Chapter 273: Chapter 272 Intense Bidding Chapter 273: Chapter 272 Intense Bidding “Ladies and gentlemen, you must have already witnessed the astonishing effects of the ‘Heaven’ potion—providing immense pleasure. This pleasure exceeds that of intimate encounters with women, the carnage on the battlefield, beyond all your imagination. It will make you forget all the sorrows of this world.
This is something that you’d only find in dreams, and now, it’s vividly before your eyes. As long as you bring out enough Crystal Coins, it can be yours.”
The auctioneer on the stage spoke loudly, announcing the price: “There are a total of sixty bottles of the ‘Heaven’ potion, each priced at 10 Lower-grade Crystal Coins; therefore, the starting bid is 600 Lower-grade Crystal Coins, with each increase being no less than 10 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! Now, let the bidding begin!”
As the young auctioneer finished speaking, the venue fell silent, the atmosphere chilly and still.
Despite the auctioneer’s efforts, the ‘Heaven’ potion was still too bizarre, with nothing similar ever appearing before, causing the bidders to hesitate about its real value and whether to make an offer.
In this heavy silence, it took a while before someone finally called out a bid: “600 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
The young auctioneer quickly announced: “Bidder number 134, bid 600 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! 600 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for the first time!”
Stimulated by the first bidder, a second one eventually emerged after a pause, raising the bidding sign and declaring: “610 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
“Guest number 453, bid 610 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! 610 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for the first time!”
The third bidder: “620 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
“630 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
The mood slowly heated up, revealing that among the 500 people attending the auction, quite a few were interested in the ‘Heaven’ potion and dared to bid, but they were all cautiously testing the waters.
Thus, after a long while, the bidding only rose to 700 Lower-grade Crystal Coins.
Just as everyone thought the situation would continue for a while, suddenly a young voice rose, lifting the bidding sign high: “800 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
This bid raised the price by a whole 100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins, showing a determination to win the ‘Heaven’ potion.
The crowd was astir, shocked, turning to look towards the bidder.
Richard also looked over and saw a young man, twenty years old or so, slender and with a stern face, dressed in blue clothes, exuding strong confidence. Facing the many eyes on him, the young man remained fearless, his expression composed.
People murmured among themselves, puzzled as to where this figure had suddenly appeared from.
The auctioneer called out: “Guest number 111, bids 800 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! 800 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for the first time! Any higher offers?”
Silence from the crowd.
The auctioneer shouted: “Guest number 111, bids 800 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! 800 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for the second time! Any higher offers? If not, then I’m about to announce…”
“Wait a moment!” a voice rang out, “1000 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
The crowd erupted, even more shocked than before by the young man!
After all, a 100 Crystal Coin increment by the young man was extravagant enough; now someone was bidding a 200 Crystal Coin increment, which was outright madness!
To spend a total of 1000 Lower-grade Crystal Coins on sixty bottles of the so-called ‘Heaven’ potion?
Everyone’s eyes widened towards the bidder, seeing a figure cloaked in a Black Robe, body and face covered, their true features utterly obscured—mysterious indeed.
This made everyone wonder why such a high price was offered.
Could it be that the potion had effects other than mere pleasure, as the auctioneer had claimed?
Richard also looked at the Black Robed Man, pondered for a few moments, then withdrew his gaze with thoughts swirling: “A bid of 1000 Lower-grade Crystal Coins? This might just be the beginning. ‘Heaven’ potion seems not as simple as imagined…”
Overshadowed by the Black Robed Man, the bidder who offered 800 Lower-grade Crystal Coins looked visibly displeased, but quickly composed himself and raised his bidding sign: “1100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
“Indeed, 1000 Lower-grade Crystal Coins was only the beginning, so what follows must be a battle of bids,” thought Richard, “but who will win is yet to be seen.”
After hearing the young man’s bid, the Black Robed Man reacted too without waiting for the auctioneer to state the price, raising the sign with an even higher bid: “1200 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!”
“1300 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!” the young man, as if provoked, interrupted the auctioneer’s halfway spoken words, raising the bidding sign with a new price.
“1400 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!” The Black Robed Man too seemed determined, bidding a new price as well.
Then the prices soared, quickly reaching 2000 Lower-grade Crystal Coins.
The auction house was silent, all eyes on the young man and the Black Robed Man.
“2100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins!” the young man declared, raising his sign.
As soon as the young man spoke, the Black Robed Man was about to raise his sign also but was pulled back by a companion beside him, also cloaked in a Black Robe. The two exchanged a few rapid words, and the Black Robed Man seemed to come to a new decision, setting down the bidding sign and giving up the bid.
A smile appeared on the young man’s face.
Following procedure, the auctioneer on the stage loudly announced: “Guest number 111, bids 2100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! 2100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for the first time! Any higher offers?”
“Guest number 111, bids 2100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! 2100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for the second time! Any higher offers?”
“Guest number 111, bids 2100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins! 2100 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for the third time! Congratulations to guest number 111, you have won the ownership of the sixty bottles of the ‘Heaven’ potion. Once the auction concludes, we will proceed with the handover.”
The auctioneer addressed the young man: “Guest number 111, because the price of the item you’ve auctioned is sufficiently high, if needed, we can arrange escort to the designated place with your auction items, what do you think…”
“No need,” said the young man.
“Well, okay then…” said the auctioneer with a shrug, looking towards the crowd and announcing, “Alright ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome the next auction item.”
“The next auction item comes from artifacts of the once great Black Spirit Empire. As everyone knows, the Black Spirit Empire has been extinct for many years, and no one can clearly elaborate on some of its circumstances. And for those who wish to research the Black Spirit Empire, artifacts in the form of books from that era are obviously the best choice.
So while these artifacts may not be as captivating as the ‘Heaven’ potion, they still possess undeniable value. This time, we are auctioning seven such artifacts, each starting at 10 Lower-grade Crystal Coins, making the starting total price 70 Lower-grade Crystal Coins, with each increase being no less than 2 Lower-grade Crystal Coins. The bidding starts now!”