Chapter 269 - Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Hundred Herbs Diagram for Typhoid Fever (2/2)
However, they failed to replicate the essence of the painting.
At this moment, the auction was still intensely competitive.
Hidden within the “Cold Damage Herb Map” was the entire “Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders,” including a vast number of ancient medical prescriptions.
If one could get their hands on it, it would be like getting hold of a medical code. Just by analyzing the prescriptions, one could lie there and make money for a lifetime.
Since Chen Yu found the “Cold Damage Herb Map,” two whole hours had passed, and the price had soared to 25.6 billion, yet the major families were still stubbornly clinging on without letting go.
Honestly, such a price was already insane, and if the outside world found out, they would only curse and call it madness.
Yet, just how precious medical drug patents are was something only these super families understood.
Just take an anti-cancer drug, for example—one injection could sell for the sky-high price of 1.2 million!
Moreover, each family qualified to attend this banquet owned assets worth tens of trillions. To them, a mere two or three hundred billion was nothing to fuss about.
It was precisely because they saw through the value of the “Cold Damage Herb Map” that the organizers allowed Chen Yu to take away the Buddhist relic head so generously.
In the end, the “Cold Damage Herb Map” sold for the terrifying price of 42.6 billion.
Hearing this result, Chen Yu couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.
After all, that painting was just a replica. The number of prescriptions that could be gleaned from it were few, and buying it for such a high price was definitely a loss.
But being able to bring back so many national treasure-level gemstones still brought some consolation to Chen Yu.
“By the way, Mr. Chen, why didn’t you let Victor join the bidding? Is this painting not worth buying?”
Katherine’s voice pulled Chen Yu back to his thoughts.
“I just don’t think it’s worth it!” Chen Yu said perfunctorily and did not elaborate further.
Katherine didn’t ask any more and simply topped up Chen Yu’s glass with wine.
In the middle of the night, the auction gradually dispersed, and the guests who had come to the banquet returned to their rooms one by one.
Just then, a harsh alarm suddenly sounded.
Chen Yu abruptly opened his eyes, and immediately a wealth of information displayed within his mind.
[System Alert: Ship has sustained deliberate damage, please board the lifeboats immediately]
Analyzing the information in his mind, Chen Yu discovered a large hole had been made in the ship’s hull, and it was deliberately manipulated to look like damage from running aground.
Chen Yu immediately realized that someone intended to deliberately damage the ship to commit insurance fraud.
Exhaling lightly, Chen Yu didn’t say much, since this kind of insurance fraud was not uncommon among the super families; as for the outcome, that would be up to the insurance company!
Chen Yu followed the staff and quickly evacuated to the lifeboat.
It had to be said, the organizers behind the scenes were truly humane. They had made all the preparations well in advance, and they safely evacuated everyone from the Queen Elsa before it sank, without any casualties.
At that moment, a terrifying explosion was suddenly heard not far away, and a strange-looking ship appeared with many men in black standing on it.
“We’ve heard that a rare treasure has surfaced on the ship. We’ve come to inspect it and hope to purchase it at a reasonable price. We also hope everyone will cooperate, otherwise, bear the consequences!”
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