Chapter 59: Mysterious Box

"5300 once... 5300 twice… Sold" said the announcer.

"Oh Yeah… 5300 gold coins for a spear. Hahaha….Bail, Bring more drink we need to celebrate this." exclaimed Balrug happily inside the VVIP room.

"Tch… That's my spear." grumble Angus nearby

"Hahaha… Don't worry brother. Later on, I will ask Father to procure a new spear for you." as Vergil tries to comfort his little brother.

"*Sigh* Forget it, brother. I will just make the senile old dwarf create a new one for me. Also, don't tell anyone I am this senile old dwarf's student." said Angus

"Senile!! Who's a senile, ungrateful brat!?" rebuked Balrug.

Soon, both of them begin bickering again by throwing some insult like before. Looking at this, Vergil once again didn't know what to do.

"Just leave them alone. Those two are quite hard-headed and always like that since the start." said Bail as he orders more drinks.

"Anyway, your brother is right. You should keep silent about your brother being a student of the old boss."

"The old boss may be a renowned crafter throughout the land but he also has a battle dwarf with many enemies in the past. It will be better for your brother if people know less about this matter." suggest Bail to Vergil.

Hearing this, Vergil could only nod silently. As for Angus, he didn't care about it. The old dwarf may have some enemies but he is also not weak and could be easily assassinated.

Although he prefers fewer people to know about his true power if it becomes too much hassle, he may just blow his cover and release his true might.

"The next item is a very mysterious item that even our appraisal could not guess what it is. This item is found in one of the ancient ruins that is located at Morvo Wasteland." As the announcer shows the people a box made of unknown material.

The box has a swirl black pattern all around it and releasing mana aura surrounds it. All the trained people could feel the aura even without using skills such as [Mana Eye].

Looking at the box, it gathered the audience's attention, "As you can see, this mysterious box has mana aura surrounding it. It may be said that this box contains an artifact from the ancient civilization of Morvo Kingdom." entice the announcer.

"Artifact!!" [The Audience]

"Holy molly… that box may contain the legendary artifact!!" [The Audience]

"This is going to be another bidding war among the VIP." [The Audience]

Artifact is a very rare item made by the ancient civilization using lost knowledge. Some of it may be junk or toys but a few of them could become a mighty weapon. Most of the leaders with seven grade strength have one or two artifacts as weapons or armors.

"Now let's start the auction, the starting price is 2000 gold with each increment of 100 gold coins." the announcer starts the bid.

But none of the people start the bidding immediately. Although artifacts are precious and could be sold for a high price, there are already similar cases like this one. 

After opening the box, most of them usually are scrap or junk. So, it's also sorts of a gamble to buy this box.

Meanwhile, the moment Angus looked at the box, he found it had a similar swirl pattern to the bracelet he bought before.

'Hmm… it has a similar pattern. Does it relate one after another?' Thought Angus while looking at the bracelet in his left hand.

After thinking for a few moments, 'Tch.. let's hope the inside is not junk.' [Angus]

"Two thousand gold coins." as Angus starts bidding for the first time.

This gathers the other attention from the others inside the room.

"Brother, did you find anything about the box?" asked Vergil

"Nah.. I just like the box." replied Angus casually.

"Hahaha… you just like the box." said Balrug in a sarcastic tone.

"Shut up, old man. Nobody will think you are a mute if you are not saying anything." rebuked Angus before ignoring the old man and focusing on the stage.

After Angus first bid, many people also start to try their luck and bid.

"2200… 2400… 2700…" [The Audience]

"3000" said the orc inside the VVIP room.

Then, few people also join the bidding as the silent orc also participate until it stops at the 4000 gold coin mark. At this time, only Angus and the orc are bidding for the mysterious box.

"4500" [Orc]

"4600" [Angus]

"5000" [Orc]

"5100" [Angus]

Because of a lack of experience in bidding, Angus thought that bidding with the minimum increment is saving more money. But, at the auction when there are only two bidders it could be said as a provocation.

"GRR… 6000" said the orc.

"6100" said Angus calmly.

"Urgg… ten thousand gold coins last bid." shouts the orc.

Hearing this the audience was surprised as the price suddenly became 10000 gold coins, the highest bidding price from tonight's auction. While the announcer also surprises at the sudden increase.

Like calm water in the lake, Angus replied, "Ten thousand and one hundred gold coins."

"Grr… Fine, you win this dumb box, brat." grumble the orc as he knows from Angus's voice that the other party is still a kid.

"Woah… brother, are you sure you want to spend that much money to gamble with the mysterious box?" asked Vergil.

"Of course, besides my gut told me that this box is kind of special." replied Angus.

After that, no one dares to bid higher than Angus.

"Does anybody want to bid higher? 10100 once, 10100 twice, then it is sold." said the announcer.

After that, the box was brought back backstage to be delivered to Angus's room for the transaction. During this time waiting for the box, a few miscellaneous items were auctioned. But, none of them amuse Angus to join the bidding.

Soon, the box is delivered and Angus gives the coins to the staff. After that everyone in the room looks at the mysterious box in Angus's hand. The box is quite big around 30 cm all around.

Looking at the mysterious box in Angus's hand, "Brat, hurry open the box. Or do you need help to open it?" commented Balrug.

But, Angus ignores Balrug's comment and feels that his bracelet gives some reaction when it touches the box aura. Before anything happens, Angus put the box inside his wristwatch storage.

"Ehh… why did you store it?" asked Balrug.

"Stupid, old man. There is no way I will open it in here. what if it is truly an artifact?" rebuked Angus.

Although Angus is also interested in knowing what is inside the box, he still not stupid enough to open the box in this place.

"Hahaha.. don't worry, brat. As long as I am here, no one will dare to touch you." said Balrug pridefully.

"Yeah-Yeah said the old man that almost lost to eight years old." replied Angus.

"What do you say, brat?!" replied Balrug.

"Ehh… Angus what do you mean by him almost lose to you?" asked Vergil

"Ahh.. That's…" as Angus forgets that his brother still didn't know his true strength.

During this moment, "The next item is a high Manatium Ore." said the announcer.

"MANATIUM!!" shout Balrug that gathers everyone's attention.

Fortunately, the room is soundproof unless you want to touch a certain button to bid. Otherwise, everyone in the auction hall will hear Balrug shout.

"Bail, how much money do we have now? We need to buy this Manatium no matter what." said Balrug excitedly.

"Manatium? what is that?" asked Angus innocently.

"Manatium is a rare metal with the highest mana conductivity. However, it is very rare. Just a few hundred grams of it already cost more than 1000 gold coins in the market. Manatium such as big as that ore will be priceless." explained Vergil.

"I see.. So, it's only rare ore with high mana conductivity." comment Angus.

"*Sigh* it's not only rare ore. Any weapon that is made from it could be said one of the strongest weapons or armor according to its user strength." explained Vergil more.

"Still it doesn't change the fact that it is only a rare ore." comment Angus.

Fortunately, Balrug didn't hear Angus comment. Otherwise, he may smack Angus's face from commenting on such a rare metal. For dwarf races, Manatium could be said to be more precious than gold or diamond.

"7300"

"7500"

"8000"

"9100"

"9500"

"10000"

"11000"

"Damn it… 13000" shouts Balrug as he bid.

"Wooaahh… 13000" [The Audience]

"Is there anyone who wants to bid higher? 13000 once…"

Before I finished saying, "fifteen thousand gold coins" exclaimed one of the people inside the VVIP room.

"Urggg… Bail, did you not have more money?" asked Balrug.

"Err… nope boss." replied Bail.

"Shit… It's only a little more."  grumble Balrug.

Suddenly, he remembers the two brothers inside the room.

"Brat, lend me your money. I will pay you back later." asked Balrug.

However, Angus gives an evil smile, "No way, this is my saving money."

"Y-You ungrateful brat!! Just lend me your money, I will give it back later!!" the old dwarf shouts furiously.

"N-O W-A-Y!!" said Angus at a slow pace.