Chapter 10 "Is a Starting Bid of 100,000 Gold Coins?"

"Is a starting bid of 100,000 gold coins?" Shi Feng shook his head and smiled wryly.

He was also very tempted by the magic crystal mine.

However, he had worked so hard to scrape together 120,000 gold coins, but because he had previously purchased a lot of fire resistance equipment and ultra-rare materials, he currently had only a little over 90,000 gold coins left. Now, he didn't even have the opportunity to participate…

In the entire auction hall, while the various forces on the first floor were marveling at the high price, the second-floor hall did not feel any surprise and directly started bidding.

"100,000 gold!"

"110,000 gold!"

"120,000 gold!"

…

As the bids appeared, the price of the magic crystal mine soared, leaving the major first-rate guilds dumbfounded.

It was clear that the minimum price increase was 1,000 gold coins each time, but now the major super forces and consortia were raising the price by 10,000 gold coins at a time, as if 10,000 gold coins was just 10,000 copper coins. In less than a minute, it reached an astonishing price of 200,000 gold coins.

The price only slowed down until it reached 270,000 gold coins, changing from an increase of 10,000 gold coins to an increase of 2,000 or 3,000 gold coins, but even so, it was still very terrifying for first-rate guilds.

"Damn it! Why are so many people fighting over it?" Nine Dragons Emperor frowned as he watched the constantly rising price, and couldn't help but ask Long Wu beside him, "How is Dragon Blood doing?"

He had only brought 210,000 gold coins with him before, plus the magic crystals in his hand, which was about 250,000 gold coins. Later, he mortgaged several golden lots in Black Dragon City, which brought him another 140,000 gold coins, giving him 390,000 gold coins. This amount was a full ten times the total funds that a first-rate guild could come up with.

However, the major super forces and consortia seemed to be bottomless pits, constantly raising the price. It had now reached nearly 300,000…

And he was very clear that this was just a test between the major super forces and had not yet become serious.

But now that other super forces and consortia had not yet become serious, the price of the magic crystal mine was already approaching the limit he could come up with.

"Guild Leader, Dragon Blood has already borrowed from the guild elders. The elders also think it's a good deal and are willing to lend us 60,000 gold coins. If it succeeds, the interest will be 10% of the shares of the magic crystal mine. If it doesn't succeed, they will want 30% interest," Long Wu said with a slight helplessness.

Although they were all in the same guild, the guild elders had their own forces. Although each person's strength was not much, it was still very terrifying when combined. This power was held in the hands of the Grand Guild Leader, and they could not mobilize it at all, so they could only win them over.

"Those old guys, they dare to ask for 10% of the shares!" Nine Dragons Emperor's face was livid. One opening of their mouths cost him a quarter of his shares. "Okay! I can agree to them, but tell them that 60,000 gold coins is too little. I also want all the magic crystals in their hands! Otherwise, I'd rather not borrow it!"

Although 60,000 gold coins was a lot, it was still not guaranteed for the competition between super forces. Only by taking out all the resources that could be collected was it possible to win.

And gathering all the magic crystals in the hands of the elders could raise a total of about 470,000 gold coins.

As long as they won it, everything would be easy to handle in the future. If they couldn't win it, the losses would be great.

It could be said to be a risky move where one success brings glory to all.

Just as Nine Dragons Emperor was trying to raise funds, the auction price of the magic crystal mine had reached 352,000 gold coins. At the same time, the consortia and super forces in other small boxes were also trying to raise funds, but this price made the people sitting in the first-floor hall not know what to say.

"It seems that some guilds and consortia are almost at their limit." Lu Xingluo looked at the increasingly slow bidding of the major forces, smiled faintly, and glanced at his bodyguard Zhong Langcheng, "Then let's start too."

"Yes!" Zhong Langcheng then began to bid, directly entering a string of zeros on the bidding amount.

500,000 gold coins!

As soon as the price was announced, the whole place was in an uproar. Shi Feng couldn't help but twitch his lips. With so much money, they could build two cities in the Star-Moon Kingdom.

Seeing so many gold coins again made Shi Feng understand the terror of the super forces. This was not a gap that could be easily filled by relying on his knowledge of various information in God's Domain.

"How can the Star-Moon Corporation have so much money?" Nine Dragons Emperor felt like he was about to vomit blood. Although the guild established by the Star-Moon Corporation was strong and had absorbed many first-rate guilds, in order to develop the guild, the expenditure was much more than other super-first-rate guilds. There shouldn't be much money left on hand.

At this time, not to mention Nine Dragons Emperor, who had bet part of his fortune, even the super guilds such as Sacred Hall, War Wolf, Pantheon, and Nine Heavens Pavilion were surprised. Although they could also come up with so much money, doing so would put the guild in a state of financial shortage, let alone the Star-Moon Corporation.

After Lu Xingluo offered the price of 500,000 gold coins, Mu Lingsha, who was sitting beside Aqua Rose, also gritted her teeth and offered a new price.

510,000 gold coins!

This price also shocked the major super forces. As a super-first-rate guild, War Soul unyielding's development in the Dark Night Empire was not smooth, and they shouldn't be able to come up with so much money.

However, the major forces did not know that in order to win the management rights of the magic crystal mine this time, War Soul unyielding had already mortgaged many industries and was prepared to compete with the Star-Moon Corporation. After all, if the Star-Moon Corporation obtained the magic crystal mine, War Soul unyielding would be finished in the Dark Night Empire.

So, they raised the equivalent of 625,000 gold coins and magic crystals to compete with the Star-Moon Corporation.

"Hahaha, want to compare financial resources with our Star-Moon Corporation?" Lu Xingluo said disdainfully, "Unfortunately, it's really a pity. Our Star-Moon Corporation may not have as much background in God's Domain as your super-first-rate guilds, but our Star-Moon Corporation has advanced energy."

In order to win the magic crystal mine this time, their Star-Moon Corporation had already exchanged advanced energy for 400,000 gold coins from Tianji Pavilion. Adding the 300,000 gold coins they had originally raised, they immediately had 700,000 gold coins. Of course, one of the conditions was not to invite War Soul unyielding.

Having 700,000 gold coins was something that even super guilds could not come up with now. This was also the reason why he was sure to win the magic crystal mine.

Before long, Lu Xingluo reported the sky-high price of 630,000 gold coins, which directly forced many super forces to give up and marvel at Lu Xingluo's financial resources.

"Aqua, can I borrow money from your Zero Wing Guild? I can use several golden lots in the Dark Night Empire as collateral. These lots are worth more than 70,000 gold coins in total. I want to borrow 60,000 gold coins, with an interest rate of 30%. It will be repaid within five days. If it cannot be repaid, these golden lots will be your Zero Wing Guild's." Mu Lingsha thought for a while and asked Aqua Rose cautiously.

Now it was the final moment. She could also see that the price of the magic crystal mine was already approaching Lu Xingluo's limit. The bid was not as decisive as before. She knew a lot about the Zero Wing Guild through Aqua Rose, and also knew that the Zero Wing Guild had prepared a lot of funds this time, which was richer than ordinary first-rate guilds. It was not impossible to take out 60,000 gold coins at once.

As long as she could get 60,000 gold coins, she would have a great chance to win Lu Xingluo.

"This…" Aqua Rose looked at Shi Feng beside her with some embarrassment, not knowing whether to agree.

"Miss Mu Lingsha, how about this? I can provide the equivalent of 100,000 gold coins in funding. Our Zero Wing Guild doesn't want any collateral or 30% interest. We just need to borrow someone from your War Soul unyielding. I wonder if this proposal is okay?" Shi Feng suggested with a smile.

Although he wanted to take this opportunity to get some shares of the magic crystal mine, the shares he could eventually get would probably be very few. These shares of the magic crystal mine could not solve the current magic crystal problem of the Zero Wing Guild at all. Earning 20,000 or 30,000 gold coins also could not solve anything. It would be better to borrow the power of War Soul unyielding to do something more meaningful. After all, it was impossible to invite super forces in ordinary times.

"Your Zero Wing Guild doesn't want collateral or interest, and is willing to lend us 100,000 gold coins just by borrowing someone from us?" Mu Lingsha looked at Shi Feng with wide eyes. First, she was shocked by the financial resources of the Zero Wing Guild, and second, because the conditions proposed by Shi Feng were simply unbelievable.