"Who among you broke their promise and secretly added another 10 million?"
"I wanted to ask you the same thing! Weren't we supposed to fight for it in the last 30 seconds?"
"Are you sure no one lied and no one made a move?"
"Nonsense, we still have some integrity!"
"Then that means someone is deliberately causing trouble for us."
"It must be Tian Qi Huang and his crew. But the hidden realm is very attractive to them, so they might be well-prepared. Of course, it's also possible they're deliberately making things difficult for us!"
"To make things difficult for us, they need the capital. Without at least 6,000 gold coins, they can't bid. This means they are also very well-prepared. I just wonder if they can outbid me?"
"A mere small company dares to compete with me for a hidden profession? They're seeking death! Let's see who wins in the last 30 seconds!"
With only one minute left, the price remained fixed at 6,000 gold coins. However, the major families showed no intention of bidding, which surprised Tian Qi Huang.
"They're giving up already? Impossible! With their financial resources, they could easily afford 10,000 gold coins, especially since we've prepared 10,000 gold coins ourselves!"
Liu Dao chuckled and said, "It seems they don't take us seriously. President Tian Qi, just bid 10,000 gold coins."
"Fine, I want to see how long they can hold out!"
As expected, when the price once again surged to 10,000 gold coins, the lurking participants erupted.
"Damn, witnessing history! Someone bid 10,000 gold coins directly! That's 100 million, holy cow!"
"Unbelievable! Is it worth it for a hidden profession?"
"The world of the rich is indeed wonderful. To gain stronger power, the 'money ability' is truly extraordinary!"
The members of the four major families were also startled when they saw the 10,000 gold coin bid.
They had only prepared slightly over 10,000 gold coins, as they thought that would be sufficient.
However, it seemed that was far from enough now.
"Quickly convert to gold coins! We can't let this hidden profession become the property of the three major guilds again!"
"We absolutely cannot let them take it!"
With that, they all started bidding, no longer waiting for the last 30 seconds.
However, because the price was already so high, reaching 10,000 gold coins, each increment of the bid was not large.
As the auction's end time approached, the gold coin price rose from 10,000 to around 15,000!
Zhang Pingfan's jaw nearly dropped.
"These people are so rich! The price has already reached 15,000 gold coins. They're going to go crazy in the last 10 seconds!"
However, the three major guilds had already withdrawn from the competition. They had only prepared 10,000 gold coins and were content to watch the spectacle.
The four major families, on the other hand, believed that the three major guilds were still competing with them, so they continued to raise their bids.
When the auction time ended, the final price settled at 17,300 gold coins.
"Haha, it's mine, it's mine!" Li Wei's unrestrained laughter boomed.
Coincidentally, Li Wei was a mage, so his desire to obtain this hidden profession was stronger than anyone else's.
Zhang Pingfan's mouth hung open. Looking at the 17,300 gold coins, an astronomical sum, he marveled that the four major families were using it to buy a hidden profession. Although hidden professions were very important to players now and had good prospects for future development, without more information, no one was 100% certain that hidden professions would indeed have a significant impact in the future world.
[Ding! System prompt: Congratulations to player Williams for successfully transferring to the hidden profession 'Explosive Lava', becoming the 9th player to transfer to a hidden profession!]
With this system prompt, everyone knew that the person from the Li family had obtained the hidden profession.
[Ding! System prompt: 17,300 gold coins from the auction have been credited to your account!]
Zhang Pingfan looked at the 17,300 gold coins that had appeared in his backpack. He had never seen so much money before.
He had originally gone to get the hidden profession for the level 60 map out of boredom, intending to earn a few tens of millions for emergencies. He never expected to earn over a hundred million.
"These people are too rich! But if they knew the importance of a hidden profession, the price would probably be much higher."
"Why couldn't I keep this hidden profession for myself? Why did I have to auction it off?"
[Ding! Sometimes, having everything stay with you is not necessarily a good thing!]
"Alright, but at least I earned a lot of money. Although I'm not lacking money now."
[Ding! Who said you're not lacking money? You still lack a lot!]
"What do you mean?"
[Ding! Save up diligently, and you'll know its great use later!]
Zhang Pingfan looked confused, but the other party refused to elaborate. However, since the system said so, there must be a reason for it. He would never be tricked by it.
Zhang Pingfan converted these gold coins back into his own currency.
Looking at the ten-digit balance in his bank account, the reason for this substantial deposit was that the income from Pingfan City was also included in Zhang Pingfan's personal income.
Of course, the expenses for Pingfan City were also deducted from Zhang Pingfan's personal income.
However, due to the large flow of people, Zhang Pingfan's income had been steadily increasing and was still growing.
When he logged off, Dou Youyou was also filled with shock.
"Master, the price for this hidden profession was set so high! It cost 170 million, which is comparable to our family's income for the past two years!"
Zhang Pingfan asked, "Your family was considered a large family in this area before, was your annual income that little?"
"It's not bad. This place is small. Besides income, we also need to grease the palms of various people. That's where the real money goes!"
"I see. No wonder society is so corrupt; it's all the fault of you merchants!"
"Get lost! What does that have to do with me? I'm not a merchant! I'm your obedient disciple!"
Zhang Pingfan said lecherously, "My obedient disciple is so good; she's already climbed onto her master's bed!"
Dou Youyou blushed and said, "You were the one who asked me to come, you pervert!"
"Oh, you want me to eat shit, do you?"
Dou Youyou grabbed a pillow and threw it at him!
"Master, you're too disgusting, I'm ignoring you!"
"Haha, alright, I was just kidding. My good disciple, come here for the night!"
Dou Youyou glared at Zhang Pingfan, but her body was honest, and she obediently leaned into his arms!
"You smelly master!"
Zhang Pingfan lifted Dou Youyou's chin and kissed her directly!
As their passion deepened, he reached out with his devilish hand.
This made Dou Youyou's face flush red, and she wriggled her body...