Betrayed, But Not Defeated novel Chapter 145

Charlene pushed the Immortal Stone toward Daniel and said excitedly, "Here, you open it!"

"Since it's your luck, you should be the one to do it," Daniel said. He grabbed a handful of chalcedony, and with a slight shake of his arm, crushed them into a powder.

This was a basic skill required for anyone dabbling in Immortal Stone gambling.

At that moment, many eyes were on Charlene—though most were focused on the Immortal Stone in her hand. They were curious about what might be inside.

The attention made Charlene a little nervous. As she sprinkled the chalcedony powder over the Immortal Stone, it began to soften, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted from within.

"Wow! It's a hit!"

"Hey, the lady's got some serious luck!"

The crowd erupted in exclamations of surprise.

Charlene's eyes widened in disbelief. Did they really strike gold?

Without wasting any time, Daniel gently brushed his finger across the softened stone. A smooth, lustrous orb immediately rolled out, radiating a dazzling array of colors.

"It's a spiritual stone! And, holy shit, a top-grade one at that!"

"They've hit the jackpot! They must have some insane luck to get a top-grade spiritual stone for less than 200 thousand dollars!"

Even Mac was stunned, his eyes wide with shock. This spiritual stone was worth at least 20 million dollars, and it would likely be snapped up the moment word got out.

"Oh, Daniel, I'm so lucky!" Charlene turned around and threw her arms around Daniel excitedly, instantly forgetting about the crowd watching.

Daniel's lisp curved into a smile. Given his current cultivation, a single spiritual stone wouldn't make much of a difference, so it didn't hold much appeal for him. In fact, he'd be better off spending his morning cultivating instead.

"Of course!" Daniel wrapped an arm around her. "But we'd better get moving. Look at these people—they're practically ready to pounce on us."

Charlene snapped out of her excitement, her face flushing as she realized the situation. She quickly grabbed the spiritual stone and followed Daniel as they pushed their way through the crowd.

Noticing Daniel's surprised expression, Isaac said with a smile, "No need to be surprised. Martial artists value their time highly. Even for those who aren't martial artists, anyone who can make it here is either a wealthy merchant or tycoon. And to them, time is money after all."

Daniel nodded, but he couldn't stop his lips from twitching when he heard the bids being thrown around.

These people were loaded!

Bidding started in the hundreds of millions, and the numbers kept climbing, leaving Daniel stunned by the sheer scale of the numbers for the first time.

Charlene was equally shocked. She leaned toward Daniel and whispered, "Are they really bidding that much on these items? I never would have believed it before, but now I realize just how poor I am!"

"What a coincidence! Me too," Daniel spread his hands helplessly.

Isaac, however, came prepared. When the auction moved on to the talismans, he turned to Daniel.

Daniel had already promised to help him, and he wasn't about to go back on his word. While talismans weren't his area of expertise, judging their usefulness wasn't too difficult.