At this stage of the game, Thunder Island was no longer a secret to the various major powers.
Even the most well-informed second-rate Guilds had heard about Thunder Island.
Currently, the various superpowers were frantically collecting Thunder Island passes. However, the passes weren't that easy to obtain. The various superpowers had to pay an exorbitant price to obtain them, and they had invested an unimaginable amount of manpower and resources.
As long as a superpower obtained an additional pass, it could allow ten more experts to enter Thunder Island. At that time, the superpower's advantage on the island would naturally increase.
Hence, the various superpowers had offered astronomical prices to purchase the passes, attracting quite a few adventurer teams to grind for passes in the Sea of Death. Only, no one had heard of any adventurer team obtaining a pass.
Yet, the Candlelight Auction was auctioning a pass …
This was merely an upstart Guild's auction, yet the Guild had managed to offer two treasures that could tempt superpowers. Moreover, the Guild had even offered the Holy City's slots. Why wouldn't they be surprised?
"As everyone has seen, the starting price for the second item is 3,000 Magic Crystals. Each increment must be no less than 100 Magic Crystals. Begin!" A Melancholy Smile announced the starting price.
This price surprised many of the adventurer team players in the first-floor hall. The price was ridiculously high, but the various superpowers in the second-floor rooms weren't particularly surprised. On the contrary, this price was already very cheap. It was even cheaper than the 1,000 Gold they had paid for the Teleportation Potion Set.
However, as soon as A Melancholy Smile announced the start of the auction …
The various superpowers in the VIP rooms promptly took action.
"Four thousand!"
"Four thousand, three hundred!"
"Four thousand, seven hundred!"
"Five thousand!"
…
The various superpowers, which hadn't been particularly interested in the Candlelight Auction, began to compete madly. The players in the first-floor hall couldn't even get involved. Even the expert players in the first-floor hall could easily raise the price. This situation made many of the independent experts, who had come to join in the fun, want to cry.
Even some of the second-rate Guilds that had come to participate in the Candlelight Auction felt that it wasn't suitable for them.
As for the players and Guilds that had criticized the Candlelight Auction for being greedy, they shut their mouths.
In the end, Feng Qianyu won the Thunder Island Pass for 8,300 Magic Crystals.
"Pavilion Master, are we just going to let Feng Qianyu take the entry pass?" Martial Dragon asked Nine Dragons Emperor curiously.
"It doesn't matter. If it's any more expensive, it won't be worth it. It's only the top ten anyway. Feng Qianyu won't be able to make much of a difference," Nine Dragons Emperor said disdainfully.
Martial Dragon thought about it and agreed. The gap between Feng Qianyu's quota and theirs was not small. Even if there were ten more quotas, it would not affect the overall situation.
After the second auction item ended, A Melancholy Smile pointed at the screen on the stage once more. Smiling, he said, "Now, let's begin the third auction item. It's also a pass to Thunder Island. The starting bid is 3,000 Magic Crystals! Let's start! "
"No way, there's more!"
There was another round of exclamations in the hall.
Given how difficult it was to obtain the Sky Lightning Island Pass, it was already incredible to have one. To think that there was another one.
Even Feng Qianyu, who sat in one of the VIP rooms, was surprised. Of course, he was also overjoyed.
Although it might seem like only one additional entry pass, there was a massive difference between bringing in an additional ten people and bringing in an additional twenty. Meanwhile, Candlelight had the most Magic Crystals on hand.
As soon as the auction began, the price of the Sky Lightning Island Pass soared to 8,000 Magic Crystals.
Unlike the previous auction, the various superpowers took the Sky Lightning Island Pass very seriously this time. They also knew what it meant to have an additional twenty entry slots. Hence, the competition was even more intense.
In the end, Feng Qianyu won the Sky Lightning Island Pass for 15400 Magic Crystals. Although the price was astonishingly high, Feng Qianyu felt that it was worth it.
Just when everyone thought that the competition for the Sky Lightning Island Pass was over, A Melancholy Smile revealed the third entry pass.
"This is insane! Just how many passes do they have?!" Everyone in the hall shuddered when they heard this, especially the various superpowers' representatives in the VIP rooms on the second floor.
Selling one or two passes wouldn't affect the overall situation.
However, if Candlelight sold a large number of Sky Lightning Island Passes, it would definitely affect the competition.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, A Melancholy Smile didn't immediately start the third round of the Sky Lightning Island Passes. Instead, he took out three Sky Lightning Island Passes from his bag. Everyone in the hall was stupefied when they saw this.
How is this possible?! How can he have so many passes?! Nine Dragons Emperor's heart sank when he saw the three passes in A Melancholy Smile's hands.
He simply couldn't understand how Ling YI Society had managed to obtain so many passes. Despite the fact that only a handful of passes remained in the Sea of Death, Ling YI Society had managed to obtain five passes …
His side only had 60 more people than Feng Qianyu. Although the two passes he had obtained had offset some of the difference, his side still had a clear advantage.
If Feng Qianyu's side obtained three more passes, the gap between their side and Candlelight Smile's side would be negligible.
"This won't do! I have to get these three passes!" Nine Dragons Emperor commanded. "Notify Dazzling Bell immediately and tell him to mail me the Magic Crystals we have in stock!"
"Pavilion Master, I've already notified Dazzling Bell. However, it'll take at least ten minutes for the Magic Crystals to arrive," Martial Dragon reported.
Ten minutes?! Damn it! Why is it taking so long?! Regret and anger flashed in Nine Dragons Emperor's eyes as he looked at the Sky Lightning Island Passes. "Notify Ling YI Society's host immediately! We request an extension of the auction time!"
The Candlelight Auction hadn't informed him that it would be selling these items. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been caught off guard.
In reality, Nine Dragons Emperor wasn't the only one to react in such a manner. Miracle Society, Pantheon, King's Return, Battle Wolves, and Sanctuary of the Holy Church had also been caught off guard. After all, none of them had expected the Candlelight Auction to sell such amazing items. They had only intended to purchase some of the Holy City's central Land.
Almost immediately, the various superpowers' representatives reported this matter to their Guilds' upper echelons, instructing them to mail the Magic Crystals to the Candlelight Trading Firm as soon as possible. In addition, they also had to negotiate with the Candlelight Trading Firm to extend the auction or use other items as collateral.
This shocked the various major powers and adventurer teams in the venue.
After all, extending the auction time was a relatively embarrassing matter. After all, doing so would prove that they didn't have the financial resources to purchase the items and needed time to prepare.
However, what were the various superpowers?
Needless to say, everyone knew that they were the overlords of God's Domain. It was inconceivable that these superpowers were willing to swallow their pride.
"Guild Leader, should we extend the auction time?" A Melancholy Smile asked quietly after contacting Shifeng.
It was rare for five superpowers to request an extension of the auction time. If any other first-rate Guild were in Candlelight's shoes, they would've done so without hesitation.
"We can extend the auction time, but tell them that they have to pay us for the time we've lost. 300 Gold per minute. Let them know how long they want," Shifeng said nonchalantly.
"Guild Leader, this …" A Melancholy Smile could not help her surprise when she heard Shi Feng's request.
This price was a little too much. Most likely, only a fool would be willing to pay such a price.
"It's fine. Just tell them what you want," Shifeng said, chuckling.
There were only a few days left until the contest on Thunder Island. Moreover, he had already killed most of the sea monsters he could kill. Even if he killed the sea monsters that respawned in the future, it would be very difficult for him to obtain a pass. After all, the slots for each contest were limited. The only reason he had obtained a pass was because he had killed a King-class Sea Monster.
It would've been fine if he hadn't known about this secret, but now that he knew, he would've wasted his efforts in killing the King-class Sea Monster if he didn't make a killing.
A Melancholy Smile was speechless. Their Guild Leader was a little too good at doing business.
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