No matter how talented an Apprentice Alchemist was, they still needed time to grow. Profound and cryptic alchemy theories and vast alchemy formulas all needed a lot of time. Many Apprentice Alchemists would spend their entire lives without being able to truly step through the gates of an Alchemist.
It could be said that anyone who could become an Alchemist before the age of 30 was a rare genius.
As for someone like Cadgar, who became a Great Alchemist before the age of 40, he was the only one in all of Thousand Sails City.
But now, a Great Alchemist who compounded the Ghost Potion and the Volcano Potion was described by Cadgar as "unimaginably young".
Although Cadgar didn't say how young he was, everyone could guess that he most likely wasn't older than 35. Otherwise, Cadgar wouldn't have been so exaggerated.
The Black Horn Auction House had been rooted in Thousand Sails City for twenty years, so how could everyone here not know the temperament of this Chief Auctioneer? This Chief Auctioneer had always been strict with his words. Even in an auction, Cadgar definitely wouldn't use an exaggerated way to introduce an item.
When Cadgar said that an item was unique, then even if you searched all of Noscent, you definitely wouldn't be able to find a second item.
It was the same now.
If Cadgar said that this was an unimaginably young Great Alchemist, then this Great Alchemist definitely wasn't older than 35.
Just think about it, a Great Alchemist that wasn't even 35 years old and could become a Master Alchemist at any time.
This kind of crazy possibility made the venue go into a frenzy. Everyone was guessing and discussing. Everyone was more interested in this future Master Alchemist than the two potions themselves.
In just a few minutes, at least seven or eight leaders of top forces had called over their most trusted and capable subordinates and issued various orders in the most unquestionable tone. As for what orders they had given, perhaps only they themselves knew …
In short, the auction hadn't even started yet, but the entire venue was already shaking.
"Alright, the starting bid for these two potions will be three hundred thousand gold, with each bid increment being no less than thirty thousand gold."
Seeing that the effect he wanted had been achieved, Cadgar had a satisfied smile on his face as he announced the start of the auction.
"One million gold coins." Just as Cadgar finished speaking, a voice came from the box on the 2nd floor. "Our Ash Tower wants these two potions."
The one who made the bid was the middle-aged man who competed with Saruman for the Hell Destroyer incantation.
The enmity between the Ash Tower and the Sage Tower could be traced back to the distant 3rd Dynasty. These two mage forces were located in the eastern part of the kingdom, and they were constantly fighting in the open and in the dark. They fought over everything they could, resources, talents, knowledge, equipment, and so on. In order to suppress their opponent, it could be said that they would stop at nothing.
A few hundred years ago, there was a large-scale war that took place. A large number of mages lost their lives in the war, and at the same time, the seeds of hatred were planted in the hearts of the survivors. Although there were no direct conflicts in the past few hundred years, the battles in the dark were actually more intense than a few hundred years ago.
Since the Ash Tower had already made a move, the Philosopher's Tower naturally wouldn't fall behind.
Although the Hell Destroyer had cost 1,400,000 golds, half of it had been borne by Lin Yun. Thus, Solomon still had plenty of funds on hand.
"You think your Ash Tower wants it just because you say so?" Cadgar didn't even have time to speak before Saruman's coughing voice came from the box. "1.1 million gold."
How could the Ash Tower's representative endure such an obvious provocation? A cold snort could be heard, "A new offer is coming."
"1.3 million gold."
"1.4 million gold."
"1.5 million gold."
"1.6 million gold."
"1.7 million gold."
…
The two of them kept going back and forth, raising the price to 1.7 million gold in the blink of an eye. No one else interfered in the middle. There were so many peak forces in such a huge venue, but no one made a bid at this time.
Who in the eastern part of the kingdom didn't know that these two mage forces had already reached the point of life and death? It looked like they were fighting over two potions, but in reality, they were just trying to suppress each other.
Making a move at this time was tantamount to joining the battle between the two mage forces.
It wasn't that everyone was truly afraid of the two mage forces. Those who could sit here today were all influential people. At their level, there was no such thing as fear. What they cared about was whether it was worth it or not. If there was a huge benefit, they would do it even if they were scared to the point of wetting their pants.
The problem was that they were still far from reaching that point.
The ownership of the two potions hadn't been decided yet. Offending the two mage forces first wouldn't be worth it.
It would be better to wait.
Wait until a victor was decided before making a move. That way, it wouldn't be too serious. No matter how overbearing the two mage forces were, they couldn't stop them from participating in the auction, could they? Even if they could agree, the Black Horn Auction House couldn't …
Thus, everyone was waiting, waiting for a victor to be decided.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait for long.
When the price reached 1,700,000 gold, Solomon was the first to be unable to bear it. Nothing could be done about it. Although Lin Yun had helped him share half of the expenses of the Hell Destroyer, 700,000 gold had still fallen into the Sage Tower's hands. This wasn't a small amount, and spending another two million on the two potions was truly too much for the Sage Tower to bear.
Naturally, even if he couldn't bear it, Solomon definitely wouldn't admit defeat.
"Forget it, the Sage Tower doesn't lack these two potions. I'll just take pity on your Ash Tower and let you have them …"
As for the middle-aged High Mage, he only sneered.
Without a doubt, this confrontation between the two mage forces ended with the Ash Tower's victory.
But the Ash Tower's victory didn't mean that the auction for the two potions was over. On the contrary, the real auction had only just begun.
Sure enough, as soon as Saruman announced his withdrawal, a new offer immediately appeared.
"1,800,000 gold."
Lin Yun glanced at it from a distance. This time, it was a middle-aged man in his forties. He had a tall stature and a grave and stern expression. He was carrying a pitch-black greatsword on his back, emitting a thick bloody aura. This was undoubtedly a powerhouse that had experienced countless massacres, because only such a powerhouse could control the weapon on his back.
"This is Sasu, the leader of the Silver Moon Mercenaries." The blow of losing the auction to the Ash Tower wasn't as big as outsiders thought. Solomon still had a smile on his face, and even the sound of his coughs hadn't changed. When he saw the doubt on Lin Yun's face, he patiently explained a few things to Lin Yun. "When your father was alive, he had a lot of cooperation with them. The Silver Moon Mercenaries aren't just an ordinary mercenary group. Look, the Ash Tower will soon cry …"
"2,000,000 gold."
It was hard to say whether the middle-aged High Mage would cry or not, but his voice was a bit hoarse as he bid. Although he had defeated Solomon in the previous bid, the Ash Tower was also somewhat unable to bear it. 2,000,000 gold wasn't a small sum. Even a peak force like the Ash Tower would have to spend a lot of effort to take out such a sum.
"2.5 million gold coins."
"…"
Sasu's second bid raised the price to 2.5 million gold. The Ash Tower's side hesitated for a long time, as if they wanted to struggle a bit more, and then quoted 2.6 million gold.
But then …
"3,000,000 gold."
This time, there was no sound coming from the Ash Tower's box.
No, it wasn't just the Ash Tower's box …
Now, the entire venue was silent. Everyone's gazes fell on Sasu at the same time. Their gazes were filled with shock and confusion. No one expected Sasu to offer such a shocking price. That was 3,000,000 gold coins. If it was invested in any industry in Storm City, it would be enough to cause an earthquake in that industry.
That's right, those two potions on the auction stage could be described as rare items. It could even be said that they were some of the best auction items in the history of the Black Horn Auction. But no matter how rare they were, how could they be worth such a price?
3,000,000 gold was enough to invite a true Master Alchemist to make a move.
If someone else had done this, most of the people in the venue would have thought that they were crazy. But it was Sasu. After all, Sasu's vision was famous in Thousand Sails City. He had never made a mistake in the past decade, including investing in the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce, befriending the Sage Tower, and so on. Many people might have thought that he was crazy at the time, but after looking at it, they realized how far-sighted the leader of the Silver Moon Mercenaries was.
'Could it be that these two potions are the same?'
As they thought of this, the few people with the ability to compete couldn't help wavering.
But after thinking about it, they remembered that this was 3,000,000 gold. Just as they raised their hands, they immediately put them down.
The price of 3,000,000 gold coins had indeed shocked everyone.
"Leader Sasu of the Silver Moon Mercenaries bids 3,000,000 gold. Is there anyone who wants to bid higher?" At this time, Cadgar's face was glowing on the auction stage, and he was extremely happy. Even his voice was a bit louder than usual.
Although the Black Horn Auction House had made quite a few big deals in the past few years, this was the first time that Cadgar had ever encountered a transaction that involved hundreds of thousands of Gold Coins, and the final transaction price had reached 3,000,000 Gold Coins.
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