Chapter 523: Soo Drops (bonus chap)
Michael calmed himself down. He was sure that he was not the only person who wanted those 20 drops. He could already see the Major Factions planning to give it their all to try and obtain all 20 of those drops for themselves.
Now, if it was just a matter of money, then he was sure that he could contend with them in some way. He had a lot of funds back in the Nation of Reborn, with hundreds of millions of gold coins located in their treasury, ready to be spent.
However, this auction was different. If he wanted to get those Soo drops, then he needed to contend with the Major Factions with his strength as well.
Now, he might be talented and strong for his own realm, but he wasn’t delusional enough to believe that he could defeat the Major Factions all by himself. They definitely had fighters whose cultivation levels were very far above him. Just Alaric, Aerith, and Bobby alone–he knew that those three were close, if not right at the top of the Body Formation realm.
And it wasn’t just them. The Magic Tower and the Knightly Court were from very large organizations whose strengths were incredibly deep. They were probably even stronger than the Legacies.
"Now, I know what some of you are thinking. Barnaby, why do we care about Soo when we know that the Major Factions are the ones who will end up winning them anyway?
And my answer to that is DO NOT WORRY. I will be taking away FIVE drops and allowing the Minor Factions to contend with them, without the Major Factions interfering."
Barnaby’s controversial decision led a lot of companies from the Minor Faction to become excited. Meanwhile, the Major Factions had an understandably less than positive reception to this because they felt that they deserved all 20 of those drops.
"Now, before you go on and complain, I shall tell you that it’s not me who suggested this. It’s the Mermen themselves! This was one of their conditions in selling off 15 drops of Soo."
After hearing this, Michael’s perception of the Mermen changed.
They’re not here to participate. They’re here to be entertained, he realized. Letting the Minor Factions fight for the Soo would add a lot more excitement during the auction.