Chapter 389: Officially Designated Payment Platform

Being labeled by the Great King as 'a rich person afraid of death,' everyone started looking for supplements. Aside from the Wei family brothers, everyone present wanted the Soul-Returning Pill.

"...... I'm not that afraid of death either; I'm buying it for the old lady at home."

"I'm buying it for my grandparents and parents at home."

"There are only three pills, and we have this many people in our private box—isn't the competition too fierce?"

The Great King didn't say how many he had, just watching these people help him raise the price. The first pill quickly went from five hundred thousand to sixty-seven thousand; the Great King automatically converted it into armor, and this calculation made the kids deliriously happy—my idea is really great!

Even if the great scholar clans of the Northern Border are few, with the Soul-Returning Pill, he from the south can also get a share.

When Xie Tu's bidding team raised the first pill's price to seven hundred thousand, the bidding speed obviously slowed down, and the Great King called a halt.

"You acted very well; continue in the next round."

Xie Tu: "... We really want it."

The Great King chuckled, "Continue in the next round; once all three pills are auctioned off, I'll give each person who wants one the starting bid price."

Liang Ben jumped over and said, "You mean fifty thousand each? Really?"

"Absolutely. Since we're our own people, the Great King can offer some cheap benefits." The Great King struck a resolute pose.

"Haha, Your Highness, just watch! I'll make sure to bid it up to over eight hundred thousand. One pill for my grandmother is enough—I need her to live so I can live, haha~"

Many families have elderly patriarchs; spending money to let them live five more years, even tens of thousands of taels is worthwhile—who isn't afraid of death?

The first pill finally went for 852,000 taels to the second floor; waiting for the second pill, the four numbers in the Great King's private box continued to take turns bidding. Those who had let go of the first pill and pinned their hopes on the second saw it wasn't looking good—the competition was still fierce, and the bidders hadn't dwindled at all!

In the end, the second pill successfully sold for 887,000 taels.

Right from the start, the third pill came on strong; Zhu Ti emphasized again that this was the last chance, and the price went up in crazy increments of ten thousand at a time.

Wei Shen thought the Great King was smiling happier than when he won a battle, "Hurry up and stop, you're laughing so hard you're about to show your tongue." The Great King covered his mouth, saying, "No way!"

Wei Shen secretly asked the Great King, "Honestly, what's the cost? These three… does one pill already break even?"

Everyone here are his future big clients; how could the Great King admit it? He solemnly declared, "Nothing of the sort!" It wasn't just three pills—when he sold the first one, the whole bottle of fifty had already broken even.

The sole remaining last pill was too tempting; with the You King's Manor endorsing it and hype building beforehand, those attending the auction still believed in the Soul-Returning Pill's efficacy. The Great King was right—time is priceless, the allure of five extra years of life is too great, and the bidding for the last pill gradually went crazy.

Once the amount reached over one million taels, the people in his box all stopped bidding, afraid that the Great King would make them eat that one million taels.

In the end, the hammer fell at an astonishing 1,120,000 taels!

Everyone in the room exclaimed together!

Such a sum is huge for any family—I don't know which household would be so willing to spend it!

Wei Ke instinctively looked for the Great King's silhouette; that guy had no idea how smug he'd become, just seeing the Great King and Wei Shen holding hands and hopping around the room, one shouting, "Making money~ making money~"

The other shouted, "Can't spend it all~ can't spend it all~"

Wei Ke: ……

The Great King only needed a rough estimate to know the auction earned more than they had previously anticipated.

After the payment and goods were settled, the Great King finally saw the account sheet brought by the Chief Steward—nightly revenue of five million!

Not a single tael was missing in payment; there were no unsold lots. Without a doubt, the payment method was entirely Great Jin silver notes.

"Our own money house will be officially announced soon; just in case, before that, take these silver notes to Jiangnan and exchange them for the supplies we need."

Zhu Ti nodded, "I think the same."

After thinking, the Great King gave a sly smile, "Next time, the designated silver notes for official payments at the Futu Pavilion auction will be from our own money house."

"That could be quite troublesome. Can those southern scholar clans afford to buy on credit?"

"Of course. This King trusts Qiao Yi's ability."