Kazilan's bid came so suddenly that it nearly stunned every living being present. Even Li Ziran had not expected her to be so aggressive.
Yet Jiawen, floating in midair, said nothing. This sort of impromptu auction had no such rigid rules or detailed verification. It seemed that as long as someone named a price, it counted.
Li Ziran truly wanted to raise it by another million just to test the waters, but after thinking it over, he let it go. Since Christie's dared conduct an auction this way, it surely had hidden measures in place. He did not think Jiawen was a fool.
But if they wanted the core, ten million clearly could not suppress the present situation. Kazilan's voice had barely faded for half a second before Gelong's voice followed.
"Sixteen million!"
That six-million jump made everyone suck in a breath of cold air. They finally understood just how wealthy Christie's auctioneers were.
Unfortunately, such a bid was not enough to command obedience, nor could it earn Jiawen's approval. Floating in the air, he merely smiled faintly, as though he would not trouble himself to open his mouth until the price reached a certain level.
"Seventeen million!" A Golden Great Dragon in the corner spoke.
"Eighteen million!"
"Twenty million!"
"Twenty-one million!"
The steadily rising bids left even Li Ziran astonished. They were casually increasing by millions at a time. Compared to this, their earlier auction for the Land Shell had merely been children playing house.
This was the true feast of the Dome Banquet. Clearly, quite a few had learned of the core auction in advance and come thoroughly prepared.
Yet Li Ziran had heard nothing about it.
In this fierce bidding war, he could only watch like a spectator. The feeling was truly unpleasant, especially after learning that