565: To be continued tomorrow

"Oh, so those three planets belong to him?"

That person froze for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"No wonder. I heard those three planets bring in over a hundred million in profit every year."

After all, Blue Star Tourism is now a rising star in the Empire's entire tourism industry.

They didn't speak loudly, but it was enough for the people around them to hear clearly.

Those who originally had doubts about Li Yang's source of funds gradually had complex looks in their eyes after hearing the keywords "Discipline Inspection and Supervision Department Founder" and "Three Planets," showing both relief and a hint of hard-to-conceal envy.

And in the Champion seats at the very front of the auction hall, two Champions were also conversing.

"I really didn't expect that this Li Yang could actually produce so much money..."

The female Champion raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone carrying a hint of genuine surprise.

She had originally thought that Li Yang had at most achieved something in officialdom, not expecting that he could also make such good progress in business.

"To be honest, if it weren't for our Families, we really wouldn't be able to compare to him."

The male Champion gave a bitter laugh, his tone carrying a hint of self-deprecation.

"Right, what did the Family say? How much money did they authorize?"

The female Champion changed the subject and looked at him.

The male Champion fell silent for a moment and held up three fingers.

"Hmm... not much, just three billion. Adding the private funds the two of us can mobilize, we can probably scrape together about five billion."

At this point, he paused and added.

"Securing this potion will definitely be no problem, it's just that for a period of time afterward, there definitely won't be any more support from the Family."

After all, these three billion were obtained in exchange for future Family resource support.

The female Champion nodded gently, her gaze returning to the Flawless Enhancement Potion floating quietly on the stage.

Five billion.

This number was enough to make any ordinary power feel intimidated, but in their eyes, it was just the 'base' to ensure they secured the potion.

And in Venue 999 not far away, Li Yang didn't know he had already become the focus of everyone's discussion.

He just stared quietly at the numbers on the light screen, rapidly calculating in his heart how high a price he could still follow.

Eight hundred million was just the beginning.

The female Champion nodded silently, but her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, seemingly still having some concerns.

"However, do you really intend to win this potion as a gift for him? Isn't this gift a bit too large..."

Although they both knew that the final transaction price of this potion was unlikely to actually reach an exaggerated five billion, based on the current bidding pace, one to two billion star coins was almost certain.

For anyone, this was not a small sum, let alone just as a gift for a first meeting.

This could no longer be described by the word "valuable."

Moreover, even though the two of them were direct descendants of the Family and had been used to various rare resources since childhood, they had each only used this kind of potion once from birth until now.

After all, even if their grandfather had a quota of several vials every year, there were simply too many people in the Family; those few vials each year were not enough to go around.

Most of the time, these potions were carefully stored in the Family's highest-level vaults, and no one dared to use them easily unless it was a life-or-death moment.

After all, this thing wasn't just as simple as increasing lifespan; it was a 'Resurrection Potion' that could pull someone back from the gates of hell at a critical moment.

The male Champion was silent for a while. After a moment, he slowly raised his head, a flash of determination in his eyes, and nodded solemnly.

"Yes, I've already decided."

His tone was calm, but it carried an unshakeable resolve.

"Although this gift is indeed large, large enough that even I am a bit tempted, the larger the gift, the heavier the sentiment. As long as nothing happens to him in the future, this investment will definitely pay off."

In his heart, Li Yang was no longer just an ordinary newly-risen powerful figure, but a potential candidate who was very likely to step into the B1-level sequence in the future.

In the Empire's massive bureaucratic system, B-level officials weren't considered rare; even in top Families like theirs, there were many B-level officials.

But B1-level was completely different; that was an existence only one step away from the true core of power, A-level, and was a figure qualified to leave their name in the history of the Empire.

"Don't look at us as direct descendants..."

The male Champion smiled faintly, his tone carrying a hint of self-deprecation.

"Over so many years in the Family, direct descendants have been as numerous as the hairs on an ox. Never mind B1-level, how many have even been able to step into the top 5 levels?"

The higher the level, the more each level was a qualitative leap. B-level might be simple, but after B5, the difficulty increased exponentially.

The Family's resources were ultimately limited and could not be distributed equally to everyone.

Whoever could bring greater benefits to the Family would receive more preferential treatment.

"If I can win over a future B1-level official in advance..."

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"Then when the Family considers resource allocation, they will naturally be more willing to lean toward my side. At that time, never mind one Flawless Enhancement Potion, even ten might not be out of the question."

The female Champion looked at him quietly. After a moment, she sighed softly but no longer opposed him, only saying in a low voice.

"Since you've already decided, then go ahead and do it. However, at least make sure he's worth you betting like this."

The male Champion smiled, his gaze passing through the crowd and falling on that slightly young figure not far away.

"I trust my own judgment..."