Chapter 169

Cyrus stood up, applauding enthusiastically. "Ladies and gentlemen, this 30-year-old Dragon White Herb goes to Mr. Kennard. "The 20 million dollars from this auction will be distributed among the merchants of Herbal City to counter the sanctions from the four major families." Rachel stirred the crowd further. "The four major families are trying to blacklist us, yet Mr. Foster the Second shows his generosity with a 20 million dollar bid. Let's give him a round of applause!" The hundreds of merchants from Herbal City clapped enthusiastically and shouted, "Thank you, Mr. Foster the Second!" With 20 million split among them, each merchant would receive over a million dollars. This would provide enough support for them to survive for at least three months under the pressure of the sanctions. "What's the deal with the four major families? First, they tried to starve us out, and now they're throwing money around like it's nothing. Are they trying to play both hero and villain?" Laug