Chapter 1721
The beautiful woman went to the stage with a wooden tray and stood there silently.
After that, Alba started introducing the first item.
As the host of the auction, she needed to state the item’s details, directions, and functions so that everyone would know what they were bidding on.
They would only bid with everything they had if they needed it or if that thing was suitable for them.
The host played an important role in this.
They needed to use flowery words to pique the bidder’s interest so that they would do everything to buy the treasure.
“First, let me introduce the first item to you all.”
After Alba said that, she lifted the red cloth on the wooden tray to reveal the thing underneath.
It was a stone the size of a fist.
Everyone knew what that was.
It was a memory stone!
As long as the user crushed it, the content in the stone would enter the user’s brain.
Nova gave one to David when she left the Iridescent Sect.
The map of the entire Star Kingdom was recorded inside.
Therefore, he used this map to accurately locate the Central Sacred Continent.
If not, it would have been difficult for a newcomer to find the Central Sacred Continent in the vast Star Kingdom without any guidance.
He would also have wasted a lot of time.
The memory stone was not very precious, but the content recorded within might be important.
Similarly, it might be something trivial and cost nothing.
Or it could contain some maps or combat skills, or even the entrance of certain treasures.
It would not be easy to estimate the value.
The stone was just a carrier while the thing recorded inside was the truly valuable item.
If Treasure Trove was auctioning the memory stone, then it must have something important recorded inside
“I think everyone can see that this is a memory stone. Even though it looks normal, its contest is not
“It records a powerful combat skill called the Ninth Rank Undulating Palm, but only the first thater are resorded here, which can also be called the Third Rank Undulating Palm As for the latter sta it is said that it has long been lost, and Treasure Trove doesn’t have it. Even if you undy have the fit of three, it is still quite powerful Every time you progress our bevel, its power
will double, and it can also be superimposed. After you learn all three levels, the superimposed power will be equivalent to a middle-grade combat skill.”
When everyone heard that it was equivalent to a middle-grade combat skill, a lot of them showed excited expressions.
Combat skills were just like Soulbound Weapons. They were a rare resources in Star Kingdom.
However, combat skills would not increase one’s combat power as much as a Soulbound Weapon.
Therefore, the value of a combat skill was also slightly lower than a Soulbound Weapon.
When one could not increase their realm, combat skills and Soulbound Weapons would be used to increase combat power.
Alba had not finished her introduction.
She continued, “Plus, the Ninth-Rank Undulating Palm was instilled in this stone by a Saint. At the same time, it also came with the realization of the Saint. I believe that as long as you’re not a fool, you’ll master the Ninth-Rank Undulating Palm very quickly and master its essence to draw out its formidable power.
“Now, let’s start the bidding for the first three levels of the Ninth-Rank Undulating Palm. The base price is 5 billion Star Dollars. Each price increase should not be less than 100 million.”
After Alba said that, someone yelled out immediately.
“Five and a half billion!”
“Six billion!”
“Six and a half billion!”
“Seven billion!”
“Twenty three billion!”
After multiple rounds of bidding, the price of the first three levels of the Ninth-Rank Undulating Palm reached a high price of 23 billion.
Chapter 1722
This was not the end.
“25 billion!”
A loud and clear voice said.
Archimedes was the one who called out this price.
Splendor, one of the top five trading companies controlled by the Lightfoot family, had almost as much wealth as the Fellowes family.
As the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family and the future head of the family, Archimedest could spend as much money as he wanted as long as he said the word.
When he said 25 billion, no one continued to bid.
Firstly, they recognized him as the future head of the Lightfoot family, so they were reluctant to offend him.
Secondly, this price was high enough that if they continued to bid, they would be paying a premium on top of the value of the good.
In the end, the first three levels of the Ninth Rank Undulating Palm was sold for 25 billion. Star Dollars.
However, the person who got it was Archimedes, and this made Alba, who was on the stage,
feel uncomfortable.
This was just the first item, and it was the first three levels of the Ninth Rank Undulating Palm that had a middle-grade combat skill.
If that were the case, how precious would the next items be?
Everyone showed excited looks and were staring straight at the stage.
David did not bid. Instead, he frowned.
He was not too happy with the final price.
25 billion was too low.
His goal today was 1.2 trillion Star Dollars.
If one item was about 25 billion, wouldn’t he need to bid on 50 of them to reach that amount/
There might not be so many treasures in this auction, right?
Even if he bid on everything, it would still not be enough
‘Is this the large auction that Treasure Trove has prepared for a long time?”
David shook his head in disappointment
The higher his expectations, the greater his disappointment
What he did not know was that the first item was just an appetizer
The truly valuable items would be offered at the end
After the first item was sold, the second item was brought on stage.
Alba started to introduce the item again.
Two hours passed very quickly, and more than ten treasures were sold.
David had not even bid once.
This was because the prices were too low and there was not one thing that exceeded 50 billion, so it would not be worth his bid.
80% of the items that were sold now belonged to Archimedes.
As Archimedes accumulated more and more treasures, Alba’s face under the veil became more and more off-colored.
Two more hours went by.
The first phase of the auction was over, so Alba found a reason to get offstage to rest.
Of course, it was not that she was tired and wanted to rest. Instead, she went to find Valerio to ask what she should do.
Archimedes was clearly here to cause trouble.
Treasure Trove sacrificed so much to attract their old clients so that they would come back to work with Treasure Trove, not to benefit that rascal Archimedes.
Even though he needed to pay for those items, would Treasure Trove care about his money?
The moment Alba left, the scene was in an uproar.
“Master Archi, don’t you think it’s inappropriate for us to do this?” Bernard asked.
“What’s wrong with this? It’s an auction, and it’s not like I’m not paying,” Archimedes said indifferently.
“Treasure Trove is doing this to rope in some old and new clients. If we do this, we’ll disrupt their plan. The Fellowes family will not be happy.”
“Hmph, so what? They are just barely holding on. Anders is living in seclusion to break through to partial Saint, and after he succeeds and comes out, there will surely be some big event to accumulate more prestige for him to become the future head of his family. What would be a better gift than Treasure Trove?”
“Anders might be one of the rare geniuses in Star Kingdom, but even if he breaks through, he’ll just be a partial Saint I don’t think it’ll be easy for him to take down Treasure Trove either. After all, the Fellowes family has three True Saints,” Bernard asked curiously
“It’s indeed not easy for him to take over Treasure Trove, but what if he makes the Sacred Saint of his family ask for it? How could the Fellowes family say no?” Archimedes said with a cold smirk
Chapter 1723
“I-Is that possible? A Sacred Saint is the strongest person in Star Kingdom, why would they care about something so trivial?” Bernard asked in shock
“How is it not? You have to know that Anders is the number one genius in the history of the Palmore family. Even the Sacred Saint grandmaster praises him to high heavens. It’s said that Anders used to trained with that grandmaster since he was small. If not, how would he have the strength he has now? Plus, the Fellowes family is not as powerful as you said Two of the three True Saint grandmasters got hurt in the previous battle. They haven’t recovered until now.”
Archimedes exposed another shocking secret.
Luckily Bernard blocked out the people surrounding them when they were speaking, so no one heard what they said.
If word got out, the entire Central Sacred Continent would tremble.
It would also deal a huge blow to the Fellowes family
Of course, a few of the major forces in the Central Sacred Continent also knew about what Archimedes mentioned.
However, they all shared a tacit understanding, so no one said anything
Everyone had secrets.
If you exposed other people’s secrets, they could also expose yours.
In the end, both sides would suffer.
Therefore, even if Archimedes was the first in-line heir of the Lightfoot family, he did not dare to spread this.
He also knew the people around him could not hear him, so that was why he dared to say it out loud to vent the anger in his heart.
Archimedes initially did not plan to buy so many things during this auction to offend the Fellowes family.
However, that accident happened while waiting, and now, he could not vent the anger in his heart
Archimedes felt remorseful.
If he did not go up to see what was happening out of curiosity when he passed by the tavern and heard the argument, would the subsequent outcome have happened?
He was scared to the point of wetting himself by a strange brat in front of so many people This would be the biggest humiliation of his life
How would Archimedes feel better if he did not vent
He would not allow the Fellowes family to have a good time if he could not
“Who asked you to host this aation?
‘That incident wouldn’t have happened if you didn’t host the auction.”
Archimedes was blaming Treasure Trove venomously for everything that happened since he could not find the culprit.
This was what the direct descendants of major forces would usually do.
Whenever they suffered a disadvantage, they would need to find someone to vent on.
Bernard was shocked after he heard that.
Even though he was a late Sovereign Ranker, he was only a collateral relative of the Lightfoot family so he could not become a senior core of the family. That was why his knowledge was limited.
What Archimedes told him today was a shocking secret.
The Fellowes family only looked powerful from the outside.
Two of their True Saints were injured and still had not recovered.
‘However, this is between the Fellowes and Palmore family.
‘It’s not smart for Master Archi to get involved in this.
‘The Lightfoot family will also suffer if the Fellowes family goes mad and decides to counterattack at the last second.
‘I have to talk to Master Archi.’
As Archimedes’ protector, even though it was said their fates were intertwined, this was only one-sided.
To put it bluntly, Bernard would not be spared if something happened to Archimedes.
On the contrary, if something happened to Bernard or if he died, nothing would happen to Archimedes.
Chapter 1724
The Lightfoot family would even give him a stronger protector.
“Master Archi, we will also suffer if we don’t show any respect to the Fellowes family and they decide to look into this,” Bernard advised.
“Are we disrespecting them? I didn’t bid on everything. Only 80% of the stuff.”
Archimedes was indifferent.
“Master, I know you’re mad and you need to vent. Now that you’ve done that, please calm. down. Don’t bid for anything after this. If not, we won’t be able to explain it to the family.” “What’s so hard about that? Uncle Bernard, just leave me alone. Since I’m at an auction, I should buy to my heart’s content. I have all the money in the world.”
“Master Archi, you should think clearly. If the Fellowes family decides to look into this, the family will also be upset with you. You might not get the support of the family anymore if you want to use the family’s power to handle certain people later on.”
Bernard’s words went straight to Archimedes’ heart.
If he wanted to get rid of everyone who saw him wet himself at the tavern, he surely needed to use the family’s hidden power.
If the seniors disagreed, it would be a little troublesome.
He could only tell them what happened so that the family would destroy those people for him.
However, how could he tell them what happened?
Archimedes would never tell his family what happened even if they killed him.
Once he did, his position in the family would plummet.
They might even kick him out and cultivate another first-in-line heir.
“Uncle Bernard, I got it. I will restrain myself next and not bid recklessly. I’ll only bid for the things I like,” Archimedes said.
“Thank you for being wise, Master.”
On the other side, after Alba walked down the stage, she ran to Valerio.
“Grandpa Val, that rascal Archimedes is here to make trouble. If he continues, our auction. won’t achieve its desired effect,” Alba cried angrily in front of Valerio.
Valerio did not expect someone to cause trouble at this auction, and that this person was even the first- in-line heir of the Lightfoot family.
‘Is the Lightfoot family trying to have a fallout with the Fellowes family?
‘No, what would they gain from this?”
“Alba, I see. Go back and continue hosting. A lot of them are still waiting. No matter what happens, we have to continue the auction,” Valerio thought about it and said.
“But what if Archimedes continues to do what he did just now? If we continue, it will only serve his purpose.”
“Let him continue then.”
“But…”
“Alba, why don’t you continue hosting the auction? I will pay attention to him. If he continues, I will find a few people to raise the price. If he still wants to bid, it will be at a premium several times higher than the value. If he doesn’t, we won’t lose anything if we bid on it ourselves.”
Alba thought about it and figured this might work.
“Alright, Grandpa Val, I’ll go back now. You should be quick. I think he’s here to make trouble and he won’t stop just like this.”
“Okay, go now. Don’t let everyone wait.”
Alba left quickly and continued hosting the auction.
Valerio did not move. However, his brows were tightly furrowed.
‘What’s the Lightfoot family trying to do?
‘Did Archimedes’ family order him to do this? Or is it all Archimedes?
‘What’s the purpose of this?”
Countless questions were swimming through Valerio’s brain.
After he thought about it, Valerio still could not understand.
He took a deep breath.
This was such an eventful period for the Fellowes family.
Even a junior like Archimedes dared to come to challenge the family’s bottom line.
Chapter 1725
Alba went back on stage to continue hosting the auction.
As the second phase started, the items were wheeled onto the stage one by one.
The treasures were clearly better than the ones during the first phase.
The bottom price also doubled.
Not to mention the final price, some even increased by four or five times.
Under the stage, David finally started getting interested.
He casually bid for three items and spent nearly 300 billion Star Dollars. At the end of the auction, he would get 3000 lavish points after the transaction was completed.
This was still very far away from his goal of coming to the auction.
David wanted to bid on a few more, but if he did this, it would be too eye-catching.
Even if he only bid three, he had already attracted the attention of a lot of people.
Luckily, Archimedes bid on more than ten items in one go during the first phase, so he was already at the center of attention.
Therefore, David did not stand out too much after bidding for three goods.
During the second phase, Archimedes only bid once, which relaxed Alba a lot.
The Fellowes family was not in the position to have a conflict with the Lightfoot family now. Judging from Grandpa Val’s action, he would surely demand an explanation from the Lightfoot family if
Archimedes did not stop.
They were all in this field, so if you could come to cause trouble at my territory, I could do the same at yours.
At the end of the day, both sides would suffer, allowing others to benefit from their suffering. Since Archimedes stopped in time, the Fellowes family pretended like they did not see that. At most, they would take out more treasures. The Fellowes family could afford to sacrifice something so small.
After all, the items during the first phase were not so precious.
If Archimedes continued doing what he did during the second and third phases, the Fellowes family would have become hostile to them.
If that happened, both sides would suffer.
Even if the Lightfoot family were the ones to take advantage of them, they would also suffer.
There were initially only about 20 items during the second phase.
After Archimedes stopped, Valerio asked them to add 10 more at the last minute.
Which meant 30 items were sold during the second phase.
David got 3, Archimedes got 1, and the remaining 27 were shared among the other guests.
This was more fitting to Treasure Trove’s initial purpose of hosting this auction.
This was a situation where everyone would be happy.
Soon, the third phase which everyone was waiting for arrived. It was also the climax of the auction.
Alba cleared her throat and said in a clear voice, “Fellow guests, the third phase of the auction will start soon. This is also the last phase of bidding. I believe you can’t wait anymore. Everything that’s coming up next is very valuable so you all better check if you have enough money in your pockets.”
After she said that, someone under the stage said, “Miss Fellowes, hurry up! We can’t wait anymore. I didn’t bid just now because I was waiting for this moment. I want to take one of the valuables you mentioned home!”
“Yeah, Miss Fellowes, stop keeping us on tenterhooks! Even though the treasures just now were not bad, it’s only valuable for certain people. They’re not enough to make us want to take them home even if it will bankrupt us. I hope the treasures up next won’t disappoint us.”
“We’re waiting for the final item to come up.”
“Me too!”
“Me too!”
The guests under the stage started to make noise.
No matter who the host of the auction was, the final item would be the most valuable one. A lot of people came just for this.
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