NOVPUBHearing this explanation, Abel finally calmed down.
He nodded, "Then you go."
Allen was right.
If Dan really had his eye on this container, it would be better to just concede.
This might even bring about some unexpected results.
Thinking about this, Abel couldn’t help but smile.
Soon, Allen returned and said, "Bro, let’s give up."
Abel understood Allen’s intention and nodded.
Daniel’s 100,000 bid left Matt and the triplets silent for a long time.
They were all guessing at Daniel’s intention.
If Daniel truly wanted this container, then the value of the items inside was self-evident. But if not...
Emilia looked at Matt, who was clearly struggling, and remarked, "Allen seems to have had a word with Daniel."
Matt looked up, but by then Allen had returned to Abel’s side.
He turned to Emilia and asked, "What did they say?"
Emilia retorted, "Do you think I have superhuman hearing from this distance?"
Matt gave an awkward smile, "So what do we do now? Daniel’s no easy target. We can’t be sure if he’s genuinely interested or just looking to cause trouble."
Emilia said, "It’s simple. Just bid again, but raise the price by a smaller increment this time."
Matt glanced at her, puzzled.
Emilia, too impatient to explain, urged him, "Just trust me on this one. Hurry up and raise the bid."
Despite his hesitation, Matt did as suggested, raising his hand to bid, "101,000 StellarCoins!"
The triplets were still discussing amongst themselves.
The second oldest asked, "Should we bid again?"
The oldest shook his head, "I think it would be best not to. After all, we’ve been burned before. A bid from Daniel isn’t necessarily a good thing."
The youngest argued back forcefully, "How can we not bid!"
He continued, "Last time, because people kept bidding, Daniel deliberately lured us into raising our bids, making us cautious now."
He insisted, "I think this time it’s different. He must be interested in this container."
The second oldest glanced at his youngest brother, surprised at his unusually insightful thoughts.
He turned to the oldest brother and said, "I think the youngest has a point. But regardless, the price is already pretty high, and if we continue to gamble, the risk is massive."
The oldest brother nodded, "You’re right, perhaps we should give up this time?"
The youngest brother pleaded, "Oh come on, my dear brothers, we absolutely cannot give up!"
He asserted, "Daniel does not bid lightly. The fact that he bid at all indicates that the value of this container is extraordinary."
The two older brothers fell silent again.
Indeed, the youngest made a reasonable point, but they would have to bear a huge risk to gamble.
And they’d have to gamble that Daniel wasn’t just luring them into bidding again.
Given all these factors, the odds of winning the gamble significantly reduced.
Considering all this, the oldest brother shook his head, "Forget it. It’s too risky. A hundred thousand StellarCoins is our entire fortune. Let’s wait for the next container."
The second oldest agreed, "I’ll go with the oldest brother’s decision."
Being outvoted, the youngest knew it was futile to argue further and shut his mouth, retreating to the side.
Suddenly, he felt that being the ’brains’ wasn’t that useful.
Perhaps it was better to be carefree and just follow his older brothers’ decisions as he used to.
The silence from the triplets implied their withdrawal from bidding. Emilia’s gaze landed on the Abel Allen brothers.
Their bid, or lack thereof, would determine if she should continue to raise her bid.
To her surprise, the Abel Allen brothers didn’t place a bid!
Emilia’s gaze shot towards Daniel, a realization dawning upon her.
Lowering her voice, she shouted at Matt, "We can’t bid anymore!"
Matt, caught off guard, hesitated and asked, "Why?"
Emilia replied, "After Daniel placed his bid, Allen went to talk to him. Now the Abel Allen brothers have stopped bidding. Why do you think that is?"
Matt frowned.
Was it because they wanted to leave the container to Daniel?
Impossible. Who the hell would hand over a money-making opportunity to others without any reason?
Matt viewed this as no different than an idiot’s behavior.
So, there was only one other explanation.
Daniel had already tipped off Allen.
He didn’t bid to win the container, but to drive up the price, just like last time! It all made sense now.
Matt felt like he had seen through the essence of everything, and he looked at Daniel with profound meaning and laughed. "Once is enough for this kind of trick, trying to use it a second time...I guess you’re not that clever after all!"
Daniel noticed Matt’s gaze but due to the distance, he couldn’t hear what Matt was saying.
He just wondered what the hell this guy was mumbling about.
But he didn’t care much and placed his bid, "110,000 StellarCoins."
Now only Matt and Emilia were left.
There was still room to raise the price. He thought, considering Matt’s troublemaker personality, it would take a few more rounds of bidding to win.
So, he didn’t bid too high.
Surprisingly, after he placed his bid, Matt kept silent.
Robert then loudly asked the crowd, "Daniel has bid 110,000 StellarCoins. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the bid?"
All eyes were on Matt. It seemed like everyone was expecting him to bid.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Matt said annoyedly, "What are you looking at? I have already seen through that guy’s plot. He wants to lure me into paying a high price for this worthless container, just like last time."
"Damn you, Dan. Your tricks have been seen through. You can keep this damn container!"
Robert realized that Matt had given up the auction, so he directly announced, "This container was won by Daniel for 110,000 StellarCoins. Congratulations, Daniel!"
"Now, let’s wait and see if Daniel can turn a profit!"
Daniel stepped forward and with the help of the movers, quickly cleared the carpets from the container.
Official appraiser Durant immediately stepped forward, opened a carpet, and began to examine it.
Soon, he stood up and said, "This is a hand-stitched wool carpet from DubaiXpanse. It’s finely made with excellent materials. It should be worth about 10,000 StellarCoins!"
Hearing this, everyone quieted down. Especially Matt, who pushed his way to the front from the back of the crowd.
He looked at Durant in disbelief, "You’re saying these old rugs are worth how much?"
Durant replied curtly, "The market price is 10,000 StellarCoins. Not less, only more!"
These carpets... are worth so much?
Matt was dumbfounded, staring at the mountain of carpets on the ground.
It looked like there were about sixty rolls, which meant that just these carpets were worth 600,000 StellarCoins!
The other treasure hunters were also stunned, especially Emilia and the triplets.
They were all optimistic about this container, but due to Daniel’s sudden bid, they were hesitant to continue bidding.
They never thought that these carpets could be worth so much.
They thought each one would be worth 1,000 at most, not realizing they were worth 10,000 StellarCoins each.
Robert loudly said, "It’s not over yet. There’s still more than half of the container left unexplored!"
For the sake of the show, all cameras were pointed at the container.
The treasure hunters also turned their gazes uniformly.
The bidding had only just begun and goods worth 600,000 StellarCoins had already appeared.
If more than half of the remaining items were of the same value, then wouldn’t the worth of this container surpass a million?
As it turned out, reality was even more colorful.
Robert’s voice echoed from inside the container, "Oh! My! God!"
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
"This is definitely the most explosive container we’ve ever had in our blind auctions."
"The remaining space in this container actually holds two supercars, and they’re brand new!"
Hearing this, no one could keep calm.
The small entrance to the container was jammed with people.
Everyone was craning their necks to look inside, and the sounds of disbelief were growing louder.
"Holy smokes?!"
"Tell me this isn’t real!"
"It’s a McLaren! A real McLaren!"
"The one behind is a Ferrari!"
"Holy crap, is this real or fake?"
Daniel stood in front of the cars, equally surprised.
So, the so-called toys of the DubaiXpanse prince were actually two supercars.
And these two were limited edition supercars, each worth more than 10 million StellarCoins!
Big win! Big win!
Daniel’s face was full of smiles.
Robert, with a cameraman, came over and said, "Mr. Dan, I see keys in the car. Why don’t you see if you can start it up?"
Daniel didn’t hesitate and got in. Although it was his first time driving a supercar, he was unfazed.
He started the car, and the engine roared to life like a beast.
With a light press on the accelerator, the red Ferrari slowly drove out of the container.
Under the envious gaze of the crowd, its speed rapidly increased.
After making a circle around the auction site, he skillfully performed a drift and stopped in front of the crowd.
The second car, a white McLaren, was driven out of the container by Daniel in the same manner.
