Gu Ding and Sea Emperor had originally expected to open at 1,000 Great Dao Source Stones. As for the final price, anything above 500 would basically have been acceptable. If they could get more than 800, that would have exceeded their expectations.
They had told Liliath about those expectations and specifically warned her not to mess around. Yet, to their surprise, the girl had still jumped in first and called out the high price of 2,000.
"Mister Gu Ding, negotiating like this shows very little sincerity on your part." The Dragon Clan Supreme's expression darkened, and his tone turned colder.
Gu Ding was just about to explain when Liliath spoke before him again. "Your Excellency, we came to discuss this transaction with great sincerity. We had not intended to sell this scale in the first place. Your side was the one that insisted on buying it. This relationship between supply and demand means that its price will naturally exceed the normal market price."
"It is the same with luxury goods among humans. I put my goods here and set the price here. If you are willing to buy, then pay for them. If not, you can leave. But there will always be people willing to spend heavily on luxury goods because they believe the price is worth it."
"This Progenitor Dragon Scale is a relic left behind by the Progenitor Dragon from the Primordial Era. For your Dragon Clan, would an ancestor's relic still need to be judged by its price before you bought it? If it were a relic from my own ancestor and I saw it, I would buy it even if it meant bankrupting myself. For no other reason than that, in my eyes, it would be priceless. No matter what price I had to pay, it