The Main Examiner's Fury
Xia Fei was not in a hurry to make his move but was secretly observing the situation of the bidders.
Most of the bidders were bidding rationally, and there were only two who were bidding enthusiastically. One was an elderly man, and the other was a young man in his twenties.
Most of the rational buyers would want to buy this limited edition Windshade Mark IV combat suit for their collection and sell it after a few years to make a profit.
This type of buyer had a sense of propriety about the price, and as long as it reached the price in their heart, they would definitely stop and not raise the price crazily.
On the other hand, the fanatical buyers were completely different. Regardless of the reason, their ultimate goal was to obtain the Windshade Mark IV combat suit. As long as the price was within their means, they would buy it without hesitation, regardless of the gains or losses.
If Xia Fei wanted to obtain this combat suit, these two fanatical buyers, one old and one young, would be his biggest rivals.
That old man was clearly very excited and kept raising the price, but he only increased it by one million each time. He did not deliberately raise the price to suppress his opponent, which showed that his financial situation was not particularly good.
That young man in his twenties had been bidding fiercely at the start, adding at least three million each time, but when the price exceeded one hundred million, the frequency of his bidding slowed down significantly.
There was no information on the limited edition Windshade Mark IV combat suit on the interplanetary network, so naturally, there was no way to determine its true value. When the price reached one hundred and forty million, the number of bidders had obviously decreased by more than half. Most of the rational investors had decisively chosen to wait and see.
"One hundred and sixty million!" The old man cried out in agitation. His face was flushed red, and though he was very far away, Xia Fei could still see that the old man's skinny arm was trembling slightly. This meant that he was very close to the limit of what he could endure.
"One hundred and eighty million!" Xia Fei chose this moment to make his move, adding twenty million star coins without hesitation.
Bidding was also a battle of the heart, a war without smoke.
Xia Fei had chosen to make his move when the old man was most conflicted, most troubled, and most vulnerable, not giving him any room to cushion. He had directly knocked him down in terms of momentum, letting him know that he was facing an opponent that he could not win against, making him feel powerless from the bottom of his heart.
If Xia Fei were to get entangled with him bit by bit, the human's inherent fluke mentality would drive him to try his luck and continue to follow up until it completely exceeded his ability to pay.
The old man bit his lips and hesitated for a long time with his arm in front of his chest. In the end, he did not raise it again.
"Hi!" The old man sighed helplessly. He used his fingers to rub his eyes that had become red from excitement. His chest heaved up and down, unable to calm down for a long time.
"180 million! Right now, the price has already reached 180 million star coins. Is there anyone willing to offer a higher price? " The blonde beauty asked excitedly. 180 million, this was already the second highest price so far.
"185 million!" The young man raised his arm high and shouted.
Xia Fei turned his head to look at the young man, only to see that he was expressionless, seemingly very calm and determined.
'This person won't be easy to deal with,' Xia Fei thought.
This young man's mental fortitude was far higher than that old man's, and his determination to buy this Windshade Mark IV combat suit was no less than Xia Fei's. Against such an opponent, there was no other way other than to compete with him on price.
Thinking of this, Xia Fei raised his arm and shouted, "186 million!"
"190 million!"
"191 million!"
Xiao Haili gritted his teeth, "195 million!"
"196 million!" Xia Fei did not hesitate to follow up.
Against an opponent with a strong mental fortitude, one could only slowly grind them down until their heart began to waver.
Increasing the price bit by bit was also a technique. It had to be done without any hesitation, immediately following up the moment the other party made a bid, displaying an aura and confidence that was not any weaker than his, making him understand that this was a fair competition.
If he did not grasp the timing of his follow up, or if his tone was a little frivolous, the other party would definitely think that he was toying with him and would fly into a rage out of humiliation. He would then desperately shout out a crazy price, which would not benefit anyone.
No outstanding bidder would try to provoke their opponent, for people would become irrational when they were angry. There were many bidders who would risk paying the penalty fee out of anger and shout out a sky-high price that no one would be able to match.
They would rather pay the penalty fee and let this item go unsold than see their opponent obtain it right in front of them.
"200 million!" Xiao Haili shouted without any regard. This was already the limit of what he could accept, and if it went any higher, he would have no choice but to withdraw from the competition no matter how unwilling he was.
"202 million!" Xia Fei began to raise the price by 2 million, slowly increasing the pressure on him.
Xiao Haili clenched his fists, the veins on his hands popping out, his face filled with unwillingness and anger.
"Xiao Hai! I've already transferred all my savings to your account, a total of 85 million. Fight it out with him! "Bosingwa shouted.
"That's right! Brother Hai, we're both Silver Adjudicators, so we can overdraft 10 million star coins from the bank, which adds up to 30 million. Counting it all in, I've also transferred the 2 million in my account to you! "Queiroz added.
Bronze Adjudicators had an interest-free loan limit of 1 million star coins, while Silver Adjudicators had a limit of 10 million, and Gold Adjudicators had even more.
"B * stard! What's the use of 2 million? It's all your fault for indulging in debauchery all day long. If you had saved up some money normally, you wouldn't have embarrassed yourself like this. "Bosingwa snorted angrily.
Queiroz appeared very wronged. "You can't blame me for this."
Xiao Haili looked at his two good brothers with gratitude, so emotional that he could not speak.
"Alright! I'll fight it out with him! "Xiao Haili heavily hammered his thigh.
"202 million! The current bid is 202 million! " The blonde beauty shouted provocatively. "If there's no higher bid, this limited edition Windshade Mark IV combat suit will belong to this handsome young man."
"250 million!" Xiao Haili raised his arm high and shouted.
Everyone exclaimed as they turned to look at Xiao Haili. "Increasing the bid by 48 million in one go? Is this man crazy?"
"Exactly. That Seven Star Jade Water Vase only went for 210 million, so how could this Windshade Mark IV combat suit be worth more than that vase?"
"255 million!" Just as Xiao Haili's bid ended, Xia Fei immediately went up to it without hesitation.
"Phantom, just how much is this Windshade Mark IV combat suit worth?" Xia Fei secretly conversed with Phantom in his mindspace.
"Don't worry. As long as you can use all the money you have to buy this Windshade Mark IV combat suit, you won't lose out. These people simply don't understand the true power of this combat suit, so this is a good opportunity," Phantom said firmly.
Xia Fei nodded. Xia Fei still trusted Phantom's judgment. If he said it was worth that much, then it would definitely not be wrong.
"280 million!" Xiao Haili raised the bid once more. "I don't believe that you can continue bidding."
However, he was wrong. Xia Fei's passion for this combat suit was no less than his!
"300 million!" Xia Fei changed his defensive stance and began his incisive attack!
Xiao Haili almost fainted. 280 million was all the cash he had on hand, and if he continued to raise the bid, even his two best friends, Queiroz and Bosingwa, would have to shoulder the debt with him.
"Xiao Hai! Stop hesitating! Just boldly raise the bid; us brothers are going all out! "Bosingwa said excitedly.
"310 million!" Xiao Haili shouted angrily, trying to use his loud voice to scare Xia Fei off.
Xia Fei's lips curled into an undetectable smile. Xiao Haili's shout actually made Xia Fei realize that he was lacking in confidence. People who were truly determined to win would never use their voices to scare the other party, but would rely on their actions to make them yield.
"320 million!" Just as Xiao Haili finished his bid, Xia Fei immediately went after him, not giving him any chance to catch his breath.
Xiao Haili only felt his blood boil, and his vision turned dark. Fortunately, he did not faint.
All the cash he had on hand, including his overdraft, added up to 318.5 million.
Xia Fei's bid was neither too high nor too low, just enough to ensure that he could defeat Xiao Haili, and he did not need to waste any more money, so it was truly just right.
* Clap! *
The wooden mallet in the blonde beauty's hand let out a crisp sound, and the auction house immediately erupted with enthusiastic applause.
320 million. If nothing went wrong, this would be the highest bid of the auction today, and everyone could even enjoy an exciting duel for free.
"320 million," Xia Fei said with a bitter smile as he backed out of the auction.
Gui Ying smiled mysteriously, "What? Feeling heartache? Once you see this combat suit, you'll understand why it's worth so much money. "
In New York, Xiao Haili took off the virtual reality helmet and slammed it on the floor.
* Bang! *
The virtual reality helmet made of engineered fiber was instantly shattered, and the fragments splattered all over the room.
"I can't accept this! I just can't accept this! "Xiao Haili was so furious that his facial features became distorted from anger.
"Queiroz! Don't you have a friend in the technical department? Send him this person's information; I want to know just who this guy is! "Xiao Haili commanded loudly.
Queiroz wanted to say something, but when he saw Xiao Haili's furious look, he quietly swallowed his words and nodded woodenly.
Xiao Haili strode out of the room and slammed the door. * Bang! *
The aluminum alloy door instantly deformed, swaying a few times before crashing to the floor.
Queiroz helplessly looked at Bosingwa and said, "Jenny from the technical department actually broke up with me a long time ago."
Bosingwa helplessly patted his shoulder and said, "I know; you're the one who dumped her."
"Sigh! Xiao Hais actually a pretty good person, just that he's too narrow-minded at times. "Bosingwa crossed his arms and sighed.
How could Xia Fei, who was far away in Beijing, know that he had already offended the narrow-minded chief examiner before the Adjudicator Union's Crisis grade assessment had even begun?
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