An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 374

“Don’t believe me? Let’s see what happens!” The woman in the baseball cap pursed her lips in disdain, while Dustin and Roderick only smiled back in response.

As time went on, the auction neared its end, and the remaining highly prized items were brought up on stage. Among them, was the long–awaited thousand–year green lotus everyone coveted.

“Ladies and gentlemen, our next item on auction is an extremely rare, precious herb that has thrived for a thousand years. This item is known as the thousand–year green lotus!”

was revealed. While its petals were colored green, its core shimmered gold. It appeared to

for sure!” The woman’s eyes sparkled, and she

everyone has seen the precious item, I believe you have a sense

million, with subsequent raises of not less than

of the bidding, the scene

“120 million!”

“130 million!”

in my

growing number of wealthy individuals eagerly joined the fray. Equipped with sizable funds, they had come prepared. That was because it was widely understood that the

a world abundant with wealth, precious herbs like these that could prolong life were highly favored, especially by the elderly tycoons. It didn’t matter, even if that

suddenly raised his paddle. His commanding voice reverberated through the room, instantly overshadowing the voices of the

to

in the eyes. Not many dared to offend the Stoneray Order, as they were Millsburg’s most influential group. Even though the item on auction was a precious treasure, it paled

800 million!” In the face of

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