LV5, Need My Help?

All the bidders turned curious gazes toward the private room where Lin Fan and Liu Yuhang were seated.

Lin Fan remained perfectly composed.

Liu Yuhang, however, was completely stunned.

Although he knew Lin Fan had been searching for Centennial Ginseng.

He had even specifically traveled from Jiangbei to the capital for it.

Still, Liu Yuhang had never expected Lin Fan to multiply the bid tenfold and call out a price of five million.

After a long while, Liu Yuhang finally gave him a thumbs-up and exclaimed, "Brother Lin, awesome!"

Just as Liu Yuhang raised his thumb, the Round-faced Man seated in the private room opposite them happened to look over.

The Round-faced Man's expression darkened slightly as he snorted. "So it's Liu Yuhang! Damn it! You want to play? Then I'll play with you to the end!"

With that, the Round-faced Man raised his bidding paddle again.

"5.2 million!"

The Round-faced Man had long held a grudge against Liu Yuhang.

In his eyes, he had just bid five hundred thousand, and the other side had immediately raised it to five million. They were clearly trying to disgust him.

When Liu Yuhang heard someone else bid, he was slightly taken aback.

The Liu family had practiced medicine for generations, and he himself knew a fair bit about medicinal herbs.

Generally speaking, Centennial Ginseng was indeed precious, but it was usually worth around two million.

Five million was absolutely a high price.

Besides, Lin Fan had directly bid five million, clearly determined to get it.

Under such circumstances, most people would choose to back off rather than offend someone.

But what was going on now? With a trace of confusion, Liu Yuhang looked toward the private room where the bid had come from.

The next moment, Liu Yuhang's expression turned unpleasant. "Wan Lang!"

Then, he said to Lin Fan, "Wan Lang and I have some conflicts. He's definitely trying to deliberately drive up the price. A piece of Centennial Ginseng is worth around two million. It's not really worth continuing to bid."

"How about we give up for now? I'll have more people keep an eye out. I believe we'll find another piece of Centennial Ginseng before long."

Lin Fan said casually, "It's just money. No problem."

With that, he raised his paddle again. "Ten million!"

"Whoosh!"

The entire venue fell silent.

Liu Yuhang was stunned again.

Yes.

He knew Lin Fan's family was very wealthy.

But he still had not expected Lin Fan to bid ten million!

It felt as though Lin Fan had not bid ten million, but one thousand—so casual, so unconcerned.

In truth, Lin Fan no longer cared much about money.

Lin Fan also believed that, with the Liu family's influence, they would certainly be able to find more Centennial Ginseng.

But he did not want to wait any longer.

Because every extra day he waited meant another day of suffering for his father, Lin Tao.

Wan Lang, seated in the private room opposite them, had a face as dark as water after hearing Lin Fan's bid.

The first time, he had bid five hundred thousand, and Lin Fan had immediately increased it tenfold to five million.

Now, he had bid 5.2 million, and Lin Fan had called ten million! A provocation—this was an outright provocation! Wan Lang clenched his bidding paddle tightly, but did not continue bidding.

Although his family was wealthy.

Wan Lang's annual allowance was only around ten million.

He could barely manage taking out several million at once.

But taking out ten million was somewhat difficult.

If he bid ten million and the other side stopped bidding, what then? Wan Lang fixed his cold eyes on Lin Fan and said sternly, "Kid, you've got guts!"

The auction continued.

The remaining items were all antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, none of which interested Lin Fan.

So, he did not bid again.

When the final item sold for the high price of 48 million, the Xin Yue Hotel auction finally came to a complete close.

Two tall, beautiful women slowly entered the private room, carrying an exquisitely crafted wooden box.

One of the beautiful women smiled and said, "Hello, sir. This is the Centennial Ginseng you successfully bid on. Please inspect it."

Liu Yuhang had seen plenty of precious medicinal herbs, but even he could not help becoming interested. He stepped forward and exclaimed, "Tsk, tsk, so this is the ten-million-yuan Centennial Ginseng?"

Lin Fan picked up the Centennial Ginseng and focused his attention on the system.

Ding! Would you like to collect the Centennial Ginseng?

Lin Fan's eyes lit up slightly when he saw this.

He understood that this really was genuine Centennial Ginseng!

Lin Fan asked, "Where do I pay?"

He was already somewhat impatient to collect the Centennial Ginseng.

"You can swipe your card here," said the other beautiful woman, holding out the POS machine with both hands.

"Alright." Lin Fan nodded and casually handed over a bank card.

Beep!

With a soft sound, the ten million yuan payment was successfully completed.

At the same time, a notification sounded in Lin Fan's mind.

Ding! System upgraded, LV5!

LV5 Rewards: LV4 Rewards: Earn 20 yuan per breath; earn 20 yuan per second of sleep; earn 20 yuan per step taken. Rewards are credited daily at midnight.

Upgrade spending amount: 3.02 million/50 million (gifts to others, gambling, and similar methods do not count. In addition, all items obtained from the system are prohibited from being traded.)

Ding! LV5 has unlocked the quest system.

The rewards at LV5 had doubled compared to LV4! In other words, Lin Fan could now earn at least 1.4 million yuan every day.

Next, Lin Fan turned his attention to the quest system.

Quest System: When the host comes into contact with a certain item or event, a quest may be triggered at random, yielding a corresponding reward.

The two beautiful women set down the Centennial Ginseng, put away the POS machine, and gave a slight bow. "We hope you enjoy your time at Xin Yue Hotel."

With that, they slowly walked out.

Liu Yuhang said, "Brother Lin, you seem very happy?"

"Of course I'm happy. I bought the Centennial Ginseng," Lin Fan said.

Just then, a series of heavy footsteps sounded from outside the corridor.

Then, Wan Lang, with his round face, strode in with two men in plaid shirts behind him.

Liu Yuhang frowned. "Wan Lang, what are you doing here?"

However, Wan Lang seemed not to have heard Liu Yuhang's question. He fixed Lin Fan with icy eyes and said, "Kid, you're pretty arrogant, huh?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Fan understood what he meant and said indifferently, "If you don't have money, don't join the auction. What's with all the nonsense?"

"You fucking..." Wan Lang immediately flew into a rage. The two plaid-shirted men behind him also stepped forward together, seemingly preparing to teach Lin Fan a lesson.

"It seems a little noisy here. Little Brother Lin, do you need my help?" Zhou Guotao's deep voice came from the corridor.

Lin Fan said, "It's just a small matter, Grandpa Zhou. There's no need to trouble you."

"Alright. If anything happens, let me know at any time." After saying that, Zhou Guotao walked straight ahead, though before leaving, he casually glanced at Wan Lang.

That single glance made Wan Lang tremble all over, cold sweat breaking out across his forehead.

Old Master Zhou, the pillar of the Zhou family! He had actually called the young man before him... Little Brother Lin! Oh, heavens!

Just what kind of terrifying existence had he offended? PS: A new week has begun. Wishing everyone happiness and joy! You're welcome to read my Completed Book, "Super Red Envelope Immortal Group."

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