Several smaller families fixated their gaze on the stage but didn't have any intention of raising their auction cards.

They attended the auction purely for the spectacle and didn't factor in how much they were willing to spend. Their budget only allowed for a few million, but if they stumbled upon an extraordinary item, they would be willing to stretch their budget to tens of millions. However, reaching the billions was utterly unattainable, even if they pooled their assets ...