Chapter 726 Shalom's Departure <TOC> Chapter 728 David and Liana
Translator: SumTLMan
“Such a music box, with such a lifelike illusion, starting at only 150 magic crystals, it’s no wonder the consignor doesn’t want to sell it.”
“But now it’s already bid over ten thousand, so it’s not an insult to the crafter.” someone chimed in.
Everyone’s focus shifted back to its price. After experiencing that magical illusion, everyone’s eyes were filled with burning desire.
Before Silon could announce the bidding, someone eagerly made an offer.
“13,000 magic crystals!” The bidder was Liana, who raised the price to a shocking level. Chilledin looked at Liana’s direction with anger in his eyes.
“14,000 magic crystals.” Chilledin also showed no weakness, immediately placing a higher bid.
Liana scoffed and continued to push the price up.
Just as the two were about to reach another bidding climax, Sumesh casually announced a price: “20,000 magic crystals.”
The sudden increase of six thousand magic crystals set the entire venue abuzz. Even Silon couldn’t help but look up at Sumesh’s direction: this price had already broken the auction record for the first half of the Ancient Auction’s monthly event!
Initially resentful, David was now stunned. He had originally thought that selling at the same price as On Cloud 6, 8,100 magic crystals, was already the pinnacle for the Alchemy Illusion. Unexpectedly, the price had reached 20,000 magic crystals! Even after splitting the profit, he would still gain 2,000 magic crystals!
David’s heart raced, and his tense lips couldn’t help but curl into a smile.
Meanwhile, Chilledin, who was in the middle of bidding, suddenly paused. “Lord Sumesh, you and Angel belong to the same lineage, and you have many opportunities to obtain the Alchemy Illusion. Why do you have to compete with us?”
Chilledin’s words were echoed by Liana. But Sumesh simply smiled and replied, “I like it, and I can afford it.”
Chilledin’s anger flickered in his eyes, “You’re trying to cut off my path to promotion!”
As soon as Chilledin spoke, everyone was taken aback. It was just a music box, how could it be related to the path of promotion?
Everyone was puzzled by these words, wanting an explanation. However, Chilledin closed his mouth, refusing to engage in further dialogue with Sumesh, and continued to bid on his own.
On the other side, in a VIP room filled with fragrant breeze.
“I wonder if Chilledin slipped up or intentionally said that.” Liana murmured.
“Why aren’t you bidding anymore? Are you not going to bid?” Witch Tong asked with curiosity.
Liana pondered, “Soon, the inside information that Chilledin just revealed will be known by others. If I continue to bid, I probably won’t stand a chance. For now, I won’t bid. I’ll see what the final limit is and if it exceeds my psychological price.”
Witch Tong asked, “What’s your psychological price?”
“One hundred thousand magic crystals,” Liana said, “If someone offers a higher price than this, I… I’ll swallow my pride and wait for Angel to return from the Savage Grottoes, and mend our relationship.”
“One hundred thousand magic crystals shouldn’t be matched by anyone, after all, it’s ultimately just a music box. Even if it helped Gloria have a sudden realization, it doesn’t necessarily mean that others would have the same enlightenment,” Witch Tong expressed her astonishment. For someone who had just advanced to a wizard, one hundred thousand magic crystals was an unimaginable sum.
Liana shook her head and sighed softly, “That’s not necessarily the case. For some people who are stuck outside the path of true knowledge, even if they know the chances are slim, they would be willing to spend all their savings… After all, for a wizard capable of earning one hundred thousand magic crystals, earning that amount again wouldn’t be too difficult.”
Witch Tong still found it incredible, but the next second, her head shot towards the audience.
“One hundred thousand magic crystals!”
Someone really offered one hundred thousand magic crystals! Moreover, it was a direct jump from thirty thousand to one hundred thousand!
For many apprentices who usually only participated in the monthly auctions, they felt that everything today was crazy. Historically, the top three auction items were generally worth tens of magic crystals or at most two to three hundred. Today, there was a six-figure offer!
And yet, one hundred thousand magic crystals wasn’t the end.
As more people learned that Gloria’s new spell was related to the alchemical illusion crafted by Angel, the price continued to rise. Silon didn’t have time to announce each bid before the price exceeded one hundred and fifty thousand magic crystals.
Madeline, Duncan, and Dulmatin had all given up bidding when the price exceeded ten thousand magic crystals.
Liana felt it was beyond her psychological bottom line and had also given up.
Sumesh initially intended to bid for fun, believing that when Angel returned, getting an alchemical illusion wouldn’t be difficult given their relationship within the same lineage, so he too gave up the auction.
Only Chilledin persisted, but when the price reached one hundred and forty thousand magic crystals, he was finally defeated. He sat silently in the VIP room, with anger flickering in his eyes.
However, Chilledin soon calmed down. He knew that the news about Gloria’s new spell wouldn’t remain hidden. Even if he didn’t say anything, the many apprentices from the Savage Grottoes would probably leak the news soon. It was better to be straightforward. Even if he didn’t win the bid, he could still do Angel a favor by increasing the price of the item. Perhaps there would be a chance to obtain a crafted music box from Angel in the future.
Moreover, Chilledin hadn’t given up completely. His eyes gradually darkened. Even if he couldn’t win the price war, there were other means.
The current highest bidder was no longer someone from the Savage Grottoes, but Leon from the Western Deserts. He initially came for the joyous bear cub but didn’t expect the appearance of the music box. Although he liked the music box, he didn’t originally intend to participate in the bidding. However, when the news about Gloria’s new spell using the music box broke out, Leon couldn’t sit still any longer.
When Leon offered one hundred and sixty thousand magic crystals, the number of people bidding started to dwindle.
Many wizards also wanted to bid and had the foundation to do so, but they didn’t take action. Instead, they considered another matter. They heard that Angel was an apprentice, so they planned to visit as official wizards to request crafting, even if it would cost them a significant amount of money. But it shouldn’t exceed 160,000 magic crystals, right?
They could discern that the materials used to craft the music box were not of a very high ranked. With the low cost of raw materials, even if they were to offer 100,000 magic crystals for Angel to craft it, Angel would still stand to make a huge profit. With such a substantial gain, Angel probably wouldn’t refuse, right?
Therefore, those with this thought in mind did not raise their bids any further.
After a moment of silence, Leon privately believed he had a great chance of winning. Most of the others seemed to think similarly, but when Silon asked if anyone wanted to raise their bid, another voice rang out.
“200,000 magic crystals.” The speaker was Jailall from VIP room number 7.
Jailall’s bid left Leon speechless, and no one else offered a higher price.
Jailall was like a patient bird of prey, calmly waiting for everyone to reveal their psychological bottom line before outbidding them all with an overwhelming price.
When Silon announced that Jailall had won the music box, a lively discussion erupted in the room. Some people’s gazes fell on Jailall’s booth, while others turned to David.
The fact that an apprentice had managed to earn 200,000 magic crystals with a single auction item was truly terrifying.
Malice and scheming began to surface in the eyes of many.
David had initially been immersed in the joy of his impending windfall, nearly 20,000 magic crystals as his share. However, the heavy malicious glances around him made David shudder, suddenly realizing his predicament. He had previously angered the Ancient Auction House, and now he was being eyed greedily by everyone. He felt as if he had fallen into a vortex of ill intentions. Getting out safely was now the real issue, let alone his share of the profit.
As David was at a loss, Liana suddenly asked him, “You work at Promi Alchemy Shop, right?”
David snapped out of his daze and hesitantly nodded.
Liana said, “Angel’s alchemical illusion is indeed impressive, but that piece of music is also fascinating. Especially the chorus, it’s so catchy. I can still hum it even now. Do you know the name of that music?”
Silon, who was originally preparing to quickly move on to the fourth auction item, also stopped speaking and curiously looked at David.
Not only Liana was curious, but some of the extraordinary beings who were passionate about art were also intrigued by this question.
David scratched his head, hesitating a little before saying, “Angel didn’t tell me, just mentioning that the music was composed for the girl in the illusion.”
Most people present could deduce that much.
Although the Wizarding World didn’t have many purely good things, that didn’t stop them from appreciating the beauty of purity. The girl in the illusion was clearly the embodiment of innocence and kindness. The music revolved entirely around her, so it must have been composed for her.
“Maybe the girl is Angel’s lover?” someone speculated.
“It’s quite possible, but who could be Angel’s lover?”
David saw that the conversation had taken a strange turn and quickly said, “I don’t know if she is Angel’s lover, but he once told me that the girl’s name in the illusion is… Alice.”
“A piano piece dedicated to Alice? I understand,” Liana whispered.
At this point, Silon decided to start the auction of the next item. Although he knew that after the extraordinary item, the following items would seem like scrap metal, there was no alternative. One misstep would cause everything to go wrong.
Sighing inwardly, Silon said, “The fourth item is from the Wind Kingdom…”
Before he could finish, he suddenly noticed that many people began to leave. Most of these people were from the Savage Grottoes, and their leader was… Sumesh!
Silon’s heart skipped a beat: Could it be that they were all leaving?
Soon, his guess was confirmed as the wizards from the Savage Grottoes left one after another. The VIP room, originally prepared for the wizards, quickly emptied by more than half.
The news of the almost-empty VIP room reached Shalom’s ears in an instant.
Shalom, who had finally calmed down, couldn’t help but feel like vomiting blood! He had already left, but those people from the Savage Grottoes were still slapping him in the face from afar!
However, not everyone from the Savage Grottoes left. Liana still accompanied Lady Melanctha.
Lady Melanctha asked doubtfully, “Aren’t you leaving with Lord Sumesh?”
Liana shook her head, her gaze shifting to where David was sitting below. “I couldn’t find a way to save face with Angel. I didn’t expect it to be delivered to me now…”
Lady Melanctha seemed to understand, “You plan to show favor to that young man and use the opportunity to build a good relationship with Angel?”
“This isn’t showing favor; it’s returning the favor for telling me the name of the music piece earlier,” Liana knew that showing favor could make Angel resentful, so she used the pretext of returning the favor, which would more easily achieve her goal.
“But he didn’t really tell you the name.”
“That’s not important; what matters is that I have a reason to return the favor. Besides, that young man’s performance today was quite clever. I believe once I mention it, he should understand my intentions.”
Chapter 726 Shalom's Departure <TOC> Chapter 728 David and Liana