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The entire process was in full swing. Other than the first two items that were called out for bid, Ding Hao did not participate in the latter part of the auction. He had been in front of a spectator the entire time, and looked at the surrounding bids with excitement.

At this time, Ding Hao finally noticed that everyone's table had a lantern placed in front of them, and beside them was a lighter. It seemed to be used for lighting purposes.

"Eh? The hall is so bright, and there are even lanterns placed here. Since there's nothing to do, let's add to the atmosphere. " Ding Hao muttered to himself.

Then, Ding Hao leaned his body forward, holding up the lighter in front of him, he extended it forward, causing the candle in the lantern to light up, and instantly a dazzling light shone out from the table, with a loud and clear beeping sound. Everyone turned to look, their eyes filled with different emotions.

"Damn, someone actually lit up a Divine Lamp!"

"This auction is getting more and more interesting."

"No wonder this auction is known as the strongest auction in history, and there are still a few Divine Lamp present, interesting."

"..."

Ding Hao saw that the auction had suddenly stopped, and everyone was looking at him strangely, a look of confusion in their eyes.

Liu Yun choked in her saliva, turned and looked at Ding Hao, then said cautiously: "Senior, have you thought about lighting up that lantern?"

"What is it? "It's just for fun. Is there anything special about it?" Ding Hao said, puzzled.

"I heard from the people around that this is the Divine Lamp, my father once told me that there is one thing in the auction that we should not touch, and that is the lantern. Once it is lit, it means that you must purchase all the following items, otherwise you will be blacklisted by the organizers, and will be punished by freezing funds." Liu Yun slowly said.

"Ah?" "There is such an operation too …" Ding Hao said speechlessly.

As a host of China Television Station, she was naturally well-informed. The number of times she had pointed at Divine Lamp in the history of the auction did not exceed three times, yet this time she, the host, had encountered such an event. It could be said to be abnormal.

Anyone who experienced what happened today could brag for a year.

Not long after, a well-dressed middle-aged man led a few burly built men towards Ding Hao's direction. A few burly men stood by the side with cold expressions but did not say a word.

The middle-aged man's expression was respectful as he bent his body slightly and said slowly, "Esteemed guest, from now on, we will do our best to protect your safety. You can continue to auction as much as you want."

The middle-aged man stood to the side silently.

Ding Hao's eyes flashed, although the middle-aged man said that he was here to protect him, the truth was that he was afraid that wouldn't have the money to escape later on, so he came to monitor.

However, this question completely did not exist for Ding Hao.

Money? Never took it seriously.

Shen Ya'er was startled at first, but the way she looked at Ding Hao changed. Whether or not the Divine Lamp really had that kind of strength, it was something to be proud of.

Liu Yifa laughed to himself. His angry look from before immediately returned to normal and there was instead a trace of pride in it. Looking at Ding Hao's surprised expression, he knew that Ding Hao did not know about the consequences of using a Divine Lamp.

"If I let you go against me, I'll let you see what I can do now." Liu Yifa smiled lightly.

This year's auction was full of ups and downs, and everyone was filled with emotions.

"Congratulations number 261 for igniting the Divine Lamp and promoting yourself to the third person in the history of the auction to ignite a Divine Lamp. Next, we invite number twenty-six, the Longevity Lamp, to start bidding at ten million, starting with an increase of one million each time."

A lady in a water glazed cheongsam came up with a round plate covered in red cloth and stood by the side.

A mysterious smile appeared on her face as she slowly said: "I have just received news from the organizers that due to the appearance of the distinguished guest who lit the Divine Lamp at this auction, the quality of the auction has increased yet again. This Longevity Lamp is specially produced as a product, and we welcome everyone's bidding."

"This Lamp of Life isn't on the menu, and it's only number twenty-six, yet it already has a high-grade item. It looks like the organizers have steeled their resolve to make it onto the headlines."

"Rumor has it that the Longevity Lamp is worth quite a bit, the wick is condensed from the tears of the deep sea dragon fish, the oil from the Lamp is made from the oil of the dragon fish, and the body of the Lamp is made from dark gold that's thousands of miles below the surface. Although the starting price is only 10 million, the actual price is far more than that."

The lamp of longevity? Ding Hao raised his eyebrows slightly, and a smile formed on his lips, this was truly interesting.

"Senior, this lamp's bid is estimated to be 80 million yuan. You have to prepare yourself, there will be more items to be auctioned later." Liu Yun whispered into Ding Hao's ear.

"80 million?" Ding Hao muttered to himself, and then took out his phone to look at the message that he had just consumed.

Currently, he still had 37626308 yuan in his postal bank card, which was still far from enough to pay for a lamp with longevity.

When the bidding started, everyone started an endless stream of bids. Everyone only had one goal, and that was to raise the price of the lamp, so that Ding Hao had no money to pay for the items after. The last item was something everyone wanted, so Ding Hao naturally wouldn't be able to bid on it.

Since ancient times, the two wealthy merchants who had ignited the Divine Lamp were both defeated, and ended up losing everything. This kind of magnificent feat was something no one could bear to see, even though everyone was shocked, they did not put it in their hearts, as no one had completed it yet.

Those who were able to enter the auction hall were all top executives of the business world. If one were to say that one had more money than all the other people present, it would be very difficult to buy a place for themselves. This was because one did not bid against a few of them, but against the rest of the people.

"20 million!"

"Twenty-five million!"

"…"

The price continued to rise, but Ding Hao squinted his eyes, leaning on the chair to rest, as though he was asleep.

Liu Yifa looked behind him from time to time, and seeing that Ding Hao did not make a single movement, he secretly felt good, seems like he had given up the competition, and did not dare to bid.

"As the saying goes, 'acting cool' gets struck by lightning. Now, you've finally received the punishment you deserve. It's laughable that a rash kid is still participating in the auction." Liu Yifa said coldly.

Shen Ya'er's lips exhaled a breath of hot air, she turned around and glanced at Ding Hao, then revealed a complicated gaze in her eyes and thought to herself: "Looks like I was overthinking it, he probably accidentally ignited the Divine Lamp."

"100 million!" A muffled voice came from the throat of an old man at the table in front of them.

Everyone was shocked as they all looked in that direction.

"No. 32 bid 100 million, is there anyone else willing to raise the price?" It is said that the Longevity Lamp is able to explore the mysteries of life, so we cannot afford to miss out on it. " Tian Xin'er's tempting voice sounded.

Although those words were extremely tempting, everyone present was intelligent and naturally wouldn't be easily tricked. When they saw that old man, their thoughts changed.

"The old man Wang Tianyao, chairman of the Hua Hai Group, is getting stronger and stronger. His bid is not the slightest bit sloppy."

"I heard that Wang Tianyao started out as an antique when he was young. He cared a lot about these toys. It seems that he's determined to get them this time around."

Sitting in front of them was Wang Tianyang, who was still as lively as a dragon in his seventies. He slowly stood up and said to everyone, "Please give me some face, I'm interested in this lamp."

"Haha, of course we won't follow the old man's bid."

"It's good that the old man likes it."

A few people agreed.

"Who says I don't want to follow? I bid 200 million!" Ding Hao who had not spoken for a long time opened his eyes and said indifferently.

— — The content is from [Mick Read]