Initially, Grand Duke Weidi felt that even if the level of the mageweath scroll had been appraised, he wouldn't bring it to the auction again. After all, the Heart of Evil had already created a miracle in the history of the auction. However, after reading the test report, even though he didn't quite believe it, he still brought it up to the lab.
Compared to the uproar that most people were making, it was a completely different scene in the private room of the Octopus Clan. The one who participated in the auction was none other than the young lord of the Octopus Clan, Harquess. When he heard that the next item to be auctioned was the work of President Felic of the Tower of Dusk, he immediately recalled the evaluation of his father and the Grand Elder.
Has that human mage's attainments in inscription really reached the level that the Grand Elder mentioned? Although Harquess was unwilling to believe it, he did not dare to doubt the judgment of the Grand Elder and the others. Hence, he was rather interested in the item to be auctioned now. After all, Lin Li had only created a mageweath based on his own work previously. Now that it was a work that Lin Li had personally drawn, it should be able to reflect Lin Li's standards.
"Felic, it's your mageweath scroll's turn. This auction seems to have good taste." Connoris was not surprised at all that Lin Li's mageweath scroll was auctioned after the Heart of Evil. Others might not know Lin Li's abilities, but he had been following Lin Li for such a long time. How could he not know?
Lin Li smiled indifferently. The reason why he brought the mageweath scroll to the auction was because he was giving Bradlor some face at the request of the Gilded Kingdom. As for how much the mageweath scroll could fetch, he actually didn't care at all. Whoever managed to bid for it would be lucky, and there was nothing to be regretful about.
However, Bradlor did not know Lin Li's attitude, and even if he did, he would definitely not let the auction of the mageweath scroll become awkward. If the mageweath scroll was not brought up to the stage in the end, it would be fine. Anyway, the Gilded Kingdom had already expressed a certain degree of friendliness through Heldanos' painting.
However, since the mageweath scroll had been brought up to the stage, Bradlor had no choice but to follow his original plan and find a way to sell the mageweath scroll at a decent price. Of course, it was not a big deal for a king like him to spend some gold coins. What really worried him was the reactions of the people in the hall, and whether they would make Lin Li feel awkward.
"Everyone, please be quiet, please be quiet!" Grand Duke Weidi couldn't remain calm as he listened to the various discussions below. He could only ask the crowd to quieten down.
Fortunately, Grand Duke Weidi still had some influence. Moreover, after some discussion, everyone wanted to know how Grand Duke Weidi was going to explain why the mageweath scroll was auctioned at this time. Thus, the discussions in the hall gradually quieted down. Everyone looked at Grand Duke Weidi on the stage with a strange gaze.
Grand Duke Weidi could completely feel the various meanings contained in those gazes. However, after looking at the mageweath scroll placed there, he braced himself and picked it up.
Holding the mageweath scroll, Grand Duke Weidi sorted out his words in his mind before saying to the crowd, "As for the level of this mageweath scroll, I will not tell you for now …"
Originally, before introducing the mageweath scroll, he would first introduce the level of the mageweath scroll, such as high-level, Master-level, or even Guru-level mageweath scrolls. However, just as Grand Duke Weidi was about to introduce the mageweath scroll, he suddenly remembered that he had not identified the level of the mageweath scroll yet. Hence, he could only change his words at the last minute and pretend to be in suspense.
However, the crowd below the stage didn't buy Grand Duke Weidi's actions. If the auction item was some other mysterious item, they wouldn't mind Grand Duke Weidi playing with suspense. However, mageweath scrolls were either low-level, mid-level, high-level, or Master-level mageweath scrolls. What was there to be suspense about?
Furthermore, this mageweath scroll was created by a human mage in his early twenties. Even if they were beaten to death, they wouldn't believe that a young human mage could create so many amazing mageweath scrolls. Grand Duke Weidi's suspense was simply ridiculous.
"Grand Duke Weidi, could it be that the mageweath scroll in your hand is an apprentice-level mageweath scroll?" Someone immediately laughed and shouted.
"Yes, it is indeed not easy to see an apprentice-level mageweath scroll at such an auction. Haha!" Following which, many people started to make a ruckus.
Hearing the ruckus below, Grand Duke Weidi's expression became awkward. However, he could only pretend that he didn't hear anything, and continued to say loudly, "Next, I will show everyone the power of this mageweath scroll. I believe that everyone will be able to make a judgment by then."
"What's there to show? Just start the auction. I will bid one gold coin!"
The person who didn't give Grand Duke Weidi face was Griner, who was already hysterical from anger. At this auction, Griner had been cheated by Lin Li. First, the Dark Golden Demonic Dragon Armor was snatched away, and then the Heart of Evil, which he was determined to get, lost in the auction because of Lin Li. This was definitely a huge feud.
The Dark Golden Demonic Dragon Armor was snatched away because Griner had considered that the Heart of Evil was the most important target of this auction. Hence, he couldn't spend any money without restraint. However, he didn't expect that he wouldn't get the Heart of Evil in the end, and would only be left with a large handful of gold coins. It was a complete failure.
As the young prince of the Giant Shark Clan, Griner had never suffered such a loss before. He was already showing the Gilded Kingdom a lot of respect by not immediately taking the four God Generals to settle scores with Lin Li. Now that he saw Lin Li's mageweath scroll appear on the auction stage, he couldn't suppress his anger anymore.
With Griner taking the lead, the people in the hall naturally didn't have any more worries, and began to shout out their bids one gold coin at a time. It seemed like they were bidding very fiercely.
Seeing this scene, Grand Duke Weidi couldn't say anything more. He had no choice but to untie the rope on the mageweath scroll, and slowly unfurled it according to the appraisal report submitted by the people below.
In fact, according to Grand Duke Weidi's idea, he could just directly unfurl the mageweath scroll. Anyway, the stage was protected by a powerful defensive magic array. Even a Master-level mageweath scroll wouldn't be able to cause any damage to the auction venue, let alone such a low-level mageweath scroll.
However, when he thought of the contents of the appraisal report, Grand Duke Weidi couldn't help but slow down even though he was very doubtful of the authenticity of the report. He only unfurled the mageweath scroll two fingers wide before stopping. As the mageweath scroll was unfurled, a heavy force was immediately emitted from the scroll, and instantly shrouded everyone in the venue.
The people in the auction hall were still making a ruckus, bidding one gold coin after another. No one paid attention to the situation on the stage. However, he suddenly felt a heavy force being exerted on his body out of nowhere. This caused the originally noisy venue to become quiet all of a sudden. It was as if a quacking duck was suddenly choked by its neck.
However, that situation didn't last long, and immediately after, an even louder uproar broke out in the venue. The people from relatively smaller forces didn't go overboard, and were just venting their dissatisfaction. On the other hand, those who didn't care much about Grand Duke Weidi's identity began to denounce him. Some questioned the fairness of the auction, some questioned Grand Duke Weidi's character, and some even implicated the reputation of the Gilded Kingdom.
"I thought it was something incredible, but it turns out to be just a gravity mageweath. How dare you put a mageweath scroll that even an apprentice of inscription wouldn't bother to make at such an auction!" Feeling the power of the mageweath scroll, Griner mocked loudly without holding back.
Gravity mageweath! In fact, that name popped up in everyone's mind at the same time when they felt the heavy force on their bodies. From that alone, it could be seen that the gravity mageweath wasn't something profound. Not to mention a proper inscriber, even those who didn't know much about inscription would know what the gravity mageweath was.
The power of the gravity mageweath was very simple. It was to exert a greater gravity on people, just like tying a large pile of iron to a person's body. Hence, many Warriors would use this method to train their strength.
In addition, if a gravity mageweath scroll was opened during a battle, it could also affect the enemy's movements a little. However, the effect would definitely not be too great. After all, for Warriors, they might have long gotten used to the increase in gravity. For mages, casting magic would not be affected by the increase in gravity. Hence, the usefulness of the gravity mageweath was very limited in every aspect.
Strictly speaking, gravity mageweaths didn't have a specific level, and even an apprentice of inscription could draw them. However, as the ability of the inscriber increased, the power of the gravity mageweath would also increase to a certain extent.
However, the increase wouldn't be too great. For example, if a Master-level inscriber were to draw a gravity mageweath, the power of the gravity mageweath might be similar to that of an advanced mageweath. Hence, generally speaking, inscribers didn't like to spend their energy on gravity mageweaths.
Through the heavy force, everyone guessed that the mageweath scroll in Grand Duke Wedi's hand was only a low-level gravity mageweath. Naturally, they felt even more disdainful. Even if it was a Master-level mageweath, it would still be fine. Who was he trying to fool with a gravity mageweath!? Everyone was also very dissatisfied with Grand Duke Wedi, who had brought this rubbish mageweath scroll to the auction stage.
"Grand Duke Wedi, you must be joking with us. This joke is a little too much. We don't have that much time to play this game with you." After confirming that the mageweath scroll was a gravity mageweath, everyone in the auction hall stood up and prepared to leave. Those who could attend this auction were all reputable figures in the Endless Ocean, and it wasn't something to be happy about being teased like that.
It was just a harmless joke, and everyone would just laugh it off. However, Grand Duke Wedi bringing a rubbish like the gravity mageweath scroll to the auction stage was a little humiliating. Although they didn't think that Grand Duke Wedi would really have the guts to offend so many people, they weren't willing to continue playing with him.
In particular, while Greena resented Lin Li for ruining his auction plan, he also resented Grand Duke Wedi. He hadn't forgotten how the Gilded Kingdom had answered him after he had a conflict with the Tower of Dusk previously. The failure of this auction, coupled with the Gilded Kingdom's stance previously, naturally made him think that there was an 80% chance that the Gilded Kingdom and the Tower of Dusk had an affair.
However, Greena didn't clamor to leave the auction hall like the others. In his opinion, this performance was obviously for the Gilded Kingdom and the Tower of Dusk to build a relationship. If he were to leave just like that, it would be too easy for the Gilded Kingdom and the Tower of Dusk.
Hence, when everyone was about to leave noisily, Greena stood in front of the window of the private room, and almost poked his upper body out. He loudly said, "Everyone, please calm down. I believe that Grand Duke Wedi will definitely give us a satisfactory explanation regarding this matter. Otherwise, we will have reason to doubt the fairness of this auction!"
Clearly, as the young master of the Giant Shark Clan, Greena wasn't completely brainless. He wanted to make use of this opportunity to blow things up. If the fairness of the auction was questioned, then the items that had been auctioned off previously would have to be auctioned again. With this buffer time, he could also make more ample preparations and launch a counterattack when the time came.
Upon hearing Greena's words, the faces of Bradlor and Monteri in the royal private room grew extremely sullen. This auction was not only held in the Gilded Kingdom, but was also hosted by the Gilded Kingdom. Hence, Greena's blatant questioning of the fairness of the auction was no different from questioning the credibility of the Gilded Kingdom.
However, in the face of all this, Bradlor couldn't say anything. Wasn't it all caused by him? If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to build a relationship with President Felic of the Tower of Dusk through the auction, he wouldn't have asked Felic to auction the scroll. If he hadn't asked Monteri to persuade Grand Duke Wedi, the scroll wouldn't have been put on the stage at this time.
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