A 10-point bonus to Spiritual Power would let him command more of his Undead Corps, and Short-Range Phase Teleport was a god-tier, life-saving skill for critical moments.
If he missed this opportunity, who knew when he'd find another one.
He hesitated no longer. Pressing the bidding device again, he spoke directly into the sound-transmitting Array and announced a new price: "Twenty thousand Gold Coins."
The moment this price was announced, the grand hall below fell utterly silent.
Even the private box opposite his fell into an even longer silence.
For a "Top Grade" Magic Staff primarily aimed at low to mid-tier Mages, twenty thousand Gold Coins was already an extremely steep price.
Just as the auctioneer was about to start the countdown, a voice finally came from the opposite box again: "Twenty-one thousand Gold Coins."
"Twenty-two thousand Gold Coins." Lynch countered without hesitation.
"Verify his funds," the person in the opposite box demanded.
