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Chapter 651: Co
Lan Jue’s face betrayed a ser!
“Three expedition ships!” The ain He didn’t bother with incre bid
“Three expedition ships and one battleship” A Westerner challenged his bid His paddle bore the number two
“Three expeditions and five battleships!” The Northerner with paddle number one added his voice
“Four expedition ships!” Mysterious Number Three was on a tear
“Four and one battleship!” Number two shouted
The Northerners were silent Number three threw up his paddle “Five expedition ships”
Stunned, everyone went quiet These were expedition ships! Their syste, almost indefinitely They were considered the real force in an interstellar fleet, second only to dreadnaughts and capital ships Typically, a fleet didn’t havefive of thele vital crystal, it seemed crazy
“Bidder number three has offered five expedition ships Any other bids?” The Wine Master cal bloody murder at the cloaked man His face was a thunderhead He’d been specifically told to get a crystal just like that – but this price was too high!
The Wine Master didn’t let the prices or bidders affect his auction “Five expedition ships Going once Going twice…”
“Wait! Five expedition ships and one battleship” The elderly Northern gentlemen threw his paddle up!
The auction hall broke into an uproar The North apparently accepted this as a worthy price The other representatives felt their hearts sink These prices were , but not just frory!
“Five and two battleships” Mysterious Nuressively than before
“Six expedition ships!” The Northern representative lifted his paddle to confir crystals would be even harder to obtain Bidding would only get rew Chances only increased that desperation would drive the prices up
“Six and one battleship!” The Westerner’s curt voice arose with his paddle Everyone here was intelligent, and he had to have cos were only going to get worse This crystal was also the third best one in the whole batch
Bidder number one’s face was stern “Six and two”
Number two “Six and three!”
“Seven expedition ships!” A new voice broke in from somewhere in the back