However, most of the items at the beginning were just ordinary goods; the truly good stuff was mostly saved for later, and the very best would definitely be left for last.

It was only after many rounds that Little Jason finally began to make a move, raising his paddle to bid. As soon as he did, the others immediately stopped bidding, allowing him to smoothly win the item.

This wasn’t because he offered a high price, but rather because the item wasn’t very important—no one wanted to offend him, at least not over something like this.

Sometimes, being a spendthrift has its perks; you might pick up a bargain.

The only problem was—

“Young master, why did you buy this? You’re not planning to give it to Seventh Princess, are you?” Tina asked with a frown.

The auction item was a sword—a decorative sword. Although it had some historical value, it was completely useless to a warrior, meaning it had no practical value at all.

Such decorative swords were usually worn by young noblemen, not by noble ladies or madams. Perhaps some noble ladies who practiced martial arts would carry one, but Seventh Princess was a mage.

“No, this is for myself. How could I give such a cheap thing as a gift to my wife? I’ll buy something better later,” Little Jason said, shaking his head. And by “better,” he actually meant “more expensive.”

After several more auction items, during which Little Jason also made a few bids—just for fun—he bought either some strange magical devices or magic scrolls that he used as fireworks.

Magic scrolls need no further explanation, nor is there much to add. The only thing to note is that, on this continent, magic scrolls are difficult to make and the materials are expensive, so they are always high-priced, luxurious items.

Yet Little Jason would casually use these expensive luxuries as fireworks, which was truly extravagant and wasteful. But to be honest, the magical effects were far more spectacular than ordinary fireworks.

“Now, we come to the final three items of today’s auction, which are also the highlights of the entire event. First up is this legendary Moon Goddess Crown, a crown Emperor Sith once gave to his most beloved empress. It is the masterpiece of nearly a hundred renowned craftsmen, and it features the largest sapphire discovered to date. The starting bid is fifty thousand gold coins. Place your bids if you’re interested.” After the auctioneer’s familiar introduction, the auction began immediately.

“Young master, this one is nice. You could give it to Seventh Princess as a gift,” Tina suggested. Although she thought it was a bit too expensive, so far, this was the best option.

However, she noticed that Little Jason didn’t seem very interested and had no intention of bidding.

“Oh, is this a good one? Then let’s buy it. One hundred thousand…” Little Jason said casually. It was obvious from his words that if Tina hadn’t reminded him, he wouldn’t have realized that this was one of the things girls liked most.

“Jason York has bid one hundred thousand. Is there anyone higher? One hundred thousand, first call…”

“One hundred and ten thousand!” Since the Moon Goddess Crown was worth more than one hundred thousand, many people continued to bid. Unless the price far exceeded its value, no one would back down for someone else.

“One hundred and twenty thousand.” Without even thinking, Little Jason immediately raised his bid again.

“One hundred and fifty thousand!” The other bidder continued, and as everyone expected, as soon as he finished, Little Jason’s voice rang out.

“One hundred and sixty thousand.”

“…One hundred and seventy thousand…”

“One hundred and eighty thousand.”

“……”

In the end, Little Jason bought the Moon Goddess Crown for the rather high price of one hundred and eighty thousand. But for him, a higher price was actually better.

The next item, the second highlight of the auction, was a sword. This time, it wasn’t decorative, but a top-quality sword crafted by a contemporary master weaponsmith—a weapon many swordsmen dreamed of owning.

As the crowd called out higher and higher bids, Little Jason remained completely unmoved. It wasn’t that he was waiting for everyone else to drop out; he simply wasn’t interested.

Fighting and killing aren’t for a spendthrift like me. I have no use for such a weapon.

“The final item… This is a blind auction item: this box, starting at one hundred thousand gold coins.” The auctioneer’s introduction was noticeably lacking in confidence.

Blind auctions are a type of auction with many variations. Sometimes the auction house knows what the item is, and sometimes, as in this case, even the auction house doesn’t know.

Usually, even if the contents are unknown, there’s at least some hint—at the very least, an idea of the item’s approximate value.

But this time, someone put up this box for auction without revealing any information, demanding a starting price of one hundred thousand. After paying the required fees, they left it at that.

No matter how the auction house tried to investigate, they couldn’t find out what was inside. But since the client had paid the fees, they had no choice but to proceed.

But how many people would have the courage to buy such an item? One hundred thousand gold coins—what if the contents weren’t worth nearly that much?