“Forty-five million dollars!

Going once... Going twice..."

“The Bryant family bids fifty million dollars

Out of the blue- the representative of the Bryant family raised his hand.

Under the scornful and surprised gazes of the guests, the representative of the Bryant family bought their own item.

This meant the Bryant family didn't lose their precious jade dish while donating fifty million dollars to the charity.

“Humph! At least this guy's not stupid," Fred grunted.

He showed his opinion.

The Bryant family had paid fifty million dollars for just one quota. Most of the people present knew the drill, which was why Fred remarked that the representative of the Bryant family wasn't stupid in the end.

Albert even started to wonder if the Bryant family had planned this beforehand.

After all, they only had one third-grade young pill alchemist in their family. Still, it would all boil down to whether the young fellow could pass the exam of Pill Alchemist Association or not.

As for their other grade-two pill alchemists, it was Likely that they would not pass the exam, so it didn't make sense to fight for extra quotas. Simply put, it was a waste of resources.

On the surface, it seemed that they had wasted fifty million dollars on an item they themselves donated. However, if one looked deeper, they'd realize that the Bryant family had actually minimized the cost by doing so in exchange for one quota.

"I have to say, the Bryant family is really good at calculating...” Albert said to himself silently.

Sitting among the guests, Jeff and Alena exchanged complicated glances.

“Is this the real purpose of charity galas held by the ancient martial world?"

It was their first time to take part in such an event, and right now, they had mixed feelings.

Seeing through their schemes, Jeff felt a bit uncomfortable.

These kinds of tricks made him sick, and he knew that Alena would feel the same way.

As expected, when he turned to glance at her, he saw Alena's face turn pale after witnessing what just happened. She always loathed these hypocritical "charitable" auctions.

Jeff suddenly thought of Maria, who was sitting on his other side. He observed her from the corner of his eye subconsciously.

To his surprise, Maria Looked completely unfazed.

She sat upright in her seat and looked straight ahead.

There was no trace of any emotion in her eyes and expression, as though nothing had happened.