The Rise of the Fallen Prodigy

The silence lasted for a moment.

Everyone turned their eyes to the VIP room where Theodore Smith was. At this moment, there was an inexplicable hope in their hearts: they hoped that Theodore Smith would continue to bid.

Even Easton White on the auction stage was staring at the VIP room with a worried expression.

"Elder White, according to the rules, shouldn't you be announcing the price?" Nathaniel Smith said aggressively.

Easton White squinted his eyes slightly, showing a trace of displeasure. But the rules of the auction house couldn't be broken. Besides, this was a family matter of the Smith family, and it wasn't appropriate for him to interfere.

So, Easton White began to announce the price reluctantly: "4,600 Soul crystals for the first time, 4,600 Soul crystals for the second time..."

In the eyes of everyone, this competition for the Soul-Gathering Elixir would eventually end with Nathaniel Smith's victory.

But unexpectedly, that mysterious voice sounded again: "I bid 4,650 Soul crystals."

"Wow!" Alistair's bid surprised everyone present.

Nathaniel Smith had thought he was sure to win, but he didn't expect this mysterious person, Alistair, to suddenly show up.

His originally smug smile froze, and he said coldly, "Didn't you, Predecessor, promise the Third Elder that you wouldn't interfere with this Soul-Gathering Elixir anymore?"

"I did promise Third Elder Smith, but what does that have to do with your Smith family?" Alistair said teasingly. "If Third Elder Smith had won the Soul-Gathering Elixir, I naturally wouldn't have interfered. But now that Third Elder Smith has withdrawn, I can naturally continue to bid."

After a pause, Alistair said towards the VIP room where Theodore Smith was, "Third Elder Smith, please don't take offense."

Theodore Smith was a bit puzzled as to why Alistair was helping him, but he couldn't figure it out at the moment.

He said indifferently, "Liam will remember your favor, Mr. Davis."

"You're overthinking it, Third Elder Smith. It's just a small favor," Alistair said.

"Predecessor, are you deliberately going against our Smith family?" Nathaniel Smith interrupted.

There was a hint of threat in his voice.

Alistair chuckled and said, "I have no interest in going against the Smith family. But I can't stand those ungrateful beasts who don't respect their elders. How could I let it go when I encountered one today?"

Nathaniel Smith was so angry that his face turned purple, and he said resentfully, "Predecessor, do you mean you don't take our Smith family seriously?"

Alistair joked, "Sorry, my eyes are too small to accommodate a big family like your Smith family."

"Who exactly are you?" Nathaniel Smith changed his address from "Predecessor" to "Your Excellency" as he saw Alistair mocking him again and again.

"You're not qualified to know who I am," Alistair said coldly.

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a bomb exploding among the crowd.

There were very few people in Silvermoon Valley who dared to say such words directly to the people of the Smith family. Suddenly, everyone became very interested in this "Mr. Davis".

"Aren't you being a bit too confident, Your Excellency?" A somewhat hoarse voice came from the VIP room where Nathaniel Smith was.

It seemed that an elder of the Smith family was speaking.

Alistair seemed a bit impatient and said, "Are you going to make a bid or not? Why are you wasting time with me here?"

"You..." The elder of the Smith family obviously didn't expect that even though he had stepped in, the other party still didn't give him any face, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

"4,800 Soul crystals," the elder of the Smith family said resentfully.

The sudden increase of more than a hundred Soul crystals had an obvious purpose, which was to overwhelm Alistair in terms of momentum and let him know that the Smith family was wealthy.

But this move had no effect on Alistair.

He sneered disdainfully and slowly said, "5,000 Soul crystals."

The elder of the Smith family was about to make another bid, but Nathaniel Smith stopped him: "Elder, wait a moment."

"What is it?"

"This mysterious person doesn't seem simple. Let's give him some face today. It won't be good for us if we make an enemy of him," Nathaniel Smith analyzed. "Besides, our goal is just to prevent the Third Elder from getting the Soul-Gathering Elixir. Now that someone else is making a bid, we can save some Soul crystals for the following auctions."

The elder of the Smith family thought for a moment and felt that Nathaniel Smith was right. He nodded and said, "That's fine. It's just that we're letting this arrogant fellow off the hook."

With the elder's agreement, Nathaniel Smith said in a deep voice, "It seems that Your Excellency is determined to get the Soul-Gathering Elixir. Our Smith family won't stand in your way. We'll let you have this Soul-Gathering Elixir."

"Let it go to me?" Alistair chuckled twice and said, "Don't flatter yourself. If you have the ability, continue to increase the bid. Do I need your Smith family to give it to me?"

Nathaniel Smith was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that Alistair really wouldn't give the Smith family any face, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He didn't know what else to say for a moment. After giving a cold snort, he fell silent.

Thus, the auction of this Soul-Gathering Elixir finally ended, and the winner was this mysterious "Mr. Davis".

Next was the second auction item. Easton White still gave an exaggerated introduction.

But at this moment, Liam Smith didn't have the mood to listen anymore.

The most important thing now was to complete the transaction quickly and then hurry home. Presumably, his grandfather wouldn't stay any longer since he didn't win the Soul-Gathering Elixir. It would be best to return to the Smith family earlier than his grandfather, otherwise, he would have to explain things again.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the VIP room.

"Who is it?" Alistair asked indifferently.

"Hello, Mr. Davis. I'm a pupil of the auction house. I came up to ask whether you, Mr. Davis, want to complete the transaction for the Soul-Gathering Elixir you just auctioned now or wait until the auction is over," a young man's voice came from outside the door.

This was a rule of the auction house. Once someone won an item at the auction, they could choose one of these two transaction methods.

"Complete the transaction immediately."

"Then please follow me, Mr. Davis. There are dedicated people in the backstage to handle it," the young man said respectfully.

Liam Smith naturally had no objection. He got up and opened the door. Under the young man's guidance, he went down another staircase. Below the staircase was not the auction hall but a large courtyard. There were many small houses around, presumably this was the so-called backstage.

Under the young man's guidance, Liam Smith walked into a small house.

There was a small long table directly in front of him, and behind the table sat a young pupil of the auction house, who should be the person in charge of this transaction.

On the long table, there was a plate at the moment, and the Soul-Gathering Elixir was lying quietly on it.

"Are you the one who won this Soul-Gathering Elixir?" the young man glanced at Liam Smith and asked.

Presumably, the person in front of him didn't know the situation in the hall before. Otherwise, he shouldn't have treated Liam Smith like this. He didn't even show the slightest respect, let alone bowing and scraping.

"It's me," Alistair said indifferently.

The young man nodded secretly and said, "Then let's not waste time. Let's start the transaction. It's a total of 5,000 Soul crystals."

Liam Smith didn't say anything. He directly took out the gold card and waved it in front of the young man.

The young man, who had originally paid little attention to Liam Smith, immediately jumped up from his seat when he saw the gold card. He stepped forward and said respectfully, "So you are a gold card VIP of this auction. I really apologize for my rudeness."

For a pupil working in the auction house, the meaning of the gold card was clear. The person in the black robe in front of him was definitely either rich or powerful and couldn't be slighted.

The young man paused and then said, "Since you have a gold card, you only need to pay 4,900 Soul crystals."

"4,900 Soul crystals." Alistair was a bit embarrassed. After Liam Smith bought the Magic fruit last time, there weren't so many Soul crystals in the storage bag now.

Looking at the young man, Alistair tentatively asked, "Young friend, can I, as a gold card VIP, ask for credit?"

"Ask for credit?" The young man was slightly taken aback, and then he smiled and said, "You're joking, Your Excellency. With your status, why would you need to ask for credit for just a few thousand Soul crystals? Please don't make fun of me."

"I'm not joking. I'm serious," Alistair said seriously. "I have less than 1,000 Soul crystals on me now."

The young man's smile froze, and he looked a bit embarrassed. "There's no rule of allowing credit in the auction house. Please don't make things difficult for me, Your Excellency. If it really doesn't work, you can also use other things as collateral," he said.

"I don't have anything," Alistair said simply.

Although he had already thought about selling the cyan profound elixir elixir prescription, he still wanted to avoid it if possible.

"This is really troublesome. You've given me a difficult problem, Your Excellency," the young pupil said, feeling at a loss.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have already called a few pupils to drag the person out and give him a good beating. But the person in front of him was a gold card VIP. Not only did he not dare to do that, but he wasn't even sure if he could beat him.

Which gold card VIP wasn't a respected and powerful person in Silvermoon Valley?

Now the young man even began to suspect whether this gold card VIP of Liam Smith was real. How could he not even afford a few thousand Soul crystals? He was even worse than a silver card VIP.

"If you can help me with this, young friend, you will definitely benefit in the future," Alistair said indifferently when he saw the young pupil deep in thought.

The young man immediately perked up when he heard this. If he really did a favor for a gold card VIP, he might have a bright future.

But his excitement didn't last long. When he thought of the almost strict rules of the auction house, the young man was still a bit afraid. If this person in front of him didn't keep his promise in the future, he would be in big trouble.

Moreover, the person in front of him was covered by a black robe, and his face couldn't be seen clearly. Even if he needed to ask for help in the future, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The young man cupped his hands and saluted Liam Smith, saying, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency. I really can't help you with this."

Alistair and Liam Smith also roughly understood the young man's concerns and naturally didn't blame him. After all, everyone acts in their own self-interest. Even if there were benefits, they had to be based on whether he could actually get them.

It seemed that they could only use the cyan profound elixir now.

Alistair didn't make things difficult for the young man. He waved his hand and said, "In that case, can you, young friend, please invite Master Ignatius here?"

"Master Ignatius?" The young man murmured a few times.

Although he didn't know what Liam Smith's purpose was, based on his status, it was possible that the person in front of him had a connection with Master Ignatius, and he might be asking Master Ignatius for help now.

"But Master Ignatius is very busy. It might not be appropriate to invite him rashly," the young man said reluctantly.

"Don't worry. Just tell him that Mr. Davis is looking for him, and there will be no problem," Alistair said.

"Mr. Davis?" The young man whispered a few words and naturally searched his mind for everything about Mr. Davis, but he found nothing.

However, since the other party had said so, he thought there probably wouldn't be a big problem, and his uneasiness subsided a bit.

He nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Davis. I'll send someone to inform him right away."

After saying that, the young man turned around and opened the door. He whispered a few words to a pupil outside the door and then returned to the small house. He invited Liam Smith to sit down and stood respectfully in front of the table.