Time flew by, and another half year passed in the blink of an eye.
It was time to display their network of connections. Every major power in the human world with a name worth mentioning had sent representatives this time.
The founding ceremony of the Snow Moon Duchy did not hold such powerful appeal, but the auction held within the Snow Moon Duchy did.
To build momentum, Hudson deliberately scheduled the auction two days after the founding ceremony, while setting the deadline for advance deposits one week before the ceremony.
In addition to the high-end magic potions prepared by Hudson, the continent-shaking auction attracted countless sellers.
In the end, one hundred items were selected. Each had a starting price of one hundred thousand gold coins, while the bidding deposit reached an astonishing two hundred thousand gold coins, setting multiple historical records.
To ensure the safety of the auction items, Hudson deployed one hundred thousand troops in the newly built Snow Moon City and arranged for the Fallen Angel squad to guard them.
The auction items were also stored in the safest place in the territory: the Magic Tower.
A large number of Magic Arrays had been deployed inside, along with the territory's resident mages. Even supreme experts at Sanctuary Third Tier would never be able to break in.
February second, the founding day.
The first rays of morning sunlight spilled over Snow Moon City, and under the watchful eyes of the masses, the founding ceremony began.
Compared with the imperial founding ceremony previously held in Canglan City, this one was far less grand. The decorations in many places were crudely made.
Seeing this, Hudson shot Franz a glare.
There was nothing wrong with running a frugal household, but cutting corners in such visible places was simply too petty.
Faced with