"A second spirit stone! He actually has a second spirit stone!"
"Do you intend on selling that spirit stone as well?!"
Yuan responded to the inquiry, "Yes, I do intend on selling the spirit stone, but I don’t want money for it."
"What do you want?" someone asked.
"I’ll give this spirit stone to whoever can provide me with the location of the Spirit Tree."
"What...?"
The room fell into instant silence, the guests glancing at one another with uncertain, wary looks.
Although the spirit stone was an attractive offer, it wasn’t something worth offending the Asura Clan for.
Seeing the deafening silence, Yuan reached into his pocket and retrieved a third spirit stone, causing everyone to widen their eyes again.
"He’s pulled out another spirit stone!"
"Heavens! How many of those does he actually have?!"
While some started considering telling Yuan about the Spirit Tree, others wondered if he would pull out more spirit stones if they waited a little longer.
"If you don’t mind me asking, why are you searching for the Spirit Tree?" Someone suddenly asked.
Yuan turned to look at the individual, a middle-aged man wearing green robes, who was the same person bidding against the Chaotic Sect for the spirit stone at the very end.
The man continued, "Even if you know its location, you cannot enter it without the Asura Clan’s permission."
"I want to go there exactly because I have some business with the Asura Clan."
"..."
The room fell silent again.
When no one responded, Yuan spoke up. "Perhaps some of you prefer not to speak in public, so I’ll end it here. My offer will remain in effect until I am informed of the information I need to know. You can find me in room 302 at the Black Inn, four blocks from here."
Having said that, Yuan turned around and disappeared, leaving everyone speechless.
The other guests began leaving shortly after.
Meanwhile, Yuan went to collect his earnings for the spirit stone.
"Your earnings for the spirit stone are nine billion, three hundred and fifty million small Chaos Coins after deduction from our auction house’s 15 percent fee. However, due to the massive amount, we regret to inform you that it’ll take some time for the money to be transferred," said Chen Cheng.
"And how long will that take?" Yuan asked.
"We should have the money ready by next week," he said.
Yuan smiled and asked, "You sure the Chaotic Sect isn’t trying to screw me over?"
"I... have no comments..." Chen Cheng shook his head.
"Very well. Since I have some time to spare, I’ll wait. However, if I don’t have my money by then, I’ll personally visit the Chaotic Sect, and there won’t be any conversations, if you know what I mean."
"T-That’s..." Chen Cheng opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond.
Yuan continued, "Don’t worry, I wasn’t talking to you, but the sneaky rat in this room."
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