When Lin Zhen called out that price, Gu Yunting, who had thought victory was assured, froze. Then he shouted, "Impossible! You can't possibly have that much money! Host, this person is cheating! He should compensate everyone and be disqualified!"
The people around them frowned slightly. Had Gu Yunting lost his mind? The host could monitor the customers' bank card balances. If someone made a bid that did not match their balance, there would be a notification. Did he really need to shout and remind them?
The host smiled. "Mister Gu, please rest assured. If the situation you described arose, I certainly would not ignore it. But the current information shows that Mister Lin Zhen's bank card balance is more than sufficient."
Gu Yunting came to his senses then and stared blankly at Lin Zhen. "Then why did you give up before?"
"Heh heh, as for that question, go back and think it over slowly. But I can't guarantee you'll figure it out. Mister Gu, enough nonsense. If you aren't raising the price, then this secret manual is mine."
Gu Yunting desperately wanted to raise the bid, but he truly had no money left. He could only say bitterly, "What are you so proud of? You only got one secret manual. I got the pill formula and the Sword Manual. Lin Zhen, you still lost."
"Who won and who lost? I believe you'll know soon enough. Host, may we announce the result now?"
The host nodded. After confirming that no one else would raise the price, he decisively brought down the hammer.
"Congratulations to Mister Lin Zhen for acquiring this Ancient Secret Manual for 18.1 billion. This is also the highest transaction price of today's auction. All Heavens Auction House has a rule: at auctions of this level, the person with