The last card was brought out by a scantily clad, beautiful woman, radiating a purple glow.
These cards cannot be counterfeited, so seeing the purple glow confirms that they are genuine.
This was also the final item of the auction: Holland's Knight's Breastplate.
Plate armor, the symbol of MT, is also the hope of the entire village.
It attracted everyone's attention as soon as it appeared on stage.
Everyone is eager to get started; they've been waiting for this for so long.
How many people have just been drained of their savings? How many people still have the resources to compete with me?
Everyone was waiting for the auctioneer to announce the start of the auction.
"The starting bid is 30,000 crowns, and each bid must be at least 5,000 crowns higher."
The auctioneer didn't keep them in suspense and promptly announced the start of the auction.
This price would make even large caravans tremble, but for the four major families, it was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
Each of them is a formidable figure who controls dozens of cities, and they can earn unimaginable amounts of crowns a day. This is the source of their confidence to spend exorbitant sums.
"forty thousand."
"Forty-five thousand."
"fifty thousand"
"Sixty thousand."
...
No one wanted to give up, and the price of the breastplate at auction climbed steadily, reaching a peak of 250,000 crowns.
Apart from Zhu Jiaming showing hesitation, the other two families showed no sign of it. The large caravans had long since disappeared. Their short period of rise was their fatal flaw; otherwise, they would also be willing to compete with the four major families.
If the bidding continues, the price will become astronomical, and even wealthy tycoons hesitate.
This time, we can't back down. The Lu family just suffered a major setback, so I guess they can only ask for about the same price. Chen Ling thought to herself. After she and Chen Heng discussed it in a low voice, Chen Heng raised his paddle: "Three hundred and fifty thousand."
This was all the crowns they had brought, and Chen Ling chose to go all in and place a huge bet.
When Chen Heng spoke, the hall fell silent. Then, the crowd began to discuss it heatedly, and the auctioneer had to strike the gavel several times to quell the commotion.
Just as she expected, Lu Feng wanted to continue bidding, but unfortunately he had run out of chips and had to lower his paddle in frustration.
He already had a purple card, which would be enough to show for himself when he got back, so he didn't continue bidding.
Zhu Jiaming's face darkened considerably. Not only did Chen Ling refuse the marriage proposal from the Zhu family, but now she had also outshone him in the auction of the breastplate. He had lost face and dignity.
He felt a chill when he thought about his father's expression when he got back.
He originally had the most chips, but he had spent too many crowns on some impractical blue equipment, and now he didn't have enough crowns and didn't have the confidence to continue bidding.
"It's all your fault for buying so much stuff." Knowing he was in the wrong, Zhu Jiaming showed no mercy and slapped his female companion hard across the face.
The woman was in pain and felt extremely wronged, but she depended on Zhu Jiaming for everything, so even though she felt wronged, she could only swallow her anger and dare not show it at all.
Even whispering sounds loud in a quiet meeting room, let alone the sound of a slap.
Zhu Jiaming blamed others' valuable possessions for his own lack of ability, and everyone looked at him with disdain.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhu Jiaming became enraged: "My woman likes being beaten by me? What? You're not happy about it?"
The auctioneer ignored the farce and faithfully began the countdown.
"Transaction successful."
With a clang, the wooden hammer fell, signaling that Chen Ling had finally obtained the breastplate.
Lu Feng turned around to congratulate the Chen siblings, while Zhu Jiaming, having lost face, glared fiercely at Chen Ling and stormed off.
Dissatisfied with Zhu Siming's attitude, Chen Heng kindly reminded him, "Brother Zhu, watch your step."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiaming turned his head and glared angrily, but unexpectedly, while he was walking, his foot slipped and he actually tumbled down the steps.
When her female companion saw Zhu Jiaming fall, she instinctively tried to help him up, but Zhu Jiaming grabbed her arm with his outstretched hand. As if grasping at a lifeline, Zhu Jiaming held on tightly to his female companion's arm and refused to let go.
However, he underestimated his own weight. His female companion was grabbed by him so suddenly that she had difficulty maintaining her balance. Under the influence of gravity, the two of them tumbled down the steps in a sorry state, landing on their backs.
Seeing this turn of events, the bodyguards rushed down the steps to help Zhu Jiaming and his companion up. Zhu Jiaming was so humiliated in front of everyone that he didn't even have time to be angry and could only slink away.
Seeing his disheveled escape, everyone smiled knowingly.
This matter cannot be suppressed and will soon become a laughing stock for everyone.
After receiving the card, Chen Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that she had accomplished her mission.
She planned to visit her old friends, but she never expected that Yan Kuan would run so far away after their parting in City A, and she never expected to meet him again here.
Zhu Xiaotian is dead, and all the grudges and grievances have come to an end with his death. Even if they were to be investigated, they would have nothing to do with Yan Kuan. Besides, he is now a member of the Lu family. No matter how much the Zhu family regrets it, they can't reach that far.
...
Liu Nian sat idly in the car, waiting at the city gate to collect his money.
There was no place for him in City B anymore, but he was now completely self-sufficient, so he didn't care whether he went to City B or not.
I arranged a time with Yan Kuan; he will bring Kron over later.
I wonder how many there will be?
It's a purple card after all, I'd guess it'll cost at least 10,000, right?
Sure enough, next time I'll remember not to ask Liu Nian for professional things like trading, or I'll probably lose everything!
Soon, the city gates opened wide, and Yan Kuan appeared in front of Liu Nian in a Mazda.
There were no formalities between the two. Yan Kuan went straight to the point: "The two cards sold for a total of 450,000 crowns. After deducting a 5% commission, the money is all here."
Yan Kuan opened the trunk, revealing a large box filled with hundred-yuan crowns, stacked neatly together.
Four hundred and fifty thousand crowns? Did I hear that right? Liu Nian was momentarily stunned.
He was stunned for a moment before returning to normal, surprised that purple cards were in such high demand.
Yan Kuan deserves credit for this; his planning skills are top-notch, otherwise it wouldn't have sold for such a price.
He pulled out several stacks of crowns and stuffed them into Yan Kuan's pocket. Since the other party had put in the effort, he should at least show his appreciation.
After Yan Kuan declined several times, he finally accepted it.
At the same time, Liu Nian was told a few things: Chen Ling had come by, and she had offered 350,000 crowns for the breastplate, while the Sunfire Hammer had been sold to the Lu family for 100,000 crowns.
After exchanging a few words, Yan Kuan had heard about Liu Nian's situation and felt it was a pity that a good supply channel had been lost, but this did not affect their personal relationship.
Yan Kuan said sincerely, "If you need to find me, just hand the note to Shu Chang, the captain guarding the gate."
"Take care of yourself."
"Take care of yourself."
Liu Nian sighed as he watched Yan Kuan drive away. He hadn't heard from the four great families of Jiangnan for a long time. He never expected to run into them again.
No wonder the city lord wanted to expel people; the class gap was ridiculously high.
However, Liu Nian wasn't very interested in becoming a prince consort, and in his eyes, Lu Jiaqi was still just a little girl.
Undeniably, Liu Nian prefers women around his age, and, well, beautiful women, he added in his mind.
Without lingering, he took advantage of the early hour to go to other places to level up.
The prerequisites have been met; now the main task is to level up and prepare for the job change.
The ideal upgrade location would be other abandoned areas of B City, such as the neighborhood next to the Haunted House, where no one has disturbed the area for years and there are many infected people.
"If I work hard tonight, I should be able to reach level 27," Liu Nian muttered to himself, looking at his experience bar which was already more than half full.
Just as Liu Nian drove away, several cars that had been waiting nearby quietly pulled up behind him.
They followed Yan Kuan, wanting to see who this mysterious person was.
The fact that it offers purple cards, and only for single players, is this not a golden opportunity?
Liu Nian, let's settle our old and new scores together.
"Follow him, find a secluded place and kill him." Diao Potian said to the people around him as he watched Liu Nian drive away with a sinister look.
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