CHAPTER 190: CHAPTER 160: FINALLY GOT WHAT I WANTED! (THREE IN ONE, 5/5)_3

This was 50,000,000 more expensive than the Dark Heart Chen Mo had previously bought.

However, while prices for such items were generally similar, it mainly depended on the current output.

Demand currently far outstripped supply, so past prices could only serve as a reference.

In the last two days, almost every Element Heart auctioned had fetched close to a hundred million yuan.

The one today had gone as high as 150,000,000 yuan.

"160,000,000!"

Chen Mo raised his paddle and announced his bid.

Given the already inflated prices, Chen Mo could only increase his bids slowly.

In no time, the price was raised to 200,000,000 yuan.

Chen Mo was speechless. These people are really rich!

But soon, he heard some murmurs from the crowd around him.

It turned out that the Heart of Magma had become significantly rarer recently.

Hearing this, he grew even more determined to acquire it. Otherwise, who knows when I’ll see one again?

Expensive or not, I’m getting it! Chen Mo resolved, then bid directly: "250,000,000!"

It had to be said that auction houses in big cities were vastly different from those in small towns.

Previously, in a small town, when Chen Mo made a large jump in bidding, everyone would turn to look at him.

Here, nobody even batted an eye at Chen Mo’s 50,000,000 jump; they just continued bidding.

This was Chen Mo’s first real taste of the bidding intensity of people in large cities.

An item originally worth tens of millions had quickly escalated to nearly 300,000,000 yuan.

Perhaps everyone knew this item had become scarce recently, so whenever one appeared, it sparked aggressive bidding.

Chen Mo set a mental limit: if the price exceeded 500,000,000 yuan, he would give up.

His current Unwinding Worship wasn’t too bad, he reasoned. At worst, I can just delay things a bit longer.

He then directly bid, "400,000,000!"

"Lady number 23 bids 400,000,000! Are there any higher bids?"

Seeing Chen Mo abruptly increase the bid by 100,000,000, a few people finally turned to look at him.

Among them was the man who had bought the Unicorn’s Holy Horn.

Chen Mo sensed the man was finally hesitating.

Looks like his limit is around 400,000,000, Chen Mo thought.

After hesitating for a while, the man increased his bid: "410,000,000!"

When typical bid increments were one million, raising by ten million at once was already considered a large increase.

However, Chen Mo raised it further, "450,000,000!"

After placing his bid, Chen Mo observed the man. If he goes over 500,000,000, I’m out.

Yet, this man was persistent.

"460,000,000!"

This guy... Chen Mo thought, exasperated with the man’s incremental bidding. He stopped dragging things out and bid 500,000,000 directly.

This time, if the man continued to raise his bid, Chen Mo planned to bow out.

However, with Chen Mo’s bid reaching 500,000,000, the man clearly became conflicted.

"550,000,000!"

The man, who had previously only been increasing bids by 10,000,000, hesitated for a moment before suddenly adding another 50,000,000.

At this point, Chen Mo knew the man had reached his absolute limit.

However, Chen Mo had lost interest in competing.

After all, the price was too high.

A normal Heart of Magma usually sells for around 80,000,000 yuan, which is already a good price. Even if it’s become rarer lately, the price shouldn’t be this inflated.

Chen Mo decided to withdraw.

With Chen Mo’s withdrawal, no one else competed with the man at such a high price, and the man acquired the Heart of Magma with satisfaction.

Seeing that the Heart of Magma was sold, Chen Mo no longer planned to stay and immediately rose to leave.

But just as he was about to leave, the man who had managed to secure the Heart of Magma walked over and said, "Miss, do you really need this Heart of Magma?"

"Not particularly," replied Chen Mo nonchalantly.

"Then I’ll let you have it for 300,000,000."

"300,000,000? You just paid 550,000,000 for it. Why would you sell it for 300,000,000?"

Is there something wrong with this guy? Chen Mo wondered.

"There’s something you might not know," the man began. "I need this Heart of Magma as a key. I won’t consume it. If you need it, I can transfer it to you for 300,000,000 after I’m done. You were prepared to pay 500,000,000 for it anyway, so it’s like I borrowed its use from you for 200,000,000."

Hearing this, Chen Mo felt it might be a deal worth considering.

Although 300,000,000 yuan is still significantly above the normal price, just as those bystanders mentioned, this item has become very scarce recently. Everyone wants one. If another appeared, it would definitely fetch over 300,000,000 yuan. In the short term, unless there’s a sudden surge in supply, the price will undoubtedly remain high. Getting it for 300,000,000 yuan is clearly not a loss.

Chen Mo said straightaway, "Okay. When will you be done with it?"

"Soon. Please wait for me for a moment."

The man smiled, then walked off to settle the payment and claim the item.

Chen Mo wasn’t worried about the man handing him an empty shell. His Pioneer’s SSS-level perception ability was a top-tier skill, making it nearly impossible for anyone to deceive him.

Chen Mo sensed the man, after receiving the Heart of Magma, take a peculiar box from his bag. Strange engravings on several of its faces glowed, while the engraving on one face remained unlit.

As the man touched the Heart of Magma to the face of the box with the unlit engraving, that engraving suddenly lit up as well.

Chen Mo used his perception ability to examine the inside of the box and was surprised to find it contained a key.

Chen Mo thought, Clever. Another item related to the SS-level Unicorn Paradise. It seems he’s really planning to capture a Rainbow Unicorn.

After the man finished these steps, he put the box back in his bag and walked over to Chen Mo, holding the fiery red Heart of Magma.

"Alright, I’m done with it," the man said. "The item is completely intact. If you don’t believe me, we can have an Appraiser from Myriad Heaven inspect it right now."