Although he was dissatisfied with Fred's arbitrary decisions, the fact that there was a gap between their backgrounds and positions within the association meant that he couldn't confront Fred directly.

The bidding commenced.

“The Gray family bids 3@ million!" The first bidder called out 30 million. The momentum of this bidding was completely different from that of the Bryant family from before.

“The Perkins family bid 5@ milliot The second bidder directly secured a spot for the Jenkins family in the next month's major examination.

Barbara stood gracefully on the stage with a smiling face, but in her heart, she was calculating something else.

At this rate, the value of the bid would reach 100 million in no time. If it exceeded 100 million, then, according to the usual practice, the Jenkins family would be granted two spots in the major examination.

“Distinguished organizers and esteemed guests, may I say a few words?” Barbara picked up the microphone all of a sudden, and her sweet voice interrupted the ongoing auction.

By the time she spoke, the bid value for the Sun Pill formula had already reached 95 million, and would soon touch 10@ million.

The host was rather taken aback. Barbara taking the microphone was not part of the rehearsed event.

Moreover, there were supposed to be no interruptions while bidding was going on. Even if the item currently being auctioned was the formula donated by the Jenkins family, they couldn‘t break the rules.

“Let her speak!" Before the host could stop Barbara, she heard a command suddenly come through his earpiece.

The voice belonged to Fred, one of the representatives of the association who was seated in the private room.

“Alright then, let's pause the bidding for a moment and allow Miss Herrera to speak," the host responded smoothly. She even stuck her tongue out playfully to create a Lively atmosphere for Barbara's speech and ease the confusion of the guests.

Barbara shot her a thankful smile before continuing.

“Tonight's charity auction is a great act of virtue. The proceeds from this auction will go toward helping poor and underprivileged children. Every one of you who participates in the bidding is undoubtedly a generous person.

However, my family's resources are Limited, and we can only offer this third-grade Sun Pill formula, which is definitely not worth all these extravagant bids. If any of you here spends a sum that far exceeds the actual value of the formula, my family would feel guilty about it, and the true meaning of tonight's charity would be lost.

Therefore, I would like to thank all the esteemed guests who are here today for showing such enthusiasm toward my family's formula, but at the same time, I earnestly request everyone to bid rationally. 95 million is already a really high bid. There's no need to keep raising the bid value excessively.

How about we stop the bidding here? That way, you can spend your money on other, more valuable items in the auction. Although charity is the purpose of tonight's event, I would also Like all of you to take home items which you truly desire, so that you'll be fully content.”

With that, Barbara gave a graceful bow. Her speech actually managed to move the guests, who instantly stopped bidding.

And just like that, the Sun Pill formula was sold for exactly 95 million. This meant that, as usual, the Jenkins family would receive only one spot in the next month's major examination...

Albert, the deputy representative of Pill Alchemist Association, suspected that he had misheard something.

“Was she really a member of the Jenkins family? Given her speech, the Jenkins family would only get one quota. Did she know what she was doing? Or was she just too innocent and naive? No, that couldn't be... A member from an ancient martial clan would never be so childish, right?"

Albert felt a chill run down his spine. Judging from what was going on, he realized that there must have been some sort of internal conflict in the Jenkins family. Barbara, the young woman who represented the Jenkins family onstage, must have had a special connection to the Jenkins family.

If the Jenkins family could only get one quota in the exam, it would go to her. In other words, Barbara's selfless speech basically put an abrupt end to the future of other young pill alchemists in the Jenkins family. Could their internal strife be so serious that Barbara would be $0 cold-blooded?