Volume 2 Chapter 24
This somewhat unusual item that was being auctioned did indeed attract the attention of quite a number of large factions in the VIP seats. A fierce beast that was about to break through to the eighth rank. This was quite a horrifying existence to anyone seated in this place. If this ultimate beast had still been breathing, those extremely strong fellows within the auction ground would rub oil under their feet and flee at the first instance they could.
At this level of theirs, they understood more clearly than any ordinary person just what kind of a frightening existence a fierce beast that was about to break through to the 8th rank was…
However, it was fortunate that this was only a Magical Beast’s corpse without any traces of life. Moreover, it was the kind that had been drying for an unknown number of years. In this way, the people seated in this place did not hide the curiosity within their hearts. Some of the factions around began private discussions. From the looks of it, they appeared to possess quite some interest for this thing. Among them, those old fellows from the higher position and those from the infamous influential groups as well were the most excited and energetic in their discussion.
Elder Soma on the auction stage smiled as he looked at the VIP seats where private conversations had broken out. He knew that these fellows were the people with the richest status.
“Ha ha, everyone, ever since our Demon Gate has obtained this Magical Beast corpse, we have been preserving it perfectly and did not allow it to suffer any damage. Moreover, I can guarantee to everyone that our Demon Gate has never touched this Magical Beast corpse. In other words, we are also not certain of what is in this Magical Beast’s body. Similarly, we are unaware whether there is a Monster Core about to break through to the eighth rank within it or not.”
Hearing this Cian’s lips curled into a mean grin. Indeed, if you have known what it was, I doubt you would even put into the Auction.
However, as for the others, the words of the Elder Auctioneer undoubtedly threw a bomb that possessed great firepower. Everyone knew that the entire body of this kind of ultimate fierce beast could be considered a treasure. Its skin could be used as armor and its claws were even sharper than some weapons manufactured from metals. Of course, the most important thing was its flesh as well as its Monster Core. It could be imagined just what kind of frightening strength was contained within a Monster Core that was about to break through to the 8th rank!
The value of all of this was difficult to estimate. Hence, the words that Elder Soma had mentioned had instantly caused the value of this Magical Beast corpse to soar greatly…
“Stop saying any more nonsense. Just state a price.”
Private conversations sounded repeatedly in the auction ground. A long while later, a man in a VIP seat finally cried out with some impatience. He was Gobing of the Bloodhole Gang, looking extremely excited and impatient.
The smile on Elder Soma’s face was not reduced when he heard this cry. He shook his head slightly at the auction ground and said with a smile, “All customers, I think everyone knows just how great the value of a Magical Beast that was about to break through to the 8th rank is. Gold coins are unable to measure its worth. Hence, for this auction, we will not be selling it for gold. Instead, we will engage in a barter trade!”
Quite a number of people in the VIP seats knit their brows when they heard the request of Elder Soma. They immediately fell into a silence. For them, they could always get their hands on more gold coins once they ran out. They need not worry about getting their hands on something like money. However, if they had to exchange an item for another, they would have to at least take out some truly valuable things in order to exchange for this Magical Beast corpse.
However, who did not treat something of this grade as a treasure to be kept? They would feel a physical pain if they were asked to take such treasures out to exchange for something. Although the smile on the face of Elder Soma remained on his face as he glanced over the auction grounds, which had become quiet, some perspiration had begun to seep from his forehead. This Magical Beast corpse was actually not as valuable as he had said. Otherwise, the Demon Gate would not take it out to auction.
This Magical beast had been dead for many years. After rotting over time, there was already not much energy left in its body. Moreover, they had used a secret technique to detect that the blood contained within this dried corpse was so little that it was pitiful. As for the Monster Core… *cough*, they did not sense anything. In other words, it meant that whoever purchased this Magical Beast corpse must be prepared to gamble. If there was a Monster Core, liquid blood, or other things like that, they would profit. However, if there was only a pile of dried flesh within it, they would have to be prepared to make a terrible loss…
However, obviously, he wouldn’t say it. But if Cian heard of what he said, he would surely bash Elder Soma’s head with a brick! Talk about stupidity—Monster Core and Blood aren’t important. Even if its flesh had dried up as long as its heart was intact, it is the greatest treasure of all!
And from what Cian could tell, as for its Monster Core, it should have already been slowly consumed by the wings of the Abyssal Hawk, to nourish its body, so of course, you wouldn’t find it anymore. However, at this, Cian can’t really help but nodded in praise for the Abyssal Hawk. Although he doesn’t know how much of sentience it retained, if not for Cian’s [ Night Eye ] he would surely not see anything praiseworthy about it and in fact, it would just be treated as a collectible item for its appearance.
These people in the VIP seats were no fools. They were similarly aware of this point. The guarantee from Elder Soma was just like a promise from a prostitute in their eyes. There was no credibility to it. Hence, many people did not have any idea whether they really wanted to bid.
Minute by minute, time began to pass by. The atmosphere within the auction ground remained silent. By this time, Elder Soma’s vest as already drenched in perspiration. The Demon Gate had high hopes for this dried Magical Beast corpse. If he was unable to auction it off, it would be considered to have failed his job and would face the punishment of the organization.
The silence continued. Just when Elder Soma was somewhat unable to endure any longer, a familiar human-like figure wearing black robes slowly stood up from the commoner seats. His faint voice broke the silence in the auction ground.
“I want that corpse…in exchange for the Necklace of Vida…!”
“…!!!”
The sudden bid instantly stirred up an uproar throughout the auction grounds. Necklace of Vida, this item is extremely famous but no one had seen them in the past years. For it to appear this very day…!
Vida’s Necklace was the Necklace of the legendary being, the Hero of the Humanity, Veda Alsace a thousand years ago. Specially created by dwarves, it has the power to increase the strength, speed and defense of the body by two times for an hour. It possesses two high-level magic spells of the nature category. It also increased one’s regeneration ability by at most 40%. To many people, this item is considered legendary and was even greatly coveted by demons. However, it has not appeared for almost a hundred years already…
This item can make one drool in desire. How come it suddenly appeared in the Demon World? How come it suddenly appeared now?
This item appearance caused a massive disturbance in the Auction Hall. This kind of item possessed quite a great attraction to some experts present. After all, attempting to raise one’s strength and power was not a simple task. Sometimes, it was not impossible to exhaust a couple years of effort. However, with this kind of item, by wearing it, their power increased by several fold. Even if they met an enemy they couldn’t defeat, they could at least increase their chance of survival!
A few years of bitter training can be offset by this kind of item without a problem. This was undoubtedly the main reason for these experts to become crazy right now. Hence, everyone was stunned when they heard that there was actually someone who would open his mouth to trade this kind of precious item. The gazes of the entire auction ground were all turned to a commoner seat. They all landed on the black-robed person who was slowly standing up. In an instant, various surprised private conversations began to repeatedly appear.
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The people in the VIP seats were much calmer compared to the many surprised voices coming from the crowd. After all, they realized that this youth wasn’t simple. Although they indeed haven’t heard of his Clan before but with the wealth, it had displayed right now and the power of the rumored White Masked Phantom Thief--although a runaway traitor of its clan, but to nurture a person of this thief’s caliber, this Clan is surely out of ordinary.
However, they still could not resist shaking their heads when they heard Cian quoting a legendary item as if it was a cabbage right from the start since it was really an extremely valuable item. Setting aside how he had managed to obtain it, throwing away this item just for a mere corpse, although it was eight ranked monster was absurd. This manner of spending was something that an ordinary person could not compare with.
Given the value of this item, it would definitely be able to exchange for gold coins in the range of ten to fifteen million. This amount was considered quite great. Elder Soma on the auction stage sighed in relief in his heart when he heard someone issue an opening bid. He swept the perspiration off his forehead without anyone noticing. A thought made its way into his heart.
A legendary item, Necklace of Vida might indeed be very valuable, but the Magical Beast corpse they were being used to exchange for appeared to dwarf it. No matter how one put it, this large fellow was an ultimately a fierce beast that was about to leap into the 8th rank. Although this ultimately fierce beast had already turned into a dried corpse, even the might of a tiger would remain after it died, much less a Magical Beast of this rank.
Elder Soma threw his gaze toward a certain spot of the auction ground without leaving a trace while this thought flashed in his heart. After seeing the person there shaking his head, he could only sigh within his heart. His face was still filled with smiles as his eyes swept over the VIP seats. He smiled and said, “This mister bids Necklace of Vida. May I know if anyone is offering a higher bid?”
“Can I bid five 3rd Grade Blood Berserk Potions?” A hesitant voice sounded after Elder Soman’s voice rang out.
Elder Soma was startled when he heard this. He smiled bitterly, shook his head, and replied in the direction of the voice, “I’m sorry, although a 3rd Grade Blood Berserk Potion is quite valuable, our Demon Gate still prefers the Necklace of Vida compared to it.”
The young man who had spoken just now was Gobing of the Bloodhole Gang. Hearing Elder Soma’s respond, he could only helplessly shake his head. He muttered a couple of words in his mouth before sitting back down. It was likely that he had lost the interest to issue another bid for this Magical Beast’s corpse.
After the old man sat down, the people in the VIP seats remained silent. Many people did not feel exhilaration from such a gamble. After all, if they really spent a sky-high price to purchase a useless corpse, their losses would really cause one to have the impulse to smash a wall. If only it was bought by money, then that would be no problem as money can be earned back. But precious valuables…? Now that’s tricky…
The stomach of Elder Soma was filled with depression as he looked at the atmosphere that had become silent once again. A legendary item Necklace of Vida was still far from the estimated price that the Demon Gate had placed on this Magical Beast corpse. If they were to simply sell it like this, they would be the ones who would suffer a loss…
While Elder Soma was depressed, Princess Oriel who was currently thinking for a while seemed to have finished her thoughts. She slowly stood up in front of a countless number of gazes. “Although it can’t reach the value of Necklace of Vida but I wonder if you want to accept the Staff of Haverine and Ring of Sacrifice…?”
Princess Oriel’s faint words immediately stirred quite the large commotion the moment they sounded in the auction grounds. Although not as famous and powerful as the Necklace of Vida, these items are still one of a Kind.
“Then, I will exchange the Crimson Blood Spear…” Olaf who had heard Oriel’s words also once again showed his wealth. Crimson Blood Spear was also extremely powerful due to its vampiric like power.
“Well, indeed those items are extremely valuable and rare. However, compared to the Necklace of Vida’s ability to augment oneself by a significant amount makes it much more valuable than these items, I believe. It can make weak become a strong and powerful, in which caused the Humanity’s Hero greater than any living thing in this world, greatly surpassing that of Demons. Furthermore, with the item’s regeneration ability also added to its value even greater…” A faint old laugh suddenly sounded just as Elder Soma was hesitating.
A golden figure immediately appeared on the auction stage in a strange manner. Everyone looked over and found that it was actually of the three known leaders of the Demon Gate Auction House, Alak’nabal.
He was a burly beastman with a striped tail and a pair of tiger ears. His hair dyed in silver with black stripes and there were three whisker markings on each side of his cheeks. The silver fur on each of his wrist, menacing crimson dyed slit pupils and black stripes on his arms. He easily bypassed two meters in height and large pair fangs can be seen on his mouth.
He was wearing a long black robe as he look at Olaf with a grin, “Although the Vampiric nature of the Crimson Blood Spear that Sir Headhunt also gives a regeneration ability to the user but using it too much can cause insanity to the mind of the user so comparing the two, Necklace of Vida is indeed far better compared to it…”
Olaf Headhunt was also startled when he saw that Alak’nabal decided to appear in such a sudden manner. He immediately laughed in a somewhat embarrassed manner before rubbing his nose and saying, “Since Elder Alak’nabal is not interested in this item, we’ll just forget about it. Coincidentally, I was feeling somewhat uncertain in my heart. Should I pay a great price to purchase a useless corpse, it is likely that father would give me a vicious scolding.” Olaf Headhunt sat back in his chair after speaking these words full of hidden mockery. He was actually rejected in front of many people, especially before Princess Oriel. How humiliating…!
From the looks of his manner, it seemed that he was unwilling to place another competing bid for this Magical Beast corpse.
Arak’nabal knit his brows when he heard these words of Olaf. A faint chill quietly appeared in his eyes, making it even more terrifying and scary. Immediately, he threw a friendly gaze to Cian and laughed as he said, “This friend. Everyone here is wise men. Although there is quite a great risk in auctioning for this Magical Beast corpse, you will reap a huge reward if there is really something within it. Hence, the old me has personally come forward. If you are able to take out another comparable item with the Necklace of Vida, this Magical Beast corpse shall be left to you to deal with.”
Arak’nabal’s words caused an uproar within the auction ground. Quite a number of people involuntarily rolled their eyes. This old fellow really knew how to rip someone off. Another item comparable to the Necklace of Vida? Isn’t that saying, fork out another legendary item… why doesn’t he just go and die? How could one state such a price?
One Legendary Item is already miraculous enough to possess it. Now, he was actually expecting another thing as well…?
“Does Monsieur Arak’nabal think that legendary items are common as cabbages?” Cian narrowed his eyes and laughed coldly as he said, “However, I shall not bargain with you any longer. How about the Necklace of Vida and the Ring of Tyrant, how about it? Honestly speaking, I am in the same boat as everyone else. I don’t possess much boldness to engage in such a gamble. After all, who knows if the interior of the Magical Beast is just a pile of dried rotten flesh? Furthermore, if the Elders of my Clan know that I lost these two items due to just playing around and gambling, even I myself would face very severe consequences. So, if Monsieur wouldn’t accept it, then…” Cian shrugged his shoulder and flashed a helpless smile, “…I could only give up,”
Ring of Tyrant—the entire Auction Hall stared at Cian aghast and couldn’t help but suck a cold breathe. Such a great writing power—even if Ring of Tyrant was not something comparable with the Necklace of Vida in terms of value, however, it was also not completely inferior to the legendary item.
After all, the Ring of Tyrant was worn by none other than the infamous Ogre King Valaksas that had once shaken the entire continent, including the Demon World. It can also give the user Herculean Strength, quick regeneration akin to those of Ice Trolls and lastly, the two skills, [ Command Corps ] that gives the user an ability to augment his chosen people with strength, and fighting spirit. The other skill was the rumored infamous [ Garden of Fire ]—an ability to make everything within ten meters range burn in flames for half an hour that not only burn the enemies but also heal the user as well as those he acknowledges as his people.
It might not be classified as Legendary Items; it was still among the best existing magic items in the world!
Arak’nabal frowned after being viciously checkmated by Cian. He mused for a long while before finally nodding his head in front of many stunned gazes. “...Alright, we’ll accept your offer!”
The corner of Arak’nabal mouth was quietly lifted into a pleasing smile without anyone noticing the moment he nodded. However, he did not discover that Cian, who was covered by black robes, had also lifted a cold smile onto his lips.
Everyone in the auction hall stared at these two people who had just completed a massive business transaction within a couple of sentences. They involuntarily wiped off the cold sweat on their foreheads. These two fellows were indeed not ordinary people. It was likely that there was hardly anyone present who possessed such resolution.
A legendary item and a quasi-legendary item. Quite a number of people violently swallowed a mouthful of saliva upon hearing the condition that was spat from Cian’s mouth. Their gazes emitted a crimson light as they stared at Cian. Being able to take out two items of such tier in one go was something that many people were witnessing for the first time. This action was far more resolute that tossing around thousands of gold.
Quite a number of people on the VIP seats used surprised gazes to sweep across Cian and the smiling Arak’nabal. Their hearts felt surprised at the mysterious youth, no the Clan backing him. To have such great wealth, just what kind of Clan is the Cahlo Clan?
This person did not even blink his eyes despite having taken out two extremely precious magical items in one go.