Chapter: 3819

European applicants, on the other hand, were more than half royal families and nobles.

Even the royal family of Northern Europe participated in this auction.

And what's more, the applicant was none other than the just-retired queen.

Yè Chén couldn't help but muse: "I wonder if the assets of the Northern European royal family add up to over one hundred billion yuan. Even forcing myself to muster every bit of energy, I'm afraid it would be impossible to compete for bidding."

However, he thought again and considered that the just-retired queen would definitely want to get a share of the Phoenix's Tear, even if she couldn't buy the whole thing. At least she could try to bid on a quarter of it, or failing that, try to get someone to give her a nod of approval. Maybe the queen would come to him later and invite himself to meet some of the people she had brought with her, and then ask him for some Phoenix's Tear as a treat.

So, even if he didn't make a profit, it was impossible for him to lose money on this deal, and the queen wouldn't let go. The applicants aside from those from Europe and America also included a few domestic businesspeople who had registered.

Among them, there were two old customers of Phoenix's Tear - Li Tai Lang and Ku Yen Zhong. Ku Yen Zhong was like an elder to himself and had always been very concerned about him, so this time he must have registered for the auction to show his support.

As for Li Tai Lang, it was possible that he wanted to come and see if there were any opportunities to get another Phoenix's Tear after missing one last time. The most unexpected thing for Ye Chen was that his grandfather had also signed up.

In fact, Ye Zhong Quan had always known about the existence of Phoenix's Tear. After all, Ku Yen Zhong had been bedridden with illness when he first discovered it and a single Phoenix's Tear had made him look 10 to 15 years younger. This event had left a deep shock on Ye Zhong Quan.

He had always wanted to take the opportunity to ask Ye Chen for Phoenix's Tear, and if it couldn't be done, he would use his position as family head to exchange for another one.

But unexpectedly, one thing after another happened, and in the end, Ye Chen even took away his position as family head under the assistance of Wan Long Temple.

This sudden turn of events made him lose his most valuable bargaining chip.

When he knew that Ye Chen was going to auction off Phoenix's Tear at Jinling, his first thought was to put up a good show.

If he could grab it, naturally it would be best.

If he couldn't get it, it wouldn't be a problem; he would just play the role of being there for Ye Chen and give him a wake-up call through actual actions, letting Ye Chen know that he also longed for Phoenix's Tear with all his heart.

He felt that at his age, he had gone to so much trouble to participate in the auction, and who knows, maybe Ye Chen would soften up and directly give him one.

Ye Chen had also guessed what Old Master Ye was trying to do, but he hadn't prepared to give Phoenix's Tear to Old Master Ye, at least not yet.

The entire list looked like something that caught Ye Chen's attention - there was no mention of the British royal family on the list.

Before this, Ye Chen had seen from Wan Long Temple's information network that the British royal family's movements were related to Phoenix's Tear, and it was said that after the prince returned to Britain, he didn't report the situation truthfully to the queen; the queen was furious about this and wanted to get her hands on this kind of medicine.

But why did the auction announce that the queen didn't sign up? Ye Chen thought about it and felt it might be because of his own requirement to use the elixir in person, which was unacceptable to the queen.

If the queen is truly interested in the elixir, her only choice would be to personally attend the auction.

The auction has two hundred seats, and each successful applicant can bring one companion with them, which means that on the day of the auction, there will be a scale of four hundred people at the scene.

Moreover, these four hundred people without a doubt are all wealthy and noble individuals from around the world, making it embarrassing for the queen to appear in such a setting.

After all, as the monarch of England and several other countries, she has not yet retired. If this were to spread out, it would indeed have some impact on her own reputation as well as that of the entire British royal family.

Upon reviewing the list, Ye Chen was disappointed to find that he didn't see anyone related to the Rothschild family or his mother's household, nor did he see any members from the Middle Eastern Saud dynasty royal family. JrNovels.com