Return From The Immortal World
Chapter 1131 - The Most Valuable Treasure
When the lights in the hall went out, soft lighting was turned on indoors and only the auction platform had better lighting. Ouyang Lulu then whispered, "The auction is about to begin."
As expected, the guests who had come to attend the auction had currently reached over 200 people, and most of the seats in the hall had been occupied. The entrance to the venue was slowly closed and the host, a young man wearing white gloves, came onto the stage with a beaming face.
"Welcome to Blue Starfish Mansion, Ladies & Gentlemen. I thank the owner of the Blue Starfish Mansion, Mr. Hu Shaokun, who has provided the auction site to us. My name is Cheng Huan and I am the auctioneer for this auction. "
Up to this point, he paused for a moment and then pointed to the projector screen that had just been activated. He continued to speak with a smile, "This is the list of items that will be auctioned off at the auction today. I believe that all the distinguished guests in the hall have heard about some items in advance. There may be some treasures you like among them, so without further ado, I hereby announce. The auction starts now!
"The first article to be auctioned is a painting collected by a famous major collector …"
As the auction process went on, the first article did not appeal to Tang Xiu as he was also a painter. He could just put his own masterpiece up for auction and get the highest price for it if he wanted to.
The second article is a set of Yixing clay teapots that used to be Royal Purple Teapot from the Imperial Palace, so they are also quite expensive.
Items are auctioned off as the auction progresses. Tang Xiu found that many guests participated in the bidding, but no crime was involved. Furthermore, the price of each article auctioned could be said to be quite low, with the lowest value of only 5 million.
"Ji Mu, are you asking me the number of articles auctioned this time?" Tang Xiu asked.
"A total of 32 items, I guess," Ji Mu replied. "But I only heard some info about some of them. I don't know about the rest."
Tang Xiu nodded in response and shifted his focus back to the auctioneer.
Eight is past ten. The guide girl in the cheongsam stepped onto the stage and the auctioneer spoke again with a smile, "The next article is a very interesting object, Ladies & Gentlemen. It had been appraised by over ten treasure expert appraisers, yet none of them had been appraisers. were able to identify what object this one was. The only thing that is certain is that this object has a few years behind it. But without further ado, let's take a look at the projection screen! "
A clear photo taken by the projector is displayed on the screen, the guide woman then lifts the yellow silk cover over the item, the, revealing the antique wooden box to the audience and paving the way for the appearance of the crystal-clear pearl inside. .
Isn't that …
Surprise flashed in Tang Xiu's eyes, and he instantly unleashed his spiritual senses to quickly cover the crystal pearl. The longer he observed, the clearer his shock.
A Dragon Pearl's?
His eyes fixedly stared at the Pearl Dragon in the hand of the guiding lady while feeling shocked inside. He could clearly feel the immense energy contained within the pearl. This Dragon Demon was definitely not from an ordinary dragon, but it was very likely from an ancient dragon!
But then ... how could the Pearl Dragon of an ancient dragon appear on Earth?
Back when in the Eternal World, he had also obtained a similar pearl, but the price he had to pay to obtain it was huge. Furthermore, the enormous essence energy contained within the Dragon Pearl was the reason that made it able to break through the final shackles to become a Supreme.
Grandma Zui Ying, who had noticed Tang Xiu, soon discovered that Tang Xiu was shocked. His expression shifted slightly and he immediately focused his eyes on the Pearl Dragon for a few seconds. Then, he asked in a whisper, "Do you know what that thing is, Master Tang?"
Tang Xiu nodded silently, then glanced at him while replying, "This is a good object."
"What's so great about that?" ask the old woman in a hurry.
Tang Xiu only smiled faintly in response and waited for the auction to begin. He was not afraid that this old woman would compete with him to obtain this Pearl because he was well aware of how powerful she was. Furthermore, he knew that it was a great thing of his own, so he could have broken his courtesy if he dared to go against it.
Overall, he was prepared to risk everything to win this Pearl Dragon.
The auction host then spoke with a beaming smile, "Tens of treasure appraisal may not be able to judge what this pearl is. However, ancient objects are always a good thing, don't you agree? What's more, this pearl was very clear as crystal and was almost comparable to the legendary Luminous Pearl. Therefore, we will start the bidding at 5 million. Anyone who wants to get these pearls should increase the bidding by at least 100,000 each time. "
"5 million?"
"A pearl?"
Half a minute after the host's voice faded, there were not among the more than 200 guests attending the auction who made the bid. It was truly an unknown object as described, after all, while there were also better objects waiting. Who knows if it is a treasure or not? If it turns out that it is garbage and you spend 5 million on it, you could feel depressed because of it.
"5. 1 million."
The host finally felt relieved when he heard the offer. He had organized many auctions with many high-end articles. However, he had never experienced such a situation in the past. If such an unwanted situation were to occur, it would definitely affect the auction a little.
He smiled at the old man and praised him. "This old man really has sharp eyes, doesn't he? These pearls can indeed be a great treasure. In addition, all the treasure expert appraisers said that the value should be more than 5 million yuan, which proves that this object is unusual "What about others? Does anyone want to bid higher? Otherwise, this enormous treasure could be bagged by the old man!"
"5. 5 million."
When his voice faded, someone finally quoted. However, few people were interested in bidding for such an item. After several rounds of bidding, the final price finally stopped at 6. 2 million .
"Is there anyone else who wants to bid higher?" ask the host again.
Tang Xiu slowly lifted the number plate placed next to him and smilingly shouted, "6.5 million!"
The price increased by 300,000 at a time. The figure was not much, but it still received a lot of attention. Especially for Gu Changmin and Ji Xiangkui who knew his true identity. The two men instantly turned their eyes to the Pearl Dragon with slightly flaming eyes.
"That thing should be good stuff! All that could pull his eyes out was certainly unusual," Jin Xingkui commented in a low voice.
“Persis my guess.” Gu Changmin slightly nodded and said, “But let's refrain from bidding since he's already eyeing it.
"I know that," Jin Xingkui replied in a whisper. "But if he wins the bid for it, let's ask him about it when we drink later."
"okay!" gu Changmin replied without much words.
The middle-aged man who quoted 6.2 million turned to look at Tang Xiu in surprise and discovered that the man was unknown. Although she was surprised that Tang Xiu was still so young, she still raised her number again and shouted, "7 million!"
"7. 5!" Tang Xiu raised his number and called out.
"8!" following the middle-aged man
"8. 5!" Tang Xiu raised his number again.
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment. He turned to look at Tang Xiu again and immediately gave up.
Finally, this Dragon Pearl was won by Tang Xiu for 8.5 million yuan. He then chose to go backstage as quickly as possible to receive it and return to his seat five minutes later with a pearl.
At this moment, no one knew how extremely excited and shocking Tang Xiu was. This ancient dragon pearl contained a huge amount of energy which, let alone 8.5 million yuan, even if all the money in banks all over the Earth were added together, was added together, that's far from enough to buy it.
Half an hour passed and the auction would finally end. Another item appeared before Tang Xiu's eyes again. But after seeing the image of the object displayed on the projection screen and hearing the description from the auctioneer, a thick killing intent overflowed from his eyes.
It turned out to be an Aeroglider!
It was a high-tech Avion researched and developed by the Magnificent Tang Corporation. Not even one was sold to anyone except those that were part of the agreement with the military! However, one of them suddenly appeared at this auction. It made Tang Xiu instantly realize that there must be a problem in the military or in his own company!
"I've explained all the energy-saving features of this object clearly, so now I'll announce that the base price is 10 million, and each increment will not be less than 1 million!" announcing the host with a smile.
"Stop!"
Tang Xiu directly got up from his seat. Under the attentive gazes of the host and over 200 guests, he walked up to the auction stage and swept the audience with cold and cold eyes. Then, he immediately spoke in a heavy voice, "A very interesting thing! But I'll do everything I can to get it. I will continue to raise the price by 1 million regardless of the offer of others. But …"
The host's expression changed drastically and looked surprised. But after discovering how cold Tang Xiu's expression was, he hurriedly called out, "Sir, please think carefully. If the price quoted by the bidder is too high, I'm afraid it will cause you …"
Tang Xiu raised his hand to cut him off and nonchalantly said, "Strain your worries. No one will dare to bid today because they have to face me! I know everyone will be offended by my strange demeanor here, but this object is too important, and those who dare to fight me will end up very miserable! "
An old man sitting in the second row seat frowned and sadly said, "Don't talk so crazy, young man. Don't treat us all here like we're poor even if you have money. This level of auction is not a place you can show off! "
"You think I'm showing off? You want to try me?" Tang Xiu sneered.