Chapter 77.1
Editor: Jodi
Secret Bid A3200, winning bid price 18.9 million, winning bid number 244, congratulations.
This was Bai Jing’s first bid, however he didn’t win.
Although he knew that his bid price was unlikely to win, he still felt a bit disappointed when he saw the result on the big screen.
For this piece of blue jadeite of the ice variety, his bid was 9.2 million starcoins, however the winning bid price was more than double his bid.
These bidders were simply crazy!
He couldn’t help but feel nervous. It was already over 3,000 rough stones, yet the winning bid prices were still so high.
At this rate, wouldn’t the prices of the two rough stones he had his eyes on, A3680 and A4100 that would be coming up in just a few rounds also be that high?
His heart started to race, so he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, telling himself to stay calm. The result was already unchangeable!
Don’t think about it, don’t think about it, once a decision is made, don’t regret it.
Even if he had to do it all over again, he believed he would make the same choice.
His teal colored eyes were fixed on the numbers on the big screen, and so the noise around him seemed to belong to another world, making every second feel exceptionally long and anxiety-inducing.
The auctioneer: “The next group is A3501-A3700, display time 90 seconds, please look at the big screen.”
At that moment, Bai Jing involuntarily held his breath, wondering whether that piece of yellow jadeite of the ice variety won.
Secret Bid A3679, winning bid price 13.8 million, winning bid number 817, congratulations.
Secret Bid A3680, winning bid price 11.7 million, winning bid number 005, congratulations.
Secret Bid A3681, winning bid price 12 million, winning bid number 362, congratulations.
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Among the string of numbers, Bai Jing saw the winning bid price for A3680 displayed as 11.7 million. He won! He really won!
His tense body relaxed at that moment, and a bright smile appeared on the teenager’s face, his teal colored eyes seeming to be filled with stars, looking dazzling and astonishingly beautiful.
No matter who it was, they would be able to feel the absolute joy that came from the bottom of his heart.
[Gu Yuanzhao, I won the bid, I’m so happy!]
Bai Jing set a timed message on his light brain.
He knew Gu Yuanzhao was currently unavailable, however that didn’t stop him from wanting to share his joy with him.
“I won, hahaha—”
“I’ve bid six times, and I’ve finally won today!”
“Damn it, I didn’t win!”
“Missed again, damn it!”
There were all sorts of crazy shouts around Bai Jing — the elation of those who won, and the dejection of those who didn’t, with some even breaking down in tears.
At this moment, the wealthy and the ordinary people were no different, as all of them vented their emotions freely in the auction hall.
Then after another group, the winning bid prices for numbers A3901-A4100 were about to be displayed on the big screen.
And as the auctioneer spoke, Bai Jing felt his heart pounding stronger than ever, with the sound of his heartbeat echoing in his eardrums, his breathing rapid and his palms sweaty.
Among these, there was his most anticipated A4100. It absolutely had to win!
Then the moment the display on the big screen changed, he immediately saw the line at the bottom:
Secret Bid A4100, winning bid price 4.99 million, winning bid number 005, congratulations.
“I won!!”
Bai Jing shouted excitedly as he felt a huge weight lift off his chest and an unprecedented sense of relief.
However his voice was drowned out by countless other shouts, as the other winners were just as ecstatic as he was.
“I won!”
“Why is this group so low?”
“They’re all rough stones with a black fog layer, following the red and yellow fog ones.”
“Haha, I managed to pick up a few bargains, let’s see how it goes tonight during the unraveling.”
“I also won one—”
Bai Jing waited until after he had calmed down, then left the bustling auction hall.
However there was a smile lingering at the corners of his lips, his whole body radiating energy as he checked tomorrow’s secret bid rough stones quickly, showing no signs of fatigue.
Hmm, when good things happen to people, they feel invigorated, this must be what it means.
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The next sequence of events was extremely tense.
Because every day in the secret bid area, 20,000 bids were opened, however with the exception of the first day, the subsequent numbers wouldn’t be and weren’t arranged by the base price of the rough stones, but by the order of entry, with significant differences between them.
This was to prevent most people from focusing on the rough stones with lower numbers and neglecting the tens of thousands of other rough stones.
With 20,000 rough stones, even though there had been an exciting bid opening session in the morning, making it so that many people looked listless from not winning, they still had to perk up in the afternoon to view the bids. Otherwise, they would come up empty-handed again the next day!
So in this tense atmosphere, people moved quickly, and even their conversations were much quieter.
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