Chapter 248 - Forming an Alliance

“I’ve also invited someone else. Elder Mo from the imperial family might also participate,” Lin Mo added.

After laying out all the benefits of his auction to Qin Yu, being the smart person she was, she naturally figured out what Elder Mo’s goal was.

The fact that someone was willing to organize an auction of this scale had likely meant that there was at least one or more spirit-grade treasures to be sold.

As such, by providing security to the auction, Elder Mo would also be able to fulfill his own mission should any spirit-grade items appear. This would be a win-win situation for both sides.

In that case, Elder Mo would likely accept Lin Mo’s offer.

“Alright, if you manage to get Elder Mo to join, then I too will participate. I was planning to get rid of some spirit-grade items anyway.”

Convinced by Lin Mo’s proposal, Qin Yu nodded and accepted his offer.

So long as members of the royal family were present, Qin Yu was certain that no one would dare to disrupt the event.

As for those who cared not for their lives, she could easily dispatch them together with Su Hanhai.

“Haha, if that’s the case, I’ll have to thank Elder Qin Yu.”

Lin Mo smiled, shook her hand, and threw out two scrolls.

“This is?” Qin Yu took the scrolls, feeling a little puzzled.

Lin Mo smiled, cupped his fists at Qin Yu, and said, “I believe that you are a woman of your word, so I’m paying you in advance.”

Qin Yu was very satisfied with Lin Mo’s actions, and her impression of Lin Mo had improved by quite a bit.

It was unfortunate that Lin Mo was not part of the Purple Moon Holy Land…

“Young friend, you are indeed a straightforward individual. I hope that we will collaborate more often in the future. The Purple Moon Holy Land will gladly accept your offers.” Qin Yu said with a smile.

With that, the Purple Moon Holy Land and Lin Mo were now on good terms. Qin Yu was hoping that their amiable relationship would be able to catch the eighth prince’s eye…

If so, the danger that was posed to the Purple Moon Holy Land could be resolved smoothly.

After leaving the Purple Moon Holy Land’s residence, Lin Mo returned to the Su family’s headquarters. However, he discovered that Elder Mo of the imperial family was already waiting for him.

“This junior Lin Mo greets Elder Mo.” Lin Mo bowed respectfully.

“No need for formalities. Let’s get down to business.” Elder Mo spoke indifferently and slowly walked to the head seat and sat down.

“I heard that you want to hold an auction here?” Elder Mo continued indifferently.

He looked as if he did not care about the auction at all.

Lin Mo could not help but grumble in his heart. Why come here in the first place if you don’t care?

Despite his inner thoughts, Lin Mo maintained a friendly demeanor as he nodded and responded, “Indeed, I was quite depressed over the loss of my weapon, and thus, I was hoping to find a new, more suitable weapon.”

“It just so happens that I am a veteran in the auction industry, and the first idea that came to mind was to hold an auction.”

Following that, Lin Mo told everyone about the stakes involved, causing everyone to nod their heads.

The few people beside Elder Mo looked at Lin Mo, their eyes filled with praise.

It was indeed a win-win situation. Moreover, their mission this time was to collect spirit-grade treasures.

The fact that they could purchase those items via legitimate means would also assuage the public’s worries of having the spirit-grade items taken by force.

If news of the auction were to spread, the difficulty of completing their mission would drop drastically, and their throughput would also increase.

Thinking of this, the folks from the imperial family stared long and hard at Lin Mo.

Elder Mo sat at the head of the table and pondered for a moment. In the end, under everyone’s delighted gazes, he nodded his head.

“Sounds good. Young friend, please rest assured. This old man will definitely support you when the time comes.”

Before leaving, he chatted casually with Lin Mo and had thrown all formalities aside.

After sending him off, Lin Mo let out a long sigh of relief.

“It’s finally settled. Next, it’s time to spread the news.”

Su Hanhai let out a sigh of relief and smiled as well. “You can leave the matter of spreading the news to us.”

There were many people from the Su family, and there were even disciples from the Purple Moon Holy Land who could be called over to help.

Therefore, news of the auction had spread very quickly.

“Hey, have you heard? The Su family and the Purple Moon Holy Land have joined hands to hold a large-scale auction in the ancient city.”

“Is this for real? Who would participate in an auction in the ruins?”

Many people questioned who would reveal their treasures in the ruins.

“It’s absolutely true. Moreover, this matter has even gained the attention of the royal family’s Elder Mo.”

“I heard that the old man is looking forward to the auction. He has prepared a large amount of funds to purchase the treasures.”

“No way, even Elder Mo is participating?”

Everyone was shocked. by that piece of info. They thought that it was just a normal collaboration between two factions. Never had they expected the royal family to participate.

“I heard that spirit-grade treasures will appear in the auction. That is how they managed to gain Elder Mo’s attention.”

“Think about it, who would dare to come and cause trouble at the auction if Elder Mo is present?”

“That makes sense. I have to go and take a look.”

“…”

Five days later.

The Lin clan auction was hosted by Lin Mo, and it was held in a ruin, a place where one’s wealth should never be exposed at.

Throughout the auction, the Purple Moon Holy Land and the Ancient Flame City’s Su clan would provide protection for the attendees.

At the same time, the imperial family’s Elder Mo had also attended, and it was his hope that the auction could be held smoothly, without any trouble.

It was a thinly-veiled threat, and the warning was crystal clear for all who heard it.

Elder Mo’s presence was also the main reason that the auction had managed to attract such a massive crowd.

With the royal family’s experts as their guarantee, what else were they worried about?

Since there were more people than Lin Mo had expected, Lin Mo had chosen a huge square in the ancient city to host his auction at.

There were quite a few stone tables set up on the outskirts of the square. This was the outermost layer, and was used by others to trade treasures below the 8th tier.

The deeper they went, the rarer the treasures they could trade. Attendees could trade treasures directly, or, they could bid for it in an auction-like manner.

At the very center of the square was Lin Mo’s auction stage.

Even the lowest level of treasures auctioned there would be tier 9 treasures, and at rarest, there were even spirit-grade ones.

With Elder Mo guaranteeing the event’s safety, Lin Mo allowed Yan Rong, Bai Luo, and Lin Die to peddle their wares below tier 9.

If luck was on his side, Lin Mo could sell the treasures obtained via the rebate system from their sales once again, thus recycling his goods.

“Hmph, this Lin Mo actually created such a big scene. Isn’t he afraid that the event will spiral beyond his control?” A young man snorted coldly and said with disdain.

“Hehe, aren’t you the Mu family’s Mu Feng? Why, are you jealous of Lin Mo’s ability?” A Su family disciple heard this and immediately mocked him.

“Mu Feng, don’t argue with others.” An elder said and berated Mu Feng.

The elder ignored the disciple of the Su family.

“As expected, experts from all over have come. I wonder how many treasures they brought with them…”

In the middle of the square, Lin Mo stood on his high platform, beaming as he watched the grand occasion unfold.

There were many attendees, and so too were there many spirit-grade treasures. The fact that the owners had handed their wares for him to auction off delighted Lin Mo to no end.

All in all, there were around 150 tier 9 treasures, and this left Lin Mo genuinely surprised.

“Three spirit-grade treasures. With the help of the rebate system, I can sell a couple more spirit-grade items to Elder Mo as well. With that, his spirit-grade item quota should be satisfied.”

Lin Mo muttered to himself. What he was most worried about was a lack of spirit-grade treasures, and that Elder Mo would not gain much from his auction.

However, with so many tier 9 treasures now at his disposal, Lin Mo refused to believe that he would not obtain any spirit-grade items from the rebate system.

“No wonder Elder Qin Yu rejected me in the beginning.” Lin Mo sighed.

There were too many attendees. The massive plaza was already swarming with participants, and many had already begun trading at the outermost perimeter.

Not long after, a restless murmur ran through the crowd. A bird flew over from afar, carrying over a dozen people on its back.