Even Master Frank, the branch president of the Alchemist Guild, was extremely envious of the Companion Purple Crystal Source.
But since he had been invited by Miter Auction House to help with the appraisal, he couldn't very well try to steal the item.
Moreover, he didn't think that Commander Mo would be willing to give up the auction and sell the item to him directly... unless he was willing to offer something of far greater value than the other party expected.
But then I might as well go to Auction...
After waiting for three days, the main auction of this Autumn Grand Auction Auction finally about to begin.
During this period, Mo Tang also attended a few ordinary Auction, but found that there were really not many valuable items there.
Although there are quite a few pills and other items that are useful to Mo Tang, they are all ridiculously expensive. Therefore, the thrifty Mo Tang did not make any blind purchases, but instead set his sights on some rare medicinal herbs that are cheaper.
However, such individual medicinal herbs are very rare at Auction. Unless they are truly exceptionally rare, most are auctioned off after being refined into finished pills, which fetches a higher price.
Although Mo Tang made more than ten attempts, almost using up all the Gold Coins he had, he only managed to get a little over two hundred Low-grade Energy points.
This result left Mo Tang speechless.
Looking at the even denser crowd in front of the door, with many people even being pushed out of their seats by the throng...
Many unfortunate individuals were standing on the outer edge of the crowd, cursing angrily, which even led to several fights.
However, they were all aware of the special circumstances of the day, so even if no one stepped in to stop it, the two sides would simply exchange a few words and then let the matter drop.
Watching all this, Mo Tang calmly walked to a doorway covered with a luxurious carpet. Surrounded by more than a dozen guards standing on both sides, he took out the purple-gold card that Lei Yan had given him earlier...
"Hello sir, you are our most distinguished guest at the auction house. Please follow me."
A scantily clad and alluring maidservant eagerly came to lead the way.
Nearby, those still shoveling human flesh into cans saw this and their eyes flashed with envy, jealousy, and hatred...
Mo Tang's seat was the closest to the crystal stage of the Auction, and it was an exquisite plush chair, which contrasted sharply with the small stools crammed together behind him.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, a clear chime rang out, and an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a white robe, appeared smiling on the auction stage.
The noise below gradually subsided, and with a declaration, the city-wide sensational Auction finally officially began!
"First item up for auction: The Demonic Beast Explosive Flame Tiger Head Saber, crafted from Sinking Silver and inlaid with the core of a Tier 3 peak fire-attribute magical beast, the Magic Core Demonic Flame Tiger Head Saber. It can amplify the user's fire power by 10%. Starting bid: 50,000 Gold Coins!"
Hearing the old man's loud introduction, the customers below went wild in an instant.
Mo Tang watched all this silently, marveling at the extravagance of the Miter Auction House.
It seems they have indeed made a lot of preparations for this grand Auction.
And so, one item after another was brought up and taken down for auction, and one astonishing price after another was shouted out, fully demonstrating what madness truly meant!
During this time, Mo Tang's Fourth-stage Peak Lightning-type Demonic Core was also auctioned off, fetching a high price of 150,000 Gold Coins...
This was something Mo Tang never expected.
Of course, he himself has also taken action before.
For example, he spent 300,000 Gold Coins to buy a bottle of three Green Spirit Pills... It is said that this was an auction item provided by the Alchemist Guild, which can be considered as Mo Tang seizing a good opportunity.
After more than ninety items were auctioned off, the most anticipated item by Mo Tang, the Companion Purple Crystal Source, was finally brought out.
On the stage, the old man first glanced at everyone present, especially several of the alchemists dressed in dark purple alchemist robes...
These people, who were usually aloof and elegant, were now just like ordinary guests, their eyes all red.
"Hehe, next up is the ninety-ninth item, the Companion Purple Crystal Source!"
As he finished speaking, the ordinary people who hadn't received insider information all looked bewildered, having no idea what this so-called Companion Purple Crystal Source was...
As for the alchemists or the Three great families of Black Rock City who had already received the news from the Miter Auction House, they all became serious at this moment.
In the far corner of the Auction, a mysterious man dressed in black robes was stunned when he heard the name the old man spoke.
"Teacher...?!"
Xiao Yan was filled with astonishment and called out to his teacher in disbelief.
Within a Storage Ring on his finger, even the spirit of Old Yao was astonished.
However, when his spiritual power swept over the silver tray in front of the old man on the stage, he immediately knew whether it was real or fake.
"Little guy, that is indeed the Companion Purple Crystal Source!"
The Old Yao's answer made Xiao Yan even more confused, and he immediately asked, "But... didn't you say that this Companion Purple Crystal Source is extremely difficult to appear?"
The Old Yao gave a wry smile, shook his head slightly, and said, "It seems that this time, I really did misjudge him."
"You mean, this was produced by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range?" Xiao Yan also realized something.
"Heh, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is a rare Demonic Beast. Within the Jia Ma Empire, there's only that king of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range..."
"This..." For a moment, Xiao Yan didn't know what to say.
"Besides its powerful energy, which allows one to break through cultivation levels, this Companion Purple Crystal Source is more importantly capable of enabling an alchemist to condense Beast Flame comparable to the flames of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. While it cannot be compared to Heavenly Flames, it far surpasses ordinary Dou Qi flames when used for refining pills..."
No wonder this Auction attracted so many high-level alchemists; I never imagined it was because of this..."
Originally, the Old Yao was wondering why a small city Auction attract more than a dozen third- or even Fourth-grade alchemists, but he never expected it would be for this reason!
Xiao Yan's heart was filled with resentment at this moment...
If... if I had been one step faster back then, maybe this Companion Purple Crystal Source would have been mine!
Unfortunately... reality doesn't offer the "what if" option.
Although he was filled with longing for the Companion Purple Crystal Source, his only problem now was... he didn't have any money!
Looking at the Companion Purple Crystal Source that had already been bid up to 700,000 Gold Coins and was still going strong, Xiao Yan felt a sense of powerlessness.
After all, he doesn't even have 100,000 Gold Coins in his pocket right now, let alone the price that's about to reach over a million!
Mo Tang was watching the scene with a charming smile...
Ever since the price of the Companion Purple Crystal Source broke through 800,000, he could no longer hide the smile on his face.
This price completely exceeded his expectations and also exceeded the value of the Companion Purple Crystal Source itself.
But there was nothing they could do; there were several high-level alchemists present...
For these guys who have plenty of money, the value of this bottle of Companion Purple Crystal Source cannot be represented by mere Gold Coins!