Chapter 75

Damn.

These people are crazy.

Lin Beichen was also startled.

The intense and frenzied bidding continued to escalate until it reached 70, before the dust finally settled.

Xiao Xiao, the quirky girl from the National Royal Junior College, won the last badge for the astronomical price of 70, her little face flushed, whether from excitement or the anxiety of owing a huge sum, it was hard to tell.

Thus, all ten Star Badges were auctioned off.

Lin Beichen earned a total of 380 gold coins.

In Yunmeng City, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money.

Converted to RMB, it would be equivalent to 3,800,000 yuan.

Let me emphasize, the author did not write 3.8 million just to pad the word count.

If you think about it carefully, doesn't the number with four zeros behind it feel more impactful? Doesn't it make you feel like your life is complete?

"Ah, is it over already?"

"No, I didn't get one."

"Did I miss the chance to enter the main competition? Ah, why didn't I bid frantically just now? I'm so stupid."

"I'm so regretful..."

The students who didn't get the Star Badges only now came to their senses, immediately pounding their chests and feeling extremely regretful.

The bidding had been too frenzied.

Especially for the last badge, many students were like gamblers who had lost their minds, shouting out prices so quickly that they couldn't keep up, watching helplessly as the last opportunity slipped away.

Yue Hongxiang stood quietly behind Lin Beichen.

Her expression was far from calm.

Watching everyone fiercely compete for the badges, how could she not feel a deep longing?

A small badge was enough to completely change many people's fates.

Especially for a girl from a poor background like her.

If she could get another chance to enter the main competition of the Heavenly Pride Tournament, it would be like a complete transformation of her life.

With such a prestigious record, after graduation, whether she continued to study at a higher institution or entered the workforce, her options would be much broader.

Moreover, for the young men and women of the Beihai Empire, it was also the highest honor.

(To be continued, please turn the page.)

But she had no money.

Not to mention participating in the auction, even the base price of ten gold coins was beyond her means.

Because of her poverty, she couldn't even afford the "White Jade Healing Ointment," and she came to the preliminary competition with a sword wound on her wrist, leading to her being excluded by many teams and unable to find a partner, leaving her to grit her teeth and persevere alone.

But even so, Yue Hongxiang didn't take advantage of the small rapport they had built in the tent to ask Lin Beichen for a badge.

Because she was the only one who knew that these ten badges were the result of Lin Beichen's hard work in searching for them.

She knew how hard Lin Beichen had worked to dig up the badges, neglecting even eating and sleeping, subsisting on wild fruits and vegetables she had picked, and over the nearly ten days, Lin Beichen had visibly lost weight.

How could she have the right to ask for something that someone else had worked so hard to obtain?

A girl should respect herself and have self-esteem.

Her face wore a faint smile, happy for Lin Beichen.

But in her heart, there was a doubt—

Lin Beichen had auctioned off all ten badges at once. Was he not going to keep a few for himself? Or did he not want to advance to the main competition of the Heavenly Pride Tournament?

Tian Ling's expression was calm and indifferent.

Apart from being surprised for a moment when Lin Beichen first revealed the ten Star Badges, she showed no reaction to the heated auction scene.

The domineering CEO personality was indeed like a cold, icy mountain.

On the other side, Wu Xiaofang and Mu Xinyue's faces were extremely grim.

They had also participated in the bidding just now.

Unfortunately, their bids were not competitive enough and were directly outbid by other students.

Wu Xiaofang was somewhat resigned, knowing that he had already offended Lin Beichen to the point of no return, so although he felt desperate and regretful, he had no way to change the situation.

But Mu Xinyue's heart was being gnawed by a thousand iron ants, her regret like a疯狂的藤蔓一样将她身心内外都缠绕。

后悔啊。

真的是后悔啊。

如果当时不那么决绝地宣布分手，无情地抛弃林北辰的话，那么现在的林北辰，一定还非常宠她，一定会对她言听计从，只要她一句话，林北辰绝对会心甘情愿地双手奉上十枚徽章吧？

现在该怎么办呢？

林北辰绝对不会一口气把所有的徽章都卖完，毕竟进入正赛后，得到一枚天骄令牌，是解决他如今在云梦城中困境的最好办法，他一定会留下至少一枚到两枚的徽章。

如果自己现在去哀求他，恳求他，给他一点希望和甜头，也许可以要到林北辰暗中留下来的徽章一两枚？

别看他之前那么绝情，一定是爱而不得，才因爱生恨。

只要自己愿意付出一点实质性的牺牲，一定可以挽回这一切吧？

毕竟，自己是林北辰的初恋。

至于凌晨……

这几天的观察来看，林北辰根本就是在避着这个骄傲的小公主，两人之间肯定没戏。

渐渐地，木心月的心中有了一个主意。

她心中琢磨着，分析着，权衡着。

“啊啊啊啊啊，上天啊，我竟然错过了这么好的机会，求求你再给一次这样的机会吧，我一定不会错过了……”

一名深深沉浸在后悔中的学员仰天悲呼。

很多两手空空的学员都深有同感。

就在这时，令所有人都没有想到的事情发生了。

“这位同学，其实你不用祈求上天，求天不如求人，刚才我们结束了第一期的星辰徽章拍卖，大家的热情捧场，让我感动得都快哭了，所以，为了感谢新老客户对星辰徽章的追捧，经过我内心的激烈思想斗争，我决定加推十枚徽章，进行星辰徽章第二期的拍卖，这次机会真的是很难得我给你讲，最后的机会，经典珍藏版的徽章，买到就是赚到……”

说着，众人猝不及防的眼神中，林北辰又从怀里拿出了10枚星辰徽章。

木心月愣住了。

沈飞愣住了。

李涛愣住了。

陶万成愣住了。

岳红香愣住了。

就连天之骄女凌晨，也愣住了。

学员们……反正都他媽的愣住了。

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Regret.

Truly regretful.

If she hadn't so decisively announced their breakup and mercilessly abandoned Lin Beichen, then the current Lin Beichen would certainly still dote on her, and do everything she asked. With just one word from her, Lin Beichen would surely be willing to hand over all ten badges willingly.

What should she do now?

Lin Beichen would never sell all the badges at once. After entering the main competition, obtaining a Heavenly Pride Token would be the best way to solve his current predicament in Yunmeng City. He would certainly keep at least one or two badges.

If she went to beg him now, plead with him, and give him some hope and incentives, maybe she could get one or two of the badges Lin Beichen had secretly kept?

Don't think he was so heartless; it was because he couldn't have her that he turned to hate out of love.

As long as she was willing to make some substantial sacrifices, she could certainly win back everything, right?

After all, she was Lin Beichen's first love.

As for Ling Chen...

From the observations over the past few days, Lin Beichen was clearly avoiding this proud little princess, so there was no chance between them.

Gradually, Mu Xinyue had an idea.

She pondered, analyzed, and weighed her options.

"Ah, heaven, I actually missed such a good opportunity. Please give me another chance, I promise I won't miss it again...," a deeply regretful student cried out to the sky.

Many students who were left empty-handed felt the same way.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

"Classmate, you don't need to pray to heaven. It's better to ask people. Just now, we concluded the first round of the Star Badge auction, and your enthusiastic participation almost made me cry. So, to thank our new and old customers for their support of the Star Badges, after a fierce internal struggle, I have decided to add ten more badges for a second round of the auction. This is a rare opportunity, the last chance, a classic and collectible edition of the badges. Buy now, and you won't regret it...,"

As he spoke, to everyone's surprise, Lin Beichen took out another ten Star Badges from his pocket.

Mu Xinyue was stunned.

Shen Fei was stunned.

Li Tao was stunned.

Tao Wancheng was stunned.

Yue Hongxiang was stunned.

Even the Heavenly Pride, Ling Chen, was stunned.

The students... well, they were all stunned.