The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

As Lin Xiyue and her companions followed the staff past a terminal scanning machine, the staff member leading the way became even more enthusiastic after the machine displayed that they were in a VIP room.

So, after arriving at their private room, Lin Xiyue already knew the auction schedule, what items would be auctioned at what time, and what items were most popular.

"Okay, you can go."

With a dark expression, Meros tossed an energy stone to the staff member as a tip and then chased him away.

Along the way, he watched Lin Xiyue constantly asking the staff all sorts of questions. If Lin Xiyue hadn't been holding him back, he would have kicked him out long ago.

"Why did you talk to him so much the whole way? I'll buy you whatever you want, even the whole shuttle is no problem."

After slamming the door shut, Melos looked at Lin Xiyue with a wronged expression.

"Okay, I was just curious, so I asked. Look, it's about to start, come and sit down."

Lin Xiyue noticed that Mo Luosi was becoming more and more fond of acting cute, and she felt that he had somehow gone astray.

"uh-huh."

After both Moros and Lin Xiyue were seated, the auction officially began.

……

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to our shuttle auction house! I am your auctioneer, my name is Eric! Now, I declare our auction officially open!"

A man wearing a green sequined suit and a pale clown mask walked onto the stage. His movements were extremely exaggerated, clearly indicating a histrionic personality disorder. He may have watched some movie from the human world, as every action carried a deliberate meaning.

"Oh ho!—"

However, this state perfectly attracted the attention of most of the alien races present, who roared excitedly.

"Now, let's welcome our first item for auction!"

Amidst everyone's anticipation, a small tray was carried up by a beautiful woman with round, bear-like ears. The seemingly light tray made a thud when it was placed on the platform.

It's obvious that the light appearance is just an illusion.

"Please pay attention here, everyone. Stop looking at our pretty girls, he likes girls!"

As Ali was speaking, he was glared at by the bear-eared beauty who hadn't completely stepped off the stage yet.

"Ahem, everyone, look."

Eric smiled awkwardly and opened the lid on the tray.

On the tray was a body that looked like an animal carcass.

This creature had a long, narrow shell covered in pinkish hairs. Its head protruded from the shell, and it seemed to be as long as the shell itself. It appeared to move like a snail, crawling forward.

Its head and protruding neck were covered with arthropod-like armor, extending all the way to its eyes, giving the impression of being armed to the teeth. It's unclear how it was killed; there wasn't a single wound on its body.

"What is this thing? What's in it? Look how excited everyone down there is!"

Lin Xiyue looked at the holographic display in the private room with great curiosity, turning around and looking at it several times.

"I forgot what this is called, it's a rather low-grade ingredient. But it's extremely rare, I thought it was extinct, I didn't expect to still have it here."

Moros watched Lin Xiyue spin around several times, and finally couldn't stand it anymore. He forcibly pulled her down to sit, stopping her from spinning any further.

"Wow, is this delicious?"

Lin Xiyue became very curious when she heard that it was food ingredients.

After all, Lin Xiyue is someone who usually only asks two questions when she sees something she doesn't recognize: "Is it edible?" and "Is it tasty?" She's extremely interested in food.

"Ugh...it doesn't taste good."

Meros frowned deeply, as if he had thought of something disgusting.

"Huh? Then why are you still eating? What did it taste like?"

Lin Xiyue was shocked. Mo Luosi had told her in a previous chat that he now absorbs most of what he eats directly.

"Hmm... because eating that thing can increase the abilities of alien races by a certain probability, and may even lead to better development of their abilities. Anyway, this thing is almost extinct because of eating it. As for the taste... it's very similar to the slugs in your human world, sticky, cold, and it might even stick to your body."

"Even when you absorb it directly, it feels like it's sticking to your body for several days."

Meros's brow furrowed even deeper as he spoke.

"Hmm, that's definitely tough. But there are still so many people vying for this stuff."

Lin Xiyue was somewhat surprised.

"Of course, after all, strength is still the most important thing in our world. I was forced to eat a lot when I was a kid."

Melos toyed with Lin Xiyue's fingers, speaking indifferently.

Next, all sorts of amazing things appeared at the auction.

For example, animals and plants that look strange.

Amazing minerals with different effects.

They even auction off books, toys, and other items that have been passed down from the human world.

These items were especially popular with the other races. In fact, these things that had come from the human world were even more popular and sold better than some of the things that Lin Xiyue found useful.

Perhaps this is a case of scarcity increasing value. I wonder how they'll react when they arrive in the human world and find out these things aren't worth much. But it's not certain; most low- to mid-level alien races might not even be able to get money from humans.

Lin Xiyue looked at the auction items, her mind wandering as she pondered.

Of course, Lin Xiyue and the others didn't buy anything.

Lin Xiyue bought some inexpensive but fun-looking items, planning to take them to the store as souvenirs later.

……

"Next up, we come to the most anticipated part: the slave segment! Everyone, give us a round of applause!—"

"oh!--"

"Great! It's finally here! I'm going to buy a lot of them!"

"..."

After the auction had been going on for more than an hour, Eric suddenly shouted excitedly to the audience, and the audience below obliged and shouted back.

"Okay! Let's take a look!"

Eric flung open the door to the series of enormous cages covered in red cloth that the bear-eared beauty had just led the way in pushing up.

Some of these cages contained one human, while others contained several humans. At a glance, there were at least a hundred humans locked inside.

The reason they could so clearly know that they were all human was because these people did not possess any energy.

Hmm, someone looks kind of familiar...

……