Newman Auction House, one of the four largest auction houses in New York, mainly deals in rare books, unpopular works of art and exotic cultural relics.

Xia Yu's black gemstone, which was appraised by the auction house's appraiser, was considered an A-grade lot, and considering that the pigeon-egg-sized gemstone was visually striking, this time as the opening lot.

Bidders arrived one after another, and the seats at the auction site were filled in one after another.

Xia Yu and Katrana were in a corner at the back, quietly observing the guests around them.

Those who can participate in this kind of high-class auction are undoubtedly wealthy, well-dressed and well-dressed, and most of them are elderly.

chatting with the people around them one by one, they didn't have the serious and solemn feeling that Xia Yu imagined.

A silver-haired auctioneer strode up to the booth and knocked the auction table.

"Welcome to Newman's Auctions, our first lot, is a very rare black gemstone, weighing 59 carats, from the ancient and mysterious East, an ancient relic, the gem itself has not been carved and cut, and is very malleable."

Two staff members pushed the display case up, and the auctioneer, wearing white gloves, carefully picked up the black gem.

"Look, inside the black gem, there is a little liquid, when illuminated by light in the dark, it will cast a red reflection, very strange, this gem has been identified by experts, it is a naturally occurring black gemstone, such a large volume is very rare, although the price of black gemstones is relatively not that expensive, but it is still worth a lot of money, enough to create a heirloom jewelry......"

The auctioneer bragged about the black gem, and Xia Yu was a little moved when he heard it, and said that this thing should not be sold at all, and it would be good to take it back as an heirloom.

But it's just a matter of thinking, and it's the homeowner's task that matters.

"The starting price for this gem is $400,000, with a minimum price increase of $50,000 each time."

400,000!

450,000!

500,000! The gentleman bid half a million.

600,000, is there anyone else bidding? Six hundred and fifty thousand!

Looking at the soaring price, Xia Yu couldn't help but get excited in his heart, although he wanted to give the auction a cut, but he still took the big head.

"2 million!" A crisp voice suddenly sounded, making the auction instantly silent.

Immediately afterward, there were many whispering voices.

The bidder stood up from his position and walked straight to the show, it was a blonde beauty, wearing a women's suit, carrying a bag in one hand, and her hair was meticulously combed, looking like an elite.

She walked to the front of the booth, took out a magnifying glass and looked at the gem a few times, "Such a beautiful gem, how can you be so careful, I will pay two million dollars." ”

"This beautiful lady is bidding two million dollars, will anyone increase the price? Two million for the first time, two million for the second time, two million for the third time - deal! ”

Two million dollars, converted into RMB, is more than 10 million, I go, it's too easy.

Xia Yu had a feeling that it was not very real.

I worked hard to open a bar and cook, and I made more than one million yuan after working for more than a month, and this time it was more than 10 million, what kind of bar did I open.

To say that there are a lot of valuable things to get from the game, in fact, the biggest problem is to monetize, for example, the Phoenix fighter he drawn, selling it to the country is afraid that it will be worth selling billions or tens of billions.

The problem is that it can't be sold.

But this time, Xia Yu has a bottom in his heart, and with these two million US dollars, it should be enough to win this unpopular lot.

Xia Yu didn't pay too much attention to the next few lots, and finally, it was the final link.

"Today we have a very rare lot, the original manuscript of a book left by the famous writer H.P. Lovecraft, the most precious of all, which has never been published, that is, it is the only and only masterpiece that has never been seen in the world."

"However, according to Lovecraft's will, the book is not allowed to be published under any circumstances, so those who take pictures of this book can only collect it or enjoy it themselves."

It's a beautiful thing to say, but it doesn't fool too many people, and most of the guests are lacking in interest, although the Cthulhu Mythos is very famous in the game and literary circles, but its influence in mainstream society is still limited.

And it's the only treasure that hasn't been published.,Maybe it's too badly written to let people see it.。

"The starting price is $500,000, and each increase must not be less than $100,000."

"Half a million dollars."

"Six hundred thousand dollars."

"$700,000, this gentleman is bidding $700,000."

"$800,000."

"Nine hundred thousand dollars, is there anyone else bidding?"

"A million dollars."

"One million million dollars!"

Although everyone doesn't seem to pay much attention, but it still rises when it is patted, after all, it is the original manuscript, and it is the only manuscript, and the collection value is still very high, and this kind of thing, the longer it goes, the more valuable it is.

Xia Yuxin said badly, is this thing so valuable? Why do so many people come to shoot?

He gritted his teeth, "Two million dollars." ”

The scene suddenly quieted down again, Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, fortunately, two million is still a bit oppressive, and then there is some flesh pain, this is not easy to earn two million, and it is about to be handed over before it is hot.

However, it was quiet for only a few seconds - "Three million dollars!" ”

As soon as Xia Yu turned his head, it was that blonde chick again!

Xia Yu was angry for a while and sighed, two million was already his limit, and the $200,000 he had saved seemed to be no need to press it up.

In that case, you can only wait to get back to it.

He beckoned to a staff member next to him, "Who is that lady?" ”

The little brother was about to talk.

"Four million!" A hoarse voice suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two.

Xia Yu looked at the person who made the bid, and was suddenly a little surprised, this person he knew, it was the man in the jacket he saw on the plane, although this person made some disguises, but he was able to observe the characteristics of this person through energy reaction.

"Five million dollars." The incoming chick did not hesitate to increase the price.

"This lady is bidding five million dollars—" The auctioneer's voice was still calm, but the corners of his mouth twitched occasionally betrayed his excitement.

"It's not convenient for me to disclose the customer's information." The little guy said.

Xia Yu directly drew a hundred-dollar bill and handed it over.

"Catherine Forrestal, the daughter of Baron Forrest."

"And the Baron in America?"

"Her grandmother was the daughter of a wealthy merchant who was married to an English baron."