"Six hundred and ninety thousand!"
As the Stonefolk auctioneer's voice fell, Li Ziran's nerves twitched sharply. It had only just been put up for auction, yet someone had forcefully raised the price by more than a hundred thousand.
This stunned many people. It seemed someone wanted to make a grand opening, using this method to seize the first piece of land.
"Seven hundred thousand! Number 99!"
The Stonefolk auctioneer swiftly changed his tone, and the spotlight above instantly fell upon Li Ziran.
Like a star, he was displayed before every living being in the venue.
Snow and Anfuni beside him were both excited. At that moment, they seemed to have become the very center of the auction house. At the same time, because no one had raised the bid for half a minute, if there was no second increase within another five seconds, the auctioneer would begin the countdown.
They would win a piece of land on their very first bid. Although it was the outermost edge, their purpose in coming to Christie's Derivative Space would already have been achieved.
Yet after only half a second of happiness, the Stonefolk's voice jolted them awake from their beautiful dream. A bid of seven hundred and sixteen thousand stole Li Ziran's spotlight.
"Damn it!" Snow snarled viciously beside him. "We were only seconds away!"
Li Ziran merely smiled faintly and did not take it to heart. More precisely, he had not taken a fancy to this land at all. He had only wanted to observe the auction and familiarize himself with the process.
Still, when the spotlight landed on him and everyone looked over in that instant, the feeling really was wonderful. His heart surged with an uncontrollable urge to raise the bid.
He had even felt himself becoming a little lightheaded.