During the intermission, the Crescent Hotel invited a famous Shanghai theater troupe to kill time for everyone in the middle of the hall.

The opera was loud and powerful, and the performance was wonderful. Even Ye Bai, who didn't like to watch opera, took a few more glances.

The second round of the auction began soon, and the young woman took the stage again.

"Dear distinguished guests, the next three auction items are all the highlight treasures of this auction... Without further ado, let's start with the first auction item: the Tourmaline from the Eighth March of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. This item is made of the finest quality and Khotan Liang jade is used as raw material, and it is made by the palace carving master..."

This seal is white jade in color, with small characters engraved on all sides of the seal, and the shape is exquisite.

"Starting bid: one million US dollars, each increase will not be less than 50,000 US dollars."

"One million and one million!"

"..."

"One million and nine hundred thousand!"

Ye Bai frowned when he heard that someone had quoted a price of US$1.9 million.

Without lighting up the sky lanterns, the first auction item fetched such a high price. Judging from this trend, the US$1.9 million he scraped together might not necessarily buy the crystal core.

Shunzi couldn't help but said: "Third Master, how about I try to get it together again? Maybe I can borrow some money from the cooperative French guy for an emergency."

Ye Bai also shook his head: "It's too late. If you really can't take the photo, you can think of something later."

In the end, the tourmaline was bought by the person in box No. 7 for a high price of 2.15 million US dollars.

There were also discussions outside the venue, with people guessing who the person in the box was.

"Everyone, please be patient. Next, we will auction the second lot of this round of auction - Centennial Vermillion Fruit."

Ye Bai shook his head slightly, Crescent Hotel was going to auction the crystal core last.

But this is okay, it may be beneficial to him.

In the hall, a maid slowly displayed the red fruit in a white jade box.

This was Ye Bai's first time seeing a real red fruit. The fruit has a fiery red skin and is about the size of a fist. There seems to be flames burning inside. It does look a bit magical.

Someone in the audience said: "Is this real or fake? Are you using mutant tomatoes to fool us?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter.

Shunzi also smiled and said: "Don't tell me, this red fruit really looks like a tomato."

The young woman on the stage explained in a cold voice: "Crescent Hotel never sells fake products. This product has been tested and is indeed the legendary red fruit. Of course, if you don't believe it, you don't have to take the photo."

For Crescent Hotel, we have seen too many customers who can’t afford to take photos but still like to show off their presence.

After saying that, the woman banged the hammer on the auction table and the auction officially started.

"Centennial red fruit, starting price: one million US dollars, each increase in price shall not be less than 50,000 US dollars."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a bell ringing, and Ye Bai saw a lamp light up in front of the private room opposite, as if he was bound to win the fruit.

"The sky lantern is lit in box 19!"

“Box 16 is also ordered!”

After hearing a few more ringings, many private rooms upstairs lit up sky lanterns at the same time.

Looking at this posture, many people are here for the Zhu Guo.

The meaning of lighting a sky lantern is that no matter how high the price paid by the person present is, the price of the person lighting the sky lantern will be higher than that person's price.

But it is unusual for so many people to light up sky lanterns at Crescent Hotel.

Although many people in the audience could not afford to take pictures of Zhu Guo, they watched this scene with great interest.

Then these boxes started to compete with each other, and the bells kept ringing.

Every time the bell rings, it means an increase of $50,000.

After a while, Shunzi glanced down and said to Ye Bai: "Third Master, it's already three million US dollars."

Ye Bai lay on the chair and lamented that these people are so damn rich. Even if they packed up and sold the Changsha Nine Gates, they would only pay this price.

After reaching 3.5 million US dollars, there are only two boxes left that can participate in bidding.

One is the box number 19 opposite Ye Bai, and the other is the box number 3.

The bell did not ring as frequently as before. It took a while before the price increase bell rang. It seemed that both parties were somewhat strapped for financial resources.

However, Ye Bai also discovered that there were quite a few private rooms that had just bid for more than two million US dollars. If these people were interested in the crystal core, he would most likely not be able to compete with these people.

After thinking about it, Ye Bai whispered a few words in Changsha dialect to Shunzi and Xiejiu, and then let them leave the box.

At this time, Zhu Guo's bidding was coming to an end, and the auction price had soared to four million U.S. dollars. Box 19 could no longer bid a higher price.

As the young woman's third hammer fell heavily, applause gradually erupted in the stadium.

"Congratulations to the distinguished guest in Box 3 for winning the centenary fruit!"

"Go to hell!" The man in military uniform in the opposite box yelled. After coming out of the box, he led his men and left angrily.

Seeing this, Ye Bai couldn't help but shake his head slightly, this man was a little less energetic.

Then, a voice came from Box 3: "Thank you, everyone. I appreciate it."

However, this word of thanks has a unique accent, and the speaker seems to be a Japanese.

In the No. 3 box, someone hurriedly said: "Mr. Hase, the situation is tense now, there is no need to reveal our identities, right?"

The man named Changgu got a little carried away and sneered: "This is the French Concession. The Chinese don't dare to do anything. Besides, the Chinese have always been arrogant. I just want to see their disappointed expressions."

Knowing that Box 3 was Japanese, the applause that had been warm before suddenly became sparse.

Ye Bai also heard insults coming from below.

"Japanese, I will fuck your grandma!"

Chang Gu in the box looked ugly, these Chinese people are just uneducated.

Not long after the September 18th Incident, the war in the north was still raging, and the whole country naturally hated the Japanese.

Seeing that the situation was a bit chaotic, Crescent Hotel quickly came out to maintain order.

The young woman also hurriedly started a new round of auction: "Dear guests, please be patient. Next, we will auction the third lot of this round, a mysterious gemstone."

"This gemstone has an extraordinary origin and is said to contain the secret of immortality. Interested guests must not miss it."

Crescent Hotel's introduction to this crystal core is very simple, and it seems that they don't know the true purpose of this crystal core.

"The starting price of the mysterious gem is one million U.S. dollars, and each increase will not be less than 50,000 U.S. dollars."

However, after the introduction of the young woman, no one bid for a long time, which was a bit of a cold scene.

Among the three final items, the origin of the crystal core is unknown. Although it is linked to immortality, it is said that these treasures are related to immortality. No one’s money comes from strong winds. One million US dollars to buy such a thing,

Not worth it.

Suddenly, a bell rang, and the sky lantern was lit in the first box.

Ye Bai squinted his eyes, thinking that something serious was coming, and rang the bell on the table.

"The sky lanterns are also lit in the box number 20, dear, there is a good show to watch!"

"What on earth is this gem? Is it really related to immortality?"
Chapter completed!