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"Forty-one million US dollars..."

The bidding process had somehow devolved into an auction between Lehman and Kurokawa and Miyako.

“Forty-five million US dollars,” Kurokawa Kazuya said again, stating the new price.

"Really... Mr. Kurokawa, you've already bought two Mystic Eyes, haven't you? Why do you need to buy this one..." Lehman frowned, his tone friendly but already showing some dissatisfaction.

It's alright if it's a Noble Color level Mystic Eye, but now... it's a Gold level Mystic Eye being auctioned, and as a member of a Mystic Eye family, he has no reason to give up.

But... his offer was far too high...

The real big part is yet to come... the Gem Eye, that's the most important one!

"Because I haven't decided yet," Kurokawa Kazuya said, feigning helplessness. "I haven't decided which one to buy either, so... I'll just have to wait and see... So, what's your bottom line? Over forty-five million US dollars? Over forty-seven million US dollars? Or over fifty million US dollars? It shouldn't be that..."

“Ha… alright.” Lehman sighed. “Forty-six million dollars.”

“Well… then, I’ll make one last bid. If Mr. Lehman can exceed this price, I’ll give up on the Magic Eye, how about that?” Kurokawa Kazuya said, “Fifty million US dollars.”

“I’m giving up.” Lehman covered his forehead. He could only offer a maximum of fifty million dollars for this magic eye.

“Fifty-one million!” Dead Apostle Colin Kidd said with a smile, “I’ll offer fifty-one million, how about that?”

“Fifty-five million,” Kurokawa Kazuya continued, his face expressionless.

"You—!" Dead Apostle's face turned ugly: "Didn't you say it would be at most fifty million dollars?!"

“Indeed… but I meant I would give up if Mr. Lehman offered a higher price, but you’re not Lehman…” Kurokawa Kazuya narrowed his eyes slightly… such a dangerous guy should just die.

He died at the hands of that priest.

There's no way we can let the Demon Eye fall into his hands.

"Tsk!"

The Dead Apostle clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, sat back down, and said nothing more.

"So, this Magic Eye was sold for fifty-five million US dollars."

Then... another gold-grade Mystic Eye was also obtained by Kurokawa Kazuya for "sixty million US dollars," and it was obvious that... the man named Rayman breathed a sigh of relief.

They probably thought that Kurokawa Kazuya had already spent over a hundred million dollars here, and was no longer able to compete with him for the final gem, the Mystic Eye...

Although I want to raise the price a bit more.

But... looking into Kurokawa Kazuya's seemingly insightful eyes... he also worried that this might be a trap set by Kurokawa Kazuya, designed to deplete the money in his hands.

Then--

"And now, finally—the highlight of the day. The 'Gem' rank, the Dark Eye." The host bowed, not to the guests, but to the Dark Eye.

"This time, this train is handling the 'Gem's Eye' for the first time, which is incredibly fortunate for both me and all of you here."

"The starting bid is twenty million US dollars." The host's voice was less calm than before, sounding somewhat excited.

"Fifty million US dollars." The priest, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up.

“Eighty million dollars,” Mavis from the Legal Affairs Department immediately added.

The atmosphere suddenly became lively.

Kurokawa Kazuya didn't rush to make a move, but instead just watched...

The price of the Magic Eye continued to climb, quickly reaching 250 million. Kurokawa Kazuya, seemingly joking, said to the group, "What's your bottom line? 200 million? Around 300 million? Or below 400 million? It can't be above 400 million, can it?"

No one told him to stop or make a scene; after all, it was just a small auction. Although everyone present was someone of importance, it was a place where merit mattered...

The price has slowed down after reaching 300 million.

Each price increase is followed by a pause for a period of time.

Kazuya Kurokawa raised his hand: "Four hundred million dollars."

The scene suddenly fell silent...

You can hear moans and groans.

Mavis looked at him in surprise, the Dead Apostle stared intently at him, and the priest seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, perhaps thinking that it was good that the Dead Apostle hadn't gotten it.

Behind him, all six familiars stared at him, and even though he couldn't see anything through them, he could feel their astonishment.

Lehman clutched his head, groaning in disbelief, "You...you're that rich?"

"I happen to have a little spare cash on hand," Kurokawa Kazuya said with a smile.

"Hey—wait a minute... I need to confirm, does he really have that much money? Or is he just messing up the auction and bidding randomly?!" Colin Kidd said in disbelief. In his hundreds of years as a Dead Apostle, the money he had accumulated was just over three hundred million dollars.

This guy just spent hundreds of millions in one go?

How many years has he lived?

“No…” Lei Anzhuo said directly, “It can be confirmed that he has this money.”

They had certainly investigated, and according to their calculations, not counting the liquid assets Kurokawa and Yasuhiro held in various banks, their fixed assets in Japan alone were worth billions of dollars.

Lehman felt a slight toothache, and finally sighed helplessly, giving up...

The Lehman Brothers are very wealthy; they can afford to spend hundreds of millions or even billions.

However—as a regular passenger on the Mystic Eye collecting train, there's no need to spend too much money on a single Mystic Eye. And...if that news can be confirmed...

The Magic Eye Collection Train... has the intention to auction off "Rainbow" level Magic Eyes.

If that's really the case, then we need to be even more cautious.

They even... they're going to sell all the gem-grade Mystic Eyes they bought from the Mystic Eye Collection Train!

Because... according to calculations at home, once a "Rainbow" level magic eye appears, the transaction price could exceed tens of billions of US dollars!

And... that was the Magic Eye they were determined to buy at all costs... even if it meant going bankrupt—

"So...no one's offering a higher price, right?"

Because she was interrupted, the host asked a question, and three seconds later, she brought down the gavel.

"Deal. The recipient of the Gemstone Mystic Eye—the Dark Mystic Eye—is Mr. Kurokawa Kazuya. All five Mystic Eyes this time will be obtained by Mr. Kurokawa Kazuya, and the transplantation work can begin at any time. So... what are your wishes?"

"Me too, I can start anytime."

Chapter 192 The Transplanted Magic Eye

"Wait a minute!" Lehman stood up and said, "Why did you buy so many Magic Eyes?"

"Ah... well." Kurokawa Kazuya stood up and said casually, "If a battle breaks out with someone... is it better to make them wary of one of my Mystic Eyes, or is it more difficult to deal with five Mystic Eyes of unknown origin?"

Lehman's eyes lit up slightly. This time, instead of gaining any magic eyes, he smiled and said, "Then, Mr. Kurokawa, why don't you cooperate with the Lehman family?"

"cooperate?"

As he spoke, Lehman removed the eyepatch from his right eye, revealing an eye that shone like a gemstone: "As you can see, our Lehman family possesses the technology to make prosthetic eyes like these. And they're detachable, too."

As he spoke, he inserted his hand into his eye socket, took out his right eye, and replaced it with another one from his pocket: "Just like now... If you're willing to cooperate with us... ordinary Mystic Eyes go without saying, even Noble Color level Mystic Eyes aren't impossible... Compared to a fixed Mystic Eye, this is much harder to defend against, isn't it?"

The "Rainbow" magic eye is about to be auctioned.

Although I don't know the exact time, it's been in the last ten or twenty years.

What might be a long time for an average person is a different story for magicians.

Preparing for a magic trick for decades.

Decades of preparation for a magic eye.

These are all perfectly normal things.

Everything—in order to reach the root.

If they had the Rainbow Demon Eye to study, they might be able to create a gem-grade prosthetic eye... which would bring them one step closer to the Root.

In their view.

When their descendants are able to develop the technology to create prosthetic eyes to the point where they can create "Rainbow" level demonic eyes, then they should be able to reach the Root with that technology.

Kurokawa Kazuya is very wealthy, although the exact amount is unknown, but if a cooperation can be reached...

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested..." Kurokawa Kazuya shrugged.

"Is that so?" Lehman sighed softly. "Then forget it."

Lehman Brothers gave up.

But some people haven't given up yet.

Even when Kurokawa Kazuya turned around, he could still feel the dead apostle staring intently at him.

Then—he turned around and said, “Father Eddington.”

"Is there a problem?"

"I wonder if you need a Mystic Eye transplant?" Kurokawa Kazuya said with a smile. "As you can see, I currently have five Mystic Eyes. If you need one, I can give you one... as a donation to the Holy Church, how about that?"

"You brat—!" The Dead Apostle immediately understood Kurokawa Kazuya's meaning—[Kill that Dead Apostle with this Mystic Eye.]

That's exactly what he's planning!

“No, there’s no need.” The priest shook his head. “A mere dead disciple is enough for me.”

“Yes…yes…what a disgusting priest!” The Dead Apostle narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing more.

Kurokawa Kazuya smiled and said, "It's a pity, but if you don't want to, then so be it. Alright, let's go get the transplanted."

"Ok."

As Kurokawa Kazumi spoke, he followed the conductor out of the carriage and headed towards carriage number one.

"Then... you want to transplant that Demon Eye."

Rodin asked Kurokawa Kazuya.

"Hmm... So, like the special service you mentioned before, combining two Mystic Eyes together, one with a gem-transplanted Dark Mystic Eye and the other with a gold-transplanted Forced Mystic Eye... How about that?"

"Yes," Rodin nodded.

"By the way, if it's just one Mystic Eye... even with a power level of 1.5, the Mystic Eye wouldn't go out of control, right? Especially that Forced Mystic Eye."