Chapter 79: Auction

At this moment, the representative from the Zhongshan Zhen family, Zhen Fan, who is also Zhen Yi's cousin, chimed in with a smile from his seat: "Exactly, I heard before coming here that this treasure has a huge background and is said to be closely related to Guiguzi. If only there were an opportunity, our Zhen family would certainly bid at least 200,000 coins for such a treasure!"
The moment the elder cousin of Zhen Yi finished speaking, the person who had made the first bid shouted without hesitation, "300,000 coins! I've got this from Sotheby's!"
For the vast majority of wealthy merchants and noble families present, 300,000 coins was not a significant amount. However, for this relatively unknown merchant, this was the highest price he could accept, as evidenced by the slight flush on his cheeks.
“Three hundred thousand coins! Is there anyone willing to bid higher? If there’s no greater treasure than this, it’s mine!”
In the crowd, no one responded. It wasn't that the wealthy merchants and noble families couldn't afford to bid higher; rather, they were sizing up this somewhat unfamiliar person, pondering what could be driving him to offer such a high price for this glass orb. Although they believed the item was indeed extraordinary, their deeply ingrained cautious nature kept warning them not to act impulsively.
After a long silence, when the merchant who called himself Sotheby felt his expression ease, believing this item would soon be in his possession, Zhen Yi's brother spoke up again: "350,000!"
"You!"
The smirk that just appeared on Sotheby's face was instantly doused with cold water.
"You didn't say anything just now, so this should belong to me!"
"Yours? But the rule states that the bidding only finishes when the countdown ends, right?"