Chapter 1825: Are you missing Ye Chen?

Ye Chen continued to read down the list.

On the list, there was another person named Fei Jianzhong who caught his attention.

This Fei Jianzhong had registered an asset amount of 100 billion USD when signing up, but his information had never appeared on the Forbes list.

There were several others in similar situations to him.

These people were all names that could not be found on the Forbes list, and there was rarely any news about them on the internet, yet the assets they each declared were all around 100 billion USD.

Ye Chen vaguely felt that the actual assets of these people should all be far above 100 billion USD.

The reason they all declared 100 billion USD was likely because they did not want to be too flashy, yet they wanted to firmly secure a spot, so they only brought out a portion of their assets for asset verification.

What surprised Ye Chen the most was that the figure of the British royal family had actually appeared on this list!

He couldn't help but exclaim: "I thought the British royal family wasn't coming this time."

Song Wanting smiled and said: "They submitted their application just a few minutes ago, and the one who signed up to participate in the auction from Britain this time is not the Queen herself, but the Queen's eldest grandson, Prince Arthur."

As she spoke, Song Wanting was also a bit surprised and said puzzledly: "Prince Arthur seems to be born in the eighties, and he is only around forty years old. I don't know why he wants to come and participate in the Rejuvenation Pill auction."

This Prince Arthur had been a hot topic for the past few years because he had high-profilely married a commoner princess, and he was also the second in line to the British throne, so his popularity was also very high.

The fact that he suddenly signed up to participate in the auction indeed made Ye Chen somewhat unexpected.

However, Ye Chen soon figured out the British royal family's motive.

He smiled and said: "I don't think the British royal family had any intention of competing for the Rejuvenation Pill this year. The reason they let Prince Arthur sign up is likely to send him over to see with his own eyes what kind of magical effects the Rejuvenation Pill actually has, to first test the waters."

After saying that, Ye Chen added: "And to be honest, with the British royal family's limited funds, it's enough to get a bidding qualification, but if they really want to bid for the Rejuvenation Pill, they simply don't have the strength; it's nothing more than joining in the fun."

Ye Chen was not repulsed by this kind of joining-in-the-fun approach, because he knew very well in his heart that among the seven hundred registrants, the vast majority should know that they had no strength to compete with those top tycoons.

But this still couldn't stop their enthusiasm for signing up.

Ye Chen estimated that the motive of these people should be to broaden their horizons and gain some knowledge.

After Ye Chen looked at the list of the top three hundred, he said to Song Wanting: "Wanting, take my grandfather's name off the list; there's no need to rank him."

Song Wanting hurriedly asked: "Master Ye, are you not planning to let your grandfather participate?"

Ye Chen smiled and said: "Not to that extent. He will definitely participate. I have reserved a few VIP seats at the venue, and I will save one for him when the time comes."

Speaking of this, Ye Chen sighed lightly: "Recently, many people have looked down on the Ye family because of the Wanlong Palace incident. It's time to let them show more respect to the Ye family."

Song Wanting immediately said: "Okay, Master Ye, I will arrange it right away."

Ye Chen asked again: "By the way, Wanting, I didn't see the information on the Nordic royal family. What rank are they currently at?"

Song Wanting said embarrassedly: "The Nordic royal family's Lady Elisa Iliad is ranked sixth from the bottom of the seven-hundred-person list."

Elisa Iliad was the name of the former Queen, Helena's grandmother.

Ye Chen immediately scrolled the list to the end and immediately understood the embarrassment of the Nordic royal family.

Even if the old Queen submitted all the asset certificates of the Nordic royal family, converted into RMB, it was only a little over 10 billion, which was just enough to meet the basic threshold for the registration qualification.

So among these seven hundred people, she was almost at the bottom.

Selecting two hundred out of seven hundred, according to this ranking, she certainly didn't have the qualification to participate in this auction.

Seeing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh: "Hey, it seems the Nordic royal family is indeed a bit embarrassed; their assets are not even one-tenth of the British royal family's."

"Yes..." Song Wanting said helplessly: "I always thought the European royal families were very rich. I really didn't expect the Nordic royal family to be so miserable..."

In fact, the old Queen far away in the Nordic region also knew in her heart that the Nordic royal family hadn't seized any development opportunities over the years, and with only that little bit of ancestral assets, it was indeed a bit embarrassing to bring out.

If one were to talk about ancestral property, if she were to carefully gather it up in the palace and include all those antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, she could probably add a few hundred million USD more.

However, those things were passed down with clear provenance, and they were priceless but unmarketable; they couldn't be brought out for valuation at all. Otherwise, once brought out, the whole world would know that the Nordic royal family had started selling off ancestral property.

Moreover, even if all those assets were included, it wouldn't be of any substantial help to their ranking. Selecting two hundred out of seven hundred, whether it was sixth from the bottom, sixteenth from the bottom, or even sixtieth from the bottom, the result was basically the same.

To prevent being eliminated, she specifically found Helena and pleaded: "Helena, when you have time, can you help Grandma make a phone call to Ye Chen and ask him if he can accommodate me with a spot to participate in the auction?"

Helena said somewhat embarrassedly: "Grandma, Master Ye has helped us so much, and we haven't had a chance to repay this favor. How could I have the face to ask Master Ye for help with this kind of thing..."

The old Queen naturally knew Helena's thoughts.

Ye Chen had the grace of rebirth toward Helena, turning her from a pawn used by the royal family for marriage into the new Queen of the Nordic region. He not only saved her but also saved her mother.

Moreover, Ye Chen hadn't treated her badly either. If it weren't for his Rejuvenation Pill, she would have been killed by Olivia long ago.

No matter how one looked at it, the two of them, grandmother and granddaughter, owed Ye Chen too many favors. If they were to ask Ye Chen for help again at this time, it would truly be a bit thick-skinned.

Thinking of this, the old Queen couldn't help but sigh: "This auction will surely gather many top big shots in China. I have just abdicated now, and my status is not sensitive. If I could have the opportunity to see and broaden the connections and resources for our Nordic royal family, it would also be a good thing..."

Helena looked at her grandmother, who had a face full of sorrow, her expression hesitant.

She knew the old lady's thoughts very well in her heart; it was nothing more than wanting to take this opportunity to go and claim credit from Ye Chen, or to sell a favor in front of Ye Chen to see if there could be any unexpected gains.

Although Helena was more grateful to Ye Chen than anyone else, she also had her own inner pride. She didn't want her grandmother to appear in front of Ye Chen like an elderly beggar; that would likely make Ye Chen look down on her even more.

Therefore, she softly persuaded: "Grandma, the threshold for Master Ye's auction this time is indeed too high. Our Nordic royal family doesn't have the strength. Forcing ourselves to join in will only make us look like we don't know our own limitations. Rather than that, it's better to be low-key."

As she spoke, Helena added: "Now Master Ye's aunt is representing the Ye family and actively developing cooperation with the royal family. This is also an excellent opportunity for the royal family. Our energy now should be used to cooperate well with the Ye family. As for the Rejuvenation Pill auction, I think it's better not to go for now."

The old Queen wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she held it back.

No matter what Helena said, her inner longing for the Rejuvenation Pill could not be extinguished.

However, Helena's words were all facts, leaving her unable to refute, so she could only silently accept it.

At this moment, she saw that Helena's beautiful eyes were full of melancholy, so she couldn't help but ask her: "Helena, are you missing Ye Chen?" ===== CHAPTER 1826 =====