kingnovel Chapter 488: Shipping King Liu Family!
Chapter 488: Shipping King Liu Family!
Chapter 488: The Liu Family, the Shipping King!
Meteorite from outer space?
Everyone present frowned slightly at this moment, obviously their interest was piqued.
The auctioneer smiled at the audience and introduced, "This unknown jade stone was deposited by a mysterious and powerful person for auction. He asked that it be sold within three days. That's why it's being auctioned at this small auction. You are all in luck!"
"According to our chief appraiser, Mr. Zhang, this meteorite has extremely high density and strength, and a terrifyingly high melting point. We've named it 'Obsidian'. It's an excellent material for refining magical instruments! If it can be crafted into a magical instrument, it will at least be a mid-level one. With the help of a master refiner, it wouldn't be surprising if it could be refined into a high-level one!"
"The starting price is 10 million Hong Kong dollars, and each bid cannot be lower than 1 million! In addition, a low-level magic weapon can be exchanged for 10 million Hong Kong dollars in this bank, and so on!"
"Now, the auction begins!"
Below the stage, everyone raised their brows slightly, looking at the palm-sized, shiny black jade on the stage, their eyes changing, and for a moment no one raised the price.
"Obsidian? What is this? I thought there would be a magical artifact being auctioned, but who knew they would just get a piece of broken stone!"
"Could this be the legendary spirit stone? Otherwise, why would it be so expensive? The starting price is 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which is enough to buy some low-level magic tools!"
"Could this auction house be colluding to bluff us? Is a piece of broken stone really that rare?"
"With Mr. Zhang's appraisal, this stone is definitely not an ordinary item! You know, Mr. Zhang is one of the few remaining appraisal masters in Hong Kong! He wouldn't joke with his reputation!"
"That's true—"
The people in the audience were whispering, but no one showed any intention to bid. Just as the auctioneer's face changed, the people in Taoist robes and plain clothes in the front row who had been silent all this time suddenly looked at the black stone with a fiery look.
"Eleven million!"
"Fifteen million!"
"Twenty million!"
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Almost in an instant, the price soared to over 20 million.
Suddenly, the entire auction venue was in an uproar. No one had expected that so many people would come to bid for just a broken gourd.
Even Zhuo Tianhu, Tang Qiubai and others were stunned.
"Isn't it fake? An accomplice of the auction house?"
"No, I recognized one of them. The old man in white with glasses at the very edge of the first row is Master Huang Jiyun, the president of the Hong Kong Feng Shui Association. The guy next to him is the son of the Liu family, the shipping magnate. Tell me, who has the nerve to ask these two to act as his shills?"
"It's really Master Huang and Young Master Liu. Wow, I didn't expect Liu Luo and Master Huang to be together!"
Liu Luo was a young man in his thirties, dressed in fashionable clothes. His Italian-made leather shoes sparkled under the light. He crossed his legs high and sat in the front row with an elegant old man in a white robe. Behind them, a pretty female secretary was helping to bid.
"As expected of the Liu family, the shipping tycoon that is as famous as the Li and Zheng families in Hong Kong City, even a broken stone can be worth 20 million."
A group of young people who followed their parents to broaden their horizons were amazed.
However, these real old foxes all narrowed their eyes at this time, as if they were observing something.
Even the Liu family and Master Huang have taken action, this stone is indeed not simple!
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At this point, after Liu Luo called out 15 million, his competitors hesitated. Unlike the mainland, Hong Kong wasn't a place where a compass could fetch tens of millions. With so many sorcerers and masters, the prices for artifacts were relatively reasonable. Even more so was a piece of jade whose true value was still unknown.
"Twenty million for the first time!"
"Twenty million a second time!"
"Twenty million third..."
Liu Luo was sitting with his legs crossed, his eyes narrowed, and he was daydreaming. In his opinion, none of the bidders today could match him. He would be able to get the obsidian without any effort at all!
When the time comes, I will ask Master Huang to help me, and he will definitely be able to refine a top-level magical dagger for me!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.
But the smile had not yet spread.
Suddenly a calm voice came:
"thirty million!"
Suddenly the entire venue fell silent.
Everyone's eyes focused on it, and they saw a young man in ordinary clothes calmly raising his hand.
"Oh my god, thirty million! He's going to pay thirty million just to buy a broken gourd?"
"Whose child is this? How dare he argue with Young Master Liu and Master Huang?"
"I don't know. Judging from their accent, they seem to be tourists from the mainland."
As everyone spoke, they looked at Su Bai with suspicion.
But when they saw Xie Anqi next to Su Bai, their faces changed again.
Kay Tse!
The princess of the Xie family!
I thought he was a mainland kid who didn't know his place, but it turns out that it was Karen Mok behind the scenes!
Wow, it’s just a small auction, but so many bigwigs gathered here.
I wonder who will win this time between the Xie family, a long-established billionaire family, and the Liu family, the shipping tycoon?
"Who?"
Liu Luo suddenly opened his eyes and looked over. When he saw Su Bai, he was slightly stunned. When he saw Xie Anqi beside him, his face instantly became gloomy.
He and Karen Mok have had a grudge against each other for a long time.
At the beginning, he pursued Karen Mok, but was rejected by her in front of many friends, which was a shame for him.
Master Huang beside him also frowned slightly, glanced at Xie Anqi and Su Bai, and frowned and said: "Master Liu, this---"
"Master Huang, don't worry! I'm determined to get this piece of obsidian!"
"Thirty-five million!"
If he, the son of the shipping tycoon in Hong Kong, was frightened by a seventeen or eighteen-year-old child, wouldn't it bring shame to the Liu family, the shipping tycoon?
He’s just a gigolo kept by Karen Mok, how much money can he come up with?
He originally thought that his price would definitely make Su Bai and Xie Anqi back off. After all, this price could almost buy a mid-level magic weapon, which was already more than the value of the so-called obsidian!
Unexpectedly, Xie Anqi didn't seem to want to speak. Instead, Su Bai beside her uttered three words calmly:
"Forty million."
After Su Bai finished speaking, the faces of everyone in the auction hall changed. When they saw him, some people's faces changed drastically, obviously someone recognized him.
He had previously fought with Wu Zixu on the deck, but there were many people watching.
"Mr. Su, the man in front is the son of the Hong Kong shipping magnate. In terms of financial resources, I'm afraid you can't compete with him! However, if Mr. Su really wants this obsidian, my Xie family can help!"
Karen Mok looked at Su Bai with full confidence. No matter how strong Su Bai was, in this world where money was everything, wouldn't he still have to rely on himself in the end?