"Besides selling the Reality Stone to obtain startup capital, I also wanted to use the auction as an opportunity to build up my products' reputation in advance," the Thoughtform said meaningfully. "Aside from the Reality Stone, there will be two other kinds of auction items. One is Dream Ingredients—the plants and animals produced by my future farms and ranches. The other is the Universal Capsule, which will become the future technological core of the Slytherin Group."
"Impressive, impressive." Karsensal applauded sincerely. "You somehow turned an auction into a product launch."
"Thanks for the compliment. If I didn't need to invite certain people, selling admission tickets would have been a little inappropriate. Otherwise, I could have found a way to make another fortune off ticket sales."
Karsensal: ...
Damn! He really was a little lacking in common sense.
"May I ask, are you really that confident in your products?" Roman Day asked. "Wouldn't it be awkward if they failed to sell?"
"What an honest man!" The Thoughtform smacked his lips. "Commander Roman, have you ever heard of a special profession called a shill? The kind that raises bids at certain events?"
Roman Day's mouth twitched, and he forced out a stiff smile. "All right! Pretend I never said anything."
"But seriously, I do have some confidence in my products. You've all seen the Rainbow Fruit. Do you really think it won't sell?"
Nova Prime and the others exchanged glances, unable to refute him.
The Rainbow Fruit could be considered one of the finest fruits around. Its multicolored sheen alone was enough to attract attention, not to mention that it was over several meters in diameter and had to be hauled by vehicle.
"By the way, Nova Prime, how much would you value a Rainbow Fruit at?"
"One hundred million, conservatively."
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