The next second, Qiao Sang raised her sign:
"5 million."
Yu Ke turned her head in astonishment.
Although 5 million wasn’t particularly a lot, the girl in front of her was just too young, looking underage.
Even if her elders had given her the money, to start the bidding for a Dark Serene Crystal by directly adding 2.4 million, wouldn’t she get beaten up when she got home?
The auctioneer, Tang Shu, had a moment of blankness when she saw who was raising the sign.
What the heck?
School uniform?
Her professional ethics had her hesitating for only 0.01 seconds before she returned to normal, and Tang Shu smiled and said, "Number 67, 5 million for the first time."
The crowd glanced at the girl who had just raised her sign without leaving a trace, and tacitly did not raise their own to bid higher.
An S-rank Dark Serene Crystal was rare indeed, but it wasn’t something they couldn’t obtain with some time and effort.
All present were people of status, and engaging in a bidding war with a minor in full public view would seem a bit undignified.
On any other day, some might buy it just for their collection even if they did not need it, but today, everyone remained still.
"Number 67, 5 million for the second time!"
Seeing that no one else bid, Tang Shu said, "This Dark Serene Crystal is S-rank, the dark energy contained within and the integrity of the crystal face are not something you see on the market every day. If you miss this chance, you never know when it might come up again."
The crowd looked at each other, still no one raised their sign.
Is it really that no one is competing with me? I can’t feel the joy of the auction at all... Although Qiao Sang complained in her mind, she was relieved and silently took a bite from the pastry that Xiao Xunbao had just brought over.
"Number 67, 5 million for the third time!" Tang Shu brought down the gavel: "Congratulations to Number 67 for the successful bid!"
I got it! Qiao Sang was excited inwardly, but her exterior remained calm, the image of "I knew this would happen" personified.
If Yu Ke was initially astonished, now she was truly shocked.
An S-rank Dark Serene Crystal might not be worth 5 million, but anything above S-rank was so scarce that every time one appeared, its value would be inflated. In the past, a Dark Serene Crystal of this rank being auctioned would typically go for around 7 million.
But today no one bid?
Could it be this girl’s family was out of the ordinary, and everyone was giving face by not bidding?
With this thought, Yu Ke’s look at Qiao Sang suddenly changed.
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