"Axel, you're targeting me on purpose!"
Vale shot up from his seat, stretching out his swollen arm, glaring at Axel in anger.
Axel didn't even bother giving Vale a glance. He waved at the security uncle from earlier, "Sir, someone's threatening me, saying I'm not allowed to bid."
The man didn't hesitate at all. He instantly threw out a Poké Ball, and together with the Pidgeot that appeared, stared straight at Vale.
"Sir, please don't interfere with other guests' bidding. Otherwise, I'll have Pidgeot escort you out."
Vale: "..."
"I... I just got a little excited. I bid two million! Two million, no one's going higher, right?"
The young female auctioneer nodded, "This gentleman bids two million. Is there anyone else who would like to raise?"
At this price, it was already quite high. Secret treasures were valuable, but you still needed to spend money on other supporting materials, plus there was the issue of success rates and the processing fee for the master craftsman.
All of that cost money.
It wasn't like you could just buy one material and craft a secret treasure by hand.
"Five million," Axel raised the price directly. Diao Chan was about to reappear, and he still hadn't prepared a gift for her.
Right now, whether Vale existed or not, he was going to buy these clothes and accessories.
"Y-you're crazy?", Seeing such a high price, Vale was stunned.
Axel let out a cold laugh and glanced at Vale's panda-like swollen eyes, "You're calling me crazy over five million? You'd better stop dreaming about dominating Naranja Academy in the future. That's embarrassing."
Vale: "You're saying I'm weak?"
"I bid six million!"
Axel raised his paddle again, "Ten million."
Seeing how decisive Axel was with his bid, Vale froze for a moment, then suddenly showed an expression like "I get it."
Axel must know these items were what he needed, so he was deliberately driving up the price.
After figuring it out, Vale suddenly understood everything. He plopped back into his seat and no longer planned to get up.
If Axel wanted to raise the price, then let him.
When it came to that white jade orb Axel wanted, he could just come out and raise the price then.
Anyway, the things he wanted could be found anywhere. They were just materials for making secret treasures.
But Axel's item was different. This guy was so rich and still set his eyes on something with an unknown effect.
That meant that item was very important to him.
As long as he got that item, not only could he squeeze Axel hard, he might even be able to get that clothing Axel just bought back.
"Ten million once... any further bids?", The young female auctioneer maintained her smile, no longer continuing to introduce the effects of the clothing.
The item was already at ten times its value. Everyone present was sharp enough to understand, so there was no need to keep explaining.
Now it just depended on whether that man named Vale would follow up.
After a few seconds of silence, the auctioneer stopped delaying.
"Ten million twice, ten million three times... sold!"
"Don't get cocky!", Vale covered half his sausage-like swollen mouth, afraid of air leaking out, and shot Axel a fierce look.
"I still need several items. I don't believe you can take all of them."
"Even if you can, at ten million each, I don't believe you'll still have money left to buy what you actually want."
Axel blinked and looked at Vale like he was an idiot.
"Have you bullied people so much that you've never been bullied yourself, so you're not used to it?"
"Didn't you hear? The auctioneer just said earlier, since these clothes and jewelry were all items you applied for, they're being sold as a bundle."
"Ten million, I already took everything. Next is the white jade orb."
The young female auctioneer nodded and said with a smile,
"This gentleman is correct. We did mention earlier that all items would be bundled together. This is a customer-friendly sales method."
Vale: "???"
'Damn it, I don't need your customer-friendly service.'
Unfortunately, rules were rules. No matter what Vale said now, it was too late. The auction house in Zapapico Town was officially owned by the museum, and indirectly under the League.
He couldn't bully the auctioneer here like he did at Naranja Academy.
"Next, we will proceed to the auction of the next item," The young female auctioneer cast a subtle glance at Axel, signaling that his item was about to begin.
"The item for this auction is the white jade orb. It was discovered in the same Terastal pit as the previous ancient artifacts and emits energy fluctuations."
"The only unknown is its function. We have found that this orb currently cannot be used for any Pokémon's evolution, nor can it be used to craft secret treasures."
After briefly introducing the white jade orb, the auctioneer continued:
"Now starting, opening bid: ten thousand!"
Before Axel could speak, Vale had already impatiently raised his paddle.
"I bid ten million."
The young female auctioneer was stunned, 'Straight to ten million?'
The people around also couldn't help but look at Vale, whispering among themselves.
"Which family's kid is this? With this kind of personality, how did he grow up without bankrupting his family?"
"Wow! An item with a starting price of ten thousand jumped straight to ten million. Is there something wrong with his head?"
"Exactly, if you want to mess with someone, you at least have to see if they're willing. Who's going to follow a bid like that?"
Hearing these comments, Vale started to panic. His family was rich, and he even had two hundred million in his account right now.
But that was all his spending money for his entire college period. If ten million got taken out of him for nothing, it would still hurt badly.
"Axel, bid already! Hurry up and bid!"
Axel nodded, raised his paddle, and spoke calmly.
"Ten million and one."
The auctioneer looked helpless, "Esteemed guest, each increase must be an integer of one percent of the starting price, which means increments must be at least one hundred."
Axel blinked, "Then ten million and one hundred?"
Before the auctioneer could respond, Vale, who had looked half-dead just a moment ago, instantly revived to full energy.
He knew it. Axel wouldn't spend this much money on something for no reason.
"I bid fifteen million!"
Axel blinked, "Can I ask who your father is? So rich?"
Vale puffed out his chest proudly, "My father is a Vice Chairman of the League."
Axel's mouth twitched. He glanced at the message Geeta had sent on his Rotom Phone.
[No need to save money for me this time. The richest Vice Chairman of the League saw Giratina, so he said he'll cover it for you. That guy isn't a good person. Can you help, through this auction, make the money he embezzled flow back into the League?]
[Also, there's another mysterious treasure in this auction.]
[I suggest you use the Great Lustrous Orb auction segment to scare everyone so they don't dare compete with you.]
Axel looked at the photos of those Vice Chairmen on his phone. They did resemble Vale a bit before he got fat.
"I bid fifteen billion!"
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