Chapter 58: Bidding
"These are two hollow lotus plants that are at least 500 years old, and this medicinal herb is extremely scarce, and we have found it after a lot of hardship in the snowfields of the Far East. It has all kinds of miraculous effects such as blood coagulation, concentration of essence, refining the body, etc., and it is a necessary medicinal material for refining many high-grade pills, and it is often priceless, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it."
The old man on the auction table spat and praised the hollow lotus grass, and then announced its reserve price to everyone in the auction hall with a smile: "The reserve price of these two hollow lotus plants is two thousand taels of silver, the opportunity is rare, you must take advantage of it!"
For the praise of the old man, many martial artists in the audience directly scoffed and sighed, and some people who really knew the goods immediately quoted the price.
"I'll give you two thousand one hundred taels!" shouted a richly dressed herb merchant.
"I'll pay two thousand two hundred taels!" a lean man next to the herb merchant immediately quoted a higher price.
"Two thousand five hundred taels!" Not to be outdone, the herb merchant immediately quoted a higher price, turning his head and glaring at the lean man.
The latter ignored the other party's provocative eyes, and said slowly: "Two thousand six hundred taels!"
This time, he quoted a price of one hundred taels more than the other party, as if he was deliberately going against the herb merchant.
"Three thousand taels!" the herb merchant gritted his teeth, unwilling.
The thin man's faint voice came out next: "Three thousand one hundred taels!"
"Three thousand five hundred taels!"
"Three thousand six hundred taels!"
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In the voice of the two of them, one cold and one hot, the price of those two hollow lotus plants continued to rise. Obviously, these two people are working hard, and no one is convinced.
There are also martial artists around who casually quote the price, instigating the price of the hollow lotus grass to be even higher.
The old man on the auction table looked at everything with a smile, and from time to time inserted a sentence or two of incitement, his heart was already happy, and this kind of competition between the two was what the auction house liked to see the most. After all, the higher the price, the more they earn.
However, at this moment, Ling Feng, who was in the VIP room on the upper floor of the auction hall, was worried in his heart. These two hollow lotus plants are bound to be obtained, but looking at the two people in the hall who are also bound to win, it seems that he must have to make a blood today.
Ling Feng was worried in his heart, but his face was calm, and even the excited look he had before waved away, quietly watching everything that happened in the auction hall, and did not open his mouth.
The Third Prince and Xue Xiao looked at Ling Feng suspiciously, when they started to auction the Hollow Lotus Grass just now, seeing his excited appearance, they thought that he would participate in the auction. But now it seems that he is leisurely drinking the fragrant tea in his hand, looking at everything in the hall lightly, and his indifferent performance surprised them.
"Did you just dazzle yourself?"
I couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Ling Feng's gourd, and the third prince scratched his head suspiciously.
Of course, Ling Feng's heart was not as calm as he appeared, but waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a time when one side in the hall could not hold on!
Inside the auction hall.
At this moment, the price of the two hollow lotus grasses had been auctioned to a high price of five thousand taels of silver, and a trace of sweat had already appeared on the forehead of the medicinal herb merchant. He is a man of business, and everything will be prioritized whether it is profitable or not. Now this price is already his bottom line, and if he continues to call, then he will have no profit to make.
Finally, when the lean man quoted the price of five thousand taels, the herb merchant moved his lips unwillingly, but he did not continue to raise the price.
Seeing all this in his eyes, Ling Feng's eyes lit up.
Seeing that the medicinal herb merchant gave up the bidding, the old man on the stage showed a slightly regretful look on his face, but immediately changed to a professional smile, after all, the price of five thousand taels was already one thousand taels higher than the original budgeted price, and the auction house still made a lot of money.
"This gentleman paid five thousand taels of silver, does anyone else offer?"
Although he knew that it was almost impossible for anyone to continue bidding, the old man on the auction table still smiled at everyone according to the process and asked.
Everyone in the audience was silent, and no one made any more offers. Two thousand taels of things have been auctioned for five thousand taels, and it is not necessary to do so, no one is stupid enough to quote a higher price.
"Is there anyone else making an offer?" the old man asked a second time.
There was still no one in the audience.
If there is still no offer on the third inquiry, the buyer can be determined.
"If not, then these two hollow lotus plants ......" The old man also thought that it was no longer possible for anyone to quote a higher price, and he was no longer inking, and was about to announce the transaction, but was interrupted by a faint voice in the VIP room on the second floor of the auction hall:
"I'll give five thousand and one hundred taels!"
The old man was stunned, looked up at the VIP room that made a sound, and when he saw it, a young man with clear eyebrows stood in front of the window of the VIP room, with a faint smile on his face, and repeated again: "I'll give five thousand and one hundred taels!"
There are even people who quote higher prices!
The originally quiet auction hall exploded with a "boom", and many people even looked up at the teenager. They didn't expect someone to make an offer, and it was someone in the VIP room!
It stands to reason that those people in the VIP room are either rich or noble, and their status is extremely high, although these medicinal materials are precious, they are nothing to them, and few VIPs will participate in the auction of these medicinal materials.
But since someone quoted a higher price, the warriors in the hall were naturally happy to watch the excitement on the sidelines, and they showed excited expressions one by one, waiting to watch another good show.
The young man who quoted the price of five thousand and one hundred taels was Ling Feng. At this moment, the Third Prince and Xue Xiaoxiao behind him finally understood why Ling Feng was so excited at the beginning - because he was bound to get these two hollow lotus grasses!
The lean man thought that these two herbs had become his own bag, but he was stabbed sideways by Ling Feng, and he couldn't help but be surprised.
Although he knew that Ling Feng's identity would definitely not be ordinary in the VIP room, this hollow lotus grass was a medicinal material that he had to use for alchemy, and he finally came across it, how could he give up so easily, he couldn't help but grit his teeth, and was about to quote a higher price, but he heard someone in the other VIP room quote: "I'll pay six thousand taels!"
The thin man was dumbfounded, and everyone was shocked!
What kind of person is this, he actually added an extra nine hundred taels as soon as he exited, and he made such a generous shot, this increase is too exaggerated, right?
Others couldn't guess, but Ling Feng was 100% sure that the person who made the offer just now must be the Great Prince! He saw that he was quoting, so he quoted a higher price, wanting to prevent himself from obtaining these two hollow lotus plants.
Thinking of this, Ling Feng couldn't help frowning slightly.