With the bidding having reached this point, the Baiyou Merchant Alliance truly could not back down anymore.
They had already promised Lingyun earlier that they would not do piecemeal business.
But the more that was the case, the more necessary it was for them to prove to their future partners that they had the strength to do high-end business!
Low-end business had already been ruled out. If they could not do high-end business either, then what were they even making all this fuss for?
If they gave up now, those who understood would say the Jinlan Association had backed down; those who did not would think the merchant alliance was afraid of True Venerable Qu!
Taking a step back, even if people thought the merchant alliance was merely short on funds, that was not something they were willing to accept either.
The Baiyou Merchant Alliance did not want to provoke True Venerable Qu. However, they had also long since decided to build up their reputation as quickly as possible and strive to become famous in one shot.
They still had to fight for what should be fought for, and even more, they did not want anyone to think their side's funds were not deep enough.
So they went to the Jinlan Association and persuaded them to continue bidding—did they think that if they gave up now, True Venerable Qu would let them off?
A spirit vein that could originally have been taken cheaply now required four times the price. Surely no one thought anyone had so much money that it was burning a hole in their pocket, right?
The Jinlan Association's answer was: if we raise the price and the other side keeps raising it too, then what?
If they gave up at that point, that would truly be provoking