Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 410 - 292: Bulletproof Version_1

Chapter 410: Chapter 292: Bulletproof Version_1

How long would it take to get this soccer ball-sized meteorite to a condition suitable for gifting?

Feng Yi didn’t yet know.

But no matter what, if he was keen on it, he would buy it.

Only after acquiring it could he know how long it would need to be worked on and whether it was fit for presentation as a gift.

It wasn’t often that Feng Yi found an item that caught his fancy; he couldn’t let this opportunity slip away!

Therefore, during the auction for this meteorite, Feng Yi was particularly eager to raise his bidding paddle.

The other attendees could tell from Feng Yi’s enthusiasm that he was very interested in this meteorite. Many were puzzled and guessed at his motives.

Liu Xiang, watching from the side, was also extremely curious. Of course, his curiosity was not about whether Feng Yi was interested in the meteorite, but how much "pocket money" Feng Yi actually had at his disposal!

It was already a surprise when Feng Yi bid on ancient coins, and now he was actually willing to spend so much money on a worthless rock!

This was utterly astonishing.

Eventually, Feng Yi still secured it with a high bid of ten million.

It wasn’t jacked up to ten times the value like the ancient coins, but in this setting, that was quite impressive, as the other auction items also went for about five or six times their estimates. The main reason the ancient coins went for such a high price was because of the donor.

An ancient coin, Feng Yi spent ten million to acquire.

A meteorite, likewise, cost him ten million.

That is to say, during tonight’s charity auction, Feng Yi had spent a total of twenty million!

To many businessmen, unless one was extraordinarily fond of an item, this kind of spending was simply not worth it. It would have been better to buy several of the same item through other channels!

The estimated value of these two items was about three million, which means Feng Yi had overpaid by seventeen million!

Was this really necessary?!

Wasn’t this too ostentatious?

He made everyone else look dull in comparison!

Was he trying to establish a reputation as a "philanthropist"?

What the others at the venue thought, Feng Yi didn’t care about. After all, he would soon return to Yang City and he wasn’t involved in the Rong City business circles, nor did he have any conflicts of interest with these people.

If he found something he liked, of course he would act fast. Was there even a need to consider seniority at a time like this?

Even if he had spent seventeen million more, the money was going into charity projects, so it wasn’t wasted.

Of course, all things considered, it was because his reserve fund was too strong!

A year ago, this amount could have plunged him into absolute difficulty.

A year later, facing this figure during the auction, he felt surprisingly little emotional turbulence!

I’m flying high!

Feng Yi thought to himself.

He touched the tip of his tongue against the two sharp fangs hidden in his mouth.

Impressive!

He then gently rubbed his cheek.

Liu Xiang approached and asked, "Toothache?"

Feng Yi put his hand down: "...No."

After paying the relevant fees and completing the procedures, Feng Yi could take possession of the meteorite.

But a meteorite was not like the ancient coins, which were small and light and didn’t take up much space in a box.

The meteorite was different; it was not easy to carry.

Therefore, the event organizers discussed with Feng Yi that the meteorite would be temporarily stored with them until the end of the auction, after which they would hand it over to Feng Yi. Alternatively, Feng Yi could send someone to receive it right now.

Feng Yi chose the former option.

He had to personally receive this meteorite. He needed to inspect the goods!

What if someone switched it out? How would he handle that?

When it came to items he was interested in, Feng Yi was very cautious.

The auction continued.

Because of Feng Yi’s consecutive purchases of two expensive items, the local tycoons of Rong City changed their original plans and began to bid more aggressively. Furthermore, whether intentional or not, two items with starting bids around a hundred million were sold for twelve and fifteen million respectively.

No matter what these tycoons thought or whether they were willing, the organizers and the charity foundation were delighted.

Feng Yi lost interest in the subsequent auction items, so Liu Xiang asked him some questions about snake-handling, to which he quietly responded.

The venue was not serious, and everyone occasionally spoke in low voices around the dining tables. Chatting between Feng Yi and Liu Xiang was not considered improper.

However, Feng Yi’s actions that day left a deep impression on everyone, and they occasionally glanced in his direction. Some were curious about what exactly Feng Yi was saying to Liu Xiang, as the young man looked extremely animated, even using his hands to gesture.

Liu Xiang was actually imitating Feng Yi.

Feng Yi had just shown him a video from the time he moved pythons in the zoo.

Liu Xiang was learning how to "smoothly and safely" handle a large python.

The Rong City zoo also had giant pythons, but unfortunately, either they were not big enough, or the zoo staff wouldn’t let him practice with them.

"The Rong City zoo has a golden python that’s really big! It’s that kind of extreme individual you were talking about. Its temper is... okay, but the zookeepers won’t let me get close to it," Liu Xiang said.

Liu Xiang had thought about trying his hand at handling large pythons at the zoo too, but the experience wasn’t great, and after seeing Feng Yi’s videos from Yang City zoo, he wanted to go handle the large pythons there. Unfortunately, the Yang City zoo politely but firmly rejected him.

"Actually, I’m planning on doing like you and adopting a python at the Rong City zoo!" said Liu Xiang.

He had it all planned out, even talked to folks at the Rong City zoo, and made a donation for maintenance.

He wanted to mimic the cooperative arrangement between Yang City zoo and Feng Yi by adopting a young python.

Since private ownership was not permitted and could result in criminal charges, why not collaborate with a zoo?

After all, since someone had already done it, it proved that this was feasible!

However, Liu Xiang, not being a certified expert like Feng Yi, was having a hard time getting things done. He faced several obstacles during the approval process, followed by numerous restrictions and agreements, which gave him quite the headache.

After Feng Yi’s cooperative efforts with the Yang City zoo became an internet sensation due to pythons and related topics, people from all over wanted to emulate him and adopt animals. If they didn’t like snakes, they could also choose to adopt pandas or "Dongbei golden retrievers"!