novel-bin Chapter 60: High-Priced Auction for a Treasure
Chapter 60: High-Priced Auction for a Treasure
After withdrawing his divine sense, Tao Tao's eyes were unusually firm. Under Song Chaofeng's shocked gaze, he raised the sign, "Fifty-one thousand."
"Fifty-one thousand, anything else you want to add?"
"Fifty-two thousand."
"Fifty-three thousand..."
The subsequent price increases were not as exaggerated as the initial ones, mainly because the prices were too high, and one could easily lose everything.
"Fifty-five thousand." Tao Tao continued to raise the price without even blinking. Originally, she could say it was to get revenge on those people, but now, it was clearly to snatch the bid from them.
"Tao Tao, what are you doing? That's enough, don't add any more. What if they all stop adding? Where are you going to get 50,000 spirit stones?"
This greatly worried Song Chaofeng. For minor cultivators like them, ten thousand was already the limit. This was only because Tao Tao was lucky. For others, let alone ten thousand, they would have to think long and hard before even getting a thousand.
“I have a lot of spiritual materials and magical artifacts that I can exchange for spirit stones,” Tao Tao replied seriously. She didn’t seem to be joking; she was determined to bid on this treasure.
Why argue with someone when you don't even know what's inside the problem? Has she gone mad?
Seeing that his persuasion was ineffective, Song Chaofeng could only look at Bai Yan, hoping that he could persuade him, but he didn't even bother to give him a glance and completely ignored him.
Song Chaofeng couldn't help but rub his forehead, thinking, "What kind of mess is this?"
"Sixty thousand."
The price was still rising outside, and the numbers were giving Song Chaofeng a headache. He started rummaging through his storage bracelet to see if there was anything valuable, just in case he found something that could at least help him pay for it.
"Seventy thousand."
Just then, Tao Tao calmly spoke up, and when the price of 70,000 was announced, everyone fell silent again. Even if they really wanted the item, this price was far beyond their expectations. Besides, auction wasn't the only way to get it; if that didn't work, they could always snatch it.
"They really dare to raise the price." Xuan Yuanmingyue frowned. The Thunder Beast was something her father specifically requested, but the price had far exceeded his expectations. However, giving up now would be unreasonable. The Thunder Beast was very important to the Xuan Yuan family, and she had to get it.
"Eighty thousand!"
"Eighty-five thousand."
"Ninety thousand."
No one else joined in, leaving only Tao Tao and Xuan Yuanmingyue competing. At this point, there was no need to compete anymore; they just wanted to see who would win in the end.
"One hundred thousand." Tao Tao shouted out the number without blinking. Song Chaofeng felt a wave of dizziness, and before he could even steady himself on the table, he fell to the ground with a thud.
One hundred thousand! He'd never seen so many spirit stones in his life. This little girl really dares to ask for that much. If the other party stops now, he'll be doomed.
"Tsk." Xuan Yuanmingyue's face turned pale. She didn't know how many spirit stones Tao Tao had. He dared to ask for 100,000. If she continued to argue, she was afraid she would offend Bai Yan. So she looked at Uncle Zhao and asked, "Uncle Zhao, do you think we should continue?"
"Thunder Beasts are rare, but if the other party is a senior with such a wealth of resources, it's best not to offend them."
Uncle Zhao stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then said this. Xuan Yuanmingyue nodded slightly, "That's what I think too. Although I'm very unwilling, I don't want to offend him because of this."
So Xuanyuan Mingyue stopped raising the price, and the scene fell silent.
"Ten thousand for the first time, ten thousand for the second time..."
"Oh no, do you even have 100,000 spirit stones? If we win this bid, we'll have to go all the way to the auction house."
Song Chaofeng's face turned pale. He prayed in his heart that someone would raise the price, but no one did. Even the person who had just been competing with Tao Tao had shut up. It was obvious that they had given up.
"Don't be afraid, senior brother, everything will be alright." Tao Tao was not nervous at all, and even turned around to comfort Song Chaofeng. But such comfort was of no use. Song Chaofeng felt that his life was about to end here.
"I don't want to be afraid, but I really don't have that many spirit stones..."
Seeing his expression, Tao Tao stopped trying to comfort him and instead turned her attention to the platform below. After Hu Ji asked three times and no one raised the price, the hammer fell, sealing the deal.
"Congratulations to the Xuan-class room for winning this treasure. Please come backstage for the final settlement in a moment."
"It's another Xuan-level private room. There must be an old monster in there. He can casually take out 100,000 spirit stones. Tsk tsk, he must be quite wealthy. Could he be an elder of some big family?"
"Most likely, they are people we can't afford to offend."
"..."
Everyone started discussing it amongst themselves, showing particular interest in the people in the Xuan-character room. However, having suffered a loss before, they dared not openly release their divine sense to investigate this time.
"Great, it's finally mine! Ah Yan, senior brother, let's go backstage."
Tao Tao stood up happily, feeling quite pleased with himself. Only Song Chaofeng seemed to have had his life force drained by a demon, completely devoid of vitality. He followed behind Tao Tao like a walking corpse. Just as they were about to leave through the gate, he suddenly grabbed Tao Tao and said urgently, "Let's run away quickly. Anyway, with the senior here, we shouldn't be stopped."
"Why are you running away?" Tao Tao tilted her head, looking puzzled. She had finally managed to catch that little beast, and it was waiting for her to rescue it. How could she just run away?
"Do you have 100,000 spirit stones?" Song Chaofeng asked hoarsely, looking ten years older.
Tao Tao replied calmly, "No."
"Then why not run away and get slaughtered?"
Song Chaofeng was on the verge of tears. He had never seen anything like this before. Those who could hold auctions were naturally powerful and influential, and they were no less skilled than senior experts. Any one of them could easily control them.
"Who wants to rip us off?" Tao Tao was full of questions, not understanding why Song Chaofeng was in such a hurry, so he simply said, "Let's settle the bill first, and then we'll go back."
“Knot…” Song Chaofeng’s vision went black, and he completely gave up struggling.
When they arrived backstage, Wu Sanduo and Gong Qin were already waiting for them. They greeted them with smiles, their attitude even better than before, practically respectful.
"Aren't the three of you going to wait for the next two treasures? They're even better than the one you just bought," Wu Sanduo asked with a smile.
He even encouraged them to film the last two items. Song Chaofeng was speechless and suddenly said, "We can't afford to film those anymore."
"Young brother, you are too kind. I have been in the auction business for more than ten years, and this is the first time I have seen someone bid 100,000 spirit stones in a blind auction. I am truly impressed and I was blind before."
"No problem, no problem, uncle, let's settle the bill quickly."
Tao Tao didn't want to listen to his nonsense; she was focused on rescuing the little beast and would only feel at ease if she set it free.
"Alright, alright, please follow me." Wu Sanduo liked straightforward people the most, so he immediately led them to the trading area. Tao Tao swaggered behind them, while Song Chaofeng kept looking around and rummaging through his storage bracelet to see if there was a chance to run away with Tao Tao.