The second item in the auction immediately turned up the heat!
Who didn’t have females! Who didn’t have cubs!
In the Beast World, plagued by insect disease, whether cubs and females could survive healthily was purely a matter of luck.
This was especially true for females. To ensure no insects grew in their bellies, all tribes had tried every method imaginable, but success was rare.
Insect medicine wasn’t just scarce; it was very scarce, extremely scarce!
"I bid five Red Insect Crystals!" a male immediately shouted, raising his hand high.
"Five? You’re dreaming! I bid eight!"
"I bid thirty! Move aside, all of you! My Mistress’s belly hurts so much she can hardly stand it!"
"You’re the ones who should make way! With just a few Red Insect Crystals, you think you can take the insect medicine?"
While the auction hall was in a heated dispute, Jian Lin suddenly said, "You’re all fighting tooth and nail, but who knows if this medicine is the real deal?"
How could his foolish sister, dull for twenty years, suddenly become smart and even have insect medicine?
Sheng Lin also chimed in, "Exactly. You all join the auction without properly verifying the authenticity of the medicine. What if you end up with a counterfeit?"
Kang Lin added, "Myriad Beasts City doesn’t have any insect medicine. With so many Witch Doctors in Myriad Beasts City, none of them can make insect medicine. Why would medicine provided by a mere female definitely be insect medicine?"
Bao Lin tugged at his three brothers. "Brothers, don’t talk about our sister like that. Maybe she didn’t do it on purpose."
His words seemed to confirm that Si Yan’s medicine was indeed fake.
Yin Hong looked at the three brothers and said speechlessly, "What’s wrong with you lot?"
The three brothers’ expressions instantly turned ugly.
Kang Lin retorted angrily, "What did you say?"
Yin Hong sneered with disdain. "Just because you can’t do it, you assume others can’t. Just because you haven’t seen it, you assume it doesn’t exist. You four siblings are truly disgusting."
Yin Hong added, "If you don’t trust it, then don’t bid. We’re not begging you to."
Sheng Lin, fuming, shot back, "You! Do you even know where you are? Do you think this is your Delusional Domain?!"
Yin Hong countered, "Isn’t this Myriad Beasts City? Do you think it belongs only to your Kylin Beastman family? Do you even understand what ’Myriad Beasts’ implies?"
Jian Lin declared, "You all heard him! Who knows if this insect medicine from the Delusional Domain is real or fake? Anyone who bids for this medicine is just asking to be a sucker!"
However, just as Jian Lin finished speaking, Grey Parrot spoke up.
"I bid one Purple Insect Crystal!"
One Purple Insect Crystal was equivalent to one hundred Red Insect Crystals.
Grey Parrot’s bid was like a resounding slap across Jian Lin’s face.
"Uncle Grey Parrot..." Jian Lin began, his voice trailing off.
Grey Parrot said apologetically, "Young Master, my mother has been suffering from abdominal pain for a long time, and she truly needs this insect medicine. Whether it works or not, I must bid for it and try. There are not many Witch Doctors in the Beast World, and every medicine is precious. My apologies."
Another Beastman shouted, "Two Purple Insect Crystals!"
Someone looked towards that Beastman and asked, "What are you joining in for? You have neither a mother nor a Mistress."
The Beastman retorted, "What’s wrong with being prepared? With this insect medicine, I can attract a female and become her Zheng Xiong! Isn’t that right?"
The other Beastmen mulled it over. It made sense. Insect medicine was so rare that females, to avoid the terrible pain, would likely be willing to offer the status of Zheng Xiong in exchange for it. That meant gaining breeding and mating rights! Realizing this, Beastmen, both those with females and those without, went into a frenzy!
"Two Purple Insect Crystals plus fifty Red Insect Crystals!"
"You’re too stingy! I bid three Purple Insect Crystals!"
"Where did you all get so many Purple Insect Crystals? Good heavens! I bid five. If anyone bids more, I can’t keep up!"
Grey Parrot announced, "Eight Purple Insect Crystals."
"Grey Parrot the Wise... My goodness. I can’t compete. I really can’t."
"Ten Purple Insect Crystals," Dark Saint interjected, joining the bidding.
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He had expected Si Yan to say something to him, but she remained silent.
To her, Dark Saint was no different from any other Beastman bidding on the medicine.
Dark Saint felt a pang of disappointment.
Grey Parrot countered, "Thirteen Purple Insect Crystals."
"Twenty," Dark Saint shot back immediately.
Grey Parrot was momentarily stunned. Damn it, this Young Master of the Black Dragon Clan is so wealthy?
Nearby, Xue Lin gently rubbed Mei Mei’s round belly and asked, "Mei Mei, does your tummy hurt?"
Mei Mei shook her head, patting her own belly, which responded with a soft THUMP-THUMP.
"I like to eat bamboo, not raw meat," she said. "I don’t have any insects in my belly."
Xue Lin nodded. "True, you’re not troubled by insect disease now, but what if it happens later? I’d better bid for the insect medicine and keep it on hand for you, just in case."
Mei Mei nodded. "Okay."
So, Xue Lin raised his hand. "Fifty Purple Insect Crystals!"
Dark Saint was stunned for a moment, then clenched his teeth. "Sixty Purple Insect Crystals!"
Xue Lin raised his hand again. "One Golden Insect Crystal!"
Suddenly, the entire auction hall fell silent.
Si Yan was also stunned. She only possessed a single Golden Insect Crystal in total, yet the City Lord of Myriad Beasts City had bid one so readily.
This... spoiling his Mistress to such an extent! Xue Lin, the City Lord, must be incredibly wealthy. It’s over. If he also wants the scar-removing cream I need to bid on, I definitely won’t be able to outbid him.
The auctioneer announced, "One Golden Insect Crystal! I’m counting down now. If no one raises the bid after three counts, it’s sold."
Soon after, Si Yan watched as a Beastman attendant delivered the insect medicine to Xue Lin. Xue Lin, in turn, handed the Golden Insect Crystal to the attendant. Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, the attendant presented the Golden Insect Crystal to Si Yan. She had Wang take it and store it away.