Chapter 948: The Bidding Begins
With four fire-attribute Emperors gazing upon everyone else from the very top, there were naturally a tremendous number of powerful experts who wielded the fire element below them. Consequently, fire-attribute treasures were among the most highly sought-after.
The Ancestral Court had clearly chosen such an impressive treasure as the opening item in order to set the tone. It was an unprecedentedly grand occasion, and they had every intention of capitalizing on it.
The Tenebrous Demon Emperor's voice was still echoing by the time the first bid was announced.
"VIP Room Ten, fifteen hundred amethystine coins!" announced the auction attendant. The Tenebrous Demon Emperor, naturally, didn't need to handle this part himself.
Certainly, VIP Room Ten wasn't the only one bidding. Many other bidders had surely submitted their bids simultaneously. Although a thousand amethystine coins was a massive price, major clans could still afford it. However, among simultaneous bids, VIP Room Ten's bid was the highest, significantly exceeding the starting price as well. Thus, other bids lost significance.
Was 1,500 amethystine coins worth it for an Everblaze Sunflower? Absolutely. In truth, the value of this item couldn't be measured purely by money. Normally, as the Tenebrous Demon Emperor had said, it wouldn't even appear on the market. The Scorching Sunflower clan kept such treasures strictly for their own descendants. And even on the off chance that one somehow appeared elsewhere, would the clan just let others get away with it?
They were entirely different from the Blue Gold Tree clan. The Blue Gold Tree clan was inherently weak, whereas the Scorching Sunflower clan were the Solstice Empire's top-ranked nymphs. Their status and power, and consequently their attitude on such matters, were as different as heaven and earth. Thus, the Tenebrous Demon Emperor emphasized that the winner could use the flower without fear of repercussions, thanks to the explicit permission granted by the Sunborne Nymph Emperor himself.
"Sixteen hundred!" The next bid quickly followed. Rather than the minimum ten-coin increments, the bids immediately jumped in increments of one hundred!
This bid didn't come from a VIP room, but from the general seating area. To simplify matters and ensure the bidders' safety, bids from outside the VIP rooms were only announced by amount, without specifying the bidder's identity. The auction hall kept thorough records, of course, and successful bidders would settle accounts afterward... or suffer the consequences.