This kind of thing had no use for Lin Yun. Some of the Magic Tools sold by the Gilded Rose required Elemental Amber as a material, but those were ordinary Elemental Amber and were very cheap. Even the Gilded Rose's alchemist team was researching artificially synthesizing Elemental Amber.
The Elemental Amber required for a Magic Tool was worth a few dozen purple golds at most. This piece of Elemental Amber had a starting price of 30,000 purple golds, so there was no need to buy it.
Lin Yun calmly watched. In less than two minutes, that piece of Elemental Amber was sold for 80,000 purple golds. That price was close to three times the starting price, and it was just a warm-up item. This price was very exaggerated.
Soon, another Earth Elemental Gem was sold for 60,000 purple golds. As for the third item, it piqued Lin Yun's interest.
"It is rumored that this gem came from the distant Nesser Dynasty. It is the essence condensed from the Moon Well of the Night Elves. As the Night Elves disappeared from Noscent, those Moon Wells that condensed moonlight power also fell into disuse.
"This crystal was condensed from a Moon Well that hasn't been destroyed for a few dozen millennia. This is the crystallization of moonlight power condensed over a few dozen millennia. The largest is 130 centimeters in diameter, while the smallest is 88 centimeters.
It contains a very pure and huge amount of Moonlight Essence. It is eight times better than the best Moonstone that has appeared so far. "
Following the host's words, the light in the auction hall gradually dimmed, and that Moonlight Essence Crystal started emitting gentle moonlight. The light wasn't dazzling, but it could illuminate the entire auction hall.
As the hall lit up once again, the light emitted by the Moonlight Essence Crystal dissipated, only a layer of moonlight covering its surface.
"Alright, I believe everyone has already seen that this crystal can be used as a material. I don't need to say anything else. If this crystal is placed in a high place, its light can illuminate at least ten kilometers, and it has the ability to see through invisibility.
The starting price is 120,000 purple golds, start now! "
Shock could be seen in his eyes as he looked at that huge crystal.
'Moon Essence Crystal? Which idiot appraised this? I was wondering why I felt that something was off when I saw the illustration. Such a large piece of Moon Essence Crystal would require the largest Moon Well that the Night Elves had ever created to continuously circulate for at least 38,000 years. During this period of time, not even a single drop of Moon Water could be extracted from it.
After the Night Elves disappeared from Noscent, the first thing they lost was the Moon Well. The Moon Water it produced was the purest mana and could instantly restore mana. Any mage could directly use the mana within. That kind of thing could calmly operate for a few dozen millennia in a place that came into contact with moonlight?
If it was an ordinary Moon Well, it would take at least 100,000 years to condense such a large crystal.
Damn, there's a moonlight gem in this crystal, and it's at least as big as a human head! Only such a large Moonlight Gem could condense such a large Moonlight Essence crystal on its surface!
Moonlight Essence Crystals couldn't be directly used, but if it was Moonlight Water, any creature, even plants, could directly absorb it.
'That's right!'
After seeing it with his own eyes and sensing the aura, Lin Yun was sure of this matter. He then sat down and calmly waited for the others to bid.
Moonlight Gems weren't something that the people of this era understood, because the remaining Moonlight Gems had all been made into complete Magic Tools and couldn't be used again. Because in the legends, Moonlight Gems were made by the Night Elves, so no one doubted that this crystal had anything to do with Moonlight Gems.
Only in the future Gravedigging Era, when those crazy mages dug through all of Noscent, would they know how Moonlight Gems came to be. They weren't made by the Night Elves, but rather treasures naturally nurtured in the Ancient Tree of Life.
Ever since the Night Elves thoroughly disappeared from Noscent, Moonlight Gems naturally lost their chance to be nurtured. The Moonlight Gems that appeared were nurtured in the past.
Lin Yun waited for the others to bid, and sure enough, the ones bidding were the ones sitting at the bottom of the hall. Only a few people above were bidding, and the increase in each bid was very small. After three minutes, the price reached 160,000 purple golds, and some people were already withdrawing from the bidding.
Lin Yun thought that it was about time and joined the bidding, but he didn't increase the price by much.
"165,000."
He increased the price by 5,000 purple golds to show his interest, but he didn't lack money at all. He let those people know that he was only a bit interested, but it wasn't like he didn't have any purple golds to add.
Sure enough, when they heard Lin Yun increase the price by 5,000, more than half of the people immediately gave up. If it was only a Moonlight Essence Crystal, the size didn't matter too much. If it wasn't for collection, no matter how big it was, they would have to cut it open and use it when they returned. For this small thing that could only be regarded as a warm-up, there was no need to go all out.
Seemingly having heard Lin Yun's bid, a bid came from the Rodney Family's room not far away.
"200,000."
Wilder sneered as he glanced at Lin Yun's room.
'Country bumpkin of Andalusia, I'll let you experience the wealth of the Rodney Family today. It's far from what a small Gilded Rose can compare to.'
But when Wilder looked over, he discovered that Lin Yun's expression was calm, as if he wasn't surprised at all.
"250,000."
After Wilder and Lin Yun finished bidding, the others directly gave up on competing. A large piece of Moonlight Essence, even if it was a natural crystallization that had been precipitated for a long time, wouldn't be worth that much money. It wouldn't even be worth collecting. Moreover, everyone could see that the Rodney Family was competing with Lin Yun.
Wilder's lips curled into a smile. Then, he raised the price again.
"500,000. Mafa Merlin, if you don't have money, I can lend you some without interest. As long as you kneel and call me grandpa, 500,000 purple golds will be yours."
Lin Yun had a calm expression as he didn't pay attention to Wilder.
"1,000,000."
In an instant, the auction hall was filled with exclamations. According to the normal price of a Moonlight Essence Crystal, such a large piece would be worth 100,000 purple golds at most. It was only because of its value as a collector's item that there was a premium. But 1,000,000 Moonlight Essence Crystal, no matter how one looked at it, wasn't worth that much. After buying it, they could only smash it in their own hands.
Wilder wanted to double the price and directly raise it to two million purple coins, but the elder hurriedly pulled him back.
"Patriarch, don't be fooled. This guy is definitely trying to raise the price and smash it in our hands, turning our Rodney Family into a joke.
If we don't increase the price, he'll just be a joke. Everyone will think of him as an idiot for spending 1,000,000 purple golds on a Moonlight Essence Crystal. This is our victory! "
Hearing this, Wilder was slightly startled. Purple golds didn't matter much to him. Whether it was 1,000,000 or 2,000,000, it didn't make much of a difference to him. But if he was fooled and lost face in front of everyone, then it would be a big problem.
Raising his head to look at Lin Yun, Wilder immediately discovered that Lin Yun had a sneer on his face.
'Sure enough, this damned guy is trying to scam us. If I raise the price to 2,000,000, he'll definitely continue to raise it to 4,000,000, and I'll definitely raise it to 8,000,000. At that time, he'll give up. Spending 8,000,000 purple golds on an item that's only worth a few tens of thousands of golds will definitely become a big joke …'
'And from the looks of it, no matter how much I raise the price, he won't accept it. Hmph, idiot, you want to scam me with such petty tricks?' 'How naive …'
Hearing the Great Elder's words, Wilder immediately felt that this was definitely the case.
Below, the host had already begun to count down.
"1,000,000 going once, 1,000,000 going twice, 1,000,000 going thrice. Sold. Congratulations to this generous guest."
As for Wilder, he laughed heartily as he looked at Lin Yun.
"Mafa Merlin, congratulations! 1,000,000 purple golds for a large piece of Moonlight Essence! Hahaha … "
Wilder laughed heartily, and many people laughed along with him. 1,000,000 purple golds for a piece of Moonlight Essence that was only worth a few tens of thousands of purple golds was indeed a bit of a headache …
In less than two minutes, someone had delivered the item to Lin Yun's room. After paying the purple golds, the crystal was his.
With 1,000,000 purple golds in his hands, Lin Yun couldn't help but smile.
Because after personally inspecting the item, he discovered that there was indeed a Moonlight Gem inside. It was at least thirty centimeters in diameter. Such a large Moonlight Gem would only appear once in the next ten thousand years, and the auction price was over 800 million purple golds. Moreover, the purchasing power of the purple golds back then was a few times higher than the current purple golds.
The reason why he had such a deep impression was because he had spent a sky-high price to buy a Heaven Rank powerhouse with a Natural Demiplane. Such a large Moonlight Gem could be used as a moon in the sky when the Demiplane started evolving into day and night.
The current God Fire Ember was acting as the sun in the Demiplane, and as the day and night started evolving, the light would be very strong during the day, but at night, the Demiplane would sink into endless darkness. It was like black clouds covering the night sky, which made the evolution of the Demiplane reach a bottleneck.
Pure light and darkness couldn't continue evolving, at least not for the evolution of the Natural Demiplane. He had to let the night have light. Whether it was starlight or moonlight, they had to exist. That was the true night.
He originally planned to buy a few thousand Star Gems to hang in the sky of the Demiplane as a source of light, but he hadn't expected to find such a Moonlight Gem. Such a large Moonlight Gem was emitting the purest moonlight, no different from Noscent's moonlight!
The benefits to the Demiplane might be even better than the God Fire Ember acting as the sun. The more natural it was, the faster the evolution of the Laws would be, and the more perfect it would be.
But this Moonlight Gem only cost 1,000,000 purple golds, it was no different from giving it away for free.
After putting away the Moonlight Gem, Lin Yun still had a smile on his face.
Wilder sneered with a disdainful look on his face.
'Such a stupid guy, spending 1,000,000 to buy a Moonlight Essence Crystal and actually forcing himself to smile. I really underestimated that guy's shamelessness, what a pitiful clown …'
In the distance, in a partition, Zeith had a doubtful expression, but when he saw the smile on Lin Yun 'face, he suddenly came to a realization.
'Poor Wilder, that fool was tricked by Sir Mafa. No matter what that thing is, it definitely isn't as simple as a Moonlight Essence Crystal, there must be something else inside.
Those idiots who had inspected it back then must have wanted to maintain the size of the crystal, so they didn't do any in-depth inspection. If there was anything similar to the Moonlight Essence Crystal, they must have missed it.
'Sir Mafa doesn't seem like someone who is angry. He doubled the price in one go in order to trick those idiots of the Rodney Family. Sure enough, they must have thought that Sir Mafa was tricking them and didn't dare to increase the price.
'A genius that comprehended 1,800 truth runes in one go, a first-rate Artisan, how could he make a mistake? 'I might believe it if it was someone else, but Sir Mafa is clearly smiling when he obtained something good. I've seen that smile many times while researching truth runes …'
Zeith had a sympathetic expression as he looked at the proud Wilder, feeling pity for that guy's intelligence.
The auction was still going on, and the first few items weren't very valuable. The auction would last for three days, but it hadn't even been half an hour, so the items weren't very expensive. The most expensive item was the one that Lin Yun bid on.
Suddenly, an interested expression appeared on Lin Yun's face once again.
"This is an eyeball of a Calamity Evil Dragon, the Calamity Eye. It can be directly used as a core material for a True Spirit Magic Tool. Although its destructive power isn't high after being crafted, it's far more valuable than an ordinary Magic Tool.
"The starting price is 300,000 purple golds."
Lin Yun was a bit surprised when he saw the auction handbook. This Eye of Calamity should be the one from the Mercury Tower. It was a pair with the Eye of Misfortune that Shaun had fused with. He originally wanted to find an opportunity to get that Eye of Calamity from the Mercury Tower.
But Lin Yun wasn't strong enough at the time, and the Mercury Tower didn't excavate that Eye of Calamity, so this matter was shelved. With a bunch of things happening afterwards, this matter had been shelved.
Lin Yun hadn't expected it to appear at the Starry Sky Auction. This meant that the Mercury Tower's people were also here.
After sensing the aura of that Eye of Calamity, Lin Yun thoroughly confirmed that it was just as he had guessed.
It could be considered a semi-finished True Spirit Magic Tool, but there weren't many people interested in it. The main reason was that even if it could be considered a semi-finished True Spirit Magic Tool, it still wasn't a True Spirit Magic Tool.
To truly display the power of the Eye of Calamity, a lot of things needed to be done. A lot of precious materials were needed, and it also needed to be done by a peak powerhouse amongst Artisans. Only then would there be more than half a chance of successfully crafting it.
If the crafting failed, this Eye of Calamity would be thoroughly destroyed. It would be better to craft a tailor-made True Spirit Magic Tool for himself.
A minute after the auction started, the price only rose to 360,000 purple golds.
"500,000 purple golds."
Lin Yun joined the bidding, and after bidding, he glanced at the Rodney Family.
Wilder, who was about to bid, stopped and sneered at Lin Yun with a disdainful expression.
'Idiot, I didn't fall for the same scheme the first time, so how could I fall for it the second time? That idiot is definitely waiting for me to bid 1,000,000.
'Haha …
Too naive. '
After Lin Yun's bid, no one else bid. A True Spirit Magic Tool that required a lot of effort and a lot of materials might not necessarily be crafted into a True Spirit Magic Tool, and it might not be able to display its full power. There weren't many people interested in that kind of thing.
Lin Yun narrowed his eyes as he looked at Wilder's disdainful expression that seemed to say "I've already seen through your scheme" and smiled regretfully.
Faleau, who was sitting next to Lin Yun, had a serious expression as he tried to stifle his laughter. He couldn't help looking at Wilder with a trace of sympathy.
'That guy is really easy to trick. Sir Merlin really wants this Eye of Calamity. Idiot, this is for Sir Shawn, no matter how much it costs, I have to bid for it.
'The idiots of the Rodney Family actually think that Sir Merlin wants to swindle them? They simply don't participate in the bidding. Such pitiful fools, they are even more pitiful than those stupid groundhogs outside the city … '
Lin Yun was in a very good mood after spending only 500,000 purple golds to obtain the Eye of Calamity. He casually threw the Eye of Calamity into the Demiplane and it landed on the head of Shawn, who was training the laborers in the Demiplane.
Just as Lord Shaun was about to get angry, he looked down and immediately found a fist-sized eyeball staring at him. In an instant, Lord Shaun grinned from ear to ear and laughed heartily. He picked up the Eye of Disaster and stood up, running away with large strides.
The auction continued, and most of the things being auctioned were things Lin Yun didn't need. Even if he did need them, they were dispensable. These things were competing with Wilder.
As long as Lin Yun bid, Wilder would definitely bid. But as long as the bid reached a certain level, Wilder wouldn't bid, and Lin Yun wouldn't bid either. Both sides obtained some things.
But most of the low-priced items were taken by Wilder, and those that were too high were taken by Lin Yun.
As long as the price exceeded the normal level, Wilder would wait for Lin Yun to bid again, and as long as Lin Yun bid more than half the normal price, Wilder would stop bidding.
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