Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2294

After a long silence, Thalia was the first to move. Sitting at the computer, she reached out and clicked the "Place Bid" button in the live auction room.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to her, including Adam, who was watching from the side.

Although he was familiar with the dark web and had connections there, he had never participated in—or even entered—a live auction like this.

His gaze flickered briefly with suspicion at Thalia's tense expression and calm, determined eyes, but he quickly restrained himself, watching quietly without interrupting.

When the others saw Thalia's action, they quickly understood after the initial surprise.

Neither this live auction nor the auctioneer was the true source they were after. To get to the so-called source, they had to participate in the trade as sellers.

Of course, Thalia had no intention of getting involved in the sin of trafficking body parts, so she placed a bid on the entire living body.

As long as she won the bid, the other side would have to guarantee the "product" remained alive.

Every account allowed into this live auction had to pass a capital verification process, so Thalia wasn’t worried that her bid would be ignored. Even if she succeeded in bidding, she wouldn't actually spend Adam's money.

The live auction lasted a full hour.

In the end, Thalia, using relentless bidding as if money were no object, successfully won the bid for an entire living person.

With her winning bid confirmed, her account backend soon received a private message from the other side. After purchasing the "product", the next step was to negotiate the delivery method.

Thalia calmly typed her reply while reviewing the verification message sent by the other party.

"Besides the one I just bought, I need 20 more healthy living bodies. Have someone authorized to make decisions talk to me instead."

Having lived for centuries as a half-demon, even when bluffing, Thalia's words carried an imposing weight.

As the head of the Jensen family and a veteran in the commercial arena for many years, Adam's words quickly stabilized the dialogue and gradually seized the upper hand.

The other party soon switched to a different representative to continue the conversation.

At that moment, Shannon immediately sensed a strong, familiar malice emanating from the virtual avatar on the other side of the screen.

It was also then Velquin, inhabiting the porcelain doll in Elliot's hands, piped up. "Shannon!"

It was obvious he had sensed Vlad's malice oozing from the other side.

Without hesitation, Shannon took a step back and activated the Ten-Tailed's domain.

Just like when she first discovered Vlad's presence, she followed that trace of malice originating from his core, crossing through the domain.