Meanwhile, in the ballroom.

There were more than four hundred people inside, and it wasn’t noisy at all. Rather, the place was completely silent.

Officially, there were two hundred participants participating in the auction, with two hundred more accompanying them. In addition, there were ten back-up candidates ready to fill in any time.

They saw many familiar figures among themselves. The strict discipline of the venue required them to only gesture to each other with their eyes and nod whil