The Temptation of the Female Sorcerer

Everyone in the hall was looking at Rayne.

This was his home turf. No matter what the bidders were thinking, if they wanted the Floating City, they had to pay attention to every word he said today.

Even the five powerful Soul Saint Wizards wore focused expressions.

Rayne showed no trace of stage fright. With a smile, he said, "This auction will be conducted in the form of a sealed bid. Everyone will have three chances, for a total of three rounds of bidding. After each round, I will announce the winner of that round, but I will not reveal the winning bid. Then we will proceed to the next round."

"Each of you has one chance to speak with me privately. You may use it after the first round of bidding, or come find me before the final bid."

"Of course, whether you use this opportunity is up to you."

"If anyone still has questions about the auction rules, you may raise them now." Rayne swept his gaze around the room. What he really meant was, I make the rules. The bidders had clearly anticipated this and raised no objections.

Rayne continued, "There is one more thing I must state in advance. The minimum starting bid I can accept is sixty million Gold Shields..."

Before he could finish, someone cried out, "That's insanely expensive!"

It was Duke Silverstar. He stared at Rayne and demanded, "Is the shell of your Floating City made of gold, or is Iola's Core forged from Divine Fire?"

Some of the other bidders nodded as well, indicating that the starting bid was too high and difficult to bear.

New Homeland Floating City was the smallest of all the Floating Cities. Back then, the nobles of the Demon Capital had cut corners in many aspects of