Chapter 98: Deliberately Driving Up the Price and Cheating People!
Nephew, I know this puts you in an awkward position, but if the Blood Slaughter Blade and the Earthward Battle Armor can be combined, they would nearly be invincible to anyone of the same realm. The Azure Dragon Guild needs this item very badly right now, Li Sanjin said, sounding troubled.
Li Changqi glanced at the Earthward Battle Armor beside the auctioneer and said, Second Uncle, if this money were mine, I would lend it to you without hesitation. Unfortunately, this money belongs to the Li family, not to me personally.
The Azure Dragon Guild is already caught in that storm. The three great guilds are standing on shaky ground. Even if we take these two pieces of equipment away, it will only let us live a little longer. Listen to me and go back to the Li family. With Grandfather's affection for you, you can surely win back what was once yours.
The people of the Li family are all waiting for you.
Li Sanjin was silent for a moment, then said, Nephew, give the family head my regards. I am leaving.
With that, Li Sanjin left the private room.
The middle-aged steward said, Young master, should we not try to persuade him again? Senior Sanjin is a pillar of the Li family's future.
Forget it. Li Changqi sighed and said helplessly, I know my second uncle's temperament too well. So many in the clan have tried to persuade him, and none succeeded. What could I possibly do? Perhaps only when the Azure Dragon Guild truly falls apart will he remember that he was once chosen as the Li family's next head.
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Two billion, three hundred million! Gongsun Qianer continued to bid.
By this point, once the price had risen past two billion, everyone became cautious. Though it was a fine piece of equipment, if they bid like the Azure Dragon Guild and the Ma family, it would no longer be worth it.
Why has it slowed down? Lin Han felt displeased and asked, Xiaotao, what did Manager Liu say?
Manager Liu agreed with your suggestion, Xiaotao replied with a smile.
Good.
At that moment, Ma Tianxin could no longer sit still. One treasure had already slipped through her fingers, and she would never allow this one to escape as well.
Two billion, two hundred million Star Dragon Coins! she called.
Chen Feng smiled and said, Two billion, two hundred ten million Star Dragon Coins. Miss Tianxin, why cling so stubbornly?
Two billion, two hundred twenty million Star Dragon Coins!
Two billion, two hundred thirty million Star Dragon Coins!
Li Changqi smiled and said, Ladies and gentlemen, why go on like this? By rights, the five great families are all of one body. Could you not give our Li family some face?
Ridiculous. Wang Xu cursed. Who doesn't know that Li Sanjin of the Azure Dragon Guild belongs to your Li family? By seniority, shouldn't you still call him Second Uncle? What was Li Sanjin doing in your room just now?
Maybe you were all in collusion. Your Li family just wants to swallow both pieces of equipment for yourselves!
Li Changqi said coldly, Wang Xu, Li Sanjin stopped being one of our Li family long ago. Don't spout such slander here!
Slander? Wang Xu sneered. If you have the guts to do it, don't be afraid of others finding out. Even if Li Sanjin joined the Azure Dragon Guild, he still bears the surname Li!
Everyone, is it really appropriate to be arguing now? There are so many people here; don't make our noble families lose face, Chen Feng said with a smile, looking around.
Wang Xu and Li Changqi both fell silent.
That's better, Chen Feng said, placing his bid. The Chen family bids two billion, two hundred fifty million Star Dragon Coins!
The Gongsun family bids two billion, two hundred sixty million Star Dragon Coins! Gongsun Qianer stayed right on his heels, and the other noble families quickly responded with bids of their own.
Just as the situation was about to deadlock, a familiar voice reached Xiao Yun's ears.
VIP room 888 bids two billion, five hundred million Star Dragon Coins!
What?!
All eyes turned at once. Since the occupant of that room had not taken part in the previous item, everyone had nearly forgotten it.
And now, at the most critical moment for the Earthward Battle Armor, that person had finally made a move.
Who exactly is this guy?! Chen Feng's gaze turned grave as he thought rapidly.
VIP room 888 was, by itself, a respectable room among the privileged few, but now all the influential powers had sent people here, and those capable of contending with the five great families had already joined the bidding.
The other private rooms could all be investigated.
Only this one yielded no information at all.
When Ma Tianxing saw this opponent, he immediately lost his composure and shouted, Two billion, six hundred million Star Dragon Coins!
Tianxing! Ma Tianxin pressed her younger brother back into his seat and said, Don't get carried away. Take it slowly and see how the other families move.
Sister, that bastard has already snatched the number-three relic fragment from our Ma family. We can't keep letting him trample over us.
If this keeps happening again and again, what happens to the Ma family's dignity?
Ma Tianxin knew full well what he meant and said, We are not in a hurry. We still have three billion, three hundred million Star Dragon Coins in funds. Even if we bet everything on it, the Earthward Battle Armor can only belong to us.
So we absolutely cannot be led by his pace.
At the crucial moment, we make our move and defeat him!
Hearing her words, he gradually calmed down. Sitting back in his chair, he let out a sigh and said, All right, Sister. You make the bids from here on.
Mm. Leave it to me.
VIP room 888 bids two billion, seven hundred million Star Dragon Coins!
The expressions of the five great families all turned grave. In such a situation, the appearance of another rival was naturally no good thing for them.
And this one did not play by any ordinary rules, either. Raising the bid by one hundred million at a time made it impossible to judge just how deep his pockets truly were.
Naturally, they did not suspect a fake bid.
If it were a frivolous bid, the staff of Millennium Grand City would have stepped in to question it and verify the funds.
Since the staff had not intervened, it proved that this person truly had money.
Two billion, seven hundred ten million Star Dragon Coins, Ma Tianxin said after a moment of thought.
VIP room 888 bids two billion, eight hundred million Star Dragon Coins!
Ma Tianxin immediately answered, Two billion, eight hundred ten million Star Dragon Coins!
VIP room 888 bids two billion, nine hundred million Star Dragon Coins!
Lin Han let out a breath of relief. As long as the price rose above this level, that would be enough. He had no more money than that. At this point, he had already borrowed some from Manager Liu, and once the auction house's commission was deducted, there would not be nearly this much left.
After all, he was only raising the price; there was no need to push things too far.
Thinking of this, Lin Han said to Xiaotao, Help me pass along a message...
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By now, Ma Tianxin had fallen silent. She could not see through this person's intentions at all. Twenty-nine billion was already an extremely high price, only four billion short of her limit. Any more, and she would not be able to pay.
At that moment, VIP room 888 spoke once more.
Ma family, my master asks me to send you a message.