Xiao Zhan still remembered the last time the two brothers had simultaneously sent him voice transmissions to borrow money. It had been for a worthless stick!
Afterward, Xiao Zhan had heard that his eldest son, Xiao Tian, had actually borrowed gold coins from Xun'er and secretly bought that worthless stick.
That much he could let slide! After all, they hadn't wasted the clan's gold coins!
But this time!
"Speak! What are you two brothers planning?" Xiao Zhan looked stern. As long as the brothers were borrowing money to buy the right resources, things that would help them, spending a large sum was no issue.
The elders immediately looked over as well.
"Er Huo, you tell him."
Xiao Yan gazed at his father, Xiao Zhan, and asked, "Father, I want to bid on the Beast Flame of a second-tier Frenzied Flame Fire Wolf!"
The elders were taken aback.
The third elder snorted. "Nonsense! Xiao Yan, what would you bid on a Beast Flame for? You're not an alchemist!"
Xiao Zhan burst out laughing. "Good! I'll lend you the gold! We'll make a trip to the T. M. Auction House!"
The elders' faces changed drastically in shock!
"Clan leader! Could Xiao Yan have become an alchemist?"
"That's right!" Xiao Zhan said with a chuckle. "Do you know the story behind that batch of Qi Gathering Powder and Rejuvenation Powder?"
The elders were dumbstruck!
"Xiao Yan can refine Qi Gathering Powder and Rejuvenation Powder at such a young age! What a blessing for our Xiao Clan!"
"Not quite." Xiao Zhan smiled. "Xiao Yan can't refine them yet, but he will soon. Presumably, the master behind Yan'er asked him to bid on the Beast Flame."
Xiao Yan nodded.
"In that case, clan leader, we should seize that Beast Flame if we can! But if the price gets too high, we absolutely mustn't get hotheaded. After all, some grandmasters and major clans have come from other cities too."
"I understand that. Rest assured, elders."
A little past two that afternoon, at the T. M. Auction House.
Xiao Tian noticed that the lovely chief auctioneer, Ya Fei, had become even better at commanding the room from the stage. This auction counted as the largest yet, with quite a few grandmasters of alchemy and members of major clans from other cities, and even many nobles.
Even so, the lovely Ya Fei remained perfectly composed, effortlessly presiding over the auction and whipping the atmosphere into a truly terrifying frenzy.
"Next is the Beast Flame you've all been eagerly awaiting! The Beast Flame of a second-tier Frenzied Flame Fire Wolf!"
Under the protection of two Da Dou Shi experts, a wooden cart was pushed forward. Inside a large jade bottle was a wolf-shaped spiritual flame, its color as vivid as blood. Its wolfish howls and roars struck awe into every heart.
The gazes of many Second-Rank Alchemists, and even Third-Rank Alchemists, grew burning hot.
Beast Flame was exceedingly rare, and the chances of successfully extracting it were extremely low!
Xiao Tian had a feeling that winning this auction would be very difficult.
"Yao Lao, do you think we should try snatching the Beast Flame?"
Yao Lao said, "We can. If you can't win the bidding, I'll lend you my power. I can still help you deal with some experts below Dou Ling."
Hearing this, Xiao Tian immediately felt reassured.
As the bidding began, the price rose by five thousand gold coins every second. Xiao Yan felt that things were getting tricky!
"Big brother, that Beast Flame won't be easy to get."
Xiao Tian patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and said with a smile through voice transmission, "Don't worry. We can use other means."
"Big brother, don't be rash."
As the Beast Flame's price soared to six hundred thousand gold coins, even Wutan City's three major clans felt somewhat powerless.
Xiao Zhan sighed inwardly and cast apologetic looks at Xiao Yan and Xiao Tian. Although the Xiao Clan could produce a million gold coins, doing so would leave the clan with internal injuries. It clearly wasn't worth it.
"Father, it's fine. Let's leave it to fate."
Although Xiao Yan felt it was a pity, there would be more Beast Flames in the future. After all, he was still young.
As the Beast Flame fell into the hands of a merchant from Qingshan Town, Xiao Tian carefully committed the man's appearance to memory.
"Yao Lao, when do we make our move?"
"Once he's out of the city!"