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Jasmine’s seat was in the middle of the front row and as they were about to move forward, they suddenly heard a huge commotion behind them.
Joe turned around and at this time, he was forced to step aside because there were several people who were trying to squeeze into the auction hall at this time.
Joe frowned as he watched the group of people rushing into the auction hall. There were also a few bodyguards leading the way at this time.
“Oh, is Mr. Yaleman already here?” Jasmine exclaimed as she stared at the crowd of people.
In fact, the crowd of people were all distinguished guests who were attending the auction. However, at this time, they were all surrounding a middle-aged man who was wearing a blue suit and had a cold and arrogant look on his face.
Joe looked at the man before he said, “So, this is the reputable Mr. Yaleman. He has a pretty good posture…”
The crowd of people continued leading Jack forward and at this time, he suddenly wrote a few words on a yellow piece of paper before he handed the talisman over to the man standing next to him. After that, he said in an indifferent manner, “It seems as though we have both been destined to meet today. I am giving you this peace talisman for free today. It will keep you safe, and you and your family will be prosperous in time to come.”
“Thank you, Mr. Yaleman.”
The man was very surprised and flattered as he took the peace talisman in his hand. After that, he began carrying the talisman around as though it was a piece of treasure as he kept telling the people around him, “Mr. Yaleman’s peace talisman is really amazing. I’ve been seeking his services for the past few years and thanks to his talisman, my business has grown more and more successful!”
The crowd of people could only look on enviously. At this time, some of the people also cheekily begged Jack to give them a talisman but he simply ignored them.
Jack’s assistant snorted as he yelled at the crowd, “Do you really think that just anyone can get Mr. Yaleman’s talisman just because they want it? Don’t you know that people are paying at least two hundred thousand dollars for each peace talisman that they get from Mystery Court?”
Everyone was silent for a moment before someone suddenly shouted.
“It’s really rare for Mr. Yaleman to specifically make a trip to Aurous Hill! I will be more than willing to pay two hundred thousand dollars for a peace talisman. Please give me one, Mr. Yaleman.”
“Me too! I want to buy one too. I want a peace talisman from Mr. Yaleman too.”
“It is very difficult to get a peace talisman from Mr. Yaleman! Two hundred thousand dollars is nothing. I want five pieces of the peace talisman.”
The crowd of people were very excited and many of them transferred money over to Jack immediately just to get their hands on one of his peace talisman.
“Please stand in line.”
Jack’s assistant instructed as he registered them one by one. It was a very chaotic scene.
At this time, Joe could not help but exclaim, “What sort of peace talisman is that? It’s so expensive. It really is a good way to make money.”
He did not speak very loudly but at this time, Jack suddenly raised his head as he stared at him with his brows knitted together.
Jack pushed the crowd of people aside as he walked towards Joe. “My friend, did I hear you having an opinion about my peace talisman?”
Joe simply replied in a casual manner, “I simply do not think that any peace talisman in this world should be worth so much money.”
At this time, someone in the crowd yelled out immediately, “Who do you think you are? What do you know anyway? Mr. Yaleman is already selling his peace talisman at a low price of only two hundred thousand dollars!”
“Yes, it is only two hundred thousand dollars! That is why everyone is lining up to buy one.”
“You can get the exact same peace talisman for just two dollars at the temple.”
At this time, Jack snorted as he glared at Joe, “You can eat rice anytime you want, but you shouldn’t be spouting nonsense here. The reason why people speak without thinking is because they are pretending to understand something that is above their understanding.”
After he was done speaking, Jack curled his lips in disdain as he walked into the auction hall.
Joe had an indifferent expression on his face because Jack was not a threat to him at all.
At this time, Jasmine felt a little awkward as she said, “Mr. Smith, please don’t take it to heart. Mr. Yaleman has a rather short fuse.”
Joe shook his head indifferently before he said, “Let’s head inside now.”
The guests entered the venue one after the other. The host was none other than Finn Baxendale, the owner of Treasure Pavilion. He went on stage and gave a routine speech to start the auction section.
After that, the auction officially began!
Due to the sudden cancellation of the last auction, there were twice as many guests present at the auction today.
The first item that was placed on stage, courtesy of two ladies, was an antique copper incense burner covered in white mist and a fragrant smell.
At this time, the auctioneer introduced the first item. “This is a Reverse Incense Burner, which is one of the treasures used by the king in the past. No one was allowed to use it without authorization from the king himself. Moreover, the production method for this incense burner has already been lost for generations and it is almost impossible to reproduce the same item today!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he motioned for his assistant to light the incense.
At this time, the assistant, who was dressed in a cheongsam, carefully dug a handful of incense with a silver spoon before she lit it up.
As the white smoke slowly cascaded down the incense burner like a waterfall, the pine cranes on the incense burner looked extremely vivid, as though they were faintly flapping their wings.
The faint smell of incense filled up the auction hall and it was very refreshing.
Joe nodded before he said, “This is indeed authentic ambergris made out of sperm whale. It is almost impossible to buy this kind of handmade incense nowadays.”
The auctioneer knocked the gavel twice before he said, “The starting price for this Reverse Incense Burner is eight hundred thousand dollars and the price increase for each bid is one hundred thousand dollars.”
The incense burner was indeed exquisitely made and it was a rare collectible. Therefore, the auction price was very reasonable.
After a short while, the incense burner was auctioned away for 1.6 million dollars.
After that, the auctioneer began auctioning several other high quality antiques.
The atmosphere in the auction hall was very tense as the guests continued bidding for items that caught their interest.
Jacob watched the auction excitedly. He would have participated in the auction a couple of times if he had the money to do so.
However, Joe had no interest in those items at all.
Even though they were all very rare and precious antiques, all of these items carried little to no value to him at all.
At this time, the assistant suddenly brought out a necklace with purple pearls that seemed to be glowing.
The auctioneer introduced the item. “These natural purple pearls are from the East China Sea. Only one of these purple pearls can be picked out from one thousand pearls. The beads are round and uniform in size and this is an extremely rare product.”
The auction price for this string of purple pearls was not too expensive, with its starting price being only four hundred thousand dollars.
Joe raised his hand immediately to bid for the necklace.
“Five hundred thousand dollars!”
Jacob’s eyelids twitched as he said, “What are you doing? The pearl necklace is probably worth just tens of thousands of dollars. Why are you paying five hundred thousand dollars for this? Don’t be ridiculous!”
Joe stared at the purple pearls and he could only think of Claire at this time. After that, he smiled before he said, “I think that Claire will definitely look very beautiful in that pearl necklace. Purple pearls help to calm the nerves. Claire has been under a lot of pressure and she has not been sleeping well lately.”