Chapter 1820: Not even one more pill

Ye Chen returned to his room and carefully went through the list sent by Song Wanting.

He discovered that among the hundreds of registrants, the vast majority were from the United States and Europe.

Among them, the United States alone had over three hundred registrants.

And from the names of the registrants, it could be seen that there were not only Americans but also many Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and Korean-Americans.

Interestingly, the registrants from the United States were mostly tycoons and entrepreneurs.

And more than half of the registrants from Europe were actually royal families and nobles of various countries.

Even the Nordic royal family had signed up for this auction.

And the registrant was the old queen who had just abdicated.

Ye Chen couldn't help but secretly think: "I wonder if the Nordic royal family's assets add up to 10 billion RMB? Even if they barely manage to scrape it together, I'm afraid they won't have any chance to bid, right?"

However, on second thought, the abdicated old queen must be desperate for the Rejuvenation Pill. Even if she couldn't bid for a whole Rejuvenation Pill, she would probably want to bid for a quarter of one. Even if she couldn't bid for a quarter, she could at least come to cozy up to him and send a favor by showing up.

It was possible that the old queen would come to claim credit, introduce him to which people she had pulled in as heads, and then ask him for a Rejuvenation Pill to eat.

Therefore, this kind of business, which wouldn't lose money even if it didn't make money, the old queen naturally wouldn't let go.

Besides those from Europe and America, a few entrepreneurs from China also signed up.

Among them were actually two repeat customers of the Rejuvenation Pill, Li Tailai and Gu Yanzhong.

Gu Yanzhong, as his elder, had always cared for him very much. This time, he signed up for the auction, definitely to show support.

As for Li Tailai, it was possible that after picking up a Rejuvenation Pill last time, he was still thinking about it, so he wanted to see if there was a chance to get another one.

What Ye Chen didn't expect most was that his grandfather had also signed up.

In fact, Ye Zhongquan had always known about the existence of the Rejuvenation Pill.

After all, Gu Yanzhong was terminally ill back then, and a Rejuvenation Pill made him ten years younger; this event had a huge impact on Ye Zhongquan.

He had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask Ye Chen for a Rejuvenation Pill, or if it really didn't work, exchange the position of the head of the Ye family for a Rejuvenation Pill to eat.

But what he didn't expect was that so many things happened one after another, and in the end, Ye Chen directly took away the position of the head of the Ye family with the help of the Wanlong Palace.

This instantly caused him to lose his most valuable bargaining chip.

When he learned that Ye Chen was going to auction the Rejuvenation Pill in Jin Ling, his first thought was to sign up first.

If he could grab one, that would naturally be best.

If he couldn't grab one, it didn't matter; he would just treat it as coming to show support for Ye Chen, and by the way, use practical actions to remind Ye Chen, letting Ye Chen know that he was also full of longing for the Rejuvenation Pill.

He felt that if he, at such an old age, went through the trouble of coming to participate in the auction, maybe Ye Chen's heart would soften and he would directly give him one.

Ye Chen also guessed the purpose of Old Master Ye doing this, but he wasn't prepared to give the old master a Rejuvenation Pill, at least not yet.

Looking through the entire list, what Ye Chen found most interesting was that he didn't see the British royal family on the list.

Previously, Ye Chen had seen news about the British royal family on the Wanlong Palace's intelligence network. It was said that after the Crown Prince returned to Britain, he didn't truthfully report the situation of the Rejuvenation Pill to the Queen, and the Queen was once very angry about this and was determined to get this kind of medicine.

However, why did the auction appear, and the Queen didn't sign up?

Ye Chen thought about it and felt it might be because the requirement he set—that the Rejuvenation Pill must be taken on-site—was somewhat unacceptable to the Queen.

If the Queen was really interested in the Rejuvenation Pill, her only choice was to come to the auction personally.

The auction had two hundred spots, and each successful registrant could bring one companion, which meant that on the day of the auction, there would be a scale of four hundred people.

Moreover, these four hundred people were undoubtedly rich people and nobles from all over the world. Letting the Queen appear in such an occasion would indeed be somewhat awkward.

After all, the British Queen hadn't abdicated yet and was the nominal monarch of Britain and many other countries.

If such a famous monarch came to Jin Ling to participate in an auction personally, and it spread out, it would indeed have some impact on her own reputation and the reputation of the entire British royal family.

After reading the list, what disappointed Ye Chen was that he didn't see anyone related to the Rothschild family, nor did he see anyone related to his mother's family. The royal family of the Saudi Kingdom in the Middle East also didn't appear.

Ye Chen was surprised in his heart. Could it be that these three top families in the world didn't need to worry about longevity anymore?

Otherwise, why didn't they come to participate in this unprecedented auction?

Or perhaps, they were still watching in the dark for the time being, wanting to see the situation of this auction first, and then make a decision later?

Just when Ye Chen was puzzled, Song Wanting called him and reported: "Master Ye, since the news of the auction was released, the Song Group has received many calls and emails. Many people have expressed their willingness to purchase a Rejuvenation Pill privately for a price exceeding 10 billion RMB. Among them is the British royal family, and a Fei Group from the United States. Their chairman said he is willing to pay 50 billion US dollars immediately to purchase a Rejuvenation Pill, which is the highest bid among everyone."

Ye Chen chuckled and said: "Reply to them uniformly, saying that this Rejuvenation Pill auction is entrusted by a mysterious owner to Jiqing Hall. Tell them that there are only two Rejuvenation Pills in this auction. At that time, they will be auctioned in the form of four quarter-pills and one whole pill. There are no more, not even one more. Don't talk about 50 billion US dollars; even 500 billion US dollars won't be sold. Whoever wants these two Rejuvenation Pills must come to Jin Ling personally to participate in the auction!"

Speaking of this, Ye Chen added: "By the way, you also have to announce to the outside world that anyone bidding for the Rejuvenation Pill is only allowed to bid successfully once. That is to say, if he bids successfully for a quarter-pill first, he won't be eligible to participate in the subsequent Rejuvenation Pills."

Song Wanting said respectfully: "Alright, Master Ye, then I will have people reply one by one."

As she spoke, Song Wanting added: "Master Ye, there is one more thing. Many people are inquiring in the registration system whether they can bring accompanying personnel on the day of the auction. We don't have a clear regulation on this yet. How do you think we should reply?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said indifferently: "Since they want to bring them, each successful registrant can bring at most one accompanying person."

"Alright." Song Wanting said hurriedly: "Then I will also issue an announcement on the registration platform."

Ye Chen remembered something and instructed immediately: "By the way, tell them that although everyone can bring one accompanying person, if they bid for the Rejuvenation Pill, after the bid is successful, it cannot be taken by the accompanying person; it can only be taken by the registrant themselves."

Ye Chen was worried that some people who didn't want to reveal their identities would use the loophole of accompanying personnel to mix in, and then instruct others to bid for the Rejuvenation Pill for them to take.

Therefore, such loopholes must be blocked in advance, never giving them any chance to drill through.

Song Wanting said respectfully on the other end of the phone: "Alright, Master Ye, I will explain it clearly to them."

Ye Chen said "Hmm" and added: "Our registration window will be open for a total of 48 hours. After that, registration will stop. Within 48 hours after registration stops, the final shortlist will be announced!" ===== CHAPTER 1821 =====