As Cadgar said the words "Red Flame Fish Oil", Lin Yun immediately became spirited. In fact, it wasn't just Lin Yun, but the gazes of all the Alchemists in the venue also fell on that small glass bottle. The glass bottle on the auction stage was about the size of a thumb and was filled with a red liquid. This was the legendary Red Flame Fish Oil.
Red Flame Fish Oil didn't have any effect, but it could neutralize all kinds of conflicts between materials. To every Alchemist, this was an invaluable item. A peak Alchemist could use a bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil to compound a potion that only a Great Alchemist could compound, and a peak Great Alchemist could even use a bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil to touch upon the Master Alchemist realm.
This was equivalent to advancing by an entire rank!
Moreover, Red Flame Fish Oil was extremely rare on the market. Even a grand event like the Black Horn Auction hadn't seen the shadow of Red Flame Fish Oil for several years.
Nothing could be done about it, as Red Flame Fish could only be found in the sea near Spark Island. That wasn't a place that could be casually visited, as King-class Sea Beasts would appear at every turn. If an ordinary mercenary group entered that area, they would be swallowed by the terrifying Sea Beasts within a few minutes. Without one or two High Mages keeping watch, they wouldn't even be able to go, as they would only be throwing their lives away.
Moreover, Red Flame Fish themselves weren't easy to deal with. They didn't have any fighting strength, but they were innately extremely hot. Moreover, they always moved in groups, often in groups of several thousand. When they swam together, the entire sea would boil, and even the terrifying King-class Sea Beasts wouldn't necessarily be willing to appear in front of them.
Just think about it, in the boundless sea, a group of Red Flame Fish suddenly swam over, causing the entire sea to boil. No matter how powerful a fleet was, it would be very difficult for them to survive in the face of this kind of disaster.
Such a small bottle of Red Flame Fish had to be paid a huge price to be able to smoothly qualify for today's Black Horn Auction.
The numerous Alchemists in the venue instantly sank into a fanatical state when they saw the Red Flame Fish Oil.
Cadgar didn't even have time to announce the starting price before a middle-aged Alchemist in his forties made a bid of a hundred thousand gold.
"Hey, Alchemist Mana, you are a bit too anxious …" Cadgar covered his forehead, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"There's nothing I can do about it. My entire fortune only adds up to a hundred thousand gold. In any case, I can't compete with others, so I might as well call out a price to satisfy my craving …" That middle-aged Alchemist named Mana had a good temper. He followed up Cadgar's words with a few self-deprecating words, making the venue burst into laughter, somewhat alleviating the tense atmosphere brought about by the Red Flame Fish Oil.
"Haha, alright then. Since Alchemist Marna has already spoken, then this bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil will be auctioned off at 100,000 golds. Each increment must be no less than 10,000 golds."
"150,000 gold coins."
"170,000 gold coins."
"Two hundred thousand gold coins."
"250,000 gold coins."
…
Just as Cadgar's voice fell, bids echoed one after another. The pitiful Alchemist Marna really didn't have the opportunity to bid.
Lin Yun knew that this time, he really had no choice but to bleed.
"300,000 golds." Just as Lin Yun was hesitating, wondering if he should bid ahead of time, Monchi suddenly called out a new price.
Lin Yun, who had been about to bid, simply shut his mouth.
'Alright, even the Monchi Family is making a move. This bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil really can't be sold for a sky-high price …'
Lin Yun's guess wasn't wrong. The Monchi Family's three hundred thousand simply couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the alchemists. It was followed by four hundred thousand and five hundred thousand, and the new price crazily rose.
"700,000 golds."
When Monchi raised the price to 700,000 golds, the fanatical atmosphere in the venue gradually cooled down. This price was a bit too high. Alchemists without enough wealth would be eliminated after this price came out. Only a few Great Alchemists could still participate in the competition.
Because ordinary Alchemists simply couldn't afford such consumption. Even if this bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil could allow them to compound a potion that transcended their rank, they would only be able to reach the Great Alchemist realm. A Great Alchemist level potion couldn't be sold for a sky-high price of 700,000 golds.
Only by becoming a Master Alchemist would they be able to recoup the investment of this bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil.
Clearly, Monchi was very satisfied with the result of this bid. After the venue calmed down, Monchi slowly returned to his seat and leaned back in his chair, a confident smile on his face.
But that smile didn't even have time to fully spread before the young mage next to him stood up.
"800,000 golds."
The smile on Monchi's face suddenly became a bit unnatural.
Monchi had thought of many possibilities regarding the competition for this bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil. For example, that Great Alchemist of the Silver Moon Mercenaries might make a move, or Solomon might want to help Thorpe win it, or even Cadgar himself might want to participate in the competition. But Monchi had never thought that after his bid of 700,000 golds, that Mafa Merlin would bid 800,000 golds.
After all, this was 800,000 golds, not 80,000 golds, not 8,000 golds!
A few months ago, that Mafa Merlin couldn't even pay back Fario's debt of a few thousand golds and was almost forced to use his house to pay off the debt. How could he suddenly bid 800,000 golds now?
What was going on …
Monchi suddenly felt that his brain wasn't working properly. 'Could it be that I guessed wrong from the start? That Mafa Merlin's financial support didn't come from the Black Horn Auction House's Faelor?
That might really be the case … '
Mafa Merlin was currently sitting close to Solomon, while Faelor was sitting next to Solon. It didn't take long to understand the relationship between them. In this box, Solomon and Mafa Merlin's status was far higher than Solon and Faelor's.
Moreover, Faelor was an Alchemist. Even if he was valued by Cadgar, he wouldn't be able to take out 800,000 golds. That Mafa Merlin definitely had some other source of funds.
'But if it wasn't Faelor, who else could it be? Could it be Solomon?'
As Monchi thought of this, he suspiciously looked at Solomon.
Saruman, on the other hand, had a smile on his face. Facing Monchi's doubtful gaze, he completely ignored it.
At this time, Saruman was actually in a very good mood, especially when he saw Monchi's confused expression. Monchi's mood became even better.
'Haha, you don't understand?
It's normal that you don't understand, because I also don't understand … '
'But I can't understand if I don't understand, but you, Monchi, can't. If you don't understand, you might have to throw away that bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil.'
"850,000 golds." Monchi actually wanted to think about it, but unfortunately, the auction wouldn't wait. Thus, after some hesitation, Monchi had no choice but to quote a new price.
850,000 golds already made Monchi's heart ache. Even if the Twin Moons chamber of commerce was the richest in Thousand Sails City, wealth didn't grow on trees. Paying such a huge price for a bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil was something that even Monchi couldn't help feeling distressed.
But before Monchi could finish feeling distressed, that damned Mafa Merlin opened his mouth again.
"900,000 golds."
Monchi frowned and stared at Lin Yun for a long time before coldly asking, "It looks like Mage Merlin is also very interested in this bottle of Red Flame Fish Oil?"
"It's alright …" Lin Yun played it down, thinking, 'You two old foxes are done showing off, so it should be my turn to show off, right?'
Hearing this answer that was exactly the same as his previous answer, the blue veins on Monchi's forehead twitched a few more times …
The problem was that no matter how much his veins throbbed, the competition for the Red Flame Fish Oil still had to continue. This was something that the Great Alchemist of his family wanted.
"Nine hundred and fifty thousand gold coins," Meng Qi said word by word. Every time he said a number, he felt like vomiting blood.
"1,000,000 golds."
But before he could spit blood, a new bid came, and it was still from the young mage next to him. Monchi couldn't accept this. Monchi really wanted to ask, 'Isn't your Flashing Gold chamber of commerce on the verge of bankruptcy? How could you still have so much money to mess around in the auction? It's fine if you mess around with others, but why do you have to mess around with my Monchi Family?'
"1,100,000 golds!" Monchi clenched his teeth and raised the bid by 100,000 golds, secretly hoping that an increase of 100,000 golds would scare off that damned Mafa Merlin.
But …
"1,200,000 golds."
"…" Monchi's face had already turned ashen. He was glaring at Lin Yun as if he wanted to eat him alive. When he opened his mouth again, he didn't even pretend to be polite, only undisguised hostility remained. "Mage Merlin, setting yourself against the Monchi Family isn't a wise choice."
"Haha, today's weather is really good."
"Good, good, good …" Monchi repeated the word 'good' three times before suddenly standing up and leaving the Sage Tower box with Mason. Before leaving, he didn't even bid farewell to Solomon.
"Leader Monchi's demeanor is really …" Seeing Monchi's departing figure, Lin Yun casually made a sarcastic remark.
"Haha …" Solomon only chuckled, neither agreeing nor refuting.
In fact, Solomon's doubts weren't any less than those of Beaumont.
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