Both sides understood that this first auction would set the tone for the much more valuable luxury smoothie that would follow, making their bidding behavior crucial for psychological warfare as much as actual acquisition.
"Fifteen hundred golden coins," called Elena from the light elf delegation, establishing their immediate interest while testing the dark elves' commitment to competitive bidding.
"Sixteen hundred," responded Kael without hesitation, demonstrating their faction's determination to contest every item regardless of cost.
The competitive bidding escalated rapidly as both factions recognised that allowing their enemies to claim even the first item would establish psychological dominance for the more valuable auction to follow.
"Seventeen hundred," Elena called out immediately.
"Eighteen hundred," a dark elf grandmaster countered smoothly, his tone suggesting that such amounts barely registered as significant expenditures.
