Chapter 953: Securing the Substitute Lotus Seed
"Three thousand three hundred amethystine coins, VIP Room Four." The auction attendant once again announced a new high bid.
Phoenix City had entered the fray. Even though they knew the Substitute Lotus Seed had no effect on the Immortal Flame Phoenix bloodline, Phoenix City still chose to bid at this moment.
The phoenix race already had two Emperors, so theoretically, gaining another wasn't all that critical. On the other hand, preventing the dragon race from gaining another Emperor was far more important; this something they had to do everything they could to ensure.
So, in the bidding war over the Substitute Lotus Seed, the phoenix race made its move.
"Three thousand four hundred amethystine coins, VIP Room Ten." The dragon race countered, showing just how determined they were.
Meanwhile, the other demon and nymph races seemed to have silently agreed to stop bidding.
At this point, the price had already exceeded the Substitute Lotus Seed's actual value by more than a hundred percent. Tang San even suspected that the Sunborne Emperor might have a similar item in his possession; after all, the seed originated in the Solstice Empire. This seemed to be a classic case of sitting atop the mountain to watch the tigers fight. Once too much capital was burned on early items, bidders would be forced to give up on others later.
At that moment, a faint but distinct spiritual message sounded in Tang San's mind.
—Push the bid higher. If you end up actually winning it, I'll compensate you.