"Six million!" the bronze-masked man who had been bidding earlier slowly announced the price.
Without any hesitation, Liu Zhaodi immediately announced the number: "Ten million!"
"Hold!"
Almost simultaneously, speechless curses erupted from the crowd. This woman was too domineering, not giving anyone a chance to raise the price at all. How could she play the game of adding up to five million at a time?
Wen Gui glanced at Liu Zhaodi and thought to himself, "As expected of the strong woman who single-handedly built up the Chaoyuan Chamber of Commerce, her boldness is something that ordinary people can't have!"
Although ten million top-grade Holy Spirit Crystals are not a lot in the total assets of the Chaoyuan Chamber of Commerce, it would be terrifying if you used them in your personal name. There are very few people in the entire China who can casually throw away so much money.
"Eleven million!"
Suddenly, a man who hadn't bid much throughout the entire event raised his paddle in the corner and started bidding, adding another million.
When Jiang Yuan's gaze swept over, he felt a sense of familiarity; the other person's aura was unlike that of an ordinary person.
"Tianfu?" A guess flashed through Jiang Yuan's mind. The Imperial Seal of the State was being auctioned on the black market. It would be unreasonable for Tianfu not to intervene. So it was very likely that there were people from Tianfu involved in this.
"one thousand……"
Jiang Yuan stopped Liu Zhaodi, who was about to make an offer. According to her offer, the price could soar to 15 million in the next second. If Tianfu really intended to buy the Imperial Seal from the black market, wouldn't she be causing trouble for Tianfu?
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to buy this?" Liu Zhaodi asked, puzzled.
"Let's wait and see." Jiang Yuan gestured to Liu Zhaodi not to bid. The Imperial Seal of the State involves too many forces, and the black market is a very deep and murky place. It would be unwise to rush in now.
"All right!"
Liu Zhaodi was well aware of the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," but she knew that Jiang Yuan really wanted the Imperial Seal of the State, which was why she spared no effort to buy it. Now that Jiang Yuan had said he didn't want it anymore, she naturally had no reason to continue.
The bidding continued, but it became increasingly unpredictable, especially when the price reached 15 million, at which point the atmosphere changed.
Wen Gui stood on the stage and looked at the people bidding. His brows were furrowed. Suddenly, a team of black market guards came out from behind and surrounded the auction stage.
"Gentlemen, are you deliberately trying to disrupt the auction by making such bids?" Wen Gui said with a forced smile.
"What, you dare to put the Imperial Seal of the State out for sale, and you're afraid we'll buy it?" the other party sneered.
"I have reason to suspect that you are maliciously raising prices!"
After Wen Gui finished speaking, the guards surrounded the two men. He continued, "I need you to produce corresponding assets to prove that you are genuinely buying the Imperial Seal of the State. Otherwise, I will have to be impolite to you!"
The scene was filled with a strong killing intent. The black market is a force that operates in the shadows, and their operating principle does not care about your identity or status. As long as you offend them, they dare to take action.
"Is that so?" One of the three men drew his knife with a clang.
Wen Gui was not in a hurry when he saw this. He raised his hand and clenched it, and the energy concentration in the entire gathering began to rise, which was a sign that the formation was being activated.
"Wait, show them the asset certificates!" One of the older men stopped the one who had drawn his sword, his tone suggesting he was ready to give in.
"snort!"
One of them snorted and tossed out a storage ring. Wen Gui caught it calmly, examined it for a moment, and then said sarcastically, "Ten million top-grade Holy Spirit Stones. You three, your assets don't meet the rules, do they?"
Their offer of 15 million was clearly beyond their asset limit.
“We have other items of equal value on us, so we won’t shortchange you on the auction proceeds!” the older man said calmly.
"Alright, let's assume you didn't engage in malicious bidding! However, your bids can only stop below twelve million, because our black market won't accept collateral exceeding one-third of the auction price." Wen Gui said, tossing the storage ring back into the man's hand, then turned and walked towards the auction stage, saying, "The auction continues!"
The three men had cold, sinister eyes. They knew the black market already suspected their identities, but they were not afraid at all. Their purpose in coming as hunters was to retrieve the Imperial Seal of the State. They brought ten million only to buy as much as they could. Now that they couldn't buy it, they had no choice but to rob it.
"Sixteen million!"
The minor incident did not dampen their enthusiasm, and the auction continued.
Moreover, the bidders this time were clearly not a single force. Only a coalition of many forces, like the United Nations Chamber of Commerce, could afford to offer 16 million top-grade Holy Spirit Crystals.
"Walk!"
The auction continued, but the three from Tianfu had already left one after another. Their departure made the people in the black market more vigilant, and many of their guards had even been redeployed. The purpose was obvious: to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
"Zhao Di, go to the backstage of the black market and get all the items that were auctioned before!" Jiang Yuan also gave Liu Zhao Di his keys. He had also auctioned quite a few items here, so naturally he wanted to get them.
"It's still early!" Liu Zhaodi thought to herself, and didn't particularly want to go.
"Listen to me, leave this to me!" Jiang Yuan patted Liu Zhaodi on the shoulder; he couldn't let the Imperial Seal of the State be sold.
"Then be careful."
Unable to argue with him, Liu Zhaodi had no choice but to take their keys to the back office to complete the formalities.
The auction continued, and the price of the Imperial Seal of the State had reached 18.5 million. In the end, everyone raised the price by tens of thousands at a time, and no one dared to raise the price by a large amount, because this was almost the limit for them. The remaining bidders were cautiously testing the waters.
Jiang Yuan glanced in the direction where the three had disappeared. He knew that the battle between Tianfu and the Black Market was about to begin, but before that, he had to take the Imperial Seal of the State!
"I offer twenty-five million!"
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