Richard Baseless Anxiety

The price skyrocketed in an instant, causing many people to drop out, not willing to bet with the top families.

Peter and Jayce were clearly determined to obtain the pill, their heated clash intensifying the energy in the room. The atmosphere buzzed with excitement as their struggle continued.

Meanwhile, the young man seated in the VIP section remained silent, observing the spectacle with a faint, amused smile.

In the end, the pill was bought by Jayce at the price of ten million dollars, double its price in the market.

Clap...Clap...Clap

As the auction hall fell silent and the elegant woman prepared to announce the next item, a sudden clap echoed through the room. The source was the young man in the VIP lounge, his unexpected gesture drawing surprised glances from the crowd.

Despite everyone feeling quite uncomfortable, they knew that anyone in the VIP lounge wasn't an ordinary person, or else he wouldn't be sitting next to the four calamity brothers when none dared to do so.

Meanwhile, the four brothers in the VIP lounge next to the young man couldn't help but exchange uneasy glances as they observed the scene, a sense of awkwardness settling over them.

They had been wondering about the young man's identity who had taken the room next to theirs. As protectors of humanity, they had access to a screen that displayed everyone's names and affiliations, but his information remained a mystery.

When they switched the screen to check the young man, several unknown replies appeared, indicating that none knew his information. But they didn't raise any questions since the one managing this auction was none other than the cultivator organization headmaster!

If anyone were to sit next to them, it clearly meant their identity was by no means trivial, and their power wouldn't be any weaker than theirs. So, they kept themselves in check and decided to ignore the matter all along.

For them, the only things that truly mattered were completing their mission and securing the rank-five martial arts technique. Any factors beyond that were insignificant and did not warrant a second thought.

If Birus and Richard could hear the thoughts and opinions of the four brothers regarding the young man, they would be so embarrassed they'd want to find a hole to crawl into and hide!

They had been fearing a fight would break out suddenly, but they didn't know that each of the two VIP lounges had an item in mind and didn't care about anything else. Their mission was clear, and nothing would come between them, not even their curiosity or greed.

"The second item is a tier four herb, worry-free grass. As many supposedly know, this herb aids in cultivation, and each leave amounts to three months of cultivation for anyone below the foundation establishment realm. The starting price is 3 million dollars!"

The beautiful young woman carefully took out a tray. There were four tender green leaves on it. They looked no different from ordinary grass, but everyone could smell its faint, refreshing qi inside it.

"Even the starting price is not something ordinary people like us can afford."

The starting price put off many people from middle-class families. On the other hand, Richard was overjoyed. He was somewhat worried that Yasuo would deem him useless after he sold his treasure and received a lot of money.

Although he saved both him and his parents, he, as his master, also needed to give a gift to his newest disciple. And what gift is better than this tier-four herb?

In the end, after many bidding rounds, Richard won the tier-four herb for fifty million dollars.

'Damn it, that's half my lifesaving, those narrow-minded families!' Richard cursed under his breath,' But it's worth it for a heavenly talent disciple! All is worth it!'

A few days ago, he used some of his limited connections with a few of his old friends to pressure the first-class families not to pursue his new disciple for that insignificant matter.

They eventually agreed since his connections were by no means trivial, but now they tactically bid against him, raising the price as much as possible to make him lose face in front of his new disciple.

Not to forget, Richard was merely the director of a high school; the only reason he had such a large sum of money, which amounted to around 112 million dollars, was that he had spent his younger days serving on the frontlines, significantly contributing to his planet.

The families were well aware of this and sought to financially cripple him, knowing he had already exhausted many of his connections while thwarting their previous attempts to pursue Yasuo.

As for Birus, he chose not to get involved, dismissing the entire situation with a casual shrug, as if it were nothing more than childish games!

As Richard was cursing these old folks for their actions, the third item was displayed.

"The third item is a third-ranked black fish egg. As many know from the books and records, if this black fish matures, it is said to have the ability to naturally operate as a qi gathering array, doubling the speed of cultivation! The starting price is six million dollars!"

The black fish egg was somewhat lacking compared to the previous item and did not interest many people. Ironfish are creatures from Blackwater Lake in the Amazon, created after the earth changed tens of thousands of years ago.

Due to their personalities, they were very difficult to tame. Moreover, their habitats were very well hidden.

Not many people had spotted an iron fish before. Needless to say, this was their first time seeing a black fish egg. Furthermore, they had no idea how to raise it. For a moment, those who were interested stared at the pitch-black fish egg on the tray until they forgot to bid.

The fish egg was like black jade. Some might even think it was a piece of decoration.

"No one has ever raised an iron fish before. Maybe you can tame it while it's still young."

"The iron fish are known for their bad temper. It wouldn't be easy to tame them even if they were young. I think it's better to eat the egg. Besides, the egg makes a great tonic. If you have the means, you can add all kinds of herbs and boil them together with the egg."

Everyone was discussing it lividly, and few people bid. After all, the fish egg was not very practical.