This way, he would be able to give Mage Merlin a satisfactory explanation.
More importantly, with this good cooperation as a start, this talented Great Alchemist would most likely choose the Black Horn Auction House as his first choice. This was the real reason why Cadgar was in a good mood. Cooperating with a Great Alchemist that could step into the Master Alchemist realm at any time was something every auction house yearned for. Not to mention, they might even be able to establish a certain level of friendship during this cooperation.
That was the friendship of a future Master Alchemist …
All these possibilities made Cadgar feel happy just thinking about it, and he slowly raised the gavel in his hand.
"Then, 3,000,000 gold going once, 3,000,000 going twice …"
"High Mage Cadgar, please wait a moment." Just as Cadgar was about to announce the deal, a young mage hurriedly entered the venue.
It was Ryan, the eldest son of the Monchi Family, a Great Mage less than 30 years old.
"Alright, it seems that the Monchi Family needs some time …" Cadgar's eyes almost turned into crescents when he heard this. There was no reason for him to disagree. He watched as Ryan entered the box while telling a few jokes to stall for time.
This was because Cadgar knew that Ryan would definitely bring a new offer when he came in at this time.
And sure enough, a new bid quickly appeared.
"4,000,000 gold, our Monchi Family is willing to pay 4,000,000 gold for these two potions."
"…"
The entire venue was silent when this bid came out. Disbelief could be seen on everyone's faces. Many people even dug their ears, wondering if they had misheard.
4,000,000 gold, this could no longer be described as a sky-high price. In the history of the Black Horn Auction House, such a shocking price had never appeared. This already far exceeded the value of these two potions. Let alone someone close to the Master realm, even a true Master Alchemist wouldn't be able to reach that price.
The doors of the Monchi Family's box were tightly shut, but everyone's eyes were glued to it. It was as if they wanted to see what was going on inside through the closed doors.
Why did Monchi, who hadn't made a move all this time, suddenly make a shocking bid of 4,000,000 gold coins after Ryan arrived?
Crazy, this is really crazy …
In the face of such a crazy price, even the famous Silver Moon Mercenaries of Storm City couldn't resist. Sasu stood there stupefied. He wanted to raise his hand a few times, but he put it down in the end. In the end, he opened his mouth and said regretfully, "I give up."
"In that case, 4 million gold going once, 4 million gold going twice, 4 million gold going thrice. Sold. Congratulations to President Monchi of the Twin Moons merchant group for 4 million gold for a bottle of Volcano Potion and a bottle of Ghost Potion."
The gavel in Cadgar's hand slammed down, announcing the end of this auction.
But no one cared about this at this time. Everyone was guessing what kind of medicine the Monchi Family had taken to make them pay such a frightening price for two potions.
Not to mention the people outside, even the people inside the Monchi Family's box thought the same.
"Are you kidding me? These two bottles cost four million gold coins?" Mason was sitting there, looking at the two potions sent by the Black Horn Auction House, his mouth wide open. 4 million gold, that was 4 million gold for these two potions. If it wasn't for his father sitting in front of him, Mason might have gone to touch his forehead to see if he had a fever or not.
"What do you know?" It was probably because he had successfully won the two potions that he was in a good mood. Facing Mason's questioning, Monchi surprisingly didn't get angry. He only glanced at Mason and said, "This is what your uncle wanted."
"Uncle?" Mason, who had always been fearless, turned pale when he heard this form of address.
Outsiders might think that Monchi, who was in charge of the Twin Moons chamber of commerce, was the most important person in the Monchi Family, or that Ryan, who was bound to become a High Mage in the future, was the Monchi Family's future support.
Only the three father and son sitting in the box knew that the Monchi Family's true support wasn't Monchi or Ryan, but rather Monchi's younger brother in the Black Tower.
Apart from a few people in the Monchi Family, no one in Thousand Sails City knew that Monchi actually had a younger brother called Solan Monchi. But he had been taken away by the mages of the Black Tower when he was born. Even when the old Monchi died, he didn't return. It had been almost fifty years since then, and most of the people who knew about it had already been buried in the earth. This matter had become the biggest secret of the Monchi Family.
A dozen years ago, Solan had returned to Thousand Sails City once and had a long talk with Monchi before taking Ryan away. A dozen years later, Ryan returned as a Great Mage who hadn't even reached the age of thirty.
Monchi's feelings towards his younger brother were very complicated. He felt a bit unfamiliar, a bit reverent, and even a bit fearful, because his younger brother represented a power that Monchi couldn't even imagine.
But Monchi knew that even if the entire Monchi Family was burned down one day, as long as Solan was still there, the Monchi Family could be rebuilt overnight.
Monchi never doubted Solan's words. Just like when Solan asked him to find a way to get the house left behind by Locke Merlin, he immediately looked for Fario. Now that Solan asked him to get these two potions, he immediately offered a sky-high price of 4,000,000 gold.
"Uncle … What did Uncle say?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
"Yes …"
Monchi unhappily glared at Mason before slowly sitting down, his gaze gradually falling on the two potions.
Locke Merlin was already dead, and the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce had already collapsed.
Now, it was time for the Monchi Family to get involved in the alchemy business.
This was the real reason why Monchi was willing to spend 4,000,000 gold to get these two potions.
The Monchi Family had wanted to swallow Thousand Sails City's alchemy market for a long time. At first, because of Locke Merlin and his Flashing Gold chamber of commerce, the Monchi Family simply couldn't get involved. Now that Locke Merlin was dead and the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce was defeated, the Monchi Family's desire to annex Thousand Sails City's alchemy market grew stronger by the day.
For this reason, Monchi had already written a few dozen letters to Solan, hoping to get some support from the Black Tower. But unfortunately, Solan had his own difficulties and hadn't given Monchi a definite answer.
Until just now …
The sudden appearance of these two potions made Monchi realize that this might be an opportunity, so he immediately sent someone to inform Ryan and have him tell Solan about these two potions. Sure enough, after hearing Ryan's description, these two potions immediately attracted the attention of the higher-ups of the Black Tower.
Then, Ryan came to the venue with Solan's instructions and pushed the price of these two potions to 4,000,000 gold.
To Monchi, the support of the Black Tower was the most important thing. What was 4,000,000 gold compared to that? As long as he could swallow the alchemy market left behind by the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce, let alone 4,000,000 gold, Monchi would even be willing to go bankrupt.
Monchi was very clear about the huge profits of the alchemy business.
"Oh right, Ryan …" As he thought of this, Monchi suddenly recalled the Gilded Rose, which was also in the alchemy business. Thus, he called Ryan over. "Pay attention to the Gilded Rose's movements, I keep feeling that there is something wrong with that kid from the Merlin Family."
In fact, Monchi hadn't put Lin Yun in his eyes at the start. Even if he restored the Gilded Rose's business, even if he made a 9th Rank Mage return empty-handed, it wouldn't be a big deal in Monchi's eyes. A small Gilded Rose, a small 5th Rank Mage, Monchi only needed to raise his hand and he would be able to crush him like an ant.
But today, Monchi suddenly felt a bit uncertain.
At first, when that kid used 50,000 gold to buy the Styx Water, Monchi was only worried that some force might have interfered and made his plan to take down the house more difficult. But after that, that kid actually used 1,200,000 gold to fight over the Red Flame Fish Oil. This wasn't a joke. Even if Locke Merlin was still alive, it wouldn't be easy to take out 1,200,000 gold, let alone Mafa Merlin who couldn't even pay 8,000 gold a few months ago.
At this time, Monchi was certain that there was definitely something wrong with that Mafa Merlin.
Monchi was thoroughly vigilant this time. He hadn't put the small Gilded Rose in his eyes before, but he couldn't continue like this. No one was clearer than Beaumont about Locke Merlin's shipwreck. If he allowed the Gilded Rose and that Mafa Merlin to grow, he would sooner or later regret it.
'Fortunately, fortunately, I should still be able to make it in time …'
After Monchi finished speaking to Ryan, his gaze once again fell on the two potions. 'Since your Gilded Rose is in the alchemy business, once those two Great Alchemists arrive, I'll uproot you from the alchemy business …'
Monchi sank into contemplation while Mason looked anxious on the side. 'What should I do? The auction has been over for so long, why is my father still lingering around? What should I do? If I keep delaying like this, that Merlin kid will disappear without a trace. I won't have such a good opportunity to teach him a lesson next time.'
Mason thought anxiously for a long time, and finally found a reason for him to slip out.
Naturally, this wasn't because Mason was quick-witted and thought of an excellent reason, it was because Monchi's mind was filled with thoughts on how to deal with the Gilded Rose and he didn't have time to pay attention to that guy.
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