The Golden-Masked Man looked around and, seeing no further bids, called out, "Will it go for this price? This mysterious buyer is getting quite a bargain."
"Everyone, are there any more bids? If not, I'll start the countdown."
Just then, the figure on the big screen changed again, and the increase was twice that of the previous bid.
The entire Alternate-Dimensional Space went wild. Everyone was debating whether the bidder belonged to the Insect Race or the Taita Race.
Stone Mother looked at Sitasia in confusion. "That wasn't our bid, was it?"
Bewildered, Sitasia glanced at Mysterious Bird beside her, then at Stone Mother, and shook her head frantically. "None of us did anything."
After a moment of silence, Stone Mother looked at the string of digits on the big screen. "Are they going all out?"
She asked Sitasia, "How much did the Insect Race Overlord agree to pay?"
Sitasia shook her head. "I don't know. All he said was, 'It doesn't matter!'"
Stone Mother smiled. "It doesn't matter? That makes things easy."
While everyone was marveling at the figure on the big screen, another wave of gasps swept through the Alternate-Dimensional Space. The price had risen by twice as much again.
Even Stone Mother was astonished this time, because this bid wasn't theirs either. Who besides Tiger wanted to learn the Female Priestess's whereabouts?
Mysterious Bird said expressionlessly, "It should be the Rasha Race!"
Stone Mother looked disgruntled. "Aren't we all on the same side? These anonymous Black Market auctions are such a rip-off. What if we're bidding against the Rasha Race and hurting each other?"
Sitasia said, "The biggest problem isn't the auction system. It's the Insect Race Overlord. He sent the Rasha Race to participate, yet sent us here too."
Mysterious Bird said coldly, "The Overlord didn't