The audience had initially been curious about the Peony Pill, but when they realized that the representatives of the Pill Alchemist Association were going to snub Maria, they immediately followed suit.

After all, everyone present was either a representative from other clans or an elite who was interested in the ancient martial world. But nobody here was willing to let a little girl mess around onstage and waste their time.

Onstage, Maria turned to the beautiful hostess for answers.

“What seems to be the problem? Where are the representatives of the Pill Alchemist Association? Why aren't they saying anything?”

The hostess looked very embarrassed, and she had no answers for Maria's questions. "Miss Jenkins, maybe you can auction the Peony PilL's formula off some other time. Once it's formally recognized by the Pill Alchemist Association, I'm sure someone will be willing to buy it. You can save it for the next charity auction. What do you think?"

Although the hostess tried to put it Lightly, she had no choice but to basically ask Maria to leave, especially since the crowd was growing increasingly impatient.

"As long as the pill's verified by the Pill Alchemist Association, the auction will continue, am I right?" Maria asked calmly.

“Well... Yes." The hostess was stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect that Maria would raise such a question. She looked at Maria curiously, feeling both confused and perplexed.

Because judging from the way Maria asked this, it sounded like she could get the approval of the Pill Alchemist Association with just the snap of her fingers. But how?

The Pill Alchemist Association had a strict process for the examination and approval of new formulas. After all, their goal was to ensure that the formulas were accurate and effective and that the quality of the pills was guaranteed.

And now, Maria claimed that her auction item was the formula for a third-grade pill! Such an elixir formula could support even a small clan for over a decade. Take the Jenkins family, for example. Everyone knew that over the past twenty years, it was Elton's formula for the Sun Pill that became the family's major source of income.

“Wait a minute. Let me make a quick phone call." Without waiting for the hostess' response, Maria took out the phone and dialed a number in front of the audience.

“What the hell? Is she out of her goddamned mind?"

“What on earth is wrong with her? I can't believe she's making us wait for her to make a phone call!"

“This is unbelievable! This is the worst charity gala I've ever been tol"

The guests' complaints were getting louder and louder, and they soon reached Jeff's ears. Truth be told, he had a good impression of Maria. Although he felt that her behavior was a little strange, he still worried about her.

“Jeff, will Miss Jenkins be all right?" Alena whispered to him anxiously.

Alena had a big heart, and she also liked Maria even though she just met her. Looking at the girl onstage who was several years younger than her, she couldn't help but felt sorry for her, as though Maria was her little sister.

Alena couldn't help but steal a glance at Barbara, thinking that the latter would also be worried about Maria since they both represented the Jenkins family. But Alena was dead wrong!

She found that Barbara was actually smiling! And it wasn't an innocent smile. It was a snicker, full of malice and delight in Maria's misfortune!

“Damn this woman!" Alena immediately flew into a fit of rage when she realized just how wicked Barbara was.

Despite the audience's loud complaints, Maria proceeded with the call. Actually, she was making a video call. It only rang twice before the person on the other end of the Line picked up.

“Hi, Maria. How can I help you?" The voice of an old man sounded, and a wrinkly old face appeared on Maria's phone screen.

Thanks to the microphone in Maria's hand, all the guests present could hear the man's voice clearly. The young guests in the room thought it was ridiculous. How dare Maria make a video call in the middle of the auction? The senior guests, on the other hand, were all shell-shocked.