Thronie was in a warehouse surrounded by other items, people were patrolling the warehouse making sure no one attempted to steal the goods.
He wasn't bothered by being auctioned off and sold. He relied on people to get stronger anyway, if he could find someone that could give him a lot of EXP then he wouldn't mind selling his body for it.
That wasn't the problem though.
"Status"
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Name: Thronie
HP: 500/500
Mana: 250/250
lvl: 7
Lifeform: A stone chair
Gender: Unknown (Host assumes itself as male)
Abilities:
Geb's Blessing - Blessed with the blood of the god Geb, you now have a certain understanding of languages, and the ability to communicate with and command snakes. (1/?)
Magical Seat - Those who sit on you experience a euphoric feeling. They are also granted the buffs, Mana Recovery, Increased Exp Gain, Calm Mind, and Increased Damage. (2/10)
Inducement - Those who see you have an uncontrollable urge to wield your power. (1/10)
Blood Absorption - Absorbing the blood from a target allows the host to receive upgrade points, the target needs to be dead or unable to defend (MAXED)
Soul Prison - Absorbing the blood from a target imprisons the soul on your body, imprisoned souls retain some of their skills before their death, host can use the souls of his prisoners unconditionally (requirements not met, collect 100 souls)
EXP: 4/2000
Available Points: 26
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He was level 7 now and had points to use. His innate abilities were not able to be upgraded so he might as well spend points to become stronger.
[Spend 50 points to gamble for a new ability]
[Spend 5 points to upgrade Magical Seat]
[Spend 10 points to upgrade Geb's Blessing]
[Spend 10 points to upgrade inducement]
With 25 points he upgraded [Magical Seat], [Geb's Blessing], and [Inducement]
[Magical Seat has been upgraded]
[Geb's Blessing has been upgraded]
[Inducement has been upgraded]
"Status"
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Name: Thronie
HP: 500/500
Mana: 250/250
lvl: 7
Lifeform: A stone chair
Gender: Unknown (Host assumes itself as male)
Abilities:
Geb's Blessing - Blessed with the blood of the god Geb, you now have a certain understanding of languages, and the ability to communicate with and command snakes. You can summon a servant of Geb once every 24 hours. (2/?)
Magical Seat - Those who sit on you experience a euphoric feeling. They are also granted the buffs, Mana Recovery, Increased Exp Gain, Calm Mind, and Increased Damage. (3/10)
Inducement - Those who see you have an uncontrollable urge to wield your power. (2/10)
Blood Absorption - Turn dead lifeforms into upgrade points (MAXED)
Soul Prison - Absorbing the blood from a target imprisons the soul on your body, imprisoned souls retain some of their skills before their death, host can use the souls of his prisoners unconditionally (requirements not met, collect 100 souls)
EXP: 4/2000
Available Points: 1
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There wasn't much change to the abilities in the status panel. The only ability that had new text was Geb's Blessing.
The only reason he could assume for this was that the effects probably just got strengthened and there wasn't any new stuff.
Thronie was quite interested in what this Servant of Geb could be, but the cooldown of 24 hours was quite a hefty price and the fact that he was in a warehouse wasn't a good location to try out new stuff.
...
It wasn't long before the moon replaced the sun as the auction was finally being started!
The auction house was lively as guests flooded into the building. All of them were wealthy nobles who had too much money and wanted to spend it on valuable treasures.
As the nobles chatted and greeted each other.
A man who was dressed in fashionable blue attire was led to a VIP booth by the management of the auction house. You can tell he had an even higher status compared to those nobles when these managers wouldn't even talk to the regular nobles.
"Your Excellency, what brings you to our small auction house?"
"With your wealth and status, those ingrate nobles wouldn't dare to touch what's yours."
"Third Prince, you will surely win the succession."
Hearing the boot-licking and flattery from these dogs the Third Prince just waved his hand. He had heard those words from birth and it wouldn't cause a fluctuation in his mood at all.
He was here because he had heard about a treasure that could boost EXP gain. As the Third Prince his talent was in business, unlike his eldest brother who was in charge of the army he couldn't help but fall behind in EXP.
His eldest brother was out there killing beasts and invaders while he was making money, both had their pros and cons. The biggest problem for him was that he had fallen in level. His level was not as high as his eldest brother or older brother.
A treasure that could help boost his EXP gain was incredibly tempting for him. He wouldn't have come to this city if it wasn't because of it.
If he wanted to become the next king not only did he need to have good leadership ability and management, but he also needed strength. This world was built on strength, if he wasn't strong enough then he would easily be crushed.
The Third Prince calmly looked down at the seats below him, nobles were filling up the chairs as he stared at them from above. The VIP booth was located on the upper floors and separated from those with lesser status.
As his ears were getting tired from hearing the constant praise from those managers, he simply dismissed them from his room as he waited for the auction to start.
Next to him was his bodyguard. His bodyguard was dressed in black shrouds, the managers of the auction house had not noticed his existence at all. His bodyguard was a [Shadow Warlock], a higher class compared to the [Shadow Priest].
"Your excellency, is it truly worth it to come all this way just for an item that could help boost your EXP?"
Hearing the concern from his bodyguard the Third Prince couldn't help but frown too. He had many treasures that could help boost his EXP, but they increased it by a very small amount and had very harsh restrictions.
One day while he was reading through his reports, there was an interesting report that told of a treasure, it not only increased EXP gain by a huge percentage but also had fewer restrictions.
"We'll see if it's worth it or not."
"Hmph, if the report is wrong just kill off the person that made it, I don't need incompetence in my agency."
Hearing the words from the Third Prince the bodyguard simply quieted down. He had been the bodyguard for the Third Prince for a long time. He would never question or disobey his orders as he was completely loyal to him.
It was only until the seats below were filled that the auction finally began. A voluptuous girl in revealing attire was the hostess of the auction. Her black hair reached the right curves as she greeted the nobles with a passionate speech.
"Good afternoon everybody."
"We, the Sunlit Auction House, are glad that you have decided to partake in our little event again."
"I give my blessings that you get what you desire and find what you need. As we have always valued ourselves in presenting the most rare and valuable treasures for your taste!"
While the hostess was giving her speech to the crowd she couldn't help but take glances at one of the VIP booths. She knew that there was the Third Prince, if she could make a good impression on him then not only would the auction house reward her, but she might even get rewarded by the Third Prince himself.
She would soar in status!
An attendant got onto the stage as he held a tray covered in red cloth.
"The first item that we're starting with is a horn from an Earth Wyvern."
The attendant removed the red cloth and a gigantic horn was displayed on stage. The gasps and excitements of nobles were heard aloud.
"As you all know Earth Wyverns are dragons with lesser blood purity, but they're still dragons nonetheless. The horns from wyverns act as good conductors for casting spells as they not only boost the damage of the spell but also decrease casting time."
"This Earth Wyvern's Horn increases earth spells by 50% and it lowers the casting time of earth spells in half!"
"The beginning bid is 500 gold coins."
"750!"
A noble in red attire made the first bid but it was soon outbid.
"1000!"
"1250!"
It was only until the numbers started to ramp up that bids started to decrease.
"Sold, to the mistress who bid 2800 gold."
The beginning of the auction started with quite an exciting treasure, it was used to ignite the passion of the crowd as anticipation for the next item only increased.
Thronie would ofcourse be one of the items last sold. He was one of the most valuable treasures being tonight and it wouldn't make sense for him to be auctioned off at the beginning or the middle.
As treasures continued to be sold by the auction, the Third Prince hadn't bid once. He was not interested in any of these treasures he had better and more valuable ones at home. There was only one item he was interested in.
There was no way he was going to let it escape from his grasp today.
"Alright everybody, the auction is coming to a close soon."
The hostess couldn't help but worry, the Third Prince hadn't even made a bid once. She was starting to get nervous that none of the items would be of interest to him. If that did happen she had no idea if she would keep her job or not.
"The last item that is being auctioned off tonight is an item that is suspected to be from the Mythos Era. As you all know items from the Mythos Era are not only dangerous, but they are also very powerful. This item is in the shape of a throne!"
"It gives insane boosts to the person sitting on the throne and the most important one is that it gives an increased EXP gain by 15%. Not only that, this EXP gains all it requires is the user to sit on the throne!"
"We also suspect that this isn't the limit of its power, as it can continue to grow even stronger. The method to increase its strength will be provided to the winner."
Hearing the words from the hostess the entire venue was filled with screams. This was an insane item, everyone had the desire to take it.
Seeing the throne that was being lifted onto the stage by four attendants, the crowd only got louder. When the Third Prince saw the throne his desires couldn't help but be ignited. This was it. This was the item that he wanted.
"The first bid starts at 10000 gold."