After a while, Celestine emerged from the restroom in the private box, looking much calmer.
She sat down beside Charles, watching the ongoing auction outside.
Clearly, the first item, the purple-quality supreme spear, was not Celestine’s target, so she didn’t pay it much attention, instead, she kept gazing at Charles with a look full of melancholy.
Sensing Celestine’s gaze, Charles felt a bit stiff, he didn’t know how to face her in this moment.
So, Charles chose to look at the crowd below.
There were many familiar faces, including Camilla, Zachary, and Zane, who were all seated in a row in the main hall.
It was obvious that the items being auctioned today didn’t pique the interest of General Mason or the Emperor of Genosha, which was why they weren’t present.
It seemed that only supreme-level members could access the private boxes on the second floor, otherwise, Zachary and Camilla wouldn’t be in the main hall on the first floor.
Thinking of this, Charles looked around the second floor. There were nearly twenty private boxes surrounding the entire second floor, and only his was lit, indicating that someone was inside.
Meanwhile, many people in the main hall on the first floor had noticed the situation on the second floor. Seeing the light on in one of the boxes, they began to speculate among themselves.
“Surprisingly, there’s a supreme-level member participating today. I wonder who it could be.”
“I noticed the box number is new, it must belong to someone who recently became a supreme-level member. But I wonder who it is.”
“I’m curious as well. There hasn’t been any news about it lately. Anyone who becomes a supreme-level member should be quite prominent.”
“I heard that Charles became a supreme-level member of the Seven Kingdoms Merchant Association. Could it be him?”
“No way! Charles is just a genius, how could he possibly have that much money? He shouldn’t qualify.”
“Becoming a supreme-level member isn’t just about money, potential and status are also important criteria!”
Zane sat in the front row, listening to the chatter from behind him, feeling curious about whether Charles was in the box on the second floor.
Recalling Daniel Long’s attitude towards Charles yesterday, Zane felt that the supreme-level member upstairs was likely associated with Charles!
However, he had other matters to attend to, namely securing the purple-quality supreme spear.
The mere thought of it ignited a flame of anger within Zane, if it weren’t for Charles’s actions that allowed Bailey Zhao to pick a white-quality supreme spear from the royal treasury,
and if he hadn’t spent over ten gold coins on a mystical beast egg yesterday, Zane wouldn’t have to borrow money from others to bid on this purple-quality supreme spear!
“Damn Charles, when it’s your turn to bid on something, I’ll raise the price to the moon—it’s completely within the rules and perfectly normal.” Zane thought to himself.
At that moment, the auction for the purple-quality supreme spear was heating up, with someone already calling out eight gold coins.
Grinding his teeth, Zane shouted, “I bid ten gold coins! Who dares to compete with me!”
As soon as he said this, Daniel Long, standing in the center of the auction hall, immediately turned pale.
Zane’s move was nothing less than a declaration to the other bidders that if anyone raised the bid again, they would be opposing him—and the Taylor family!
The strength of the Taylor family is well known to everyone in Genosha Calivia, they are one of the top families that ordinary people simply cannot provoke.
Therefore, after Zane called out his bid, the entire auction hall fell silent, and no one dared to raise the price further.
Seeing this scene, Zane wore a smug expression, just as he had said earlier, very few people in Genosha would dare to mess with the Taylor family!
“What are you waiting for? No one is continuing the bid.” Zane said to the host on stage, believing that the purple-quality supreme spear was already his.
The host glanced at Daniel Long, who nodded with a grim expression, clearly not wanting to create an awkward atmosphere at the start of the auction.
Just when he thought it was all settled, someone raised the bid again, bringing the auction price for the purple-quality supreme spear to ten gold coins and ten silver coins.
This new bid was clearly aimed directly at Zane.
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Watching the updated price on the big screen and the displayed box number, Zane stood up and turned to look at the second floor, where the only lit box was participating in the bidding!
At this point, Zane was certain that the supreme-level member on the second floor had to be Charles!
Only Charles would maliciously target him like this!
“Damn Charles, deliberately sabotaging my bid—this is infuriating! I haven’t even come after you, and yet you dare to provoke me!” Zane thought angrily.
He immediately raised his bid again: “Eleven gold coins!”
To his surprise, Charles also raised the bid, adding exactly the minimum of ten silver coins, bringing the price of the purple supreme spear to eleven gold coins and ten silver coins.
At this point, Zane could no longer contain himself, he didn’t have many gold coins to begin with, and he had no idea how many more he would need to buy it.
“Charles, don’t you have a suitable weapon already? Why are you making this personal?” Zane shouted loudly.
Silence. No one answered Zane’s question.
The big screen at the auction venue refreshed once more, and Charles added another ten silver coins.
This action made Zane’s rationality gradually give way to anger, he wanted to see just how much money Charles had to keep bidding!
The purple-quality supreme spear was indeed quite rare, and the price should be between seventeen to eighteen gold coins. Considering Zane’s current state, Charles had already made a rough assessment in his mind.
He figured that around twenty gold coins would make Zane back off.
With this thought, Charles began to toy with Zane, every time Zane called out a bid, Charles would add ten silver coins.
The entire auction hall fell silent, filled only with Zane’s furious roars and the continuous bids from Charles on the big screen.
When Zane finally shouted nineteen gold coins, his voice was a bit quieter, as if he had regained a little of his rationality.
Charles immediately assessed that this must be nearing Zane’s limit, which is why Zane had lowered his voice.
“It seems I overestimated the amount of money Zane has, as the son of the head of the Taylor family, he doesn’t have that much after all.” Charles thought to himself.
He stopped bidding, as if he had given up.
Seeing this, Zane finally let out a sigh of relief and slumped back into his seat.
Nineteen gold coins!
Originally, he could have secured the purple-quality weapon for just ten gold coins, but because of Charles’s interference, he ended up spending an extra nine gold coins!
Adding the fifteen gold coins he lost in the item exchange market, he was down a total of twenty-four gold coins!
This amount was all his wealth, meaning that just because of Charles, Zane had lost every last gold coin!
As the auction hammer fell, Zane’s mind was in turmoil, screaming, “Damn it, damn it, damn it!”
He had no money left, even if someone below wanted to raise the bid against Charles, he couldn’t do a thing!
If Charles decided to drop out and no one else raised the bid, it would be Zane’s turn to pay, but he was already broke.
Having spent an extra nine gold coins to get what he wanted, Zane felt no joy at all, he just slouched in his chair, looking utterly defeated.
Behind him, whispers floated through the air:
“Charles is impressive, there are hardly anyone in all of Genosha who would dare to bid against Zane like that.”
“You look surprised, didn’t you know how formidable Charles is?”
“I know, I know, Charles is indeed powerful, but Zane isn’t just anyone, he’s the son of the head of the Taylor family.”
“It seems you really don’t know, let me tell you, back at the Robinson family banquet…”
Zane suddenly turned around. There were quite a few people sitting behind him, and he couldn’t tell who was discussing the humiliating events that had happened at the Robinson family banquet—events that marked one of the most shameful moments of his life!
“The auction for the second item will now begin…” The auction continued.
Charles caressed Celestine’s thigh, which was stretched out over him, quietly waiting for the next item to be auctioned.
Beside him, Celestine had witnessed everything that had just happened, just a few simple bids had caused Zane to spend so many gold coins!
“Charles, how did you manage that? Aren’t you afraid Zane might suddenly decide he doesn’t want that purple supreme spear anymore?” Celestine asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.
Charles thought for a moment and explained, “It’s all about careful observation. Just now, Zane’s voice dropped a bit, and he didn’t seem as angry anymore, which clearly indicated something had made him a little more level-headed.”
“I didn’t notice his voice changing at all, he seemed just as furious the whole time!” Celestine couldn’t understand.
Was the scene she witnessed so different from what Charles had seen?
“Well, you have to observe closely, just think about it a bit more.” Charles said. His insight and ability to speculate were beyond what ordinary people could compare to.
Celestine nodded, somewhat understanding, and her admiration for Charles only grew stronger.
“By the way, what items do you want to bid on? If I help you bid later, the price might be a bit lower.” Charles said.
Celestine’s eyes lit up, and she quickly listed the items she wanted.
Charles compared the list to the one Daniel Long had sent him, they were all items ranked lower in the auction, so they would have to wait a while.
At that moment, Charles’s phone vibrated with a new message. He opened it to find a photo sent by Camilla. freёwebnoѵel.com
The person in the picture was Zane.
Looking utterly lost, his eyes vacant and his expression bitter.
Camilla: [Charles, you’re amazing! Just look at Zane’s face, it feels so satisfying! He deserves it for being so arrogant.]
Charles instinctively smiled, he hadn’t expected Zane to be so fragile, to end up looking like this.
Celestine had been watching Charles closely. When she saw him smile at a message, she curiously asked, “What’s going on?”
Charles showed her the photo.
To his surprise, Celestine asked softly, “Are you and Camilla, the second princess of Genosha, quite close?”