"Are there any higher bids?"
The auctioneer, Falek, scanned the crowd and asked in his rousing voice.
"This is a Tier Five Black Dragon's Reversed Scale! If you miss out this time, who knows how long you'll have to wait to find another!"
"Nine thousand Golden Dragons."
A calm voice spoke up from a corner.
All eyes immediately turned to the gray-robed old man who had been silent until now.
Master Antonio had finally made his move.
Cassandra's expression changed slightly.
She glanced at Antonio and gritted her teeth.
"Nine thousand five hundred Golden Dragons!" she raised her bid again.
"Ten thousand."
Antonio's tone was still calm, as if he hadn't just bid ten thousand Golden Dragons, but ten thousand Copper Coins.
Cassandra's chest rose and fell sharply.
She desperately wanted to continue, but reason told her she couldn't.
Competing with someone from the Mage City was not a wise decision.
In the end, she reluctantly sat back down.
