Chapter 458 – Blood Duchess
Blood Duchess
"This is an astral stone, the base price is set at 200 million magic crystals, and every increment set at a minimum of 1 million. You may use resources of equal value to make up any difference! Let the auction begin"
The presenter waved his hand and the huge screen in front of Leylin lit up immediately in bright colors.
Watching the numbers on the screen clambering up bit by bit, Leylin’s mouth curved into a bitter smile.
His guess had come true, this astral stone was one of the three most valuable items up for auction. The price had soared to an outrageous amount.
It looked like he did not have enough magic crystals at the moment and would need to sell some of his resources.
Leylin was glad that he had no lack of good materials on him. Were he to sell them all, he would still qualify to join the bid.
"One billion magic crystals!" Leylin immediately yelled his bid with an announcement device in the hopes of scaring off the rest.
"Eleven billion magic crystals!" Another bid was heard immediately. It came from VIP lounge 1. Although no other announcements were made after the first, who didn’t know that the occupant of the VIP lounge was the Morning Star Magus Demon Hunter Cyril?
Leylin stroked his chin and his eyes gleamed with traces of caution.
"Ha ha! Cyril, aren’t you embarrassed to bid so low?"
Another voice was heard from VIP lounge 2. Soon after, the screen refreshed to reflect a new price, "Twenty billion magic crystals!"
"Huh? This conduct, another Morning Star Magus?"
Leylin’s mouth twitched in a bitter smile, "Trouble is brewing….."
Even though he was confident in his wealth, he was not egotistical enough to compare himself to someone at the Morning Star realm.
Moreover, with these two Morning Star Magi nipping at each other, wouldn’t he be courting death if he were to get involved any further?
Yes, the astral stone was truly valuable and losing the opportunity of acquiring it was extremely unfortunate, but compared to his own mortal life, Leylin knew exactly which was more important. He sensibly gave up on contending for it.
On the other hand, Leylin did not lose all hope. There was still the anonymous barter that he was looking forward to after the auction was completed.
In VIP lounge 1, Cyril’s face hardened the moment he head the voice of the other party. "This voice… It must be Emma, that bitch!"
He may have been swearing at her, but his face was actually filled with endless fear.
Blood Duchess Emma, was well-known for her crazy and savage ways. The other party was too a Morning Star Magus, how could she not show him respect?
"Thirty billion magic crystals!" The astral stone was an important element in the current stage of his astral gate experiments. In the near future, there was a possibility that he could uncover the coordinates of the devils, hence his dire need for it. He knew he had to bid successfully for it, even if it meant paying a sky-high price.
As such, Cyril yelled his bid reluctantly, as if his heart was bleeding.
"Haha… Cyril, your pocket is as poor as your city of sins, I bid forty billion!" Emma, who was seated at the opposite side, had clearly received some unknown information, hence she was determined to not give in.
The price for this astral stone clearly surpassed its actual value, which made him reluctant to bid. Yet, he was evidently embarrassed by Emma’s mockery a moment ago.
"Forty five billion magic crystals!" Cyril immediately shouted out. Deep in his heart, he made up his mind that if the opposite party dared to bid further, he would give up. He would let her pay the unnecessary magic crystals for it.
"Haha… Cyril, do you think I am going to bid further? Wrong, this astral stone is not such a special item after all. It is no big deal if I were to let go and let you have it."
Unexpectedly, Emma withdrew and stopped bidding, causing him to feel a rush of anger.
"Honestly, to spend forty five billion magic crystals on an astral stone… Cyril, where has your astuteness gone to?" she ridiculed sarcastically, adding salt into his wound.