Only now did Cheng Tian and Su Han see the true face of this auction.
Everything before this had been small potatoes. The big shots seated in the front rows might have seemed unassuming, but every one of them had been gathering their strength, waiting for this moment.
"13 billion yen!"
"16 billion yen!"
"16.5 billion yen!"
"..."
Cheng Tian and Su Han gaped in astonishment. For a poor kid like Cheng Tian in particular, hearing those strings of terrifying numbers nearly shattered his entire worldview.
Seriously, were you just rattling off dishes on a menu?!
"Holy crap... did they grow up eating gold bricks...?" Cheng Tian asked weakly.
Just then, he suddenly saw Su Han, right beside him, raise the bid by another 50 million yen!
Cheng Tian: !!!
"Huh?!"
"Hehe, don't get the wrong idea." Su Han playfully stuck out her tongue. "I'm just joining in the fun and nudging the price up a little. It definitely hasn't come anywhere near its peak yet."
Cheng Tian did covet that fossil, but it clearly wasn't something he could set his sights on.
Leaving aside the fact that he couldn't afford to win it at auction, even if he really bought it, he didn't have the technology to revive Genesect...
Besides, there was no telling whether a real-life Genesect could change its type just by having a Drive slotted into it, like in the anime.
There was a reason these big shots before him were going so wild. Having their names recorded in the Pokédex was secondary. What they valued more was this fossil Pokémon's potential and worth.
There were two kinds of people in this society whom you couldn't afford to cross: filthy-rich tycoons and outrageously brilliant scholars.
These people were even more formidable. They were intellectuals standing at