"Pavilion Master, the Candlelight Auction is clearly trying to rip us off." Martial Dragon's expression darkened when he heard A Melancholy Smile's report.
If one minute cost 300 Gold, ten minutes would be 3,000 Gold.
With 3,000 Gold, one could purchase a good plot of Land in an ordinary NPC city.
Although 3,000 Gold was nothing to the Candlelight Auction, the Candlelight Auction's actions were foolish.
At this moment, Nine Dragons Emperor's expression darkened as well.
"That damnable Ling Yi!" Nine Dragons Emperor slammed the table, his voice indescribably cold. "Take it! It's just 3,000 Gold! I'll make Feng Qianyu and the Ling YI Society pay us back a hundredfold in the future!"
If he did not stop Feng Qianyu from obtaining the remaining three passes, the contest for Thunder Island would become much more troublesome. Their advantage in numbers would also vanish.
Meanwhile, the other four major powers had also paid 3,000 Gold without hesitation.
After all, if they could obtain the three passes, they could significantly increase their combat power during the contest on Thunder Island.
In just a short moment, Shifeng had earned 15000 Gold. With this amount of money, he could purchase a golden plot of Land in a major NPC city.
While the Candlelight Auction's auction was delayed, many players in the first-floor hall fought over the Candlelight Auction's other auction items.
Among these items, some were items consigned by players, while others were Dark-Gold Weapons and Equipment from Ling Yi's Warehouse.
Among these items, the Fine-Gold ranked Magic Light Set Equipment had attracted the attention of many first-rate Guilds.
After all, it was a Level 50 Set Equipment.
The various major powers knew full well how difficult it was to obtain Level 50 Secret-Silver Equipment. Although they had challenged Level 50-plus monsters, they had yet to obtain a piece of Level 50 Fine-Gold Equipment, not to mention a Fine-Gold Set Equipment.
In the end, the Secret Pavilion won the Magic Light Set Equipment for 4,000 Gold.
Meanwhile, the 100 Advanced Mana Armor Kits sold for around 150 Gold. The various superpowers and first-rate Guilds split the profits, earning Ling Yi another 15000 Gold.
Afterward, the most popular item was the Bronze Locomotive.
Currently, the various major powers of God's Domain had already begun frantically collecting high-ranking Mounts. At the same time, they had also equipped their elite members with Common Mounts. Only, the funds required to do so were astronomical.
On the market, NPCs sold a Common Mount for 40 Gold. Just distributing the Mount to 1,000 elite players would cost 40000 Gold. Meanwhile, first-rate Guilds had tens of thousands of elite players, and superpowers had even more than 100,000 elite players. Hence, the Coins required to purchase a Mount were astronomical.
Hence, the various large Guilds had begun assigning Common Mounts in batches.
The various major powers knew full well that the era of Mounts had arrived. If they did not equip their Guilds with Mounts quickly, their development speed would quickly be surpassed by other Guilds.
After all, with a Mount, players could save a lot of time traveling. At the same time, an Advanced Mount could also serve as a supporting force in battle, significantly increasing a player's combat power.
Hence, the various large Guilds had frantically collected high-ranking Mounts to help their experts grow stronger.
Now that Candlelight was selling Bronze Mounts, the various major powers naturally couldn't miss this opportunity.
"I believe everyone has already seen the Bronze Locomotive's Attributes. The starting bid is 150 Gold, and each increment must be no less than 10 Gold!"
When A Melancholy Smile announced the start of the auction, both large Guilds and independent adventurer teams began to bid. Compared to when they had competed for the Advanced Mana Armor Kits, the various large Guilds and independent adventurer teams began to bid.
"160 Gold!"
"170 Gold!"
"180 Gold!"
…
In the blink of an eye, the price of the Bronze Locomotive rose to 350 Gold.
Just when everyone thought that no one would compete for 400 Gold, a new bid came from one of the rooms on the second floor.
"600 Gold!" Yuan Tiexin calmly declared.
"He's too rich. It's just a Bronze Mount, yet he's actually asking for 600 Gold. He might as well buy a top-tier Dark-Gold Weapon." Everyone was astonished.
They understood that Bronze Mounts were extremely rare. However, even they would not be willing to spend 600 Gold to purchase one. This applied to the players from first-rate Guilds as well.
"Uncle Yuan, we could've gotten it for 500 Gold. Why are you asking for 600 Gold?" Purple Jade asked curiously.
After the price had reached 400 Gold, the players from first-rate Guilds had stopped bidding. They might've been able to get the Bronze Locomotive for 460 or 470 Gold. Yet, Uncle Yuan had asked for 600 Gold. Even if the Secret Pavilion was rich, it shouldn't be so wasteful.
"Purple Jade, I don't know. This is the Guild Leader's order. He wants us to obtain every Bronze Locomotive in the Candlelight Auction. If I bid 500 Gold this time, others might still have some hope of getting the Bronze Locomotive next time. However, if I bid 600 Gold now, they won't have any more hope," Yuan Tiexin said, chuckling.
"That can't be, right? Didn't our Guild obtain plenty of Bronze Mounts from the Ling YI Society? Moreover, the Guild usually sends many of its experts to ancient ruins to collect advanced Mounts. We shouldn't be lacking Bronze Mounts, right? "Purple Jade asked, confused.
"It is precisely because we obtained so many Bronze Locomotives from the Ling YI Society that we need to buy them all," Yuan Tiexin said, shaking his head. "Initially, I didn't think that these Bronze Locomotives were anything special. In fact, I even felt that they were slightly inferior to other Bronze Mounts. However, when the number of these Locomotives reaches 50 within a certain range, they actually activate a status effect called Mechanical Heart. This status effect increases the Movement Speed of these Mechanical Mounts by 15% and the Defense of both the Mount and the player by 20%. This status effect will be of great help to a team's movements and combat."
"There's actually such an effect?" Purple Jade was shocked. She immediately understood why her Guild Leader wanted to buy all of the Bronze Locomotives.
Large Guilds often carried out team operations. If they could equip a 50-man team with Bronze Locomotives, it would significantly increase their efficiency. Compared to teams that relied solely on Bronze Mounts, such a team would be much more efficient.
Following which, whenever a Bronze Locomotive appeared, the Secret Pavilion would instantly purchase it.
In the end, the Secret Pavilion purchased all ten Bronze Locomotives. The first-rate Guilds that tried to compete for the Locomotives were also instantly outbid by the Secret Pavilion, not giving anyone a chance to compete.
This situation gradually gained the recognition of the Candlelight Auction's standards. At the same time, the atmosphere in the venue grew increasingly heated. Meanwhile, when A Melancholy Smile placed the three Thunder Passes on the auction stage, the entire venue fell into a frenzy.
This was because the various superpowers were finally going all-out.
"Now, let's begin the auction for the next item! Three Thunder Passes! The starting bid will be 10000 Magic Crystals, and each increment must be no less than 1,000 Magic Crystals! Begin!"
As soon as A Melancholy Smile finished speaking, the competition between the various superpowers began.
However, before everyone could enjoy the fun of this competition, a frightening bid rang out in the venue, causing the various first-rate Guilds to shudder involuntarily.
"50000 crystals!" Nine Dragons Emperor shouted.
The first bid of 50000 crystals immediately eliminated the various first-rate Guilds that had tried to compete for the Thunder Passes. Meanwhile, everyone present was shocked by Nine Dragons Emperor's wealth.
Just like that, a first-rate Guild's stockpile of Magic Crystals had been used up just to purchase three Thunder Passes.
"53000 crystals!"
"55000 crystals!"
"60000 crystals!"
Feng Qianyu gritted his teeth as he placed a new bid. Just one Thunder Pass alone sold for 20000 Magic Crystals.
"Have these superpowers lost their minds?" The spectating crowd was stupefied.
A Melancholy Smile was similarly shocked.
It was just a Thunder Pass. Was there a need to go so crazy over it?
However, what A Melancholy Smile and the others didn't know was that the three Thunder Passes Shifeng had extraordinary significance.
The gap between the various superpowers wasn't large to begin with. Hence, the number of Thunder Island slots wouldn't change much. Meanwhile, these 30 slots might be the straw that broke the camel's back. Naturally, the various superpowers wouldn't give up now. Otherwise, wouldn't all their previous efforts go to waste?
PS: Thank you, Jiang Di, for your 50000 gift! Tomorrow, at 3 PM! But it will be a little later … (To be continued.)
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