Muzhou. Su Hou and Su Feng were discussing whether or not to participate in the auction.
"I can probably fork out 10 million." Su Hou scratched his head. 10 million was all he had. He had received more red packets this year, so his savings were higher than before. He had originally planned to buy some seeds, but since Fang Zhao was involved, Su Hou felt he should lend a hand. Compared to his peers, 10 million was a huge sum, but it was far from enough at the auction.
Su Feng was also in a difficult position. It wasn't that he didn't want to help, it was just that... he had to bid for Fan Lin's tooth, but he could still help raise the price. Even if he accidentally won it, so be it. They owed Fang Zhao a favor, and Fang Zhao had even saved Su Hou's life once. It was only right for him to lend a hand.
Yanzhou, Yanbei retirement home for retired officials.
Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother Fang had worried looks on their faces. The hype online was getting more and more intense. They could tell that some people were deliberately raising the price. If Fang Zhao's tooth didn't fetch a high price at the auction, it would be a huge blow.
The old couple calculated their savings and sighed. "It's still not enough."
"We should at least be prepared. If the price is too low and no one bids, we'll make a move. But think on the bright side. If the price is high from the start and the bidding gets intense, we won't be able to do anything. "
"That's true."
Top floor office at Silver Wing headquarters in Qi'an City.
"Director Duan, should we make arrangements for Fang Zhao at the auction?" the operations manager asked.
"You don't have to make a move," Duan Qianji replied.
The operations manager understood right away. "You don't have to make a move." That meant someone else would make a move. It might even be Duan Qianji herself.
Duan Qianji felt like she owed Fang Zhao a favor because of what had happened to her husband, Hong Lou. Hong Lou had been competing with so many other competitors. In the end, it had been Baiji's top military commander, Shanta, who had singled him out. Tens of millions was nothing compared to Hong Lou's opportunity. This kind of opportunity couldn't be bought with money. So Duan Qianji decided not only would she help raise the price, but she would also buy the tooth. That tooth, she was going to have it!
Elsewhere in Qi'an City.
After almost two years of treatment, Ming Ye, who had been diagnosed with the Hull virus, was finally able to call out "Dad" and "Mom" clearly.
Ming Cang and his wife were so excited that they felt like they were about to explode. Their minds went blank, and they lost all their thoughts. It took them a long time to recover.
Ming Cang's voice was shaking. The medical team started to check Ming Ye's physiological data while Ming Cang walked out of the room with his wife.
After Ming Cang's wife left the room, she turned around and entered another room. She locked herself inside and began to cry as if to vent her emotions. After waiting for so many years and looking forward to so many years, she had finally heard the word "Mom." She couldn't control her emotions at all.
Ming Cang paced back and forth in the corridor outside, panting heavily. His red eyes were glistening with tears. He wanted to find something to do, but he didn't know what to do. His mind was so worked up that he was losing his mind.
She paced back and forth a few times before she finally calmed down. Unknowingly, her face was already covered in tears.
Ming Cang wiped his face and forced himself to calm down. However, he was still like a lunatic, pacing back and forth and mumbling to himself.
"Alright, it's finally done! Who should he tell everyone? Oh right, I still have to thank... Who should I thank? Yes, Fang Zhao. It was Fang Zhao who pointed out that door! It was Fang Zhao... "
Ming Cang pulled up Fang Zhao's contact number and was about to contact him when he suddenly remembered that Fang Zhao had already left for military service and was uncontactable.
After taking a few deep breaths, Ming Cang calmed down a little. Since he couldn't contact Fang Zhao, he had to find someone to share this good news with.
Ming Cang was just about to post a status on his social media platform to tell the world about this good news when he logged into his account and received a push notification. There were quite a few news items in it. Ming Cang had intended to cross them out, but when he scanned through them, he saw the headline "Fang Zhao's auction item estimated at 50 million."
Actually, the first thing Ming Cang saw was "Fang Zhao." Only after that did he see the rest. After clicking on the news, he understood what had happened.
Looking at the animal tooth engraved with a musical score, Ming Cang's eyes were resolute.
"That tooth, I want it!"
He had participated in the auction not only to thank Fang Zhao, but he also intended to use the animal tooth that Fang Zhao had personally engraved as a souvenir of Ming Ye's first words.
Netizens didn't know who else was participating in the auction. With all sorts of people leading the way, this matter became more and more popular online.
Some people who saw Fang Zhao as a formidable rival were depressed. Why is he on the hot search list again?
Regardless of the hype and debate online, Baiji military district's plans for the auction proceeded smoothly.
The day before the auction, the Inter-planetary Fund's official website released a list of items to be auctioned.
The military district's auction consisted of only a few items. Besides belts, wrist guards, bullets, and other items put up by a few generals with real power, there were also commemorative coins.
In the era of virtual currency, there were two types of people who bought commemorative coins: collectors and rich people who just wanted to play around. The former were mostly collectors, keeping them for themselves or selling them at a high price at a certain time. The latter were probably buying coins to show off.
The Inter-planetary Fund's official website released a large image of the planet Baiji commemorative coins. On one side of the commemorative coin was the symbol of the Alliance planet that all commemorative coins had, and on the other side was the symbol of planet Baiji's white-flag dolphin.
In the New Era, people liked to use extinct species to name streets, buildings, small districts, and even organizations. They also liked to use them as icons. After this planet had been discovered, it had been named Baiji because of its whiter color compared to Earth from space. The planet's symbol was the white-flag dolphin chosen from an encyclopedia of extinct species.
The Inter-planetary Fund also listed the auction items in order, basically according to their status. The finale items were placed at the back. The first lot was Fang Zhao's tooth.
It couldn't be helped. In terms of status and social influence, Fang Zhao was the lowest among the auction items. Fan Lin and the others were behind him. Last were the auction items provided by the various generals of Baiji military district. The set of commemorative coins was used to wrap things up.
Netizens were delighted to see this arrangement.
"The first lot."
"Just nice. We don't have to wait. We'll know the results when the auction starts."
"I just don't know how much it will fetch."
"We'll find out tomorrow."
"Looking at the time of the auction, it's midnight in my time zone!"
"It's noon on our continent."
"Our side is the best. It's time for dinner."
...
On planet Baiji, Kevin Lin was even more nervous than Fang Zhao. He had been browsing the news all night and hadn't been able to sleep. These few days, he and Fang Zhao were comrades in the same trench, so he naturally stood on Fang Zhao's side. The more he fought, the more agitated he got. Furthermore, he had been letting his nature run wild recently. Whenever he met someone he couldn't stand, he would go into battle in a leather vest.
The next morning, Kevin Lin went out with dark circles under his eyes. Whoa, the outpost team had a bunch of panda eyes.
"What's going on? Did someone attack the base last night? "Kevin Lin asked.
Bie Liao and the others chuckled but didn't say anything.
They were even more nervous than Kevin Lin. As they couldn't go online, they followed Kevin Lin to watch the news. Kevin Lin also told them about the current situation on Earth.
The moment they heard that the tooth Fang Zhao had picked up was valued at 50 million, the outpost team got excited. Bie Liao rejoiced that he had adopted Riode's suggestion and applied for a tenth of the value of Fang Zhao's auction item to be used for the construction of the outpost team.
Yes, Bie Liao's application to complain about being poor had been approved. That was why the outpost team was so concerned.
Fifty million. A tenth was five million. They could stock up more equipment and get their hands on other things.
However, some people online said that this was just an estimate and that the auction price might not even reach that price, so Bie Liao and the others were worried. The more they cared, the more they worried about personal gains and losses. Everyone gathered together and chatted for the whole night. Overthinking things, they tossed and turned restlessly, collectively suffering from insomnia.
Now, basically all the people not on duty were gathered in the main hall. Kevin Lin projected the real-time progress of the auction for everyone to see. This was what Bie Liao had discussed with Kevin Lin after receiving the approval for his application.
Not long after, Fan Lin arrived with his research team. He had also provided his auction item. He wasn't worried that his item would fetch a low price. He had already received news that quite a few big farm owners in Muzhou were preparing to bid. He had come over just to join in the fun.
Originally, Fan Lin had been worried that Fang Zhao would not be able to keep his cool since it was his first time encountering such an event. However, after scanning the room, he was flabbergasted. It was obvious that Fang Zhao had slept the best last night. Everyone else looked exhausted after staying up for a few nights.
Tsk, whose item was being auctioned? The people who should be worried did not react, but the others were on tenterhooks.
Looking at the countdown on the webpage, it was about to start. The chatter in the main hall gradually stopped, and a tense atmosphere pervaded the air.
"I wouldn't even be this nervous when fighting terrorists." Bie Liao watched the countdown hit zero and the webpage automatically refreshed, indicating the start of the auction. He couldn't help but pat his heart.
After planet Baiji's white-flag dolphin logo and the Inter-planetary Fund logo appeared one after another, the rules of the auction were displayed. In an open online auction, the highest bid would be displayed next to the item. Similar to the order of appearance given by the Inter-planetary Fund, the first item to appear was Fang Zhao's animal tooth with a musical score engraved on it.
The starting bid was 10 million.
Bie Liao and the other outpost team soldiers clenched their fists tightly. Their palms were sweaty as they stared unblinkingly at the screen in front of them.
A countdown appeared in the middle of the screen: 3 — — 2 — — 1!
Start of the auction!
The highest bid suddenly jumped from 10 million to 30 million. Before Bie Liao and the rest could catch their breaths, it jumped again to 40 million, 50 million, 55 million, 61 million... 80 million!
Bie Liao was stunned.
What... what's going on?
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