Fire Mage

Chapter 192: Auction

Hall No.5, Second Floor, Crescent Crew Auction House, Brian Street, Merchant District.

Inside the hall, hundreds of people, including Mages, Nobles, merchants, and even some well-dressed adventurers, sat on their allocated seats and patiently listened to the auctioneer's words.

Meanwhile, a 30-year blonde-haired woman stood on the stage while holding a dagger in her right hand and spoke in a calm tone. 

But due to some enchanting sound artifact, it echoed in every corner of the hall.

"There is also a rumor that this 'Glaze Dagger' could even penetrate a Rank-4 Defensive spell and its sharpness couldn't be matched with normal rare Rank weapons. So, this weapon has the qualification to be on par with Extraordinary Rank-4 artifacts! It's a rare high-quality piece among the Rare-Rank daggers." The auctioneer paused for a moment and then added with a sweet smile on her face.

"The starting price is 1,000 Gold coins, and the least bidding increment is fifty gold coins-"

Before she could finish her words, someone raised their paddle and shouted.

"2,500 Gold coins."

"3,000."

"4,000."

...

Within a few seconds, multiple Mages raised their paddles one by one and started their bidding.

But once the amount crossed around 10,000 gold coins, most Mages and nobles shook their heads and gave up.

After a few rounds of bidding, a wealthy and influential noble brought it at the cost of 13,600 gold coins!

After that, he went near the stage, paid the right amount of gold on the spot, and got the dagger from the auctioneer lady's hand.

At that moment, the tightly shut metal door made a creaking noise and opened.

Soon, a blonde-haired girl in her red suit walked in and attracted everyone's attention.

"Why are you here, Mira?" The auctioneer lady got surprised by her arrival and asked.

On the other hand, a bitter smile appeared on Mira's face as she stepped to her right side and bowed her head towards the door.

"Please come in, My Lord." She said.

Everyone, including the Rank-3 Mages, and Nobles got surprised upon seeing her action and shifted their gaze towards the entrance.

Under everyone's curious gazes, a white-haired old man in his black suit walked inside and showed his cold appearance to others.

The next instant, everyone widened their eyes and stood up from their seats with tense looks on their faces.

They had clearly remembered this old monster's display a few months ago and got anxious about his arrival.

On the other hand, Charles's gaze swept past all those nobles and soon landed on a small blonde-haired girl in her long black gown. She sat on the farthest seat and appeared more like a timid rabbit behind a few red-robed mages.

At that moment, Jessie also saw her Teacher's arrival and tried her best to see him.

Shaking his head, Charles glanced at the auctioneer lady and spoke.

"Continue your work. I came here to check if my disciple is alright."

Saying so, he started walking on the aisle and soon appeared in front of Jessie.

Thankfully, the last row had a few empty seats.

So, a red-robed mage, who sat beside Jessie, voluntarily stood up and gave up his seat to Charles.

Meanwhile, Charles took his seat and sat comfortably on the seat.

"Why are you here, Teacher?" Jessie glanced around warily and asked in an anxious tone.

She knew very well that her Teacher's every action has deep meanings!

'Is there going to be some kind of riot?' Her heart began to race faster, and cold sweats started to appear on her forehead.

On the other hand, Charles smiled lightly and spoke.

"Don't mind me. Focus on the auction."

A forced smile appeared on Jessie's face.

Now, she was damn sure that something was about to happen here!

Unaware of her inner thoughts, Charles glanced at the surrounding mages and nobles and soon focused his gaze on the elevated stage.

At that moment, the blonde-haired auctioneer lady apologized to all the guests and took out a wooden box from the nearby table.

She then opened it carefully and took out a wooden flute from it. After that, she held it in with both hands, placed her mouth on the lip plate, and started to blow.

A moment later, a strange melody started to resound in the hall.

It was so intense which even caused Charles's emotions to fluctuate!

In a blink, anger and hate appeared in his eyes!

But those dark emotions suddenly turned smooth and soon disappeared from his eyes.

'What a great artifact.' Charles stared at the flute for a moment but shook his head.

'It can indeed affect my consciousness to some extent. But as long as I have good control over my Inner World, I can easily counter this ability.' He muttered inwardly.

Although the auctioneer lady blew it just for two seconds, it still affected everyone to a great extent!

Noticing that she had attracted everyone's attention, the auctioneer lady gave another apologetic bow and spoke.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we call this 'flute' as 'Whisper of Emotions.' As you have seen, this flute has a strange ability which could even affect a Rank-4 mage..." She suddenly paused for a moment as she saw everyone suddenly turned their heads and looked at Charles with curious expressions on their faces.

To their disappointment, no one could see any change in his mood!

An awkward silence appeared in the hall.

The auctioneer lady clicked her tongue and spoke with a forced smile on her face.

"I said that it could work on a Rank-4 Mage. But I never said that it could work on an Ancient Mage. Anyway, this artifact also has a long history and there is also a rumor spreading around that it was actually created by a Rank-5 [Poetaster]..."

The auctioneer lady started to explain more about the flute and tried her best to promote it.

Unfortunately, Charles's sudden arrival ruined all of her plans.

Among the hundreds of people, only ten people showed interest in the flute.

After a short round of bidding, it was brought by a wealthy merchant for 18,000 gold coins.

After that, the auctioneer lady auctioned few more items like a Rare Sword, a Tricolor flower, a rare mutated four-hand human slave, Rank-3 [Guardian] class gem, etc., and sold them at high prices.

The Rank-3 [Guardian] Class gem even sold for 54,600 gold coins!

Two hours passed in a blink!

"Ladies and Gentlemen, our next item is a bit special and rarely appears even in the auction." While speaking, she went near the wooden table, took out a small metal box, opened it with a click, and showed the content to everyone.

"This one is called 'Inborn Midday Potion', brewed by a Rank-4 [Mystic Brewer] Stephen. It's a Dexterity Potion."

Once she finished her words, the whole hall turned into an uproar!

She silently closed the metal box, elegantly placed it on the wooden table, and started to speak with a smile.

"The starting price is 16,000 Gold coins, and the least bidding increment is 200 gold coins. Let the bidding start."