"Did things happen according to your expectations?"
"Yes, it all went according to plan! However, I cannot celebrate yet. As for the group chat, it's surprisingly quiet."
My greatest fear was that the people who I had involved in my plan, could catch on to the lies at any point. If that happened, I'd fail. Part of me was enjoying the process of it, because I was finally doing things purely in my style. Social engineering was just one of the many other arms of a hacker, and I happened to be an excellent one.
"All of you can see the results displayed right above my head, dear bidders. As you can see, there were two opportunities for you all to place a unique bid. Let us go for the second time, and try our luck again!
Round 1
1500 EC's -> 7 bids
4500 EC's -> 7 bids
7500 EC's -> 2 bids
10500 EC's -> 2 bids