The auction progressed slowly, with many people bidding for the items.
After Luis bought the thunderstone, many auction items related to terriotory development were taken out.
Many pioneer knights bought the items with a lot of gold coins. Even some noble forces from the second floor entered the battlefield.
Luis and the others watched the scene unfold with great enjoyment. The spectacle of people flaunting their wealth, bidders confidently raising the stakes with gold coins, only to be outdone at the last moment by someone else throwing down even more, was captivating. It was all highly entertaining.
Time slowly passed as the 41st auction item was brought onto the stage.
"Now, esteemed guests, allow me to present our 41st lot. This is a magnificent black unicorn, acquired from the esteemed wizards of Arcane City. A rare and highly prized creature, it serves as the mount for the kingdom's elite forces. We shall begin the bidding at two thousand gold coins, with a minimum increment of ten gold coins. Let the bidding commence!"
The woman spoke as one knight brought a majestic black unicorn with a horn in its head. It had a tame expression on its face.
"2500 gold coins"
"2700 gold coins"
"3000 gold coins"
"3400 gold coins"
This time the forces from the second floor directly entered the bid. This was a precious monster with great stamina and speed. Its speed was five times that of normal war horses with the strength of a 1st stage monster.
Luis watched the rooms that were bidding; he decided to enter the bidding process.
"4000 gold coins"
The auction house went for a brief silence after Luis bid his price. They began to glance at his room, directly increasing so much that it seems Baron Felipe really pampers his son.
"4100 gold coins"
"4300 gold coins"
However, this is a black unicorn, selling for 4000 gold coins is cheap.
"5000 gold coins"
Luis declared firmly, showing he wasn't here to play games. His budget for this prized creature was 10,000 gold coins, and if intimidating the competition could secure it for less, it would be a huge win.
"5200 gold coins"
Some others were gritting their teeth and still bidding. This son of a baron doesn't play by the auction rule.
"5500 gold coins" This time Luis didn't increment the price by 1000 gold coins. Although he is rich, he will not waste his money too much. If it wasn't for his plan, he wouldn't have bought this Black Unicorn.
Asmon blushed, his face turning red as he sheepishly admitted, "Well, my girlfriend is the one who got me these items."
Luis kept a straight face, unimpressed by Asmon's performance and answer.
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'This guy acts like a clown.'
"My girlfriend is very rich and has powerful backing; she can provide other items too. In the future, if you want any rare item, you can inform me, and I will give it to you."
"Ok, you can provide me the material and send it secretly to the Hartmann base in this city." Luis nodded, accepting the order.
Asmon's face lit up when he heard this, but he quickly noticed everyone in the room looking at him weirdly.
"Everyone, I'll take my leave now. Enjoy the rest of the auction. Luis, I'll send the items over tomorrow." Asmon gave a playful wave before humming a tune and walking out of the room.
Luis simply waved back, watching as Asmon disappeared from sight.
"Boss, that guy is really... something," Xiao Wei said, shaking his head, clearly unsure of how to sum up the bizarre encounter.
"By his face, I can't tell whether he is serious or not. One moment he's grinning, then he's serious, then he's blushing—his expressions change with every sentence."
Everyone nodded when they heard Xiao Wei.
"That thing about his girlfriend. That thing is really hard to digest," Arthur chimed in.
"Whatever the truth is, he can at least provide us with rare materials. If we need something unique, we'll buy it from him. But let's not dig too deep into his stories. If he says it's from his girlfriend, we'll just accept that and move on." Luis sighed and shrugged.
"He is our friend, not our foe; try to maintain friendly relations."
Everyone exchanged glances and nodded. Well, of course Liam was as serious as ever.
They all turned their attention back into the auction, which reached the climax.
(end of chapter)
[I am a new author, and I did the thing that I don't like in stories. The story became slow-paced.
I tried to make the characters as real and intelligent as possible, but the story became slow-paced and kept dragging on. I could have obviously done it better.
Next chapter, I will try to speed up the plot; otherwise, it will be like clickbait for you readers, as I haven't even introduced any immortal cultivators till now.
In the next 3-4 chapters, cultivator will appear.
Thank you for reading my story.]