Chapter 892 892 Luton Grand Hotel
"The entire balcony? Sir, that seats six people. It is rather expensive." She stammered.
"If only a few seats are available, it is no problem to sit down below. Without privacy, what is the point of the box seats?" Wolfe replied.All latest novels at novelhall.com
"Of course, sir. My apologies. The entire balcony is twelve large gold coins to reserve for the auction, which includes your bidder registration fees." She quickly apologized, while regaining her composure.
Wolfe created another twenty of the largest gold coins and placed twelve of them on the table, along with the ten gold pennies for the room.
"Thank you for your patronage. I will see to it that your registration is filled and prepared in advance. Did you have any luggage to bring in?" The clerk asked.
"I prefer magical storage. My luggage is already with me." Wolfe replied.
That wasn't entirely true. He hadn't been carrying anything to begin with, but they didn't need to know that.
The attention of a number of people in the room turned to him, and whispers of "Filthy rich" and "visiting Royal" filled the room.
That didn't really do well for their 'remain inconspicuous' plan, but at least if the rumours were that they were loaded, nobody would question his ability to just buy whatever he wanted.
Wolfe was about to turn away from the clerk when he heard a woman addressing him.
Wolfe chuckled. "As both of my consorts are rather powerful magic users, it would be inadvisable for anyone to attack them in the first place, but where I am from, it is preferred to carry your own valuables, and then kill anyone who dares to challenge you for them."
The merchant looked a bit pale and shocked, but nodded. "Understandable. Duelling and fencing are known to be a popular pastime among the blessed of the Divine One. I didn't realize that you all were blessed with the gift of magic, my senses aren't that sharp."
What she meant was that she wasn't a magic user. The ones who could use magic were still downstairs somewhere, waiting for her to finish the deal.
As she had suggested about having the ladies carry the valuables, she was the expendable party of the merchant group, and if Wolfe attacked her to take the goods, they would send someone to get it back after the fact.
Of course, none of these were their more valuable items, so they would be less concerned about them, but still, it said a lot about how callous the business practices of the area were.
"Now, each of these is made to the same standard, to carry a cart square of items inside, but the weight is limited as well. No more than forty stone in weight will go in.
That should be enough for most users, but keep in mind that if you are wishing to carry trade goods, these will not be enough for your needs. At least not individually."
Wolfe examined the item with [Detect Hidden] to see what the interior dimensions were, as he could already see the Space Magic inscription on the inside of the bag, carved into some sort of unique monster leather.
It looked like the two worked together to form the bag, as the inscription itself was incredibly weak. But the effect wasn't bad. The interior was roughly two metres by one metre and a metre tall. He wasn't certain how heavy their stones were supposed to be, but they should be fairly heavy for a bag this size.
Wolfe looked over the bags, then slid one violet and one powder blue bag off to the side, as well as the plain black silk option.
"Now, for the more difficult part. How much for the three I have chosen?" Wolfe asked.