Chapter 1892: Chapter 1891 Lightning Cloud Wood

After Chen Yu announced the result, everyone was astonished.

Even the mysterious black-robed person whom Lin Dong had been silently observing also glanced in Lin Dong’s direction at this moment.

Noticing the other party watching him, Lin Dong remained calm and was curious about the identity of the other party.

What brought him to Southborne, and with what purpose?

And what was he aiming for at this auction?

At this moment, Chen Yu laughed and said, “Everyone, let’s continue the auction!”

“The next item for auction is a piece of wood. This piece of wood seems to possess some divine power. We aren’t even certain what it is.”

“A mercenary in Southborne discovered it by chance and set the starting bid at 50 million.”

As he said this, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam walked up with a platter.

After the platter was uncovered, one could see a wooden branch about half a meter long and only as thick as a thumb.

The branch obviously had some age to it, likely at least a thousand years old, and most peculiarly, lightning coursed around it.

It lay quietly in the tray, and one could clearly hear the ‘crackle’ of the electricity. Beyond that, one could feel a power of thunder within it.

Seeing this, everyone was perplexed.

Evidently, no one present could recognize this wood.

“What is this? Such a weird piece of wood, and it’s going for a million? How dare they set such a price?”

“A million could hire an elite mercenary as a bodyguard for a month!”

“These mercenaries truly consider anything a treasure. Who would buy such a mysterious branch with no known purpose?”

“…”

In Southborne, there are those who live by the sword, called mercenaries.

These individuals only pursue money. As long as they are paid, they can be hired to do anything.

This includes protecting the employer, killing for the employer, or escorting businessmen across borders, and if paid, even having a female mercenary warm your bed.

When these mercenaries don’t have tasks, they venture into wilderness, glaciers, and the dangerous seas in search of rare treasures to auction off.

This piece of wood was provided by one such mercenary.

Even Lin Dong could not discern what kind of thing this wood was.

However, at this moment, a long-absent voice echoed in Lin Dong’s mind.

“Kid, bid for this wooden branch!”

It was the voice of the Sovereign Witch, who hadn’t communicated mentally with Lin Dong for a long time.

Lin Dong hadn’t expected that after such a long silence, the senior Sovereign Witch would instruct him to bid for this wooden branch.

Clearly, this branch is not simple.

Communicating mentally with the Sovereign Witch, Lin Dong asked curiously, “Senior Sovereign Witch, is this branch some kind of treasure?”

“This is Lightning Cloud Wood, incredibly rare, an ancient tree over three thousand years old, formed through nine or more lightning baptisms.”

“The Lightning Cloud Wood is the main material for refining the Five-grade Thunder Tribulation Pill. With it, you have a chance to refine the Thunder Tribulation Pill.”

“And the Thunder Tribulation Pill would be extremely beneficial for you.”

Lin Dong was startled and said excitedly, “The Thunder Tribulation Pill, is it a pill that can easily resist the lightning punishment?”

The senior Sovereign Witch nodded, “Monsters like you would attract heavenly tribulations if you reach the strength of a ten-stage Grandmaster.”

“The destructive power of such thunder is terrifyingly strong; even someone like you only has a fifty percent chance to withstand it.”

“But if you take the Thunder Tribulation Pill, you have a more than ninety-five percent chance to withstand the tribulation.”

“So if you can refine the Thunder Tribulation Pill before you’re promoted to a ten-stage Grandmaster, it’s like having another protective charm.”

After hearing all this, Lin Dong quickly replied, “But I don’t know the formula for the Thunder Tribulation Pill, and, right now, refining a five-grade Dan medicine is a bit difficult for me.”

Lin Dong has thus far refined Dan medicines up to a third-grade quality.

As for five-grade Dan medicines, he has no assurance.

The most critical point is that he does not possess the formula for the Thunder Tribulation Pill.

“I know where to find the formula for the Thunder Tribulation Pill, but first, you must win the bid for this Lightning Cloud Wood.” The senior Sovereign Witch replied.

Lin Dong nodded and severed the mental connection with the Sovereign Witch.

Returning to reality, Lin Dong found that at the auction, nobody had placed a bid.

But it made sense, as no one present knew the origin of this ‘Lightning Cloud Wood’ or its significance.

So who would spend a million to purchase such a distinctive branch?

“I bid a million!”

At this moment, Lin Dong was the first to place a bid.

However, the previously neglected branch gained attention due to Lin Dong’s bid.

Everyone speculated whether this son-in-law of the Dan Alliance knew what it was.

Could it be a treasure?

Luo Xing also thought this way, and he immediately raised the bid: “I bid twenty million!”

Seeing his bid, Lin Dong frowned slightly, glancing in his direction. He knew very well that the other party was deliberately raising the price.

“Luo Xing, after being made a fool for several billion, do you still have the money to play the fool?” Lin Dong said.

Luo Xing scoffed coldly, “Tens of millions are nothing. I could drop something worth more than tens of millions from my pocket.”

Indeed, he wore many valuable items, such as a watch, like a Jade Pendant…

These items are top-tier limited edition luxury goods, indeed valued at tens of millions!

Lin Dong laughed, “Since you enjoy being played for a fool so much, fine, I’ll continue to oblige you.”

With that, Lin Dong raised his bid.

“A billion.”

“Do you dare to keep up?”

Lin Dong instantly raised the price to a billion.

Seeing this, Luo Xing’s face alternated between green and white. He hadn’t expected Lin Dong to change tactics with his price increase this time.

He was a little tempted to continue raising, but feared Lin Dong might pull out suddenly like the last two times, again making him the fool.

So after hesitating, he couldn’t help but laugh and say, “A piece of broken wood, and you actually offered a billion, Dong Lin, you truly are a talent!”

“I won’t continue. You can have it, hahaha… you big fool!”

He believed he was victorious this time, thinking he had made Lin Dong look foolish.

But little did he know, this ‘Lightning Cloud Wood’, never mind a billion, even a hundred billion would not be a loss for Lin Dong. It was never about being played for a fool.

Because for him, this ‘Lightning Cloud Wood’ was a priceless treasure.

It was entirely different from the two futile expenses Luo Xing made earlier.

At this moment, Chen Yu glanced around, asking, “Mr. Dong Lin has placed a billion bid, does anyone wish to bid higher?”

After ten seconds, still, no one placed a bid.

So Chen Yu prepared to strike the hammer, making the final decision.

“Thus, this mysterious wooden branch shall go to Mr. Dong Lin…”

And just as the hammer was about to drop, and Chen Yu was about to announce the Lightning Cloud Wood was won by Lin Dong, a voice rang out.

“Wait, I bid a hundred and ten million!”

This sudden bid took Lin Dong by surprise.

Quickly looking towards the source of the voice, he surprisingly found that the bidder was the mysterious black-robed person.

Lin Dong’s expression changed slightly, and a bad feeling arose in his heart, he secretly thought:

“Could it be that this mysterious black-robed person also knows the origin of the Lightning Cloud Wood?”

If that were the case, it wouldn’t be so easy for him to win bid for this Lightning Cloud Wood.