Everyone present had both power and status, so the entire auction proceeded without any fierce bidding, appearing almost lukewarm. Beneath the surface, however, tempers were burning hot.
As the auras of those around him grew increasingly unstable, Huo Hai suspected these Spirit Saints might come to blows at any moment. These were no ordinary Spirit Saints. Although they were still suppressed here, the strength they could unleash was extraordinary. If they truly fought here, they would cause tremendous damage to the surroundings, a provocation against the Giantwood Sect.
Just then, a Spirit Saint from the Giantwood Sect suddenly approached from the back. "Hehe, since everyone wants it, how about we try another method?" At his arrival, everyone around him immediately fell silent.
The newcomer seemed very satisfied. "The person providing the information doesn't care how high your bids are. He only wants a few things." Everyone remained silent. That made sense, really. Spirit marrow could be obtained, but things taken from a dragon's body were another matter entirely.
"Don't worry, everyone. He has already said that, as long as the dragon is successfully slain, he only needs a few scales from its body. Not many-three or four will be enough." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although dragon scales were precious, they were worth far less than an entire dragon. A single dragon had at least several thousand scales.
Seeing that no one objected, the newcomer said, "Here is our proposal. Everyone present will have the opportunity to participate in slaying the dragon. In the end, however, each of you must contribute one scale, while the others must provide an equivalent value in spirit marrow. That spirit marrow can then be divided equally among you. We will give the scales to the person providing the information as his reward." Everyone