Well, a million dollars right off the bat.
It exuded a cold, overbearing aura of unchallenged dominance, with a touch of that retro, non-mainstream vibe.
It directly elevated the price of the small necklace another notch.
Netizen a: My god, a necklace with ordinary attributes can sell for a million?
Netizen b: What do you know? Even without attribute bonuses, a high-quality pearl necklace would cost hundreds of thousands. Plus, it has anti-cuckoldry functions. If I had the money, I'd snatch it too!
Netizen c: The bidder has a Martian language username. Revealing their age.
Netizen d: Hahaha, we non-mainstream people are just old, not dead! Non-mainstream is awesome!
Just as everyone was cheering for the million-dollar bid, thinking it was a done deal, the gray avatar reappeared.
"Fearless": 1.001 million.
Who is this person messing around? Everyone clicked on "Fearless"'s profile, wanting to get a glimpse.
To their surprise, "Fearless"'s profile was completely hidden!
To register and trade on the Spirit Hunter Black Market, personal information must be filled out. Even if you paid for VIP and could hide some personal information, you couldn't hide all of it.
But "Fearless"'s information was entirely hidden, not a single detail left!
Netizens buzzed with speculation. Some said he was an insider of the black market trading network.
After the item was sold, the website would deduct 10% of the profit. Naturally, they'd want to sell rare items for more. But this kind of greed was too unsightly and didn't align with the website's usual style.
So, other netizens guessed that the seller must have hired a shill to inflate the price.
But how this shill managed to have all their information hidden was something they couldn't figure out.
While they were discussing, "Sleepless Tonight" had already exited the stage. "＊Mars☆Coming☆Fishル＊" had霸气ly raised the bid to 3 million, determined to secure it.
3 million! The last time such a price was offered was for a finely crafted straight knife.
This pearl necklace, while uncommon, was only of ordinary quality. This price far exceeded its value. If it were of fine quality or higher, it would probably fetch tens of millions.
Netizens couldn't help but sigh, finding it easier to earn money from women.
"Fearless" had also fallen silent, seemingly conceding defeat.
The bloody storm ended, but the spectators below were still buzzing, their comments building a skyscraper.
Unaware of all this, Duan Chen's work had temporarily concluded, and the sky was already dimming.
The woman's head brought to the forensics department last night had been identified through missing person reports and DNA database comparison.
However, the bizarre thing was that the female demon's heart-sound claimed she had killed seven men.
But tracing her connections only revealed six men.
The remaining one seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.
Where did the missing one go?
He thought of the man who had been following him this morning. But would a sea demon be so bold as to track a spirit hunter agent, running straight into a trap?
Or did they have another scheme?
Duan Chen rubbed his temples.
Suddenly, he felt a strange gaze on his back.
He whipped around, and sure enough, on the glass window of the small door, a man's figure instantly retreated.
"!!"
Duan Chen leaped up and gave chase. It took him only 1.5 seconds from his seat to the door, but no one was in sight.
A young policewoman carrying files walked past, her beautiful big eyes filled with surprise.
"Officer Duan, what's wrong?"
Duan Chen scanned the area, activating his telepathy.
"Xiao Li, did you see a man walk past here just now?"
The young policewoman shook her head blankly and said, "I didn't see anyone, Officer Duan. It looked like a delivery person just left. Not just anyone can enter our guild, perhaps you..."
The young policewoman didn't finish her sentence, as Duan Chen's ability was ocular. Questioning anyone else's eyesight was one thing, but questioning Duan Chen was out of the question.
But Duan Chen had seen it through her heart-sound.
The young policewoman wasn't lying. So where did that figure go?
Did it just disappear on the spot?
Duan Chen frowned, finding the situation increasingly strange.
"It's nothing, you can go back to work."
The young policewoman nodded shyly and walked past Duan Chen.
It was very late by the time he returned home.
Gao Tiankai hadn't returned yet.
Duan Chen sat alone by the floor-to-ceiling window, swirling a glass of red wine, lost in thought as he gazed at the sprawling night view.
The vibrant, neon-lit city was beautiful, but how many undercurrents lurked beneath its tranquility?
The people he brushed past on the street, could they be monsters in human skin?
In a society ruled by humans, how many oddities lay hidden?
He knew his mission was far from over. The sea demon invasion of Jingcheng concerned not only the people of Sucheng. If it couldn't be contained in time, the entire Great Xia, and even the world, would be affected.
The moonlight was clear and bright, dazzling like pearls. This suddenly reminded him of the necklace being auctioned on the black market website.
He opened his computer and logged in. Duan Chen was stunned.
"Holy… shit!!!???"
"6 million?"
"A small necklace for 6 million. Has the buyer gone mad..." Duan Chen's jaw dropped in shock.
Then, the corners of his mouth curled up into a wide grin.
Forget Audi, BMW, or Maybach. This time, he could get a Lamborghini!
He clicked to view the auction details and scrolled down. He saw "Fearless," who had fought from start to finish but lost by a mere 10,000, defeated at the end.
Was "Fearless" a shill for the auction house?
If "Fearless" hadn't interfered, this necklace would never have sold for this price.
The competition between "Fearless" and "＊Mars☆Coming☆Fishル＊" had stalled at 3 million for a long time. Then, two more rich bidders emerged: "Qin Shi Ming Yue" and "Star Kiss."
The three of them battled up to 5.23 million before finally showing signs of fatigue.
"Fearless," who had previously gone silent, saw that the price could still be raised, and decisively rejoined the fray, pushing the final transaction price to 6 million.
"Fearless" had truly made a significant contribution.
Duan Chen clicked on the profiles of these bidders. Although these wealthy individuals had hidden most of their information, he still keenly noticed that "Star Kiss" was Zhong Xingwen, whom he had encountered that morning.
It seemed that old man was quite willing to spend money on Li Wei. He had bid over 5 million for a necklace. Pity he ultimately chickened out.
If he had managed to buy it, it would have been interesting to see what happened during the transaction.
"Qin Shi Ming Yue" was likely from the Qin family conglomerate. But apart from being female and having a username filled with dated Martian language, "＊Mars☆Coming☆Fishル＊" offered no other useful information.
Beep beep beep!
A notification message arrived from the backend.
Duan Chen clicked it open and found it was from the final winner, "＊Mars☆Coming☆Fishル＊." Fortunately, her message wasn't filled with Martian language.
【Tomorrow night at 8 PM, Oriental Pearl Hotel, Room 666, don't be late.】