Fortunately, when Lumine raised the bid to 1.4 million, Xingqiu, the second young master of the Feiyun Commerce Guild seated behind them, did not bid again.
Li Qiuzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Still, these six Brilliant Diamond Fragments were now at least twenty percent over their usual price. They had overpaid somewhat.
"Darn it, it's all that guy behind us's fault! If he hadn't kept raising the price, we wouldn't have had to spend so much Mora! Hmph!"
Paimon stamped her feet fiercely in midair.
It was as though she were stomping on that boy's face.
"Don't be angry, Paimon. It was just normal bidding. After all, we need them, but other people might need them too."
Li Qiuzhi smiled as he comforted her.
"Hmph."
Paimon folded her arms and huffed. From what Li Qiuzhi knew of her, she probably thought that rather than spending so much extra Mora, they might as well have let her buy something tasty.
"Anyway, with these ascension materials, breaking through my limits later shouldn't be a problem."
Lumine did not seem particularly pained by the expense.
But since the auction had not ended, they could not collect them yet. All auction purchases had to be collected from the proprietor afterward, with payment and goods exchanged on the spot.
At that moment, the second auction item appeared. It was a three-star longbow. Li Qiuzhi was somewhat interested, but unfortunately, he did not have much Mora left.
A Husk of a Vision also appeared later in the auction. Such things were left behind when Vision holders died. Holding one offered a chance of awakening it and making it one's own Vision.
Though the chances were very low, it still attracted enthusiastic bidding from many people present who had no Vision.
The final price reached a