Chapter 607 Fearless (1/2)

Chapter 607: Fearless

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

For the first five storage units, Li Du didn't make any moves. He gave the chance to Olly and the rest. The third, fourth and fifth storage units were secured by the Flagstaff treasure hunters consecutively.

Li Du waited until the sixth storage unit before he participated.

The auctioneer sat up high on a deck as though he were a deity looking down at them.

His job was very easy. He would point at those who offered bids and shout before letting others counter-offer.

The starting bid price was usually 100 dollars; the first person to offer would raise his hand.

The sixth storage unit was number 22. From its photo, two long tubular boxes could be seen. The boxes, which were probably 12 or 15 feet in length, were narrow and long. Their cross-section was a square of about 20 centimeters long on each side.

In addition, there were also some fragmentary tools meant for a ship: a cracked ship rudder, a heavily-rusted anchor, rotating machinery, a fishing platform, anti-skid shoes, long leather trousers and so on.

Li Du took a quick look from the entrance and hastily left. He saw the auctioneer raising his hand to indicate the start of the auction and shouted, ”500 dollars!”

He made a bid quickly to eliminate unnecessary competition.

Some people shook their heads and walked to the next storage unit. There was no need to stay. Some other storage units further down had been opened up and could be viewed in advance.

”Six hundred dollars,” someone shouted out a bid.

”Seven hundred dollars!”

”Eight hundred dollars!”

”One thousand dollars!”

The price increased quickly. In a few breaths, it reached 1,000 dollars.

Li Du was caught by surprise; this storage unit did not look to be worth that much, and it wouldn't have been worthwhile to even buy it for 500 dollars—all the shipping tools that could be seen had been damaged.

As he was about to bid, Hans walked over. With a shake of his head, he whispered, ”Someone's watching you.”

Li Du looked around and realized that a few people were staring at him. Most of these people had participated in the bidding; they were evidently competing with him.

Magic Hand had also noticed this. He joined them and said, ”Hey, this storage unit has got something? It won't be easy to get ahold of. It won't be easy for you to get any units today—people are watching you guys.”

”Then let them watch,” Li Du replied nonchalantly.

Given so, Hans understood what he meant and shouted, ”2,000 dollars!”

”Freaking 2,000 dollars!” someone yelled. ”What's inside this unit that's worth 2,000 dollars? I bet whoever gets this will be making a loss!”

”Idiot, that's a unit Boy Wonder's eying. The units that he has his eye are usually very valuable—we can't go wrong if we follow suit!”

”I think the idiot is you. Watch out for his trap. I heard that this chap's cunning and that he's used pricing traps to fool many dumb*sses!”

Li Du smiled at the crowd; there weren't that many with such thinking. The bid of 2,000 dollars chased off another batch of people.

The one with the most intensive counter-bidding was the Tucson Brotherhood; someone behind Princeps shouted out, ”2,100 dollars.”

Hans responded, ”3,000 dollars!”

Princeps stroked his mustache but remained quiet. He squinted and looked into the distance, as though deep in thought.

He was indeed deep in thought. During the auction in Tucson, he had been badly entrapped by Li Du. He had gotten a storage unit successfully, which he could profit from.