BXBX NOVEL Chapter 67: Chapter 67 Angsana Auction House 3
"Twenty thousand!" Gritting his teeth, Blaze Regret called out his bid.
Seeing this, Snow Amar instantly felt a surge of joy, a sense of satisfaction at the impending revenge flashing in his eyes.
"If you dare raise the bid, I'll let you have it. Believe it or not?"
Just as Snow Amar was about to cause trouble, Blaze Regret let out a low roar. This display made Snow Amar swallow his words. He didn't doubt for a second that Blaze Regret would do something like that.
"Twenty thousand, going once!"
"Twenty thousand, going twice!"
"Twenty thousand, going three times!"
"SOLD!"
On the jade platform, Alif Azlin was also pleased as she brought down the auction gavel. Although the Flame Spirit Blood Diamond was rare, many pills could achieve the same effect. Twenty thousand gold coins had already exceeded the price of many Grade One pills.
"Everyone, now let us auction the final item of this auction."
Alif Azlin's enchanting voice resonated through the auction hall, which instantly fell silent. The members of the four great families, in particular, sat upright and stared intently at the stage.
The main event was about to begin!
Alif Azlin gently waved her slender hand, causing the glass counter in front of her to quietly sink down. A new glass counter then rose up again.
When everyone saw the items on the counter, they couldn't help but have strange expressions on their faces. However, no one dared to speak up and break the carefully cultivated atmosphere.
Blaze Regret's mouth twitched slightly as he looked ahead. On the glass counter, there was a jade plate, and on the plate lay a damaged piece of paper.
"What kind of treasure is this? It's just a worn out map!" Snow Amar sneered disdainfully.
Feeling the awkward atmosphere in the room, Alif Azlin also smiled bitterly in her heart. When she learned that the final item was a torn piece of paper, her expression was no better than anyone else's.
"Ahem!"
After a light cough, a professional smile appeared on Alif Azlin's pretty face. "Ladies and gentlemen, this map was accidentally obtained by a spirit hunter. We don't know exactly what it records, but we can be sure that the locations marked on it are not simple."
"Anyone can make empty promises. If we end up losing money, who do we go to?"
A spirit master in the crowd couldn't help but speak up, and immediately, a series of agreeing voices echoed.
"You're overthinking it." Alif Azlin gently picked up the paper, covering a crucial part with her jade like hand, and said with a smile, "Some of you should recognize the mark at the bottom left corner of this map."
In the bottom left corner of the map, there was an engraving of a crystal clear ice lotus.
"Ice Lotus Mark?"
Seeing this mark, a few incredulous exclamations instantly echoed through the auction house.
"What is the Ice Lotus Mark?" Blaze Regret asked, puzzled, frowning slightly.
Seemingly recalling something, Blaze Ash remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "The Ice Lotus Mark is the symbol of one of the four great experts of the Blizzard Moon Empire, the Ice Lotus Sage."
"The Ice Lotus Sage?" Blaze Regret's pupils contracted, finally understanding why so many people lost their composure upon seeing this mark.
Legend has it that the Ice Lotus Sage was extremely cold and indifferent, treating human lives like grass. Once, someone offended his disciple, and as a result, the city where that person lived turned into an ice city overnight! All living beings within the city were frozen!
"Thankfully, that guy has long since perished," Blaze Regret sighed with relief. Such beings were truly terrifying.
"So this is an item of the Ice Lotus Sage. I bid forty thousand gold coins!"
However, as soon as someone placed a bid, Alif Azlin shook her head with a bitter smile. "I forgot to tell you, the location marked on this map is within the Black Forest."
As soon as the words "Black Forest" fell, the entire auction house fell silent, and the gazes directed at Alif Azlin became extremely strange.
"Black Forest, isn't that the site of the Angsana Pavilion Festival?" Blaze Regret couldn't help but laugh wryly.
According to legend, the Black Forest is the place where a powerful spirit beast perished, and it is surrounded by a barrier. Practitioners above the level of spirit novice cannot set foot inside.
"You should have said so earlier; we got excited for nothing." Instantly, more than half of the people lost interest.
"The map left by the Ice Lotus Sage..."
Snow Fazlin murmured softly, a gleam flashing in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "I bid fifty thousand gold coins."
"Sixty thousand!" Met Intan immediately followed.
"Seventy thousand!" Sky Rodzi also placed a bid.
"Eighty thousand!" Blaze Ash glanced at Blaze Regret and said calmly.
"One hundred thousand!" With a determined heart, Snow Fazlin said coldly.
One hundred thousand gold coins would be a significant burden even for the four major families.
Considering the Blaze family from a few days ago, although each family's assets exceed a million gold coins, their liquid funds are limited. One hundred thousand gold coins would be enough to strain a family significantly.
"Father, how many gold coins do you have on hand?" Blaze Regret looked at Blaze Ash.
"One hundred and fifty thousand."
Blaze Ash frowned slightly. This was despite Mark and Park Lily's support by pooling their resources. After all, even an alchemist like Park Lily couldn't endlessly produce elixirs. Blaze Regret himself needed several days of rest after refining the Purple Flame Pill, so Park Lily was no exception.
Moreover, to improve alchemist skills, one must consume a vast amount of medicinal herbs and even spiritual medicines, which is an incredibly costly endeavor.
"One hundred and thirty thousand!"
Sky Rodzi spoke again. If anyone else raised the bid, he planned to withdraw. After all, he couldn't justify spending so many gold coins on a map whose contents were unknown.