"The Candlelight Auction even has a Dark-Gold strengthening item?"
"Isn't this Attribute Enhancement a little too ridiculous? I've heard that the previous Bronze Strengthening items only increased a ship's durability by 2 points, yet this one actually increased the ship's Defense by 10% and durability by 10%. It even increased the ship's Movement Speed by 3%!"
When the various large Guilds in the hall saw the Magic Whale Skin on the stage, their eyes glowed with a fiery light. Even their breathing quickened slightly.
Ordinary players might not know much about ships, but the various large Guilds present did.
If he used the Magic Whale Skin to strengthen a Bronze Speedboat, the Bronze Speedboat's Attributes would increase by a large margin. Meanwhile, the Bronze Speedboat could be strengthened up to five times. If he used the Magic Whale Skin to strengthen every Bronze Speedboat, the Bronze Speedboat's combat power would most likely surpass that of an ordinary Mysterious-Iron Speedboat.
However, using the Magic Whale Skin to strengthen a Bronze Speedboat was simply too extravagant. At the very least, one would need a Mysterious-Iron Speedboat to do so.
"Hei Yan sure is generous. He's using such an item as his first item." Yuan Tiexin was slightly astonished as he stared at the Magic Whale Skin.
The various major powers were willing to pay any price to secure an advantage over others, yet the Ling YI Society had actually given away such a valuable item.
Nine Dragons Emperor's eyes glowed as he looked at the Magic Whale Skin.
There were still a few days until the contest on Thunder Island began. If he could purchase the Magic Whale Skin, he could further improve his Bronze Speedboat. At that time, he would have a much easier time killing sea monsters and obtaining Thunder Passes.
While everyone's blood boiled with excitement, A Melancholy Smile breathed a sigh of relief.
"Now that everyone has seen the Magic Whale Skin's Attributes, we will be auctioning three sheets at a time. The starting bid is 10,000 Magic Crystals, and each bid must increase by at least 50,000 Magic Crystals. Let's begin!"
When A Melancholy Smile announced the starting bid, many of the players present gasped.
If converted to Gold Coins, 10,000 Magic Crystals would be worth 250,000 Gold. With that amount of money, one could purchase a good plot of Land in an NPC city.
Moreover, Magic Crystals were far more valuable than Coins. While Magic Crystals could be easily exchanged for Coins, Coins could not be easily exchanged for Magic Crystals.
However, the crowd was not only shocked by the high price, but also by the fact that three copies were sold at once. This was much higher than the price of a single copy.
After all, one card could not cause a qualitative change in the ship, but three cards could.
"What a ruthless price." Sirius shook his head and chuckled. "It seems they're determined to take advantage of us."
The competition at sea was getting more and more intense. If he could upgrade the highest grade ship in his hands, he would definitely be able to raise his naval strength to a whole new level.
While Sirius lamented, the bids in the auction hall skyrocketed.
Ten thousand and five hundred!
11 OOO!
12ooo!
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In less than ten seconds, the price had risen to 150,000 Magic Crystals. That was enough to purchase a piece of Epic Equipment.
"Big Sister Qianyu, what should we do now? We've already lent all of our Magic Crystals to the Ling YI Society. Right now, we have less than 5,000 Magic Crystals on hand, "Blue Phoenix said anxiously as she watched the bids continue to rise.
She felt that the Ling YI Society was too despicable.
Instead of selling such a good item to them, they were actually auctioning it off.
Inside the room, Feng Qianyu could only smile bitterly at this moment.
She had gone to great lengths to find a way to improve her fleet's strength. She had even led an elite legion to Deathwhisper Castle to obtain items that could strengthen her ships. After sacrificing a lot, she had finally obtained a Mysterious-Iron strengthening item. Yet, the Ling YI Society had obtained a Dark-Gold strengthening item without even saying a word.
Following which, Feng Qianyu called up his friend list and contacted the Shifeng.
"Leader Ye Feng, the Ling YI Society is currently auctioning off the Magic Whale Skins. However, it requires Magic Crystals to trade. I wish to use a portion of the Magic Crystals I lent you to purchase the Magic Whale Skins. May I know if that's possible?" Feng Qianyu asked.
"Of course, that won't be a problem. I'll inform the auctioneer right away. However, the maximum limit is the 250,000 Magic Crystals you lent to our Guild. Any higher than that is beyond my control," the Shifeng said, half-joking.
In reality, the first reason he had generously offered the Magic Whale Skins was to show everyone the Ling YI Society's foundations. In any case, he had eight Magic Whale Skins. Five skins would form a set, and he could use them on the Storm Sailboat. As for equipping his speedboats with the Magic Whale Skins, it would be a waste of God's gift. Even an Ordinary Small Sailboat would be wasteful. Hence, he might as well sell the remaining three.
The second reason was repayment. After all, he had yet to return the 250,000 Magic Crystals he had borrowed from Feng Qianyu. If it were only top-tier Dark-Gold Weapons and Equipment, Feng Qianyu would most likely not be interested in them. Only items that could improve one's naval power would attract Feng Qianyu's attention.
Hearing the Shifeng's words, Feng Qianyu could not help but relax.
Previously, they had agreed to return the Magic Whale Skins within five days. Ling Yi could have easily rejected her request.
"Two thousand crystals!" Feng Qianyu immediately announced a frightening price.
"Crap, as expected of a player in a VIP room. He actually shouted out 20,000 Magic Crystals so casually. How rich!" Whether it was the players in the first-floor hall or the Guild members, they could not help but exclaim in astonishment.
First-rate Guilds would be fortunate to have around 50,000 to 60,000 Magic Crystals in their stockpile. After all, their sources of Magic Crystals were too limited. Moreover, they needed a lot of Magic Crystals every day.
Taking out 20,000 Magic Crystals just to strengthen a ship was simply too extravagant.
Only first-rate Guilds and Intermediate Guilds could afford to do such a thing.
"Two thousand crystals!" Nine Dragons Emperor frowned slightly as he announced a new price.
His main goal in coming to the Holy City this time was the entry slots to the Holy City. He had not prepared many Magic Crystals, only 240,000 in total. In his opinion, what could a small Guild like Ling Yi possibly offer?
Moreover, it was too late to send someone to collect the required Magic Crystals.
"Hahaha! It seems the other powers aren't prepared," Yuan Tiexin said, chuckling. He then continued, "Two thousand crystals!"
The Secret Pavilion had made plenty of preparations for this trip. After all, the Pavilion had dealt with the Ling Yi Society many times, so it was very clear that the Ling Yi Society had a strong foundation. There were many things that could tempt the Pavilion. Hence, they had made some preparations before coming to the Holy City. They had never imagined that they would actually stumble upon such a good opportunity.
"Three thousand crystals!" Feng Qianyu announced a new price. However, he did not raise the price by much.
Although the Magic Whale Skin was indeed quite valuable, its current price was already very high. If the price went any higher, one could purchase a Bronze Speedboat.
"Thirty-five crystals!" Yuan Tiexin shouted without hesitation.
"Thirty-six crystals!" Feng Qianyu frowned as she looked at Yuan Tiexin's room. This was her final bid. Although she had a lot of Magic Crystals, she could not afford to waste them like this.
Meanwhile, the crowd in the auction hall was stupefied by this price.
Just three Magic Whale Skins were already worth half of a first-rate Guild's Magic Crystal inventory.
"It seems the other side has already reached their limit," Yuan Tiexin said, chuckling. "Four thousand crystals!"
Other powers might only use the Magic Whale Skins to strengthen their Bronze Speedboats, but the Secret Pavilion had Mysterious-Iron Speedboats. Three Magic Whale Skins could strengthen a Mysterious-Iron Speedboat to a Secret-Silver Speedboat.
A Secret-Silver Speedboat!
Not to mention 40,000 Magic Crystals, even 100,000 Magic Crystals wouldn't be a problem.
When the bid of 40,000 crystals was announced, no one else dared to compete with the Magic Whale Skin. When A Melancholy Smile struck his gavel, confirming the transaction, the auction hall erupted in cries of surprise.
At this moment, the various major powers that had previously criticized Candlelight for being black-hearted had fallen silent.
Just the first item had already sold for 40,000 Magic Crystals. One had to admit that Candlelight's auction quality was excellent. Only, the second phase of the free exchange was still somewhat expensive.
However, shortly after this thought appeared in everyone's minds, everyone was rendered speechless when they saw the second item displayed on the stage. Even the various major powers were no exception.
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