Lu Li couldn't hide his smile.
He had suddenly discovered how amazing losing to Wings of Dawn really was.
In the previous Stronghold Wars, Ruling Sword had earned some money, but the total sum was quite limited. The amount that they were earning was not as much as some of the other guilds.
The other guilds knew that they couldn't beat Ruling Sword, so they naturally didn't bother bidding for the opportunity.
Since there were fewer guilds bidding, there was less competition and so only a fool would bid such a high price. In fact, it was better for them to place a higher bid for a Stronghold that they could actually defeat.
This was especially true after the Fel Reavers had been revealed.
Now, their defeat had inspired many guilds to try a rematch in an attempt to defeat Ruling Sword.