Melissa Collins naturally overheard the conversation between Jessica Brown and David Johnson.
She initially thought that the woman, like herself, was merely curious about David Johnson's identity.
But now it seems the two clearly know each other.
Moreover, the content of their conversation is so ambiguous, they must be boyfriend and girlfriend.
She finally understood why David Johnson was completely unmoved by her beauty.
What a joke! With such an extraordinary beauty by his side, how could he possibly be interested in someone like her?
For some reason, Melissa Collins felt a bit annoyed and displeased, stood up, and swayed her hips as she left.
Seeing Melissa Collins leave, Stephanie Martin also felt she shouldn't just sit there as the third wheel and pretended to go to the bathroom to disappear.
Soon, only Jessica Brown and I were left in the lounge area.
Jessica Brown stretched lazily, feeling a bit bored, and said to me, "Are you really planning to auction something? How much money did you bring this time?"
"Ninety million," I said indifferently.
I didn't have much conception of money, but I estimated that ninety million should be enough to bid on quite a few things. If I could get a weapon in addition to the Elixir Furnace, that would be ideal.
"Cough cough cough!"
Jessica Brown almost choked on the sip of water, her chest rising and falling dramatically.
She rolled her eyes at me and said, "David, are you seriously unaware or just pretending? Bringing such a small amount to participate in this auction? I really don't know where your invitation came from."
I was stunned and asked in surprise, "Is ninety million not enough?"
Jessica Brown shook her head helplessly, and after taking a deep look at me and realizing I didn't seem to be pretending, said, "It seems you really don't know anything. How about this, let me tell you."
"This auction is divided into two sessions. The first session is antiquities and paintings, aimed at ordinary people. The second session is about Martial Arts items, which could be training manuals, elixirs, weapons, or medicine cauldrons, among other things. Anything from this session costs at least over a hundred million!
What do you think you can get here with just a few tens of millions?"
I had a bit of a headache. According to Jessica Brown, the value of the Elixir Furnace must be expensive; my money was simply not enough!
Should I steal it?
I wasn't that kind of person.
I thought of something, raised my head, grabbed Jessica Brown' hand, and said excitedly, "Can I auction off the items I have with me?"
Jessica Brown was stunned, looked at my hand, and tried to struggle but found she couldn't break free, so she simply gave up.
She naturally guessed what David Johnson wanted to auction, nothing more than that Elixir Recipe.
The Elixir Recipe surely had miraculous effects for beauty companies, but at this auction, it might only be worth a few tens of millions at best.
The key point was that no one might want it, as the auction attendees were all ancient martial artists.
However, she didn't want to dampen David Johnson's enthusiasm, so she said, "Cases like yours do exist. There should be a temporary auction evaluation center upstairs where you can try your luck with that Elixir Recipe; however, they might not necessarily..."
Before Jessica Brown could finish her sentence, she noticed David Johnson had already left.
Looking at David Johnson's somewhat impatient back, Jessica Brown shook her head helplessly, "David, you might be disappointed. That Elixir Recipe was bought at a high price because the group needed it at the time, but for these ancient martial artists, it's not worth mentioning, alas."
I certainly wasn't auctioning the Elixir Recipe! I wanted to auction real elixirs!
From Benjamin White's reaction that day, there likely weren't many alchemists in Brooksdale, let alone Eldoria!
Such rarity comes with a high value! Elixirs must be priceless.
Not long after, I arrived at the auction evaluation center Jessica Brown mentioned.
There weren't many people inside, just a forty-year-old woman and three old men.
What was more surprising was that the four people were actually playing mahjong.
"Haha, I won! Hand over the money!"
"My luck is really f*ing good today!"
"One million each, not a cent less, transfer via mobile..."
An old man said excitedly, while the other three appeared a bit displeased but still dutifully transferred the money.
My mouth twitched slightly; this mahjong game was quite hefty, a million per round...
Noticing they seemed to be ready to continue, I quickly knocked on the door.
Soon, four pairs of eyes were all on me.
"Young man, what do you want? Are you here to have something evaluated for auction?" the woman asked.
I nodded, walked in, and without beating around the bush, took out an elixir from my pocket: "Can this be auctioned?"
The woman glanced at the item in my hand and snorted, "What is this? Trying to fool me with a piece of candy? Get lost."
My face showed a bit of anger and was just about to react when the old man who had just won money seemed to notice the elixir in my hand, pushed the tiles aside, ran over, and even pulled the woman away! The woman nearly stumbled to the ground.
"Old Bill, what are you doing?"
The old man looked at the elixir in my hand, his breathing a bit rapid, and rubbed his hands together, "Young man, can I take a look at that?"
I nodded, handing it over.
Old Bill took the elixir, sniffed it slightly, and his expression changed dramatically, then took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and started examining it closely.
The others sensed something was wrong and also gathered around.
Suddenly, Old Bill exclaimed, his body trembling, "Alchemy patterns! These are alchemy patterns, and this is a genuine elixir!"
The others heard 'alchemy patterns' and their bodies stiffened, quickly crowding over.
"Old Bill, let me see!"
"Is this... really an elixir?"
"My god, the elixir's shape may be ordinary, but its lines are clear, and its fragrance is rich... Could it be recently made?"
"Could it be—an alchemist has emerged!"
"Hiss—"
Everyone present gasped, all looking at me, excitedly asking, "Young man, where did you get this? Quick! Tell the old man!"
Looking at their slightly flushed old faces, my expression was rather odd.
Are there no alchemists here? Not a single one?
Could it be that I am the last alchemist in Eldoria!