Chapter 575 [Bonus chapter] Money, Status, and Power (2/2)

"This is not what it looks like She just pretends to be naive"

Eren pulled Layla's cheeks as he spoke He then picked up the array disk that was on the coffee table in front of him He imbued it with his mana and operated on it

"VIP chamber 9 has put forward the amount of 55K Extols for the flowers"

A spectral screen could be seen appearing right in the e It was visible to all the patrons participating in the bid It was refreshed and showed the entry of VIP chamber 9 and the bid amount that was pitched by its occupant, which was Eren

"55K won't cut it, Eren Bid for a higher amount Scare your co herself on Eren's lap The latter shook his head in denial before speaking up

"The ones who are bidding work for potioning labs or well-established alchemy masters Or work as apprentices under potioners Even if that host says that she has kept the stalk away fro the a fixed price range offered by the demand and supply chains that are connected to such labs and potioners

By doing that, it is trying to get a better deal out of the existing and upco stalks of herbs the House Rey to drive up prices Those bidders that you see are not as interested in raising the price as you think they are But they have deep pockets to match my bid just fine"

Layla was about to ask hi and answered the questions that had been raised in theirall this because it'd be fun to make those rich bastards spend more Also, I can't reserve a private chamber with 10K Extols and not participate at all That would look suspicious So I'll just bid on everything else to rade items is completed, it will sell the old items it has in stock in lots Dianna says that instead of the individual items, it'll be mystery boxes that will be auctioned off, which will contain various useful and useless things Kind of like a fleacheap that catches my eye at that time"

Eren said as he looked intently at the screen His bid amount was topped by another bidder But he only added 2K to Eren's offer The butcher smiled when his predictions turned out to be true

Layla twitched her nose and muttered in displeasure

"This is not even that rare of an herb Why are they engaging in petty fights like these by bidding so low?"

Then she looked at Eren and asked in frustration As if all of her fantasies were getting crushed by Eren's prudence all the time

"I don't knohy you want to play so safe when you have so many trump cards Why do you have to be so sneaky all the time? Can't you just coestions still stand Drop a bid amount of 80K to shock all the bidders out there Then they'd think you are soshot and let you have the flower

But then they'd try to a their hands on the flower for free by killing you But you'd be…"

Layla narrated her thoughts as if she could see the future unfold before her eyes By this tihest bid for the flowers had risen only to 55K

Eren chuckled heartily as he interrupted Layla before she could continue with her fantasies

"Maybe you have read too many fantasies, Layla Or maybe, there would indeed be an ambush set in place for those who take up all those transcendent-grade items for themselves Cliched stories are based on real human emotions that are cranked up to max after all

In either case, you are still confused about the side I'm on in these stories, real or fantastical I'll not be the one defending the iteht with my own money in this case"

Eren said and picked Layla up froot up and walked towards the spectral screen As he watched the product details and bid amount update, he narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly

"Because I'm the one who robs"