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After consecutively unveiling top-tier banned items such as military-grade repeating crossbows and Magic Armors, the atmosphere of the normal auction had successfully been pushed to its peak.
Many who had left disappointed from previous bidding wars now glared with bloodshot eyes at the Fairy Miss on the stage, like unsatisfied beasts, seemingly determined to reclaim their dominance in the next round of auctions.
Seeing this, the Fairy Miss’s smile grew even more alluring. She lightly clapped her hands, and a new set of goods was brought forth.
However, the one presenting the goods this time was not the provocatively dressed young girl as before, but rather a Muscular Man clad in pitch-black heavy armor.
In the Muscular Man’s hands was a cylindrical metal container, covered in intricate runes, as if sealing something within.
“Ladies and gentlemen, next is one of the crowning acts of this auction—”
The Fairy Miss gracefully swept her hand over the metal container. The runes faintly illuminated, followed by the sound of mechanical joints grating.
The container slowly opened, exposing a narrow crack of blackness.
Instantly, everyone present felt an overwhelming wave of dread, as if a monstrous beast had escaped from the container and was roaring fiercely at everyone.
“This is…”
In the private booth, Mu’en too was forced down by the suffocating pressure, his body instinctively pressing against the sofa. His forehead soon beads of cold sweat due to the tension.
Through the window, it seemed as if he could see the monster casting a contemptuous glance at him as though he were nothing more than an ant.
But upon regaining his senses, there was no monster, only that unremarkable metal container slowly opening, revealing a piece of exquisitely crafted crystal within.
Inside the crystal, a red liquid swirled, like amber glistening in the sunlight, breathtakingly beautiful.
“What this is, I believe the well-informed among you can identify at a glance. Thus, I shall not elaborate further.”
Seeing the stunned expressions of the spectators, the Fairy Miss smiled faintly.
When the boss first presented this, she too was utterly astonished.
“—Ten drops of Dragon’s Blood, starting bid one million. The auction now begins!”
With the Fairy Miss’s words, the entire auction hall fell silent for a moment.
Like the stillness before a storm.
Then, the storm came as expected!
“1.1 million!”
“1.2 million!”
“1.3 million!”
“2 million!”
The frenzied bids were nearly enough to tear the roof off the auction hall, with the prices skyrocketing uncontrollably, urged by some unseen force.
“Could it be that there really is Dragon’s Blood?”
Even Mu’en couldn’t help his eyes gleaming as he looked at the crimson liquid flowing inside the crystal.
Who says I have bad luck?
Isn’t good luck just coming now?
Still, Mu’en didn’t rush to bid. He knew that most of the enthusiastic bidders were likely swept away by the atmosphere and the rarity of the Dragon’s Blood.
Truly worthy competitors were likely still observing coldly, waiting on the sidelines.
No hurry.
Mu’en swirled his wine glass and sipped on his expensive fine wine, calmly waiting for the storm to pass.
After the storm passes, those who can reach the other side will be revealed.
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…
“Dragon’s Blood?”
Looking at the magnificent liquid inside the crystal, Ariel nearly sprayed her free-grade coffee.
What’s going on?
Dragon? Blood? What?
I didn’t hear wrong, right? Should something like this appear at this level of auction?
Playing around with banned items before, and then suddenly switching scenes to something grand like this, isn’t this change in style too fast?
“Buy it, must buy it!”
Her Master’s voice rang urgently in her ears:
“Ariel, if you buy this, not only will your warrior realm ascend perfectly to the third stage, but your body will also undergo significant enhancement!”
“I understand the rationale, but…”
Ariel’s mouth twitched as she heard the price soaring to three million almost instantly, despair creeping onto her face.
“But I don’t have that much money.”
“…”
The Master was silent for a moment, “Then how about selling your Celestial Fire Sword?”
“…”
“Go to hell.”
…
“In Dragon’s Blood?”
Crouching in a corner of the hall, a figure enveloped in a large black robe, who couldn’t conceal the well-proportioned figure beneath, twirled the fifty-numbered auction token, speaking to herself with curiosity.
“Oh, something feels off here.”
“If they have an item of this caliber, why didn’t they release the news earlier to lure in the big fish?”
“Even knowing about Dragon’s Blood, some truly wealthy and powerful individuals might not be able to hold back.”
Her gaze glanced around. Due to deliberate manipulation, the heated storm rose quickly but also subsided quickly. When the price climbed up to about three million, most of the bidders had stopped.
After all, in this tier, there were not many truly wealthy individuals among them!
“Could the auction’s boss actually be naive enough to expect a sudden millionaire to appear among these paupers who can’t even afford gemstones?”
“Or does this auction have another ulterior motive?”
…
…
“What is going on!”
In another hidden private room, a fierce-looking man roared angrily at the attendant:
“Did not your boss agree to hand over the Dragon’s Blood to our Scarlet Fire Gang? Why are you now auctioning it off? This is a violation of contract, a blatant violation!”
“The boss says he has not broken the contract.”
Even with the man spitting on his face, the attendant still politely explained:
“The Dragon’s Blood indeed belongs to you, and the boss has no objection to this. But, considering the high profile of the Dragon’s Blood, proceeding with a normal transaction would easily expose the source of the goods. It’s a special time, and the authorities are investigating very strictly. Therefore, the boss can only use this method to deliver the goods into your hands.”
“So delivering the goods just means leaving it there for us to bid on?”
Lorenzo laughed bitterly.
“If all I need to do is attend the auction, what’s the point of me going to such extremes before and giving your boss so many advantages?!”
“It all naturally serves a purpose.”
The attendant remained calm and collected, as if wearing a cold mask.
“Before this auction began, we did not leak any information about the Dragon’s Blood. Everyone believed it was just a normal black market auction where the goods would likely be prohibited items unsuitable for regular circulation.
Thus, the people here, none have come for the Dragon’s Blood. Naturally, no one would have specially prepared for Dragon’s Blood.
Except for you, who brought the money, specifically to buy the Dragon’s Blood.”
