Princess Beatrice and Prince Louis both want to acquire "Snow Country Border". Could it really be that the Am Empire claimed Ense had mastered the usage of "Snow Country Border"?

If that's the case, they surely must fight for it.

Anxi felt the floor beneath his feet growing hot.

He merely wanted to come over and chat with the legendary Mr. Mayer.

After all, the Loda Family possesses numerous mineral veins, which could become a significant supplier of raw materials for the Mayer Commerce Association.

Upon arriving, he unexpectedly learned a revelation from Mr. Mayer.

"You, you are... Aren't you causing yourself trouble with the competition for 'Snow Country Border'?"

Surrounded by a crowd like wolves and tigers, Anxi felt his scalp numb.

Initially, it was only the Am Empire, but now the eyes of wolves, tigers, and leopards from all around the world are fixated on the auction.

It's safe to say that just his comment has considerably increased the obstacle for Mayer Commerce Association to acquire "Snow Country Border".

If someone from his team said such a thing, he would berate them as an idiot.

But the speaker was now the rising star in the commerce realm, Mayer.

This left him unsure what to say.

"Do you find it strange that I am creating competitors for myself?"

Louis took a sip of red wine and said with a smile.

Anxi Loda nodded.

Louis chuckled:

"Many of you came here because you heard rumors, right?"

Anxi instinctively lowered his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

However, it was merely embarrassment.

Louis swirled his wine glass and said:

"No matter what the final bid for 'Snow Country Border' is, it makes no difference to me."

Anxi asked:

"Can I interpret this as your absolute confidence in the cash flow of Mayer Commerce Association?"

Louis giggled: "Of course... not."

He glanced at the surrounding people and said smilingly:

"The cash flow of Mayer Commerce Association is robust, but not the strongest in the world. The reason I say this is because..."

"The moment you arrived at the auction site, I was already the winner."

Anxi's pupils constricted as he calmly said:

"You indeed have great confidence."

Yet within himself, a thought grew wildly; he felt as if he might have done something foolish this time.

—Like coming to the auction site.

A feeling as if controlled by puppet strings made him slightly uncomfortable.

"It seems you have played another open trick!"

Louis said:

"Recently, Prince Louis acquired a piece called 'Door in the Painting,' a work by Lady Xilin."

With the corner of his mouth slightly curved, he said like a fox holding onto prey:

"It just so happens that I heard His Highness mention Ense and Am Empire negotiating to auction 'Snow Country Border' in the City of Art."

"The moment I knew this news, it was determined that Mayer would be involved."

Surrounding the wine glass in a half-circle, he said with a smile:

"If 'Snow Country Border' cannot fetch a high price at auction, Mayer will make sure it does."

"Is there any collector in this world owning more of Lady Xilin's works than the royal family?"

Anxi instinctively took a step back and exclaimed:

"What a... brilliant strategy, seeing the famed Fox of the Empire loves open strategies, and today is a true lesson learned."

At this moment, a young Half-Beastman pulled Anxi's sleeve:

"Grandfather, what are you talking about? I don't understand a thing."

The speaker was Anxi's grandson, Milo Loda, also the next in line with the talent of insight.

To the one he was actively nurturing, Anxi replied with a bitter smile:

"Let me ask you, whose hands hold most of Lady Xilin's works?"

Milo answered: "In the hands of the Ense Royal Family."

Anxi further asked: "If 'Snow Country Border' breaks Lady Xilin's auction record, what effect will it have on other works?"

Milo paused for a moment, his scalp tingling as he replied:

"The value of art depends on external recognition, especially for an author like Lady Xilin of nearly a hundred years. Her works have considerable room for price growth."

Anxi nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Thus the price increase of 'Snow Country Border' will inevitably drive the market value of all Lady Xiling's works up."

"Compared to the overall value increase of all of Lady Xilin's works owned by the royal family, the value of 'Snow Country Border' is insignificant."

"This is the gift Mr. Mayer has given to the royal family."

Anxi raised his wine glass and clinked it with Louis's before downing the drink, saying:

"I never expected that the O5's white gloves would plan to sell 'Snow Country Border' at a sky-high price, and it would become part of your tribute. You are indeed... arrogant!"

Louis squinted and said:

"How can you say that? What if Ense truly understands how to use 'Snow Country Border'?"

Anxi calmly replied:

"Is that important?"

"Is it not important?"

"Is it important?"

"... Haha, maybe it really is important."

Louis took a sip of red wine, watching the atmosphere become subtly awkward, and added with a smile:

"By the way, internally Mayer Commerce Association has estimated the impact of this wave of auctions in the City of Art."

"In the next few days, this city's consumption will likely surge by at least 1 million gold coins."

"With Am handing us a ladder, for the sake of profit, I don't mind stepping up to perform for everyone, no problem at all."

He winked and turned to head to the auction.

Leaving everyone on site stunned.

The objective from the Am Empire was to auction 'Snow Country Border' at a high price, a set plan.

Given the significance of Lady Xilin's works, as her motherland, Ense Empire must have numerous powerful figures willing to spend lavishly.

They wanted to lower prices, while the Am would try to raise them.

But with Mayer's maneuver, the high auction price of 'Snow Country Border' becoming a historical milestone was a set plan, but the biggest winner would only be the Ense Royal Family.

The artwork 'Snow Country Border' being snatched up by countless top tycoons, if acquired by Mayer, would signify a real rise in the artwork's value.

Unlike an overpriced acquisition.

This is the recognized value of 'Snow Country Border' by the "public."

Even if Mayer doesn't acquire it, the overall rise in royal artwork prices would become reality.

The value accumulation of Lady Xilin's works will cross time, fulfilling its transformation.

Moreover, considering the surge in city consumption from these top merchants attending.

This is precisely what left them speechless about Mr. Mayer.

The majority of merchants are used to employing some gray tactics for additional profits.

But Mr. Mayer prefers open strategies the most.

By utilizing clear, grand strategies to achieve his ultimate goals.

Even the support for this wave of strategies came from the Am Empire.

"Masterful, Mr. Mayer is truly masterful!"

Someone couldn't help but admire.

The most passionate gazes didn't come from the top merchants around the world.

They were from the merchants of the Am Empire.

"To witness Mr. Mayer's grace in person is worth the ticket even if I die."

Indeed.

For guests from the land of merchants, devotees of the Goddess of Commerce, Mayer's open strategies in business are truly an irresistible art.

Even if the sharpness of such strategies is aimed against themselves.

In a blink of an eye, the auction had come to an end.

As everyone expected, "Snow Country Border" broke the record.

A sale price of 1.8 million gold coins shocked the audience.

Historically, no painting has ever sold for such a high price.

1.8 million!

Whether a smaller country's annual tax revenue would match such a sum remains uncertain.

Yet now, people witnessed the birth of a "national treasure."

Louis's comments quickly spread.

Predictably, more merchants will soon exclaim "you can do that!?", becoming followers of Mr. Mayer.

Meanwhile, sitting in a carriage, having removed his mask, Louis smiled at Beatrice and said:

"More than you anticipated, less than I imagined, this round was truly a win, win, win."

Beatrice smiled.

If the true value of "Snow Country Border" were to surface, breaking millions of gold coins wouldn't be impossible.

Am Empire's executives tried to push towards that direction.

Yet, due to Louis, they sold for only a fraction.

Undoubtedly, someone is likely to cry tearfully now.

Manipulating public opinion doesn't come cheap!

In this round, when some win, win, win, naturally others lose, lose, lose.

However, as long as it's not them losing, it doesn't matter.

On this day, Mayer continued his commercial legend.

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