Chapter 720 The Beauty Naya <TOC> Chapter 722 The Furious David
Translator: SumTLMan
The Month of Cold, and the first day of the latter part of the month arrived.
At last, the auction on the Ancient River Beach had begun.
This was a monthly auction. The organizers originally thought that not many people would come, but on the day of the event, they found that quite a few people had actually shown up.
Silon stood at the top of the inverted triangle auction hall, taking in the entire view of the Ancient River Beach.
Today’s weather was ordinary, with yellow sand filling the sky. Perhaps in other places, this would be a disaster, but the Ancient River Beach was located in the center of the desert, where sandstorms were not uncommon. Thus, though the yellow sand was thick, it was only a minor hindrance to the extraordinary attendees.
As the auctioneer for this event, Silon habitually observed the people arriving before the auction began. The strong wind blew through his loose, long hair, but it automatically filtered out the yellow sand and dust.
In the midst of the raging wind, countless people rushed towards the auction hall of the inverted triangle.
Silon didn’t pay much attention to the apprentices below his feet; his focus was on the potential arrival of formal wizards.
At that moment, a roar came from the yellow sand, and a wizard in a yellow robe suddenly rode a giant sand bear, galloping towards the auction hall.
This person entered Silon’s line of sight: “‘Wild Sand Bear’ Leon of the Western Deserts. Let me think, he should be here today for the cub of the Joyous Bear, right? Using the Joyous Bear’s bloodline to summon more powerful summoned beasts, it seems that the Joyous Bear cub won’t go unsold today.”
As Silon spoke to himself, a fragrant breeze wafted over. He looked up to see a witch surrounded by rose petals, flying through the yellow sand curtain towards the auction hall.
“Oh, it’s ‘Rose Crown’ Liana from the Savage Grottoes. What brings her here? Could it be for the vine of the bitter man eater plant? But the fragrance extracted from this magical plant has, at most, a mind-clearing effect, and its taste is rather bitter. Lady Liana shouldn’t come for something like this, should she? If not this, then what could it be?” Silon shook his head, unable to figure it out.
A witch dressed like a splendid noblewoman and carrying a delicate palace lantern followed Liana closely.
“Lantern Ferrywoman’ of Night Whisper Forest, Tong the Witch. Tsk, tsk, I didn’t expect this newly-promoted genius witch to come as well. It will be interesting to see what she wants to buy. This way, we can also add some data on her shopping habits.” A glint flashed in Silon’s eyes. This witch had rarely appeared in public since she was promoted to a formal wizard. Thus, the Ancient Auction House didn’t have much data on her, and what she would buy was a question mark.
However, Silon estimated that perhaps Witch Tong’s intention was to buy slaves. After all, a newly-promoted formal wizard would need many loyal servants to handle various matters.
Silon’s guess was not wrong at all. At that moment, Witch Tong was walking with Liana, and the two women were discussing the merits and demerits of various slaves. This demonstrated Silon’s keen eye as an auctioneer with nearly a hundred years of experience.
Subsequently, several wizards arrived, and Silon almost guessed their intentions. However, the most attention-grabbing was Jailall from Hurricane Tower.
This alchemist, known as the “Mithril Shaper,” suddenly visited the Ancient Auction, leaving Silon completely baffled about his purpose. As far as he knew, there seemed to be no precious materials related to metallurgy and alchemy at this auction.
Silon recalled the auction items and eventually shook his head. He couldn’t even make an estimate.
“Perhaps something happened outside of the data?” Silon thought to himself. Although he had access to many wizards’ purchase data, accidents could occur, such as a wizard impulsively buying unusual materials or buying materials to exchange with someone in urgent need.
These accidents happened frequently.
Silon allowed himself to experience these surprises, as purchase intentions were only a summary of big data and couldn’t cover every possibility.
But the person who appeared at the auction next left Silon utterly bewildered.
“Isn’t that wizard… Manji?” Silon frowned, “Manji Chilledin never participated in auctions before, right? Even when purchasing items, he usually sends a clone. This time, it’s his real body. What will he buy? There’s no data at all!”
‘Manji’ Chilledin was already a surprise, but more surprises followed.
‘Whispering Shadow’ Duncan, ‘Violent Thorn’ Madeline, and ‘Microcosmic World’ Dulmatin… Two wizards who usually stayed in the Mirror World and never left, along with a newly joined witch from the Savage Grottoes, all visited the Ancient River Beach together.
Silon’s mind was filled with question marks.
What exactly was attracting the wizards of the Savage Grottoes? Were there such items in the auction? How come he didn’t know?
As Silon was bewildered, the yellow sand curtain scattered and slowly lifted.
A young man appeared.
The man looked to be in his early twenties, dressed in white with a green waistband, red sleeves embroidered with dark golden edges, and adorned with luxurious and noble accessories. His pale yellow hair was tied up with green vines, leaving a single strand on his forehead that hung just above his left eye.
He wasn’t exceptionally handsome, but he had an elegant demeanor, with a subtle hint of rebellion in his eyes.
The man appeared out of thin air without any ostentation. At first, Silon didn’t recognize his identity. But seeing the wizards below bowing respectfully to him, Silon suddenly remembered a recent piece of news in the Wizarding World.
—The eldest disciple of Sanders, Sumesh, had attained true knowledge, forming a rare pair of master and disciple with double true knowledge in the Southern Wizarding World.
“Indeed, he is Lord Sumesh!” Silon’s eyes flashed with surprise, “Another wizard from the Savage Grottoes, and this time a true knowledge wizard. Has something extraordinary happened in the Savage Grottoes? And what item at our auction could possibly address it?”
Silon began to guess wildly, as Sumesh’s shopping intentions were nothing but a fog in his mind.
As Silon was lost in thought, a man dressed as a servant ascended to the rooftop.
“Lord Silon, the auction will begin in ten minutes. Lord Shalom summons you to start preparing.”
Shalom Yamusu was the head of the wizard family, Magical Oasis, which stood behind the Ancient Auction.
Silon hadn’t come to his senses yet and nodded subconsciously, “I understand, I’ll be there right away.”
Silon stood on the rooftop for a while, feeling that today’s events challenged his professional integrity as an auctioneer for all these years.
Today was merely a monthly auction, and they had plenty of their best items stored away. Why were so many people coming? What was their purpose?
Silon couldn’t figure it out and sighed as he descended the stairs.
He first found Lord Shalom, who, dressed in light attire, was sitting in a luxurious private room, his arms around two beautiful wizard apprentices. When Silon entered, there was even a young beauty sitting on Shalom’s waist.
Silon greeted him and turned his head slightly, embarrassed, “Lord Shalom.”
“What are you doing here? The auction is about to begin, hurry up and don’t disturb me.” Shalom waved his hand irritably, urging Silon to leave quickly.
Silon: “Lord, I was observing the visitors from the rooftop just now and noticed some issues that I wanted to report.”
“Ah, you’re guessing their purchasing intentions again? I think you’re just wasting your time.” Shalom was somewhat impatient, but after all, Silon was a senior member of the family and had shown unwavering loyalty, so Shalom didn’t want to brush him off, “Tell me, what’s the issue?”
“Today’s auction attendees are rather peculiar; many wizards from the Savage Grottoes have come, even though there are no particularly good items at today’s auction.”
Shalom pinched the cheek of the beauty lying on his collarbone, unconcerned, “Who knows? Maybe they’re here to attend a gathering of wizards and then swing by the auction. That’s good too; it makes our auction more popular.”
“But…”
“There’s no need for ‘buts.’ They are all famous wizards; would they come to attack the auction?” Seeing Silon still confused, Shalom added, “Your data is completely unreliable. Don’t dwell on it. Instead, think about how to make the auction more profitable. Oh, I looked at the order of auction items just now; you should make a slight change to it.”
Silon looked up, “Ah? Change the order?”
“Move that Illusion Music Box up to the first half of the auction. I saw this thing last time, and if we leave it in the second half, others will mock our auction for having no worthy items.” Shalom stood up, one hand supporting the waist of a beautiful woman by his side, while the other tapped on the auction schedule laid out on the table in front of him.
“Illusion Music Box?” Silon recalled, realizing it was an item submitted by an apprentice for auction. He had examined it himself and found the music enchanting, the illusion incredibly immersive, and even sensed a strange, peculiar feeling emanating from it. With his many years of experience, he believed it could fetch a good price, so he placed it in the latter part of the auction.
“Sir, I’ve personally examined this music box and found it quite exceptional. Although it may be a bit of a stretch to place it in the latter part, its creativity and rarity in the field of enchantment alchemy justify its position. Even our family’s alchemists have never seen such an enchantment before…”
Shalom quickly waved his hand dismissively, “Creativity? Illusion? Come on, I saw a similar music box half a year ago, and it only cost me a little over a hundred magic crystals. Your starting price is 300 magic crystals—who would buy that?”
“Sir, have you really seen this music box before?” Silon asked doubtfully.
“Do you think I would lie to you?” Shalom snapped angrily, “This is my order—move it to the first part of the auction with a starting price of… 50 magic crystals! That’s only because it’s an alchemy product; otherwise, the price would be even lower.”
As an auctioneer, Silon was not in a position to make decisions. In the end, he reluctantly agreed to Shalom’s demands, “Alright, I’ll swap it with item number 37.”
“Number 37 is still too late. Place it within the first five items,” Shalom insisted.
Silon hesitated, finding the music box quite remarkable. The first five items were of a lower tier compared to the “Glistening Velvet Potion,” which was only a beginner-level product in potion alchemy. The music box had at least reached a higher level.
Silon now seriously doubted whether Shalom had actually seen the music box.
When Silon raised the question again, Shalom’s face darkened, “How dare you question me! Get out of here right now!”
After Silon left Shalom’s room, he appeared conflicted. Since Shalom was angry, he must have really seen the music box. But was it truly so unworthy?
Could it be that his judgment was off today?
Silon suddenly found himself mired in Self-Doubt.
Chapter 720 The Beauty Naya <TOC> Chapter 722 The Furious David