Auction (Part 3)
After hearing Veldrian's words, Solaya looked at him speechlessly. At that moment, a blood-red fire-elemental energy gem the size of a pigeon's egg was being auctioned downstairs. The starting price was 500,000 gold coins, but it had already been raised to 1.5 million, three times the starting price.
Seeing Soleria's uneasy expression, Veldrian fawned over her, peeling the grapes and feeding her the skinless ones. Soleria glanced at his obsequious smile and ate the grapes.
When Veldrian saw Soleria eating what He had fed her, his smile widened: "The Bloodthirsty Eye is in your hands, isn't it? We searched for ages but couldn't find His authority, so He must be alive."
"Um."
Solaya swallowed the grape in her mouth and replied casually. She did not hide the traces of greedy bloodlust in her eyes, so it was normal for Verridern to know.
Verridern received an affirmative answer and a sly smile appeared on his face: "Call Him out. That guy's power is greed and money. We don't have enough money, but He certainly does."
There is no need for mercy towards prisoners of war or even evil gods who have harmed countless civilians. After hearing Verridern's words, the only thought in Sorea's mind was, "Why didn't I think of that before?"
Soon, the Greedy Blood Eye was released by Sorea.
"Oh, my dear Princess Sorea, is there anything I can do for you?" As the figure of the greedy blood-eyed one appeared, His sycophantic voice rang out.
Sorea looked at Him and said calmly, "Do you have any gold coins? I need some."
Upon hearing this, the greedy, bloodshot-eyed man rolled his large eyes a few times before firmly saying, "No, I really want to share Your Highness's burdens, but I truly have nothing right now."
Sorea released the Greedy Blood Eye after she stood up, and she happened to block Verridern behind her, so the Greedy Blood Eye also ignored the person behind her.
"Yeah?"
"Of course." Greedy Blood Eye answered proudly with its eyes closed, only to realize something was wrong. It felt like it heard a male voice. Curiosity drove it to fly behind Soraya, and upon seeing the person in front of it, it was so shocked that it froze in its tracks.
"Do you want gold coins or your life?" Although Verridern was smiling, it was as if the Greedy Blood Eye saw the most terrifying thing in the world. The Greedy Blood Eye began to tremble. Soraya could not see through Verridern's disguise, but in the eyes of the Greedy Blood Eye, there stood a huge, inviolable, and extremely great golden divine soul before Him.
After struggling in vain, the greedy, bloodshot-eyed creature resignedly said, "I want gold coins!"
"Fine, hand over the gold coins and I'll spare you... Wait, what did you just say?" This attitude of wanting gold coins more than fame stunned even the confident Verridern. He never expected that the Greedy Blood Eye had become so greedy and stingy that he would rather have money than his life. He could only say that he truly deserved to be called an evil god with the power of greed.
"Hahahahaha." Seeing Verridern's discomfiture, Solaya laughed so hard she bent over.
Hearing Solaya's laughter, Verridern became even more displeased: "Aya, turn around. I need to have a good talk with Him. The scene is going to be a bit bloody."
Sorea laughed even louder when she heard this, and turned away from them in a cooperative manner.
Verridern stood up and pretended to grab the Greedy Blood Eye, which startled the Greedy Blood Eye, reminding it of the time it had been brutally beaten to the point of disintegration and forced to flee to Soraya for its life. Just before Verridern's hand was about to touch its body, the Greedy Blood Eye shouted:
"Aaaaaah! Don't come any closer! I'll give you any amount of gold coins you want, I was wrong just now, Princess Sorea, help me!"
Upon hearing the promise from the Greedy Blood Eye, Verridern pretended to let it go. He and Soraya, who had turned back, exchanged a knowing smile. The Greedy Blood Eye reluctantly gave Soraya the storage space it used to store gold coins. It never expected that Verridern would be powerless now, and might not even be able to defeat it.
Downstairs, the bidding for the fire-elemental energy gem has already reached three million gold coins, and now only those seated in the upstairs boxes are participating. This gem is not only perfect in color, but more importantly, absorbing its energy can increase the probability of a fire-elemental inscription mage reaching the ninth level.
For a prodigy like Soraya, who is born with the ability to ascend from the eighth level to the ninth level as easily as drinking water, this ruby is only for appreciation. However, for ordinary people, it is a treasure for breaking through the blockade. For major forces or families, this gem can add some high-level mages to their ranks, so the price of this gem will only continue to rise.
"Wow, is this a human auction? Such beautiful gems! They'd be perfect as decorations in my space." After recovering from the pain of losing his gold coins, the Greedy Blood Eye found himself in the very auction he had longed to enter, and happily spun around in the air.
After figuring out how to bid, Greed immediately entered nine million gold coins.
"Eight million for room 206, nine million for one time."
After the greedy Blood Eye broke through the lower-level bid of 500,000 and directly increased the bid by 3 million gold coins, the people on the top floor started to make their move.
"Okay, ten million once... Room 206 has bid twelve million gold coins. Anyone else want to follow suit?"
Soon, the bid for VIP room 501 on the top floor was 13 million.
Greedy Blood Eye continued to raise the price, and seeing His stance, Solaya couldn't help but advise, "This thing should only be worth fifteen million."
"This looks nice. I'm tired of looking at gold coins, so I want this one." After saying that, Greedy Blood Eye continued to bid 15 million.
As a result, the 501 upstairs added another million, making the greedy and bloodthirsty man jump up and down in anger.
“Dagmore is in room 501 upstairs. You can let Greed bid for it first and then give it to your brother. Anyway, the auction will take a cut for Olsen, so we don’t have to worry about spending Greed’s money.”
Veldrian's voice echoed in Solaya's mind. Solaya remembered the countless gold coins that Greedy Blood Eye had just handed over, and given Greedy Blood Eye's greedy nature, it would only have more gold coins on it, so she stopped trying to persuade it.
The ruby was bought by Him after a greedy and inhumane bidding frenzy, so the auctioned item will be delivered to the buyer after the auction ends.
During the subsequent auction, the others also realized that the people in VIP room 206 would only frantically buy pretty things like gemstones, so they avoided that area. This was because although the items were not given to individual buyers after they won the bids, the auction house would directly contact the individual buyers to pay them. Therefore, everyone knew that Ms. Jane from VIP room 206 was very wealthy.
When the auction manager came to collect the money for the first time, Greedy Blood Eye transformed from a large, winged eyeball into a red-haired, beautiful ten-year-old child in front of Sorea and Veldrian.
Seeing Sorea's surprised look, Greedy Blood Eyes put his hands on his hips and arrogantly turned his head away: "What are you looking at? I can only turn into a child because I don't have enough power."
Just as Solaya and Greedy were staring at each other, the manager came over to collect the payment. After the manager placed the gold coin collection system in front of Solaya, Solaya took a big step back and pushed Greedy Blood Eye aside: "He bought it, he pays for it."
He greedily and efficiently paid the money while the manager stared in disbelief, saying, "I paid 80 million more. Come back when you've spent it all, so as not to delay my shopping."
Then the manager, dazed and confused, walked out with the gold coins in his hand, while the greedy, bloodshot-eyed man continued to frantically snap up whatever he liked.
Time flies, the auction is about to end, and the grand finale item is finally on display.
The auction became exciting and lively. Although many people could only look at the item, it was still very exciting for them to see something that might set a record for the highest auction price.
This final item was presented by the best auctioneer on the entire continent. He was very excited, as he had previously sold the most expensive item at auction on the continent. He hoped that his previous record would be broken tonight, further enhancing his reputation.
Inside VIP room 206, Veldrian patted Solaya on the shoulder and said, “Darling, that thing has the power of Chrona on it. If nothing unexpected happens, it’s something she prepared for you. Have Olsen put it up for auction.”
Sorea's eyes darkened when she heard her mother's name; she hadn't expected that she still couldn't escape her mother's gaze.
Veldrian had been watching Solaya's expression closely, and he could tell what she was thinking from the changes in her expression: "Only by putting this thing up for auction can we prove that my power has been kept secret from your mother. Otherwise, Olsen would have given it to you directly. They just wanted to use this opportunity to find you."
"Then shouldn't I have taken the picture?"
Veldrian shook his head. "You have to take the picture. Chrona's authority is destiny. She must have known you would definitely need this before she brought it out."
Then He glanced at the greedy man who was pretending to look downstairs but actually had his ears perked up to eavesdrop: "We need to film this openly and honestly, so that everyone knows we are husband and wife and have a ten-year-old child. Then they won't be sure about your identity."
Greed turned sharply to look at Veldrian, his eyes wide: "You're not saying I'm your son, are you? I've lived for who knows how many years, how can I be a child?"
Even though Greedy Blood Eyes shook his head frantically, he ultimately succumbed to Veldrian's deathly gaze and agreed to the plan.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the exciting moment has arrived, and I think you are all very excited. Today, our grand finale is a weapon." The auctioneer paused here, smiling at the audience.
The audience below the stage became as lively as he had imagined:
"arms?"
What weapon can be the grand finale?
"I can't wait! I can't wait!"
Seeing the lively conversation below the stage, the auctioneer felt he had achieved his goal and a satisfied look appeared on his face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet for a moment and let us quietly appreciate this perfect item." After saying this, the auctioneer removed the red cloth covering the tray from his hands.
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