“Tear Crystals! What are these things?”
“Never heard of them. This is my first time seeing them, too.”
“They’re crystal-clear and look pretty interesting. These little things must be worth a fortune.”
“They certainly don’t look like ordinary crystals. They’re quite high-end.”
In a corner, An Yi watched the astonished bidders with an easygoing air, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
Just as he had expected, this bunch of people—who had never even seen glass marbles before—had all been thoroughly awed.
“Legend has it that Tear Crystals are the tears shed by mermaid maidens for love. Each one is the crystallization of longing and sorrow, which is why they are so incredibly precious…”
With her uniquely gentle voice, Xue Jia slowly spun her tale.
At her signal, the attendants opened the jade boxes one after another.
There were nine jade boxes in total, and each contained a single glass marble. The colors of their cores were all different.
“Each Tear Crystal symbolizes a different type of spiritual power. The red one represents fire spiritual power, the blue one represents water spiritual power, the purple one represents lightning spiritual power, and so on… These nine crystals will be auctioned together. The starting bid is one hundred gold coins, and each bid must increase by at least ten gold coins!”
Xue Jia spoke slowly and clearly.
An Yi was utterly dumbfounded.
They had actually divided the glass marbles into different color categories!
Damn!
So that was how you played the game!
The moment she did that, the whole thing seemed to have shot up in status.
These had originally been worthless objects, yet she had managed to hype them up like this?
In an instant, the entire auction hall erupted with bids.
“One hundred and fifty gold coins!”
“Two hundred and thirty gold coins!”
“Three hundred gold coins!”
Amid the enthusiastic competition, the price of the glass marbles was quickly driven up to an astonishing level.
An Yi stared blankly from below.
These damn glass marbles were actually worth this much?
He had sold them too cheaply!
He had sold them for five gold coins each!
In the blink of an eye, their price had multiplied several times over.
An Yi sighed softly. “I’ve taken a huge loss!”
Sometimes, an object could be as ordinary as ordinary got. But for the wealthy, things were never purchased for their practical value. What mattered was whether they could display their status.
Whether they could show off and save face.
To them, that was what made something valuable.
“Five hundred gold coins!”
A voice suddenly rang out, instantly silencing the bids throughout the hall.
Five hundred gold coins!
An Yi looked up and raised his brows slightly.
Where had this hothead come from?
The bidder was a tall young man.
He could not exactly be called handsome, but there was an indescribable quality about him, a natural air of authority.
Joy appeared in Xue Jia’s eyes, and she hurriedly called out, “Five hundred gold coins, once!”
This commission alone was going to make her a fortune.
“Wait!”
The tall man spoke up with a broad smile. “These Tear Crystals are a gift I’d like to present to Miss Xue. I wonder if you would accept them?”
“This…”
Xue Jia’s expression changed, and she suddenly froze.
Looking at the tall young man, Xue Jia suddenly remembered who he was.
Fang Shi!
The Fourth Young Master of the Fang Family from Lingchuan Domain.
All at once, Xue Jia seemed to understand why she had been transferred back to Qicheng after already being assigned to Luo Family Town.
“Five hundred and ten gold coins!”
A voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Fang Shi’s attempt to curry favor.
Xue Jia looked over in surprise.
The bidder was none other than Ye Tian!
“This kid’s crazy! This is just some rich man throwing money around!”
Seeing Ye Tian in the back, An Yi shook his head helplessly.
Why was he getting so worked up over this?
“The Waste of the Ye Family?”
Fang Shi’s gaze turned cold as he looked toward Ye Tian.
He clearly had not expected this kid to openly challenge him.
Xue Jia stared at Ye Tian in disbelief.
Where had this guy gotten the money?
“Six hundred gold coins!”
Fang Shi watched Ye Tian coldly, a contemptuous smile curling at the corners of his lips.
The Ye Family of the past had already been destroyed.
What could this kid possibly use to compete with him?
“Six hundred and ten gold coins!”
Ye Tian spoke in a deep voice, his eyes showing no fear as he met Fang Shi’s gaze.
“Damn, Little Tian, you’re loaded!”
“I didn’t expect you to look so broke, yet throw money around like this.”
The students from the special admissions class were all stunned.
Ye Tian remained calm as he said seriously, “I don’t have any money. I’ll count it as borrowing from all of you.”
Everyone fell silent.
Zhang Qi chuckled. “I’ve got fifty gold coins. Consider it a loan.”
Yan Kui rummaged around before pulling a gold pouch from his pocket. “I have forty. I spent some earlier.”
Liu Yu said proudly, “I have eighty gold coins!”
The students from the special admissions class pooled their money together and scraped up a considerable pile of gold coins.
Ye Tian spoke solemnly and sincerely. “Thank you.”
“Seven hundred gold coins!”
Fang Shi’s tone remained indifferent.
Just a moment ago, he had acted as though the Tear Crystals were already his, even saying he intended to give them to Xue Jia. Now that he could not even secure the lot, had he no shame?
“Seven hundred and ten gold coins!”
Ye Tian continued to match him bid for bid, showing no intention of backing down.
From the foremost seat, An Yi watched with eyes that practically glowed green.
They were nothing but glass marbles!
He had plenty of them!
He could provide as many as they wanted. His storage space was overflowing with them!
“One thousand gold coins!”
Fang Shi snorted coldly and named a price.
The entire hall erupted in an uproar!
“We don’t have enough money,” Zhang Qi said with a sigh.
They had come out to train and were traveling light. Their visit to the auction house had been entirely unexpected, so naturally, they had not brought that much money with them.
Seeing that Ye Tian made no further bid, the corners of Fang Shi’s lips lifted into a smile.
“You think you can fight me with this?”
Ye Tian clenched his fists, unwillingness filling his eyes.
In the end, he was simply too powerless!
When Ye Tian gave up, Xue Jia instead breathed a sigh of relief.
She had truly been afraid that this silly boy would continue fighting over the price.
The Fang Family was the Merchant Alliance’s representative in the Dongling Empire.
It would not be an exaggeration to describe them as richer than an entire nation.
Trying to compete with them financially was nothing short of an ant trying to shake a tree.
“One thousand gold coins, once! One thousand gold coins, twice! One thousand gold coins, three times! Congratulations, Young Master Fang!”
With that, Xue Jia brought the auction to a close.
“Damn rich bastard. He really has money to burn!”
Houzi spat under his breath as he watched Fang Shi leave with his entourage.
Zhang Qi said, “We hadn’t planned on coming to the auction house earlier. Sorry about that, Little Tian.”
Ye Tian smiled. “It’s fine. I still have to thank all of you for helping me.”
“Ah, don’t mention it.”
Yan Kui was speaking in his usual blunt manner when his expression suddenly changed.
“That Fang Shi went backstage.”
“Damn it! Grab your weapons!”
“He’s trying to steal Little Tian’s girl! Take him down!”
…
“Sir, no one is allowed in here!”
A young girl blocked Fang Shi’s path.
Fang Shi grinned. “I’m a friend of Xue Jia’s. I’m here to give her a gift.”
As he spoke, he spread out his arm.
His attendants hurriedly displayed the nine boxes.
Inside were none other than the nine glass marbles!
“These… These are Tear Crystals…”
The girl stared at the glass marbles in shock.
He had spent one thousand gold coins on them, only to give them away?
That was far too extravagant!
For a moment, the girl did not know how to handle the situation.
Just then, Xue Jia slowly walked out.
Fang Shi gazed at Xue Jia’s graceful figure, his eyes seemingly blazing with desire.
Xue Jia glanced at him before saying gently, “Thank you for the generous gift, Young Master Fang. But one should not accept gifts without giving anything in return. Please take them back.”
“No. You’re worth it!”
Fang Shi gazed intently at Xue Jia, his voice deep and magnetic as he said earnestly, “These nine mermaid tear crystals—of all the beauties in the world, only you are worthy of possessing them!”
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