The auction went on quickly, especially in the early stages. Most of the items sold were not worth much, and the auctions only took a few minutes.
There were still people bidding for the first dozen or so items, but in the middle and early stages of the auction, each item was sold for more than 500 magic crystals. Since then, there were no more bids from the outside.
During this period, Angor offered a gaseous material that could be used as a catalyst, but it was outbid by someone else. Since the material was not necessary, Angor did not buy it in the end.
Prome spent 400 magic crystals on an alchemy pot, which Angor was interested in as well. But since Prome had already bid for it, he didn't want to compete with him, so he had to give it up.
Since the beginning of the auction, everyone was still calm and rational. It was not until the 30th item that the auction reached its climax.
It was an analytical formula about "Energy Compression".
When Twilight took out the booklet, all the wizards in the audience were shocked. Analytical formulas about energy compression were not considered valuable among the major wizard organizations. Even Angor's Encyclopedia of Basic Alchemy contained the alchemy blueprint of an energy compression device, which also recorded the formula of energy compression.
The reason why it was so shocking was that this item had always been monopolized by large Adept organizations. It was not easy for Adepts without any background to obtain it.
But not only did Twilight Auction get their hands on the formula, but they also put it up for auction. This was why everyone was shocked.
Wizards on the first floor were all bidding for the item. Silver VIP area on the second floor and golden VIP rooms on the third floor did not bid. Angor even heard a woman's mocking voice coming from a room in the middle of the third floor. "You're selling trash like this? Twilight Auction's standards are getting lower and lower. I guess I won't come again next time. "
Even Angor could hear the woman's voice, let alone the others.
At the same time, several other VIP rooms on the third floor agreed with the woman's words.
The adepts who were still bidding on the first floor all had awkward expressions on their faces. However, no one dared to object. Some of them even lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.
Twilight's expression was a little unnatural, but she didn't get angry. Instead, she waited until the Energy Compression Formula was auctioned off. "Don't worry, Lady Red Lotus. I believe that today's auction won't disappoint you."
The sorceress known as Her Excellency Red Lotus sneered softly, "Oh, is that so? I'll wait and see. "
Twilight felt suffocated. She forcibly shifted her attention away from the Gold Card VIP Box 1 and moved on to the next item.
When it came to the 44th item, Angor's eyes lit up. Finally, he saw something that caught his attention.
It was a box of extremely rare "Dark Gold Gargoyle's Tongue Blood". This was a very precious demon blood. Not only could it be used to cultivate Dark Gold Blood Demon Ores, but it also had a strange effect on enchantment alchemists.
He only needed to add some auxiliary materials to brew a special ink: Gargoyle's Blood Ink.
It was a rare type of ink that could be dipped in an engraving pen and used to inscribe runes. There was a chance that the ink could bring out the best properties of the material, or even generate special effects.
For example, Mithril, a metal ore, had an extremely strong conductivity of mana. Using Mithril as a material to make alchemy products could achieve the final effect with very little mana. If Gargoyle Blood Ink was used for enchantment, there was a chance that Mithril could bring out the best properties of Mithril in alchemy. The most important property of Mithril was that it could conduct mana without any hindrance. It could also automatically absorb primal mana from the air and achieve ten times the effect with only a tiny amount of mana.
It was like using the mana of a level-0 cantrip to cast a level-2 cantrip. If Mithril was used to its full potential, the benefits would be amazing.
As for the chance to generate special effects, Angor didn't care too much about it. Compared to the chance to bring out the best properties of the material, the chance of generating special effects was shockingly low. Even if he didn't use Gargoyle Blood Ink, he could still create special effects with special alchemy materials.
However, Angor had never been so lucky in all his alchemy attempts. He would rather spend his time studying enchantment than rely on such a small chance.
Since Gargoyle Blood Ink was irreplaceable, Angor couldn't wait to place his bid when Twilight Yan announced the start of the auction.
Five hundred magic crystals right away, which instantly dispelled the crowd's interest.
"Number 187 offers five hundred. Anyone else? Each increment must be at least 50 crystals. If no one wants it, we'll start the countdown, "Twilight's voice echoed in the hall.
The Blood Tongue of a Dark Gold Gargoyle was most useful for enchantment alchemy, but it wasn't without other uses. For example, cultivating Dark Gold Blood Essence, extracting Dark Gold Petrification Virus, creating alchemy potions, etc.
Therefore, he was still worried that someone would compete with him after he made his bid.
"Five hundred, going once."
"Five hundred, going twice." Twilight's voice was calm, but there was a hint of urgency in it.
A number appeared on the screen in front of Twilight's eyes. She grinned. "Number 35 offers 550 crystals!"
Number 35! That was the number of the VIP room!
Angor frowned. Golden card VIPs were all powerful and wealthy wizards. Was he really going to fight them over a bottle of blood ink?
Twilight began to count again. "Five hundred, going once … going twice … going thrice …"
Before she could make the final decision, Angor gritted his teeth and raised the price to 600 magic crystals under Dave and Prome's slightly pitiful gazes.
Twilight raised an eyebrow when she saw the number change again. "Number 187 is raising the price again. 600 magic crystals!"
Number 187, Silver VIP area. Number 35, Gold VIP room.
For the first time, a Silver VIP and a Gold VIP went against each other in today's auction.
Number 35's bid was soon displayed on the screen. Twilight raised her voice. "Number 35 offers 750 crystals!"
Now that he had done something like this, he became bolder. Without hesitation, he raised the price to 800 magic crystals.
Thus, under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the price of the Dark Gold Gargoyle's Tongue Blood, which was of little use to others, actually soared to 1,100 Magical Crystals!
Number 35 tried again. Perhaps he wanted to break Angor's bottom line by raising the price to 1,500 crystals.
"1,500 crystals!" When Twilight announced the price, a wave of discussion broke out both inside and outside the auction hall. This was the highest bid in today's Twilight Auction!
If this item was something else, it wouldn't have attracted so much attention. However, this was not a mainstream item. It was extremely rare, but its price was only 1,000 crystals at most. Now, the price reached 1,500 crystals, which was the limit of this kind of item in Twilight Auction.
"A Gold VIP and a Silver VIP are going against each other. Interesting." Whispers were heard everywhere.
"I'm confused. This Blood of Dark Gold Gargoyle's Tongue is only useful for enchantment alchemists, right? So, two enchantment alchemists are fighting over it? As far as I know, there aren't many enchantment alchemists around Darkivil Empire. "
Angor began to seriously consider whether he should keep raising the price. 1,500 magical crystals was considered an extremely high price for an item like this.
Even for enchantment alchemy, it was still too expensive. But it was only "too expensive". If there was an alchemy item that could fully utilize the material's effects, it would still be a great deal.
Angor was not worried about the price. He was more concerned about the attitude of the Gold VIP.
"Forget it. It's too expensive." Dave also tried to persuade Angor.
Prome also nodded. "Angor, you need to think carefully. Betting on odds is always a bottomless pit."
Angor agreed with them. He decided to give up. However, he was still unwilling to give up. Blood ink that could be used for enchantment was rare. Gargoyle's Blood Ink wasn't outstanding, but it was still of high quality. "Dark Gold Gargoyle" and "Tomb Gargoyle" blood ink were both called "Gargoyle Blood Ink", but Dark Gold Blood Ink was definitely better.
As the audience waited for Angor to raise the price, an extremely creepy female voice suddenly came from Room 35's Gold VIP box.
"This box of Blood of Tongue is mine, no matter how much you bid. Heeheehee ~ "
The people watching the big screen were still wondering why the people in the private room were all women. Meanwhile, the audience inside the box was shocked. Most of them were knowledgeable people. Plus, they could recognize the voice. How could they not know who Room 35 was?!
"I'm going to faint. It's that lady!"
"How dare Room 187 compete with that lady? Who's Room 187 anyway?"
"Who's that lady you're talking about?" Some people failed to recognize Room 35's voice.
"You can't even recognize her voice? You're so ignorant!"
"That's the Blood Witch, Lady Flora, who is known for her bloodthirst in the entire southern wizardry region!"
"Lady Flora's words are a clear threat. She's saying that even if Room 187 wins the item, Lady Flora won't let it go. I just want to know how Room 187 is feeling right now. "
"He's probably trembling in fear right now."
So what was Room 187 feeling right now?
Fear? Worry? Trembling in fear? Angor did not have any of those. But he still felt extremely conflicted. The one who competed with him for such a long time was Flora?! If you told me earlier, I wouldn't have done it!
Now the price was so high. If other people knew who he was, they would definitely turn against each other. Tomorrow, the headline of Twilight Well's gossip magazine would be "Breaking News! Two beloved students of the God of Slaughter in the Southern Wizardry Domain are fighting each other because of him … "
Angor felt like crying. Dave and Prome did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Dave pretended to be a mature man and patted Angor's shoulder. "Boy, it's been hard on you. The most important thing now is to hide your identity and pretend you never came here. Room 187 is just a fleeting cloud … "
Angor nodded with tears in his eyes. "How about we switch seats?"
Dave's expression changed. "Nah. I've already asked a Prophet to tell my fortune today. My luck is 186, and my misfortune is 187. For my bright future, thank you."
Angor naturally gave up on bidding after knowing that Room 35 was Flora. He did not expect Flora to show up at Twilight Auction after leaving Brute Cavern for almost half a year.
If Flora was here, would Sunders be here too? Angor wondered out of curiosity.
…
Since Angor gave up, Flora bought the "Blood of a Dark Gold Gargoyle's Tongue" without much trouble. However, when Flora thought about how much she had spent to buy this item, she was furious. She couldn't help but snort coldly.
Her snort echoed in the auction hall again.
When Twilight was about to introduce the next item, a mocking laugh came from Room 1. "Since when did you learn to bully the weak, Flora?"
It was the female wizard referred to as "Lady Lotus" by Twilight.
"I was wondering who's been yelling. Oh, it's the horny Lydia." Flora giggled. "How am I bullying the weak? Are you interested in Room 187? Why don't we take him out for a walk and see if he suits your taste? "
Lydia did not get angry. She continued to tease, "He's very loyal. Apart from Mister Sunders, no one else is good enough for him."
"Maybe Room 187 is my teacher himself?" While mocking Lydia, Flora did not forget to drag Room 187 into the mess as well.
Angor did not say anything and shrunk his body even tighter.
"So you're not with Mister Sunders? Then I have nothing to say. What a waste of my time." With Lydia's infuriating words, the battle between the two female wizards finally came to an end.
However, Lydia did not stop there. This time, her target was Twilight. "The auction has already started, and the item you said won't disappoint me hasn't appeared yet. Are you trying to make fun of me?"
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