Chapter 679
The Empire quickly agreed to the Hive's proposal, and the other two nations felt forced to join the auction at that point .
There was nothing that they could do once two of the four forces had found an agreement, they could just go along with their decision .
That wasn't the worst outcome in their mind .
Bullying the Hive was just an act to eliminate one contender, but they couldn't do anything if it decided to destroy that magical plant .
Contending that resource between themselves wasn't ideal either, but it was better than losing it because they pushed the matter too far .
Elder Austin had to settle a few details through his inscribed notebook, but the other elders of the Hive quickly came up with a few guidelines .
Black flowers kept on blooming and withering as the sky above that spot became crowded .
Most heroic cultivators were curious about the new magical plant, but some of them were even interested in the outcome of the auction .
Every victory was a show of power when the nations at the peak of the Mortal Lands were involved .
Even the simple act of grouping up for such an event could be linked to the same reasons .
Those forces were simply showing the might of their heroic assets and how quickly they could gather a large number of them .
The group from the Hive paled in comparison to the other three since only seven rank 4 cultivators arrived in the area .
Instead, the other three groups could already count more than twenty rank 4 cultivators each and that without considering the existences in the fifth rank that had reinforced the envoys .
However, that sight didn't discourage Elder Austin nor Noah .
They had always known that the Hive was weaker, which was the precise reason why they weren't attempting to keep the magical plants for themselves .
Then, Elder Justin's arrival and words eased the tension that was accumulating on their side .
"It took us a while to tune the oath since Thirty-seven kept on complaining . "
Noah rolled his eyes when the automaton was mentioned, but Elder Austin directly took his arrival to announce the beginning of the auction .
"The Hive is willing to accept payments of any kind . It would be up to Elder Justin to decide which of you has the lead . Of course, we will provide the rank 5 oath needed to collaborate . "
Elder Justin stepped forward and revealed a white tablet filled with inscriptions to the other groups .
Anyone could read the requirements and terms of the oath since they only had to use their mental energy to inspect it .
Generally speaking, every major organization had to have similar inscribed items in-store, or they wouldn't be able to collaborate with other forces .
Yet, creating something that could subjugate rank 6 entities wasn't easy .
Only the power of the god of the Empire could ensure that those powerhouses wouldn't be able to break the oath on their own .
The Hive though didn't have such backing, and it could only limit itself to use Chasing Demon as a warranty over rank 5 cultivators .
Nevertheless, an oath on that level was more than enough for that situation since rank 6 existences weren't involved and didn't have any intention to do so .
The rank 5 cultivators stepped forward almost immediately when they read that the winner of the auction would obtain the monopoly over the magical plant .
'Ruthless . '
Noah commented in his mind when he read the contents of the oath .
The Hive was ready to lose any claim over that resource forever, only to force the three enemy faction to fight over them!
"I, Sharp Trunk, swear . "
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