"50 million credits? That's like 120 million Trielars." One of the guests who came from the tiny nation of Evelon fumed. He further complained of how an ordinary book could be that valuable.
Another one voiced in support. "If this is before the pre-apocalypse age, where the people are only normal mortals, then, it won't be of any use except for those who are interested in history. WAMO is really exploiting in the name of charity."
The others were also doubtful as they observed the book. 50 million is by no means a low amount except for squanderers. Moreover, it is only a starting price. So, they ought to be careful.
The only one that looks to be interested in the item was Aegis. The pre-apocalypse age was also the glorious period of mankind with advanced technology. He didn't know that this was a religious text. So, he was looking forward to buying and let Dr. Mac research the language for secrets.
Meanwhile, in response to the accusations, Leroy Cobris explained feeling helplessness, "the price was evaluated by our supercomputer. Interested buyers can bid for it. Now, everyone has one minute. If there are no bidders, then, it will be removed from the auction."
Even he didn't think this was of that much value.
Nearly a minute passed and no one seemed to be interested in bidding. It was then, Aegis raised the bid. "51 million"
Everyone instantly turned their heads in the direction where Aegis was sitting. Even the wealthy King seemed to be surprised. "Brother, I know what you are thinking but forget it. This is nothing but a loss to you."
Aegis simply shrugged his shoulders, "if that would be the case, then, I'll consider that I have a hefty amount of donation to the charity foundation."
A few of them misunderstood his words and assumed he was doing it to gain fame. When they thought the same, a few of them also thought it was a good thing for publicity.
"52 million" "53 million" "55 million" "60 million"
Soon, the price was raised to 75 million and only two parties are still bidding. One is Aegis and the other is an exalt realm expert who belongs to a sixty-year-old rising organization named Cosmos Brotherhood. The former was coveting it for research while the latter was thinking to use it for publicity.
Meanwhile, at one of the tables, Azzy, who was watching the auction in silence as the bidding gets higher. What could he do? In his future timeline, he might be the heir of the Death clan but now, he was nothing but an ordinary commoner.
If Azzy wanted to spend, he could ask a couple of hundred thousand Krocs from his master and if it is really important, he could request his foster parents of 1 million Krocs at maximum, considering they are the richest couple in the Aclein city.
However, the sum of 75 million is not something that he can afford to even ask others. The only way he could get that sum is to sell the adamantine gloves on the black market.
So, Azzy could only hope that Aegis wins it and let him copy the contents, later. At the very least, Azzy knew his worth. The moment he got a billion credits worth of gloves as a present, he was sure that Special Forces will want him. So, he can play a card there.
Now, the only question is whether Aegis wins the bid or not. Thankfully for him, this peak-rank-8 expert wasn't backing down at any moment. If anything he was becoming more aggressive.
"80 million" "85 million" "90 million" "100 million" "105 million" "120 million" "125 million"
Taking a deep breath, Aegis raised it even higher. "150 million"
Aegis' abrupt raise of the bidding brought a silence to the hall for a few seconds until he said, "This is my last bid."
Leroy glanced at others, "150 million. Anyone?"
Perhaps, the other bidder thought it is too high. So, naturally, he hesitated.
After a ten-second silence, Leroy spoke, "150 million once, 150 million twice, sold. Congratulations Mr. Aegis Light on obtaining the unnamed ancient book."
*Clap* Clap* Clap*
As everyone clapped lightly, Aegis received the book and swiped his black credit to transfer the amount to their Charity account.
Meanwhile, Azzy was also satisfied with the outcome.
"Okay, let's move on to the next item." This time, it was a light blue sword made of Mithril mixed with other alloys and then, enchanted with various runes. Mithril ores are rare and are found in level-4 and level-5 regions in the Arcana World.
Usually, they are used to make blank cards of 7-star and higher ranked. So, it's a bit of wastage to use it in making a weapon. That's why this double-edged sword is extremely rare.
Since this one is only rank-8, the starting price was fixed the same as 50 million. Despite an intense bidding war between several individuals, the final price was only ended at 130 million credits, lesser than that of the ancient book.
Of course, being a pro-gun, Aegis never bid for it as in his view, the future belongs to technology. These traditional weapons don't interest him.
"Congratulations Helix on acquiring the Nethersbane."
*Clap* Clap* Clap*
As everyone clapped, the young master of Stoneroses stood up from his seat and took the blue sword. After swinging a couple of times, he placed it in his storage card with a smile.
"Now, it's the third item. In fact, it was supposed to be the final item and the star of this auction but due to special circumstances, another one was added at the last minute."
As Leroy pressed the button on the box, a light blue card made of Mithril was revealed to everyone.
"Ladies and Gentleman, I present you, the Eye of Trias."
It is a Nine-star card that's already activated by its creator. So, anyone could use it.
There was a picture of an eye on it. On the other side, the stars were golden in color.
Leroy explained the details. "Upon using this, the user would possess a third eye, which passively absorbs the natural energy for ten minutes and then, releases a tremendous amount of energy in the form of a beam. It can basically take out a low-rank-10 Beast in one shot. The starting price is 100 million credits."
Snivy gasped in shock, "100 million? Too expensive."
"Nope, not at all." Sahara shook her head in response. "In fact, if I have the money, I wouldn't hesitate to pay even a billion credits for it."
Her statement caused waves of shock among her students, including Azzy.
Sahara continued by explaining how just the thought of killing a rank-10 beast is unimaginable for most of the Arcana Masters.
Claire then commented, "My sister told me once that to kill a Supreme Beast of the advanced stage, usually, it takes at least two-three Supreme realm experts and a dozen legendary realm experts. Exalt realm warriors aren't even worth attempt fighting them as they will be killed with a single strike. I guess a beast of Earth realm (rank-10) would be even stronger and is more difficult to kill."
And just like Sahara had told her, almost everyone fought for it. As the price crossed 500 million, only a handful of bidders remained. The interesting thing here is that every one of them is an exalt realm representative. The only legendary realm expert who was trying to bid is Aegis.
The other legendary realm Arcana Masters gave up on it because of the next item. While this has nothing to do with Azzy, he was still a bit uncomfortable as King Brian is also in the race.
With the enmity between them, Azzy doesn't want this powerful card in his hands. What if it was used against him, later?
<strong>Ten minutes later;</strong>
"1.2 billion" "1.21 billion" "1.24 billion" "1.27 billion" "1.28 billion" "1.3 billion" "1.32 billion" "1.35 billion" "1.4 billion"
"1.4 billion Once…"
Azzy heart skipped for a moment as the bidding stopped with King Brian's favor.
"1.4 billion twice…"
If Azzy's facial expression is still here, one would be able to see a deep frown on his face. In the meantime, Azzy's allies were also in the same situation. They couldn't protect Azzy if such a weapon has been launched against him.
At the same time, they hesitate to spend so much money just to stop a possibility either. If Azzy agrees to join the Special Forces or WAMO, either Aegis or Ramiel would have ensured his safety in every way.
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