Chapter 650 Wilbur did not think that he would offend the elderly with merely a few words and felt awkward.
Leonard stepped forward. "I'm sorry, Mister Hayes, this is a friend of mine. He is ignorant, so do forgive him." The old man glanced at Wilbur and snorted.
‘This is the disciple of Mister Finnegan, Mister Eliam Hayes. He is one of the appraisers for | rare medical ingredients here in Eldor City. Run | your mouth again and | won't help you,” | Leonard said. | "Alright." Wilbur shrugged.
Bruce glanced at Wilbur and said, "Let's begin the first round of auction." A woman dressed in a splendid dress walked over to Bruce with a tray that was covered with a red fabric.
Bruce lifted the red fabric and smiled. "This is
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe first item for today. It's a thousand-year-old Panax. The starting price is ten million.
Minimum bid will be a million." With that said, another older woman stepped toward the stage and bowed, before picking up the auction hammer.
The woman with the tray started walking around, allowing the guests to check the Panax for themselves.
"Feel free to take a look. All items here in this auction have been checked by two famed appraisers, Mister Hayes and Mister Beckett. If you end up with a fake item, | will pay you exactly what you've paid." The guest smiled. Eliam and Jon Beckett were famed for their skills and had never been wrong, so the guests were not worried at all.
Someone raised their plate to bid and the price for the Panax began to rise.
Any herb that had grown for a thousand years was rare and the price for it was naturally high.
A wild Panax that grew for a hundred years
would cost up to hundreds of thousands, so one that grew for a thousand years would only cost more.
For ones that grew for tens of thousands of years, their prices could go up to millions.
The Eldor Four remained seated and sipped on their tea calmly.
As the major players in the pharmaceutical field, they had an abundant stock of herbs that grew for a thousand years.
In the end, the Panax was sold at 23 millionto a foreign merchant.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe staff sounded the hammer and the Panax was placed into a silk box before being presented to the merchant, who smiled in satisfaction.
The second item was a three-thousand-year- old Ganoderma, and guests exclaimed in surprise once the item was displayed as such an herb was incredibly rare.
Any pills that contained the Ganoderma would cost a fortune.
EEE The starting price was a whopping 30 million, yet guests continued to bid heatedly, and soon the price rose to 40 million.
Leonard shot Catelyn a look and she immediately raised her hand. | With her bidding, the price for the Ganoderma continued to rise and soon, she bought the Ganoderma at the price of 78 million.
Following the sound of the hammer striking down, the guests erupted into a round of applause at how wealthy the Eldor Four were.
A woman brought the Ganoderma over and set it down on the table before Leonard.