"You're hopeless." James thought he was looking at an
idiot. "What on earth are you up to?" Dahlia also frowned at the scene.
She really could not understand his outrageous behavior. Ignoring the
crowd's gazes, Dustin reached down to the shattered Luminianth Root and
started to search for something. Soon, a crimson red, finger–sized
Luminianth Root appeared. This small and delicate Luminianth Root was red
as blood. It was even emanating an odd smell. One could tell that it was
no ordinary item. "That's odd, how could there be a smaller Luminianth
Root?" Ruth was confused. "Is it possible for Luminianth Root to give
birth?" At that moment, Mr. Walter seemed to realize something and
exclaimed. "No–no way! Could it be—that's a Blood Luminianth Root?!"
Everyone in the room went wild at his statement. "What? Blood Luminianth
Root? Mr. Walter, you're not kidding, are you?!" "That's right. I've seen
it in a book, this is truly a Blood Luminianth Root!" "Oh my God! I can't
believe that I get to see a Blood Luminianth Root with my own eyes! How
exciting!" The crowd broke into a discussion. Some were surprised, others
were envious. "Wait! What's a Blood Luminianth Root?" Ruth looked around,
not understanding what was going on. "Blood Luminianth Root is also one
of the Luminianth Root variants. However, it is more precious and rarer
than a normal Luminianth Root! You could say that it's the King of
Luminianth Roots! It is an invaluable treasure!" Mr. Walter gulped,
looking elated. "Invaluable treasure? Then how much would it cost?" Ruth
asked out of curiosity. "Blood Lurninianth Root is extremely valuable. If
I were to auction it, it would cost more than ten billion dollars!" The
words from Mr. Walter's mouth shocked everyone in the room. "What? Ten
billion?!" Everyone could not believe what he just said. This was an
amount that none of them could afford even if they had sold all their
possessions! "How–how could it be? This tiny thing is worth ten billion
dollars?" Florence's eyes widened in disbelief. "Ten billion is just the
reserve price. If it were really to be auctioned, it might even be
higher!" Mr. Walter exclaimed. His words drained the last bit of color
from Florence's face. This Blood Luminianth Root was hers. Yet, she sold
it out for five million dollars. From ten billion to five million.
dollars… The difference was just too big! "How could this happen? No!
This can't be!" At that moment, Julie and the rest were in shock, unable
to accept the situation. Who would've thought that a Blood Luminianth
Root could be found inside a wilted Luminianth Root? "Dustin, my man! I
can't believe you're so lucky! You managed to discover a Blood Luminianth
Root. These five million dollars were well spent!" Ruth burst out
laughing. Even for someone like her, she had never seen anything that was
worth ten billion dollars. "You! Thanks for your sacrifice, otherwise we
wouldn't have been able to get our hands on such a valuable treasure. To
be fair, this was supposed to be yours. What a shame, you guys weren't
able to recognize the value of it. Thanks to your losses, we're able to
get it for such a cheap price! Ten billion dollars! How wonderful!" Ruth
shook her head and sighed. Her words pierced into their hearts. Julie and
Florence turned red in anger, looking as if they had fallen into a pool
of mud. That was a treasure worth ten billion dollars! Because of a small
mistake, they gave it away to them. They were really down on their luck!