chapter 32 The tens of millions of prices covered the entire audience

Karmen Feng was full of admiration. He believed that Nash Lin was doing this on purpose. Claiming he didn't like being the centre of attention was just a tactic to take Reese Dong on as a maid. He was thoroughly impressed with Nash Lin. "Let's see if Brother Nash still has money left!" Others might not be aware of Nash Lin's expenses, but he knew a little. Just a few days ago, he had given Gwen Su gifts worth over 10,000,000. If Nash Lin could still offer money this time, it would mean he was even more formidable than Karmen had imagined. After all, even for people like them who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths, the amount of money they had each month, each year, was fixed, their families would not allow them to take too much. With his own little thoughts, Karmen Feng admired out loud and walked towards the seat next to Nash Lin. Meanwhile, Nash Lin was sitting there, quietly waiting for the auction to begin. Moments later, with the host taking the stage, the auction curtain was raised. "Welcome to the Ethereal Villa Auction. The auction will now begin. Please welcome today's first auction item, the samurai sword—Frost!" As the words fell, two sexy ladies in high heels and silk stockings immediately carried a tray to the front of the stage. A delicate samurai sword lay quietly on the tray. Forged from fine steel, with an ivory base and adorned with superior amethysts, agates, ancient bronzes, and diamonds, it looked very appealing. "This is a treasure made by hand by the famous swordsmith Maenokawa Mai, which once at..." The host began to enthusiastically introduce the sword to everyone, stirring up the atmosphere in the venue. The effect was significant, and many people in the audience showed excited expressions. But Nash Lin wasn't much interested. The sword did look nice. But a sword is a lethal weapon, meant for killing. Decorating it with fancy stuff might look good, but it was actually useless and could even reduce the sword's power. To him, doing such things for the sake of the sword's collectible value was completely missing the point. However, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people in the venue. Eventually, Frost was sold to a collector for 1,500,000. After the crowd's enthusiasm was ignited, the prices for the remaining auction items also soared, but none of them surpassed the price of the first item. Auctions always start strong and finish with a flourish. The first and last items were always the best, and Nash Lin was not surprised. During this time, Thaddeus Zheng had also made a move twice, acquiring two items and even provoked Nash Lin a few times. But Nash Lin didn't care at all. To flaunt garbage that he didn't even value himself, wasn't that just silly? Reese Dong and the others, however, didn't think so. They believed that Nash Lin's lack of action was entirely because he was out of money. Otherwise, how could he not bid even once for a dozen items in a row? Reese Dong even felt sure of her victory, her face regaining that faint pride, and she even looked forward to the auction of Moana Core. Even Karmen Feng began to doubt whether Nash Lin had run out of money. Finally, after more than twenty items had been auctioned off, the host once again roared on stage as if injected with utmost motivation. "Next, let us present the final auction item of the day, the necklace—Moana Core!" Two sexy ladies immediately came out, carrying a tray covered with a red cloth. The host lifted the red cloth with great enthusiasm. At that moment, it seemed as if the whole venue brightened considerably. Under the lighting, the heart-shaped blue diamond of the necklace was sparkling with a dreamy blue glow, while the surrounding white diamonds adorned it like stars, enchantingly beautiful. "Isn't that just gorgeous?" "How could there be such a beautiful necklace in the world?" Many women screamed on the spot. They were all stunned by the necklace. Reese Dong felt the same way, if previously she wanted to sabotage Nash Lin from getting this necklace because of their bet, at this moment, she genuinely wanted it for herself. The reason was nothing else but its sheer beauty. So beautiful that it made one's heart swoon! This was a temptation no woman could resist. Seeing everyone's reaction, Nash Lin was even more pleased with the Moana Core necklace. His younger sister would definitely like it! He was even looking forward to her reaction when she saw the necklace a week later. What if she fell in love with him on the spot and wanted to have his children? What then? As his thoughts wandered, the auctioneer also roared out with excitement. "Now, the auction for the Moana Core necklace begins, with a starting bid of 400,000, each increment must be no less than 10,000, with no upper limit! Ladies, fight for your beauty!" As soon as these words fell, the venue immediately became restless. The starting price of 400,000 was acceptable to most people present, and the bids came one after another. "410,000!" "420,000, I'll take it!" "I bid 440,000..." Amidst the bidding, Reese Dong also raised her hand and spoke. "600,000!" She added more than 100,000 in one go, causing a brief pause in the room, but less than half a second later, Nash Lin, swaying his wine glass, slowly spoke, "800,000!" Reese Dong glared at Nash Lin hatefully. She thought Nash Lin was inflating the price because he couldn't afford it and knew she wanted the necklace. "What a petty and vile man!" She cursed in her heart, grinding her teeth, "850,000!" "1,000,000!" Nash Lin's voice did not pause or hesitate. The anger in Reese Dong's eyes deepened. She angrily spoke. "1,050,000!" "5,000,000!" Nash Lin didn't even blink an eyelid, and as his lips moved, he nonchalantly called out a stratospheric number. Auctioneering was all about momentum. An overwhelming presence was meant to crush the opponent instantly. Rather than getting stuck in a slow bidding war, it was better to shout out the highest price in one breath. Therefore, what was needed at an auction was not just financial backing. But also a knowledge of psychology that could gauge human nature. Sufficiently overwhelming force could impose a tremendous psychological pressure on anyone. And Nash Lin was using this psychological pressure to the extreme. From the base price of 400,000 to the astronomical 5,000,000. It was more than a tenfold increase in price, yet this had only taken three bids. Everyone stared at Nash Lin, their mouths agape. They all thought Nash Lin was crazy. Even if the 'Moana Core' looked good, it was just a necklace, was it really worth the astronomical price of 5,000,000? But what they didn't know was that this was a birthday gift Nash Lin had carefully prepared for his sister. It wasn't just about 5,000,000, even if it were 50,000,000 as long as his sister liked it, it was worth that much! And Reese Dong's face turned utterly sour. She glared at Nash Lin very angrily. "Nash Lin, are you even a man? Knowing full well you can't afford it, you keep inflating the price to get back at me..." Before she could finish, Nash Lin raised his hand to interrupt, his mouth slowly uttering two words. "Ten Million!" "..."