Chapter 1731
When Alba heard that voice, her eyes lit up.
She was very familiar with that voice.
Indeed, that man never disappointed her.
The person who called out the price was, of course, David.
He was too focused on the system just now, so he did not notice the bidding had started for the Hammer of Thunder.
This was the God of Thunder Hammer, one of the top three Ancient Weapons, so David had to get it.
How could he allow Archimedes to snatch it away from him?
He would not care even if he had to expose himself and allow Archimedes to recognize him.
If he got the hammer, with a little more time, David could quickly become a partial Saint.
Would he still be scared of Archimedes then?
Of course, partial Saints were not invincible. After all, the Lightfoot family had a few True Saint ancestors. He could only say he was not scared of Archimedes and his protector Bernard, not the entire Lightfoot family.
If he wanted to achieve that, he still needed Alba’s help.
Once David yelled the price, everyone turned their eyes to him.
They wanted to see who was so fearless to not show the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family any respect.
‘This is going to be good.”
After Archimedes just asked Alba to announce the result since no one dared to bid anymore, someone called out 600 billion.
It was 100 billion more than his bid.
Wasn’t this a blatant slap across his face?
He was even doing it in front of so many people.
How could Archimedes endure such a grievance?
He stood up with a dark face and turned to look at David.
However, David had put on a disguise, so Archimedes did not recognize him.
“700 billion!” Archimedes continued to bid.
He also raised it by 100 billion.
Since the other party increased 100 billion, he could not lose.
Which one of the forces out there was richer than his family?
“800 billion!” David did not show any weakness.
“You!” Archimedes spat through gritted teeth.
He finally recognized David. A sinister glow shot out from his eyes, shooting straight at David.
This kid was the one who humiliated him in the tavern!
He was here again.
Combining his new and old grievances, Archimedes wanted so badly to tear David into pieces so that he would never make a comeback.
“It’s me.” David removed his disguise.
Since Archimedes recognized him, he should just admit it magnanimously.
“How do you want to die, kid?” Archimedes asked, a fire burning in his chest.
“You need to have the ability to kill me. I think you’re just a parasite. You’re riding roughshod over people because of your family. What would you be like if you didn’t have your family? You won’t even be qualified to kiss my shoe!” David answered disdainfully.
After he said that, everyone at the auction widened their eyes, their jaws also dropped to the floor.
‘W-Who is this kid?
‘He’s so bold!
‘What a savage.
‘How dare he scold the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family?
‘Is he not scared of retribution?
Judging from Archimedes’ character, how would he spare this kid after suffering such an insult?’
Chapter 1732
When they saw how fearless David was, they started to wonder if this kid had a stronger background than Archimedes.
‘Is his family even more powerful than the Lightfoot family?
‘If not, how could he show such a fearless expression after yelling at Archimedes?’
Would the two direct descendants’ argument bring out a confrontation between two big families?
With the Saint Association around, it had been a long time since a huge battle happened in Star Kingdom.
A lot of people looked forward to a huge battle.
Only Alba was not alarmed by what David said.
This reaction was only fitting for a disciple who had a Sacred Saint master.
If David was timid in front of someone like Archimedes, then Alba would start to doubt his identity.
At this moment, Archimedes was fuming. His eyes were red, and his anger was about to drown out his rationality.
He only had one thought in his head, and it was to kill that scoundrel.
However, before Archimedes killed David, Archimedes wanted to torture David so that he would regret. offending him.
“Bernard, get him. I want to pull out his tendons and skin him alive. I want him to wish he’s dead,” Archimedes spat.
“Master, we’re at Treasure Trove’s auction, so it’s inappropriate for us to do that. Let’s wait until after this ends,” Bernard advised.
He knew his master was seeing red.
However, they would offend the Fellowes family if they acted at the auction.
Even if the Fellowes family was in dire straits, they would also not spare the two.
If the Fellowes family decided to look into this, this would directly affect Master Archi taking over the position of head of the family.
To put it nicely, Archimedes was acting in a blind rage, but to put it bluntly, he had no regard for the general situation and could not see the bigger picture.
The Lightfoot seniors would not be happy about this.
“I said, go get him! Didn’t you hear me?” Archimedes repeated.
He was already blinded by rage.
‘To hell with this auction and the Hammer of Thunder. They’re not important anymore.”
Right now, Archimedes only wanted the kid in front of him to know what it was like to suffer a fate worse than death.
“But Master Archi…”
“No buts, Uncle Bernard. You’ve been with me for so many years and you know how I am. I don’t want to repeat myself.”
“Master, I’m your protector. Not only do I have to protect your safety, but I also have to teach you. If you take action today, even if you catch that kid and vent the anger in your heart, so what? Have you ever thought of the consequences? The seniors will be disappointed in you when the Fellowes family looks. into this. They will wonder how a person who can’t see the bigger picture could be the head of the family. Will he lead the family into a decline? If you think you can accept this consequence, then I’ll get him right now.”
When Bernard said this, he blocked out his surroundings.
The outsiders could not hear what he said.
Archimedes was on the brink of an outburst, but he was brought back to his senses after Bernard said this.
The gains would not make up for the losses if he lost the seniors’ confidence in him because of a temporary bliss just like Bernard said.
Archimedes’ ultimate goal was not to be the head of the family.
He had even bigger and wilder dreams.
However, he had to become the head of the family and get a hold of the family’s resources to do what he wanted to do next.
“Hiss… Huff…”
Archimedes took a deep breath before exhaling.
“Thank you, Uncle Bernard. I was blinded by rage just now. If you were not here, I might not have been able to turn back time if I took action today.”
“It’s good if you understand. You have to consider the general situation no matter what. I’ll keep an eye on that kid. We can act after the auction.”
Bernard let out a sigh of relief.
He was worried that Archimedes would insist on taking action because he could not get over it.
At the end of the day, if the family decided to look into this, as Archimedes’ protector, Bernard would suffer as well if he did not stop Archimedes but instead helped him.
“I got it, Uncle Bernard.”
Chapter 1733
After David yelled at Archimedes, the people at the auction were excitedly waiting for Archimedes’ reaction.
Based on their understanding, as the first-in-line heir and the future head of the family, how would Archimedes stand being yelled at in front of so many people?
He would surely fight back with everything he could and make the person who yelled at him suffer the consequences.
He might even take action in this very auction. Once they started fighting, it would be very interesting. However, they were at Treasure Trove’s headquarters, so the staff would surely stop them.
To be honest, Valerio was prepared.
If Archimedes could not control himself and wanted to attack, as the host of the auction, Treasure Trove would not let this proceed.
If someone started fighting at the suction and hurt the other guests, Treasure Trove’s reputation would suffer if word got out.
Treasure Trove was going through an eventful period right now and its reputation was not as good as before, so they could not face such a situation.
David had thought about it clearly before he decided to yell at Archimedes.
Firstly, they were at Treasure Trove’s auction, so Treasure Trove would not allow Archimedes to do anything.
Of course, even if he did, David would not be scared of him.
Secondly, he wanted to trigger Archimedes so that he would aggressively increase the price. That way, David could get more lavish points.
David did not touch the God of Thunder Hammer, so even though the system detected the real identity of the hammer and knew that it was one of the top three Ancient Weapons, it did not appraise it.
Before this, no matter if it was the Nine Turning Star Iron, Stone of Life, or Exquisite Wine of Hundred Flowers and Fruits, the system would identify it correectly and appraise them after David touched them.
This time, the system detected the God of Thunder Hammer from a distance, but it forgot the most important thing-the appraisal.
David was depressed.
He wanted to touch the hammer so that the system would appraise it.
Since it was one of the top three Ancient Weapons, the lavish points he would get from this might be enough to help him get directly into Saint Realm.
However, he was not allowed to touch it now.
He could not walk on stage for no reason, right?
Moreover, nothing like this happened in the past. The host would not let the guests participating in the auction inspect the treasures themselves.
If not, everyone would want to do it. How would they continue with the auction then?
However, even if David knew the price of the hammer, it would be useless.
Even if the God of Thunder Hammer was worth one hundred trillion Star Dollars, he still needed someone to raise the price that high for him.
Even fools would know something was up with the God of Thunder Hammer if David raised the price from a few hundred billion to one hundred trillion directly.
Treasure Trove might not even let it go then.
If that happened, David would not get anything.
Since he could not know the real price of the hammer, David figured he should enrage Archimedes and force him to bid against himself.
It would be a good way to spend more money.
It would be even better if cost a huge premium.
Therefore, from the looks of it now, enraging Archimedes would bring him the most benefit.
Chapter 1734
Under everyone’s gaze, Archimedes finally spoke.
He was not as angry as everyone expected.
He asked calmly, “What’s your name?”
“I am who I am. Archimedes, listen closely, my name is David Lidell, and remember, this will be a name that will make you feel fear and despair,” David said arrogantly and despotically.
He looked exactly like a hedonist from a major force.
“David Lidell? Alright! I’ll remember you. However, it’s still too early to say who will make who feel fear and despair,” Archimedes suppressed the anger in his heart and snapped.
If he was not worried about letting down his seniors and affecting his plan of inheriting the family, Archimedes would have asked Bernard to kill David and make him experience what it was like to suffer a fate worse than death.
“Oh? Archimedes, how long has it been since we last met. Have you already forgotten what happened at the tavern? I guess I didn’t punish you enough. If I knew this would have happened, I would have crippled you so that you won’t make so much noise here and disturbed me.”
David said, looking a little disappointed.
When he said that, everyone at the scene was shocked.
Countless voices sounded.
“Damn, who is this? How is he so savage? He even said he wanted to cripple the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family. Isn’t he worried about the Lightfoot family’s retribution?”
“How despotic! I thought Master Archimedes was the most noble one among us. I didn’t expect there to be someone who’s not bothered by him hiding in the dark. This really broadened my horizon. My trip to the auction was worth it just to see this!”
“Didn’t you hear what he said? He said he regretted not crippling Master Archimedes, so it means this is not their first time meeting each other. Other than that, Master Archimedes suffered a huge blow the last time they met. What a savage! Master Archimedes is finally going to suffer today!”
“Since he can force Master Archimedes to this stage, I can only say four words, what a mad lad!”
“My friend, please accept my admiration. I admire you so much!”
“Do you think you can call him that? He’s a savage who isn’t even scared of the Lightfoot family. You can’t claim higher class connections with him.”
Everyone was talking among themselves, and the scene immediately became noisy.
As Archimedes heard that, the expression on his face became more and more unpleasant.
He wanted to chop David into pieces now.
Archimedes flew into another rage, and this time, it was more intense than the last.
He glared at David and spat through gritted teeth.
“David, you’re asking for it!”
When Archimedes was about to lose control, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
“Master, calm down. A little neglect may breed great mischief. It seems the other party knows you very well and he’s triggering you. He wants you to attack him so that the Fellowes family will cause trouble for us. If that happens, the seniors will be disappointed in you. That way, you might lose your position as the heir. Furthermore, we’re at Treasure Trove’s auction and he’s a guest, so the Fellowes family will not stand idly by and watch us attack him,” Bernard whispered.
“I know! Uncle Bernard, I will make him pay after this auction,” Archimedes tried his best to suppress his anger and said.
“You don’t need to say a word. I will take him down the second the auction ends. Then, I’ll hand him to you so that you can torture him however you want.”
Bernard’s words pulled Archimedes back from the brink of an outburst.
He had been living for so long and this was definitely the angriest, most indignant, and most humiliated he ever felt in his life.
If he did not tear David into pieces, he would never live this down.
So many people here were waiting for Archimedes to blow up.
In the end, he managed to control himself.
‘What’s going on?”
They did not understand.
As the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family, how could Archimedes endure getting humiliated by a young kid in front of so many people?
‘Is this a joke?
‘Or is Master Archimedes scared of who David is?
‘Is that why he only dares to yell back but not take action?”
Chapter 1735
David was amused when he saw how much Archimedes wanted to kill him and how his expression looked as if his parents had died.
If looks could kill, Archimedes might have already killed him multiple times.
Archimedes still had no idea David killed Cornelius.
What would he think if he knew?
Archimedes was seething but he was not doing anything.
Therefore, David knew he was right.
Archimedes would not do anything in this auction.
‘Yes, your family owns Splendor, one of the top five trading companies in the Central Sacred Continent, but the Fellowes family is not weak either.
‘Treasure Trove is also one of the top five trading companies.
‘As the saying goes, people in the same industries are enemies.
‘So, the Fellowes and Lightfoot families would not have a good relationship.
‘They’re being very kind by letting you come to the auction. If you dare to make trouble here, you will have to suffer the Fellowes family’s wrath.
‘Archimedes, you’re just an heir, not the head of the family.
‘So, you will also suffer if the Fellowes family strikes down on you.
‘Perhaps you will even lose your right as an heir.
‘After all, you can’t see the bigger picture, so how would your family let you take over the family?
‘If this is just a small auction, you would have asked the late Sovereign Ranker beside you to kill me by now.
‘If that had happened, I would have just fought back.
‘Unfortunately, this is not the place.’
Now that David had successfully angered Archimedes, he was waiting to see how the guy would retaliate against him.
‘I hope he’ll raise the price of the God of Thunder Hammer.’
“Archimedes, stop yakking if you don’t dare to do anything. The auction hasn’t ended yet. Name your price. If not, I’ll take the hammer away,” David said loudly.
Despite saying so many things to anger Archimedes, David’s real goal was still to make Archimedes bid against him for the Hammer of Thunder.
“David, I’ll let you be arrogant for a while more. Just you wait. You will cry later, and I hope you won’t kneel and beg for mercy then.”
“Stop bullsh*tting. Are you naming your price or not? If you’re not, Miss Fellowes, you can announce that the Hammer of Thunder now belongs to me. I like the hammer a lot.”
“You want the hammer, huh? Don’t even think about it now that I’m here. I am determined to have that hammer.”
“Oh yeah? Name your price then! Stop f*cking bullsh*tting. Anyone who names the highest price will get the hammer. I have the highest price now. 800 billion Star Dollars.”
“You’re comparing your wealth to mine? Are you stupid?” Archimedes mocked.
“Let’s not talk about that. Name your price! Why are you like a woman?” David was a little frustrated.
He did not expect a man like Archimedes to be so long-winded.
The Lightfoot family and the Fellowes family were in the same industry, so they were at odds with each other.
Naturally, Alba would not want the God of Thunder Hammer to go to Archimedes.
However, if Alba recognized David and announced that time was up to help him, what would David do?
All of his efforts would have been in vain.
800 billion Star Dollars was only 8000 lavish points.
In addition to the 3000 lavish points from before, there would only have 11000 lavish points.
It was not even close to his goal.
David kept urging Archimedes to name his price, confusing the people watching them.
‘What’s going on?’
‘He angered Archimedes and asked him to bid against him for the hammer.
‘Does he have too much money?’
Everyone knew that both parties would surely want to win at this moment.
Therefore, the price would definitely skyrocket.
In the end, it would surpass the real value of the treasure.
Even though they did not know what was going on, they were still waiting to see what would happen.
“1 trillion!” Archimedes finally names a price.
This was 200 billion more than David’s 800 billion. The hammer was now at a sky-high price of 1 trillion.
David was overjoyed.
He yelled internally, ‘My brother, you finally named your price! Thank you! I will make sure to lessen your suffering when I kill you. I will make sure to finish the job with one slash of my sword.’
Since Archimedes had added 200 billion to his price, David would not fall behind.
“1.2 trillion!” David yelled out another price. He also added 200 billion. After he said that, Archimedes yelled out another price. “1.5 trillion!”
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