Chapter 409 - Chapter 409: Chapter 109: Successful Auction (2/2)
as the host finished speaking, lin jing glanced around, noticing that some people were starting to get restless.
so he quickly took the initiative, saying:
“ten thousand, medium grade spirit stones…”
as lin jing’s voice fell, the beautiful host immediately said:
“someone has offered ten thousand medium grade spirit stones, any other bids?”
after waiting a while and seeing no one else raising the bid, the beautiful host couldn’t help but feel somewhat disappointed, so she began to call out:
“ten thousand medium grade spirit stones, going once…”
…
“ten thousand medium grade spirit stones, going twice…”
…
…
just as lin jing thought he was about to win, and the host on stage was preparing to make the next call.
suddenly.
a voice came from a luxurious private box upstairs.
“fifteen thousand, medium grade spirit stones…”
this voice, reaching lin jing’s ears, immediately caused his brows to furrow.
because the one who made this bid was none other than the young gang leader of the black shark gang.
after this bid was called, many people downstairs looked up at the luxurious box upstairs.
the beautiful female cultivator on the auction stage seized the opportunity, quickly saying:
“there’s already a bid of fifteen thousand medium grade spirit stones, any higher offers?”
……
at this time, inside that luxurious box upstairs…
the young gang leader of the black shark gang and ‘uncle yin’ were sitting side by side, looking down at the auction hall below.
and the black-robed cultivator, still with a cold expression, stood silently beside the purple-clothed youth.
“young gang leader…”
“you actually shouldn’t have bid just now…”
the middle-aged man began.
the young gang leader of the black shark gang appeared somewhat dissatisfied:
“uncle yin, the item below could be worth at least thirty thousand spirit stones, so should we just let him take it for ten thousand medium grade spirit stones?”
“that would be too much of a bargain for him.”
the middle-aged man explained:
“that’s how auctions work. even though it is estimated to be worth thirty thousand spirit stones, the real price still depends on the specific circumstances at the time.”
“you see, in the current auction, it’s quite obvious that female cultivators are more popular.”
“we only need to stir up the atmosphere a bit when the female cultivator is being auctioned. as for this male cultivator, there is no need to get involved at all.”
the young gang leader glanced at the auction stage and lin jue inside the cage, then said:
“uncle yin, i understand…”
“next, i won’t bid anymore.”
the middle-aged man nodded, replying:
“young gang leader, in fact, even if it sells for ten thousand spirit stones, we wouldn’t be at a loss, so you really don’t need to worry.”
the purple-clothed youth nodded, saying:
“alright…”
“i get it, uncle yin.”
after the bid from the luxurious box, the cultivators below were even less inclined to bid.
seeing this, the host on stage started the countdown:
“fifteen thousand medium grade spirit stones, going once…”
after finishing, the host surveyed the audience, seeing no one moving, she then looked toward the cultivator who had bid earlier.
at this moment, that cultivator was frowning, seemingly deep in thought.
seeing the atmosphere in the room dip, the host had to speed up the process, wanting to sell off lot number 62 as quickly as possible.
“fifteen thousand spirit stones, going twice…”
as the host finished speaking.
lin jing also lifted his head at this moment.
seeing this, the host quickly halted her decision to finish the auction, looking towards lin jing…
“fifteen thousand medium grade spirit stones, going twice now, any more bids? if not, then lot number 62 will be sold.”
while saying this, the host’s eyes were fixed on lin jing. at this very moment, his brows were still furrowed.
however, what came next.
lin jing spoke up again:
“then, i bid sixteen thousand medium grade spirit stones…”
lin jing looked somewhat hesitant.
actually, the reason for lin jing’s hesitation.
was the young gang leader of the black shark gang. lin jing wasn’t sure what his intentions were.
but bidding against him was clearly unwise.
lin jing dared not let lin jue fall into his hands.
after all, lin jue and li qingqing were not the same.
li qingqing had value as a tool, while lin jue did not.
if the young gang leader were to win lin jue, lin jing wasn’t sure what would happen next.
so.
he was definitely not going to let lin jue go.
but he also couldn’t show how determined he was to win lin jue.
therefore, lin jing appeared somewhat hesitant while bidding.
meanwhile, in the luxurious box upstairs.
the middle-aged man said to the young gang leader:
“young gang leader, you see…”
“just for a bit more than ten thousand spirit stones, this person already seems so hesitant.”
“if you were to raise the bid again, i have no doubt that the fellow below would immediately stop bidding.”
the young gang leader also nodded in agreement, saying:
“uncle yin is right…”
“indeed, i also noticed that ever since this male cultivator was brought up, the atmosphere in the hall has cooled down significantly.”
“next, i won’t raise the bid anymore, let’s just let the item be sold quickly.”
……
then, the beautiful host began the countdown.
“sixteen thousand medium grade spirit stones, going once…”
“sixteen thousand medium grade spirit stones, going twice…”
“sixteen thousand medium grade spirit stones, going thrice…”
“sold!”
“congratulations, fellow daoist, on winning lot number 62.”