"Haha, that fella is probably going to vomit blood now! How could he come up with such a lousy explanation!? " Both Greena and Cantory had also heard the explanation, but just like the others, they thought that Lin Li had made it up. Besides, it also proved their previous conjecture that Lin Li's scheme had failed, and he had been tricked instead. That was rather embarrassing. It was no wonder that Lin Li had come up with such an excuse.
This small disturbance had caused everyone's attention to shift away from the auction. As a result, the next few items that were auctioned did not cause too intense a fight, and the owners of each item were soon determined. That also made Grand Duke Wedi feel a little vexed.
However, at this moment, a manager of the auction house suddenly ran up to the stage, and whispered something into Grand Duke Wedi's ear. No one knew what the two of them were talking about. They only saw the expression on Grand Duke Wedi's face. First, he frowned, and then, he looked as if he had seen a ghost. Finally, he looked extremely solemn.
Finally, Grand Duke Wedi said a few words to his subordinate, and waved his hand to get him off the stage. He then continued with the auction.
Soon, another auction item was brought up to the stage. As it was brought up, everyone's attention was drawn back to it. However, the appearance of this auction item was inconspicuous, and it could even be said to be ugly.
It was a magic staff, or rather, a magic staff. Its entire body was greyish-yellow and black, and its shape was not straight. Instead, it was twisted like a withered tree branch. From the appearance of the magic staff, no one could tell what material it was made of. It was neither metal nor wood, and there were no gems embedded on it. It was just that one end of the staff was thick while the other was thin.
"Most of my friends might find this magic staff unfamiliar, and might even say that such an item can be called a magic staff?" Grand Duke Wedi picked up the ugly magic staff, and showed it to everyone in a joking tone. He then continued, "However, let me mention a name that everyone here might be familiar with. It's Mocajerio."
Indeed, just like what Grand Duke Wedi had said, the entire venue immediately buzzed when they heard the name Mocajerio, and the originally peaceful atmosphere of the venue was broken.
Mocajerio was a very famous person among the Merfolk. He was a powerful Sanctuary Master. However, the reason why he was so famous wasn't just because of his strength. After all, there were Sanctuary powerhouses in the Sea Clan. One of the main reasons why he was so famous was because of his race, the Tiger Prawn Tribe. Among the many Sea Tribes, they were very famous for their short lifespan. Their average lifespan was only 30 years. Even if they reached the Legendary-realm, the lifespan of the Tiger Shrimp Tribe could only be extended to 100 years. It was almost impossible for anyone to break through to the Sanctuary-realm in such a short period of time.
But Mocajerio was definitely a weirdo among the Tiger Shrimp Clan. First of all, he was definitely a genius. He stepped into the legendary realm at the age of 15. Not to mention the Tiger Prawn Tribe, even the countless sea clans of the Endless Sea would definitely be regarded as a genius.
However, even if the Tiger Prawn Tribe stepped into the Legendary-realm, they would only have a lifespan of less than 100 years. Perhaps only a freak like Lin Li could break through from the Legendary-realm to the Sanctuary-realm in a few decades. It was the same for Mocajerio. According to the records, he didn't show any signs of breaking through to the Sanctuary-realm even when he was in his 90s. It was as if he had nothing else to do but wait for death.
However, what surprised everyone was that Mocajerio, who didn't break through to the Sanctuary-realm before the age of 100, was not summoned by the Grim Reaper like the other tribesmen when he reached the age of 100. Instead, he continued to study how to break through to the Sanctuary-realm.
When he was more than 200 years old, Mocajerio finally broke through to the Sanctuary-realm and became the first Sanctuary Master in the history of the Tiger Prawn Tribe. No one knew how long a short-lived species like the Tiger Prawn Tribe would live after stepping into the Sanctuary-realm. They only knew that after Mocajerio became a Sanctuary Master, he lived for 10,000 years before he disappeared.
Hence, how Mocajerio broke through the shackles of his lifespan became a secret that many Sea Clans, especially the short-lived species like the Tiger Prawn Tribe, were eager to decipher.
"I think everyone has thought of something. Yes, this is the Coral Staff that Mocajerio has been using since he was young. He didn't change it even after he broke through to the Sanctuary-realm. As for the authenticity of this Coral Staff, we have invited dozens of appraisal masters to jointly appraise it, and they have finally confirmed that it is the real one. Next up is the auction of this Coral Staff. The starting bid is 5,000,000 gold coins. " After Grand Duke Weidi finished his introduction, he inserted the coral staff into the shelf on the table. A huge projection appeared on the screen behind him, showing everything down to the slightest detail.
As a staff that had been used by a Sanctuary powerhouse, the power of the coral staff was actually not very strong. Hence, many people were not very enthusiastic about it. However, the Tiger Prawn Tribe was not the only short-lived species among the Sea Clans. The Giant Turtle Tribe was also a short-lived species, but they weren't as miserable as the Tiger Prawn Tribe. What these short-lived species valued was not the power of the staff, but the secret of how Mocajerio broke through the shackles of his lifespan.
Hence, after Grand Duke Weidi announced the start of the auction, the fiercest competition started among the short-lived Sea Clans. Besides, the secret of immortality wasn't only attractive to the short-lived species. Even the so-called long-lived species had different lifespans. Who wouldn't want to master the secret of immortality?
Although the minimum bid increment was 200,000 gold coins according to the rules of the auction, the price of the Coral Staff skyrocketed. In the blink of an eye, it had reached the 10,000,000 gold coins mark. But even so, there were not many people who gave up. It seemed that many people treated the Coral Staff as the most important object in this auction.
Speaking of which, humans were also short-lived species. The average lifespan of an ordinary human was only 60 to 70 years. However, humans had great development potential. Once they broke through to the Legendary-realm, they would gain a lifespan of 1,000 years. If they reached the Sanctuary-realm, their lifespan would be almost infinite, even though they might not be immortal. Hence, the few human forces did not make any moves in the competition for the Coral Staff. They simply sat there and watched the show.
As the bids rose one after another, the price of the Coral Staff skyrocketed. In the blink of an eye, it had reached the 60,000,000 gold coins mark. It was even crazier than the previous bid for the sea serpent's pearl. However, as the price exceeded the 60,000,000 gold coins mark, some of the weaker forces had no choice but to give up. Hence, the bidding was no longer as intense as before.
"The Sea Snake Clan offers 63,000,000 gold coins!" The young master of the Sea Snake Clan, Falte, suddenly announced the name of the Sea Snake Clan. Obviously, Falter's actions were no longer just a bidding war, but also a threat. Among the seven overlords, the lifespan of the Sea Snake Clan was the shortest. Their average lifespan was only about 300 years. This was also the reason why the Sea Snake Clan was determined to get the Coral Staff.
Indeed, after Falte said that, the expressions of many people who participated in the auction changed. After all, the Sea Snake Clan was also one of the seven overlords of the ocean. Their strength was far beyond that of the unranked Sea Clans. In particular, the Sea Snake Clan was famous for being vicious among the seven overlords. They would do anything if they were provoked.
Furthermore, it was obvious from Falte's shout that the price of the Coral Staff was about to reach his limit. The resources in the Wilderness where the Sea Snake Clan was located were not very rich. Although tens of millions of gold coins were not a huge sum to them, no one wanted to save some.
However, the secret of immortality was still very tempting. It could even make people ignore the threat of the Sea Snake Clan. Not long after Falter shouted, a voice abruptly rang out in the hall.
"Sixty-five million gold coins!"
Immediately, everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a strange-looking Sea Clan member in a corner of the venue. He was trembling as he raised the plate in his hand.
This Sea Clan member was rather short. He was about 1.2 to 1.3 meters tall, and he looked like a gnome of the Sea Clan. On this Merfolk member's head was a rainbow-colored conch shell hat and a fist-sized golden conch shell hung around his neck.
Although Lin Li was sitting in the private room on the second floor, he could still see the strange Sea Clan member. He carefully rummaged through the memories of the various Sea Clans in his head, and finally found some information about them from a corner of his memory. From this, it could be seen what kind of status the Sea Clan had among the many Sea Clans.
The short Sea Clan member who insisted on fighting for the Coral Staff under the threat of the Sea Snake Clan actually had a very cool name — the Divine Conch Clan. However, the Divine Conch Clan was definitely the weakest among the many Sea Clans. They were far inferior to the Tiger Prawn Clan, let alone the seven overlords.
The people of the Divine Conch Clan had almost no combat power. They could learn magic, but they were extremely untalented. The so-called geniuses were only level-10 mages. They could learn martial arts, but one could imagine what kind of achievements they could achieve with their physique.
However, the Divine Conch Clan had a talent, and that was to use the sound waves of the conch to enhance the people on their side, such as hot-bloodedness, courage, tenacity, and so on. It could be said that the Divine Conch Clan was born to be an auxiliary race. They were a race that needed to rely on a certain powerful force, just like the symbiotic creatures in the ocean.
Logically speaking, such a purely auxiliary race should be very popular among the other Sea Clans. For example, the Giant Shark Clan. The Giant Shark Knights were already very powerful, but with the help of the Divine Conch Clan, their combat power would increase by a lot. In fact, it was said that during the era of the Ocean Dynasty, the Divine Conch Clan had a rather good status in the Ocean Dynasty, and there were traces of the Divine Conch Clan in several major armies.
It was a pity that during the chaotic era of the Ocean War, the Divine Conch Clan would become the priority target of the enemy no matter which side they appeared on. If it was during the era of the Ocean Dynasty, the emphasis was on the cooperation of the various races. Therefore, there were teams that specialized in protecting the Divine Conch Clan on the battlefield. However, the Ocean War was a war between races. It was just like cavalry, infantry, and archers fighting each other. How could they care about the Divine Conch Clan?
By the time the Ocean War ended, the Divine Conch Clan's talented people had already withered away. They couldn't even find a single legendary figure. Moreover, because of the decline of their race, the Divine Conch Clan didn't gain many benefits after the war. Without the help of large amounts of resources, it was even more impossible for them to nurture outstanding talents. This became a vicious cycle.
At this time, the Divine Conch Clan had lost their value in the eyes of the other powerful Sea Clans. They were like chicken ribs that were tasteless. Therefore, the Divine Conch Clan was the same as some other weak Sea Clans. They could only occupy a small piece of barren sea and painstakingly maintain the continuation of their race. The only extra income they had was accepting employment from other small forces. After all, for those small forces, even a slight increase in combat power was good enough.
The average lifespan of the Divine Conch Clan was 40 to 50 years. Only when they reached the Legendary-realm would their lifespan exceed 100 years. This was considered a rather short lifespan among the Sea Clans. They didn't have outstanding talents, nor did they have a long lifespan. Strictly speaking, the Divine Conch Clan was at a critical juncture of life and death.
No one could decide whether or not there would be a prodigy among them. Therefore, the Divine Conch Clan could only focus on extending their lifespan. In reality, were those powerful races really full of geniuses? Perhaps it would take 100 years for someone with the same talent to reach the Legendary-realm. Some long-lived races could live for hundreds of years. Naturally, they would reach the Legendary-realm. However, the Divine Conch Clan only had a lifespan of 40 to 50 years. How could they use 100 years to reach the Legendary-realm?
Therefore, lifespan was a huge problem that troubled the development of many short-lived races. For example, the High Elves and the human race. The High Elves would reach the Legendary-realm when they reached adulthood, and it wasn't rare for them to reach the Sanctuary-realm. Therefore, they called themselves the perfect race of the descendants of the gods. However, the lifespan of the High Elves was measured in thousands of years. If the human race had such a long lifespan, they might not be inferior to the High Elves.
It was the same for the Divine Conch Clan. They only had a lifespan of 40 to 50 years. Unless they were a rare genius, no one would be able to reach the Legendary-realm in 40 to 50 years. Furthermore, they would need a large amount of resources to do so. During the era of the Ocean Dynasty, the Seahorse Royal Family had valued the Divine Conch Clan's ability. With a single order, they had been able to give the Divine Conch Clan enough resources to produce a large number of Legendary-realm beings. However, everyone was using resources on their own race now. Who would be so bored as to waste resources on the Divine Conch Clan?
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