Chapter 181 (1/2)
“50 billion won…”
“Why did it get so expensive all of a sudden?”
“Well. He is Gordon Rohan…”
The loud auction house became quiet for a moment. Although they were people with so much money, they had no choice but to be quiet in front of Gordon Rohan.
The head of a big company? The grandchild of a wealthy family? An oil giant? Royalty from any country? An S-Rank awakener? It was all useless. Unless someone was from a giant conglomerate, they would have a slim chance of winning against Gordon Rohan in terms of money.
<<Competing with Rohan money-wise…>>
<<That’s just nonsense. It’s like fighting against Kim Su-hyeun, risking my life to try!>>
<<What kind of guy will challenge that?>>
<<Well. I still don’t know how much Rohan will spend.>>
Although Gordon Rohan had a lot of money, people still didn’t know how much he wanted this adamantium.
“51!”
So, there were still some people who bet more money bravely.
“60.”
The number went up without hesitation. But it didn’t stop there.
“62!”
“70.”
“71!”
“80.”
The number kept increasing. All of those present who participated in the auction as a joke and with a simple desire to collect gave up quickly.
When it finally reached 100 billion, Gordon mumbled, “This is getting annoying.”
And people became quiet. He didn’t spread his violent temper, but people could sense something. Gordon Rohan became annoyed at the overheated atmosphere.
“Hey, man. Can I suggest one thing?”
At the question of Rohan, Lee Kyeong-jong quickly answered, “Yes, sir.”
“It looks like there are about five people, including me, participating in this auction right now.”
As he spoke, Rohan looked around at the four other people who raised money in billion won units. One of them was an S-Rank awakener. There was also the head of a few British companies and a young man who looked like an oil giant. The last was a middle-aged man known for his wealth through the Chinese real estate business. There were only a few competitors left.
Rohan grinned and said, “Let’s stop this raising money little by little thing. How about we open our card at once? Just open the price what we think for maximum. What do you think?”
“Are you saying you want to end it at once?”
“Yes. Just let us call out our maximum, and we can’t raise money more than that. Of course, the more you call, the more likely you’ll take this thing. What do you say?”
It was a hot offer. It would end in a single round, but it was clear that the price would rise the most.
<<I won’t get more competition. But they’ll call the highest price they’re thinking.>>
Lee Kyeong-jong thought for a moment and soon made a decision.
“All right. Do you guys all agree?”
“I agree.”
“Same here.”
“Whatever.”
Everyone in the competition agreed. The other people just became spectators, watching the auction. They watched the auction with an excited gaze, wondering about the price of adamantium.
“Then I’ll hand out a paper. Please, write down the highest price you think of and submit it.”
Lee Kyeong-jong took out the notepad. He tore the pages and handed them to the five participants. People, including Rohan, submitted the highest price that each person could pay. Lee Kyeong-jong took the paper and opened them one by one.
“First. Mac Ryan wrote this note. 200 million dollars. Two hundred twenty-seven billion in Korean won.”
“Oh…”
“Wow!”
In an instant, it more than doubled the price that had been in progress. The next two people wrote down less than 200 billion won. It was time for the fourth one.
“Fourth. Shi Jahong wrote… 500 million…dollars. Five hundred sixty-seven billion Korean won.”
“500 million dollars?”
“That’s crazy!”
The auction was in an uproar in an instance. Shi Jahong was a well-known name among wealthy people.
“He’s some kind of land baron of China.”
“I’m sure he’s got quite a lot of holdings, but I can’t believe he’s willing to spend 500 million dollars here…”
“I heard he’s a famous collector. I guess he really wants it.”
“What I heard was that his son is an awakener.”
“Wasn’t that just a rumor?”
People whispered to each other. Shi Jahong, who bid enormous money, looked at Rohan with a proud face. In a sense, he bid that much money to show up Rohan.
“And for the last…”
When Lee Kyeong-jong opened his mouth to speak, people became quiet. It was the last paper. Rohan’s bid wasn’t public yet. People wondered if Rohan wrote a higher price than Shi Jahong.
“Rohan wrote one billion dollars. One thousand three hundred fifty trillion in Korean won.”
“…”
Nobody said anything for a moment.
“One billion…”
“Dollars?”
People could not say anything. Lee Kyeong-jong continued to speak.