"Mister Hunt, if that's the case, are you here for the treasure as well?" Iris immediately guessed why Quinton was there."Yes, that's right!" Quinton said with a nod.Since the treasure might not be real, the major families merely sent their younger descendants over. The older generation did not appear.The Hunts did so as well, sending Quinton over to check things out."Please," Leon pursed his lips.If the treasure was real, there was no way they would be auctioning such a thing!He felt like any talk of the treasure was probably just fabricated by the auction house, so he did not bother thinking about it."Mister Wolf, let's go. Let's talk about it inside!" Quinton said. After that, he went into the building with Leon and the others.Just like the last time, Leon and Quinton both paid the deposit by the standard procedures of the auction house. They received their number plate and photo albums before they entered the venue.At that moment, it was already packed inside. Loo
There were a lot of items being auctioned, from antique works of art to jewelry. Nothing there was cheap.This time, Leon's goal was the Snow Lotus, so he was not interested in anything else.However, the rich young men seemed quite interested in all of it. They would constantly fight over the objects that were being auctioned.Even Iris, Ruth, and Quinton could not resist spending a few million on some paintings and other items.As the auction proceeded, the atmosphere slowly rose. Jared finally had one of the ladies bring out the snow Lotus."The next item is a Snow Lotus over five hundred and twenty years old. This is one of the star attractions of this auction. The starting bid will be four million dollars! The increments are to be no less than seven hundred thousand!" Jared said.Looking at the Snow Lotus that still looked as white as snow even after being dried on the stage, Leon was immediately interested.As opposed to that, the young men stared to lose interest.After
"It's him!" Quinton's expression darkened when he saw that young man."Mister Hunt, who is he?" Leon asked."He's from one of the three great families of Seacove City, the Durkans. He's their heir, Tim Durkan!" Quinton revealed the man's identity."The heir of the Durkans? Why is he fighting over the Snow Lotus with me for no reason?" Leon looked uncertain.He knew that medicinal materials were not considered that useful among most young men. The only reason for Tim to want something as valuable as the Snow Lotus would be because the Durkans were a family who were in the field of medicine. Otherwise, there would be no reason for this!"No, Tim's never had a good relationship with me! He might just be going against you because you're my friend," Quinton explained.Quinton was right as well. Tim targeted Leon because of Quinton.On the other hand, Iris and Ruth were incredibly beautiful as well. He was jealous of how lucky Leon was, so he felt the urge to interfere and push Leon d
Seeing that Leon was offering so much for the Snow Lotus, Tim Durkan started to hesitate.After all, he just wanted to toy with Leon this time and not buy the Snow Lotus. If he continued to increase, the price, Leon might choose to give up. Wouldn't he look like an idiot then?!"Brat, since you want to look like an idiot so much, I'll grant you your wish! I'll just give you this useless thing!" Tim laughed in a pleased manner.Saying that, he looked at Iris and Ruth. He wanted to show off how he trampled over Leon to those two women. He wanted to win their favor.Unfortunately, what he got in return was the angry gazes of those women instead. He felt a bit awkward about it, and he suddenly felt less pleased with himself."Good, very good," Leon coldly looked at Tim.Even though he was furious, it was still an auction. Anyone had the right to bid. Even if Tim was deliberately sabotaging him, he was still forced to just accept it!However, he still managed to get the snow Lotus in
"Um, alright then." Seeing that neither Ruth nor Quinton wanted to leave, Leon had no choice but to sit back down. After God knows how long, the auction finally came to an end, and there was only one item left, which was the most attractive item of the day—the Mirror of Aegis. At this moment, Leon became so bored that he almost nodded off, but in contrast, Quinton, Tim, and the rest of the philanthropists immediately perked up at this, especially when they saw Jared gesturing for the hostess to bring the Mirror of Aegis onstage. The moment the mirror, covered in a piece of red drape, appeared onstage, the entire room seemed to come alive with a buzz of excitement as everyone's interest was piqued by this final treasure. "Our final item is the Mirror of Aegis—a piece of treasure that treasure Hunter managed to recover from some ancient ruins. This is our final and most valuable piece of treasure at our auction today, and its starting price is from 43 million dollars, with an
"Leon, you were right! Turns out this mirror is just a piece of rusty metal, and not a priceless piece of treasure at all!" Ruth was utterly dismayed to see the Mirror of Aegis, and all her excitement and anticipation instantly dissipated. "That's right! If only we listened to Leon earlier and left, we wouldn't have wasted so much time at this auction," Iris was just as disappointed. "Never mind. Let's go now!" Ruth said as she grabbed Leon's arm, intending to leave."No! We can't leave!" Leon instinctively shrugged her away. "What? Why not? Didn't you want to leave just now? Why are you insisting on staying now?" Iris was shocked to see his reaction."Iris is right. This isn't even a real piece of treasure at all, so why do you even want to stay here?" Ruth asked dubiously, utterly stunned by Leon's sudden change in behavior. "Um, well, since the auction is ending soon anyway, let's leave after it's ended." Leon tried to stifle his excitement and quickly regained his composu
"This is a piece of useless antique and is probably worth just a few million dollars, yet you've placed the starting price at forty-three million dollars. That's daylight robbery!" everyone was outraged to hear this. They all knew that this dirty, rusty piece of the mirror did not look at all like it harnessed vast powers within, and thus was not treasure at all! Besides, the mirror was already with the Powells for a few days now, and if it were truly treasure, the Powells would never have auctioned it! Therefore, it was highly unlikely for the Mirror of Aegis to be a piece of priceless treasure! However, at the same time, there was no guarantee at all, and since most treasures fell into different hands throughout the ages, one could not be entirely sure that an ancient relic did not possess hidden secrets at all. Therefore, since the Mirror of Aegis was indeed an ancient relic, there was a small—but not negligible—chance that this could indeed be a priceless treasure! "Fort
"Yes, I've already got the money ready. It's all inside this card." Iris handed him a Supreme Card that belonged to Rivercity Bank. "That's great!" Leon was delighted by this and immediately grew confident as he clutched the card in his hand. Even though h prepared this money in advance for the Wrights, he could still use it now to bid for the Mirror of Aegis—he would have plenty of time to figure out how to gather another 287 million dollars for them! "A hundred and thirty million, going once! "Going twice!" Jared's voice rang out. Seeing that all three of the major families in Seacove City have offered their bid, the rest of the philanthropists gave up and instead turned to gaze at Quinton, Tim, and William in awe, eager to see who would successfully bring home the Mirror of Aegis! "A hundred and fifty-eight million!" Quinton raised his sign after a moment's contemplation. "A hundred and seventy-two million!" Tim added. "A hundred and eighty-six million!" William decl