chapter 072 The Madness Continues

"""Ni"Nine...nine billion dollars!""

Upon hearing this price, the bosses in the room once again gasped!" The words echoed through the room, causing the assembled bosses to gasp in disbelief.

Even though they were mentally prepared after once again. Despite their mental fortification from the previous round of bidding, their hearts still raced upon hearing the horrifying numberastronomical figure of 9nine billion dollars.

Such a sent their hearts racing. This price could easily become the king's pricewas fit for thea king, enough to buy an entire provincecity!

. The combined net worth of many of the bosses present was less than 9 billion dollars!

""9 billion dollars?"" didn't even reach this staggering sum.Eric squinted his eyes and looked up on the stage, his gaze complex.

""Mr. Hall bids 9 as he looked up at the stage. "Nine billion dollars?" he echoed. The host on the stage, his voice hoarse and face flushed, repeated the bid. "Mr. Hall bids nine billion dollars, first time going once for 9nine billion dollars!"" The host on the stage shouted until his voice turned hoarse, his face flushed with redness.

!" This host had presided over many auctions, but he had never experiencedhad he witnessed such a terrifying land price.

This was a staggering 9 billion dollars!

""9 "Nine billion dollars, going twicesecond time! Does anyone bid higher than 9nine billion dollars?!""

The host shouted loudly, his?!" His eyes also lookingdarted towards Eric. After all,, the only Eric hadone with the possibilitypotential to continue the bidding.

Eric pondered for a moment and then said, ""before stating, "No one bids higher than 9nine billion dollars.""

After saying." With that, Eriche sat down directly.

. Donald, who had been smiling, twitched at the corner of his eye when he saw Eric sit down.

""at Eric's action. "You... Why did you sit down!""!" Donald quickly yelled at Eric.

"" "I'm not crazy to spend 9nine billion dollars on this land,""," Eric responded lightly.

After speaking, Eric, leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes.Seeing Eric's closed his eyes and leaned back on his chair.

Seeing Eric close his eyes, Donald immediately panicked.

"" "Hey! Don't! Keep bidding! If you bid again, I won't raise it anymore! Hurry up and bid!"" Donald!" he shouted urgently shouted.

""Foolish,"". Eric said with a smilemerely smiled, his eyes still closed.

""9, and murmured, "Foolish.""Nine billion dollars, third timeonce more! If there's no higher bid, I'll hit the hammer!""!" The host on stage raised the auction hammer in his hand, preparing to strike.

"" "No! Don't hit the hammer! I withdraw my bid of 900 millionnine billion dollars! I withdraw! I give it to him! I give it to him!""

!" Donald shouted anxiously. He had only bid to trick Eric. He, never intendedintending to spend 9nine billion dollars on this land.

The result of spending 9 billion dollarssuch a sum on this plot of land waswould only one, and that waslead to lose money!

""financial loss."Sorry, Mr. Hall, according to the auction rules, once the bid is raisedmade, it cannot be withdrawn,""," the host said.

After speaking, the host With that, he banged the auction hammer down.

At this moment, this piece of The land was sold to Mr. Hall for 9nine billion dollars.

When the auction hammer fell, Mr. Hall's face turned pale and he suddenly fainted.

"""Mr. Hall!""

""!" "Mr. Hall, wake up!""

!" The manager hurriedly wentrushed forward to support the unconscious Mr. Hall when he saw him faint.

Mr. Hall's. His fainting caused a commotion in the whole venue.

Nobody No one had expected that Mr. Hall would actually faint from anger!. He had originally wantedintended to trick Eric, but instead he ended up tricking himself.

"""Mr. Phillips, you actually made Mr. Hall faint! Haha!""

""Haha!" Cooper exclaimed excitedly. "Are you so angry that you're going to dietrying to shock him to death?"?"" Cooper said excitedly.

""Is it legal to anger someone to death?""Is that illegal?" Eric shrugged.

"" in response.

"Haha, of course it's not illegal!""!" Cooper laughed.

"" "Mr. Phillips, I never expected that you would resort to the same trick again, tricking him once more, a whopping nine billion dollars!""!" Cooper exclaimed.

"" "I was helpless, he insisted on being tricked by me, what could I do?""?" Eric helplessly shrugged.

Eric's original plan was to acquire this piece of land, but after Donald called out nine billion dollars, Eric carefully considered it and realized that bidding any higher would be pointless.

After all, acquiring land is for building houses and making money. Spending nine billion dollars just on the land would obviously be a huge loss.

Not only would it require time and effort to build and sell the houses, but it would ultimately result in a loss. Why bother?

Was it just to beat the other side? Eric didn't think it was necessary.

Therefore, Eric ultimately decided to give up on this piece of land and trick Donald one more time. Wouldn't that be better?

It took a while for Donald to recover.

"" "Mr. Hall, you're awake!""!" The manager's face lit up when he saw Mr. HallDonald awaken.

"" "We acquired the land?""?" were Donald's first words upon waking up.

"" "That's right, Mr. Hall. You won the land for nine billion dollars,""," the manager said dejectedly.

Donald spat out another mouthful of blood.

This was nine billion dollars. Donald had already spent six billion dollars, and asking him to come up with nine billion again in a short time was extremely difficult.

After all, most of the money in this kind of industrial company is invested in projects, so it's hard to come up with a large sum of money all at once.

Donald would have to think of many ways to come up with the total amount for the two landsproperties in a short time.

"" "Mr. Hall, your health is what matters! Money can still be earned,""," the manager comforted repeatedly.

"""Move aside!""!" Donald suddenly stood up and looked at Eric sitting on his right.

"" "Why didn't you bid?! Why didn't you bid!""?!" Donald shouted hysterically.

"" "Mr. Hall, I can only say that you are too foolish. You were tricked by me twice in the same time and place, and you can only blame yourself,""," Eric shrugged.

After pausing for a moment, Eric smiled and continued, """Six billion dollars plus nine billion dollars, that's a staggering fifteen billion dollars. You are truly extravagant, spending fifteen billion dollars on two pieces of land that are worth less than two hundred million dollars."

"You... you..." Donald trembled with anger.

"Mr. Hall, calm down!" the manager tried to console. Although Donald was angry, there was nothing he could do at the auction venue..""

"Just you wait! I will settle this score with you!" Donald said, then forcefully sat back in his seat.

""You... you..."" Donald's senses slowly returned to him, pulling him from the depths of his coma just as the auction resumed its rhythmic cadence."Next on the block, we have Lot 4, a generous expanse of 63 acres, with bidding to commence at 5 million dollars," the auctioneer's voice boomed from the stage.Regardless of the geographical location or the size, the fifth lot bore only slight differences from the preceding two. However, it remained a prime target in Eric's sights."I offer 50 million dollars!" Eric's voice rang out, bold and assertive.Having placed his bid, Eric turned his gaze to Donald trembled with anger.

"", a triumphant smile playing on his lips. "Mr. Hall, calm down!"" the manager tried to console.

shall we continueAlthough Donald was angry, there was nothing he could do at the auction venue.

""Just you wait! I will settle this score with you!"" Donald said, then forcefully sat back in his seat.

Donald had regained consciousness from his coma, and the auction continued.

""Up next for auction is Lot 4, covering an area of 63 acres, with a starting price of 5 million dollars,"" the host said on stage.

No matter the location or size, the fifth lot was just slightly different from the previous two, but it was still one of Eric's targets.

""I bid 50 million dollars!"" Eric announced directly.

After making his bid, Eric looked at Donald and smiled, saying, ""Mr. Hall, should we keep competing?""

""bidding war?" he taunted."Get lost!""!" Donald replied, then closedretorted, shutting his eyes.

After in an attempt to block out the lessons fromworld.Having been schooled in the previous two rounds, Donald didn't darehad lost his nerve to compete withchallenge Eric in this high-stakes bidding anymoregame. He firmly believedwas convinced that Eric would bid severalnot hesitate to raise the stakes to a staggering billion dollars in the next time.

""round."Lot number 5, Mr. Phillips bidshas bid 50 million dollars!""

""!""Fifty million dollars, first time!""

""going once!""Fifty million dollars, second time.going twice! Is there anyone willing to offer a higher bid thanoutbid fifty million dollars?""

?"The host'sauctioneer's voice echoed throughoutreverberated through the venue.

The entire, a challenge hanging in the air.A hush descended upon the auction hall fell into, the silence, with no punctuated only by the occasional rustle of fabric or the clink of glass. No one making any more bids!

dared to raise their paddle.The reason was simple; they had just witnessed how fierce all borne witness to the ferocity of Eric's bidding was and the dismal outcome of competinggrim consequences of opposing him.Moreover, with him.

Furthermore, withthe current bid standing at a price tag offormidable 50 million dollars, itthe price was already quite high, so no one else bid.

""steep enough to deter any further competition."Fifty million dollars, third time.sold! Lot number 5 goes to Mr. Phillips!""

Seeing!"With no further bids forthcoming, the host immediately struck theauctioneer brought his gavel.

"" down with a decisive thud."Very well,"" Eric nodded in satisfaction.

Acquiring ," Eric acknowledged, a satisfied nod accompanying his words.Securing this plot of land for 50 million dollars was undoubtedly a lucrative deal, and the transaction had proceeded without a hitch.Although this piece of land for 50 million dollars was definitely worth it, and the process had gone very smoothly.

Although the didn't hold as much value of this land wasn't as high as as the previous two, after development Eric was confident that once developed by the Power Group, earningit could easily yield a profit of three to five hundred million dollars would be no problem.

Unlike .In contrast, the exorbitant prices paid for the previous two lots, acquiring them at such a high price would have resulted in a net loss.

"""Damn it!""!" Donald, envious of Eric's smooth acquisition of cursed under his breath, envy gnawing at him as he watched Eric effortlessly secure the land, naturally felt jealous, but he had no way. However, he was powerless to changealter the situation.

course of events.The auction continuedproceeded, with the sale of three more lots.

Among them, Eric going under the hammer.Of these, Eric successfully acquired two lots for 40 million dollars and 35 million dollars respectively, prices that were their normal values, and no one else attempted to compete with Eric after he made his bids. These were fair market prices, and no one dared to challenge Eric once he had placed his bids.The remaining lot, owing to its remote location and smaller size, did not pique Eric's interest. It was eventually snapped up by a local real estate company for a modest 7.5 million dollars.Throughout this, Donald remained a silent spectator, his face pale and drawn as he reclined in his chair, not once raising his paddle to place a bid."Ladies and gentlemen, our next lot is the crown jewel of today's auction. Lot number 9, a sprawling 500 acres, with bidding to start at 50 million dollars," the auctioneer announced.The largest lot until now had been a mere 100 acres. However, this new lot dwarfed it by a staggering 400 acres.

As for the other lot, because of its remote location and small size, Eric did not make a move, and it was bought by a local small real estate company for 7.5 million dollars.

During this time, Donald remained pale-faced, leaning back in his chair, and didn't make a single bid.

""Ladies and gentlemen, the next lot up for auction is the largest one in this event, Lot number 9, with a total area of 500 acres and a starting price