Chapter 426
Chapter 426
The auction went on for three days, but even on the afternoon of the third day, there was no sign of the
voodoo incense. Olivia felt disappointed and sat at the table with a gloomy expression. Daniel,
concerned for her, approached and held her hand, soothing her in a low voice. “The catalog for the
evening’s auction. should being soon. It might be mentioned in there.”
Olivia didn’t want Daniel to be concerned about the matter with her, but she couldn’t rx. She forced a
smile at him.
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“Eat something first.” Daniel handed a fork over. As Olivia was about to take it, there was a knock at the
door. Olivia’s eyes lit up as she subconsciously raised her gaze. The catalog had arrived!
With the catalog in her hands, Olivia quickly opened it and scanned through it line by line. Finally, in the
last line, she found the words “voodoo incense.” Seeing this, Olivia breathed a sigh of relief and finally
rxed and thought, ‘Great, we’ve finally found the voodoo incense!”
“Is the gold prepared?” Olivia turned to Daniel. He tightly held her hand and reassured her. “Don’t
worry, we’ve prepared 600 million dors in gold. Gold is not easy to exchange, and Ellis is still in
contact with various banks worldwide, working on another 400 million dors in gold.”
Captain Chavez also approached and whispered, “Mr. Book gave us their bidding paddle, so if Ms.
Taylor needs it, you can draw from the Book family.” Olivia nodded and said, “Please thank Mr. Book for
me.”
They waited restlessly for over two hours until it was finally time for the auction of the voodoo incense.
The auctioneer stood in the center of the hall, holding a beautiful wooden box, and began. “Ladies and
gentlemen, the next item is the 92nd lot of the day, the voodoo incense. This box contains a total of 12
strands of voodoo incense, with a history of approximately three hundred years. The condition is
excellent, and it’s been preserved very well. With the owner’s consent, our appraiser lit a piece of it
earlier, and its effect was obvious. The voodoo incense is a type of scent that can attract voodoo
worms. Due to its intricate preparation method, it has been lost for over a hundred years. The fact that
the auction can present this item today is indeed fortunate…”
The auctioneer borated for a while before announcing the starting bid. “1.6 million dors.” Upon
hearing this, Olivia breathed a sigh of relief. The price seemed reasonable. Based on previous
transactions, final prices generallynded around three times the starting bid, which would be 4.8
million dors. This price was within Olivia’sfort zone, and she was even prepared to go a bit
higher. The bidding began, and initially, Olivia didn’t participate. It wasn’t until the price. surged to 4
million dors that she raised her paddle. “4.2 million dors.” Quickly, someone else joined the
competition with 4.4 million dors. The back–and–forth continued, and it wasn’t until it reached 5
million dors that the
number of bidders started to decrease.
Indeed, voodoo incense had an extraordinary effect in attracting voodoo worms. However, in this
modern age, there were many ways to catch these worms, and incense wasn’t necessarily the best
method. The reason the price soared so high was mainly because the secret form had been lost.
Most bidders were hoping to reverse–engineer the recipe.
At 5 million dors, it should have been the highest bid, and logically, no one would continue to
compete. However, something peculiar happened. The upants of Box 302 across from Olivia
continued to bid consistently, adding exactly 10 thousand dors more each time, just above Olivia’s
bids. Someone was targeting her! Olivia’s brow furrowed, and a glint of determination shone in her
eyes and thought, ‘We must have leaked information about our box, and the other side knows who we
are, intentionally trying to outbid us.
“What should we do?” Elena looked at Olivia, a worried expression on her face. “The price has already
reached 6 million dors, and they’re continuously bidding against us. It could end up getting incredibly
high.” Olivia’s expression turned cold. She tapped her fingers and kept her gaze fixed on the central
auction item below.
Inside Box 302. Bettany was also nervously watching the auction item. As the price soared higher and
higher, her heart rate quickened. She was indeed eager to frustrate Olivia, to see her fail to acquire
what she desired and witness her disappointment. However, spending so much money on something
seemingly useless was also causing her some heartache. The price had already soared to 10 million
dors, and each time Alexander ced a bid, her heart would skip a beat. “Alexander.” She turned to
the man behind her. “How far should we go? 16 million dors?”
Alexander lowered his gaze, his eyes showing indifference. “200 million dors. At the very least, we
have to make her pay more.”
Bettany’s heart clenched. She thought this n was too outrageous and said inwardly, ‘What if Olivia
gives up along the way? Are we really going to spend 200 million dors on something as seemingly
useless as voodoo incense?”
Because both sides were engaged in a relentless bidding war, other spectators. joined in to make the
scene more chaotic. Several boxes took their turns to ce bids, and Box 222 seemed the most
whimsical, asionally raising the bid by 10. thousand dors or 1 million dors, further adding to the
commotion.
Bettany kept a close eye on Box 301, where Olivia was located, and noticed that they started hesitating
and even skipped a bid. Quickly, she turned back and said, “Alexander, Olivia has stopped bidding!”
Alexander first frowned, and then a trace of mockery shed in his eyes. “Truly shallow emotions. She
gave up when it hadn’t even reached 20 million dors. I was wrong to think that her feelings for Isaac
were so deep!” With those words, he put down his bidding device and refrained from bidding. In the
end, voodoo
incense was won by Box 222, which had joined thepetition just for fun. Bettany grinned. “Olivia
must be very upset right now.”
Inside Box 301. Olivia rested her chin on one hand, her gaze faint. Elena was anxious. “Miss Taylor, the
voodoo incense was won by Box 222 downstairs. What should we do? Should we go downstairs and
negotiate to buy it?”
Olivia beckoned to the anxious youngdy and consoled her. “Don’t worry, the voodoo incense will be
brought over shortly.”
As expected, it wasn’t long before someone arrived carrying the familiar wooden box. Elena’s eyes
widened in surprise. “What’s going on?”
Olivia curved her lips, her face radiating a gentle warmth. “That’s because Box 222 downstairs also
belongs to me, and in addition to that, there’s Box 111 and Box 333. I secured several boxes.”
Upon hearing this, Elena was even more astonished. “When did you do that? Howe I didn’t
know?”
Olivia chuckled. “It’s better that you didn’t know. This way, it remains discreet.” For such a crucial
matter as bidding for the voodoo incense, Olivia wouldn’t leave anything to chance. She had made
preparations well in advance to prevent malicious bidding, securing multiple boxes to ensure sess.
Now that the voodoo incense was in her possession, and there was nothing more to do, Olivia got up to
leave.
Just then, chaos erupted at the central auction podium downstairs. The auctioneer excitedly gasped for
breath and announced, “Due to the sudden appearance of an incredibly precious item, today’s auction
will be extended until midnight.” Hearing this, the entire room buzzed with discussion as everyone
spected about the extraordinary item that had disrupted a decades–long tradition by extending the
auction. This was an unprecedented event. Olivia also paused her steps, her curiosity piqued as she
peered downward.
The auctioneer on the lower level took a deep breath and announced loudly, “Today’s exceptionally
rare item is a sight seen only once in a century, the Golden Voodoo King!” Upon hearing this, Olivia
dropped the phone she had been holding in her hand.