End of the Magic Era

Starry Sky Auction (2)

This kind of thing didn’t rouse Lin Yun’s interest. Some of the Magic Tools sold by the Gilded Rose required Elemental Amber, but all they needed were ordinary, cheap ones. Moreover, the Gilded Rose’s alchemy team was already studying a way to artificially synthesize Elemental Amber.

A piece of Elemental Amber needed for a Magic Tool would be worth a few dozen purple golds at most, while the starting price of the chunk up for auction was at least 30,000 purple golds. There was no need to pay attention to it.

Lin Yun watched quietly as the Elemental Amber’s price almost tripled, reaching 80,000 purple golds in less than two minutes. This was ridiculous for the first lot.

Another earth elemental gem was quickly auctioned for 60,000 purple golds before the 3rd lot was presented. Only then did Lin Yun become interested.

“It is said that this gem comes from the distant Nesser Dynasty, condensed from the moonwells of the Darknight Elves. Ever since the Darknight Elves disappeared from Noscent, their moonwells, which could condense the power of moonlight, were all abandoned.

“That condensed piece of crystal comes from a moonwell that survived the passage of millennia. It was formed after the power of moonlight condensed for a few dozen millennia, reaching an outer diameter of 130 centimeters and an inner diameter of 88 centimeters.

“It also contains a large amount of pure moonlight essence, and it’s at least eight times better than the best Moon Rock you can find.”

Following the host’s words, the light within the auction hall gradually dimmed, and the Moonlight Essence Crystal started letting out a gentle moonlight. It wasn’t dazzling, but it could illuminate the entire auction hall.The light scattered by the Moonlight Essence Crystal faded as the room brightened once again, only leaving behind a layer of moonlight seemingly draped over its surface.

“Alright, I believe everyone has gotten a good look at it. This crystal can be used as a material; I believe I don’t need to say anything else. If this crystal is put on a high place, it will illuminate everything within ten kilometers and break through all invisibility.

“The starting price is 120,000 purple golds, you can start bidding now!”

A hint of shock could be seen in Lin Yun’s eyes as he looked at that huge crystal.

‘Moonlight Essence Crystal? Which idiot appraised it? No wonder it felt strange when I saw the illustration. Such a big Moonlight Essence Crystal would have to be condensed in the biggest moonwell of the Darknight Elves for over 38,000 years. Moreover, not a single drop of Moon Water could be extracted during that time.

‘What a joke… The first thing the Darknight Elves were robbed of after their disappearance was the moonwells. It was because the Moon Water from them had the purest mana and would instantly replenish mana, allowing any mage to immediately use more spells. How could something like this run quietly for several dozen millennia?

‘An ordinary moonwell would need to be active for a hundred millennia to condense such a big crystal.

‘Damn, there is definitely a Moonlight Gem within that crystal, and it should be as big as a man’s head! Only a Moonlight Gem of that size could condense this kind of big Moonlight Essence Crystal over it!

‘The Moonlight Crystal Essence can’t normally be used directly, but any lifeform could use the Moon Water, even plants.

‘It would have definitely been absorbed!’

Lin Yun remained calmly seated after recognizing that item through sight and sensing its aura. He waited for the others to bid.

Moonlight Gems weren’t something that people of this era understood, because all the remaining Moonlight Gems were used to make magic tools. They weren’t used anywhere else since records mentioned that Moonlight Gems were made by Darknight Elves. And thus, no one ever thought that this was a Moonlight Gem.

It was only in the future era of mass grave-digging that those crazy mages learnt how Moonlight Gems came into existence after digging through the entirety of Noscent. They weren’t made by Darknight Elves… They were natural treasures nurtured by Ancient Life Trees.

Since the Darknight Elves had thoroughly disappeared from Noscent, Moonlight Gems naturally couldn’t appear, so the newly appearing ones were thought to have been nurtured during the time of the Darknight Elves.

Lin Yun waited for the others to bid, and sure enough, most of the bids came from the people in the hall below. Only a few guests from the upper floor placed bids, and every bid was very low. Within three minutes, the price reached 160,000 purple golds and some people started withdrawing from the competition.

Lin Yun felt that it was time to start bidding, but he didn’t increase the price too much.

“165,000.”

He increased the bid by 5,000 purple golds to show his interest, while also showing that he didn’t lack money. This was to let people know that while he only had a small interest, he didn’t lack purple golds.

Sure enough, more than half of the people gave up on bidding after hearing Lin Yun’s voice. Size didn’t have that much importance when it came to Moonlight Crystal Essence. If it wasn’t for collection, such a big piece would have been cut open afterwards. There was no need to bid high for something used as a warm-up lot like that.

But after hearing Lin Yun’s bid, a shout came out of the Rodney Family’s room.

“200,000.”

Wilder sneered as he looked towards Lin Yun’s location.

‘Andlusan insect, I’ll let you experience our Rodney Family’s wealth today! It’s not something a small Gilded Rose could compare to.’

But when Wilder looked over, he discovered that Lin Yun had a calm expression and didn’t seem surprised.

“250,000.”

The other bidders gave up when Wilder and Lin Yun joined the bidding. Even if it was a bit bigger and had been nurtured naturally, a Moonlight Crystal Essence wasn’t worth so much. It wasn’t worth it even for collection purposes. Moreover, everyone could see that this was the Rodney Family competing with Lin Yun.

Wilder smirked before quickly increasing the price.

“500,000. Mafa Merlin, I can lend you money if you run out. I’ll lend you 500,000 with no interest as long as you kneel down and call me grandfather.”

Lin Yun’s expression didn’t change, not paying Wilder the slightest bit of attention.

“1,000,000.”

A clamor suddenly rose up in the auction hall. Based on the normal price of Moonlight Essence Crystals, such a big piece would have been worth 100,000 purple golds at most, not such a high price. Even if it was bound to reach a higher price due to its collection value, it definitely wasn’t worth that much. After purchase, all you could do with it was to crush it.

Wilder wanted to double the bid and increase the price to two million, but the Great Elder next to him quickly interrupted him.

“Patriarch, don’t be fooled! That guy is definitely inflating the price on purpose, he is planning on letting our Rodney Family win the bid and become a joke.

“He’ll be the fool if we don’t increase the price, he’ll be forced to pay a million for a Moonlight Essence Crystal. He’ll be a fool in everyone’s eyes and we’ll have the last laugh!”

Wilder was startled when he heard this. He didn’t care much about money, as one or two million made no difference to him. But his reputation would suffer if he was tricked in front of everyone, and that would be a huge problem.

Wilder glanced at Lin Yun and noticed that the latter was smirking.

‘Damn, that guy was really trying to trick us. If I bid two million, he would have bid four million… And I would have definitely bid eight million in turn. He would have given up then and I would have been turned into a joke for spending eight million purple golds for something worth a few hundred thousand purple golds.

‘And now it looks like he won’t go for it no matter how much I bid. Hmpf, idiot! You are truly naive if you think you can fool me with that trick.’

Wilder was convinced by the Great Elder’s words.

The auctioneer had already started the countdown during that time.

“1,000,000 once, 1,000,000 twice, 1,000,000 thrice… Sold to this generous guest!”

As for Wilder, he loudly laughed at Lin Yun.

“Mafa Merlin! Congratulations! You bought a big Moonlight Crystal Essence for a million! Hahaha!”

Many people followed Wilder in his laughter. Buying something worth a few hundred thousand purple golds for a million was a little stupid.

Less than two minutes later, someone delivered the item to Lin Yun’s booth. That crystal was his after paying.

Lin Yun couldn’t help smiling as he paid and received his item, because he found out that there really was a Moonlight Gem inside.

It was at least thirty centimeters in diameter. Such a big Moonlight Gem would only appear once within the next ten millennia, and its price would reach 800,000,000 purple golds. Furthermore, purple golds would be worth several times their current value at that time.

It left such a deep impression because the person who bought it at such a sky-high price was a Heaven Rank powerhouse who possessed a Natural Demiplane. Such a big Moonlight Gem could be used as a moon in the sky of a Demiplane after its day and night cycle started evolving.

Lin Yun’s Natural Demiplane currently had a Godfire Ember serving as the sun. As the day and night cycle started evolving, the light during the day was quite strong, but the Demiplane sank into darkness during the night, as if black clouds were smothering the sky. This put a bottleneck over the Demiplane’s evolution.

The Natural Demiplane couldn’t continue evolving if the Light and Darkness Laws couldn’t evolve. Nothing would happen at that rate, as the night also needed light. Whether it was starlight or moonlight, something was required to complete the night.

Lin Yun had originally planned to buy several thousand star gems to hang in the Demiplane’s sky as a light source for the night, but he hadn’t expected to find a Moonlight Gem emitting such pure moonlight. It was almost no different from Noscent’s moonlight.

The benefits it would bring to the Natural Demiplane might be a lot better than the Godfire Ember serving as the sun. The more natural it was, the faster the laws would evolve and the more comprehensive they would be.

And he only spent a million for this Moonlight Gem, which was no different from getting it for free…

Lin Yun kept smiling after putting his Moonlight Gem away.

On the other side, Wilder was sneering at him with disdain.

‘Such an idiot, he bought a Moonlight Crystal Essence for a million and even forces himself to smile. I really underestimated that guy’s boldness. He is truly a pathetic clown…’

In another booth, Zeith had a doubtful expression. But he suddenly realized something when he saw the smile on Lin Yun’s face.

‘Poor Wilder, that fool has been played by Sir Mafa. That item is definitely not just a Moonlight Crystal Essence, there must be something else inside.

‘The morons who examined it definitely didn’t do a thorough inspection because they wanted to keep its size intact. It must have been neglected since the insides were similar to Moonlight Crystal Essences.

‘Sir Mafa isn’t a petty person. He bid double their bid in order to trick those idiotic Rodneys, and sure enough, they definitely thought that Sir Mafa had set a trap for them and no longer dared to increase the price…

‘How could a genius who comprehended 1,800 truth runes in one sitting make a mistake like that? I might have believed it if it were someone else, but Sir Mafa smiles like this when something good happens. I’ve seen it multiple times when he was studying truth runes.’

Zeith looked at the smug Wilder with sympathy, pitying that guy’s intelligence…

Items kept being auctioned one after another, most of which weren’t very valuable. Only thirty minutes of a three-day-long auction had gone by, after all, so the items so far were naturally not that expensive. The only expensive item was snatched by Lin Yun.

But the next item suddenly drew Lin Yun’s interest.

“This is an Evil Dragon Eye. It can directly be used as the core material of a True Spirit Magic Tool. Although its lethality wouldn’t be high after being crafted, its effect would be far more valuable than ordinary magic tools.

“The starting price is 300,000 purple golds.”

Lin Yun had been somewhat surprised when he had gone through the illustrated handbook. If he wasn’t wrong, that Evil Dragon Eye should have been the Mercury Tower’s. It should be the other half of the Eyes of Calamity Shawn had fused with. Lin Yun had been waiting for an opportunity to get it from the Mercury Tower.

His strength and influence were low back then, and the Mercury Tower had yet to take it out. A lot of things happened afterward, and this matter had been put aside.

He truly hadn’t expected it to appear in this auction. This also meant that the Mercury Tower was participating in this auction.

Lin Yun confirmed his guess after sensing the Evil Dragon Eye’s aura.

Despite the uses of the item, not many people were interested. The main reason was that, although it could be made into a semi-finished True Spirit Magic Tool, it still wasn’t an actual True Spirit Magic Tool.

They would have to pour a lot of resources into it if they wanted to display the true power of the Evil Dragon Eye. They would also need an Artisan at the apex of the engineering field to forge it with more than a 50% chance of success.

The Evil Dragon Eye could be destroyed if the crafting failed, and all the resources and energy spent on it would have been for naught. It would be better to have a True Spirit Magic Tool tailor-made.

After a minute, the price also went up to 360,000 purple golds.

“500,000 purple golds.”

Immediately after joining the bidding, Lin Yun looked towards the Rodney Family.

Wilder had been about to bid, but he immediately stopped when he saw Lin Yun’s actions and sneered at the latter.

‘What an idiot, I wasn’t fooled by his trick the first time, so does he really think I would be fooled the second time? This idiot is definitely waiting for me to shout a million.

‘Haha…

‘He is so naive.’

No one bid after Lin Yun. It would take a lot of energy and materials, and it might not necessarily turn into a True Spirit Magic Tool. It’s very likely that it would never be able to display its full power, so very few people would be interested.Lin Yun squinted and displayed a regretful smile as he looked at Wilder’s disdainful “I saw through you” expression.

Faleau had a solemn expression as he hid away his smile. He couldn’t help looking at Wilder with pity.

‘That guy is really easy to trick… Sir Merlin really wants this Evil Dragon Eye, what an idiot. This is clearly for Lord Shawn. No matter how much it is, Sir Merlin would get it.

‘Those foolish Rodneys actually thought Sir Merlin was tricking them? They didn’t even participate in the bidding? Pathetic fools. Even rats are smarter than them…’

Lin Yun was in a very good mood after spending 500,000 purple golds to get the other half of the Eyes of Calamity. He casually threw it into his Demiplane and it fell right on top of Shawn, who was busy teaching the laborers.

Shawn, who was about to shout in anger, lowered his head to see what hit him. When he discovered that eye looking back at him, his mouth widened into a smile going from ear to ear as he burst into a loud peal of laughter. He picked up the Evil Dragon Eye and left with large strides.

The auction continued. Most of the items were things Lin Yun didn’t need, and those he could use weren’t essential. These items ended up being a competition between him and Wilder.

Wilder would bid as long as Lin Yun did, but Wilder would no longer bid if the bid reached a certain price, and thus, both sides obtained some stuff.

But most of the low-priced items were taken by Wilder, while the high-priced items ended in Lin Yun’s possession.

As long as the bid exceeded the standard price, Wilder would wait for Lin Yun to outbid him once more and would then give up on the item if Lin Yun’s bid was at least 50% higher than the usual auction price..