Chapter 552 - Elven Mage (2/2)
Those sitting downstairs were rather reputable people outside. However, they were surprised to see these people who didn’t treat money like money. They had felt that although their power and influence weren’t as great as those of the Malfa Family or Dark Blade, and their wealth didn’t match that of the Glittergold Trade Union or Gilded Rose, the difference wasn’t so big. It wasn’t impossible for them to catch up or even overtake these powerful families with enough hard work and some luck.
However, those people downstairs felt this gap between themselves and the rich families widening after witnessing their bids. Their hopes were getting further away, and were eventually smashed. This was too upsetting. How much time and effort did they have to put in to earn 10,000,000 gold coins? How could these people just spend it all on a branch? It was understandable to spend it on the Myth Potion, but what was the use of the branch? Did they really think it came from the Tree of Eternity?
“Mage Felic, I know that you have just auctioned the Myth Potion that you’ve concocted, and it was bought by Mr Robbio from the Glittergold Trade Union at 10,000,000 gold coins. So, you have much more money than a mere castellan like me. However, I urge you to carefully consider if it’s worth it to spend so much on something that pharmacists can only put in their herb farms. This 10,000,000 gold coins are enough to buy a lot of precious herbs and diversify the types of herbs in your herb farm. Why are you even fighting for this rather useless thing with me?” Arathor attempted to convince Lin Li politely after raising the bid to 10,000,000.
“11,000,000 gold coins!” Lin Li first raised the bid, then turned, smiled at Arathor, and said, “Castellan Arathor, why are you fighting with me since you’ve said it’s rather useless? Have you forgotten that the first one to bid was me? You are the one who’s competing with me.”
The crowd downstairs erupted into a clamor. They couldn’t believe that the record just created during today’s auction hosted by the Time Consignment Store was renewed so fast. From 3,000,000 to 10,000,000, and still rising… How high would the new record reach? What was so special about this insignificant branch that so many people were crazy after it?
Arathor’s face turned even paler. Meanwhile, his Elven companion seemed to be trying hard to suppress his anger. Though Roland City was honored as the city of abundance, Arathor’s family wealth had been long gone after the chaos 20-plus years ago. Even after the reconstruction of the city afterwards, the acc.u.mulation of wealth was still very limited.
Arathor couldn’t help but hesitate. Taking out 10,000,000 would already greatly affect Roland City. Though Roland City was owned by Arathor’s family to a certain extent, this didn’t mean that Arathor could play around with this city and its people at will.
More importantly, the responsibility Roland City held as the granary of the Breezy Plains was crucial. Any changes would greatly affect the entire Breezy Plains. If Arathor had done anything that harmed the interests of Roland City, its inhabitants, various factions in Roland City, castellans of neighboring cities, and even the royal family of Felan Kingdom wouldn’t spare Arathor so easily.
Seeing Arathor’s hesitation, the Elf beside him showed obvious signs of anxiety. This anxiety was worsened with every inquiry William made downstairs.
“11,000,000 gold coins! This treasure from the Elven Kingdom is now at 11,000,000 gold coins, bid by President Felic of the Tower of Dusk. Anyone with a higher bid?” William sounded rather excited.
Not to mention the crowd downstairs, even the guests in the guest rooms were stunned by Lin Li’s bid. Although everyone knew that Lin Li had earned a large sum from the Myth Potion, it still took a lot of boldness to spend everything just like that.
How much had this Tower of Dusk developed since its founding less than a year ago? Given that this young President was willing to spend so much, it could at least show that the wealth he possessed wasn’t just the 10,000,000 he had earned just now. If not, he wouldn’t have spent everything he had just earned on a branch of unknown origin. After all, 10,000,000 was so important to a newly established faction!
“So young!” Prince Hilary shook his head and sighed. It seemed like this genius lad who Englos admired so much wasn’t all that perfect. In this world, geniuses weren’t so rare. Talented people often faced the same problem. That was, certain flaws were also magnified just as their talents in certain aspects were magnified. Due to this reason, many geniuses couldn’t develop to their full potential before being overcome by this problem.
Hilary’s biggest hobby was to collect all kinds of strange objects and investigate forgotten skills. He was well-known in Anril because of this. Although he believed that he could afford to spend 10,000,000 gold coins, he definitely wouldn’t spend it all on an insignificant branch.
Judging from the current circ.u.mstances, this genius lad that Englos admired had fallen into a fight over reputation—a mistake young people often committed. If not, any rational person wouldn’t have made such a decision. Hilary suddenly felt bored, and dispelled the idea to visit the Tower of Dusk in Doland. This genius lad most likely couldn’t escape his eventual downfall.
Robbio of the Glittergold Trade Union, however, had another thought in mind. Since his boss Hoffman admired this Mage Felic so much, couldn’t he seek this chance to forge a closer relations.h.i.+p with Mage Felic by lending him some money? After all, the Glittergold Trade Union could lend its money to anyone. It was too much that Glittergold was attending this auction anyway, since its competing bidders’ money was most likely lying in the gold reserves of the Glittergold Trade Union!
“11,000,000 gold coins! Anyone with a higher bid? 11,000,000 gold coins going twice!” William’s voice had covered the noises of the crowd.
The deal would be sealed when William struck down with his gravel after the asking for the third time. Arathor wasn’t willing to risk Roland City’s future on this bid. However, the Elf standing behind him could hide no longer. After William’s second inquiry, he stood forward and shouted, “12,000,000 gold coins!”