Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"According to the adventurer who found it, this thing was protected by several ruin guardians and seemed to be very valuable. He went through great lengths to lure the ruin guardians away before he could get it out of the ice, and he was seriously injured in the process..."

“Three million Mora!” D'Artagnan exclaimed.

Chapter 243 Zhongli, prepare to die!

D'Artagnan was quite interested in things that might involve ancient kingdoms and secrets. Although he couldn't figure it out himself, there were quite a few researchers among the Fatui.

Especially the PhD, to put it bluntly, his research ability is the best in the world.

If he can't figure it out, then no one else in the world can.

After D'Artagnan made his first offer, several other people followed suit, but they were all very cautious in their offers because they didn't know what the item was for.

“Three million eight hundred thousand!” D'Artagnan said again.

After half a minute of silence, the auctioneer began to call out.

"Three million eight hundred thousand per time!"

“Three million eight hundred and fifty thousand!” Jiang Bai finally spoke.

Currently, his main competitor is Prince Tartaglia. Given how much blood the other has shed, he still has a good chance of winning him over.

"Three million and nine hundred thousand."

D'Artagnan doesn't have much Mora left, so his offer is much more conservative.

Four million!

Having just made over ten million in sales, Jiang Bai was confident he could slowly wear him down.

"Four million five hundred thousand."

"Four million one hundred thousand!"

"Four million one hundred and twenty thousand!"

"Four million one hundred and fifty thousand!"

The entire auction was filled with the sound of these two guys slowly raising the price, which was infuriating to listen to.

D'Artagnan recognized Jiang Bai's voice. He looked at Zhong Li and said, "If I remember correctly, this voice should belong to the ritual attendant from the Hall of Rebirth, right?"

He didn't know Jiang Bai's name, but asking Zhong Li would be the right thing to do.

“Hmm.” Zhongli nodded. “If the young master doesn’t need it urgently, we might as well give it to him.”

“Since Mr. Zhongli has said so, then fine.” Dadalia spread his hands, looking helpless.

Let him have it. The auctioneer just said it might be related to an ancient country, but whether it really is is still uncertain.

"Four and a half million!" Jiang Bai offered again.

Finally, this time D'Artagnan stopped pursuing the deal, and Jiang Bai successfully acquired it for 4.5 million Mora.

Watching the arm armor being sent back to the backstage, Jiang Bai really wanted to go down there right now and take the thing back up.

But he ultimately held back.

It's already in my hands, so it's not going to run away anytime soon.

Jiang Bai wasn't very interested in the items that were auctioned off next, until the final item was brought to the stage.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the red cloth covering the stage.

"I'm sure you've all been waiting for this auction for a long time, so I won't keep you in suspense any longer." The auctioneer said, lifting the red cloth covering the wine vessel to reveal an antique yet luxurious wine bottle.

This wine vessel is square in shape, and although it is cast from rock, it radiates a golden luster. After thousands of years, it still retains its solemn and luxurious appearance.

Even from a distance, one can sense the peculiar energy contained within, and it seems that the flow of rock element around us has accelerated considerably.

"This wine vessel is called the Steeply Carved Vessel. It was carved from the towering cliffs of the Thousand-Foot Ridge by the Rock King Emperor, who used a jade tablet as its skeleton and a jade peak as its core, to create this wine vessel. Its value goes without saying!"

Many people in the room began to breathe rapidly, their palms sweating slightly, waiting for the auctioneer to announce the starting price.

"Starting bid: one billion Mora!"

"One billion ten million Mora!"

"One billion fifty million Mora!"

In an instant, bids poured in one after another, with figures of hundreds of millions being mentioned without batting an eye.

Jiang Bai still had no interest in marveling at how rich these people were; he had already marveled at it countless times during this auction.

The little bit of Mora he had wasn't even close to the starting bid.

“Master, this is probably really forged by the Rock King Emperor. I feel that the rock element is quite active around that wine vessel.”

Jiang Bai had a feeling that if he could have this thing, the amount of rock element he could control would double!

"What, you want it?" Hu Tao glanced at him sideways.

"Who wouldn't want something good?" Jiang Bai grinned, tugging at Hu Tao's sleeve. "Master, my dear Master, can we bid on this?"

Hu Tao remained unmoved, saying, "I can't afford it."

The starting bid is one billion Mora. Doesn't Wangshengtang need food and drink? Where does she get so many Mora?

Even if Jiang Bai were here, or even if Prince Yan wanted to bid for it, she couldn't afford it!

"If you want it, just take the picture yourself, then sell yourself to the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce and pay off your debts for a hundred or a thousand years." Hu Tao raised her chin slightly, pointed at Xing Qiu, and told him to go find Xing Qiu, the young master of the Chamber of Commerce.

“The Feiyun Chamber of Commerce doesn’t do loan business. If you need to borrow money, going to the Northern Bank might be a good choice. Their interest rates aren’t too high,” Xingqiu chuckled.

"Forget it, even if you sold me, you still couldn't get a billion Mora..."

Jiang Bai slumped weakly in his wheelchair, acutely aware of his poverty.

The Mora from the auction of immortal scriptures wouldn't even buy a fraction of this thing.

But he was still a little unwilling to give up, "Do treasures like this appear often?"

Xingqiu shook his head, "There might be one or two like that every year, but they're all incredibly expensive. Even in my family, I don't have any in my collection."

Zhongli looked at the wine vessel on the auction stage below, a hint of nostalgia in his expression, as he hadn't seen it in a long time.

Tartaglia really wanted to buy the wine vessel that might contain the power of the Rock God, but he was out of Mora and could only watch as people in the venue kept bidding.

"Two billion Mora." Zhong Li blew on the tea in his cup and spoke softly, causing the entire venue to fall into a brief silence.

Upon hearing Zhongli's offer, Hu Tao jumped up from her chair, grabbed her staff, and rushed out.

Her eyes flashed with a fierce light; she wouldn't believe Hu if she didn't shut Zhongli up today!

Jiang Bai and Xing Qiu exchanged a glance and, to ensure the auction was bloodless, quickly gave chase.

Jiang Bai pushed the wheelchair very fast, arriving just as Hu Tao kicked open the door to the private room.

Holding the staff of homa in one hand, Hu Tao kicked open the door of the private room with the other, took two steps inside, and grabbed Zhong Li by the collar.

"Guest, you're very wealthy!"

"?"

Zhong Li was unusually bewildered for a moment. He remained in the position of holding the wine glass, his eyes unable to focus as Hu Tao grabbed his collar.

Hu Tao exuded murderous intent, the homa staff in his hand gleaming with a cold light.

Jiang Bai and Xing Qiu quietly slipped into the private room and thoughtfully closed the door behind them.

"Master Hu, is there some misunderstanding?" Seeing Hu Tao's murderous look, Dadalia's forehead was covered in sweat.

He tried to step forward to act as a peacemaker, but Hu Tao glared at him fiercely, saying, "It's none of your business, mind your own business!"

D'Artagnan awkwardly stepped back, not daring to say another word.

"Master, what's going on?" Zhongli was still confused about what had happened.

Hu Tao grabbed his collar and pulled him forward, her molars grinding together. "Are you trying to bankrupt the Rebirth Hall?!"

Two billion Mora, how could he even say that!

Chapter 244 I, Zhongli, am rich!

Zhongli suddenly realized, put down his teacup, and said helplessly, "Master, since I've quoted this price, I'll naturally pay Mora."

"You'll pay? You have that much Mora?"

The bids outside had already exceeded the number Zhongli had just quoted. Hu Tao looked suspicious and released her grip on his collar.

Zhongli slowly straightened his wrinkled collar and said unhurriedly, "I've managed to save up a little money over the years."

"Really?" Hu Tao still didn't believe it.

Two billion Mora, what does he need to do to earn so many Mora?

Just by drinking tea and listening to opera outside every day, you can get what you want?

"nature."

Zhongli put his hand into his empty pocket, pretending to take out Mora. Where no one could see, a flash of golden light appeared in his hand, revealing a large handful of Mora.

He took out this huge wad of high-denomination Mora and put it on the table; this wad alone was worth at least ten million.

"I brought some with me when I went out today."

Hu Tao still didn't quite believe it, but since Zhong Li had said he would pay for it himself, she didn't say anything more.

However, he couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks, such as, "It's like the sun rose in the west; you actually brought money with you when you went out."

“Of course I need to bring money to attend the auction,” Zhongli chuckled.

"Hmph, I'll have Yi Guan sort out your annual reports when I get back. If you can't come up with the answers, you can sleep on the streets!" Hu Tao was still very unhappy.

This guy actually secretly hid so much money, it's outrageous!

Jiang Bai looked at Zhong Li with a very strange expression.

Good heavens, the fox has finally shown its tail!

How could a mere guest envoy have so much Mora? He must be the leader of some underground organization, secretly amassing a fortune to have such a huge amount of money!

This little incident happened so quickly that the auctioneer below was about to strike the gavel.

"2.28 billion Mora once! Is there anything higher?"

Zhongli turned his head and casually added in a loud voice, "Twenty-three billion Mora."

"2.3 billion Mora once! If no one bids higher, this last item will belong to our guests in Box 12!"

"Two billion Mora." It was Ningguang who made the offer; she was clearly also very interested in it.

With 2.4 billion Mora, Jiang Bai no longer had the heart to lament the evils of the rich. All he wanted to know now was whether Zhong Li would raise the price again.

Zhongli did not disappoint him, and spoke again, adding another 50 million Mora.

Hu Tao clutched her chest, feeling her heart pounding wildly.

She was genuinely afraid that Zhong Li would take photos of her, and that Zhong Li wouldn't be able to pay, ultimately transferring the debt to their Wangshengtang.

After a struggle between Zhongli and Ningguang, the wine cup was finally won by Zhongli for a high price of 4.5 billion.

The waiters brought the items one by one, and under everyone's gaze, Zhongli took out 4.5 billion Mora and obtained the Rock Carved Vessel.

Jiang Bai didn't even look at the two items he had photographed. Instead, he focused his gaze on the wine vessel that exuded an aura of wealth. He tentatively asked, "Mr. Zhongli, may I touch it?"

Zhongli casually handed him the wine cup, as if what he bought for 4.5 billion Mora was no different from a cabbage on the roadside.

Jiang Bai carefully held the 4.5 billion Mora, afraid that he might drop it if his hand slipped.

As soon as I got my hands on the bottle, the feeling of the Geo element became more and more obvious, and even my control over the Geo element was greatly enhanced. However, this power was only limited to carrying it with me.

After returning the wine vessel to Zhongli, he returned to his previous weak state.

This is really good stuff...

Unfortunately, it's a rare find that you couldn't buy even if you sold him...

He turned his gaze to the items he was auctioning.

A water slime, and an arm guard.

"Mr. Jiang Bai, your immortal scriptures were auctioned for a total of 13.6 million Mora. After deducting the 10% handling fee, the price is 12.285 million Mora."