"Three million!"
"Three point two million!"
"Three point five million!"
The bids from the two private rooms kept climbing in turns. Even though everyone attending the auction was a powerful and influential figure, they couldn't help being secretly astonished by the exorbitant price.
Even the mermaids had gone from indignation to confusion and anger. Why did someone want their people's tears so badly?
No guest present could explain what was happening. Although they could afford to pay several million, the premium was simply too high.
The richer people were, the more shrewd they were with money.
They could spend ten million on something worth ten million, but they would never spend several million on something worth only a few hundred thousand—unless they had been deceived or had some intention of avoiding taxes.
"When did [Mermaid's Tear] become so valuable?"
"One party urgently needing it would be understandable, but why are two parties fighting over it? Could it have some new use lately?"
"Damn it, could that Sea Eye Venerable guy be hyping it up?"
"They're acting as if they're not spending their own money!"
Amid this nearly spiteful squandering of money, the price quickly surpassed five million.
"Five point two million!"
Mad Saber called out the bid.
Just as April was about to bid again, Lin Yu grabbed her.
"That's enough."
April was puzzled. "Huh? Why? Aren't they possibly people from 'Order'...?"
"Because we can give them these two. After that, their credit limit won't be enough to let them participate in the bidding for 'Lost Treasure,'" Lin Yu said calmly. "Don't forget, we still have more [Mermaid's Tear] coming up. If we can use this opportunity to trap them in the venue, forcing them to split their attention to collect 'Lost Treasure,' or making them mistakenly think they've already