Duke did not know much about Bloodline Wizards. He only knew that while bloodlines could make their paths smoother, they would also become a constraint in the later stages.
For someone like Bell, born into an ancient Wizard family, it would be extremely difficult for him to reach particularly high levels in the future, because he would struggle to break through the limits of his Bloodline Power.
To break through the restrictions of one's bloodline, one had to strengthen one's own Bloodline Power.
However, ancient Wizard families like the Crawfords had already optimized and improved their Bloodline Power countless times.
Trying to improve it further was easier said than done, and not something an ordinary person could accomplish.
The moment Duke saw Bell, he knew who had bought the Heart of the Deep Sea.
He had not expected Bell to be in the Flower Sea Plane as well, and specifically in the Gran Forest region.
Bidding at the auction was anonymous, so it was difficult for others to know who was placing bids.
Bell had most likely not learned the news at the auction venue. He had probably found out through some other channel that Duke intended to buy the Heart of the Deep Sea.
Duke quickly thought of the Giant Rock Merchant Guild. He had previously asked its people to keep an eye out for news of Crystal Cores, and he had come to the auction through the Giant Rock Merchant Guild's information channels as well.
This had never been a secret in the first place, so the Giant Rock Merchant Guild naturally had not kept it confidential. The news had most likely spread from there.
Organizations like merchant guilds had complicated personnel structures. It was perfectly normal for the Crawford family to have informants within them.
Bell had