Chapter 46: Dividing the Spoils
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
No one had expected Reuben Saruman to let go at this ti.
Sitting in the hall were leaders of the city’s forces; how could they not see that Little rlin was already a spent bullet? From the previous unstoppable montum of a 100,000 incrent to the last dying struggle of a 20,000 incrent, everyone knew that this was all the cash the rlin Family could offer.
At this ti, even an addition of 10,000 would be enough to completely crush the rlin Family, but Reuben Saruman did not do that. He watched Kevin’s gavel fall and let the stunned Little rlin bring ho the last ten bottles of Arcane Magic Potion.
“Deal! Congratulations, Mr Evan!”
Until Kevin announced that it was a done deal, Little rlin still stood there, dumbfounded. The feeling was too complicated; it was like a battle between two archmages: one saw that his mana was exhausted and struggled to unleash an icicle at the last mont, but as a result, the icicle stabbed the opponent right in the heart...
It was as if having survived a disaster, and Little rlin was imrsed in it for a long while...
Little rlin did not realize what was wrong as Reuben Saruman turned around to leave.
When Reuben Saruman passed by the last row, he dropped a word to Gerian without a look back. “You owe a favor!”
On hearing these words, the old and the young sitting at the last row couldn’t help but laugh. This fellow, who did not even recognize his own kin, was indeed good at forbearing—just like Gerian said.
In the face of the Guild of Magic that was at its height of influence, he had wisely chosen to take the initiative to befriend them.
And the way he demonstrated his friendly intentions was simple and straightforward. For this auction, the greatest benefit was undoubtedly to maximize the value of Arcane Magic Potion, forcing out the bottom line of the rlin Family with an astounding price. This alone was enough for the Guild of Magic to owe him a debt of gratitude.
But on further thought, this was like a magic show. It looked like dancing on a tightrope, but in actual fact, it didn’t involve much risk.
He had created an aggressive montum at the beginning, and at the end, he crazily got to an incrent of 100,000, forcing the breath out of Little rlin. But he was desperately calculating all along, figuring what was the exact bottomline for Little rlin. Finally, he succeeded in pushing Little rlin to stake all he had with a bid of 800,000.
Little rlin had won the Arcane Magic Potion at last, but Reuben Saruman had won the favor of the Guild of Magic.
And the risk he had undertaken was not that high as he had imagined.
Even if he had miscalculated, he’d only have had to buy ten bottles of Arcane Magic Potion with 800,000 gold coins. It might be a little expensive, but he could still win the favor of the Guild of Magic nonetheless. The most foolish person would not reject a generous buyer, much less a shrewd person like Gerian.
The rlin Family could only envy. Since the battle between Old rlin and Gerian, there was no possibility of any partnership between the Guild of Magic and the rlin Family. But it was still possible for the Saruman Family and the Mannes Family. The patriarch of the second family had chosen to take the wise path, though he had taken a slightly different approach...
Regardless, the Guild of Magic indeed owed the Saruman Family a favor. Though upon careful thought, it would seem that this favor was a rather cheap one...
The auction finally ca to an end. The old and the young had brought out 33 bottles of Arcane Magic Potion and harvested over a million gold coins, 100 sets of excellent magic equipnt, and a Guild of Magic at the peak of its power.
After this auction, everyone was clear that the Guild of Magic would be the single most powerful force in Jarrosus. Regardless of the 11 mage families or the six underground forces, no power would be able to contend with the Guild of Magic.
The leaders of the forces sat in the guild hall with different expressions on their faces but the sa thought in their minds. So of the clever ones were already planning in their heads how to hold on to the Guild of Magic. Even the slightly slow-witted ones were reminding themselves to control their n when they got back. They were not to approach and provoke any guys in Jarrosus City who were wearing long robes...
The follow-up work could not be sloppy for such a grand auction like this.
The leaders of the major forces who had attended the auction had to be served well. The gold coins they sent would need soone to count, of course; anwhile, the 100 sets of excellent magic equipnt sent by the Mannes Family should be open to the guild mages to apply for. All the matters were in a ss, and just thinking about them would make anyone’s head ache.
However, the old and the yound took their hands off all of it and dumped the matters to Kevin. They openly hid in the reception room on the grounds of having sothing important to discuss.
The important thing they ant was to divide the spoils.
To these jerks, the dividing process was undoubtedly filled with joy and pleasure.
One million five hundred and forty thousand gold coins were divided into two shares. The Guild of Magic would take 300,000 and the remaining 1,240,000 would all go to Lin Li. After all, for this auction, the herbs and work were all provided by Lin Li alone. The Guild of Magic had rely lent him the space, so it would be perfectly justified to give him the bigger portion of the pie.
Moreover, there was the 100 sets of excellent magic equipnt...
“This is your crystal card, that 1,240,000 is in it. You must keep it well. It’ll be big trouble if you lose it.” Gerian tossed him a translucent crystal chip with a few small letters etched on it with star sand. Lin Li took a look and realized it was the na he used in Anril.
“How do I use this stuff?” Lin Li was a little perplexed. He knew that the crystal had a mory function and was often used for recording after being processed by magical ans such as magic spells and sound image. But, he was puzzled by a thin crystal card like this...
“I really don’t know how Andoine has taught you...” Gerian was full of disdain. “Glittergold’s crystal card can be used anywhere in Anril. There’s a Glittergold Bank in every city in general; if you need money, you can withdraw it directly. Surely you wouldn’t want to carry the gold coins around? That’s over a million we’re talking about. If lted into a golden ball, it’d be as tall as a house, can you even carry it...?”
“Oh...” Lin Li carefully put away the crystal card and took out the deep silver necklace from his pocket.
“The Enigma Sapphire is yours, the necklace is mine.”
With a slight use of strength, Lin Li pulled out the Enigma Sapphire from the necklace. He tossed it to Gerian without even taking a look at it. Although storing mana was a powerful ability, to Lin Li, it was not really of much use. If his almost-infinite mana was exhausted, one more piece of Enigma Sapphire would probably make no difference...
Gerian received the gemstone cheerfully and then leaned in for another look. He asked curiously, “What exactly is this necklace?”
“Deep silver, sothing you don’t understand.”
“...”
After coming out from the reception room, Lin Li dived into the guild’s alchemy lab before he could catch a breath.
He couldn’t wait any longer now that he had the deep silver in his hands. He really wanted to know the kind of magical power a gold bar coated with deep silver would possess...
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