chapter 33 call master

Ten million! The three characters struck everyone's hearts like a heavy drum, scorching them inside out. As disbelief was etched on everyone's faces, Nash Lin looked towards Reese Dong, his tone indifferent. "This 'Moana Core' necklace, I am determined to obtain it. As for retaliating against you by driving up the price? Sorry, I am not interested, and you are not important enough to warrant that. If you want the necklace, please speak with your bid!" His words resonated with a powerful echo. Reese Dong's face turned ashen in an instant, her fists clenched tightly. Speak with my bid? You, a penniless nobody not worth more than two hundred in total, dare to ask me to compete with a price? She didn't believe for a second that Nash Lin could come up with that much money. She was utterly convinced that Nash Lin’s bid was out of spite against her, to not make himself look bad. Moreover, the exorbitant price of ten million had completely exceeded her valuation of the necklace and was far beyond the amount of money she could access. It was impossible for her to produce such an amount alone. At that moment, Thaddeus Zheng spoke up gravely from the side. "Reese, make a bid. I'll put in five million for you!" Seeing Nash Lin's arrogance, he couldn't stand it any longer. Several other friends also chimed in. "Right, Reese, make your bid. I'll add a million for you. How dare this nobody be so arrogant in front of us? We must teach him a lesson today!" "Exactly, acting all high and mighty when he's nothing. Trying to get over our heads, he has crossed the line! I'll also contribute a million!" "And me, I'll throw in a million as well!" Three people, each offering a million, along with Thaddeus Zheng's five million and Reese Dong's own money, quickly broke the ten million mark. Hatred was about to burst from Reese Dong's eyes. "Good, this time we'll fight for our pride!" Having said that, she raised her hand, ready to bid. But just then, Nash Lin's calm voice rang out again. "Twenty million!" Reese Dong: "..." Thaddeus Zheng: "..." The other three: "..." It was as if a hammer had struck them on the head, plunging the scene into a silence as deep as death. Everyone stared at Nash Lin as if they had seen a ghost. A starting price of four hundred thousand. Five consecutive bids. An astronomical sum of twenty million was reached. That was a fifty-fold increase in price! How wealthy must one be, to do such a thing? Even Karmen Feng was shocked. He initially thought that Nash Lin could take out another five million at most, which would have been astounding, and he was considering whether to lend him some money. But Nash Lin had directly declared a shocking bid of twenty million. Would he even need his help? His own money was nothing compared to that! And the auctioneer on stage had even forgotten to hammer. An item with a base price of four hundred thousand selling for twenty million, not to mention the commission he would receive, just the incredibility of this event was something he felt he could boast about for a lifetime! With an excited heart and trembling hands, the auctioneer came back to his senses, tightly grasped the gavel, and struck it down, his excited and exhilarated roar seeming to lift the roof off the building. "Twenty million, for the first time! Any higher bids?" Silence fell upon everyone once again. Twenty million. Such a steep price deterred all present. Though everyone there was wealthy, no one was willing to spend twenty million on a necklace. They weren't frivolous enough with their wealth to do so. Reese Dong and Thaddeus Zheng, among others, were all turning green with envy. The one million they had just spent was pooled together by five people, and now the price had shot up to twenty million—a sum they couldn't possibly gather even if they combined their resources. Thinking about how they had just been discussing showing Nash Lin a lesson, they all felt a burning disgrace upon their faces. And just then, the auctioneer began to bring down the second hammer, his excited roar spreading throughout the venue. "Twenty million for the second time, is there anyone who can offer a higher price?" Hearing the auctioneer's excited roar, the faces of Thaddeus Zheng and Reese Dong grew even uglier. Finally, when the auctioneer brought down the third hammer, Thaddeus Zheng couldn't hold back any longer. "Bang!" He slammed the table furiously, pointing at Nash Lin. "Twenty million just like that, do you think money grows on trees?" "Indeed!" Reese Dong shouted, her face stern as she stood up: "I demand a capital verification; he absolutely cannot afford twenty million!" The other three companions echoed one after another. "Yes, we must verify the funds!" "How can someone who reeks of poverty possibly take out twenty million? He is disrupting the order of the meeting!" "Indeed, we demand all his bids be voided." Listening to these words, Nash Lin's mouth curled into a smirk that was not quite a smile and shook his head. He looked directly at Reese Dong, Thaddeus Zheng, and the others, and spoke seriously. "To me, money and paper share the same difference." He took out the black card from his pocket, pressed it with two fingers, and slowly pushed it out from the table. "A card accepted in all thirty-six countries, go ahead and swipe it!" Nash Lin's calm demeanour startled everyone. Reese Dong gritted her teeth: "Swipe it, I want to see where he gets his confidence from!" Upon hearing this, the auctioneer also showed great respect to Nash Lin, bowing to him before carefully taking the card. Before long, the auctioneer returned to the hall with a face full of excitement, raised his hands over his head, and respectfully returned the card to Nash Lin. Then he picked up the small wooden hammer and returned to the podium, striking it down hard. "I announce, the final owner of the 'Moana Core' necklace is Mr. Nash Lin!" "Boom!" The auctioneer's words struck the venue like a thunderbolt. Everyone was shocked beyond measure. "Did the swipe go through?" "He actually made the payment successfully!" "Somebody actually spent twenty million to buy the 'Moana Core' necklace; oh my god, how rich must one be to do such a thing!" Exclamations erupted everywhere. Reese Dong even fell back into her chair, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief. "How is this possible? How could he possibly spend twenty million?" Reese Dong muttered to herself as if she had lost her soul. This outcome was too much for her to accept. She genuinely despised Nash Lin and was repulsed by the thought that he was unworthy of Gwen Su. Yet here was a man she considered worthless, who had just before her eyes taken out twenty million to buy a necklace that none of them could afford. It was truly unbearable. Thaddeus Zheng and the others also shared this sentiment. They all slumped in their chairs as if they had lost their souls. As for this, Nash Lin showed no fluctuation in emotion; he simply turned his head and looked towards Reese Dong, slowly saying, "Call me master..."