The screen behind him changed.

"The first VIP item is a priority acquisition right for a commercial development project in the central business district.

The opening bid starts at $5,000,000, with a minimum increment of $50, 000." The auctioneer announced.

Unlike during the ordinary items auction, this time, the auctioneer did not explain about the item. The reason behind this being that the information regarding all of this was possessed by the VIP and VVIP guests.

Of course, since Michael had gotten his card from the system, he did not receive the notification. But after today, before the next auction, he would be informed about what would be auctioned in advance.

This would allow him to be able to prepare, in case he needed anything. Basically, this was a method that the auction house used in order to ensure that the price of the items auctioned would rise to the highest level possible.

After all, if everyone knew that there was something very important to them at the auction, they would definitely prepare thoroughly. It would not be impossible for them to borrow loans, just so that they could secure what they had their eyes on.

This was unlike a situation where people would come totally unprepared. If they did not have enough funds, they would have to pull out of the bidding war. That would obviously lead to the prices of the items not reaching the maximum potential possible.

The moment that the two ladies heard about what was being bid on, they were momentarily shocked. They had not anticipated that an auction would actually allow people to bid on business opportunities.

It was as if a new world was being opened for them. To Kate, she thought that she knew the other world, the one that she had always lived in, before being introduced to another by Michael.

But now, she realized, there were just a lot of things that she did not know about. Maybe, because she had been so obsessed with revenge, she did not pay much attention to things like this.

Of course, while the two ladies were shocked, the bidding did not stop. The bidding moved quickly. After several rounds, it reached $14.5 million.

From where he was, Michael could see into some of the VIP boxes. He could see the expressions of some of those inside them, and clearly, most of them were disappointed.

After all, this was an opportunity to make money. For those big businesses, these opportunities did not come easily. While this was not considered a big project by those big companies within the capital, but what big company occupied a VIP box?

The giants of the capital occupied the VVIP boxes. And considering that none of them had placed a bid, it was clear that they were not interested in this opportunity.

The bidding continued, as the second item was revealed. It was an early investment allocation in a private technology company preparing for public listing within a year.

The opening bid began at $8 million. Competition was stronger than the first item, and the final price reached $22.9 million.

The third item was exclusive access to a closed international business network. The opening bid started at $3 million. The bidding was steady but slower compared to the previous lots. It eventually sold for $9.2 million.

The fourth item was priority participation rights in multi-city infrastructure bidding programs. The opening bid was $12 million. Several bids followed before the price settled at $27 million.

The fifth item was a strategic data package containing global commodity and real estate forecasts.

The opening bid began at $6 million. After a short exchange of bids, it reached $16.8 million.

One item followed another in the same pattern. Each lot represented access, control, or influence rather than physical goods. Even so, every item sold within minutes, and each final price remained firmly in the tens of millions.

During this entire time, the three, Michael and the two ladies, came to understand what entailed the VIP level items. It was basically just business.

Michael might have previously obtained the information related to this auction, but this information was always kept confidential. So, the amount of information that Onyx had managed to obtain was not sufficient to allow Michael to understand this auction very well.

Regardless, of all the projects presented, none of them interested Michael. In any case, if there was a project that any of his companies needed, there was a high probability that it would be secured.

And at the moment, his companies mostly depended on themselves. They had cooperation with a few other companies, but it was not to the extent that if those companies stopped working with them, the company would collapse.

This was something that Michael made sure to inform Adrian and the others in advance. He did not want to be controlled by other people’s willfulness.

Being manipulated by someone was something that Michael did not want to experience. He had already been controlled by the shadow assembly gang after the death of his parents. And right now, the thing that Michael enjoyed the most was freedom.

He did not understand the origin of the system, and what its aim was upon arriving into this world, but at least, for now, he had freedom. The system did not control him, did not give him missions, and neither did it prevent him from doing what he wanted.

Yes, there were some items that he could not find within the system store, but that was something related to the capability of the system. That was not something that Michael could control.

While Michael was still lost in thought, the auctioneer once again smiled and said, "Thank you to all of you, our VIP guests, for the support. But now, the VIP session has come to an end. So, we would like to ask you to leave the premises in the next 10 minutes, to allow us to proceed to the next session.

As usual, the date of the next auction will be sent to you in advance, including the items prepared for the auction.

Once again, thank you for your patronage."

Through those glass walls, Michael could clearly see the clients leaving. Each one of them had a strong bearing, obviously from a better background as compared to the previous ordinary guests.

Regardless, Michael did not care much about them, as he just waited. And exactly 10 minutes later, it was finally the time for the VVIP session.

For this, for some reason, Onyx was able to obtain some information regarding it. Michael was not sure if this was done deliberately or not, but in one way or the other, the information on the items that could be found within the VVIP session had been leaked.

"To our esteemed guests, as usual, we will proceed with the auction. Each of your private boxes has an interactive interface.

To place your bid, you only need to enter the number, and on the display screen, your bid will be displayed.

After winning the bid, for every item that you win, it will be brought to you by an attendant. You will be required to complete the transaction, and receive your item immediately.

So, without any further ado, let’s begin the auction." The auctioneer was obviously much more enthusiastic as compared to before.

Clearly, the higher the level of the auction, and the participants, the higher the amount of money the auction house would make. So of course, as an employee of the auction house, he was much more interested in the big deals.

Immediately after he finished speaking, inside the VVIP box, Michael suddenly noticed something.

A section of the tabletop in front of him lit up, revealing a touch screen built into its surface. The display showed the sections for the current lot, the opening bid, and a bidding panel. The dark screen blended perfectly with the table when inactive, making it almost invisible until it activated.

Previously, Michael had not noticed this at all. Of course, if he had the intention of searching for it, he would have definitely found it. Additionally, Onyx could also detect something like that, but Michael obviously did not think much about it, which was why Onyx dismissed it.

At this moment, both on the display screen behind the auctioneer and the interactive interface that had appeared on the table in front of Michael, the first item appeared.

’New Life Package.’

Apart from the name of the item, which was kind of confusing, there was nothing else on the display screen. There were no images or description about it.

Just as the two ladies were about to ask Michael if he knew something about it, the auctioneer spoke first. He said, "for the first item, the new life package, the successful bidder will receive a complete identity reconstruction package.

Financial records, legal records, public records, and digital records can be rebuilt under approved conditions. Of course, since it is a new identity, we can also alter the appearance of the individual without any side effects.

As for the fingerprints, they can also be taken care of, making sure that this new identity does not match the previous one in any way, unless the individual themselves bring their past to light, or reveal the transformation.

But ladies and gentlemen, I believe that you all understand the rules and policy of this auction house. If the successful bidder ends up revealing any information related to the source of the package, they will have to suffer the consequences of that.

This package can only be used on any, single individual, regardless of the gender. The opening valuation is $100 million."