“Damn, what a jerk!”
Hearing this, Ye Feng was instantly annoyed.
“What are you looking at? You won’t sprout a flower from staring!”
“Trying to impress a beauty without looking at the occasion. The study of Fire Seeds is profound!”
Huang Ruizhu glanced at Ye Feng, then at Shen YunYao beside him, with a look of contempt and disdain.
“Exactly, if you’re not buying, don’t take up space!”
“That’s right, you’re hindering Master Huang’s performance!”
“What are you, a kid, pretending to be a big shot here!”
“Kid, hurry up and leave, don’t show off in front of an expert, you’re embarrassing yourself!”
…………
As Huang Ruizhu finished speaking, many people began to mock Ye Feng.
“This guy…”
Ye Feng frowned. He glanced at Fire Seed No. 250, then at Huang Ruizhu, whose eyes were almost in the sky, and he suddenly had an idea.
“100 Arcane Yuan Coins, right? Boss, I want this Fire Seed!”
Ye Feng said to the cowboy-hat-wearing middle-aged man.
“Wait a moment!”
Before the cowboy-hat-wearing middle-aged man could reply, Huang Ruizhu interjected. He then quickly waddled his plump body to the Fire Seed Ye Feng had mentioned and bent down to examine it.
After a brief appraisal, a hint of joy flashed in Huang Ruizhu’s eyes, quickly disappearing. He slowly said, “This Fire Seed is good. I’ll offer 300 Arcane Yuan Coins!”
“I bid 400!”
As soon as Huang Ruizhu finished speaking, Ye Feng retorted.
“800!”
Huang Ruizhu looked at Ye Feng, narrowed his eyes, and doubled Ye Feng’s bid.
Hearing this, Ye Feng didn’t immediately follow suit. His expression seemed hesitant, as if he wanted to bid but had other concerns.
“9… 900!”
Ye Feng looked at the Fire Seed next to him and spoke, his expression showing annoyance and unwillingness.
“Hahaha~”
Seeing this, Huang Ruizhu burst into laughter. “Hmph, with only this much money, you dare to compete with me! I offer 1200 Arcane Yuan Coins!”
“Kid, don’t say I didn’t warn you. These externally consigned Fire Seeds don’t have a sealed bid mechanism. You can bid as high as you want. Prices have skyrocketed before!”
“Moreover, this ‘Fire Gambling’ requires immediate payment upon transaction, and you can’t borrow money on the spot!”
As he spoke the last sentence, Huang Ruizhu looked at Shen YunYao, clearly implying something.
Seeing Ye Feng’s questioning gaze, Shen YunYao nodded helplessly.
After all, in front of so many people, as the City Lord’s granddaughter, it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to strongly back Ye Feng…
“Kid, if you can’t come up with the money, this Fire Seed belongs to me!”
At this moment, Huang Ruizhu’s triumphant voice rang out again.
Ye Feng did not reply. He squatted down and carefully examined Fire Seed No. 250 again. Then, his eyes sharpened, and arcane energy surged from his hand, penetrating the runes revealed in the Fire Seed’s window…
“Wow, this guy actually knows how to use arcane energy to inspect Fire Seeds?”
“Can’t tell, he’s an expert!”
“Could he be faking it?”
………..
The surrounding crowd buzzed with discussion, and Huang Ruizhu’s expression also became more serious. Shen YunYao, however, showed a look of surprise.
After a while, Ye Feng finally stood up. His expression was quite excited, and a flash of light appeared in his hand. A football-sized ice-attribute arcane nguyên thạch appeared, which he had obtained earlier in the Frozen Snow Domain.
“Boss, take a look, how much is this ice-attribute arcane nguyên thạch worth?”
Ye Feng handed the ice-attribute arcane nguyên thạch to the cowboy-clad middle-aged man and asked.
“Such pure ice-attribute arcane energy…”
Looking at the ice-attribute arcane nguyên thạch, shrouded in mist, the cowboy-clad middle-aged man’s face showed obvious shock.
“High transparency… almost no impurities visible to the naked eye… such pure and stable arcane energy without deliberate activation… absolutely top-grade… and it’s not one of the common five attributes!”
“I’ll give you 3000 Arcane Yuan Coins!”
The cowboy-clad middle-aged man said quickly.
“Young man, this price is absolutely fair. You’d get about the same if you took it to an auction house!”
After a pause, the cowboy-clad middle-aged man added, seeming eager for Ye Feng to use this ice-attribute arcane nguyên thạch to buy his Fire Seed.
“Then I offer 3500 Arcane Yuan Coins!”
Ye Feng glanced at Huang Ruizhu and spoke slowly.
This time, Huang Ruizhu did not immediately bid. He also squatted down and began to inspect it with arcane energy.
“Damn, is it real? Master Huang is getting serious?”
“Of course, that’s 3500 Arcane Yuan Coins, a real fortune!”
“That kid is also amazing, to force Master Huang to this point!”
………..
Seeing this, the crowd began to discuss again.
Time ticked by, and Huang Ruizhu’s brow furrowed tightly. More and more arcane energy surged from his hands, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
“I hope this fat ball has some skill!~”
Looking at Huang Ruizhu’s strained expression, Ye Feng actually felt a little worried.
He really didn’t want to spend 3500 Arcane Yuan Coins to buy that Fire Seed No. 250, or he would truly become a 250…
“The inherent grade of this Fire Seed is no less than Yellow Tier Grade Four… The runes revealed at the window are indeed quite complete, with almost no damage…!”
“Although the arcane runes are very complex, when arcane energy is extended to probe inside, there are no mutations, it’s very stable…”
“Wait… this… this feeling… arcane energy is being drawn into the depths of the Fire Seed… Could it be…?”
With this thought, Huang Ruizhu shivered, withdrew his arcane energy, and an unconcealable joy appeared on his face.
“Hmph!”
Huang Ruizhu looked at Ye Feng, snorted, and said to the cowboy-clad middle-aged man, “5000 Arcane Yuan Coins!”
“Hiss~!”
Upon hearing this, many people present gasped in shock.
“I… I didn’t mishear, did I?”
“Five… 5000 Arcane Yuan Coins? This is probably the highest price in the history of ‘Fire Gambling’!”
“Indeed, you could buy several complete mechs with this amount? And you’re buying a Fire Seed for this?”
“And… and it’s still problematic…”
…………
Not only the onlookers but also the owner of the Fire Seed and Shen YunYao looked at Huang Ruizhu with considerable surprise.
“Hey, Cowboy, that kid can’t bid any higher! This Fire Seed is mine!”
Under the astonished, admiring, and envious gazes of the crowd, Huang Ruizhu said to the owner of Fire Seed No. 250, without any hint of respect in his tone.
The cowboy-clad middle-aged man did not get angry. He looked at Ye Feng, and seeing that Ye Feng had no objections, he agreed.
Soon, Huang Ruizhu and the cowboy-clad middle-aged man began the transaction.
“Here, this is your No. 250!”
After counting the Arcane Yuan Coins from Huang Ruizhu, the cowboy-clad middle-aged man said to Huang Ruizhu in a flat tone, then turned and strode away.
This made the surrounding people’s expressions look peculiar!
“Kid, I have to say you have some insight. This Fire Seed, which that unperceptive cowboy guy put up for sale, is very likely a rare Fire Seed with nested runes!”
“The so-called nested runes mean that within the already complex arcane runes on the Fire Seed, there are also arcane runes embedded!”
“The nested runes in this Fire Seed are not ordinary nesting; they extend into the depths of the Fire Seed!”
“On the surface, it’s Yellow Tier Grade Five, but in reality, it might exceed Yellow Tier, reaching the Mysterious Tier, or even higher… Fire Seeds above the Mysterious Tier are priceless…”
Huang Ruizhu explained excitedly and arrogantly as he unwrapped the black oil paper of Fire Seed No. 250.
But as he spoke, he involuntarily stopped. Because he didn’t see any expressions of regret, remorse, or anger on Ye Feng’s face, nor did he flee in a fit of rage…
“Oh~”
Ye Feng’s expression was flat. He gave a soft “oh,” and then turned and left.
“250!”
As Ye Feng and the other two disappeared into the crowd, his voice reached Huang Ruizhu’s ears from afar, enraging him to the point of puffing up his beard and glaring.
………….
On the other side,
After leaving the auction house, the cowboy-clad middle-aged man did not leave Mech City. He cautiously observed his surroundings, circled a few times, and after confirming he was not being followed, he quickly ran in one direction, which was the City Lord’s mansion.
………..