Still, at the moment Eric's attention wasn't on the great fortune that he was making tonight, but on the situation outside at the Auction.
He was quite concerned about the situation between the Mu and Long Families, as he couldn't help but ask Cui Xie,
"Is there some problem between the Mu and Long Families!?"
"You don't know about this brother-in-law!? The whole capital knows about the grudges between the two of them. Rumors about the two of them have flown for quite some time.
At the start, both current Masters of the Long and Mu Families were best friends, and there was great cooperation between the two big families.
Through their connection, cooperation, strength, and power they were able to put under them all of the rest families of the capital.
Even if they didn't publicly declare their selves as the rulers of the capital no one dared to actually go against them.
But these two best friends actually fell for the same woman! The number one beauty of that time, who was known not only for her beauty but also for her character.
It became a great love triangle, as both of them started vying and courting her to the best of their abilities, even making an agreement to accept their loss.
Everything looked nice and dandy until one day when the Long Family Master suddenly declared that the marriage and the first night were over and that she belonged to him.
That was the spark that caused the rift between the two families, and even today they are great enemies to each other, despite not destroying appearances towards one another!"
"Whoa~! There is such a great story between them that I didn't know about, this surely makes things interesting. I can't help but get excited about what will happen in the future."
"I don't think that there will be much excitement brother-in-law, this bid is over!"
"What!? Why are you saying that!?"
"Well, after that night, the Long Family has always lowered their head and accepted defeat in front of the Mu Family!"
Just as Cui Xie said that the whole Auction House noticed how no one else dared to make another bid, and the second bottle of pills went to the Mu Family.
After the second there was the turn of the third, which was a new rivalry between the Long and Mu Families, as the Mu Family took the third bottle for another 250 million dollars.
Now there were only 2 bottles of pills left, and there were still three big families that hadn't managed to put their hands on them.
The Long, Ling, and Cui Families had yet to get their hands on a bottle of these pills, but the situation was even weirder as there was no representative for the Cui Family.
During all the auction there was no voice from the Cui Family, looking as if they didn't exist. Of course, everyone found this weird, but with a bit of investigation, they learned the truth quickly.
To think that the Cui Family Head would actually lose such a great opportunity for his family, just due to his selfish and personal reasons.
He had left everything in the hands of his incapable and stupid thrown away son, who had actually been left outside after fighting with his own cousin.
He was truly a black sheep of the family causing trouble wherever he went. For sure the Cui Family people would wake up with green and red faces the next day when they learned of what had happened.
As for the reason why Cui Xie wasn't getting in the bid, they all thought that he didn't have the necessary funds and backup.
After all, with the way things were going for him, even if he did the Cui Family a great favor by taking one of these bottles home, they would still lynch him for destroying appearances with the other families.
For that reason, it looked like the two last bottles of pills would go for the Long and Ling Families, the biggest question was for how much.
Like that started the auctioning of the fourth bottle of the Energy Refining Pills, as once again the price reached 100 million dollars without a problem.
At this point in time, just as the hostess was about to announce the winner from a 2nd rate family, the Cao Family Master finally made his move,
"150 million dollars!"
As the Master of one of the big families of the capital, no one doubted his funds, so they all thought that this fourth bottle was going to him as well.
"Damn! That bastard! I would rip his skin off should I have the chance and possibility!"
Knowing that the Cao Family wouldn't allow him to take this bottle of pills cheaply due to what happened earlier, the Ling Family Master was thinking of using one of his affiliated families to buy the bottle for him.
The problem was that just as he was about to get what he wanted, this bastard seemed to have understood something and made a move.
With this, he wouldn't be able to depend on the 2nd rate family anymore, as they didn't have the balls to actually face the Cao Family.
For that reason, he was forced to either fully pull back from the pills or offer a higher price. With the Family War in close approach, he couldn't give up on all these pills.
With those thoughts in mind, he couldn't help but type his bid!
'151 million dollars!'
"Hehe~! You finally couldn't bear it any longer could you!? Damn bastard!"
'200 million dollars!'
'201 million dollars!'
'300 million dollars!'
'301 million dollars!'
'400 million dollars!'
'401 million dollars!'
'500 million dollars!'
"One! Two! Three! Congratulations to the Cao Family for buying the fourth bottle of pills!"
As the Cao Family Master was actually expecting the Ling Family to raise the price once again, the hostess declared his win on the fourth bottle, making him try his best to swallow a mouthful of blood back.
"Master Cao is a truly resourceful and rich man, fully stunning this brother! Congratulations Master Cao!"
Once again Master Cao had actually suffered a loss in front of the opponent, and he couldn't help but get extremely angry and dispirited at what had just happened.
He had just wasted 1 billion dollars on some pills that would help a few of his people get better achievements in strength in a short time.
While this was going to be a great opportunity for his Family it wasn't worth the price. After all that, 1 billion dollars could have been wasted on so many resources to do the same.
The only thing that could make him happy at this moment, was the fact that he hadn't allowed the Ling Family to grab any bottle until now.
As long as he managed to achieve a good result in the Family Wars, he would be able to make up for the loss, and at the same time help his family take revenge and reach greater heights.
As he was thinking like that, the fifth bottle's auction started, and he was fully concentrated on the Ling Family.
Once again the price reached 100 million dollars, as the Ling Family made one last effort for the last bottle, with a 150 million dollar bid.
Surprising the one that entered the race this time wasn't the Cao Family, but the Mu Family, who made a bid of 200 million dollars.
At this point, everyone was keeping their attention on the Long and Ling Families, but none of them seemed to have any intention to take part.
The Mu Family Master even went as far as to thank all the other families for their magnanimity and graciousness, and especially the Long Family.
In fact, everyone could understand that he was just mocking the Long Family with his words. Trying to take a punch at an already down opponent.
Still, this marked the end of the Auction for this time, and people could finally leave the premises.
"I would like to ask the Auction House, who is the esteemed Alchemist that concocted these pills! As I am sure that everyone in this place wants to know!"
Of course, before these guys could even stand up from their spot, the Ling Family Master asked a question that made everyone open their ears quickly.
The hostess was left in a stupor, as she had no idea how to answer as the Director of the Auction House came from the back and said,
"I am afraid that we are unable to provide you with this information everyone! We can only relay to you the person who acted as the middleman for us.
Young Master Cui Xie of the Cui Family, and the possessor of the only Diamond VIP card of the Auction House!"
The whole venue immediately turned their faces and attention towards the direction of the best VIP room, as they were wishing they had x-ray vision to see what was going on.
Of course, there was another way to see what was going on inside, as they all took their path and made their way towards the special VIP room.
Even though it was a bit overwhelming and shocking, the crowd all lined up in front of the VIP room and knocked on it.
Without wasting much time, they all heard a few steps inside the room, and someone came to open the door to the inside.
At this moment the crowd was finally able to have a look at the inside, as they all searched for the Alchemist with their eyes…
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