Wizard Immortal

Chapter 98 Auction Spell Template

"Sir, are you sure you want to submit this spell template to our auction house for auction?"

Sitting in the chair, looking at Adir in his black robes, the old man named Gem couldn't help but confirm.

Generally speaking, basic spell templates are fine, but modified spell templates like these are not something most people would choose to sell.

Improving spells is an extremely difficult task. Each improvement to a spell template requires a great deal of effort and time to succeed. Naturally, no one on the battlefield would be willing to easily trade away their hard work.

Hearing the old man's doubts, Adir remained calm and nodded slightly in agreement.

"So, are you planning to sell it directly to our auction house, or are you going to entrust it to us for auction?"

At this moment, the blonde female apprentice stepped forward and asked Adir a question.

"What's the difference?" Adir asked calmly, listening to her words.

"Of course." The blonde female apprentice nodded. "You can choose to sell it directly to our auction house. Just like a normal sale, Master Gom will appraise it based on the value of the spell template and negotiate a satisfactory price with you."

"This method is convenient and quick. As long as you agree, you can immediately receive the magic stones of the corresponding value."

She maintained her smile, paused for a moment, and then said, "As for the second method, it will proceed according to the auction process."

"In this way, no matter what price is ultimately paid, you will need to pay us a handling fee equivalent to one-tenth of the final price, and you will need to wait for a period of time."

"Personally, if you have the time, I would suggest you choose the second option."

With that smile on her face, she offered her advice to Adir.

"If I choose the second option, how many days do I need to wait?" Adir asked calmly, looking at the other person.

"In two days, it will be the day of our regular auction. You just need to wait a few more days; it's not a long time," the female apprentice explained.

"Of course, no matter which method you choose, you need to leave the spell template construction data so that we can better analyze the spell template's power and whether it can be successfully constructed."

"After all, we also need to be responsible to our clients. We can't have situations where spell templates are auctioned off but we can't successfully build them."

"I need all the information," Adir countered.

"Of course not, that would be too unfair to you."

The female apprentice smiled and said, "You only need to leave most of the information so that we can estimate the spell's expected strength. As for the specific algorithm and key construction parts, you can omit them and hand them over to us when the auction begins."

Upon hearing this, Adir nodded thoughtfully.

"Is there a problem with the secrecy here?" Adir asked calmly, standing still.

"Please rest assured," the female apprentice smiled. "Our Schiller Auction House is the most reputable auction house in the entire Duchy of Allen, and we would never sell our clients' information for any reason."

"Very good." Hearing this, Adir smiled.

The two days passed quickly.

On the second night, Adir returned to the place.

Compared to the previous days, there are significantly more apprentices here tonight, and it seems they are all here for tonight's auction.

Upon entering, Adir found himself in an extremely spacious hall.

There were a few hundred seats scattered throughout the hall, and at the very front of the seats was a raised platform where people were standing.

Adir looked up and saw that the person standing in front of him was none other than the old apprentice named Gem from before.

At this moment, he was wearing a brand-new white robe, a smile on his face, looking at the many apprentices below: "Welcome everyone to participate in our auction today..."

After the initial commotion subsided, without any further formalities, the small auction began immediately.

"Now, our first item for auction is the White Spirit Crystal!!"

Standing on the stage, Gem held a piece of white crystal in his hands and loudly introduced it to the many apprentices below: "White Spirit Crystal is a specialty of our region. It is rarely produced in other regions. Please allow me to briefly introduce its effects, since some of the apprentices here have never used such a thing before."

"White Spirit Crystal is a by-product of magic stone ore. It can only be formed under specific conditions, so it is rarely seen outside of the Kingdom of Allen."

"This material can be used for meditation. Simply place a piece of white spirit crystal on your body while meditating, and the speed of meditation will be accelerated, up to a factor of 100%. Moreover, even if you are not a wizard, if you can wear a piece of white spirit crystal for a long time, you can slightly improve your physique and even resist the radiation of wizards to a certain extent, allowing mortals to live in the presence of wizards."

At this point, he raised his right hand high, holding up the white crystal in his hand: "This one piece of white spirit crystal is enough for three months of meditation. Starting bid: fifty magic stones!!"

He shouted loudly, and with the help of magic, his voice spread throughout the entire hall, so that all the apprentices could hear it.

"Sixty magic stones!"

"Seventy pieces!"

"I'll offer one hundred magic stones!"

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As the sounds from the front faded, the sounds of apprentices bidding could be heard intermittently in the hall.

Soon, the white spirit crystal, no bigger than a baby's fist, was bought for nearly four hundred magic stones.

Sitting in the corner of the hall, watching the white spirit crystal being bought, Adir couldn't help but shake his head with some regret.

His mental strength has slowed down considerably, and even after meditating for several months, his mental progress has been minimal.

White Spirit Crystal, a resource that can enhance the effects of meditation, is exactly what Adir needs.

"Unfortunately, resources that can accelerate meditation are generally quite expensive, and I need to save my magic stones right now, so I'll have to miss out this time."

He felt a pang of regret as he watched the white spirit crystal being sold.

The person who won the bid for the white spirit crystal was a third-class apprentice wearing a red robe. Everyone present paid a brief look before continuing to look ahead, preparing to focus on the next item up for auction.

Next, more than a dozen items were auctioned off. Although some of them were good, most of them were not as valuable as the White Spirit Crystal; they were just slightly rarer.

Along the way, Adir also made several bids, spending dozens of magic stones to acquire some rare materials.

"Next up for auction is the spell template for Mana Binding!!"

At the front, Gem maintained a smile and shouted loudly to the many apprentices below: "Hearing this, you may be wondering why we are putting such basic spells up for auction."

"Because this is a modified spell template!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "We all know that the spell 'Binding Mana' itself isn't very powerful; it can only be used as an auxiliary spell or to deal with some mortals. But this improved spell template is different!"

"According to our auction house's professional testing, this improved spell template is not only twice as powerful as the basic version, but also more concealed. Most importantly, while maintaining power and concealment, the spell template's stability and mental energy consumption are roughly the same as the original!"

Upon hearing this, the apprentices below gradually became serious.

As wizarding apprentices, they were well aware of the difficulty in modifying spell templates, and they deeply understood that it was extremely difficult to improve a basic spell to this extent.

Observing the apprentices' reactions below, Gem nodded to himself, then shouted, "The original version of the Mana Binding can only play a supporting role, but this improved template can be used in high-intensity battles. It can easily bind even a knight."

"Starting bid: fifty magic stones!!"

After he finished speaking, the apprentices below remained silent for a while before they began to bid.

"Eighty Magic Stones!"

"One hundred magic stones!"

The price of the spell templates kept rising amidst the bidding war among the apprentices, and soon reached three hundred magic stones.

Ultimately, the improved spell template was acquired by the third-class apprentice who had previously bid for the White Spirit Crystal for 320 magic stones.

Sitting in the corner, looking at the final transaction price, Adir was somewhat surprised.

Adir had originally estimated that the improved template of the Mana Bind would fetch around two hundred magic stones, but now it seemed that he had underestimated the value of the improved spell.

But thinking about it, it seems quite normal.

Other apprentices who wanted to improve spells did not find it nearly as easy as Adir.

Adir possesses a memory chip; as long as he has sufficient basic knowledge, he can use the chip's powerful computing capabilities to improve spell templates.

Like the spell "Binding of Mana" in front of him, Adir has two or three improved versions, some of which are more focused on spell power, and some on stealth.

The improved template being auctioned off might be very valuable to other apprentices, but it's nothing special to Adir.

After the auction ended, looking at the prices, Gem smiled and said, "If you didn't manage to bid for this improved spell, please don't be disappointed."

"Because our next auction item is still a modified spell template!"

Looking down, amidst the astonished expressions of the many apprentices, Gem loudly uttered these words.

As time passed, the small auction quickly came to an end.

To the astonishment of countless students, three improved spell templates appeared in this carefully planned auction, and each improvement was incredibly powerful, which was truly amazing.

Without a doubt, both of these improved templates were proposed by Adir.

He's desperately short of magic stones. While the improved spell templates are valuable, they're still basic spells, and he'd have to pay the auction house a 10% commission. Selling just one wouldn't be enough to cover his needs.

After the auction ended, Adir quietly walked to a hall where a blonde female apprentice was already waiting.

(End of this chapter)