Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 427

There were sparks in Hannah’s and Nancy’s eyes too.

A stone that huge was truly rare.

If they were lucky, the ones who bought the rock would become a billionaire.

Someone asked, “What is the starting bid?”

The auctioneer answered with a smile, “Ten million.”

The crowd got even more excited.

The gemstones inside would be worth at least three to four times the price when it was being sold off again.

If they could buy it with ten million, they would definitely earn a profit.

Naturally, everyone knew that they were in an auction house, so it was not possible for them to buy it at the starting price.

The auctioneer then added, “Before we start the bidding, I’d like to show everyone something.”

“Please turn the stone around for everyone to take a look.”

The workers started pushing the cart again to turn it around.

The auctioneer pointed at a small opening and said, “Please look over here, and the stone will speak for itself.”

The stone had been “opened”.

When a stone was “open”, it meant that there was a small crack cut to let everyone see what was inside.

That “opening” could usually give everyone an insight into the actual value of the stone.

Everyone could clearly see that about five or six centimeters into the rock revealed a beautiful shade of green.

The stone was shiny, the color was clear and there was a high probability that the gemstones inside were extremely valuable.

Three quarters of the rock was likely filled with extremely rare and expensive gemstones!

If that really was the case, then the minimal cost of the rock would at least be sixty million.

It was also possible that the actual cost would go over a billion.

The place instantly became bustling with noise and excitement. Then someone shouted, “Thirty million!”

Thirty million was three times the cost of the starting bid.

The crowd spared no time and quickly chimed in, “Forty million!”

“Forty-five million!”

“Fifty million!”

Nancy got nervous then.

She hadn’t even started bidding, but the cost had already gone beyond her budget.

What should I do?

Should I just give up?

However, the rock seemed to be extremely valuable.

Nancy gritted her teeth and shouted, “Fifty-five million!”

Someone followed with, “Sixty million.”

Nancy started sweating then. She turned to Hannah and asked, “Aunt, do you think...”

Hannah took a deep breath and shared, “You can increase the bid by another five million. We might not make a profit, but we definitely won’t make a loss.”

Nancy was about to bid for it when Zeke suddenly said, “Don’t bid on it anymore. That stone isn’t even worth ten million.”

Hannah and Nany were both surprised, and they both stared strangely at Zeke.

“Zeke, do you know about gemstones?” asked Hannah.

Zeke nodded, “Yeah, I’ve read some novels on it.”

“Oh, go to hell. You almost messed up my plan,” scolded Nancy.

“You know nothing about it. It takes years of practice to learn how to evaluate a stone, and your novels are nothing.”

“How could you say that the stone is not even worth ten million... even an amateur won’t say something that stupid!”

“You’d better listen to my advice,” warned Zeke.

Nancy shouted, partially out of anger, “Sixty-five million.”

Zeke sighed in disappointment, “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

Lacey chimed in and scolded, “Zeke, don’t bullshit if you don’t know anything about it. What if you end up getting in the way of Nancy’s business?”

Nancy agreed, “You are right. I think he is here to annoy me and stop me from making a profit.”

Zeke was speechless.

The auction house turned quiet after hearing Nancy’s sixty-five million bid.

At that price, the risk was much higher.

The probability of making a loss was small, but that didn’t leave much space for them to make any profit either.