"The next item, I believe, is something that anyone with younger generations or children will definitely find a use for. That's right, this item is the Foundation Building Elixir!"
As Mittel Tengshan's voice fell, a sharp glint flashed through Xiao Lin's eyes.
If the pills and various herbs auctioned earlier were prepared for others in the clan, then this Foundation Building Elixir was something he wanted for himself!
Wait, that's not quite right; it should be said it was prepared for his son, Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan was currently still at the Dou Zhi Qi stage and had not even successfully condensed a Dou Qi Vortex yet.
Naturally, he was in the greatest need of something like this that could lay a solid foundation for him. One could say that the Foundation Building Elixir was the most suitable item for the current Xiao Zhan!
To put it plainly, Xiao Lin was prepared to take action this time for the sake of his precious son. In order to secure the Foundation Building Elixir, he was even willing to pay a price higher than what was strictly necessary!
"Regarding the functions of the Foundation Building Elixir, I presume I don't need to introduce them much, right? Although this is only a Tier 2 pill, because it can be used by those at the Dou Zhi Qi stage, and plus the fact that some precious medicinal herbs are required to refine it..."
"Its value even far exceeds many ordinary Tier 4 pills! So, for the sake of your descendants, what are you all waiting for? This time, we have prepared three groups, with ten bottles of Foundation Building Elixir in each group, to be auctioned in batches."
"Let's start with the first group of ten bottles. The starting price is 10,000 gold coins, and each bid increase must not be less than 1,000 gold coins!"
It had to be said that as the future clan leader of the Mittel Clan, Mittel Tengshan's tongue was truly formidable. In just a few sentences, he had already mobilized the enthusiasm of the entire venue.
His speech just now, which sounded like an advertisement-style auctioning, even caused Jia Xingtian of the Jia Ma Imperial Family and Yun Shan of the Yun Lan Sect to feel somewhat moved.
After all, both of them managed large organizations, and it was inevitable that some juniors who needed the Foundation Building Elixir would appear behind them, so they naturally had the mind to buy such a group.
Even though both the Jia Ma Imperial Family and the Yun Lan Sect possessed Alchemists—and the Alchemists they possessed had already surpassed Tier 2 and could easily refine the Foundation Building Elixir—the reality was different.
Despite it being a Tier 2 Foundation Building Elixir with a value comparable to a Tier 4 pill, aside from its ability to build foundations for those at the Dou Zhi Qi stage, the most important factor was the difficulty of finding the refining materials.
This made it so that many higher-level Alchemists were unable to refine the Foundation Building Elixir. It was no wonder the value of the Foundation Building Elixir would be so high.
"100,000 gold coins!"
However, before anyone else could even begin bidding, someone had already directly offered ten times the price!
In that instant, the other people who originally wanted to bid were all intimidated. It wasn't that they hadn't seen such high bids before, but when other items were auctioned, the price always rose slowly. Who on earth starts by directly offering ten times the base price?
This was like a group of people playing poker for a few bucks, and suddenly someone went all-in with hundreds of thousands. Who wouldn't be stunned?
Therefore, when someone directly offered ten times the base price, for a moment, not a single person chose to follow. The entire auction hall, in this instant, seemed as if someone had pressed the mute button; not a single sound was made.
At this moment, perhaps only the auctioner Mittel Tengshan, who had seen all sorts of great winds and waves, remained clear-headed.
"Does anyone offer a higher price? 100,000 gold coins going once!"
"100,000 gold coins going twice!"
"Bang"
"100,000 gold coins going thrice! Good, deal! This first group of ten bottles of Foundation Building Elixir is obtained by the honored guest in Private Room No. 6!"
Only when Mittel Tengshan's gavel settled the matter did people on the scene finally react. But just as they wanted to bid, they discovered that the auction for this item had already ended!
This directly left them dumbfounded.
Could it really be done like this?
At this moment, many people on the scene showed expressions of extreme regret.
In reality, for the bidding of something like the Foundation Building Elixir, 100,000 gold coins was definitely a bargain. If the price had increased slowly, it might even have gone up to 200,000 gold coins!
However, because they were just intimidated, it resulted in them forgetting to bid.
In the end, it was taken by someone for 100,000 gold coins; their eyes turned red with envy. Unfortunately, the bidding for this group of ten bottles of Foundation Building Elixir had ended, and they could only stare blankly.
At the same time, everyone decided that when the next group of Foundation Building Elixir started, they would definitely seize the opportunity. The person who bid for this first group of Foundation Building Elixir was none other than Xiao Lin.
Of course, even Xiao Lin hadn't expected that he would actually obtain the first group of ten bottles so easily. He had originally thought he would have to continue adding a bit more; he didn't expect the others to be intimidated by him.
This was truly an unexpected joy!
"This... the Foundation Building Elixir was taken by you just like that, Young Clan Leader?"
By the time the Mittel Clan servant delivered the first group of ten bottles of Foundation Building Elixir to their VIP Private Room No. 6, that elder of the Xiao Clan still appeared somewhat incredulous.
"As expected of the Young Clan Leader, truly impressive!"
Xiao Ze, who was to the side, started praising him directly.
"Indeed, the Young Clan Leader's move was wise."
Xiao Yi echoed the sentiment as well.
"Otherwise, how could he be our Young Clan Leader!"
Xiao Zhen was likewise completely won over.
Being praised so much by his clan's member over such a small matter made Xiao Lin feel a bit embarrassed.
"Just luck."
Xiao Lin acted modestly for a moment.
Subsequently, Xiao Lin stored this group of ten bottles of Foundation Building Elixir into the storage ring on his hand. This storage ring was a congratulatory gift sent by the Mittel Clan when Xiao Lin achieved the rank of Dou Wang.
The worst quality of ordinary storage rings would cost around 70,000 or 80,000 gold coins. The quality of this storage ring sent by the Mittel Clan as a gift was naturally much better. While it couldn't be said to compare to those top-tier storage rings, it was at least upper-middle class.
A single one's price exceeded several hundred thousand gold coins, and the space inside was enough for Xiao Lin to use. At this time, inside this storage ring, besides Xiao Lin's own belongings, there were the various pills and precious herbs obtained from this auction.
After storing the Foundation Building Elixir, Xiao Lin and the others immediately continued to watch the subsequent auction. Of course, if conditions permitted, Xiao Lin also wanted to take the remaining two groups totaling twenty bottles of Foundation Building Elixir.
After all, for something like Foundation Building Elixir, as long as you aren't a loner, you'll always have a use for it in the future. At this moment, the bidding for the second group of ten bottles of Foundation Building Elixir had already begun.
Similarly, Mittel Tengshan announced a base price of 10,000 gold coins.
"I bid 100,000 gold coins!"
Just as Mittel Tengshan announced the start of the bidding, there was a clever little fellow who wanted to copy Xiao Lin and directly intimidate others with ten times the base price. However, after experiencing this once, how could the others fall for the same trick a second time?
Wouldn't that make them real fools?