Chapter 715: Chapter 715: National Demon Sprite (6)
The bidding from the second floor ceased, and the crowd below settled down after stirringly raising the price for a while.
Although they were helping the auction house rake in money by driving the prices up, it let the buyer bleed a bit, which balanced their mentality. How exhilarating!
If it weren’t for the fear of driving the price too high and being left to foot the bill in case the people upstairs refused, they would probably have continued to stir things up.
By this time, the price had already reached eighteen million.
“Miss, the last Hundred-Year Inner Pill was auctioned off for just thirty million. Today, I’m afraid…” Xiaoyu trailed off, hinting they might not secure it.
The people who couldn’t afford it had inflated the price significantly.
Those who couldn’t afford it still wanted to give them a hard time.
It was irritating.
Li Xiaoyu: “What’s our budget?”
Li Yan: “Up to sixty million at most.”
Although the Hundred-Year Inner Pill was hard to come by these days, it wasn’t really worth more than twenty million.
The high price tag of thirty million was because, at the auction, buyers in urgent need would not care about the cost.
The bidding rapidly surged past thirty million.
The number of bidders began to dwindle.
Thirty million was the maximum market price for a Hundred-Year Inner Pill at the time.
It was also many people’s limit.
Li Xiaoyu signaled Li Yan to start bidding.
“Three-floor room number two bids thirty-one million effectively.”
“Three-floor room number one bids thirty-two million effectively.”
“Three-floor room number five bids thirty-three million effectively…”
“Three-floor room number three…”
“Three-floor room number two…”
The auctioneer’s voice kept ringing out.
Almost no one on the second floor was bidding anymore.
In the end, only rooms number one, number two, and number six on the third floor remained in the competition.
The price soared to forty million.
Room number two was Li Xiaoyu, and room number one held the Second Miss of the Li Family, as the two parties locked horns.
Room number six hadn’t given up either and occasionally raised the bid.
“It’s reached forty million!”
“This Hundred-Year Inner Pill has been bid way too high.”
“Isn’t this becoming uneconomical?”
“For the rich, inner cores are what matter, money means nothing.”
The crowd whispered among themselves, speculating what the final selling price would be, and some even started betting on it.
“Three-floor room number two bids sixty million effectively!”
After the auctioneer announced this, the entire venue fell into silence.
“Is there any higher bid?”
“Is there anything above sixty million?!”
“Is there any…”
“Is there one! Is there one, is there one?!”
The auctioneer shouted excitedly.
But no one raised their bid; even room number one, which had been aggressively competing with room number two, quieted down.
Many suspected that today’s price might end at sixty million.
This would set a new record for the auction of a Hundred-Year Inner Pill.
Sixty million!
Just when everyone thought the owner of the inner pill had been decided, the lights in room number six on the second floor suddenly lit up, and a red number slowly emerged.
“Seventy million!”
The auctioneer jumped on the stage in excitement.
He then added, “Second floor room number six bids seventy million effectively!”
The audience all gasped at the same time.
Seventy… seventy million?
Did they just raise it by ten million?
Are they insane?
That’s not how even the wealthy should spend their money!
All eyes turned towards the second floor.
The people upstairs had stopped bidding long ago.
Suddenly, out came someone…
“That room didn’t bid before, did it?”
“No…”
“Such a wastrel.”
The wastrel, Chuzheng, was leisurely drinking tea with a calm and collected expression, while Yu Su trembled at the bidding console.
Just like that…
In an instant…
Ten million was gone!!
In his whole life, he had never spent money like this—damn, it felt good!
–
The price of seventy million was displayed on the screen above the stage.
The people on the third floor quieted down, and no one continued to bid.
Li Xiaoyu’s face darkened, “Who is in room number six on the second floor?!”
Li Yan shook his head.
There are rules in the auction house, and no one knows who everyone inside is.
“Continue!”
“Miss…”
“The Alliance election is imminent; I must get better right away,” Li Xiaoyu’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, don’t let her find out who’s in room six! “Continue.”
Li Yan had no choice but to continue.
“Room number two on the third floor, seven hundred and five million.”
“Room number six on the second floor, eight… eight hundred million.”
Hisss…
The auctioneer was startled.
Eight hundred million!
This price increase is simply too hard to accept.
You can say it’s okay to climb up little by little, but this damn thing just skyrocketed.
Eight hundred million had completely exceeded the value of the inner core itself.
Who is so wasteful!
“Is there… cough cough cough… is there any higher than eight hundred million?” the auctioneer’s voice trembled.
Everyone subconsciously turned their gaze towards room number two on the third floor.
Li Xiaoyu was itching with hatred, “Continue!”
“Miss, this is way beyond our budget.”
“Continue!”
Li Yan couldn’t persuade Li Xiaoyu.
“Eight hundred and five million! Room number two on the third floor, eight hundred and five million is valid!!”
The auctioneer felt he was about to reach the pinnacle of his life, a Hundred-Year Inner Pill, actually fetched eight hundred million!
The light in room number six on the second floor lit up again.
The auctioneer looked nervously at the slowly displayed number, his heartbeat almost bursting out.
For the first time, he felt there was a problem with the auction house’s display design.
How much…
What will it be?
Like the auctioneer, the spectators below awaited with anticipation.
As the display showed half of the number, a surprised outcry erupted from below.
Nine… nine… nine hundred million!!
It’s really nine hundred million!!
“Room number six on the second floor, nine hundred million is valid!”
–
Bang!
Li Xiaoyu slammed her fist on the console.
All the people saw the lights outside the third floor flickering on and off.
Had the guest in room number two on the third floor gone mad?
The auctioneer also stared at the flickering light.
The flickering of the light slowed.
On…
Off…
On…
Off…
Slower and slower.
The light flickered, as if it were about to go out completely, then the next second it flashed on—steady!
The auctioneer’s hand, holding the microphone, was all sweaty, as he intently waited for the screen in room number two on the third floor.
However…
There was no movement from room number two on the third floor.
“Does the guest in room number two on the third floor wish to increase their bid?” the auctioneer reminded.
Frustrated, Li Xiaoyu smashed the console; what more to bid for?
Li Xiaoyu only realized from the nearby video that the light in her room was on.
She looked at the console she had damaged…
Li Xiaoyu’s position was right where she could see room number six on the second floor—who was in there?
“Increase!”
“Miss, please calm down…”
“Since he wants it so badly, let him have it,” Li Xiaoyu said calmly, “but he’s going to bleed for it.”
If Chuzheng knew what Li Xiaoyu was thinking at this moment, she would probably give her a Good Person Card.
Li Xiaoyu raised the price to nine hundred and thirty million.
There was suddenly silence from Chuzheng’s side.
Li Xiaoyu frowned, “Isn’t room six increasing the bid?”
Li Yan was on tenterhooks, “Miss, if he really doesn’t increase, we can’t come up with such liquid funds at the moment.”
The auction house’s rule is, if the payment isn’t settled within two hours after the auction ends, there will be a delay processing, and the accumulated late fees will also be a considerable sum.
Li Xiaoyu also frowned and felt somewhat uneasy.