Battle Against the Man in Black
Zhao Hongyue stared at Bi Fan, momentarily stunned.
The starting bid for the Void Sword Art wasn't low, but she had taken its incomplete state into account. Worried that no one would bid, she had set the price directly at that amount.
But she hadn't expected Bi Fan to raise the bid by five hundred Mid-grade Chaos Crystal Stones in one go. That was practically half a year's tax revenue for all of Red Moon City!
The other people in the auction hall were just as dumbfounded by Bi Fan's bid. What kind of rich young master was this, throwing money around so carelessly?
Seeing that Zhao Hongyue hadn't responded for a while, Bi Fan gave a light cough to remind her. "Host, does my bid count?"
Zhao Hongyue came to her senses and nodded, her face faintly flushed. "Of course. The bid for the Void Sword Art is now five thousand five hundred Mid-grade Chaos Crystal Stones. Are there any other bidders?"
The hall fell silent. Everyone's eyes instinctively shifted between Bi Fan and the Man in Black, who had been opposing him all along.
Strangely, the Man in Black didn't jump in to raise the bid this time. Everyone assumed he'd run short of funds.
After all, an auction house wasn't somewhere you could make a bid and then refuse to pay. The entire auction association would hunt you down.
"The Void Sword Art, five thousand five hundred Mid-grade Chaos Crystal Stones, going once! Five thousand five hundred Mid-grade Chaos Crystal Stones, going twice! Five thousand five hundred Mid-grade Chaos Crystal Stones, going three times! Sold! Congratulations to Mr. Number One Hundred Seventy-Seven on successfully winning the Void Sword Art!"
After Zhao Hongyue brought down the auction hammer to seal the deal,