Lin Li poked his head out to take a look, only to find that the owner of the Gilded Rose seemed to be a little too young. He looked to be in his twenties, not even in his thirties. He was handsome, fair, and gentle, and had a strong scholarly aura about him. He gave off a good impression at first sight.
"Why is he so young?" Lin Li was a little surprised and slightly stunned.
"What can I do? His father died too early, and he just didn't have many sons."
"He's not even older than Kevin, right?"
"He's two years younger than Kevin, but he's much more promising than Kevin. When he took over the Mannes Family, this kid had just turned twenty. At that time, us old fellows all thought that the Mannes Family would suffer a great blow. Who knew that in these few years, not only did the Mannes Family not suffer a blow, but it's even more prosperous than in his father's hands," Gerian said, and then glared at Lin Li with some displeasure. As Gerian spoke, he glared at Lin Li in displeasure. "I get angry just thinking about it. What kind of f * cking world is this? How can Jarrosus produce so many evildoers? A few years ago, there was Ysera, and now there's an even evildoer little bastard like you …"
"…" Lin Li scratched his head, wondering who he had offended … "It's strange.
This kid has been in charge of the Mannes Family for seven years, but he hasn't even made a move once. No one knows how strong he is. You know Old Odin, right? A few years ago, because of some business conflicts, the old fellow sent a few killers to find out his background. In the end, not only did none of the people he sent come back, but a few days later, his beard was shaved while he was sleeping. When the old fellow woke up in the middle of the night and saw it, he was scared to death on the spot. He ran to the Mannes Family overnight, begged for mercy and apologized, and finally settled the matter. "
As the two of them spoke, the price of ten bottles of Arcane Magic Potion had been raised to 400,000.
"450,000." Reuben Saruman seemed to always have a gloomy chill on him. Every time he heard his bid, Lin Li felt a chill run down his spine.
"480,000!" Ysera had a warm smile on his face that made people feel as if they were bathing in the spring breeze. However, he was decisive and quick in bidding. Almost as soon as Reuben finished speaking, he raised the price to 30,000.
Reuben Saruman was also a ruthless person. Otherwise, he would not have killed his father and brother in one night. He raised his skinny arm under the black robe. "Five hundred and fifty thousand."
This shocking price did not scare off the richest man in Jarrosus. Before the skinny arm could be put down, Ysera Mannes had already raised the price by another 30,000. "580,000."
"Six hundred and fifty thousand!"
"F * ck!"
As soon as the new price was announced, the people in the guild hall went completely crazy. A group of mages looked at each other, wondering if they had heard wrongly. Lin Li took a deep breath and pinched his thigh. Even Gerian, who was beside him, could not help but grab the armrest of the chair tightly. He murmured, "Too exciting … Too exciting …"
"Mr Kevin, please wait a moment." Ysera Mannes did not continue bidding. Instead, he applied for a pause from Kevin. "I remember President Gerian once said that if you have trouble with cash, you can use something to replace it. Is that right, Mr Kevin?"
The hall suddenly quietened down. Everyone's eyes fell on Ysera Mannes. This sentence was even more shocking than the Saruman Family's bid. No one had thought that other than Anthony Rolin, the second person to admit that he did not have enough cash would be Ysera Mannes — the richest man in Jarrosus City!
"You are right, Chief Ysera …"
"Then, I would like to ask President Gerian to appraise how much this set of mage equipment is worth."
The young patriarch gave a few instructions, and the attendant beside him quickly brought a set of equipment.
There were three pieces in this set of equipment: a staff inlaid with a level-eight magical crystal, a black rune mage robe, and a mithril necklace with a singing crystal.
Gerian stared at the set of equipment without saying a word, but he was already cursing in his heart. F * ck you, pretty boy. You have nothing better to do than to make fun of me.
The items were good stuff. All three pieces of equipment were of high quality, especially that mithril necklace. Most ordinary mages would be envious of it for a while.
But what was the situation now? This was an auction for the Arcane Magic Potion.
Such a set of equipment that was neither too good nor too bad would only cost 20,000 gold coins if thrown into the Gilded Rose. In a business that easily had hundreds of thousands of gold coins, 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins would not even make a bubble. It was not even worth a feather, it was more like it was worth a life …
Just as everyone was having different thoughts, the young richest man spoke again.
"To be honest, President Gerian, the Mannes Family is indeed a little tight on cash recently." The smile on the fair and gentle face of the young patriarch was still gentle, but what he said completely plunged the Saruman Family into despair. "So I would like to use 100 sets of this equipment to exchange for 10 bottles of Arcane Magic Potion. What do you think, President Gerian?"
"100 … 100 sets?" Gerian swallowed hard.
"Yes, 100 sets."
"Deal!"
The silence in the hall was a little frightening. This was probably the most absurd scene at the auction. The entire transaction had not even been confirmed by Kevin, but no one present doubted the validity of the transaction. What made them feel absurd was the Mannes Family — 100 sets of fine equipment in exchange for 10 bottles of Arcane Magic Potion. They were even wondering if this young patriarch had gone mad …
And with the absurdity came an unprecedented sense of crisis.
The Guild of Magic could be described as the sun at high noon in Jarrosus City today. They had one of the strongest mages in Jarrosus City and a true pharmacist. On top of such terrifying strength, the Mannes Family had actually sent them another 100 sets of powerful magic equipment …
The heads of the forces felt their scalps tingle just thinking about it. How terrifying would a force be with 100 well-equipped mages?
Moreover, the heads of the forces were not fools. After the initial sense of absurdity, they quickly understood that the Mannes Family would not do a losing business for no reason. After taking out 100 sets of fine equipment, they would definitely launch a series of collaborations with the Guild of Magic. Thinking of the collaboration between these two behemoths, everyone had the same thought … Jarrosus City was probably going to change …
On one side was the richest man in Jarrosus City, and on the other was the strongest mage in Jarrosus City. Amidst the different expressions on everyone's faces, the two hands clasped tightly together.
"President Gerian, I have a small request." When shaking hands with Gerian, the young patriarch said softly, "I wonder if you can introduce me to the young pharmacist of your guild?"
"This is probably the only thing I can't decide on. I have to ask him before I can make a decision …" There was some helplessness on Gerian's face. He really couldn't decide on this matter. Lin Li could be said to be the most special person in the Guild of Magic now. No one, including Gerian, could force him to do something he didn't want to do. Everyone knew that without this young mage, there would be no future for the guild.
"That's a pity …" Ysera was a little regretful, but he soon smiled again. "Then, please tell that pharmacist that I happen to have a big deal on hand and need three bottles of Mana Potion. If he is willing to help, the reward will definitely be satisfactory. He can choose three items from the Mannes Family's collection!"
"…" Gerian sucked in a breath of cold air. The Mannes Family was the richest family in the Felan Kingdom. 1,300 years after the Dark Age, who knew how many good things they had hidden. Gerian had never even thought of letting anyone pick three of them …
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