Hidden genius: Black belly snake

Chapter 124: Nooooooooooo Part4

The auctioneer cleared his throat and loudly shouted.

20 BILLION GOING ONCE

20 BILLION GOING TWICE

20 BILLION GOING

It was at this point, a fair and pale hand shot up in the air at lightning speed. The figure slowly rose up and walked towards the auctioneer.

Once he stepped onto the stage, where the auctioneer was also standing, everyone could clearly see who he was.

General Salvatore, Charlotte's father, and the Crown's right arm was standing beside the auctioneer. He leaned closer to the auctioneer elf and whispered something in the man's ear.

The auctioneer's calm and impassive face flickered ever so slightly but as he heard the General, the elf was visibly stunned.

He turned and looked at General Salvatore with an odd expression, but soon recovered.

The auctioneer cleared his throat and made his new and updated announcement.

200 BILLION GOING ONCE

200 BILLION GOING TWICE

200 BILLION GOING THRICE

THE ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD TO THE ELDORIAN ROYAL FAMILY

Huh? Huh? Everyone blinked and stared. 

Just like that the auction was completed and packed up? They wondered.

The auctioneer had spoken out the last few words a little too fast for anyone to respond or even to interrupt.

In fact, the words he had spoken out only registered with the audience after a few more seconds. 

But by then, the auction was already over and the elf was casually handing over the 4 vials to General Salvatore.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"Did the royal palace just commandeer this auction?"

"Fuck! 200 billion gems? Did I hear that right?"

Immediately a wave of frenzy and madness erupted among the crowd. 

To this day, neither the Crown Prince nor Marvin's father had personally purchased a pill from the auction house.

They themselves were Alchemy Grandmasters. It was akin to a slap on the face for them to purchase the trivial things sold by others.

But if they still didn't care about their reputation or even the general rules of the auction house, then that could only mean that the greatness of the pill was truly terrifying!

After the General carefully pocketed the 4 vials with the Devil Awakening pills, he nonchalantly stepped off the stage and disappeared into the crowd and out of the auction house.

Following him, a couple of other Generals from the Crown's private army also made their move and left.

With these big stars leaving, the other crowd as well started dispersing. 

They were still muddle headed from the bizarre events and had bitter expressions on their faces, but they also had other things to do. 

So they quickly started clearing out of the auditorium excitedly chatting and gossiping.

However, one particular person stood frozen to the spot. She couldn't move a muscle let alone comprehend what just happened.

"Why Just why" Tang Yue muttered dejectedly. 

Her profit had just shot up astronomically from 20 billion to 200 billion within the span of a second.

This should have made her even more happy and excited, but for some reason, Tang Yue felt a bottomless pit in her stomach. An awkward and uneasy feeling crept in her heart.

"He He is the Emperor's son, the Crown Prince. Surely he will keep his word, right? Right?"

Tang Yue leaned on the corridor wall to support herself and waited for the crowd to walk past her. Unlike the passersby who seemed to be extremely excited and energetic, she had a dreadful feeling looming on the back of her mind.

When the crowd finally cleared, she as well absent-mindedly walked out of the auction association building.

She was too tired to think about anything else today, so she quietly walked over back to her room in the inn.

Only after she locked the doors behind her and flopped onto her bed, Tang Yue breathed out a huge sigh of relief.

"Meh. I am worrying over nothing. I am sure he will pay up everything. I mean he has to." The confused snake mumbled to herself and traced the carved sculpting of the ceiling with her slender finger.

The pup who was napping peacefully in a corner till now was awoken by the sound of the doors opening and closing, and immediately rushed over to Tang Yue.

The small furry body yelped cutely and jumped right on top of her, presenting her with a flurry of adorable licks and kisses.

Tang Yue chuckled and her mood softened. She rubbed Little Blue's head and pinched its cheeks.

"You tell me, little blue. Will that asshole pay up?"

Ruff Grr

The little wolf cub snarled cutely, simply nodding its head even though it didn't understand anything.

"Ha Ha. Good boy. I think so too." Tang Yue ruffled its head.

"Hmph. A ruler has to follow the rules of the country. Otherwise, all hell will break loose and chaos will ensue. I am sure he will pay." Tang Yue consoled herself.

She carefully retrieved the plain green colored jade slip from her space pearl and held it on her palm. Once the gold is transferred, this plain jade would be covered by a few white stripes.

So she looked at the thing for a while and waited for the white stripes to show up. But as minutes ticked by nothing happened.

"Maybe it's taking longer than usual because of the huge amount of gold that needs to be transferred?" Tang Yue nodded her head and decided to turn in for the night.

She was still mentally exhausted from the continuous pill concoction sessions and wanted to rest well tonight.

"Wahhhh He He. I am going to be so rich tomorrow." She chuckled lightly to herself and hugged Little Blue tightly.

Within seconds, the duo passed out and fell into a deep sleep. Even the pup who was asleep for most parts of the day still fell asleep, lying next to the happily dreaming snake.

The night as well slowly darkened and the moon sat proudly on its fluffy throne.

However, amidst the silence of this darkness, a shadow flickered in the distance as if it was a part of the darkness itself.