CH 350

350: The End of the Auction

The price quickly rose to one hundred million.

The tomb of the Sea emperor, an innate god, was something everyone wanted access to. It would be full of treasures, the most precious one being his godhead. With it, you could become a god with the powers of the Sea emperor himself.

There was no shortage of water magicians in the maritime world who would want to get their hands on it. The opportunity to become a god, even if it was dangerous, of course there would be magicians willing to risk the danger.

Those with the key would definitely have an advantage inside the tomb. Legend had it that the three keys were in fact weapons that had been transformed. So those who possessed the key not only got to go in first but also got to hold onto a powerful weapon.

Ming Xi and his group had first-hand experience with the Sea emperor’s key and its power. Had they not found out the truth about the island, they would never have made it out alive.

The other two keys were worth the price if they had similar abilities.

“Two hundred million!” Caesar increased the price dramatically. The Blackstrom family wasn’t going to give up the key to anyone else.

Caesar had come to the island for the Sea emperor’s tomb. The three keys were treasures his family wanted to get as well. Legend had it that, combining all three keys would create an artifact – the Sea emperor’s scepter.

Any family that possessed an artifact could reach impossible heights. They may not be able to surpass the four leading empires, but they would certainly become one of the major powers in the top families.

The Blackstrom family ranked 7th among the top ten big families only because they didn’t have an artifact to back up their power base.

If they got one of the three keys now, it wasn’t impossible to get the other two keys with a bit of effort. Caesar wasn’t too worried about the three keys.

The last time the three keys were in the same location was during the great war between gods and demons when the Sea emperor was still alive.

Two of the three had been found at times in different places in the world, but the third remained elusive and had never been seen.

That was what worried Caesar. But then again, even if the third key never appeared, the other two keys were still sacred rare items.

No one could have imagined the third key would be in an ordinary mortal fishing village. If it hadn’t been for Yanaimo having heard about it accidentally and the maliciousness of her heart, the third key would have remained unknown. How long would it have stayed in that fishing village?

“Five hundred million!” The bid increased by many more millions.

Many families from the VIP section had been bidding one by one, only boxes ZERO and one remained out of the fray. It was anyone’s guess whether the two boxes were truly uninterested in the keys, or if they intended to buy it out from the winner later.

A handsome middled-aged man was sipping tea with a smile on his face as he watched the fierce bidding outside. Beside him was a beautiful woman who had the same physique as LeXue. The woman however had a coquettish demeanor and confidence in her movement.

“Father, why aren’t you taking the key? We’ll have two keys in our possession if you do. Once we get the third one, we’ll be able to complete the artifact.” LeFie was disappointed.

“Fei-er, do you remember what father said to you siblings, how there are some things you can do, and some things you can not?” LeWuji,[notes] the lord of the big island of Biluo said.

Biluo was composed of twelve islands of various sizes. LeWuji was in charge of the biggest island, while the remaining eleven were allocated to the other eleven lords.

The twelve of them had a strong friendship and were like brothers. In fact, they had been in the same mercenary group where they had made a name for themselves.

How could they have laid the foundation for Bilou island together without that bond?

“Does Father mean to say, taking the Sea emperor’s key isn’t something we should do? But why?” LeFei blinked her eyes, unclear about her father’s reason.

“I don’t know how many other big powerful families are vying for the key. Our lives can’t be guaranteed so there’s no room for us to intervene.”

Theirs was a world where the strong were respected. If you wanted to live a long life, you needed to know what you could do and what you could not do.

Without that sense of measure, it would be easy to die.

“It is that serious?” LeFei never doubted her father. They didn’t have people coming to the island to make trouble because he was a smart man and had run the island wisely over the years. The idea for the key itself was her father’s.

Everyone agreed LeWuji was a talented man.

“The the Sea emperor’s key that’s in our hands now...” LeFei was a little worried. She hadn’t thought about it before. She stopped coveting the key immediately once she saw what kind of trouble it could bring to her and her family.

LeWuji shook his head. “Do not worry. For now, no one will attack the island.”

LeWuji already had a plan, so he wasn’t worried about anyone attacking them for the key they held. No one knew about the private conversation between father and daughter.

Under LeXue’s guidance, the key reached one billion gold. At this point, the increases stopped being so dramatic and slowed to one million increments. Eventually the key was sold for a remarkable 1.57 billion gold.

This was about the range for most better sacred artifacts. The previous record holder had sold for 1.1 billion. This one surpassed that at the very high price of around 1.5 billion. It was hundreds of millions more than an ordinary sacred artifact.

But the key was different as it wasn’t just a sacred artifact. It was an integral piece of the Sea emperor’s scepter and would be instrumental for unlocking his tomb. This was why Caesar was there and willing to pay such a high price for it.

The auction for the key was the finale, so once it was over, everyone began filing out.