The auction had turned out like this, and Liu Xiaoyuan wanted to leave halfway through, but Feng Ping pulled him back and said, "Let's take a look first. I heard there are a few more good items later. Why don't we stay a while?"
Feng Ping, this young master, quite enjoys these kinds of auctions. He likes to tease the auctioneer, make a fuss, and cause a ruckus.
Liu Xiaoyuan thought for a moment and decided to watch it all first. Since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it. As for the treasures Feng Ping mentioned later, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't care at all, because in his opinion, this auction wouldn't produce anything of value.
Finally, amidst the jeers of some people, the female auctioneer actually turned her back, took off her bra, and put it up for auction. Several guys immediately started scrambling for it, and it was eventually sold to a businessman in his thirties for 150,000.
Liu Xiaoyuan really didn't understand what these guys were thinking. They spent 150,000 yuan on something like this. They were just wasting their money.
Next, several more items were auctioned off, but none of them interested Liu Xiaoyuan. He was so bored he wanted to doze off.
"Alright, there's one last item left. This is a route map, which we estimate to be a treasure map," the auctioneer said.
Upon hearing the words "treasure map," everyone became interested and urged the auctioneer to bring it out quickly.
Even Liu Xiaoyuan, who was about to doze off, became interested when he heard the words "treasure map." He immediately opened his eyes to see what this last treasure map to be auctioned looked like.
Soon, someone brought up the treasure map. It was a tattered piece of sheepskin with some drawings that looked like circuit diagrams, but who would look for such a nonsensical thing?
Everyone saw the enlarged treasure map on the huge LCD screen and started chattering amongst themselves.
"Wow! This is supposed to be a treasure map? It's all over the place, no beginning or end. Who knows where it is?"
"I think this is just a prank by the ancients, it's a complete lie."
Despite the doubts raised by the crowd, the auctioneer maintained a smile, because even she didn't believe it was a treasure map, but the boss insisted on saying so.
Liu Xiaoyuan carefully examined the treasure map. Just as others had said, it was a completely incomplete treasure map, with no idea where it was located.
Therefore, Liu Xiaoyuan was just watching the treasure map for fun. He would only spend one yuan to buy it.
Just then, the system's voice rang in Liu Xiaoyuan's mind: "Young man, would you like to buy this treasure map? It should be real."
This was the first time the system had spoken to him on its own initiative, which surprised Liu Xiaoyuan.
Since the system said the treasure map was real, it couldn't be fake, so Liu Xiaoyuan decided to listen to the system and buy the treasure map.
However, one cannot be too hasty in buying this treasure map, otherwise others will notice and start bidding against it, and even if one gets the treasure map, it will come at a great cost.
The auctioneer smiled and said, "Alright, the starting bid for this treasure map is 200,000. Interested buyers can begin."
"Holy crap! This tattered sheepskin is worth 200,000? That's outrageous!"
"Hey beautiful, if you took off your underwear and put it up for auction, I think I would bid 200,000 for it."
Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, but no one seemed willing to spend 200,000 to buy the treasure map.
The auction house owner originally thought the treasure map would fetch a high price, but unexpectedly, it was met with a lukewarm reception.
The auctioneer was at a loss; no one was willing to pay for the treasure map, and even her most eloquent words were useless.
Liu Xiaoyuan wasn't in a hurry. He just sat in the chair and waited until the last moment before making his move.
However, at that moment, someone suddenly shouted, "Two hundred thousand! I want this treasure map!"
The sound immediately drew everyone's attention.
"Holy crap, someone actually wants to spend 200,000 yuan on a tattered sheepskin?"
"Could it be that guy knows where this tattered sheepskin is drawn? Is it really a treasure map?"
While everyone was discussing the matter, Liu Xiaoyuan turned his attention to the person who had just been auctioning off.
The person who spoke was in his twenties and looked like a young master. Did he buy this item just for fun?
Just as Liu Xiaoyuan was puzzled, he discovered that the man sitting next to him, who looked to be in his thirties, was actually at the first level of the Innate Realm.
Could it be that he bought this treasure map not for himself, but for the expert at the first level of the Innate Realm beside him?
If that's really the case, then it's going to be a bit troublesome. Buying this treasure map will probably cost you some money.
Upon hearing that someone was willing to pay for the treasure map, others immediately joined in, raising the price, because if someone was willing to buy it, it meant that the treasure map might be genuine.
“Brother, that guy’s name is Wang Chao. His family owns a listed company.” Feng Ping observed Liu Xiaoyuan’s gaze and, seeing that it was on Wang Chao, quickly introduced Wang Chao’s identity.
Upon hearing someone raise the price, Wang Chao immediately said, "Five hundred thousand!"
This immediately raised the price to 500,000, making more people believe that the treasure map was real.
I'll offer 600,000!
"Damn it, I'll offer 700,000. If this treasure map is real, I'll be rich, haha..."
"You think you can buy a treasure map for 700,000? Dream on! I'll offer a million!"
Under Wang Chao's guidance, the price of the treasure map skyrocketed, multiplying several times in less than a minute.
Seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan knew that he would have to pay a heavy price to obtain this treasure map.
Liu Xiaoyuan did not participate in the bidding, because there was no point in getting involved at this point. It was better to wait until Wang Chao defeated all the competitors before bidding against him.
The price of treasure maps continues to soar, now reaching two million, a tenfold increase from the previous two hundred thousand.
After the price reached two million, the number of bidders gradually decreased, because many people felt that spending two million on a treasure map with no clues was not worthwhile and was too risky.
What if this treasure map is completely useless, just a tattered sheepskin? Wouldn't all two million be wasted?
With this in mind, they naturally gave up bidding, but some still held onto hope that the sheepskin map would bring them great wealth.
So they continued bidding, trying to buy the treasure map.
(End of this chapter)
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