Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 418: The Price of Sky-High News

Chapter 418: Chapter 418: The Price of Sky-High News

"The Jiang Family?"

Many people were shocked.

Upstairs, there were only ten private rooms.

Nine were prepared for the Royal Family and the Eight Great Families.

The last one was a spare.

And now, only two of the rooms were occupied.

The Royal Family was certain to take one.

Among the Eight Great Families, the Zi Family and the other six families were all in the downstairs hall, so naturally the other was the Jiang Family.

Just when almost every power was seeking to ally with Ling Chen because of his displayed talent and strength, unexpectedly, the Jiang Family did not show any respect for Ling Chen.

This scene was truly beyond everyone’s expectation.

Not only did the Jiang Family not come forward to actively make connections with Ling Chen, but they were also in competition with him?

It really made people baffled.

Hearing the voices of the crowd, Ling Chen also realized the situation.

Since he had killed a member of the Jiang Family, it would be a relief if they didn’t trouble him, so how could they possibly help him?

"Seven thousand."

Ling Chen called out again.

He had about six to seven thousand eight hundred high-grade Primordial Spirit Stones on him.

If he sold some more items, he should be able to gather seven thousand high-grade Primordial Spirit Stones.

"Seven thousand five hundred!"

Jiang Family Patriarch Jiang Wushang continued.

How could he swallow his pride when Ling Chen had killed his youngest son?

Now that he was constrained by Ling Chen’s status from the Academic Palace, he couldn’t take action against him.

But, he would definitely not make things easy for Ling Chen.

Did he think he could win the Thousand-Year Cold Jade Marrow at a low price in front of him? Dream on!

Ling Chen’s gaze turned icy as he looked up toward the upstairs private rooms.

This price had already surpassed his limit.

Seeing that Ling Chen seemed to care a lot about the Thousand-Year Cold Jade Marrow, Shen Family Master Shen Lingtai, seated to the right of Ling Chen, immediately raised the wooden plaque in his hand, laughing, "Eight thousand!"

Upon this declaration, the crowd was even more astonished.

The Shen Family clearly intended to befriend Ling Chen, so why were they joining in the competition too?

"Eight thousand five hundred!"

Lan Family Patriarch Lan Changkong also joined the bidding.

"Nine thousand."

Qin Family Patriarch Qin Yuan spoke.

"Nine thousand five hundred!"

Su Family’s Su Yu laughed.

"Ten thousand."

...

The other three family heads spoke up one after another.

The price shot directly up to twelve thousand.

These family heads, who controlled a great family, were naturally extremely astute individuals.

They were different from the Jiang Family.

They were not bidding for themselves, but rather for Ling Chen.

Befriending a genius was not as simple as sitting close by or having a few conversations.

They had to show some concrete actions.

Since Ling Chen was so fond of the Thousand-Year Cold Jade Marrow, wouldn’t it be nice if they won the bid and presented it to Ling Chen?

"Twelve thousand, is there a higher offer?"

Elder Xie on the stage was quite excited.

In a blink of an eye, the price had doubled.

Ten thousand high-grade Primordial Spirit Stones was the expected price for the Zhou Tian Trading Company, and unexpectedly, it had increased by another two thousand.

"Thirteen thousand!"

"Fourteen thousand!"

...

In an instant, the value of the Thousand-Year Cold Jade Marrow shot straight towards twenty thousand.

In the end, it was taken by Shen Family Master Shen Lingtai for the price of twenty thousand.

"Twenty thousand, sold!"

"Bang!"

Elder Xie brought down the gavel.

This price was indeed a very pleasant surprise.

The auction continued.

"Young Master Ling, this Thousand-Year Cold Jade Marrow is a gift to you, a token of compensation from our Shen Family."

Shen Lingtai said with a smile.

During the time of the Eight Palaces martial competition, Shen Xiao had had some friction with Ling Chen.

"Family Head Shen, you’re too kind."

Ling Chen hurriedly bowed to Shen Lingtai with clasped hands.

"Young Master Ling, no need to be so formal. If you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit my Shen Family."

Shen Lingtai invited.

"Sure, I will definitely visit when I have the time."

Ling Chen smiled and nodded.

At this moment, many people also had a sudden realization.

Finally understanding why the major families did not compete at the beginning, but later fought fiercely. It turns out everything was for Ling Chen.

The auction continued.

However, Ling Chen was not interested in many of the following auction items.

Of course, as the auction went on, the items became even more precious.

The starting price alone was from ten thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones.

With such prices, Ling Chen also felt that it was beyond his reach.

"Next up, is the penultimate auction item of this event."

Xie Zhu said with a smile.

However, this time, there was no beautiful woman presenting the auction item.

"This auction item is a piece of information."

Xie Zhu looked over the crowd.

"Information?"

Everyone was stunned.

What kind of information could be so valuable?

Xie Zhu smiled and said, "Specifically, I don’t know either, only the president is aware. Let’s just say, this information contains the potential for your families to become the next leading family just below the Royal Family."

"Just below the Royal Family?"

Many people showed looks of surprise.

However, the Family Heads of the Eight Great Families were much calmer.

They were essentially already at the position of the foremost family below the Royal Family.

Of course, there are eight of these foremost families.

Seeing that the Family Heads of the Eight Great Families didn’t seem too concerned, Xie Zhu continued, "The foremost family I’m speaking of is one that stands above the other families."

"Above?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the Family Heads of the Eight Great Families changed slightly.

Currently, even though the Eight Great Families have varying strengths, none can claim to stand above the rest.

"Yes!"

Xie Zhu nodded emphatically and said, "It’s that kind of foremost family where all the families combined, aside from the Royal Family, would not be a match for your family!"

"What?"

The Family Heads of the Eight Great Families showed shocked expressions.

Only the lineage of the Xia Family within the Royal Family had the power to completely dominate all other families.

With this information, they could become a head of the family akin to the Royal Family; they were beginning to grasp the kind of information this might be.

Seeing their reactions, Xie Zhu smiled and announced, "Alright, that’s all I know about this auction item. The bidding starts now, with a starting price of one hundred thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by no less than ten thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones!"

"What?"

"One hundred thousand?"

"My god, a piece of information worth one hundred thousand?"

...

Many people were shocked into stupefaction.

Even Ling Chen couldn’t help but tremble at such a price.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the eight Family Heads revealed a hint of excitement.

However, they still harbored many doubts in their hearts.

If this penultimate auction item was priced at one hundred thousand, then how sky-high would the price of the final item be?

Every auction saves the best for last.

Therefore, they hoped to compete for the ultimate treasure.

If they squandered their resources on this piece of information, then they would no longer have the power to compete for the final unknown treasure.

Yet, this information, with its potential to make their families number one, also held a tremendous allure.

With this thought, even the eight experienced Family Heads found it difficult to make a quick decision.

Xie Zhu looked towards the eight Family Heads and said with a smile, "This price is probably only affordable by your Eight Great Families. Hence, I can give you a quarter of an hour to consider. If no bid is placed by then, this auction item will be considered unsold."

"Thank you, Elder Xie!"

All eight Family Heads expressed their gratitude to the elder.

Then, they fell into deep thought.

Ling Chen’s gaze swept over the faces of the seven Family Heads, finally resting on Shen Lingtai’s face.

"Family Head Shen, I have a piece of advice for you; I believe this auction item is the most valuable in this auction. If you’re interested, you might want to consider bidding on it."

Ling Chen transmitted his voice.

He knew that the final item was the formula for the Returning Essence Pill he had refined.

Zhou Tian Trading Company had brought it out for auction at this time just to establish the reputation of the Returning Essence Pill.

Moreover, the Returning Essence Pill had just been released and was being offered to these people for free.

The objective was to capture the market for the Returning Essence Pill.

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