Chapter 165: Money Talks

The first-floor hall was still buzzing with loud, excited chatter. On the stage, the auctioneer finally revealed the last lot. As he whisked away the red cloth, a jet-black, mirror-smooth stone came into view. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is tonight's crown jewel-the finale lot-a millennium meteorite!" The auctioneer's voice carried both excitement and reverence. "A millennium meteorite?" The room hummed with speculation. Some leaned forward in curiosity, some frowned in doubt, and some had already...