Chapter 982: Securing the Betrothal Gift
In an instant, the bid had skyrocketed. And even when it reached the tens of thousands, the bidding continued. A simple calculation made it clear: What the Blue Gold Tree clan was spending now was no longer the profits from selling the Blue Gold Fruit the other day, but their true foundation.
Many of the powerful clans had been saving their strength specifically for the final few highlight items. Everyone knew that the real treasures were always held for last, and these final items might even influence the rankings in the Battle for the Throne. Sure enough, this fifth-to-last item was already a top-tier treasure. Then what about the ones that followed? Surely they would be even more extraordinary.
Twenty thousand amethystine coins... This was truly an astronomical number.
Inside VIP Room Eleven, Mei Gongzi heard this bid and, though Luo Qingzhu signaled that she could keep going—Kali City certainly had that much wealth—Mei Gongzi still chose to withdraw. She was not just Mei Gongzi. She was the lord of a city, the leader of the Peacock Demon clan. She couldn't spend her entire clan's fortune on a personal whim. The Aetherhorn Merchant Association under Kali City was wealthy, but she couldn't be selfish.
Tang San, on the other hand, felt no such psychological burden. Not only was his wallet stuffed to the brim, but it wasn't even his own money that he was spending.
"Twenty thousand amethystine coins, from VIP Room Eight. Any higher bids?" the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor said with a smile on the stage. He had expected the final items to fetch outrageous prices, but for the Lifebond Necklace to instantly reach this level was still surprising. And the bidding wasn't even over yet.
He himself wanted this necklace, intending to leave it for future generations. But the value had to be weighed against other things, and indeed, twenty thousand amethystine coins could buy many other things. The Lifebond Necklace's greatest advantages were teleportation and shared life force, but it wasn't the kind of artifact that guaranteed one's ascension to Emperorhood. Its reasonable value had a limit, and twenty thousand was already past that.
"Twenty-one thousand, VIP Room Six." The Behemoth clan was starting to look truly determined.
"Twenty-five thousand, VIP Room Eight."
The hall burst into commotion again. Since when had amethystine coins become so worthless? Did that guy think the prices were in demonshards?