A Man's Insanity: A Changing World

"So, we will now begin round 4. Anyone who hasn't bid on anything should do so as this is the second-last round of this auction!" The auctioneer shouted.

"First item of round 4, Absorber. The starting price, no limit. What it does is store void rays and release them at once. Those rays can be used by the user. However, it's only a one-time use ire." The auctioneer said.

"This is a rank 7 ire. The bid is yours now!"

"Go for ten million mid directly." Yang Zhai said.

"But, a top grade rank 7 can easily be bought for one million mid-grade essence stones. Don't you think that ten million mid is too much right from the start?"

Yue Qing had her doubts.

"Do you think an item like this can be bought for only one million? We need to build pressure from the very start. Do as I say."

"Very well, then. Ten Million."

She did just as Yang Zhai told her to, even though hesitant.

He was leading her completely.

He is just a young boy, but is too skilled in what he does. I wonder how he became like this. Not to mention his Mastery skills: Yue Qing thought.

"That person directly went for ten million!" Someone said with surprise.

"Now I know that this item is worth more than 10 million mid."

"And how did you know that?"

"Because, whenever that person bids, someone else ends up bidding. It's like, that person knows the true value of these items and knows when they would exceed the others' limit."

"What about the bid they won for rank 4 Blue Gems?"

"About that, I feel like that person wanted that set. Think about it, that person didn't win even a single bid by then…"

"Now that you mentioned it, I think so as well. That person might be playing a deeper game than we think."

"Fifteen million mid."

"Sixteen million."

Yue Qing was about to bid but was stopped by Yang Zhai again.

"Go for thirty million."

"Thirty million."

Yue Qing did just as she was told.

"He is trying to increase the bid again."

"Yeah, that person knows this item's true value. It might seem like a useless item because of its one-time use, but its ability is what is truly valuable."

"One million…? One million is nothing. If used correctly, it has the ability to rival a rank 9 or even a rank 11 ire."

"Fifty million."

A voice came from another Sky Stand room. Even though there were a few, there were people who knew how valuable this item was.

"Yue Qing, how much can you spend right now?" Yang Zhai asked.

"I can go for one billion essence stones. You don't need to worry."

"Not enough." Yang Zhai replied after thinking for a while.

"What do you mean not enough? One billion is not enough?"

"Just watch. Keep on looking, now the true hunters have jumped in, the higher-ups. They will increase the essence stones like pebbles. These stones are about to become pebbles."

Tzu Yu hasn't asked me about essence stones since the start. I think he might want this ire. But I am impressed that someone bid 50 Million mid-grade for this ire: Yue Qing thought..

"Why are you asking? Do you need this item?" She asked.

"Yes, this is the item I require." He replied

"Hundred million."

Someone went directly to a hundred million.

"Two hundred million."

"They have realized that many others like them know this ire's true value. They will stop playing hide and seek now. I had hoped that nobody here would realize its value and wanted to win quickly without giving others the time to think. That's why I kept the price low, but high enough to deter others from bidding." Yang Zhai muttered.

"Five hundred million,"

"One billion mid-grade."

Everyone here was shocked and astonished by what was happening.

Nobody had expected this.

This was just a rank 7 ire.

"What is so special about it? It's just a rank 7 ire, not to mention that it's only a one-time-use ire." Someone muttered.

Just as Tzu Yu predicted, the bid has already reached one billion: Yue Qing was left speechless. This was a shock to her.

"Do you wanna see something?" He asked.

"What?"

"Bid 2 billion."

"What! But I don't have this many!" She said with an anxious voice.

"Don't worry and go for it."

She did, as he told her to, with hesitation.

"2 Billion."

"It's that person again."

However, not even a little while had passed when another voice came.

"3 Billion."

A large clan or a sect would usually have around 20 billion mid-grade essence stones. However, someone just bid three billion mid. The reason Yue Qing has 1 billion is because of her mother and father. I am sure her brothers won't even have half of these. From what I understand, her mother must have given her more than half of this. She seems to be very protective of her: Yang Zhai thought.

"4 Billion."

"5 Billion."

"6 Billion."

The bids kept on increasing with no signs of stopping.

Yang Zhai stood up and walked up to the door.

"Do you need to go somewhere?" Yue Qing asked.

Even though she couldn't see, she could sense the essence, so she knew that Yang Zhai was leaving.

"I am leaving. As per our deal, you were supposed to get me what I wanted, but that didn't happen. You didn't fulfill our deal, so I am not bound to help you anymore. Good bye," Yang Zhai opened the door.

"Wai—wait… stop!" Yue Qing's voice trembled with fear as she heard Yang Zhai. She hurriedly stood up from her chair and turned around, causing it to tip over.

Yang Zhai stopped and looked back.

"Why should I stop? I am not obligated to you anymore."

"It's, it's not like I did it on purpose… I tried my best, really!"

"Even though you are intelligent, and wise, you haven't seen the world. Go out and you will see, that's not how the world works. The people around us are just waiting to eat us alive. You failed your deal, so it's the end."

" I-I know, believe me… nobody knows this more than me. I also understand what you mean. Tell me what you want?"

Yang Zhai smiled inwardly when he heard this, and thought: it worked… we weren't going to win this bid no matter what. However, if we had won right at the beginning of this bid, it would have been better. Whatever, I got what I wanted anyway

"Good, because you failed your side of the bargain, I want it to double as compensation. I mean, you now have to get me two items from this auction." Yang Zhai went straight to the point.

"But…what if we fail the bid again…"

"Don't worry, I won't let that happen." He replied.

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