Chapter 898: Sky-High Auction Price
In an instant, the price was increased by ten thousand, causing those who wanted to continue bidding to hesitate. After all, many people did not recognize the Dragon Stone, and they thought spending so much Profound Crystal on this black stone seemed unwise.
"Forty thousand."
At this moment, an old voice spoke, its tone calm and steady.
Hearing this price, Lin Kuang knew that someone was serious about playing, and someone recognized the Dragon Stone.
No, maybe they hadn’t recognized it but were gambling. If they guessed correctly, they would make a huge profit!
Thinking of this, Lin Kuang decided not to hide anymore and said, "One hundred thousand!"
Lin Kuang spoke directly; sometimes, a high price could scare away some people, and slowly increasing wasn’t always the best choice.
Sure enough, after hearing Lin Kuang’s words, many people fell silent. After all, many people did not recognize this stone.
Or rather, except for Lin Kuang, no one recognized the Dragon Stone. Besides Lin Kuang, those who bid were all gambling, betting on whether this stone was the Dragon Stone!
"One hundred twenty thousand."
Someone said.
"One hundred fifty thousand."
Immediately, the old voice spoke again.
"Two hundred thousand!"
Lin Kuang spoke again; he was determined to get this Dragon Stone.
"Two hundred twenty thousand."
Someone, not convinced, also gambled and raised the bid again.
At this moment, the old voice sounded again: "Three hundred thousand!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd went into an uproar. You must know that the Barrier-Breaking Pill had just been auctioned for three hundred fifty thousand, and this black stone’s price had soared to three hundred thousand. This, this was beyond comprehension!
"Four hundred thousand."
Lin Kuang spoke again, directly raising by one hundred thousand.
In a price fight, Lin Kuang feared nothing. His Blue Sea Bracelet was full of top-grade Profound Crystals, and four hundred thousand low-grade Profound Crystals were only dozens of top-grade ones.
After hearing Lin Kuang’s words, everyone fell silent again, their gazes filled with nothing but shock and more shock.
This was insane—one broken stone had soared to four hundred thousand—this was difficult to accept.
At that moment, the person who had been following along with the bidding shook his head and gave up.
He also suspected whether this stone was a Dragon Stone, but he was only suspicious, not certain.
If he spent over four hundred thousand Profound Crystals and got his hands on just an ordinary stone, that would be miserable.
One could say this was a grand gamble, and only those who could afford it could continue.
Lan Ji, the auctioneer, looked at Lin Kuang’s VIP room with bright eyes; she also hadn’t expected that a stone which Wanbao Tower couldn’t even identify could auction for such a high price. This was something she couldn’t quite believe.
"Young friend, it seems like you’ve noticed something, so the old man will gamble with you this time!"
At this moment, that old voice sounded again, obviously directed at Lin Kuang.
In response, Lin Kuang smiled slightly, "The senior is right; I’m also gambling."
"Okay, then let’s bet big, five hundred thousand!"
The old voice spoke once more, with a hint of a smile, as if they had encountered someone interesting.
"Senior, I won’t hold back then, six hundred thousand."
Lin Kuang said with a smile, not caring about the price at all.
But everyone present was stunned—six hundred thousand—that was six hundred thousand low-grade Profound Crystals, a huge sum!
At this moment, everyone set their sights on Lin Kuang’s VIP room, each gaze filled with shock.
Of course, among them were some malicious eyes, clearly targeting Lin Kuang.
Lin Kuang was not afraid at all; anyone trying to target him wouldn’t find it easy to succeed.
"Young friend, you truly have spirit. I like people like you.
Seven hundred thousand!"
The elder spoke again, his tone filled with amusement, completely unconcerned with the price.
Hearing this, Lin Kuang chuckled again, "Senior, this gamble is getting a bit big, isn’t it? It’s making me want to give up.
But gambling, well, if you’re going to gamble, you should see it through to the end.
I’ll bid eight hundred thousand!"
With the offer of eight hundred thousand, everyone was dumbfounded, eyes wide open—those were eight hundred thousand low-grade Profound Crystals, a fortune, not scrap paper!
Lan Ji also looked on with excitement; the highest auction record she had ever presided over was nine hundred eighty thousand, which was already astronomical!
It looked like her record might be broken today, which made Lan Ji very excited.
"Young friend, you are truly bold. The old man will accompany you to the end.
Nine hundred thousand!"
The elder spoke again, his tone carrying a touch of gravity.
After all, nine hundred thousand low-grade Profound Crystals, who wouldn’t feel the pinch spending that? Plus, if it turned out to be an ordinary stone, it would be a massive loss.
"The senior is also quite bold, but a newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger. I’ll add a bit more, one million!"
Lin Kuang said with a smile, raising the price directly to one million low-grade Profound Crystals.
Upon hearing the number one million, Lan Ji felt incredibly happy.
Her previous highest auction record had been broken, which naturally pleased Lan Ji immensely.
Moreover, one million low-grade Profound Crystals meant a considerable commission for her!
"Young friend, it seems you intend to challenge me to the end, huh?
Interesting, very interesting, one hundred twenty thousand!"
The elder spoke again, adding twenty thousand low-grade Profound Crystals.
"Indeed, at this point, it’s either fight or flight; I can only choose to fight.
Sorry, senior, one hundred fifty thousand!"
Lin Kuang spoke again, pushing the price up by thirty thousand top-grade Profound Crystals.
Hearing Lin Kuang’s bid, everyone present was completely dumbfounded—one hundred fifty thousand low-grade Profound Crystals, that was one hundred fifty thousand low-grade Profound Crystals!
Lan Ji also looked at Lin Kuang with great excitement, wishing she could hug him and give him a kiss—she was too excited.
One hundred fifty thousand low-grade Profound Crystals, her commission was also extremely generous!
"I must thank this guy later; he managed to push the price to one hundred fifty thousand."
Looking at Lin Kuang in the VIP room, Lan Ji thought, feeling quite pleased.
And regarding this auction item, she had only introduced it briefly and said nothing more—this money was too easy to earn.
Hearing Lin Kuang’s one hundred fifty thousand price, the elder was also silent.
He could produce more Profound Crystals, but doing so would leave him with none.
And his bid of one hundred twenty thousand had been intended to scare Lin Kuang.
Unfortunately, not only did Lin Kuang remain unscared, he had even increased the bid by thirty thousand, directly offering one hundred fifty thousand low-grade Profound Crystals, which left the elder helpless.
"Young friend, you’ve won. This stone is yours; I hope your bet is right."
The elder said with a smile, although a little unwilling, he sincerely wished Lin Kuang well.
In response, Lin Kuang smiled and nodded, "Thank you, senior, I also hope I’ve made the right bet."
At this point, Lan Ji also understood that there would be no further competition for this price, so Lan Ji made it final: one hundred fifty thousand, sold!