Chapter 95: Struck It Rich! Struck It Rich!

The price of twenty million was already quite high, but perhaps the allure of the Light Element Spirit Pearl was simply too great; in the end, someone still placed a bid.

"Box Five bids twenty million and ten thousand."

"Box One bids thirty million!"

Although the voice from Box One was timid, her bidding was anything but hesitant. She had barely increased the price, yet instantly added nearly ten million more. The hall fell silent again.

Ultimately, it was the woman from Box One who secured the Spirit Pearl.

Lin Xiao was somewhat astonished by Box One’s extravagant wealth. If his own box was adjacent, then the delicate figure he had glimpsed earlier was likely the owner of Box One.

Suddenly, he found himself intensely curious about the young lady next door. What should he do? Ask for her patronage?

He even felt an urge to go to Box One and see for himself what the owner of that voice looked like.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao’s reason prevailed: for now, it was best to keep his distance from women.

Despite his thoughts, he couldn’t help but glance at Hu Yu beside him. When Hu Yu introduced the guests earlier, he hadn’t mentioned Box One.

"Little Yu, who’s the owner of Box One?"

Hu Yu scratched his head. "I don’t know, either. I haven’t seen who’s in Box One—either they entered before us, or arrived after we were already inside."

Lin Xiao was a bit disappointed, but it didn’t matter. He refocused his attention on the auction.

By then, the auction was nearing its end, and the prices of the items were rising steadily. The lots were diverse; some were rare antiques, but most were things that Awakeners could use.

Several corpses of eighth-level spirit beasts were auctioned off, each fetching millions. Lin Xiao found it incredible—were spirit beast corpses really worth so much? He still had several high-level spirit beast corpses in his spatial ring.

Reflecting on it, he realized how expensive life at the retirement home was. He had only spent five million to move in, and now saw what a bargain he’d gotten.

The prices of the subsequent items were even higher, with a ninth-level Spirit Pearl appearing among them.

Lin Xiao finally understood what true wealth looked like. That ninth-level pearl sold for three billion.

He had thought himself somewhat well-off after earning a bit, but now realized he was still far from real riches.

Lin Xiao didn’t purchase anything else, nor did the other three. It wasn’t that the items lacked appeal, but rather that their levels made those items unnecessary.

"This concludes today’s auction. Thank you again for your participation, and may you all enjoy a pleasant life!"

With Liu Hao’s voice, the auction officially ended.

There was no reason to linger, but Lin Xiao wasn’t in a hurry to leave. He had sold many things, and the payment hadn’t been credited yet.

Perhaps driven by subconscious desire, Lin Xiao used his X-ray vision to peer into Box One next door, discovering that the woman was preparing to leave.

Lin Xiao stood up; he still wanted to see what kind of woman she was.

At that moment, he felt unexpectedly nervous.

As the woman from Box One opened her door, he quickly prepared to leave as well. Just as he opened his own door, Liu Hao appeared at his threshold.

"Sir, I’ve brought you the proceeds from the auction."

Lin Xiao’s mind was filled with that figure; he couldn’t shake her image.

"Wait a moment!"

Lin Xiao stepped out of the box and looked toward Box One. By then, the woman from Box One had already left and was turning the corner in the corridor. Lin Xiao glimpsed only her back before she disappeared from sight.

He desperately wanted to chase after her, but ultimately stopped in his tracks.

What was wrong with him? Perhaps after today, he would never see her again.

He must be bewitched!

With a bitter smile, Lin Xiao shook his head and returned to his box.

Why think so much? Better to check how much money he’d actually earned today.

Seeing Lin Xiao return, Liu Hao was momentarily confused. He quickly recovered and handed him a card.

"Sir, the total value of your consigned items at this auction was five hundred eighty-five million. Subtracting your purchases of thirty-five million, you have five hundred fifty million left—all loaded onto this card."

Lin Xiao: ∑(°口°?)

Had he heard that right? He actually sold so much?

Though Lin Xiao had expected to become wealthy, he hadn’t imagined he would suddenly make this much.

He’d struck it rich!

During the auction, Lin Xiao had kept an eye on the prices of his items; each fetched a respectable amount, but he hadn’t noticed the total sum was so high.

It wasn’t entirely his fault—most of his consigned items were low-level. Each sold for between one million and five million, but there were simply so many.

Especially the pills, which Liu Hao auctioned off separately. This frog-in-warm-water approach led to each pill fetching a premium price.

Suppressing the tremor in his hands, Lin Xiao took the card from Liu Hao.

"Thank you for your hard work."

"You’re too kind, sir. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Hearing Liu Hao’s question, Lin Xiao’s mind again conjured up the vision of the woman from Box One.

"Do you know who the owner of Box One is?"

Liu Hao hadn’t expected Lin Xiao to ask that.

"Sorry, sir, but Treasure Pavilion does not pry into our clients’ information. I don’t know her identity."

He wasn’t lying; Liu Hao truly did not know.

Lin Xiao felt a bit disappointed, but understood.

Liu Hao had handled things well—since meeting Lin Xiao, he only asked about the source of his VIP card, never about his identity.

"Never mind, I was just curious."

"Thank you for your understanding. Although I don’t know her identity, I can tell you this: she used a VIP card from the Imperial Group. She’s probably from there."

Hu Yu interjected, "Imperial Group? The Imperial Group of China’s richest man!"

"Exactly."

Hu Yu, though a prince in the capital’s business circles, was nowhere near as wealthy as the Imperial Group. His family’s influence was limited to the capital, while Imperial Group’s reach was nationwide.

Lin Xiao understood now; no wonder she was so wealthy—she was from Imperial Group.

"I see. Thank you."

"You’re very welcome, sir. If you ever see her again, I would appreciate a kind word on my behalf."

Lin Xiao knew whom he meant, and did not refuse. With the auction’s discounts and no ten percent commission, he’d saved nearly a hundred million. Saying a few nice words was well within his abilities.

"Of course!"

Liu Hao was overjoyed. With Lin Xiao’s promise, all his efforts had been worthwhile!