, but if anyone recognised her, they would be stunned; she was the in charge of the auction, Madame Yuen.

Known as Madame Yuen, nobody knew her actual identity, only that she had been in charge of the auction since its inception. She had brought the auction to success together with the owner for over a century! 

She had contributed greatly to the auction’s current success, and it was extremely difficult to meet her. So why was Madame Yuen meeting Kam Chin Kee and lowering herself? 

“I came upon knowing of the great master’s arrival. Is great master satisfied with the room?” Madame Yuen had a gentle voice and sounded like a benevolent old lady. 

“Great. Are the auction items prepared?” Kam Chin Kee smiled thinly in response.  

“Yes.” Madame Yuen looked at Kam Chin Kee respectfully. “Great master’s work will be auctioned last, and we have already spread the news.” 

 “Great. Thank you for the trouble.” With a wide smile, Kam Chin Kee bowed, with Madame Yuen bowing in return. 

“Great Master is too polite.” At the same time, she glanced at Chui Yim. However, she didn’t look down on him due to his age; she took some time to accept that Kam Chin Kee was just a teenager back when she first met him. She knew that monstrous geniuses existed in this world. 

After all the times Kam Chin Kee came, this was the first time he brought somebody else, and as a genius’s friend, the other had a huge possibility of being a genius too.  Moreover, both were in the Cloud Palace's outer sect’s uniform!

Kam Chin Kee noticed Madame Yuen’s glances and chuckled. “Madame Yuen, is anything wrong?” 

Madame Yuen jumped, chills running down her spine when she saw his expression. “No… Nope. Apologies, great master. I’ll take my leave and not disturb the great master from the auction. Please let us know should you require anything.” 

“Okay.”  

Kam Chin Kee shut the door after Madame Yuen, while Chui Yim sat on a comfortable leather chair as he stuffed food into his mouth.

“Aren’t you afraid that others might find out?” he asked, his mouth full of food. 

Laughing, Kam Chin Kee sat by Chui Yim’s side. “This private room is under the protection of a gliph formation, and outsiders can’t see anything from the outside; only a thousand-gliphic gliphist might be able to breach the formation. As for Madame Yuen… she follows the rules, or else the auction house wouldn’t have lasted this long.  

“Moreover, the items I sell are expensive, and I only auction them here. The fee to hide my identity is expensive, but it’s worth it. This auction also wants me to hide my identity instead of revealing it.” 

It irked Chui Yim to see Kam Chin Kee look so proud. Why is he acting so pretentiously!

“What you auctioning?”  

“Brother Chui can feel free to buy anything you like later on. I’ll pay.” Kam Chin Kee only smiled without answering.  

Chui Yim’s eyes lit up on hearing this. As the best blacksmith back on the Sallow Continent, money had never been an issue. But after reincarnation, he was greatly limited by money and came to value it greatly. 

He was stunned by the expensive school fees of the Outer Sect, and now he was secretly making up his mind to speed up his New Rich weapon series.  

Soon, the auction started. Madame Yuen walked on stage calmly, causing a commotion.  

“It’s Madame Yuen!” 

“She only takes part as the auctioneer no more than thrice a year. So she’s taking charge this time!” 

“I see the rumour is true…”  

“That great master is selling his work again.”  

“Who is the great master they are talking about?” Mok Muk, seated below, couldn’t help but ask after seeing the commotion. The teen was a guide he paid from South Imperial City. 

“It’s normal that Mister Mok knows nothing about him,” the teen replied immediately. “He is a mysterious sculptor whose works recently appeared in Black Tortoise Auction. His identity is a secret, but all his works are astonishing. He only auctions his works three times in one year, but numerous clans fight over them. 

“It’s rare for sculptors to appear in the South due to their esteemed ability to support large-scale development. The surprise appearance of the great master shook the entire South, and all the clans started keeping an eye on the Black Tortoise Auction. They come using transportation gliph formation if they discover that his products are being auctioned.” 

“Oh.” Mok Muk shrugged.  

To him, the craftsmanship of this world was nothing. He had only met one or two sculptors in this world. They might be better in gliphism than him, but their crafting skills were much more inferior than his world’s crafting techniques! 

“It seems like I’ll become the next famous great master.” He sneered.  

Madame Yuen didn’t say anything else.  

After hundreds of years of experience, she need not hype up the buyers anymore, as her presence itself was a symbol that there were extremely precious items being auctioned. Her presence was enough to attract countless buyers;that was the reputation she had built up after centuries! 

“First item. A grade three gliphic weapon, the Soul Destroying Sword.”