Is it a coincidence?
Lin Yun seemed to be deep in thought.
The previous item possessed spirituality, and this item possesses a large amount of spiritual energy.
He hadn't noticed whether this group had bid on any other items before; otherwise, he might have been able to confirm one thing.
The item started at 800,000, but was eventually sold to this group of people for 1.9 million.
It only contains spiritual energy, but lacks spirituality. This spiritual energy will quickly dissipate. As long as it is within the range of the Cosmic Trading System's absorption and refinement of spiritual energy, it can be condensed into spiritual crystals by the Cosmic Trading System. Therefore, Lin Yun does not need to bid for this item.
The waiter handed the item to the group, and the auction continued.
Finally, the second item, which possessed spiritual power, went up for auction.
This is a porcelain vase, with a starting price of 3.2 million.
According to the auctioneer on the auction stage, it seemed to be something like blue and white porcelain. Lin Yun didn't know much about it, but he knew that this item possessed a spiritual quality, and that was enough for him.
The price of this porcelain vase was quickly raised to 5.8 million.
"Seven million!"
At this moment, the group of people raised the price again, increasing it by 1.2 million on top of the already high price, which attracted a lot of attention.
"Perhaps this group knows about the existence of spiritual objects, but they probably don't sense them very clearly. They mainly rely on the spiritual energy on them to sense them, which is why they made a mistake last time... and that's why they gave up when they were arguing with me about that painting..."
Lin Yun smiled faintly, thinking to himself.
"Ten million!"
Thinking this, Lin Yun spoke calmly.
On top of such a high price, the price was increased by another three million, which surprised everyone present again, and they all looked at Lin Yun.
"It's him again..."
"The owner of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel..."
"Such a high price, and then adding three million at once, that's quite audacious..."
"They can sell a single bottle of wine for tens of millions; they've got plenty of money..."
"Hmph! Just a nouveau riche! He thinks he's someone special just because he has a little money! What does a young man like him know about antiques? He's probably just another rude person pretending to be cultured!"
"Not necessarily. Perhaps he's using this high-profile auction to advertise Qingyun Hotel and Qingyun Restaurant? You know, most of the people here aren't ordinary people. Tsk tsk, if that's the case, this young man has really got a good plan! Not simple! Not simple at all!"
"It's not necessarily advertising. As far as I know, Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel were shut down a few days ago. This young man's businesses have caught the eye of some powerful forces. Perhaps his high-profile approach is to find a strong partner, hehe..."
People started discussing it again, each with their own opinions.
Damn it!
"It's him again!"
The group that had just bid seven million were speechless again when they saw Lin Yun competing with them again, with such a large increase in the bid. One of them said angrily.
"Has none of you offended him?"
One person lowered their voice.
It's too much of a coincidence that I've been outcompeted by the other party twice in a row.
"No……"
"None of us have ever seen him..."
The others shook their heads.
"Ten million once!"
"Ten million twice!"
At this moment, the auctioneer on the auction stage excitedly called out the number of bids again.
Ten million, which is much higher than the actual price of the item, will bring him a large commission. Such a situation is rare at auctions. He had already recognized Lin Yun as the person who bought a painting at a high price last time. In his eyes, Lin Yun had almost transformed into a god of wealth at this moment, which made him very happy.
"Eleven million!"
Those people gritted their teeth and made another offer.
Lin Yun had already won one of their paintings, and this time, they didn't want to give up so easily.
"Fifteen million!"
Lin Yun glanced at the group of people from afar and called out again calmly.
"Damn it! How can you bid like that... It's already over ten million, and they're raising the price by four million in one go! The starting price for this thing is only a little over three million..."
Seeing Lin Yun's bid, that group of people were about to go crazy again.
If they were certain that the porcelain possessed a spirit, that would be fine, but the problem is they weren't sure...
"Could the owner of this Qingyun Restaurant also be a spirit seeker?" Just then, someone murmured.
"Probably not. Being a spirit seeker isn't something just anyone can do; it requires exceptional talent. Given that the other person owns a lucrative business like Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel, they probably wouldn't be a spirit seeker..." someone said, frowning.
“Not being able to be a spirit seeker doesn’t mean he lacks talent in this area. Perhaps he also sensed the abnormality of these two items…” one person mused.
“An auction of this caliber has been rare. We worked so hard to secure the qualification to be a spirit hunter for this auction and did a lot of research on the auction items. We thought we were going to make a fortune, but the two items we had our eye on were snatched up by this tycoon. We’re so unlucky…” one of them said dejectedly.
There are many spirit hunters, and they are not the only ones. They have been in this industry for a long time and know other spirit hunters. However, in order to prevent competition from all sides and a significant drop in profits, they agreed that only one group of spirit hunters would be allowed to enter an auction. Any spiritual items that appear at the auction, whether or not they can be bought, are the business of that group of spirit hunters.
Originally, the rules weren't like this. In each auction, no one wanted to give up, so they agreed that you would bid on this item and someone else would bid on the next. However, when they encountered items that they were confident had spiritual properties, no one would give way, and that's how the rule of only allowing one group of spirit hunters to enter an auction gradually came about.
If, after an auction, not a single item with spiritual power appears, or if some items are bought but none of them have any spiritual power, then the group of spirit hunters can only be considered unlucky.
Similarly, if many items at an auction possess spiritual qualities and are purchased by a group of spirit hunters, it is also considered lucky for them.
"It's already 15 million. Let's give up. Judging from his attitude, even if we raise the price again, we still can't compete with him. In order not to disrupt our plans..." He paused and said helplessly.
"Damn it! I hate these rich people who don't lack money the most!" one person nodded and muttered in frustration.
"Fifteen million three times! This exquisite blue and white porcelain belongs to this gentleman!"
Soon, on the auction stage, the auctioneer looked at Lin Yun below the stage, gestured with one hand, and said excitedly.
A waiter picked up the porcelain and walked towards Lin Yun.
After Lin Yun swiped his bank card, the porcelain piece truly belonged to him.
Lin Yun opened the packaging and took a quick look. Sure enough, this porcelain piece possessed a level one spirituality and was faintly emitting a rich, cool spiritual energy.
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