Besides, both Lin Li and Lin Li had Sanctuary powerhouses. The real victor would still depend on the troops in his hands, and the victor would still have to be determined on the battlefield. Even the most elite legion would at most be made up of Legendary powerhouses. If the illusion of the sea serpent's pearl was used to deal with enemies below the Sanctuary-realm, it would be a great killing weapon.
That was also the reason that the major forces were constantly fighting over the sea serpent's pearl. No one wanted their opponent to obtain such an item that could determine the outcome of a battle.
"Felic, why don't you buy it then? You don't seem to be unable to fork out such a small amount of money, do you?" Connoris couldn't help but ask Lin Li after figuring it out.
The Tower of Dusk had now developed into a rather powerful force. If they were to display all their power, they might not be inferior to the Sea Clan or the human kingdoms. Hence, if the sea serpent's pearl could fall into Lin Li's hands, it would definitely increase the strength of the Tower of Dusk.
"What's the use of that thing? I'm just the President of a Guild of Magic, and I don't intend to unify Anril," Lin Li said half-jokingly. Of course, that was also the truth. What Lin Li had to consider now was to find the Immortal King and figure out the mystery of his transmigration to this world, as well as deal with the catastrophe that Geresco had mentioned.
Hence, given the level of the battle that Lin Li was about to face, the sea serpent's pearl really wouldn't be of much use. The mages of the Tower of Dusk had the Magic Net Array left behind by Geresco, as well as a weapon of war like the Sky Castle. Why would they need something that could only create illusions?
Besides, Lin Li could easily come up with hundreds of ways to create illusions with his attainments in the field of inscription. Besides, the power of the illusions would only be greater than that of the sea serpent's pearl. The power of the sea serpent's pearl only contained a trace of Sanctuary-realm power, but the mageweath that Lin Li had drawn had already reached the point of containing divine power. In that case, why would he spend so much money to buy something that was of no use to him at all?
However, although the sea serpent's pearl was useless to Lin Li, it was of great use to the Sea Clan and the human kingdoms. Perhaps, one of their goals for participating in this auction was the sea serpent's pearl that could affect the outcome of a battle. After all, there was probably no other inscriber of Lin Li's level in Anril now.
"Fifty million gold coins!"
Just as Lin Li and Connoris were conversing, a few rounds of intense bidding had passed. Prince Johnathan of the Felan Kingdom even bid 50,000,000 gold coins.
As the price was announced, the entire venue fell into silence. The only thing that could be heard was the heavy breathing of the people. A price of 50,000,000 gold coins was rarely seen. Even in past auctions, it was rare to see such a price. For a kingdom, 50,000,000 gold coins was probably several years' worth of taxes. If a kingdom didn't have any foundation, it would have gone bankrupt.
"Damn it, 50 million gold coins. Aren't the people of the Felan Kingdom too much?!" The Giant Shark Race's Young Lord Greena panted heavily as he gritted his teeth so hard that creaking sounds could be heard. Even to the Colossal Shark Clan, 50 million gold coins was a rather large sum. Moreover, he wasn't only attending this auction for this item.
In fact, 50 million gold coins was also a rather large sum for the Felan Kingdom. However, the Felan Kingdom had obtained a lot of benefits from the High Elves after overthrowing them. Although the biggest piece of the cake had been taken away by the Supreme Council, the Felan Kingdom still had a considerable share of the cake, especially when it came to wealth in the general sense. Wealth in the general sense referred to gold and gems, which were not of much use to the Supreme Council. Hence, most of them had been left to the Felan Kingdom. 50 million gold coins was just a drop in the bucket.
Of course, the Felan Kingdom was not the only rich one. The Colossal Shark Clan, the Sea Clans, the Ledin Kingdom, and the Rotterdam Kingdom were also rich. It wouldn't be difficult for them to fork out 50 million gold coins. However, at this point, they had no choice but to consider which one they should choose between 50 million gold coins and the sea serpent's pearl.
Prince Tory of the Rotterdam Kingdom sighed helplessly, and gave up on bidding. Prince Jeremiah of the Ledin Kingdom hesitated for a long time before finally shaking his head and putting it down. Young Lord Gerina of the Giant Shark Clan crushed the wine glass in his hand, but he still didn't bid for a higher price.
"51 million gold coins," Young Lord Manson of the Thunder Eel Clan said as he tentatively raised the bid by 1 million gold coins. The auction was not just a competition of money, but also a psychological battle. Strategies were also required when bidding for items.
There were more than one or two good items at this auction, and no matter how rich one was, it was impossible to buy all the good items. Besides, there was still competition, and it wasn't a matter of how much one bid. If others raised the price, it would be hard to know how much the final price would be. Hence, it was impossible to throw in all the money they had prepared in one go, unless they were not going to participate in any subsequent auctions.
Manson's bid of 51 million gold coins had already exceeded the limit of the Thunder Eel Clan's investment in the sea serpent's pearl. Exceeding 1 million gold coins might not affect the plan much, but if the Felan Kingdom raised the price again, they would have no choice but to give up on bidding.
Manson didn't want to give up, either. After all, the power of the sea serpent's pearl was still very important to the Thunder Eel Clan. Although the mages of the Thunder Eel Clan were powerful, they had a fatal flaw, which was that they couldn't fight back after being barged into their formation. With the protection of the illusion created by the sea serpent's pearl, the mages would have an additional layer of barrier in front of them. Even if the Giant Shark Knights barged into their formation, they would still be able to deal with them calmly.
"51 million gold coins. Is there any higher bid? 51 million going once." Grand Duke Weidi looked around the venue, and seeing that it was silent, he began to bid loudly.
However, before Grand Duke Weidi could bid for the second time, a voice came from the private box of the Felan Kingdom's envoy, causing the entire venue to be in an uproar again.
"53 million gold coins!"
Prince Johnathan's voice resounded in the venue like a boulder that had been thrown into the water, and it made the originally silent venue boil with excitement. Although it was just another 2 million gold coins, it was obvious that Prince Johnathan was determined to get the sea serpent's pearl. Just from this point alone, everyone could see that if someone continued to bid, Jonathan would most likely continue to bid.
Meanwhile, Manson shook his head slightly, thinking that he had no choice but to give up on the sea serpent's pearl. Although the sea serpent's pearl was very useful to the Thunder Eel Clan, it wasn't enough for him to go all out to fight for it. However, the Felan Kingdom was obviously going to stake everything on this. If they were to continue bidding, the price might suddenly hit the 670 million mark, and that would be a loss that outweighed the gain.
After Grand Duke Weidi bid for the third time, he slammed the wooden hammer in his hand and ended the sky-high auction with one strike. The huge sea serpent's pearl was carried away by the people of the auction house while everyone looked at it with regret and sorrow. One could imagine that the sea serpent's pearl would soon become the Felan Kingdom's.
However, to the Sea Clan, it wasn't a terrible thing for the sea serpent's pearl to be bought by the Felan Kingdom. After all, the Felan Kingdom was just a continental country, and basically had no naval power. Even if they had a war weapon like the sea serpent's pearl, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the Sea Clan.
The Ledin Kingdom and the Rotterdam Kingdom were the only ones that had to worry about, especially between the Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom. God knew when the two countries would go to war. Although Prince Jeremiah was a dandy, he could also think of the problem. He regretted not making up his mind to bid for it again.
After the sea serpent's pearl was carried away to complete the transaction, the auction continued under Grand Duke Weidi's hosting. At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the private room where Lin Li was. After Lin Li invited him in, Prince Johnathan walked in with two attendants.
"Prince Johnathan, congratulations on getting the sea serpent's pearl." Lin Li stood up with a smile and invited Prince Johnathan to his seat.
However, there wasn't much joy on Prince Johnathan's face. After sitting down, he said, "President Felic, I know your character, so I won't beat around the bush. I'm here this time to ask for your help. "
Although Prince Johnathan didn't have much contact with Lin Li, they were both from Anril, after all. Hence, he had some understanding of Lin Li's character. Hence, he didn't exchange any pleasantries after entering, and got straight to the point.
"Prince Johnathan, you're being too polite. We've cooperated a lot, so you're treating me like an outsider. If there's anything you need help with, feel free to let me know. I won't turn you down as long as it's within my means. " Lin Li wasn't being polite. The Tower of Dusk and the Felan Kingdom had long had business dealings. In terms of potions and weapons, the Felan Kingdom was one of the biggest customers of the Tower of Dusk. They weren't on good terms, but at least there hadn't been any obvious conflicts between the two parties.
"Here's the thing, President Felic. I've just bid for the sea serpent's pearl. In fact, this is also one of my main goals for participating in this auction. However, in order to exert the power of the sea serpent's pearl, we have to use special mageweaths. Otherwise, this thing will only be a decoration. President Felic is now the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council, and I'd like to ask for your help to see if you can help us invite a few Masters of Inscription from the Supreme Council. " Prince Johnathan didn't know how incredible Lin Li's attainments in the field of inscription were. Hence, he only hoped that Lin Li could use his identity as an arbitrator to help them invite a few Masters of Inscription from the Supreme Council.
"Oh?" Lin Li was slightly stunned for a moment, and he immediately smiled. "Prince Johnathan, you should know that I've just become the fourth arbitrator. Given the temper of those Masters of Inscription, I'm afraid no one will accept my offer. I'll remember this matter, but if they don't want to, I can't force them to do anything, so don't get your hopes up. "
What Lin Li said was not a lie. In Anril, Inscriptionists had a very high status. If mages were considered to be nobles, then Inscriptionists would be the nobles of the nobles. In the Supreme Council, the status of Inscriptionists was also extremely high, and even Andoine, the chairman of the council, might not be able to order them around. Although the Inscriptionists would not go against the three arbitrators, Lin Li had just become the fourth arbitrator, and he might not be able to order those Inscriptionists around.
Prince Johnathan naturally understood what was going on. Hence, he was not disappointed by Lin Li's ambiguous words. No matter what, Lin Li was the fourth arbitrator, and his words still held some weight. Besides, Prince Johnathan wouldn't let the Inscriptionists work for nothing. All he needed was someone to bridge the gap.
Seeing that Lin Li had agreed to his request, Prince Johnathan tactfully got up and left the private room without disturbing him any further.
After Prince Johnathan left, Connoris laughed, and said, "He actually asked you to help him hire an Inscriptionist, but he doesn't know that he's sitting in front of a Guru of Inscription. So, are you going to help him yourself, or are you really going to let the inexperienced ones from the Supreme Council help him? "
If the Masters of Inscription of the Supreme Council knew that they had been called inexperienced, they would probably fly into a rage on the spot. Master Moke, who had drawn the mageweath for the Tower of Dusk back then, was so infuriated that his nostrils were almost pointing to the sky. If Lin Li hadn't shown some of his skills, he wouldn't have known what he was capable of.
"We'll talk about it when the time comes. Anyway, it's just activating the power of the sea serpent's pearl, and we don't need complicated mageweaths. The standards of the few from the Supreme Council are enough," Lin Li said nonchalantly. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Johnathan, but after all, they weren't close to each other. If he said that he could complete the mageweath for Johnathan, Johnathan probably wouldn't believe him. Hence, there was no need for him to look for trouble.
After chatting for a while, another auction item was moved to the stage. Grand Duke Weidi reached out and lifted the red cloth that was covering it, revealing a painting. This time, the people in the venue were a little puzzled. Although artworks also had the ability to make people comprehend the Laws, the comparative effect was not very obvious. It was obviously not high enough to be placed in such an auction.
"This painting is a gift from the Octopus Clan to the Gilded Kingdom. It was created by the Legendary-realm master of the Octopus Clan, Heldanos." In fact, Grand Duke Weidi himself didn't understand what was wrong with Bradlor and the others. Putting aside the impact of the diplomatic gift auction, he didn't think that such a painting could fetch a good price.
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