Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Auction (Part 2)
The auction started soon.
Since The Dark Tower was personally hosting this auction, everything was naturally a treasure, and from the very beginning, under the auctioneer’s guidance, the atmosphere heated up.
Raina North sat on the sofa, coldly observing, uninterested in those treasures being frantically bid on by the crowd.
The Third Elder glanced at Raina North, who was half-squinting and leaning against the sofa, and couldn’t help but say, "The Alliance Hierarch, the auction is more than halfway through, and you still haven’t made a move?"
"No hurry."
No hurry?
It was clearly very urgent, wasn’t it?
He, a dignified elder and the leader of The Celestial Alliance, came to The Dark Tower’s auction and ended up empty-handed. It wouldn’t sound good to say it, and it wouldn’t sound good to hear it either.
The Third Elder delicately said, "I haven’t seen the Alliance Hierarch for many years, and yesterday I was quite impudent. If the Hierarch takes a liking to something, just go ahead and bid for it. I can still afford to buy some small items."
Raina North’s gaze floated over lightly, saying calmly, "Am I short of money?"
"No, no, that’s not what I meant." The Third Elder hurriedly explained, "The Hierarch is naturally as rich as a nation. I just wanted to express my respect for the Hierarch."
"I appreciate your kindness."
Jonah Rivers then spoke up, "Third Elder, you don’t have to worry too much. The item the Hierarch wants hasn’t come up for bidding yet."
The Third Elder quickly nodded, growing curious about what Raina North had set her sights on. However, since he had just offended Raina North, he was pretending to be a shrinking turtle and didn’t have the courage to speak up.
Time ticked by second by second.
The auction was approaching its end.
The original auctioneer left the stage, replaced by a younger, more handsome man.
As soon as he got on stage, he heated up the previously hot scene even more, and the people in the public seating outside were howling madly.
Even those in the private boxes couldn’t sit still, staring eagerly, waiting for the last auction item to be presented.
Raina North also stood up from her seat and walked to the window, her burning gaze revealing her eagerness,
The Revitalizing Pill, worth a fortune, was rare and crucial for her grandfather’s upcoming surgery.
The auctioneer on stage did not keep everyone waiting for long and soon began.
"Next up is today’s final auction item, which is also the showstopper of this auction. I believe many of you have come to this auction for it. Okay, I won’t say much more, bring it up."
A tall, slender model in a cheongsam came up carrying a tray, while another person carefully uncovered the red cloth on top, revealing an ancient book with yellowed pages on the tray.
"This is an ancient martial arts manual ’Water Injection Scripture’ that The Dark Tower accidentally acquired in its early years."
When the words ’Water Injection Scripture’ were uttered, there was an uproar among the crowd. As people from The Umbral Zone, who wasn’t aware of this ancient martial arts manual, rumored to turn someone into the number one in the world if trained to its final level.
If it were just a legend, people might be interested but not excited, but thirty years ago, the top expert in The Umbral Zone publicly stated that his current skills were due to training in ’Water Injection Scripture’. It was only because of an accident that the manual was lost and he couldn’t progress further.
This news had sent tremendous waves through The Umbral Zone, with many people searching for this ancient martial arts manual, but to no avail, and no one expected it to suddenly appear now.
Moreover, there wasn’t a need for a fight to the death, just a battle of money was enough.