Matt glared furiously at Allen. "You want to play like this? Well, I’ll see it through to the end! I bid 40000 StellarCoins!"
Both Wilson and Emilia looked a bit uncomfortable.
Their initial estimate was 50000 StellarCoins for the container’s value.
With Matt bidding 40000, the profits divided among them would be slim.
But Matt didn’t care.
If he wasn’t going to profit, he would make sure others wouldn’t either.
Allen turned to Abel, "Brother, should we continue bidding?"
Abel shook his head, "No, we’re not very familiar with the clothing prices. It’s better to be cautious. Let’s back out."
"But Matt is still bidding higher. There should still be a substantial profit," Allen pointed out.
Abel slowly said, "Matt is known as our troublemaker. You can’t analyze his behavior logically."
"Trust , let’s back out for now and wait for the next container."
Allen nodded, agreeing with Abel’s suggestion.
Seeing this, Matt couldn’t help but smirk victoriously.
With the brothers out of the ga, the container was practically his.
Just then, the triplet brothers chid in, "We bid 45000 StellarCoins!"
Matt’s face fell instantly.
He couldn’t comprehend why anyone would bid higher at this price.
After deducting labor and transportation costs from the 45000, there would be nothing left to profit.
He turned to Emilia, "Are you sure this lot is only worth fifty thousand StellarCoins?"
"How the hell did those three nitwits dare to bid 45000 StellarCoins?"
Emilia confidently said, "My judgnt should be accurate. Maybe they think there might be artifacts in the container and they’re taking a gamble."
This reminded Matt of that possibility.
Doubtful, he picked up his binoculars again to inspect the container’s contents.
A small box filled with disarrayed clothes could potentially hide artifacts.
But the probability was minuscule.
Bidding higher because of this possibility was incredibly risky.
He turned back and asked, "What do you think is the likelihood of there being artifacts in the container?"
Wilson didn’t say anything but shook his head to express his opinion.
Emilia stated bluntly, "If you’re thinking of gambling, I might choose to terminate our cooperation." She just wanted to earn back her lost hundred thousand StellarCoins and didn’t want to take on more risks.
Matt smirked, "Fine, let those three blockheads have this container. We’ll keep our collaboration for the next one." The trio fell into silence.
Robert, dissatisfied with the current bidding price, called out to the crowd, "Everything I described is the truth. The potential of this container is still massive."
"You can see that the clothes in the box are all brand new, which greatly reduces the gambling costs. The Triplets have bid 45,000 StellarCoins. Any other bidders?" When the crowd remained silent, Robert cursed inwardly at these timid souls.
He turned his gaze towards Daniel in the back, grinning, "Dan, you haven’t made a move today. Any interest in this container?"
Daniel, who had been watching the auction closely, knew it was his turn when he saw the others back out before the price even reached 50,000.
He smiled in response, "I wasn’t particularly interested, but since you ntioned it, Robert, I’ll throw in a bid."
He then pretended to consider, and declared loudly, "I bid 50,000 StellarCoins."
The entire crowd of treasure hunters was stunned.
They all turned to look at Daniel with bewildered expressions.
Wilson asked, "Why did he suddenly bid?"
Emilia chid in, "Could he be interested in these clothes?"
Matt, frowning, shook his head, "No, it’s not that simple."
Having been burnt before, Matt was excited to see Daniel place a bid.
Daniel was now acknowledged as an appraisal master among the treasure hunters.
If he placed a bid, chances were there were valuable goods to be found, potentially exceptional treasures.
His bid set off speculations among the treasure hunters.
The container must be extraordinary!
Perhaps, as they had initially guessed, it contained antiques!
Their gazes returned to the container, their eyes wide in hopes of finding a clue.
Before anyone could react, Matt imdiately raised his hand, "60,000 StellarCoins!"
Then he turned to Emilia, "Don’t worry. If you want, we can break our partnership."
Under no circumstances was he going to lose out on a valuable container like the previous two tis.
Emilia shook her head, "Matt, I’m not the kind to abandon allies. Bid whatever you like. We rise together, we fall together."
Wilson chid in enthusiastically, "Exactly, we agreed to stick together until the end!"
Matt sneered internally and didn’t bother to look at them.
They were clearly fair-weather friends, but they made it sound as if they were so noble.
They were really good at blowing their own trumpets.
The Triplets also quickly caught on.
They huddled together in whispered discussion.
The youngest said, "Brother, there must be sothing fishy about Daniel suddenly bidding!"
The second oldest nodded, "Absolutely, big brother. According to my research, Daniel hardly ever loses when he bids at auctions. He must’ve seen sothing about this container. We should keep up!"
Among the three, only the eldest kept his cool.
He cast a glance at Daniel, pondering and weighing options.
anwhile, other treasure hunters began placing bids, unable to contain their excitent.
Although these people couldn’t quite make sense of the situation, they all held a firm belief: it’s never wrong to follow Daniel’s bidding.
Despite the fact that the new treasure hunters were not as bold as old ones like Matt and Wilson, who could add tens of thousands to the price at a ti, they made up for it in sheer numbers.
Each added 1,000 StellarCoins, quickly driving up the price of the container from 60,000 to 85,000 StellarCoins.
Seeing their eldest brother not making a move for a while, the youngest triplet grew anxious: "Big brother, others are already raising their bids. We have to make a move!" The eldest frowned. He was still clueless about the value of the container, but figured that following the crowd could hardly be wrong. Hence, the triplets placed their bid: "90,000 StellarCoins!"
After waiting for what seed like an eternity, Matt, who saw others were still bidding, was gradually losing his patience.
Without hesitation, he pushed the price further: "100,000 StellarCoins!"
Much to Daniel’s surprise, these people were still bidding!
Just monts ago they were ready to abandon the container, but his bid had set off another wave of raising prices.
In just a few short minutes, the auction price had doubled! These damn fools, they were so underhanded.
Viewers in the live streaming room were equally indignant.
"Damn, these people are seriously disgusting."
"They should make their own assessnts, what’s the deal with piggybacking on the strear’s bid?"
"This is so low, every ti the strear bids in the future, he’ll be followed."
"It’s going to be tough for the strear to find bargains from now on."
Daniel noticed the comnts from the viewers and simply smiled: "Guys, that’s not necessarily the case."
"If they want to follow, let them."
The viewers thought Daniel was just blustering because he was angry.
But in reality, he already had a strategy in mind.
He wasn’t afraid of them following him, in fact, he was more afraid if they didn’t.
Daniel raised his hand and added another twenty thousand: "120,000 StellarCoins!"
This new price further confird the treasure hunters’ suspicions.
Daniel must be desperate!
The value of the container must be beyond imagination!
The only one who remained calm was Abel. Allen asked him: "Bro, Dan’s price increase is a bit scary, isn’t it?"
"Those clothes can’t be worth that much. Could there really be treasures inside?"
Abel shook his head: "I can’t tell."
Abel also had his doubts, but after observing the container for a while, he couldn’t find any tricks.
Perhaps Daniel had discovered sothing inconspicuous but valuable.
Allen then asked: "Bro, should we try to bid?"
Abel imdiately shook his head: "No, let’s not. Not to ntion the risks."
"Even if there are treasures inside, we can’t compete with Dan."
Hearing this, Allen sighed.
Nothing could be done, it was the truth.
Given Daniel’s wealth, if he set his sights on a container, even a combined effort from all the treasure hunters present wouldn’t stand a chance.
Who can compete with soone that rich, especially when his wealth was made from unboxing?
They had worked at the port for many years, and only then did they accumulate their wealth.
But Daniel, who had only been here for a month, was already far ahead.
It was indeed frustrating when people compared themselves to others.
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