Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 495: Chapter 246: Auction Concludes

”Six, six trillion?”

Everyone present was utterly stunned by this enormous figure.

Chu Xiu’s unfathomable financial resources shattered their expectations time and again!

Even Jiang Lingfu was taken aback, his expression instantly turning grim, as if a storm were about to break.

A powerful aura spread throughout the private room.

The two patriarchs were so frightened their faces were pale, stammering as they tried to distance themselves from Chu Xiu: ”M-Mr. Jiang, we, this is not the intention of our two families...”

Chu Xiu might not be afraid, but they were!

With giant entities like the four major families of Kyoto, if they wanted to deal with them, they wouldn’t even need any illegal actions; sheer normal business competition would be enough to crush them!

It wasn’t just them; even the auctioneer on stage was nervously gripping the auction hammer, waiting for instructions through his earpiece.

Logically, within twenty seconds of no further bids, the hammer should fall, finalizing the deal.

But the problem was, logic was in the hands of the Jiang Family.

Without a word from the Jiang Family and without the upper-tier figures having reached a consensus, who dared to drop the hammer?

Everyone was waiting for Jiang Lingfu to speak, and the atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly tense.

However, just as everyone felt almost breathless, Jiang Lingfu suddenly chuckled.

”Hehe, I didn’t manage to bluff you.”

”???”

This sentence left everyone present baffled, but Jiang Lingfu just nonchalantly cupped his hands, saying, ”Damn, the clan indeed allocated me five trillion this time, but the juniors are each more extravagant than the other, and we’ve already spent half. I wanted to keep some kickbacks for myself.”

”Since brother’s stance is so firm, I won’t continue bidding, and I hope brother doesn’t hold a grudge for the previous price raising.”

His words left everyone in silence.

No... there are actually Heroic Spirits like this?

This rosy-cheeked, white-toothed young man more closely resembles a lazy schoolyard rogue than a Heroic Spirit.

Even Chu Xiu couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth, somewhat helplessly saying, ”Brother Jiang jests, we’re merely engaging in normal bidding; why speak of grudges?”

”Hey, that’s not quite right. If we could pre-arrange internally, there’d be no need to let outsiders make a profit, right?”

Jiang Lingfu walked over with a smile, ”Are you attending the private trade conference tomorrow, Brother Qin?”

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and then shook his head, saying, ”Buying this Anchor Point has greatly depleted my resources; even if there are desirable items at tomorrow’s trade, I fear I won’t be able to afford them.”

”I plan to wait until Kyoto’s annual auction in four months to seek the items I need.”

He was speaking the truth; 2.5 trillion, even for Chu Xiu, wasn’t a small sum.

Besides, the exploration of the Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace world must be undertaken quickly to avoid others from seizing resources.

The refining of the two inherited Secret Treasures wasn’t urgent; after all, even if refined, he needs to upgrade to fully master the inheritance to unleash its full Power.

He planned to immediately use the Anchor Point upon returning, heading to the new world to level up.

After hearing Chu Xiu’s words, Jiang Lingfu wasn’t concerned; he merely handed a black card to Chu Xiu.

”This is our Jiang Family’s black card. I forgot what it’s called, but as long as you have this card, you can enjoy the lowest discounts at any of our Jiang Family stores, and all hotel travel services are free and top-notch.”

”Additionally, it’s a symbol of status; with this card, you can attend any banquet even without an invitation.”

”At the moment, the card should also have an extra few billion in credit, considered as our Jiang Family’s compensation to brother.”

”Here’s my contact information; Brother Qin, you can contact me ahead of the Kyoto auction.”

”Brother Qin, you might not know, at such large-scale trading venues, our families have internal communication channels to avoid getting caught in bidding wars, which lets sellers unfairly profit.”

Jiang Lingfu’s words enlightened Chu Xiu, which explained why those in booth number 3 with the celestial character withdrew quickly after one bid—it must have been an internal exchange with Jiang Lingfu.

Being able to join the ’group chat’ of these bigwigs could indeed save him quite a bit of money during the auction.

”Thank you, Brother Jiang.” Chu Xiu accepted the card with a word of thanks.

This scene left everyone else in the private room stunned.

Intercepted goods from the four major families mid-way, yet not only faced no targeting but received compensation???

Even the Jiang Family’s Heroic Spirit initiated friendship!

The two patriarchs exchanged a glance, both showing wry smiles. They naturally understood why this was—because in Jiang Lingfu’s eyes, Qin Yu was someone on equal footing with him! It was an acknowledgment of Qin Yu’s strength!

If Qin Yu were a Demigod, never mind compensation; the Jiang Family would be happy to buy this Anchor Point and present it to him!

After giving away the black card, Jiang Lingfu didn’t say much more and turned to take his leave.

Almost at the moment he left, the excited voice of the auctioneer outside the private room was heard: ”2.5 trillion! Sold! The last item of today’s auction is going to booth number 27 with the earth character!”

A warm round of applause erupted on-site. Surrounded by the applause, Chu Xiu calmly stood up, ready to ”settle the bill” backstage.

At this moment, the He Family Patriarch suddenly stood with a conciliatory smile, inquiring, ”Brother Qin, these 2.5 trillion aren’t a small figure; you might need to exchange items for collateral, right?”