Unlike the people downstairs, Wilkinson and the others knew that Master Felic was determined to get the item after hearing Lin Li's bid. Hence, they immediately gave up on the idea. Actually, it made sense. Even the senior pharmacists had thought of placing the branch in the herb plantation. Given Master Felic's unfathomable attainments in pharmaceutics, how could he not have thought of that?
Although Wilkinson did not get an answer from Master Felic, the 5,000,000 gold coins was enough to explain the problem. Through this period of interaction, they had also gained some understanding of Master Felic's character. He was a person who refused to spend an extra copper coin on useless things. Now that he had made a move, it meant that regardless of where this branch came from, it was definitely very useful. Moreover, it was worth at least 5,000,000 gold coins. In other words, they saw Master Felic as someone who would not make a loss.
However, Wilkinson and the others did not feel dispirited, because they felt that it was not a bad thing for Master Felic to get his hands on it. After all, they might not be Master Felic's teacher and student, but they were actually much closer than friends and partners.
In another VIP room, Tedya from the Dark Blade shut his mouth angrily. Just as he was about to bid, he was stopped by the rich and overbearing 5,000,000 gold coins.
As a Necromancer, Tedya was disgusted by the life energy coming from the branch. The so-called fresh and natural aura made him feel nauseous. However, this item was also very useful to him.
Necromancers spent their days in the company of undead creatures. It was inevitable that their bodies would be corroded by the aura of death. Therefore, most necromancers had a strange appearance. To put it nicely, they were skinny and bony. To put it bluntly, they were just bones covered with skin. They were definitely scarier than real skeletons.
The issue of his image was secondary. This world worshipped the strong, and it didn't matter if he looked ugly. Who would dare to say that Sendros was ugly? The problem was that the corrosion of this Death Qi over a long period of time would be fatal to the body. Stepping into the Legendary-realm was naturally not a problem, but if he couldn't become a Legendary-mage like Sendros, he would have to make two choices.
One was to wait for death, which he believed that no one would make. The other was to transform himself into an Undead creature, which was a Lich like Ujfalusi. However, the success rate of this transformation was very low. With such a treasure filled with vitality, one could often use it to disperse the deathly aura within one's body. Naturally, one's lifespan would also be greatly extended.
For necromancers, a treasure that could provide a powerful life force wasn't just used to prolong their lifespan. Although life and death were opposing forces, he would have a better understanding of Necromancy through understanding this kind of vitality.
However, despite Tedya's good plan, he was slapped in the face by reality once more. Lin Li had raised the price to 5,000,000 gold coins right from the start, which directly extinguished all his hopes. If it was for the Dark Blade, the Dark Blade would be able to afford 5,000,000 gold coins. However, if it was for himself, he couldn't fork out so much money. He wasn't in charge of the Dark Blade, either.
Tedya was not the only one who was rendered speechless by Lin Li's words. Prince Hilary of the Ledin Kingdom had always been interested in rare items. Hence, even though he didn't know what the branch was for, the starting price of 1,000,000 gold coins wasn't much to him. However, as soon as he spoke, Lin Li's bid of 5,000,000 gold coins sounded in the hall, which immediately made him dumbfounded.
"He's still young, after all." Hilary shook his head and sighed. His good friend Englos admired Mage Felic very much, but that was only because of his pharmaceutical attainments. In his opinion, Lin Li was still young, after all, and would sometimes lose his cool when faced with problems.
The starting price was 1,000,000 gold coins, but Lin Li actually raised the bid to 5,000,000 gold coins. That was a very unwise move. Even if he really wanted to get his hands on this item, there was no need for him to be so impatient. That was a taboo in auctions. Not only did it tell others that he was desperate for it, it would also arouse the competitiveness of some people, and the final outcome would be to push the price to an uncontrollable height.
This young mage, pharmacist, and president of the Guild of Magic may have spent all his energy on learning magic and pharmaceutics, but he didn't understand the most basic common sense of life. Young geniuses couldn't be so talented in everything. Some things needed to be accumulated over time, and learning from books alone wasn't enough.
That wasn't just Hilary's opinion. The others who knew Lin Li, such as Robio who had just bought the Myth Potion at a high price, and William who was hosting the auction, all smiled bitterly at the bid. It wasn't that they had anything against Lin Li, but in their opinion, the 5,000,000 gold coins bid was really a stupid move.
"What!? He was the one who made that potion just now? "
"Did they collude? I don't believe that any potion can be worth 10,000,000 gold coins. Now, there's a 5,000,000 gold coin tree branch."
After the sky-high price of the potion was sold, the people downstairs were very curious about the effects of the potion, because they really couldn't imagine what kind of potion could be worth 10,000,000 gold coins. That was something that they couldn't imagine.
Although these people were sitting downstairs, they were all influential figures, and had complicated relationships with each other. Hence, it wasn't difficult for them to find out about this matter.
The person who won the potion was from the Glittergold Trade Union. Hence, someone who was familiar with Robio went to find out what he had spent the 10,000,000 gold coins on.
How could Robio tell them the truth? He couldn't possibly tell them that he had spent 10,000,000 gold coins on an experimental potion. He could tell his boss, Hoffman, because Hoffman was a pharmaceutics Master himself, and he had great respect for President Felic's pharmaceutics. However, he would definitely be called an idiot if he told others the truth. Hence, when someone came to ask, he confidently told them the effects of the potion, and didn't mention a word about the experimental potion.
When the person who inquired about the news came back, everyone gasped. A potion that could make an Archmage without the side effects of overdrafting one's potential meant that the possibility of entering the Legendary-realm had not been cut off. In that case, although the 10,000,000 gold coins was a huge amount, it could be said to be worth it. Of course, there was another premise. Only a wealthy family like the Glittergold Trade Union would be able to afford 10,000,000 gold coins. Other families wouldn't be able to make up their minds to do so.
What surprised everyone even more was that the person who concocted the Myth Potion, Mage Felic, was now sitting in the most distinguished VIP room. He was the person who had just bid for the 5,000,000 gold coins.
At this moment, some people also remembered that before the auction started, they had seen William leading a group of people upstairs from afar when they were waiting in the front hall. Almost no one had ever seen that respectful attitude from William.
"Wait, the Tower of Dusk? Isn't that the Guild of Magic that we went to recruit pharmacists from!? " It was obvious what kind of attitude they had towards the Tower of Dusk previously. They only had eyes for the pharmacists of the Tower of Dusk, and treated the Tower of Dusk as nothing.
"That little brat President? No wonder he just earned 10,000,000 gold coins. No wonder he dared to bid 5,000,000 gold coins like a nouveau riche, "someone said sourly.
Although these people were full of envy and jealousy towards the Tower of Dusk, they couldn't help but reevaluate the inconspicuous branch on the stage. After knowing the identity of the bidder, no one doubted William anymore. Putting aside Mage Felic, at least Master Wilkinson wouldn't do anything that would embarrass himself.
Although they did not believe that the young President of the Tower of Dusk was a distinguished pharmaceutics Master, at least Master Wilkinson was in the VIP room, and they reckoned that Master Wilkinson might have been the one who recognized the branch. Unfortunately, even though they felt that the branch was extraordinary, the bid of 5,000,000 gold coins had already become a barrier that blocked most of the people downstairs.
5,000,000 gold coins had already exceeded everyone's imagination. After all, it was not a magical potion, nor was it a precious material. In fact, it couldn't even be considered a piece of magical equipment. Although everyone knew how precious the natural magical aura it emitted was, they still felt that 5,000,000 gold coins was too expensive.
Logically speaking, after knowing so much about the Tower of Dusk, especially about the young President Felic, the various forces should be feeling uneasy about what they had done previously. After all, even a reputable person like William had to lower his status when receiving President Felic, and even personally lead the way. During the auction of the potion just now, the Glittergold Trade Union, the Dark Blade, Castellan Arathor of Roland City, and even Prince Hilary of the Ledin Kingdom all showed great interest in the potion.
However, when they thought about the nouveau riche bidding just now, they immediately felt relieved, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. He's just a kid! Yes, in the eyes of many people here, he was just a childish and insensible child who was too inexperienced to be feared at all. Lin Li reckoned that Master Wilkinson and a few other senior pharmacists were the main reason why he could receive such hospitality from Master William.
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