Chapter 4851 — The Ghost-Eyed Condor King's Wings
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"One hundred fifty thousand," Wei Zhao said after a moment's thought. He was already wealthy, and three days ago he had taken in a full eighty million spirit jade at once—a few hundred thousand was a drop in the bucket. Of course, Wei Zhao was no fool ready to be fleeced; no matter how much spirit jade he had, he would not toss it away for nothing. The prerequisite for throwing around money was that the item had to catch his eye.
A stir ran through the crowd—not because of the one hundred fifty thousand spirit jade, but because of Wei Zhao himself. Compared to the Ghost-Eyed Condor King's Wings, which looked impressive but were useless, this young man of astonishing background was far more worth watching.
"Do you want these Ghost-Eyed Condor King's Wings?" Wang Xinyan asked quietly.
"Not exactly. I just think they look rather fine—I don't even know what they're for. Let fate decide." Wei Zhao shook his head noncommittally. Truthfully, he did rather want them; the bid just now had been a momentary impulse. If someone else genuinely contested it, he might not keep following.
"Hm? But I've heard the Ghost-Eyed Condor King's Wings are actually rather useless. They're pricey, but all you can really do is take them home as decoration—there's seldom any occasion to put them to use. After all, they're not sharp enough for forging weapons, they have no other special purpose, and they can't be used for pill refinement or the like..." Huang Xiaotao shook her head.
And indeed that was so. If there were truly any great use for them, the others present would not be so utterly uninterested. One had to understand that even if they could be won for two hundred thousand spirit jade, the thing still had no practical value whatsoever.
Normally, two hundred thousand spirit jade could buy a Gestation Golden Pill—though it might not be guaranteed top-grade. That was the real treasure. Who would be willing to waste such a sum on a useless display piece like the Ghost-Eyed Condor King's Wings?!
After a moment's wait, a young man in the distance finally spoke up and raised the bid: "Two hundred thousand."
Wei Zhao shrugged slightly, intending to give it up—but just then, Old Ghost suddenly spoke: "This thing is not bad. Buy it—it will be useful."
Wei Zhao was startled. He had not expected the Ghost-Eyed Condor King's Wings to catch Old Ghost's eye. Without pausing to ask why, he immediately said, "Three hundred thousand."
The young man glanced at Wei Zhao, hesitated, and quickly abandoned the bidding. It seemed his attitude was much the same as Wei Zhao's a moment ago—he would take it or leave it. If two hundred thousand could buy it, he would; beyond that price, he would not keep competing.
"Three hundred thousand once, three hundred thousand twice—any further bids?" the white-bearded elder urged. The Ghost-Eyed Condor King's Wings were indeed not ideal auction goods, but this was the first item, after all—it would not do to let things go too flat.
But the crowd was clearly not foolish. Two hundred thousand spirit jade was already the limit for such a useless display piece, and now the price had reached three hundred thousand. Unless someone had a hole in their head, no one would jump out to compete with Wei Zhao.
After another moment's wait, seeing that the others remained unmoved, the white-bearded elder finally brought down the hammer: "Three hundred thousand spirit jade—sold!"