"Four million gold coins!"
When the bid was called out, everyone in the hall turned silent again. It shocked everyone. All the warriors dropped their jaws and found that they could not make a sound. They were totally seized by surprise. Even Vito, who had remained calm the whole time, was stunned by such a price.
They turned their eyes to the owner of the voice, trying to identify the courageous and rich guy who had just increased the price from three million to four million in just one bid. It was a very courageous decision.
"Ricky! Are you out of your mind? Are you sure that the thing you have is really worth four million gold coins? I'm worried about this!" Soar and Tina asked Ricky in surprise. Both of them were shocked by Ricky's bid too. It would take a long time for them to digest the news.
Immediately, Soar sent him a message through telepathy and said, "Ricky, I know you have the Chaotic Fire Zone and that you are not afraid of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce. They have a spiritual emperor though! The emperor must be extremely powerful too! I'm afraid that, if you can't pay this price, they will hunt you no matter where you go next."
"Take it easy, guys. I would have never called out that bid if I was not sure about what I was doing," Ricky replied with confident eyes. "I'm one hundred percent sure that the final price of this skeleton will exceed four million, and that it may even reach five million. So, why can't I just increase the price to four million directly? I don't want to waste time."
"I admire you so much, Ricky! You are so courageous and decisive. Maybe that's the reason why I chose you to be my closest friend!" Soar responded with admiration in his eyes.
Tina, on the other hand, liked Ricky even more. There was affection in her eyes. She had encountered many geniuses in the past, but Ricky was the very first one whom she found so courageous and charming.
There might be many people who were willing to spend four million gold coins for Tina, but they were definitely not as sweet as Ricky. Tina was sure of that.
Tina had feelings for Ricky. After hearing him call out the bid of four million gold coins in order to win the skeleton she needed, Tina loved him even more. There was no way she could resist his charm.
"Oh, it's them! It's the three guys who won the egg!" The throng began to whisper to each other in excitement.
"Are they out of their minds? They've already spent so much money on the egg. How can they still have four million gold coins?"
"They probably don't know the rules of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce very well. They never let anyone use credit," another warrior commented. "If they can't pay four million gold coins after the auction is over, they are going to face a miserable result."
At that point in time, Vito also grew serious as he squinted his eyes. He did not think Ricky could afford four million gold coins either.
"Damn it! Are they tired of living? Even we, the Golden Leopard Valley, dare not to behave recklessly in the territory of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce. How dare they do this? They are really being unbelievably stupid!" the young master of the Golden Leopard Valley sneered coldly in reaction to Ricky's bid.
"Young master, there are two possibilities, I think. They offered this price, either because they have some powerful force supporting them, or because they are being arrogant and stupid," the old man replied with a serious look.
He was worried that Ricky and his friends were from an organization that had a demi-spiritual emperor.
"Both you and I know all the forces that have a demi-spiritual emperor in the Oriental Realm. We've never seen those three ever before. Also, we can't sense any familiar energy from them either. That means that they are not from the Oriental Realm.
They must be from another land. The Golden Leopard Valley never fears of the forces in other lands. So, you don't need to be so concerned about this," the young master explained.
"Hopefully, you are right. I hope the same thing is true, too," the old man said as he nodded. Deep down inside, he was still very worried. He did not believe that the three people were that stupid or reckless. It was highly possible that they had some stronger force supporting them secretly. He decided not to argue with his young master for the time being because it would not make any difference anyway.
"My friends, I'm very impressed by your bid. So, let me just kindly remind you—don't raise the price if you don't have enough gold coins to back it up," the spiritual king beast from the Golden Rhino tribe said in concern. "You will be unable to take the consequences of a false bid!"
"My friends, please be kind enough to tell me, are you sure that you have enough money? The Luxurious Chamber of Commerce never gives credit. That is our tradition; once you step out of this hall, we might not be able to find you again, and we can't take that risk," Vito also asked in a serious voice at that point.
"Thank you for your kind reminder, and yes, I know all about the rules of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce," Ricky replied loudly upon hearing Vito's question. "We are not stupid and we would never put our own lives at risk over this.
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