At first, Andes did not fully understand Mr. Colin's words until the light from the Magic Crystal Lamp shone on the stage.
The host, dressed in formal attire, stepped to the front of the stage and announced the start of the Colin Mining Company Share Voucher Auction in a sonorous voice.
Almost the moment he finished speaking, there was a frenzy of raised bid cards from the crowd below.
"One hundred thousand gold coins!"
The hundred thousand gold coins corresponded to the auction's first round of one hundred thousand shares, which equated to one gold coin per share.
But such a low-floor bid price was meaningless, as wave after wave of bids drowned it in a sea of others.
"Two hundred thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!!"
"Five hundred thousand!!!"
"..."
The scene seemed to be a replay of a previous auction, easily surpassing the limits set by it.
The enthusiasm of the people was no less than the craze for that glittering diamond, even surpassing it.
