At nine o 'clock, the auction started on time.
Li Du's prediction was right. There were thousands of treasure hunters there, and the crowd was bustling. The auction would probably last until the evening.
The conflict between him and Frank became the hottest topic among the treasure hunters. After some people added fuel to the fire, the treasure hunters who arrived later also knew about their heroic deeds.
Li Du became the leader of the Flagstaff treasure hunters, and even treasure hunters from Phoenix joined his side.
Just as they were about to enter the storage unit, Turis asked, "Li, why does Rick listen to you? What do you mean by peace talks? "
Li Du smiled bitterly. "If I said that even we don't know what's going on, would you believe me?"
Turis nodded seriously. "Yes, of course. You're the child of miracles. You've done too many unbelievable things. What reason do we have not to believe you?"
Li Du really didn't know why the Ricks wanted to have peace talks with him. He knew that the two of them had been beaten up by Marlin, but why did they want to talk to him? At most, they could just avoid him in the future.
Could it be that the two of them were afraid of him after being beaten up? Or could it be that they wanted to bury the hatchet and cooperate with him in the future?
The auction was about to start, and there was no point in thinking about it. The Ricks would definitely look for them again.
Because there were too many people, to save time, the crowd was divided into groups of ten. Each group had one minute to view the storage unit.
Li Du was amazed. This was the most ridiculous storage auction he had ever seen. Ten people standing at the entrance of the storage unit could block the entrance. What was there to see?
But he still had to go, even if it was just for show.
There was a special organizer for this auction. The crowd was divided into several groups according to order. Frank, York, and the others did not participate in the groups.
"That works?" Hans yelled in dissatisfaction.
Frank gave him the middle finger in disdain, while York whispered something to the person in charge of the organization. The latter nodded and assigned them to the back.
That meant that Frank and York were in one group, and they would be the last group to view the storage unit.
In the process of viewing storage auctions, the last group to view the storage unit always had some advantages. First, they could listen in on what the people in front of them were saying. Second, no one would rush them at the end, so they could watch a little longer.
However, everyone was filled with envy and jealousy. Who asked them to not have Frank's connections and fame?
The tour began, and Li Du's eyes widened.
There were many ways for the treasure hunters to view the treasure. Some simply looked at it with their eyes, some brought video cameras to record and then went out to analyze it. Some even brought binoculars.
Li Du said in surprise, "Is this guy nearsighted or something? With binoculars? "
Hans rolled his eyes and said, "That's a thermal infrared mirror. Depending on the temperature of the object being scanned, the color of the image will also be different."
"Although the temperature outside is the same, the temperature of the things inside is still different. Plastic products, paper products, metal products, and so on are all different, so the final image color is different."
Li Du was shocked. "So advanced?"
"Look, there are more advanced ones over there." Olly came up and pointed to the front.
At the entrance of the warehouse, someone took out a drone from his backpack and installed a camera on it. Then, the drone flew into the warehouse.
Li Du felt that not only had he broadened his horizons, but he had also opened his heavenly eyes. "F * ck!"
Hans was shocked as well. "That works?"
The auctioneer in charge of supervision blinked, not knowing what to say.
A hostage asked, "Can we use drones? Man, this is cheating! "
The owner of the drone argued, "Why not? This is within the scope of the rules. The rules say that people are not allowed to enter the warehouse, but there is no rule that says that machines are not allowed to enter. "
The auctioneer opened his hands and said, "What he said makes sense."
Hans said, "It will be interesting in the future. I heard that the Japanese have developed a very advanced robot? I guess someone will control the robot to enter the warehouse? "
Li Du touched his chin and said, "We can also let Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles go in."
The treasure hunters were very dissatisfied and felt that this method should be banned.
The auctioneer said, "Everything will be done according to the rules. We have to respect the rules. If you have any objections, please let the association know after the auction."
The man operating the drone said proudly, "Yes, we have to respect the rules. Otherwise, why would we have them?"
When Li Du and the others finished viewing, Turis and the others came up and asked, "Li, do you want to bid?"
The warehouse was very big, and there were many valuable things in it. For example, the polystyrene plywood with city patterns printed on it could be sold for thousands of dollars each, and there were dozens of them in there!
He hesitated for a moment and said, "I estimate that this warehouse can be sold for 50,000 dollars, so I will bid below 20,000 dollars."
According to the rules, the leader of the team had priority in the auction. Only when he withdrew from the auction could his followers bid.
The auction officially began. The auctioneer shouted very quickly, "I will not wait for you, I will not give you time to think, so if you like it, hurry up and increase the price …
"The starting price of this warehouse is 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars. If anyone is interested, please come forward and let me see you and hear your bids …"
"One thousand dollars, me!"
"Okay, then now it is 2,000 dollars, 2,000 dollars, 2,000 dollars …"
"I will bid 2,000 dollars."
"Then 3,000 dollars, 3,000 dollars, 3,000 dollars …"
"I can do it."
"…"
"… Five thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, five thousand dollars …"
"… Eight thousand dollars, eight thousand dollars, eight thousand dollars …"
"Ten thousand dollars!" Someone shouted.
"Fifteen thousand dollars!" Immediately, another treasure hunter made a bid, and the increase was very scary.
Hans hurriedly shouted, "Twenty thousand dollars!"
That was their bottom line. If anyone was willing to continue bidding, then they would withdraw. If no one increased the bid, then they would take ownership of the warehouse. It was a clean cut.
All the treasure hunters who came to the auction had brought enough money. As soon as he finished speaking, another bid was made. "Twenty-two thousand dollars!"
"Twenty-three thousand dollars …"
"Thirty thousand dollars!"
"… Forty thousand dollars!"
The price was still rising, and Li Du's side was silent. The treasure hunters looked at each other, and then smiled helplessly. "Are we here to watch the show today?"
Forty thousand dollars was not the limit. There were still people bidding, and in less than 30 seconds, the price had risen to 50,000 dollars.
Li Du sighed and said, "Get ready for a long battle, guys!"
Frank and York did not make any bids. They seemed to look down on this warehouse, and just looked at the crowd with a faint smile.
Finally, the price stopped at 62,000 dollars. The auctioneer immediately waved his hand. "62,000 dollars, 62,000 dollars, 62,000 dollars, 62,000 dollars, is there anyone who wants to continue bidding? If there are no more, then it's a deal!"
The auction for the first warehouse ended at 62,000 dollars!
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