Although they had spoken in a low voice, the guests who had overheard couldn't help but snicker.

A grade four treasure, though acceptable, was mediocre. It could only increase the speed of cultivation by a mere 1.5 times after all.

In the ancient martial arts world, items Like this were quite common, so the tri-colored jade dish of the Bryant family was undoubtedly the worst among all the grade-four treasures.

The representative of the Bryant family had also heard the whispers and snickers, but his expression remained calm.

After all, these auctions were more like business transactions, so it was reasonable to bargain the prices.

The Bryant family had asked for a lot in exchange for this one piece, and now, it was up to the Pill Alchemist Association to come up with something of a counteroffer.

Sure enough, after taking a look at the jade dish, Fred concluded, “It'll depend on the winning bid. A hundred million dollars or more will garner them two quotas, but if it's in between fifty and a million dollars, they'll only get one quota. If the price falls under fifty million dollars, no quotas will be given."

As for if they got more than a hundred million dollars, Fred didn't say how many more quotas could be given.

Because both he and Albert knew that with this simple jade dish, it was impossible to give them more than three quotas.

“Makes sense." Albert nodded in agreement.

Fred's judgment was rather fair if no nepotism or bribery was involved. Moreover, those ancient martial clans with experience all knew the standard of exchange.

The bidding began at once.

The starting price of the tri-colored jade dish was one million dollars.

“The Clarkson family bids ten million dollars.”

Everyone knew the true value of a grade-four treasure.

Although the starting price of all the items for this auction was one million dollars, there was no need to be too stingy.

The Clarkson family's offer sounded rational to the other buyers, and it didn't take long before other clans joined in.

“The Gray family offers fifteen million dollars.”

“Eighteen million from the Cotton family."

“The Gomez family, twenty-one million dollars..."

Many people participated in the bidding, but the price hike gradually slowed down.

Finally, when the price of the jade dish reached forty-five million dollars, nobody raised their paddle to bid a higher offer.

“Ha-ha! It seems that the Bryant family will very Likely come back empty-handed this time," Fred sneered.

Albert, on the other hand, didn't say anything. His eyes were trained on the representative of the Bryant family ever since the bidding started.