"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's expression stiffened. He turned to look at Private Room Number Three, a hint of coldness in his eyes.
If the other party had bid from the start, it would have been fine.
But deliberately bidding at the last moment before the hammer fell was clearly meant to provoke him.
"Thirty million!"
Chen Shu bid again, a trace of anger in his tone.
"Forty million!"
A nonchalant-looking young man sat in the private room, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
His attendant standing behind him asked, "Young Master, did you recognize this item?"
"Not at all!"
Shi Ziming chuckled and said, "I'm just playing around."
The attendant was slightly taken aback and cautiously said, "There's no need to offend him..."
"When has Shi Ziming ever been afraid of offending anyone?"
His gaze turned cold, causing the attendant to tremble and quickly fall silent.
"I just came out of an alternate dimension, and now Kyoto is allowing a mere student to act so arrogantly!"
Shi Ziming sneered. He was arrogant and loved nothing more than to step on geniuses.
Chen Shu bid again: "Fifty million!"
"Sixty million!"
"Seventy million!"
"Eighty million!"
"..."
The manager below couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, already sensing trouble.
On one side was the crown prince of the Heavenly Dragon Beast Tamer Group, and on the other was the top genius of the China Academy.
Both had King-level Beast Tamers behind them, and the Tianqi Company couldn't afford to offend either.
He felt uneasy and murmured,
"He's not going to blow up my auction house, is he..."
"Two hundred million!"
Chen Shu's expression was calm, but his gaze was fixed on Private Room Number Three.
"As expected of a genius from the China Academy, truly generous!"
Shi Ziming's mocking voice came through. "I was just playing along. Brother Fiend, you don't mind, do you?"
Even the bystanders couldn't help but feel indignant at these words; it was truly disgusting.
Chen Shu remained silent, a faint smile playing on his lips.
In his hand, he held a small bottle with the remaining invisibility potion.
"My dear brother, this is a city! Don't be impulsive!"
A Liang and the other two were startled and immediately rushed over.
If he threw a nuclear bomb, they would all be finished.
"Are you three colorblind? This isn't a nuclear bomb!"
Chen Shu pouted and said, "It's just a small trinket!"
The three breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a nuclear bomb, he could do whatever he wanted.
Their gazes then turned to Private Room Number Three, and they couldn't help but sigh,
It's the era where some people are eager to reincarnate...
Time passed, and the morning auction concluded successfully.
"Chen Shu, there will be more silver materials in the afternoon auction."
The four came to a restaurant and ordered a table full of specialty dishes.
A Liang and the others looked satisfied, clearly having bought what they needed in the morning.
"Afternoon?"
Chen Shu nodded, planning to participate in the auction first before making his move.
A Liang asked, "Who do you think is in Private Room Number Three?"
"Who knows? Anyway, it's someone courting death!"
Wang Jue shrugged, completely unconcerned. Those who offended the Fiend rarely ended well.
As the four were talking, two people walked over.
"Hello, everyone!"
The young man in the lead had a calm expression and a smile on his lips.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's expression turned cold; he immediately recognized the voice.
"It seems you recognize me?"
Shi Ziming smiled and said, "I am Shi Ziming from the Heavenly Dragon Beast Tamer Group!"
As soon as he said this, Xu Xingxing and Wang Jue were both startled, clearly having heard of his reputation.
Chen Shu's expression was calm, while A Liang pouted, not taking him seriously at all.
"I'm here to say just one thing!"
Shi Ziming said calmly, "If you can join my Beast Tamer Group after graduation and pledge allegiance to me, I'll let what happened this morning slide!"
"???"
Chen Shu's eyes were filled with question marks; he didn't understand for a moment.
Wang Jue's expression was strange, his eyes filled with pity and even a hint of pleading:
Please, don't say anything else, or the entire auction will be gone...
Shi Ziming spoke again, "You can consider it carefully!"
"Now, I'll give you a choice!"
Chen Shu smiled and said, "I have a shop in Nanjiang that needs someone to guard the toilets. If you want to come, our grievances will be settled!"
"Hmm?!"
Shi Ziming's expression turned cold. Guarding toilets for him, a genius?!
He said coldly, "Can you say that again?"
"What? You don't understand?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh, right. You dropped out of prenatal education, so it's normal you don't understand my words."
"Pfft!"
A Liang and the others couldn't help but burst out laughing. Your mouth is too sharp!
"You..."
Shi Ziming's face darkened, and his anger was becoming difficult to suppress.
Due to his family's circumstances, he had indeed never attended school, so he was directly provoked.
"Damn, did I hit a nerve?"
Chen Shu's lips curled, his eyes filled with mockery.
"Good! Good! I'll remember you!"
Shi Ziming smiled sinisterly and, suppressing his anger, turned and left the restaurant.
"I must teach this guy a lesson!"
Chen Shu watched his retreating back, also not planning to let the other party off.
In the afternoon,
The auction continued to be held with great fervor. As it mainly involved silver materials, the transaction amounts grew larger.
Chen Shu had no interest in other materials, only bidding for the silver medicinal herbs he needed.
He no longer had any academy points, and due to the national beast taming competition, the Tianhua Group's acquisition of medicinal herbs would also slow down.
He naturally couldn't miss the silver medicinal herbs before him.
However, due to Shi Ziming's meddling, the prices of various potions had increased significantly.
Time passed, and the auction was nearing its end.
"Three Wind Star Flowers! Starting bid: five million!"
Three more silver medicinal herbs, one of the main ingredients for the Gale Potion!
Chen Shu still didn't hesitate and chose to bid.
"Five million!"
"Six million!"
Shi Ziming bid again, a look of pleasure in his eyes.
"Seven million!"
"Eight million!"
The two sides continued to compete, while the others had chosen to give up, leaving these two bullies to drive up the prices themselves...
At this moment, Chen Shu's eyes presented him with options again:
[Option 1: Take action to teach Shi Ziming a lesson! Reward: Teleportation Potion *1, Death Potion *1]
[Option 2: Choose to endure and retaliate three years later! Reward: Moderate Beast Taming Power]
[Option 3: Actively apologize to the other party and beg for forgiveness! Reward: Elemental Beast's IQ decreases by 10%]
Chen Shu stroked his chin and locked onto the first option, as he was indeed lacking some special potions.
At this moment, the two were bidding against each other, causing the price of the medicinal herbs to soar.
Chen Shu smiled and had already taken out a urea bag, striding out of the private room.
A Liang and the other two were startled and silently closed their eyes, making the sign of the cross...
"It's about to end, let's make you lose big!"
At this moment, Shi Ziming had not yet realized the impending crisis.
He smiled sinisterly and bid again:
"Twenty million!"
However, there was no further bid. Chen Shu seemed to have chosen to give up.
"Huh? Giving up so soon?"
Shi Ziming raised an eyebrow, not feeling the pinch. Twenty million was still within his means.
But at that very moment, a calm voice came from behind him:
"Twenty million plus your medical expenses!"