Blood and Sweat!
Noah Corp. Headquarter, CEO's office.
"Hmmm?! You want to borrow some money?" A man with eyeglasses asked the man seating in front of him.
"You've heard wrong, idiot I'm telling you to use my masterpiece for a certain time in exchange for money so that I could buy the slot that will be sold at Las Vegas." The man replied while handling a blue box to the man in front of him.
"You won't sell that item for me?! Please Tyro-Kun if I could have that item probably my experiments will have a success rate of 40%." The man in a white shirt and eyeglasses grabs the blue box without hesitation.
"Then you accept my request for leading me some money because you grab that box right? The man smile it was Tyro talking to his rich friend from Japan.
"Money? No problem but you have to sell me that item!" The man states his condition.
Sigh!
Tyro sigh and said, "can I just let you borrow it? It is also important to me you know."
"No no, you can create another one for me then it is a deal, I could even let you use all the money I have." The man said happily.
Tyro face twitch, he could not create another thing like that because the material he needs to create on that item is from Mars and it would take him to a very dangerous place just to get those materials. The blood and sweat he just put to create that item are priceless making it more valuable than anyone's life.
"How about this if I could not pay you within 5 years then that item is yours, how about it?" Tyro proposed to the man.
"Deal!!!"
The man was delighted on the proposal of Tyro, then he grabs a piece of paper and writes the content of the contract. This man's name is Mero Fukushima a genius Japanese known for his invention of advanced firearms that only use laser light to kill. The laser can even penetrate iron and other hard metals much the skin of the human and animals.
Then Tyro signs the contract then shakes hands with his friend.
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[The contract state that Tyro will lend Mero the philosopher stone for 5 years limit and Mero will give it back until Tyro paid him the money he borrowed within 5 years. However, if Tyro could not pay it within 5 years the philosopher stone will become his permanently.]
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Going back to the auction hall. . .
I have to get this first slot no matter what. Tyro declares his battle with the man in the VIP room.
$35 million!
"Woohoo! This is. . . Another bidder raised the price anyone else?" Black Panda pointed to another VIP room who just bid higher.
$35.5 million!
Tyro bid $500,000 higher than the last one. Jennie and Yunji could only shake their heads and said "do whatever you want that's your money anyway."
$36 million!
The VIP room who bid the $1 million bid $6 million higher than the last he bid.
$36.5 million!
$37 million!
$40 million!
At the $40 million marks, the bidding started slowing they only bid $100,000-$500,000 per bid.
$40.2 million!
$40.3 million!
$40.8 million!
Now it becomes three people instead of two who keep exchanging their bids was the only voice that could only be heard in the crowded hall.
. . .
Inside on the VIP room of the man who bid the $1 million.
"Who is that guy?"
"Why he would not stop outbidding us?"
The man inside the VIP room was annoyed to the other VIP room who suddenly stop bidding after it reaches 50 million, then shouted a number that silence everyone else.
$60 million!
However, Tyro did not hesitate to outbid him.
$60.1 million!
"Damn it! This rat what is wrong with him. . ." the man throws his wine glass into the floor.
"How about this!"
$65 million!
And the same as before, Tyro just outbid him again. As if Tyro has the bottomless amount of money in his position Tyro outbid the man in the VIP room before he could react.
$65.1 million!
"Arg! Damn it how persistent you are young lad for making this old man so angry at you. Fine, you win if you can outbid this then that is yours."
$75 million!
Right on the spot Tyro outbid him again.
$75.1 million!
The old man inside the VIP room smirk at how persistent Tyro is. Then he just let the third hammer slammed he give up instead of wasting time on one slot he'd rather buy the other slot for a lower price in bulk. He could not think of other reason other than the pride of that man within the crowd.
The old man even thinks if the other man in the other VIP room was just teasing them for competing for the bidding until it reaches $50 million.
Ping!
The 3rd hammer was slammed and the first slot owner goes to Tyro.
Then suddenly Black Panda received a message from Mr. Ozark Winks. The massage state put the limit of the price of the slot to the maximum of $10 million! The first bidder bought out will get it. . .
Black Panda's face twitch and he was confused but he still announced it to the crowd in front of him.
"Everyone!"
"I have a sudden announcement about the auction today, Mr. Winks just told me now that the maximum bid of the slot was set into the maximum $10 million first bidder who bought it out will get it. And the reason for it because the bidding was too slow if we don't set that price and rules on buying we will be doomed of the time we spent here just to finish the 100,000 slots."
"Whaaaaaaaaaat!!!" Everyone said it in unison.