At that moment, Xu Jiujiu had already begun calling out the bid from the stage.
"Twelve Level Six Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs. Starting bid: six hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins."
"The auction is now open."
Yet the entire venue fell into an eerie silence.
Six hundred and fifty thousand.
That was no small sum.
What was more, their value lay mainly in their scarcity. Not many people were actually capable of using Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs, let alone willing to use them.
A full minute passed, and the number on the screen remained at "650000."
Not even the starting bid had drawn an offer.
The smile on Princess Jiujiu's face stiffened slightly.
"Looks like these twelve Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs haven't found the right owners today."
"Final twenty-second countdown."
"If no one bids, this lot will go unsold."
Time ticked away, and just as the countdown was about to end—
Inside the Shrek box.
Wang Yan shouted, "I bid six hundred and fifty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
The minimum increment was only five thousand.
He had clearly been counting on swooping in at the last moment and snagging a bargain.
And judging by his expression, he seemed to think he had it in the bag.
But the very next second, the number on the screen first sharpened, then suddenly changed.
650000.
655000.
660000.
The entire venue erupted in an uproar.
Clearly,
three bids had come in at the last moment.
One at the starting price.
One from Wang Yan, at six hundred and fifty-five thousand.
And one at six hundred and sixty thousand.
The expressions on the Shrek group's faces stiffened.
Wang Yan was especially taken aback. The breath he had just let out caught in his throat.
Xu Sanshi leaned over to look at the screen, then