As for their motive, Levi felt that it was very simple: money.
One had to know that Levi had roughly estimated the total value of the hundreds of items on auction that day. It was probably hundreds of millions of Aether Stones. The value of the last few items was something that even someone like Levi could only sigh in admiration.
Those who could participate in the auction were either rich or noble. These people definitely had many valuable items on them.
If all these were gathered together, it would be a huge fortune for a primordial soul wizard.
The current situation was chaotic, the rule of law did not exist, and the authority of Star Tower was no longer what it used to be.
It was normal for some speculators to take advantage of the situation and use the name of the dark wizard to do bad things.