The sky-high price of the hope stone

The city of gold is sought by the world

Lawrence & Co.'s Autumn Auction, New York, USA.

This is one of the 10 largest and most anticipated auctions in the world.

Unlike previous auctions, this year's Laureus Fall Auction was held on an impromptu basis, and the number of participants exceeded 500.

In addition to world-renowned collectors, financial tycoons, and real estate tycoons, there are also more than a dozen invisible billionaires who have never appeared in public.

And the main purpose of their visit this time is for the recent discovery of a blue gemstone called "Hope" on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in China.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!" A middle-aged man in a suit and glasses walked up to the stage and whispered in a standard American accent. "I'm glad you to be here at the auction today, and we only have one thing to auction today, and that is this Stone of Hope from the Far East."

The blonde man paused, he smiled and pressed the remote control in his hand, and the picture on the big screen of the venue immediately changed, and the photo of a gem as blue as the sky immediately came into people's eyes.

The overall shape of this gemstone is oval, with a mysterious and alluring blue color from the whole body, and it can be seen from the data given on the left side of the picture that it is 6.7 cm long and 3.25 cm wide, and the overall weight is a staggering 450.25 grams.

Judging from these figures alone, this gem can definitely inhabit one of the top 10 gemstones in the world.

The blond man didn't speak in a hurry, he knew the skills of the auction very well, and he also knew how to whet the appetite of others, and after a while, he said slowly in a slightly proud tone: "This is the protagonist of our auction today, the Stone of Hope." However, it is called hope not because of its blue color like the sky, but because of its provenance......"

The blond-haired man paused as he spoke, and then he looked around at the guests in the audience, and then said slowly: "I think all the guests here today should know that there is a mysterious and beautiful golden city in the Far East, and this gem comes from there. We call it hope, and that's because whoever gets it gets all the clues to find the City of Gold......"

The blonde man didn't say more, but clapped his hands lightly, and then the lights in the entire auction hall went dark.

Amid the uproar from the audience, four men in black suits walked to the center of the booth with a Hope Stone covered in bulletproof glass and a special instrument.

"Let's get started!"

After the blonde man whispered, the two men in suits carefully took off the glass cover covering the Hope Stone, and then, after the other two people adjusted their positions, a dazzling beam of light hit the Hope Stone directly, and at the same time, on the other side of the Hope Stone, a beautiful landscape map was on the screen.

It turns out that within this unique gem, there is such an earth-shattering secret.

The peerless gem and the art of carving, these two alone are enough to shock the world with this stone of hope.

What's more, behind it, there is also a city of gold made of pure gold.

"I'll give 20 million!" Amidst the countless exclamations and uproar from the audience, a person suddenly shouted.

"I'll give twenty-five million!" As soon as the voice fell, the other hurriedly shouted.

"I'll give 28 million!" A voice shouted.

"I'll give 30 million!"

"I'll give 35 million!"

"I'll give 50 million!" Just when everyone was scrambling to increase the price, a woman's voice said coldly.

This person's voice is very cold, cold without any emotion, cold like ice, cold like snow, her voice is not loud, but it can be heard clearly by everyone.

As soon as her words came out, everyone fell silent and turned to look at her.

I saw that this was a Chinese woman, with short pale yellow hair and a smart gray suit, looking both handsome and beautiful.

Although everyone was looking at her, she didn't seem to notice the eyes of these people at all.

She just looked at the blonde man on the stage coldly, and said coldly, "I'll give 50 million, do you hear?" ”

"I ...... Of course I heard it! The blond-haired man obviously didn't expect this woman to come up and offer such a high price, he was stunned for a moment, and then nodded with a smile and said.

He glanced down at the list on the auction guest book, and then said loudly: "Miss Ice from Alpha Company bid 50 million, is there any higher than Miss Ice?" ”

He picked up the mallet on the table, looked around, and then said aloud, "Fifty million, the first time!" 50 million ......"

"I'll give 60 million!" At this time, an old businessman suddenly spoke.

This man was an old man with gray hair and a wisp of white hair under his chin, he was wearing a white suit, and his style looked very elegant, and he not only had white hair and white clothes, but his face was even whiter, white and bloodless, white like a piece of paper.

And beside him sat a young man with the same pale face as him, except that this young man wore a big red suit, red like red, red like blood.

These two people were originally sitting in the back corner of the auction hall, and no one noticed them, but at this time, the two of them had obviously become the focus of the audience, and even ICE, who had always regarded herself as high, couldn't help but turn her attention to the two of them.

The old man was smiling, smiling kindly, but the young man was completely expressionless, as if he had a mask on his face that could not smile at all.

"This ...... The ...... blond man obviously didn't expect these two people to offer such a high price, he hurriedly lowered his head to look through the list of auction guests, and hurriedly flipped through it for a while before he smiled slightly embarrassedly: "This Mr. Nishiki from Japan's Nishino Group is ...... Bid 60 million! ”

"I'll give 70 million!" Ice didn't wait for the blonde man's words to fall, and rushed to speak.

"Miss Ice is out of ......," said the blonde man hurriedly.

"I'll give seventy-one million!" Mr. Nishiki said with a smile.

"I'll give 80 million!" Ice said through gritted teeth.

"I'm out of eighty-one million!" Mr. Nishiki said unhurriedly.

"Can a trafficker who makes money by selling people have so much money?" Ice suddenly stood up and looked at Ximu and said coldly.

"Hahaha! What did Miss Ice say about this? With his trademark smile throughout, Mr. Nishiki pulled down his beard and continued, "We never break the law!" As for the money! Absolutely! ”

"Humph!" Ice didn't quarrel with him, she just looked at Ximu coldly, and after a while, Ice said coldly: "I'll give 100 million!" ”

Then, Ice turned around and said coldly at the blonde man, "No matter how much this man comes out today, I will have 10 million more than him!" ”

"Yes...... But, Miss Ice, this seems to be out of order! The blonde man said with a smile.

"There are no rules! Money is the rule! Ice looked at the blonde man and said coldly. I repeat, I'll give 100 million now! This stone of hope, I'm going to decide! ”

"Okay!" The blonde man smiled helplessly, then looked at the people in the audience, looked at Mr. Nishiki again, and then said loudly: "Now that Miss Ice has paid 100 million dollars, is there anything higher than Miss Ice?" ”

When he said this, his eyes were always fixed on Mr. Nishiki, as if he was waiting for Nishiki's answer.

At this time, Ximu was also looking at the blonde man, and after a while, he suddenly shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "The Alpha Group is really wealthy, and we will not rob you of it." ”

After speaking, he actually stood up and said slowly to the young man next to him: "Zhisuke-kun, let's go!" ”

"Yes!" Hearing Mr. Nishiki's words, the young man immediately stood up, and then bowed to Mr. Nishiki and said.

"Congratulations, Miss Ice! I want to ......" Mr. Nishiki looked at Ice and said slowly, "I think we'll meet again soon!" ”

Although he failed to photograph this stone of hope, the tone of his voice was not a little lost, but a lot more pleasant, and he felt as if he was the one who really photographed this stone of hope.

After saying that, Mr. Nishiki turned around and slowly left the auction site, the young man named Nosuke followed him closely, and just as they were about to walk out of the auction hall, the young man named Nosuke suddenly looked back at ice.

His eyes as cold as knives made Ice's whole body stand on end in an instant, but what made Ice even more unexpected was that this person-like nosuke-kun actually smiled at Ice.

His smile was so weird, so unpredictable.

The wind, blowing constantly, with that disgusting rancid stench, kept hitting my brain.

It seemed to mock, mock my vulnerability, mock my helplessness.

The blood began to flow down my fingertips, but I didn't seem to feel it at all, and I was still looking for a place to climb on the four walls of this mass grave.

However, when I tried for the ninth time, I finally gave up.

I slowly lay down, next to the headless corpses.

I looked at the golden city that shone like the sun, and although it was near, it seemed to me that the end of the world was close at hand.

I gasped for air, the disgusting smell irritating my stomach.

My stomach was contracting, but there was nothing left in my stomach to vomit.

I slowly closed my eyes, my heart was already cold, my blood was cold as frost, I had thought of all the ways I could, but the reality ruthlessly beat me back to the original point.

But at this time, suddenly a figure appeared on the top of this mass grave.

The dazzling sunlight said that this person's figure was completely enveloped, and I couldn't see his appearance clearly, but I could clearly feel that this person standing on it was a woman.

However, at this time, I didn't care if the person who came was a man or a woman.

As long as there are people, there is hope.

As long as there is hope, there is a chance to live.