Chapter 598
Chapter 598 Power of Fate
As the finale, the auctioning of the wind dragon was exceptionally lively.
Adepts from various clans started bidding, causing the price of the wind dragon to rise exponentially. It very quickly rose from one million two hundred thousand magical crystals to one million nine hundred thousand magical crystals. A terrifying number like this not only kept the wandering adepts out of the ranks of competitors, it even dissuaded the adepts of the small-sized clans. Those adepts had no choice but to shake their heads, sigh, and watch on silently from the side as the Second Grade adepts competed over the dragon.
In terms of pure combat ability, a Second Grade wind dragon could easily defeat three to four magical creatures of the same Grade. Consequently, its price was also several times that of an ordinary Second Grade magical creature.
However, a price like that was still not enough to deter these prepared clan adepts. Their faces flushed red as they shouted out one heart-stopping number after another. The spectators around them felt their hearts ache just hearing them throw out such incredible sums of money.
The price of the wind dragon was increasing rapidly by the tens of thousands during these bids.
The Crimson Clan adepts had already left before the auction concluded. Some of them hurried back to their posts in the Goblin Plane while others went to Lance for further training. In the blink of an eye, only Greem, Mary, Alice, and Dragon Devourer Oliven remained in the tower.
The black-robed Oliven couldn’t possibly be in a good mood, seeing that the wind dragon she’d had her eye on had turned into prey that other people were fighting over. However, this wind dragon was the spoils of the Crimson Clan. She had contributed absolutely nothing to its capture and thus had no grounds to request anything of Greem.
However, Fate had its own unique rules and laws as well. It pushed the torrent of Fate in the determined path with these sons and daughters of Fate as its manifestations. In all seriousness, Alice and all the previous Witches of Fate were the janitors and guardians selected by the rules of Fate. They were chosen to protect and defend the normal functioning and operation of the laws of Fate.
The world consciousness even blessed them with some skill to manipulate Fate to allow them to have the ability to push back against those who could walk above the laws of Fate. However, the world consciousness also placed heavy shackles upon them to prevent them from abusing this immense power.
The power of Fate might indeed be mighty!
However, the cost of using this power was also hefty. There were times where the weight alone could cause them to sink into situations of irredeemable doom.
Greem took a few deep breaths and tried his best to calm down.
“We have now established a foothold in Lance. We will soon be starting large-scale exploration and excavation. Would you also be able to gain powers of Fate if you participated in this?”
Alice smiled bitterly.
“Greem, don’t ever think of toying with Fate! Your small skirmishes in Lance can’t possibly affect the future direction of the plane. It can’t possibly cause powerful and unknown effects to the dragons in there. That’s why I can’t gain much power of Fate there.
“The reason why I got so much out of the Goblin Plane was that we were deeply involved in a significant event that could have affected the entire plane or an entire species. Moreover, we were the main catalyst for the development. That was why it was such a harvest for me.
“A great plane like Lance and your Crimson Clan is like a cow with a tiny flea sucking blood on its back. Your actions are not yet at a level sufficient to upset the fate of Lance.”
Alice couldn’t help but smile when she saw Greem’s dejected expression. She caressed his face softly with her hand.
“Don’t worry! My body can still hang in there. We have plenty of time to think about this problem. There’s no need to worry about me.”
Before Alice could say anything more, a sudden incident in the auction drew both people’s attention.
Greem and Alice couldn’t help but turn their eyes toward the auction at the same time.