The Bids Go On

"Two Million!" A voice came from Yang Zhai's side.

This voice didn't belong to Yang Zhai or Yue Qing, it was made by a ka.

"Two Million! Two million is the price! This dear guest of ours is paying two million! So, this Flo Reed goes to…"

"Two and a half million."

The auctioneer was about to give this item to Yue Qing without even counting to three. Even he knew that the price had gone way above the expected price. So, he didn't even think for a second that someone would continue the bid.

However,

"Two… two and a half million! Two and a half million mid-grade essence stones!" The auctioneer shouted.

Yang Zhai smiled.

What's happening? How come someone bid 2.5 million for Flo Reed? I thought Yang Zhai was going to waste his chance on the item he didn't even want? But someone went for 2.5 million: Yue Qing was confused when she was jolted awake from her thoughts by Yang Zhai's voice.

"Go for three million."

"What…"

"Don't worry, just do it."

"If you say so."

Yue Qing didn't know why Tzu Yu was making her bid so much.

She wasn't concerned about the essence stones, this much was nothing to her. However, it was still too much for a Flo Reed.

After all, even a rank 5 elder of the Eroh Clan gave Yang Zhai a hundred thousand mid-grade essence stones without even sweating.

"Three Million."

The auctioneer smiled.

For Flo Reed, this is too much. I wonder if that person is going to bid again: the auctioneer thought.

As for the others,

"Three and a half million." That person bid again.

"Four million." Yue Qing continued as per Yang Zhai's request.

"Five and a half million."

"Six million."

Bid continued. Everyone was shocked.

"With the essence stones they are bidding, a rank 7 material can be bought easily."

"These Sky Stand people really do not care about essence stones."

"I wonder who these two are, they are bidding as if they are desperate for it."

The bidding continued,

"Stop, this much should do it." Yang Zhai stopped Yue Qing.

"Sigh, I thought we wouldn't stop. I wonder who the other person is? They are really desperate for a Flo Reed. I get it that one only appeared after three decades, but still…" Yue Qing sighed.

Halfway through, she had started to bid herself without even asking Yang Zhai.

Yang Zhai stopped her when the bid had reached eleven million mid-grade essence stones.

"Anyway, why did you make me bid?"

"Just wait."

Was Yang Zhai's reply.

…..

On the other side,

"Who was that? I thought that person would make me waste my fortune." An old man said.

He seemed to be in his sixties. Beside him was sitting a young man who seemed to be around twenty-five.

"It doesn't matter, at least we managed to obtain the Flo Reed. We waited for it for a decade already." Replied the young man.

…..

"Forget it, at least tell me how you know that we wouldn't win the bid?" Yue Qing asked.

"Simple, the person who went for 1.5 million mid-grade essence stones was definitely desperate for Flo Reed. Otherwise, even a Sky Stand isn't so foolish as to bid 1.5 million just for a Flo Reed. For a Flo Reed, just eight hundred thousand mid-grade essence stones were enough. However, that person went for 1.5 million. I realized at that moment that they were desperate for it. That's how I knew."

"Third item…"

The auction continued, and Yang Zhai deliberately bid on a few items, making others pay more than necessary; some even bid more than triple, and some bid desperately.

The moment he felt that someone was desperate for something, he would increase the bid.

And, that's how the auction went. There was someone desperately making others spend more.

The only person who was happy here was the auctioneer.

"What did we do to that person? Why are they doing this to us?"

"They are bidding on almost everything."

"Not to mention that they haven't even won a single bid. How does that person know when to stop so that they wouldn't end up winning any bid?"

"And what is with this auctioneer? He is deliberately delaying counting on every bid, waiting for that person to bid. And when did the counting increase to twenty from three?"

"Yes, he is counting to twenty at each bid. At first, it was only ten, but when he felt that it wasn't enough time for that person to think, he increased the counting to twenty, giving that person more time to think. Just how desperate is that auctioneer for the essence stones?"

Even though these people had their doubts, they couldn't do anything. This counting wasn't a set rule or anything, it was up to the auction to decide.

"Next item, a set of rank 3 Blue Gems. As usual, no limit." The auctioneer said.

"Five thousand mid-grade essence stones."

"That person again."

"Forget it, even rank 2 Blue Gems went for six thousand mid-grade essence stones."

"Ten thousand mid-grade essence stones."

"Eleven thousand." Yang Zhai only increased by one thousand.

"Fifteen thousand."

"Sixteen thousand."

"Twenty thousand."

"Thirty thousand." He increased ten thousand this time around.

"Thirty thousand for rank 3 Blue Gems? Even a rank 3 top-grade material can easily be bought for a one hundred and fifty mid-grade essence stones from a store."

"Whatever, it's not like he is going to buy it anyway."

"Thirty-five thousand."

Someone else bid thirty-five thousand. When this happened, Yang Zhai stopped.

"Tzu Yu, why are you making others spend so many essence stones?" Yue Qing asked.

Yang Zhai didn't reply and was looking at the list of items that were provided by the auction. Every person in the Sky Stand was provided with an item list at the beginning of this auction.

"Five hundred thousand essence stones."

This was a bid made by Yue Qing.

"Six hundred thousand." Someone else made a bid and thought: now make a bid and waste more essence stones than you made me waste on the previous bid. I could have gotten that item for a tenth of the essence stones you made me pay.

This person had won the bid on the previous item. After Yang Zhai sensed the desperation in this person's bid, he deliberately started bidding on the item and made this person spend an extravagant amount.

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