Wizard Earl

Chapter 523 Lecce Fruit

"Ten magic stones, I'll pay!" Upon hearing Alazov say that he needed ten magic stones to see the item in person, the green-robed old monster didn't haggle at all. He simply flipped his hand, took out ten magic stones from his spatial ring, and threw them to Alazov.

Alazov nodded slightly after receiving the magic stone, then addressed the eagerly waiting crowd in the hall, saying loudly, "This gentleman has paid ten magic stones to see the treasure in person. Are there any other guests who are interested? I must make it clear beforehand that because this treasure is very special, only those who have paid magic stones can view it here. The rest will have to go to the side hall to discuss it!"

After Alazov finished speaking, several more people in the hall took out magic stones and threw them to Alazov. Connor was not to be outdone, so he took out a magic stone and gave it to Alazov as well. Ten magic stones were only enough to look at the treasure, which was undoubtedly very extravagant. However, if the treasure in the crystal bottle in Alazov's hand was really that thing, then spending these ten magic stones was still very worthwhile.

After waiting for about a minute or two, and seeing that no one was willing to pay magic stones to see the treasure in person, Alazov clapped his hands, and the two doors in the hall opened automatically and slowly. Although most people in the hall were still reluctant to leave the treasure in the crystal bottle, they were very well-behaved due to the intimidation of Alazov and the auction house's force. Those who wanted to leave left through the right-hand door, while those who wanted to continue the conversation entered the left-hand door and went into the side hall.

Once only the old man in the green robe, Connor, another woman wearing a red mask, and a young man in a blue robe with blond hair remained in the living room, Alazov nodded, and the two doors that had just been opened closed again.

"Watch closely, everyone!" Alazov was very decisive. Knowing that the attention of the four people left in the room was focused on the crystal bottle in his hand, he didn't waste any words. He took out three small, red fruits about the size of cherries from the crystal bottle with his large hand, which was wearing ice silk gloves. The fruits emitted a unique fragrance.

The appearance of these three small fruits immediately attracted the attention of the four people. Although Alazov did not allow them to observe them closely, he was still quite considerate, giving them a full minute to observe them before putting the three small fruits back into the crystal bottle.

After turning his gaze away from the small fruit, Connor could hardly hide the excitement in his eyes as he confirmed the treasure's identity. He never expected that his chance encounter would lead him to this treasure.

"Three Leche River Fruits from the Leche River on the Hoy Continent. As you all have seen, their medicinal effects are perfectly preserved. Three of them are enough to make the Cloud Soaring Potion created by Master Kurzawa!" Alazov said calmly and meaningfully to the four people present. After speaking, he changed the subject and continued, "The starting price is one thousand magic stones, and each bid must be at least one hundred magic stones!"

"One thousand three hundred magic stones!" Alazov's voice had barely faded when the woman in the red mask in the hall immediately announced the price.

After the woman announced her price, a five or six-second silence followed, causing her to become quite agitated. However, the white-haired Alazov frowned. Seeing this, the blue-robed, blond-haired young man sitting beside him immediately understood and said, "Fifteen hundred magic stones!"

"One thousand six hundred magic stones!" The woman wearing a red mask glared hatefully at the young man in blue robes and then announced her price without backing down.

Just as the young man in the blue robe ignored the resentful glare of the woman wearing the red mask and was about to bid again, the elderly man in the green robe sitting in the first row of the auction house lazily called out, "Two thousand!"

Hearing someone bid two thousand magic stones, Alazov's furrowed brows eased slightly. Seeing this, the young man in blue robes abandoned his plan to bid again and quietly sat down in his seat. Only the woman wearing the red mask remained in her seat, resentful but not daring to complain due to the powerful aura emanating from the old man in green robes.

"This involves the treasures that allow advanced wizard apprentices to break through to become full wizards. How could you two intermediate wizard apprentices possibly have the right to lay a finger on it? You are truly overestimating yourselves and courting death!" The green-robed elder revealed the secret in one sentence, his aged voice filled with mockery and disdain for the two men.

Upon hearing the old man in green robes' words, both the woman wearing the red mask and the blond young man in blue robes showed anger in their eyes, but under the old man's overwhelming strength, they dared not speak out.

Seeing the two men mocking him, the old man in green robes became even more smug. He made a gesture as if to reach for the spatial ring on his hand, as if he wanted to pay for the treasure and take it away!

"Three thousand magic stones!" Connor, who had been sitting quietly to the side without making a bid the whole time, announced, raising the green-robed elder's price by a full thousand magic stones.

The smile on the green-robed old man's face froze instantly upon Connor's announcement of "four thousand magic stones." His expression darkened as he continued to bid, "Three thousand five hundred magic stones!"

"Four thousand!" Connor said without hesitation. The old man in the green robe and Alazov were right. The Lechejiang fruit is the main ingredient of the Cloudrise Potion, which can increase the possibility of advanced wizard apprentices breaking through to become formal wizards. Three Lechejiang fruits, plus several other precious auxiliary ingredients, can be used by a pharmacist to refine the Cloudrise Potion.

Connor has been a senior wizard apprentice for some time now and can begin preparing for his next breakthrough to become a full wizard. Now that he has the chance to encounter the Lecheron Fruit, Connor naturally doesn't want to let it go. Although the five thousand magic stones Connor had on hand were all used up in refining the Soul Stone, the two thousand-plus magic stone share of magic stone ore belonging to Margaret, as well as some valuable alchemical items in his spatial ring, still gave Connor a lot of confidence to participate in the competition for these three Lecheron Fruits.

"Four thousand three!" the green-robed old man said through gritted teeth. Without any regard for appearances, he turned to Connor, who was sitting behind him, and unabashedly threatened, "In the wizarding world, you must always act within your means. Don't end up losing your life instead of getting the treasure!"

(End of this chapter)