Chapter 164 Percival
Fiora, like Abigail, looked down on Larry and mocked him as soon as they met.
Larry just smiled faintly while Chloe glanced at him with a hint of resentment. Larry's reputation as a loser had already spread to Neon City.
Chloe forced a smile and said, "Fiora, Larry isn't completely useless. He's just low-key. He knows medicine. It was he who treated my injury. Even Dr. Rogers from Sunset City can't compare to him."
This was all she could say now. Although Larry said he didn't really understand medicine, she didn't want to be embarrassed in front of her former good friend and tried her best to cover for Larry.
Fiora finally glanced at Larry, but she didn't think highly of him. Since many people in Sunset City knew medicine, it would be strange if someone from Sunset City didn't.
She didn't take Chloe's words seriously. If he were really better than Dr. Rogers, he would have been famous by now, and no one would call him a loser.
"By the way, are you here at Pillar Pharmacy for the auction too?" Fiora changed the subject.
"Yes," Chloe nodded and said, "It's my grandma's birthday, and I plan to buy some herbs."
Lysander immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face, "Ms. Lewis, leave this to me. I have a good relationship with the person in charge of Pillar Pharmacy in Neon City. I'll ask them to keep an eye out for you."
"Thank you so much."
"You're Fiora's friend, so you're my friend. In Neon City, no one dares to disrespect the Martinez family," Lysander bragged about the power of the Martinez family in Neon City.
Larry smiled but said nothing.
After chatting at the entrance for a while, they entered Pillar Pharmacy.
Pillar Pharmacy was large, and it wasn't evening yet, so the auction hadn't started. But there were already many precious herbs displayed, some of which were items for the evening auction, shown in advance to let everyone know their value and price.
Larry and Chloe wandered around aimlessly. Unknowingly, evening came, and they were on the top floor of Pillar Pharmacy.
Many famous people from Neon City had already arrived. The auction began as scheduled.
The venue was filled with hundreds of aristocrats from Neon City, and many had come from out of town, aiming to buy a life-saving herb.
Lucy, dressed in a white gown that highlighted her sexy figure and beautiful appearance, walked onto the auction stage.
"It's Lucy."
"It's Dr. Rogers' granddaughter, Lucy."
"I didn't expect her to host today's auction."
"Rumor has it that Lucy is very skilled in medicine and is known as the goddess doctor of Sunset City."
As Lucy walked onto the stage, a commotion arose below.
Holding a microphone, Lucy smiled at the many celebrities and said, "Welcome to Pillar Pharmacy and to this auction. We have many expensive herbs for sale today. Without further ado, let's start with the first item."
The fact that Pillar Pharmacy had precious herbs was no secret. The precious herbs were very famous in the high society of Sunset City and Neon City, but their prices were too high, and no one had bought them yet.
As Lucy spoke, two attractive women brought over a luxurious red box that was more than three feet long.
Lucy opened the box and inside was a very precious herb.
A chorus of discussion broke out below the stage.
Larry was also in the venue. Seeing the herb, he looked satisfied and said, "Not bad, this herb is indeed very precious."
Chloe didn't know herbs, but seeing such a large one, she was also stunned.
Standing on the auction stage, Lucy said, "This herb was obtained by Dr. Rogers and has always been the most precious herb at Pillar Pharmacy. I'm sure you've heard of it. The starting bid for this herb is one billion dollars, with each increase not less than one million dollars."
At these words, there were many gasps in the venue. Although everyone here was truly wealthy, they were still shocked by the price of the herb.
One billion dollars was too exaggerated. Many felt it wasn't worth spending so much on this herb.
At this moment, an old man at the front of the venue stood up.
The old man looked to be in his sixties. He looked at the hundreds of people in the venue. "I am Percival Beaumont. I want this herb. Please show me some respect and don't bid."
"What? Percival?"
"That's Percival?"
Many people exclaimed.
Larry looked puzzled and asked Chloe, "Honey, who is Percival?"
Before Chloe could speak, Fiora, standing nearby, looked at Larry with disdain. "You don't know who Percival is? And you call yourself a doctor?"
Larry touched his nose, thinking, 'Do doctors have to know Percival?'
Chloe explained, "Honey, Percival is also quite famous in the field of traditional medicine, his reputation is not less than Matthew's."
Larry became interested and asked, "Tell me more."
Chloe said, "Before Matthew founded the Traditional Medicine Association, there were many schools of traditional medicine. Traditional medicine is now considered orthodox thanks to the Traditional Medicine Association established by Matthew. However, some proud traditional medicine practitioners chose not to join the association. Percival is one of them."
Larry didn't expect there to be so many stories in traditional medicine.
The auction hadn't even started, and Percival stood up, wanting this precious herb. These wealthy people all knew Percival and didn't want to offend a highly skilled doctor, so they gave up on bidding.
But Larry didn't care about that. This herb was very precious, and he wouldn't miss it. And using this as a gift would definitely make Chloe very happy.
"One billion and one million dollars." Larry was the first to raise his paddle.
In the quiet auction hall, his voice rang out.
Hearing this, everyone's eyes were on him, their expressions becoming quite interested, thinking, 'Percival has already said he needed this herb. Who is this guy, daring to bid? Isn't he making an enemy of Percival?'
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