"Gavich, why are you here?" Chen Zhao arrived at the auction.
"Chen, I didn't expect you to be here too." Lila Gavich looked at Chen Zhao in surprise. "Don't tell me you're interested in something too?"
Lila Gavich didn't feel good at all.
Of course, he was here to buy something.
Now, a suspected competitor had appeared.
If it was another competitor, Lila Gavich would even want to make the competitor disappear.
But Chen Zhao clearly wasn't the type that could be manipulated.
Chen Zhao was richer and more powerful than him.
Moreover, he owed Chen Zhao a huge favor.
"No, Steven's my friend. He invited me here," Chen Zhao asked. "I'm here to sit down. Is there anything you need in this auction?"
"Uh … This …" Lila Gavich hesitated.
"I promise I won't bid against you," Chen Zhao said, shrugging.
"A Divine Artifact." Lowering his voice, Lila Gavich said, "I saw it in the auction brochure. Chen, you really won't bid against me, right?"
Chen Zhao rolled his eyes. What a joke. A mere Divine Artifact wasn't even worth a few hundred million dollars.
A while later, the auction began. Chen Zhao and Lila Gavich sat together.
Because it wasn't time for Lila Gavich to bid yet, the two chatted in low voices.
Steven was the sponsor of this auction.
Half of the people present were his friends, family, or connections.
Chen Zhao had seen a few of them at Steven's private parties.
Perhaps they had chatted for a while, or perhaps they had met once.
In a public place like this, they would nod at each other when they saw someone familiar.
Most of the items in this auction were within a million dollars.
Two of them were unsold. The two that were unsold would probably end up in Steven's hands.
After the eighth item was auctioned off.
Just then, the auctioneer announced the ninth item.
The Scarlet Star was a six-kilogram red crystal.
The quality of this red crystal was outstanding.
Under the purposeful lighting of the auction stage, it was dazzling.
Even the tycoons present were attracted by the crimson star.
It was too beautiful.
Chen Zhao could clearly feel Lila Gavich's spirit rise. It seemed that this was his target.
However, when Chen Zhao looked at the crimson star, he couldn't help but frown.
That was because he had one in his possession.
The starting price of the Star of Scarlet was one million US dollars.
As soon as the auctioneer announced the price, Lila Gaivic could not help but shout out a bid.
"One million."
"One million and fifty thousand."
…
"Four million dollars."
The crowd was in an uproar.
They didn't expect a red crystal to fetch such a high price.
According to the market price, they would definitely incur a huge loss.
Generally, the price of jewelry collections in auctions would be closer to the actual price.
For example, this large red crystal did not have any notable comments or biographies in history.
Therefore, the price range of one million to two million dollars was more in line with its actual price.
But now, the price was raised to four million USD.
This was obviously out of everyone's expectations.
But what was even more shocking was yet to come.
As the auction continued, the price soared to ten million dollars.
Chen Zhao looked at the four people who were bidding against Lila Gaivic.
One of them was a beautiful woman in a red dress. The other three were all men, and they were all spiritualists.
But Lila Gainich did not intend to give up.
The other four did not give up either.
When the price reached twenty million, one bidder backed out.
Including Lila Gainich, the four bidders were all red in the face.
"Gainich, is this the Divine Artifact you want?" Chen Zhao asked in a low voice.
"Yes, the Star of Scarlet. More accurately, it's Frigga's red star. Frigga is …"
"I know … Odin's wife in Norse mythology, the Queen of Gods, Vanir, and the Queen of Magic."
"This Star of Scarlet is real, right?" Chen Zhao asked.
"Of course. I've investigated it. It's real," Lila Gainich said with certainty.
"Is there a similar model?"
"That's impossible. This is a Divine Artifact."
"Then do you think that the one being auctioned now is a fake?"
"Chen, I've already contacted Mr. Steven before the auction and had an expert appraise it."
"What's your target price?" Chen Zhao asked in a low voice.
Lila Gainich hesitated for a moment. "One billion dollars … But I don't have that much cash. If it really comes to that, I'm afraid you'll have to support me … But I don't think it'll go that high. I don't want to be in the headlines."
"I have one too. It's very similar to this one."
"I think the one you have is more likely to be a fake," Lila Gainich said with certainty.
"I just got that one."
"Maybe you should go find the person who gave it to you. Maybe you can get your money back."
"I didn't buy it. I got it from that man's collection room after I killed him."
"Uh … Fine. I think he's unlucky. Of course, you're unlucky too."
"He's a god, a real one. I didn't expect him to have a fake in his treasury."
"What!?" Lila Gevich cried out.
"Sir, please sit down. If you still want to bid, please bid. The current price is thirty-one million dollars."
"Sorry …" Lila Gainich sat down again, but he couldn't hide the shock on his face.
Lila Gavich lowered his voice. "Chen, are you telling the truth?"
"The god I killed happens to be a god from Norse mythology," Chen Zhao said.
Lila Gainich turned his head again to look at the Scarlet Star on the stage.
Then he looked at Chen Zhao seriously.
"Two hundred million dollars," Chen Zhao said.
Lila Gainich nodded immediately. "Sure, no problem … But I need to pay in installments."
"Installments at the bank's interest rate."
"No problem."
Lila Gainich was even more excited. It had nothing to do with money.
It was because Chen Zhao had given a definite answer.
He was only seventy to eighty percent confident about the Scarlet Star on the stage.
If he really bought it, he wouldn't even have time to cry.
The Scarlet Star in Chen Zhao's hand was definitely real.
After all, he'd killed a god from Norse mythology.
Thus, the origin of the Scarlet Star in his hand was undoubtedly more convincing.
Lila Gainich didn't bid anymore, but the auction for the Scarlet Star continued.
The remaining three raised the price of the Star of Scarlet to $245.5 million.
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