"If I were the maker of such a music box then I wouldn't allow the auction house to throw it away at 150 crystals!"
"Nevertheless, we found its true value, didn't we? See, the bid's already above 10,000."
As people recovered from the amazing journey in the illusion, they started talking about the price again.
In fact, new bids were already being called before Theron resumed the auction.
"Thirteen thousand," Leona cried.
"Fourteen." Shildeen followed up and gave Leona's room a hateful glare.
Leona sneered and wouldn't give up yet.
"Twenty thousand." Sumesh suddenly joined them.
That was a raise of 6,000 in one go. Everyone including Theron glanced at Sumesh's room in shock. Never once did the monthly auctions go through such intense bidding during the first half.