Chapter 87
The auctioneer saw everyone's reaction and smiled with satisfaction. The atmosphere was quite good. He looked at a few familiar faces. There were curious expressions on their faces and couldn't help saying, "Oc's it, I can sell it at a sky-high price today."
"Guys, please be quiet," the auctioneer said loudly, and the whole audience slowly calmed down to see what he was doing. The auctioneer said, "This is our last auction tonight, and it is also the most unique one."
It's a few rotten stones. Isn't it unique? Everyone's heart said. It's like a piece of glass mixed in a pile of diamonds. It's unique, but it's worthless at all.
"You must be thinking about what a few rotten stones are? I can tell you clearly that these stones, which we call stones for the time being, are unique everywhere. The auctioneer said loudly, "Because these stones are a substance that has never been discovered."
The venue was in an uproar. Someone asked, "Is it mixed with special substances?"
"Of course not. It is a brand-new substance as a whole, with no impurities at all," the auctioneer replied, "Here are the joint appraisals of several authoritative experts from Sears University in this city. If buyers want, they hope to study them together."
Several men who were drowsy just now are sober. These are the people who were previously watched by the auctioneers. They are the richest and most willing to spend money in the whole auction house, and they are also the people who like to collect rare items. However, they are not the only ones whose glasses are bright. Several buyers who have been bidding very hard just now also have the same eyes. In fact, they don't care about the scientific significance of this kind of thing. They just want to get a unique thing to highlight their status, all for their own face. Although art also has this feature, how can it be compared with the uniqueness of these stones in front of you?
The auctioneer said a few more words, and then began to bid.
"One million--" At the beginning, a man shouted loudly.
"Puff--" The coffee in Jack's mouth suddenly spewed out. He opened his mouth in surprise and didn't close it for a long time. It's not that he didn't know that these stones were extraordinary, but it was too easy to come. Previously, they were regarded as worthless things, and suddenly they were a little unacceptable.
A man looked at the previous man contemptuously and raised the five million sign, but he was immediately surpassed. The price rose higher and higher, and soon exceeded tens of millions. At this time, the previous people made some moves, and one of them lazily raised a sign: 15 million. He looked relaxed and didn't care at all. This is just the beginning. He knows that it is not so easy to get it. He just wants to scare off some unnecessary bidders.
Sure enough, as soon as his voice fell, someone quoted a higher price: 18 million.
The price is getting higher and higher, and then it rises to 50 million, and then the price increase is much smaller.
At this time, one of the two people who stood up before gently raised a sign and said, "One hundred million."
The whole audience was awe-inspiring and looked at the ordinary middle-aged man in surprise. His face was calm, as if he had paid not 100 million yuan, but 100 yuan. Jack looked demented and muttered, "Crazy, crazy..."
The auctioneer was very excited. He didn't dare to think of such a high price before. He looked left and right and glanced at several old customers, but saw that their faces were pale and their expressions could not help changing.
The auctioneer said, "One hundred million times...one hundred million twice...one hundred million..."
"One hundred and ten million." A voice suddenly interrupted him. The auctioneer quickly put down the hammer and looked in the direction of the sound. The big boss who liked strange things was gritting his teeth and holding a sign. Brother, you are so gutless that you didn't let me down. The auctioneer was so surprised.
"Two hundred million..." The previous voice said again, and the tone was flat. Everyone in the hall took a long breath and could hardly believe their ears. The big boss, who gritted his teeth, turned pale and fell down at that time. The auction house was familiar with dealing with this kind of thing, and several doctors quickly rushed into the venue and took him out for treatment.
When order was restored, the auctioneer made a final determination, and the middle-aged man became the owner of the stone. Jack felt that what happened today was like a dream. He got 200 million at once, which proved that his judgment yesterday was not wrong, but he was not happy. It was too illusory. However, it is a little funny to think that he has become the most valuable pickpocket in history. If this matter is exposed, he can definitely become the focus of the world overnight. If it is reported to Guinness, it will definitely become one of the longest-lasting records.
At the end of the auction, the middle-aged man looked at the man who had just looked at him. There was no one there for a long time. He knew that he left at the moment of his offer. He closed his eyes and stayed in place for a moment, said something hatefully, and then quickly walked into the backstage, took the bag of stones from the host's auctioneer, observed it carefully, and asked worriedly, "Who is the seller of these stones?"
The auctioneer frowned and said, "Sir, I'm sorry that our auction house has a rule of secrecy for sellers. Please understand."
"I forgot..." The middle-aged man snorted, and an inexplicable brilliance suddenly flashed in his eyes. This was the brilliance of magic, and he was a ten-level mage of the Mage Association.
"His name is Jack, and he has left, but he has just left, and he should not have left the building yet." The man in work clothes beside the auctioneer said. Then, another person talked about Jack's physical characteristics.
The middle-aged mage whispered a few spells. The auctioneer and the people around him became stunned. They stood unsteadily and fell to the ground. They cried as much as babies. For the sake of insurance, the mage did not use the method of short-term memory removal, but wiped all their memories clean, and his consciousness returned to a blank. He was ignorant and naturally like a baby.
"Thank you for your cooperation." The mage smiled gently and quickly chased out. He took the elevator to the first floor and saw the same young man as described by the auction house. He said a few words to a woman, and then went out alone, so he followed.
Shortly after the mage left, another man who suddenly stood up at the auction house, that is, another mage put down a six-pointed magic guide on his chest and came out of a corner outside the hall. He just saw that he didn't know well with the other party. He was absolutely not against the other party. In order to keep the secret, the other party would definitely kill him, so that he could not notify the temple, so he seized an opportunity to use the treasure that the family had inherited for hundreds of years. The mage thought that he would never escape, but he was careless, so he succeeded. Hide it.