A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 212 They need to borrow money.

However, as soon as the man finished speaking, someone in the room raised a sign and shouted, "Eight hundred million."

The price skyrocketed from 550 million to 800 million, astonishing everyone present. But astonished as they were, they also seemed to take it for granted, believing that such a work of art was worth any price.

The man from Country Y remained calm, unlike the man from Country A who had been furious and seemed prepared to fight to the bitter end. Without sitting down, he raised the sign again and said, "Eight hundred and fifty million."

"Nine billion."

"Nine hundred and fifty million."

"A billion."

It seemed that there were more than just one or two people bidding; many foreigners had also joined the bidding. The man from country Y remained calm, always raising his bid only after others had already placed their bids.

Over here, Huang Mengting and the others listened with bated breath. The price skyrocketed like a helicopter ride, and when the man from Country Y raised his paddle and called out the astronomical price of 3 billion M yuan, the entire audience fell silent.

A voice suddenly rang out from the room opposite He Chao's room: "Thirty-five billion."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan was immediately startled, thinking to himself, "Damn, that bid is way too high!" He quickly looked at the Y-country man on the screen. The man frowned for the first time after hearing the bid of 3.5 billion, but then sat down, seemingly giving up. Chao Bufan's brow furrowed, and he cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I've shot myself in the foot."

Seeing that no one had made any further bids, the auctioneer began, slowly announcing, "Thirty-five billion once... thirty-five billion twice... thirty-five billion three..."

"Four billion."

The same man from country Y was bidding again, but this time he was sitting down and holding up his bidding paddle.

"call……"

Chao Bufan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Huang Mengting and the others screamed repeatedly.

The auctioneer paused for only a few seconds before loudly announcing, "Forty billion once... forty billion twice... forty billion three times... sold!"

"Snapped!"

With a single blow, the crown was bought back by a man from Country Y for a staggering four billion, because it rightfully belonged to his country.

The next artwork to be auctioned is a wishing cup, one of the legendary treasures cursed by the Pharaoh. The outer rim of the cup is inscribed with the curse: "If you are willing to turn your face toward the north wind, you will see happiness in a few years."

Legend has it that anyone who drinks water from this cup will have their greatest wish granted.

This artwork was eventually auctioned off for a high price of 1.5 billion.

The fourth item auctioned was a scepter and a crown, which were eventually bought by people from country E for a staggering eight billion M dollars.

The auction lasted a full day, with a total of thirty artworks sold, each fetching a good price. The final price for all the artworks totaled 115.5 billion M yuan. Just as Chao Bufan had told Lao Tang and the others, even if the government gave them 100 billion HX coins, it would only be the tip of the iceberg. Because the exchange rate between M yuan and HX coins is 1 to 8, converting it to HX coins would be nearly one trillion yuan. It's clear that Chao Bufan made a fortune this time.

To everyone's surprise, the auction went very smoothly, with no one deliberately causing trouble throughout the process. At the auction, Charlie, John, Joben, and others successfully acquired treasures from their respective countries; while the prices were somewhat beyond imagination, the items were ultimately returned to their rightful owners. The auction lasted two days, with a total of seventy works of art sold, ultimately reaching a total price of over five hundred billion US dollars.

After the auction, Chao Bufan led Baihe and the others out of the venue through a secret passage.

Jinqiao Villa, in the living room.

More than twenty people, including four army commanders (Chao Bufan, Tang Guoqiang, the old commander, and Lao He), the three siblings Bai Ling, Bai Yunxia, ​​Bai Xue, Bai Ruyan, Bai Ruyu, Bai Wenjing, Huang Mengting, Zhang Xiuli, Li Wei, Tang Qianqian, and Fangfang, sat together.

Tang Guoqiang, beaming, said, "Bufan, you must have made a considerable profit from this auction! It must be several hundred billion US dollars, right?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "More or less!"

The old leader retorted, "What do you mean by 'almost'? I've calculated it carefully. The seventy items you brought out for auction this time totaled $518.5 billion."

Upon hearing this, Tang Qianqian and the others exclaimed in surprise, "So many?"

Huang Mengting laughed and said, "That's right! Qian, you have no idea how exciting today's auction was. Everyone was scrambling to buy things!"

Tang Qianqian shook her head and clicked her tongue, saying, "If I had known the auction would be this exciting, I wouldn't have gone to the company. It's such a pity."

The old leader said sternly, "Alright, let's get back to the main topic! You brat, do you know that many world leaders watched today's auction on satellite TV? While they congratulated you on your auction, they were also worried about you!"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "What are they worried about me for?"

The old commander rolled his eyes at Chao Bufan, as if to say that he was asking a question he already knew the answer to, and then said, "I'm asking you, these seventy works of art that you auctioned off today were all obtained from the Godwalker, right?"

Chao Bufan nodded, replying undeniably, "That's right!"

The old commander added, "There should be more than just these things on the Shenxinger, right?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Old Chief, why don't you just say what you want to say?"

The old commander nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Bufan, can you tell me how much gold, silver, and jewels are on the Godwalker?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan laughed and said, "I really haven't counted this before. Such big, such big boxes..." Chao Bufan gestured with his hand as he spoke, "There are ten boxes of gold, twenty boxes of silver, and eight boxes of jewelry and the like."

Upon hearing this, everyone present showed a look of shock. The old leader and Tang Guoqiang exchanged a glance, and then Tang Guoqiang said, "Bufan, I believe you also know that the country is currently facing a financial crisis. The President of the country has personally spoken out, asking us to ask if you can lend some money to help the country get through this difficult period."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan exclaimed in surprise, "Really? The country is rolling in money now, with a huge annual fiscal revenue. Why would they borrow money from a nobody like me? Old Tang, it's unbelievable that you even dared to say that."

Tang Guoqiang rolled his eyes at Chao Bufan and said, "If the country had money, it wouldn't need to ask you for help."

Chao Bufan immediately understood what Lao Tang meant, smiled, and said, "Lao Tang, you guys are really something! You actually betrayed me."