"50000 gold."
Hearing the words the excitement of the crowd faded. Although they were all filthy rich nobles, that didn't mean they could just use their money extravagantly.
The crowd stared at the VIP booth, that's where the voice was heard from. There was a handsome man dressed in rich blue noble attire. Golden medals decorated his suit and his blonde hair flowed behind his head.
His blue eyes looked beautiful but deadly at the same time, his stare caused onlookers to submit to his every desire.
"Th-that's... The Third Prince of Xu!"
"Why is the Third Prince here?!"
"Isn't the Kingdom of Xu in turmoil because of the dying King?"
The Third Prince's presence caused the crowd to feel immense pressure but at the same time an extreme sense of opportunity. Hugging the thigh of the Third Prince would allow one to soar into the clouds.
"100000 gold."
Gasp!
The crowds were in shock, there was an idiot who dared to one-up the Third Prince, they must have thought that their life was going too well, so they decided to ruin it.
The voice came from another VIP booth, as the crowd finally got a good look at his figure. It was a scrawny figure, that was twirling his mustache. His head was balding but his eyes stared at the Third Prince like a venomous snake.
"I didn't realize the dog of my eldest brother was here, Lord Yon."
"Of course, I would be here, Prince Johanna. Since your excellency got news of this treasure, so would we."
The Shadow Warlock beside the Third Prince was planning on making a move, this Lord Yon just disrespected the Third Prince in front of him. Only the King and Queen, and the Third Prince's sibling could call him by his name. If he didn't kill him right now then what was the point of being his bodyguard?
Hideous maws opened behind the Shadow Warlock as figures that danced in the shadow arose. Multiple eyes from the shadow gazed at Lord Yon who was nervously sweating.
Luckily he had also brought someone along with him. That was the only reason he could keep his calm facade.
A sun rose behind him as the light vanished the figures in the shadow. Behind him was one of the Eldest Prince's Generals. The Eldest Prince of course knew that the Third Prince had a Shadow Warlock, so he sent one of his generals who was a, [Sun Crusader], to accompany Lord Yon.
Seeing the confrontations between the two parties, the nobles finally knew how bad the situation of the Kingdom of Xu was.
There was a deadly power struggle between the descendants of the King and Queen. The person who ascended the throne would have to step on the bodies of the other siblings.
Seeing that the general overpowered his bodyguard, Prince Johanna snorted. "Since you're a competitor then we might as well compete, 200000 gold."
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If there was one thing the Third Prince was assured of, then that would be his immense wealth. He controlled multiple businesses across the Kingdom and countless cities. If this dog and his eldest brother think they can compete with him in wealth, then they are too arrogant.
He was going to get the throne no matter how much he would have to bleed for it.
"250000 gold."
"400000 gold."
"500000 gold."
Seeing the money being passed around the onlookers couldn't help but stare in shock, they thought they were already rich enough, but in reality, they were frogs in a small well.
"Prince Johanna, are you sure you can throw your money around this frivolously?"
"This money is nothing but spare change to me, you don't have to worry about it Lord Yon, although I can't say the same for you."
Although Lord Yon was continuously increasing the price, he never had the intention of beating the Third Prince. He knew that he was filthy rich, the only reason he was here was from orders of the Eldest Prince to scout the situation.
They knew that the treasure would be of immense help to the Third Prince, so they might as well make him pay a lot for it.
"Enough of this charade, I bet 1500000 gold."
"Oh my God, 1500000 gold!"
"The Third Prince has too much money!"
The organizers of the auction couldn't help but smile so hard that their faces were shining as bright as the sun. They could only thank Lord Yon for increasing the price, if not the Third Prince would have only paid 50000 gold for the treasure.
Twirling his mustache Lord Yon just stared at the Third Prince in contempt. "Humph, you can have the treasure I hope the money was worth it."
"C-Congratulations to the Third Prince for winning the throne!"
It was only until the attendants reminded the hostess that she finally remembered to announce the winner. She just didn't know if the Third Prince was in a good mood to hear the congratulations.
That was quite a hefty price after all.
"Ubel, get the treasure."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
The Shadow Warlock slammed his staff on the ground as black tentacles appeared around Thronie. The tentacles grabbed a hold of Thronie and it dragged him into the shadow.
The shadow was a deep abyss that one could not see the depth of it.
[Affected by skill (Abyssal Drag)]
[Affected by skill (Abyssal Drag)]
It was only until Thronie was completely submerged in the shadow that the tentacles dissipated. The tentacles were dragging Thronie into his own shadow, it was quite a vicious spell as Thronie now appeared next to the Shadow Warlock.
"Wait, Third Prince, you haven't learned of the method to upgrade the treasure yet."
Ignoring the words of the hostess, the Third Prince simply stared at the throne in fascination. It looked ugly but powerful. He knew that treasures from the Mythos Era were all strange.
They had immense power but also brought the downfall of many kingdoms. Only the strong could control them. He was 100% in his guess that this was an item from the Mythos Era, he could feel the immense power from it and its drawbacks.
"Ubel, seal the treasure in your shadow. I have a feeling that we won't make it back in the kingdom in peace."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
As the Shadow Warlock's shadows moved. It completely engulfed Thronie, he had no idea what skills they were. But he knew that this person was strong. When the shadows returned to normal, Thronie had been completely submerged in the shadows.
[You have been affected by the skill (Shadow Prison), you are trapped in the shadow of your enemy.]
As the Third Prince and the Shadow Warlock left the building, countless shadows appeared behind him as more guards arose. There had always been more guards around the Third Prince, it's just that they have been hiding inside Ubel's shadow the entire time.
He knew that his eldest brother wouldn't just make him pay more money for a treasure, there would be a bloody battle awaiting ahead of him. As they left the city, the smell of gunpowder filled the air.