Chapter 40 - Magic Association

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Just as the Adventurers’ Association was about to bid for the crystal aggressively, the other three forces were also preparing their plans.

The President of the Magic Association took out a red card containing one million gold coins and raised his head at the mage who was about to set off for the auction.

“Although our Magic Association is not as rich as the church, it is still the second-ranked force in Fenrade City. As for money, it will at least be more than the Blacksmiths’ Association and the Magic Association. Don’t worry and bid boldly. If it really doesn’t work, I will take out one or two of my treasures to exchange with the seller.”

In fact, the Blacksmiths’ Association was not interested in the white crystal. However, as one of the four major forces in the city, they decided to take out 10,000 gold coins to compete with others.

“The white crystal is of no use to us blacksmiths. Let’s just play with them.”

Finally, it had to be the church. The church was the largest force in Fenrade City. At least a quarter of Fenrade City was a believer of the church. In addition, they received a large number of offerings almost every month, so they were not short of money.

A few church missionaries were also discussing about the white crystal with the bishop.

“I heard that there are enough white crystals for this auction. I think everyone should know what this means.”

As the bishop spoke, he turned to look at the angel drawing on the wall.

“The secretary once said that to summon an angel, one needs a pure and flawless body as a medium to descend. And this white crystal is our chance. We must let the Apostle of the Lord descend into this world at all costs.”

The group of missionaries stood up, their right hands on their chests as they lowered their heads.

“Everything is for the will of our Lord.”

Night came quietly, and the door of the auction house opened. Countless people rushed into the auction house, wanting to watch the auction.

The doppelganger and the hero of the Otherworld, Sean, also walked in.

The white gold-rimmed card the doppelganger had brought him to the viewing room on the third floor by the staff. The viewing room was surrounded by curtains. If there was a need to negotiate, all they needed to do was to gently pull the curtains and stretch out their hands.

“Good evening, guests! The semi-annual auction in Fenrade City is about to begin! This is a — f*ck!”

The host jumped to the side and a bottle of wine fell onto the auction stage. It was thrown by the Blacksmiths’ Association.

“It’s the same line every year. Can’t you change it to something new? We’re not here to watch you act like a f*cking idiot. Hurry up and start!”

The host was sweating profusely. He nodded and gestured with his hand. The staff quickly brought the broken wine bottle down. The auction officially began. The first thing that came out of the car was a set of ink beads.

“The ink beads were dug out from a mermaid’s body. Each of them can rapidly increase the water attribute. They can be used to make powerful water weapons by grinding them into powder. It’s a must-have item for mages and iron generals. Now, each set of six ink beads will start the bidding at 20 gold coins!”

“30 gold coins!”

“40 gold coins!”

“What is that? 100 gold coins!”

“150 gold coins!”

The price of the ink beads was instantly raised. When the doppelganger saw such a high price, his heart skipped a beat.

‘Aiya, if only I kept some of them back then. It would have sold for a lot of money here. But forget it, the mermaids can still be killed.’

The doppelganger quietly watched the auction of this set of ink beads.

The price of this set of ink beads was directly raised to 250 gold coins. The doppelganger looked at the people in the auction hall again. A large portion of people did not move. Now, only a small portion of people was competing over there. It looked like a group of small fish fighting over shrimp.

“Thank you, customer, for spending 250 gold coins to buy this set of ink beads. You will definitely be happy.”

As the host spoke, the service staff pushed the new auction item up. It looked like a set of corals.

“Dear customers! Eternal Corals. Every single coral dug out from the deep sea can make one year younger. The starting price is 1,000 gold coins!”

“2,000! No one fight with me!”

“3,000! I want this coral for sure!”

When the price of this coral appeared, a large number of people began to fight over it. Just like a shark that smelled blood, the doppelganger watched as they continued to fight over it. The corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

“These people are really interesting, aren’t they?”

Cole’s doppelganger supported his head with his hand. The doppelganger looked at Sean, who was sitting on the second floor. At this moment, Sean looked very hesitant. He was hesitating whether or not he should also pay for the Eternal Coral.

‘Young people should not be delusional. These old people are willing to do anything for the sake of being young.’

After a few more rounds of auction, the service staff pushed a huge iron cage up. The doppelganger raised the corner of his brows.

“Here comes the essential plot of the Otherworld’s drama in an auction house, the slave auction.”

“Everyone should know that our country allows the sale of slaves, and the slave product we brought this time is the youngest Mage Master of the enemy country. She was captured during the war with our country and is wearing a slave chain. The starting price now is 1600 gold coins!”

The host shouted as he tore off the cloth covering the iron cage. A young girl was imprisoned in the iron cage, and a purple chain was tied around her neck.

The doppelganger saw Sean’s body tremble violently, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

“Although you are the main character, it doesn’t mean that I can’t give you trouble, right?”

He turned over, pulled the curtains, and stretched out his hand, making a seven sign.

“The guest on the third floor bids 1,700 gold coins!”

“I bid 2,000 gold coins! Such a beautiful woman must be very soft.”

“I bid 2,200 gold coins. The magic of the Empire must be very interesting.”

“3,000 gold coins. We blacksmiths want this mage! We need to enchant weapons. We can’t always rely on the Magic Association, that bunch of old fogies.”

“Hmph, our Magic Association has no interest in this person. Don’t worry, just take it.”

“Then 3,000 gold coins going once! 3,000 gold coins going twice!”

“Wait a minute, I’ll bid 5,000 gold coins!”

Sean suddenly stood up and waved his arm.

“Okay, now that a customer has bid 5,000 gold coins, is there anyone else who wants to bid?”

“Tsk, 5,000 gold coins. This little guy really dares to bid.”

“Forget it, forget it. Let the hero play with the beauty by himself.”

“5,000 gold coins going once, 5,000 gold coins going twice, 5,000 gold coins going thrice!”

The host’s words were very quick as if he was afraid that Sean would regret his decision. The doppelganger looked at Sean with a sinister smile.

“5,000 gold coins, that should be all of your assets. Forget it, I’ll let you off this time. But next time, it’s my turn to be pretentious..”