Chapter 46 01 Auction Item
The atmosphere at the auction was heated.
The bidding continued, and the auctioneer raised the price of the item to an unimaginable level with just a few words.
Kuroro bought the third auction item, the gemstone, because no one was competing with him for it. Sawada Tsunayoshi wasted some time bidding for the incomplete music score, after all, it was the master's posthumous work, and even the incomplete part had collection value.
"Let's look at the eleventh lot, a piece of meteorite found in the mysterious valley."
The lights gradually dimmed, and a spotlight fell precisely on the display stand next to the auctioneer. The staff slowly lifted the dark blue velvet cloth, revealing the inky black meteorite with strange dents on its surface. It was not as rough as ordinary meteorites, but instead had a cold light that was almost liquid, as if it could swallow the surrounding light, revealing a unique beauty.
The image is enlarged on the large screen next to it to show guests more comprehensive details.
"This piece of meteorite was discovered in the depths of the Mysterious Valley in the Kingdom of Kading last year. It weighs 87.5 kilograms and has an extraordinary hardness while maintaining its amazing ductility. According to professional tests, ordinary corrosive agents are useless against it..."
“Whether it’s a collection or a weapon, it’s perfect.”
The auction hammer fell gently. "The starting price is 800 million ringgits, and each increase in price must not be less than 5 million ringgits."
The messenger was driven out by them, so he had to do the bidding himself.
It's my first time doing this, and it's still very novel.
Wait until the voices of price increases below decrease.
Chrollo raised the price in one breath.
"A billion jinni."
The auctioneer below smiled brightly, "One billion rings for one time, is there anyone else who wants to bid?"
"One billion and ten million Jie Ni."
Kuroro and his friends' box was number nine, and the voice for another price increase came from box number four.
Kuroro didn't blink, "One billion and fifty million Jhinis."
Box 4: "Eleven billion monks."
"1.2 billion nuns."
Yuji Itadori: "Is he deliberately raising the price?"
Kuroko Tetsuya: "The other party may also suspect us in the same way."
While they were talking, the other party had already given 1.21 billion yuan.
Kuroro: "1.25 billion Yoni."
Now there are only two boxes under bidding, and the auctioneer is staring at the two boxes with the gavel in hand.
They bid up to 1.4 billion yuan, but no matter how rare the stone was, it was not worth that much.
Perhaps it was because of Kuroro's unhesitating voice that he guessed that Kuroro's upper limit should be very high, but he really wanted this meteorite.
The owner of Box 4 spoke gently, "Give me some face and let me have this piece of meteorite, how about that?"
The sound in the box was processed, so outsiders couldn't tell the age or gender. But from the tone of voice, it was clear that he was probably an older man.
The auctioneer did not bring down the hammer, but waited quietly for the two parties to talk.
Kuroro: "Sorry, I want one too."
"It's just a stone. It's better to have a friend than more enemies." The owner of box number four said in a light tone.
Kuroko Tetsuya sensed something was wrong: "Is he threatening us?"
"Who the hell is he?" Tsushima Shuji, who was lying lazily on the sofa, sat up quickly, puffed up his cheeks, and said unhappily: "Push him down for me."
Kuroro smiled and retorted in line with Tsushima Shuji's intention: "Sorry, my standards for making friends have not yet dropped to someone who can't even afford a stone."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became a little cold.
Box No. 4 sneered: "You are very clever."
Tsushima Shuji took Kuroro and said, "Sir, this is an auction, not a theater. If you want to play the role of a domineering CEO, please find another place."
The auctioneer spoke at the right moment: "First time for 1.4 billion Jie Ni!"
The people in box number four did not speak again.
"1.4 billion Jie Ni for the second time! Last chance, is there anyone who wants to raise the price?"
The whole audience was silent.
"1.4 billion ringgit for the third time - sold!" The gavel fell heavily, and the auctioneer said: "Let us congratulate the distinguished guest in box nine!"
Applause broke out in the venue.
After it was over, a waiter came with the auction items to confirm the details.
Everyone looked at the next auction item.
Tsushima Shuji lay down lazily again. There was a TV in the box, and he switched channels intermittently. "Someone is going to cause trouble for us later."
Sure enough, whenever they set their eyes on something, Box No. 4 would always intervene and drive up the price.
It’s a pity that the guy in box number four is obviously not as smart as Tsushima Shuji and Kuroro.
The other three people were sitting on the side eating and watching TV, and these two people were arguing with each other and directly led the owner of box number four into a trap.
Instead of trying to cheat others, I ended up getting mad at myself and my wallet became empty.
The ones who were happy included Kuroro and Shuji Tsushima who were treating people like dogs, and the auctioneer, who was laughing so hard that his teeth were showing.
The auction house is the beneficiary of this kind of drama, so naturally they are happy to see it happen.
After suffering several losses, the owner of box number four finally became a lot more honest and temporarily gave up his evil intentions.
It's a pity for Tsushima Shuji, he hasn't had enough fun yet.
After watching the whole thing, Yuji Itadori was deeply moved. He touched his chin and said, "This plot is so familiar."
Sawada Tsunayoshi, who has read many comic novels, said: "A classic face-slapping plot. It turns out that art comes from life."
"According to tradition, we will be killed and robbed when we go out later." Heizizhe also complained.
Kuroro saw that they were still in the mood to joke around, and really didn't take the man's threat seriously, so he joked, "Let's change the plot. We are the cannon fodder group that knew the enemy had set a trap but ignored it, and then fell into the trap."
Several people burst into laughter.
Time passed slowly, and finally it was the turn of the final item to be auctioned.
The staff carried up a huge cage covered with red velvet cloth that hung down to the ground, so that people outside could not see anything inside.
Auctioneer: "I believe that you all have a rough understanding of our top auction items. So here, please allow me to show you the most precious auction item this time."
The guests in the audience were either communicating with assistants or chatting with people they knew, but all of them cast scrutinizing, playful, curious, or nervous glances at the display stand.
The auctioneer grabbed a corner of the red cloth, and the red cloth slowly flowed down like water. The mysterious cover faded away, and the scene in the cage was revealed at a glance.
There was an uproar at the scene.
In the cage was a monster with a human body and a snake tail. The black snake tail was curled up and its smooth scales looked like they were carved from obsidian. They were cold, hard, quiet and dangerous, but the slight ups and downs seemed to make people feel the temperature of the living creature under the scales.
The human body was a teenager, lying in a cage, with long dark blue hair draped over his white, naked back. He looked very thin, with prominent shoulder blades and spine. His head was buried in his arms, and the exposed nails were the same black color as his scales. His palms were now placed on the soft blanket in the cage, and those nails looked like they could tear the blanket apart in the next second.
The auctioneer took out a laser pen, and the red light moved from the head buried in his arms to the curled up snake tail. "This is the last lot of this auction. It is an unknown species with the ability to create illusions. It took a lot of effort to subdue it. We haven't given it a name yet, and we are waiting for a distinguished guest to take it back. The auction item code is 01."
Perhaps it was because the noise from the audience was too loud, or perhaps it was the auctioneer's actions that angered him, the young man with the snake-tail supported himself on the ground with both hands, slowly raised his head, and his two eyes, one red and one deep blue, stared coldly at the people present, with pure murderous intent in them.
This dangerous murderous aura did not make people timid, but instead made the guests below even more excited.
Urged by the eager eyes, the auctioneer smiled and shrugged, "Well, it seems that our distinguished guests can't wait to take 01 back."
He held the gavel in one hand, "The starting price is 5 billion Jinni, and each increase in price must not be less than 30 million Jinni."
The moment the hammer fell, bidding began.
All kinds of noisy and excited sounds were buzzing in the air. 01 looked a little anxious, his snake tail moving slowly, his eyes fixed on the guests in the audience, with cold black scales covering the corners of his eyes. He looked like he wanted to rush down and tear up the shouting garbage.
But perhaps because he had been drugged, he had difficulty even holding up his upper body.
In Box 9, Kuroro looked at them in confusion: "Agalini, a race from the western part of the Dark Continent, how come they are here?"
Kuroro opened the Secret of the Dark Continent, and the information recorded there matched what was known so far. "Well, but the appearance is a little different. This Agalinie is better looking."
"Is he really unable to move now?" Sawada Tsunayoshi touched his heart which was speeding up, and gave a crazy warning with his super intuition.
"It's hard to say. Agalini's martial power is not high among the races in the Dark Continent, but his ability to create illusions is one of the best. It can even be so realistic that it is indistinguishable from the real thing, and the sense of touch, sight, taste, and hearing cannot distinguish it."
Kuroro paused, "You don't feel right?"
"That's very wrong."
Tsushima Shuji crossed his arms: "Snakes are animals that bear grudges."
"Are we still going to shoot?" asked Kuroko Tetsuya.
Sawada Tsunayoshi hesitated for a moment and said, "Shoot, I think it's better to bring him back."
Yuji Itadori patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. Even if there is a risk of life, it is for others. It is not such a big threat to us."
The others were amused by him.
"No one who comes here is simple, don't worry about them." Kuroro said.
The sounds of bidding in the auction hall had become much quieter, and the guests in the upper boxes had just started to bid. The price of 12 billion ringtones stopped many people from bidding.
"Thirteen billion ringgits." The price was called in Box No. 3.
"One hundred and thirty-one billion Jieni."
“…”
Now it's the competition between the box VIPs.
01 The auction item raised its head and shifted its gaze. Its vertical pupils shrank into a sharp line, and its fangs filled with venom were faintly visible in its slightly opened mouth.
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