Chapter 100: Striking it Rich (Part 2)

  In the Wang family's private room, Wang Gang sat upright with a hint of a triumphant smile on his face. He was very satisfied with the reactions of the guests below, the auctioneer and other families. He felt that this could highlight his status.

  "Young master, bidding isn't done like that. You're going too fast!" An elderly man beside him advised, feeling that Wang Gang's actions were quite inappropriate. In an auction, one could only increase the bid bit by bit, otherwise it would be easy to fall into someone else's trap.

  Although jade is precious, it's also a limited valuable thing, can't use too much money to buy, or it won't be cheap but a waste.

  The most important point is that he felt Wang Gang's approach was a clear declaration of war against other families.

  Although the Wang family has developed well in recent years and their overall strength has been greatly improved, they still lack depth compared to some other big families.

  If war breaks out, they will definitely be the ones who get hurt in the end.

  "Zhao, you don't have to worry about this. I've got it under control. Didn't you see how I subdued those other families? The price of 150 million may be high, but in exchange for the foundation-building pill and letting them taste the power of our Wang family, isn't that even better?" Wang Gang sneered at the old man's words of consolation.

  However, this person's status in the royal family is not low, so he explained it like that. If it were someone else, they would have been scolded to death a long time ago.

  "Ah, maybe." Although Zhao Lao said so, he seemed to have already seen the result of this auction, and helplessly shook his head, thinking to himself: "Why would the master send this guy, is he trying to give up on the Foundation Pill?"

  "Isn't anyone going to bid anymore? Are you all just going to give up on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?" The auctioneer seemed reluctant, but after saying that, still no one bid, so he had to follow the procedure and say: "In that case, I'll start the countdown."

  He said and knocked once, then shouted: "One billion five hundred million for the first time."

  The sound of the hammer fell silent on the scene, and the onlookers looked around in all directions, seemingly disappointed that this auction did not see a fierce price war.

  "One billion five hundred million second time..."

  The second hammer sound rang out in the auction hall, and the atmosphere became even more tense, but still no one bid.

  "How about it, Old Zhao? I didn't do anything wrong, did I? Gradually increasing the price bit by bit won't have any effect. It's better to get everything done at once. This way, we can not only reduce some losses but also let them know the gap between us!" Wang Gang seemed to have already seen the final result and a triumphant smile appeared on his face.

  "What's going on, this shouldn't be? Are you saying that the other families have given up on these two foundation establishment pills?" Zhao Lao ignored Wang Gang's words and felt that something was strange about this matter. Logically speaking, even if other families and sects would give up, the Xiahou family should not have given up so easily.

  "One billion five hundred million third time, Cheng..."

  "One billion five hundred and ten million!" Just as the auctioneer was about to shout "sold", the other sects and families that had been quiet until now began to stir.

  "15.5 million." The Xiahou family directly added another 4 million.

  "1.6 billion!" Wang Gang was a bit unhappy, but he didn't dare to add much more because his father's budget for him this time was only over 2 billion, and now it had already exceeded 600 million, he was afraid that if he went higher, he wouldn't have enough money to buy it.

  "1.7 million!" The cultivator from the neighboring sect directly added 100,000, seemingly determined to get these few bottles of Foundation Establishment Pills as well.

  This change was beyond the auctioneer's expectation, he thought that these two bottles of Chateau Lafite would be sold for 150 million yuan, although this price was already acceptable to him, but it was his first time hosting an auction of Chateau Lafite, and he didn't want to leave a regret for himself.

  It seems now that this regret will never occur again.

  "Is there a price higher than 17 million for the Shaoyang Sword Sect?" Although they added two million, it was enough to get them excited.

  "Seventeen million for the first time..."

  "200 million!" At this moment, the Xiahou family directly reported such a price, which scared the auctioneer almost dropped the hammer in his hand.

  200 million, that's not 200 million gold coins, but 200 million purple gold coins, which is equivalent to 2 billion gold coins. What a huge number!

  At this moment, he was excited, feeling that he had created a miracle, a history.

  "Two hundred million, heavens, it's too exciting!" The onlookers below also revealed their excited expressions, for such a large-scale auction, they were seeing it for the first time.

  Although it wasn't their own money they were spending, they still felt a thrill that was even more enjoyable than buying things with their own money.

  "Is there a higher price than two hundred million?" The auctioneer had barely finished speaking when he brought down the hammer, as he felt that no one could offer a higher price. "Two hundred million for the first time!"

  "I'm going to..." Wang Gang was about to make a bid, but Zhao Lao couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Young Master, I advise you not to bid anymore. Looking at the Xiahou family's situation, they are determined to win no matter what we offer! Moreover, the price of 200 million is already very high. If we continue to bid, it may provoke the Xiahou family's jealousy, which would be difficult to deal with later on."

  "Ah..." Wang Gang, although very arrogant, wasn't a fool either. Hearing Zhao Lao say this, he thought of the key point and pounded his thigh, ultimately not continuing to raise the price.

  However, Zhao Lao was not too surprised at all, this result had already been decided when Wang Gang bid 150 million.

  The only thing he didn't think of was why the Xiahou family would be so crazy, after all, a price of 200 million was enough to buy three or four foundation-establishing pills in the past.

  "Two hundred million for the second time... two hundred million for the third time, sold!" The auctioneer put down his hammer and congratulated: "Congratulations to the Xia Hou family for successfully bidding on these two foundation pills."

  Seeing this result, Zhang Cheng in the private room was also shocked beyond measure. He had not expected that this auction would be so fierce. Although it didn't last long, the price rose extremely quickly.

  From 10 million to 15 million, the price was called only twice, and from 15 million to 20 million, the price was called five times. This is probably the fastest sale in the history of Zhūjīdān at the highest price.

  But Zhang Cheng didn't care about these things at all; he only cared that the money was his, 200 million yuan, and it seemed like he had already seen what would happen next at the auction.