Chapter 154: Second-Level Wizard Array

“Four thousand magic stones!”

“Five thousand magic stones!”

The bidding quickly escalated, with each new bid immediately surpassing the last.

Currently, the bidding came from the wizards seated in the hall, while those in the second-floor boxes remained silent.

Helag glanced at his four thousand magic stones, smiling wryly.

His savings were too little compared to the seasoned wizards in the hall, who had likely accumulated wealth over many years.

Helag felt like a recent graduate with minimal savings.

Noticing his expression, Brack offered, “If you want it, the Terchy family can help you buy it. You can pay back the rest slowly, interest-free.”

Helag waved it off, “No, thanks. This thing will definitely be expensive.”

While useful, Helag didn’t want to incur a large debt.

The bidding continued, reaching twelve thousand magic stones.

“Twenty thousand magic stones,” came a voice from Box Three, quieting the hall.

“That’s someone from the Moss family,” Brack explained to Helag.

The Moss family was another powerful pure-blood wizard family, as strong as the Terchy family.

After the Moss family bid, the hall fell silent, with no further bids.

“Danny, I like this item too. Let’s see who wins. Thirty-five thousand magic stones,” a voice came from Box Seven, next to Helag’s.

“Horace Kirk, a first-level crystallized wizard from the Kirk family,” Brack said, sipping his wine.

Helag nodded, memorizing the names.

At this price level, he was out of the bidding.

Box Three countered, “Thirty-eight thousand magic stones.”

Box Seven paused, then said, “Forty thousand magic stones.”

Box Three fell silent, not bidding further.

The auctioneer announced, “The Blue Wing dagger is now at forty thousand magic stones! Any higher bids?”

Silence.

Seeing no further bids, the auctioneer continued, “Forty thousand magic stones, going once!”

“Forty thousand magic stones, going twice…”

“Forty thousand magic stones, sold! Congratulations to the gentleman in Box Seven for winning the Blue Wing dagger!”

With the first auction item sold, the hall buzzed with quiet discussions and chatter about recent events.

The auction’s pace was slow, with breaks between items.

Soon, the second item was brought in by two first-level wizards—a thick book.

The book’s cover appeared to be some animal’s fur, its hair moving on its own.

“Ladies and gentlemen! Next, I present a major auction item!” the auctioneer announced.

All eyes turned to the stage, focusing on the book.

“This is a complete second-level defensive wizard array!”

Wow!

The crowd erupted, even more excited than before.

A second-level defensive wizard array could withstand a full attack from a second-level wizard.

In the Barren Lands, it was nearly invincible, valuable for family or personal defense.

“Second-level defensive wizard array! Starting bid at thirty thousand magic stones! Minimum increments of one thousand magic stones!” the auctioneer shouted enthusiastically.

The hall remained quiet, with no bids.

For most independent wizards, it was too extravagant and impractical.

Only wizard families or organizations found it valuable.

Independent wizards, often alone or with a few companions, could flee if needed, making arrays less useful.

The second floor was also quiet, as most wizard families already had arrays protecting key locations.

For example, the Terchy family’s Blackrock Valley had a second-level array, capable of briefly withstanding a third-level wizard’s attack.

After a pause, Box Three bid, “Thirty-one thousand magic stones.”

“Thirty-five thousand magic stones,” Brack bid.

“Brack! Isn’t Blackrock Valley’s array strong enough? Why compete with me?” someone from Box Three complained.

Brack explained, “The Terchy family has many potion garden bases, but only Blackrock Valley has array protection. This second-level array is very useful to us.”

With that explanation, Box Three said no more, only raising the bid to “Forty thousand magic stones!”

The Terchy family had numerous potion gardens and potion masters, with Helag being just one.

“Forty-five thousand magic stones,” Brack said calmly.

Box Three countered, “Forty-eight thousand magic stones!”

Brack, undeterred, said, “Fifty thousand magic stones!”

“Fifty-three thousand magic stones!” The Moss family seemed interested, persistently bidding.

“Sixty thousand magic stones,” Brack raised the bid, unfazed, as if money was no object.

The Moss family paused, with Box Three falling silent.

The auctioneer was about to speak when Box Three bid, “Seventy thousand magic stones!”

“Eighty thousand magic stones,” Brack countered without hesitation.

The Terchy family was known for its wealth, and Brack exemplified this.

The room gasped; while bids of eighty thousand magic stones weren’t unheard of, Brack’s lack of hesitation was rare.

Box Three fell silent, with eighty thousand magic stones seemingly their limit.

“The second-level defensive wizard array is now at eighty thousand magic stones! Any higher bids?”

Silence.

“Eighty thousand magic stones, going once!”

“Eighty thousand magic stones, going twice!”

“Eighty thousand magic stones, sold! Congratulations to the gentleman in Box Six for winning the second-level defensive wizard array!”

Applause filled the room, congratulating Box Six’s success.

The array was quickly delivered, with Brack accepting it.

He didn’t need to pay immediately, as the Terchy family’s account covered it. As a shareholder in the auction, he wasn’t going anywhere.