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When an auctioneer displays this expression, it either means the price is extremely high or extremely low. The people participating in the auction are all people of some status who know each other, so they start guessing in advance who will win the bid.

It's one of the little pleasures for this group of people.

Soon, a definitive conclusion was reached.

He was a viscount who enjoyed collecting rare items. He came to the auction specifically for this piece of dark gold and offered 150 gold coins.

This price has far exceeded its actual value, so it's basically certain that he'll get it.

Seeing that the commotion in the arena had subsided, the woman in the white dress composed herself and finally began to announce the results:

"The winner of this auction is..."

"Your Excellency in seat number 99!"

Everyone present was taken aback, because the viscount they had guessed was not number 99.

The viscount's face darkened; he clearly hadn't expected to lose the bid.

In an instant, all eyes were on Luo Xiu, who was sitting in seat number 99.

Lillian, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed:

"You actually won the bid. How much did you pay?"

The answer to this question was quickly revealed.

The woman in the white dress spoke:

"The final price for this item is 180 gold coins!"

Everyone was somewhat surprised when they heard the result.

180 gold coins is an acceptable price for them, but it is obviously not for this dark gold.

It's doubled in price, which is too expensive even for collectors.

Keep in mind that 90 gold coins already include collectible value.

Lilina looked at Luo Xiu in surprise:

“Mr. Shoep, I didn’t expect you to offer such a high price. It seems that this piece of dark gold is really important to you. Are you perhaps a high-level blacksmith or a high-level alchemist?”

Luo Xiu shook his head:

"It's meant to be given as a gift, to someone important."

Chapter 115 The Blood of the Silver Dragon and the Confusion

"Important person?"

Lilina blinked. Luo Xiu's words had piqued her curiosity, but seeing that he didn't intend to continue, she didn't ask any more questions.

The following auction was much more enthusiastic than the previous one.

The advance bidding for dark gold items worked, creating anticipation among those who participated in the auction but hadn't learned about the items beforehand.

The organizers of the Chamber of Commerce were also very astute. They continued to put up two more high-level items to fully raise the atmosphere before interspersing the original lower-level items among the high-level items for bidding.

During this time, the fourth-tier skill book that Luo Xiu had been looking forward to was also bought by a mysterious masked buyer.

After the auction, Bota gave Luo Xiu a wink from a distance; it must have been someone he had specifically arranged.

This fourth-tier skill is called [Secondary Restoration].

The effect is to repair and restore damaged or broken areas on a living body, but the damaged or broken areas must not be missing, and it is limited to restoration only, without any additional healing effect.

The skill's effect sounds pretty powerful, but Luo Xiu noticed that the magic power required for this skill is a huge amount. Even with his 300 magic power, he can only cast it five times. Moreover, there is no additional healing effect, which means that other healing skills are needed to compensate.

However, if this skill is classified as a healing skill, Luo Xiu won't need to worry too much about the healing effect, as the skill fusion should result in both effects being present simultaneously.

A little while later, Lilina successfully bought the bottle of cider from Gogos that she wanted.

As time passed, the auction gradually drew to a close.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the item to be auctioned now is the penultimate item in this auction, which was also originally scheduled to be the last item."

After the woman in the white dress finished speaking, someone brought a wooden tray covered with a red cloth to her.

The red cloth was slowly lifted, revealing a palm-sized crystal bottle containing a silvery-white liquid. As the liquid was gently shaken, one could see dreamlike silver sand swirling and flowing within it.

In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to the silvery-white crystal bottle.

"This is the blood of the silver dragon. Gentlemen, I believe many of you have come to this auction specifically for this bottle of silver dragon blood."

The woman in the white dress slowly spoke:

"The uses of Silver Dragon Blood are very extensive. As a material, it is mild in nature and can directly enhance the level of alchemy or forging. If you are a sorcerer, you can try to use it to awaken your original bloodline and enhance your spellcasting. If you are a berserker or paladin, you can drink Silver Dragon Blood directly to enhance your personal strength and physique. Even people without any rank can benefit from drinking Silver Dragon Blood to cure diseases and nourish the spirit."

"In short, this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood is an extremely rare and precious item. Whether you give it as a gift to the younger or older generation in your family, it is definitely worth the price."

After the woman in the white dress finished speaking, the atmosphere in the audience reached its highest point since the start of the auction.

Just as the woman said, most people at this auction were actually there for the bottle of Silver Dragon Blood, and if they could get it, the trip would be worthwhile.

Luo Xiu was also quite interested in this bottle of silver dragon blood.

The main reason was that the blood of the silver dragon could enhance strength and physique.

When he was reading those alchemy books some time ago, he noticed that some items could directly enhance the user's strength, magic power, and so on. At that time, he wondered if he could further improve his existing attributes if he used such items.

If possible, would it be directly reflected in my points, or would it only increase the attribute but not show up in the points?

He was very interested in this, but such items were not easy to obtain. The books only contained brief descriptions of these items, without any information on their origin or how to acquire them.

I never expected to actually see such items at this auction.

"Gentlemen, I can see that some of you have doubts about the origin of this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood."

The woman in the white dress on the auction stage spoke:

"Everyone can rest assured about this. This bottle of Silver Dragon Blood for auction was brought out by Lord Rivers to help Lord Rolda, the nephew of Lord Bota, who is in charge of this auction. It was obtained by Lord Rivers in the capital, so both its quality and origin are absolutely guaranteed."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu looked at Lilina beside him and said:

"Miss Lilina, may I ask who this Lord Rivers the auctioneer mentioned is...?"

"He is the second-in-command of the Kanriel Chamber of Commerce."

Before Lilina could speak, Lillian interjected:

"Lord Rivers is the second-in-command of the Chamber of Commerce. He handles all the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, and he is also very talented in combat. It is said that he was only 47 years old when he entered the fourth rank of the upper class."

Lilina nodded:

"Yes, I have heard my father praise Mr. Rivers many times. His contributions are indispensable to the development of the Chamber of Commerce to this day."

Luo Xiu nodded his thanks.

Another high-ranking fourth-level expert.

After several introductions from Lilina and Lillian, he now has a basic understanding of Kanriel's strength framework.

The Chamber of Commerce, the Lord of Kanriel, the two Sorcerer Academies, the leaders of Mushroom Town outside the city, and the head of the Knights Order are all at the fifth rank.

Their second-in-commands are likely mostly at the fourth rank.

Apart from these organizations, the top leaders of other organizations are at most at the fourth rank.

There are also age distinctions among the upper four ranks. Only young upper four ranks have the possibility of advancing to the fifth rank. Once someone is too old, the probability of entering the fifth rank will be greatly reduced.

That should be the case.

As for the specific details, you should be able to find out by asking your teacher when you have time.

He had many questions he wanted to ask Tata, such as how the demon bats in the arena were tamed, what conditions were needed to go from lower-level fourth rank to upper-level fourth rank, and what conditions were needed to go from upper-level fourth rank to fifth rank.

There was also the blood of the silver dragon, which the woman in the white dress explained was obtained from the capital by a man named Rivers.

Luo Xiu remembered that Tassanya was also brought back from the capital by Larry.

Both are related to dragons.

The capital city... Could that place have something in common with the dragon race? At least as far as Luo Xiu knew, there were no dragon habitats in the areas adjacent to the Kingdom of Dorant.

These questions left Luo Xiu bewildered, making him feel that his exploration of this world was far from complete.

But the answers to these questions can only be explored later. For now, we still need to focus on who owns this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood.

Luo Xiu noticed that Lilina was also looking at the bottle of silver dragon blood on the stage. Judging from her emotional state, she was quite interested in the bottle of silver dragon blood.

"Miss Lilina, would you also like to buy this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood?"

Luo Xiu asked.

Lilina paused for a moment, then smiled wryly:

"Yes, Mr. Shoep, I originally wanted to buy it as a birthday gift for an elder in my family, but it seems that's not possible now."

"why?"

"too expensive."

Lilina began by saying:

"Before we came, Lillian and I discussed that if not many people were interested in this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood, we would pool our money to buy it. But now it seems that too many people are here for this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood."

"This bottle of Silver Dragon Blood is worth about 150 gold coins. If the price goes up, even if Lillian and I spend all our allowance over the years, it probably won't be enough."

Luo Xiu nodded.

He counted the money he had left.

When he entered Kanriel, he made a fortune from the arena, a total of 517 gold coins. These days, he spent some of it on Tassanya to buy materials, doors, and food. Leila can't go to the Knights without money, so Luo Xiu gave her a few dozen gold coins to keep her safe, and he also took some from Miler.

He had just spent some money buying two Tier 3 skill books and a few other items in the consignment area.

I currently have less than 470 gold coins.

After deducting the 180 gold coins spent on buying the legendary item, there are less than 290 gold coins left.

The value of Silver Dragon Blood is 150 coins. If enough people buy it, and some of them are determined to get it just like he did, the price could double to 300 coins.

You only realize how little money you have when you need it.

Luo Xiu sighed.