(Well, I previously promised that if the recommendation votes reached 95 within half a month, I would add a second update. They've reached that number now, so without further ado, here's the extra update. There's one more thing I need to mention. I only just discovered that after readers finish a chapter and post comments, I can see them under Interaction Management on my end, but there's no option there to reply, so I can't respond to them.)
"Two million!" With Lu Xiaotian backing him, Wang Defeng had no fear even though his opponent was Pill Master Xu's disciple. After all, it wasn't his own Spirit Stones he was spending.
The arrogant young man's expression shifted slightly. Two million Low-grade Spirit Stones was already an astronomical price. No matter what, he could never have saved up such an enormous sum himself. He was buying this pill furnace for his master, and the current price had clearly almost reached his limit. The arrogant young man glared at Wang Defeng and said, "Looks like you're deliberately trying to compete with me. Two million and fifty thousand!"
"How would I dare compete with Pill Master Xu? In truth, I don't know how to refine pills either, and the pill furnace used by the Wang Family Elixir Workshop doesn't need to be this fine. But I'm acting on someone else's behalf, so I have no choice. Since you're Pill Master Xu's esteemed disciple, you should understand my difficulties." Seeing that the arrogant young man was putting on a bold front despite his inner weakness, Wang Defeng said unhurriedly, "Two million and one hundred thousand!"
"Two million and one hundred fifty thousand!"
"Two million and two hundred thousand!" Compared with the troubled look on the arrogant young man's face, Wang Defeng's bids were obviously much