"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
"Two hundred and fifty-eight million dollars? Has this fella gone insane?" Everyone turned to gaze at Leon in sheer shock. They knew that this Mirror of Aegis could not possibly be a priceless treasure and that it was already ludicrous enough for Tim to offer 215 million, but now, Leon was even more outrageous than Tim and raised the price to 258 million! This was the most expensive bid the auction house ever saw! "You punk!" the smile on Tim's face froze. Now that he finally beat both William and Quinton and was about to get his hands on the Mirror of Aegis, he could not believe that Leon came out of nowhere and ruined everything! One could only imagine the fury he felt at this! However, Tim and the rest of the philanthropists were not the only ones shocked by this—even Iris, Ruth, and Quinton were equally in disbelief. "What are you doing, Leon? This is just an old mirror, and it can't possibly be worth two hundred and fifty-eight million dollars! Have you gone insane?"
"Rats!" Tim was outraged when he heard Iris, Ruth, and Quinton's conversation. He finally realized that he walked right into Leon's trap! This was a foolish mistake he should not have committed! "Oh no, I guess that mirror is going to end up in Mister Durkan's hands now!" the philanthropists watching all shook their heads and sighed. Now that Leon got revenge on Tim, they all believed that Leon would not continue raising the price anymore, but what happened next shook them all to the core. "Three hundred and thirty million dollars!" Leon raised his sign. Everyone was shocked by this, even Tim himself. Iris, Quinton, and Ruth were in equal disbelief as they never expected that Leon would continue raising the bid for the Mirror of Aegis. "Leon, have you gone insane?" Iris and Ruth gaped at him. "Mister Wolf, you shouldn't have acted so impulsively," Quinton sighed. He could not understand why Leon stubbornly chose to raise the bid—this was an act of recklessness! "Iris