The Octara Kingdom

The format for the grand auction had changed.

Instead of bidding with cash or phasewater, the participants needed to offer more substantial concessions in order to obtain what they needed.

Value was no longer strictly measured by concrete numbers, but by the subjective opinion of the current owner of the much-coveted shares.

As Ves swept his gaze across the submerged upper hall, he gained a good impression of how the gathered leaders and elites regarded this situation.

Many of them displayed clear interest in obtaining shares. Even if the LMC in its current stage of development did not merit their attention, its future potential was limitless with a highly promising mech designer like Ves in charge.

However, these greedy figures were in the minority.

Many more enlightened individuals understood that the point of investing in the LMC was not to earn huge dividends, though it was certainly a nice bonus.