Seeing Alexei back down quickly, the Priestess said nothing else.

However, Juliana rolled her eyes at him—clearly, she was full of disdain for him.

Harvey couldn't be bothered with it; he simply narrowed his eyes at the Staff of Jekuthiel displayed on stage. "Since you've already given up the right to bid, how about me? Am I still allowed to bid?"

Alexei whispered back, "Of course you can still bid. Everyone here has the right to call for a bid. The only thing you need to take note of is that once you've called and won a bid, you can't back out. No one can face the consequences of doing that."

Alexei suddenly realized why Harvey asked.

"Big Bro, don't tell me you want to continue this for my sake?"

Alexei's face was filled with fear. It was obvious he was somewhat regretting bringing Harvey here.

"I'm not picking a fight with them," Harvey said with a smile, "but I'm very interested in this staff. I plan to buy it and use it as a fire iron."

Alexei wasn't sure what to say afte