Chapter 383 - Changing an era

The VIP members took a step back after hearing Ray's full name and who he really was. Being in the high position of power they were in, each of them remembered the pain they had gone through when the Redwings kingdom was established. It had caused problems for them all mainly because of the power of the empire. 

In fact, one of the VIP members worked for the empire himself but decided not to say anything. The others were looking at him, expecting him to do something, but he knew better. Zrey was more of a neutral town. It sided more with other places, but causing a disturbance here wouldn't be so good. Besides, he also had heard the rumours of how mad of a person King Ray was. 

Right now, he didn't even have the forces to stop Ray if he wanted to. The worst reaction of the lot though, was from Fenny, the leader of the Black Rings. They had been affected most by the Redwing army. They took on a high job protecting the borders, and when it failed, not only did they not receive the rest of the payment form the empire, but they also lost the first batch of payment due to it being stolen. 

Immediately after finding out his name Fenny was filled with rage. 

"Get this man out of here this instant. Are you really planning to do trade with a fake King?"

Steven, who continued to stay by Ray's side, didn't know what was going on. He had heard Ray's words but wasn't able to process it. He had been stuck in Zrey for a long time now, trying to free his comrades or those like him. The only bits of information that passed his ears were to do with the auction house. 

He knew nothing of the current events going on in the outside world. He had never even heard of the Redwings before. Yet it was clear they were a big deal to cause these people of great power to have this type of reaction.

Due to all the commotion caused, an auctioneer had come out a little bit earlier than scheduled. He was in a nice black and white suit and had a monocle over his eye, with a top hat on his head. He looked somewhat like a strange magician about to perform a magic show. 

"What seems to be the problem here." The auctioneer said. 

Fenny pointed towards Ray's chest. His finger almost placed upon him only a centimetre away. What he didn't realize was Ray had already decided if Fenny laid a finger on him, he would have snapped it and burnt him to crisp. He could only keep calm for so long. 

"This man is from the Redwing Kingdom," Fenny said. "An enemy of all the Kingdoms and the Empire."

"So." The auctioneer replied. "Does he not have gold? We do not care where your background is from nor what his past is. There are plenty of people in this room who I would say are terrible people. In fact, you yourself are not a saint. The only thing we care about here is the coin. And as long as he has it, he shall be treated well here."

Ignoring Fenny's taunts, Ray decided to head back and sit down in his seat. The main reason he had agreed to do this whole thing in the first place was for Jack and his brother. If his brother Steven owed him a favour, he would perhaps tell him more about the werewolves and their kind.

The matter had been settled, and the auction was about to begin. However, Fenny couldn't help but glance at Ray by his side. Constantly giving him dirty looks now and again. 

The auction had begun, and the announcer returned to the stage once more. The first set of items were brought out, and it seemed to be some type of pills. The auctioneer explained the benefits of such pills, but it seemed to be a whole load of rubbish in Ray's opinion. 

The pills were sold for four gold coins, and that's when Ray started to realize that the level of bidding here was a lot higher than the regular auction house. 

All he could do was hope that his carriage sold for enough gold coins for him to use. The next item to come on stage was high-level beast armor. To be more precise, it was a pair of special boots. The equipment looked good, and if Ray could, he would have liked to purchase them. The only problem was, once again, he didn't know how much gold would be needed. 

The boots were sold off for 15 gold coins, a lot higher than the item before it. 

"And next, we have decided to add a special additional item that's not on the list. Surely we don't do this, but today we have chosen to make an exception since this item has come from our new VIP member." 

The others started whispering to each other as they looked over at Ray. They wondered just what item could be so precious to be suddenly added to the auction. At least one that they didn't have yet. 

The sound of gears churning away could be heard in the background and suddenly out from the side. The carriage appeared onto the stage. A single man was riding it on top carefully. He had been testing it for a while at the back but hadn't quite gotten the hang of how to use it yet. 

After seeing a large vehicle move onto the stage without the help of any horses or equipment, many of the VIP members had jumped up from their seats. 

"This is a revolution. This type of technology will change human lives as we know it." One said. 

The auctioneer described how powerful the carriage was and explained how the top speed of the vehicle could even exceed that of horses. 

"We need to buy it, whatever the cost. It will be sold to every merchant in Bronzeland." Another said. 

Steven, watching what was happening, was smiling away and could tell an intense bidding war was budding.

"Maybe I'll be able to buy a few things after all." Said Ray.