Sure enough, when the price reached 37,000 gold, the venue clearly quieted down. Most of the people who had just participated in the bidding were now shaking their heads and chuckling, their smiles carrying faint ridicule. In their eyes, a bottle of Styx Water being sold for 37,000 gold was already a fool with too much money.
Clearly, although Styx Water was rare, it wasn't very widely used in alchemy. There were only a dozen kinds of potions that required Styx Water, and most of them could be replaced with other materials. Offering a high price of 40,000 gold for a bottle of Styx Water wasn't something a rational alchemist would do.
"Thirty-seven thousand gold coins going once."
"Thirty-seven thousand gold coins going twice."
"37,000 gold going thrice, is there any higher bid? If there isn't …"
"Fifty thousand gold."
Just as Cadgar was about to announce the deal, a voice came from the box on the 2nd floor.
Lin Yun's "fifty thousand gold" made the originally quiet venue bustle with noise. Most of the people who had participated in the bidding couldn't help turning to look at the box on the 2nd floor. They all wanted to see what kind of wastrel would bid 50,000 gold for a bottle of Styx Water. This wasn't something that could be described as a fool with too much money.
After all, the Tornado Fang, a peak Outstanding Magic Tool, was only worth a bit over 10,000 gold. This bottle of Styx Water could actually be exchanged for a few Tornado Fangs?
There was no need to waste money like this …
Unfortunately, no one was able to see that wastrel with their own eyes.
Because the one who came out of the box was the Black Horn Auction House's Faleau.
"It's that kid from the Merlin Family." There were so many people in the venue, but only the Monchi Family's box knew who that wastrel was.
"Where did he get 50,000 gold?" Monchi frowned. A bottle of Styx Water wasn't much, but the sudden appearance of 50,000 gold meant a huge variable.
Even in the Monchi Family, only two or three people knew that Monchi was determined to obtain the house left behind by Locke Merlin!
Originally, after Locke Merlin's shipwreck, Monchi felt that this house should be in the bag, so he looked for Fario and used his 8,000 gold contract to force Mafa Merlin into a dead end.
But he hadn't expected that just as he was about to get his hands on the house, Mafa Merlin would suddenly transform and become a Mage. Moreover, he had somehow gotten his hands on eight thousand golds, making Meng Qi rejoice for nothing.
But Monchi wasn't disappointed and turned to look for Sauss.
The reason the Viper Nest rose to prominence in a short decade and sat on the throne of the number one underground force of Thousand Sails City was because of the Monchi Family's support.
This was an open secret among all the major forces of Thousand Sails City.
Under Monchi's instructions, Sauss dispatched a 9th Rank Mage. Normally, sending a 9th Rank Mage to deal with a young Mage who had just advanced two or three months ago and an old man who was so old that he couldn't even walk was making a big fuss over a minor issue.
But in the end, that 9th Rank Mage actually failed.
Not to mention injuring a few dozen of his subordinates, he was also scared to the point of going crazy. A few days after returning to the Viper Nest, he found an excuse to leave Thousand Sails City and never appeared again.
But even these two failures only made Monchi slightly frown. He didn't really care about that Mafa Merlin.
In Monchi's eyes, a young Mage with no background or influence, so what if he defeated a 9th Rank Mage? In the entire Thousand Sails City, the only one who could rely on personal strength to decide everything was Solomon. No matter how powerful the others were, they couldn't contend against a force like the Monchi Family on their own.
On the contrary, today's 50,000 gold made Monchi feel a bit vexed.
Although 50,000 gold wasn't a lot, it was an unpredictable variable, because Monchi couldn't be sure where these 50,000 gold came from.
Who gave Mafa Merlin 50,000 gold?
Could it be that some other force was eyeing that house?
If that was the case, it would be troublesome.
That house was something the Black Tower wanted. If he couldn't handle this matter well, then not only would he be in trouble, but the entire Monchi Family would be in trouble.
Who was the one who leaked the news …
"Maybe Faleau lent it to him. Mafa Merlin has always been lucky. Last time in the Sage Tower, he relied on Solon's help, and this time in the Black Horn Auction House, he managed to climb up to Faleau. I want to see how he will hide behind Faleau after leaving the Black Horn Auction House …"
That glass bottle from the Gilded Rose was a stain on Mason's life. Although he was still in the auction, his mind wasn't there. Mason's mind was filled with thoughts of how he would torture and humiliate that damned Mafa Merlin once the auction was over.
"Shut up!" Monchi unhappily glared at his son. It would be great if it was that simple. Although Faleau's status in the Black Horn Auction House wasn't low, 50,000 gold wasn't something he could casually take out.
But Monchi also knew that Mason's reasoning was useless. That little scoundrel was only thinking about how to vent his anger, so how could he listen to anything else?
Thinking of this, Monchi was somewhat worried, so he warned, "Right, let me tell you, I don't care how you deal with that Mafa Merlin, but your conflict with Solon in the Sage Tower already put the family in a passive position. If you cause trouble again, don't even think of leaving the family."
"Alright, alright, I understand …"
While the father and son were talking, Faleau had already returned to the box with a bottle of Styx Water.
"Mage Merlin, this … Is this really worth 50,000 gold?" After handing the bottle to Lin Yun, Faleau couldn't help asking after hesitating for a long time.
This was Lin Yun. If it had been anyone else, Faleau would have most likely laughed at them for buying a bottle of Styx Water. Wasn't that just messing around? Any knowledgeable alchemist would know the true value of Styx Water. Spending 50,000 gold to buy a bottle of Styx Water was either stupid or rich.
But this bottle of Styx Water was bought by Lin Yun, so Faleau didn't dare to think so.
That was a future Master Alchemist. Let alone Faleau, even Cadgar was far inferior to him in terms of insight and experience. He definitely had his reasons for buying a bottle of Styx Water for 50,000 gold. If Faleau couldn't understand it, it would only mean that he wasn't knowledgeable enough.
"Of course." Lin Yun opened the bottle and smelled it. It was indeed very pure Styx Water, and it was even better than he had imagined. If it had been placed during the peak of the magic era, it could have easily been exchanged for a dozen Abyssal Magic Diamonds.
Lin Yun couldn't help being in a good mood after spending 50,000 gold to buy such a precious material. Facing Faleau's question, he said, "After the auction is over, you can try to calculate whether the effects of compounding an Abyssal Potion with Styx Water instead of Troll Blood would be better."
"Thank you, Mage Merlin, thank you, Mage Merlin …" Faleau froze for a moment before standing up with a pleasantly surprised expression.
'It's here, it's here, the guidance of a future Master Alchemist is here. I really didn't do anything wrong. As long as I admit my mistakes sincerely, the future Master Alchemist won't take a small offense to heart. Not only will he not take it to heart, but he will even give me some pointers.'
This was the guidance of a future Great Alchemist. Thinking of this, Faleau was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He could only thank Merlin again and again, bewildered. After a while, he suddenly remembered Wizard Merlin's words and took out a pen and paper from his pocket to calculate on the spot in the private room.
Lin Yun smiled and then focused his attention on the auction.
As for Faleau's calculations, Lin Yun didn't need to look to know the result. In fact, using Styx Water instead of Troll Blood to compounding an Abyssal Potion wouldn't just be "a bit better", it would be several times more effective. This kind of improvement was enough to cause a qualitative change in the Abyssal Potion.
Moreover, this was only one of the more superficial uses of the Netherworld River's water …
The true value of Styx Water far surpassed fifty thousand gold.
Lin Yun estimated that if he used it sparingly, this bottle of Styx Water would be enough for him to compound ten more potions on the same level as the Ghost Potion after the Mana Baptism.
The auction continued, and although Lin Yun's fifty thousand gold for the Styx Water caused a heated discussion, most people only treated it as a joke. After mocking it, they quickly threw it to the back of their minds. After all, no one participating in the auction had any intention of winning. It would be good if they could get it at a low price, but if they couldn't, they wouldn't lose anything. They just treated it as a joke.
Afterwards, two more items were sent up, and under Cadgar's supervision, they were sold for a good price.
"The next item to be auctioned is an incomplete spell."
Cadgar's introduction made many people somewhat doubtful. Magic had been developed for so many years, and the inheritance of incantations had long been perfected. Usually, there wouldn't be any incomplete incantations.
If there was really an incomplete incantation, then the value of the incantation would be zero. No matter how powerful the incantation had been, as long as a character was missing, it meant that the incantation had been scrapped. No matter how powerful a mage was, they couldn't use an incomplete incantation to cast a spell, let alone recreate the incantation's former power.
But now, what did Cadgar mean by taking out this incomplete incantation?
"I believe that everyone here should have heard the name of this incantation. The last Heaven Mage of the 3rd Dynasty, Rudolph, once used this incantation to destroy an entire Demon Legion. That's right, this incantation is Hell Destroyer!"
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