Chapter 80: Auction

-A few days later-

During the day, in Desmond's room; It was seen that Desmond was meditating with his eyes closed while crossing his legs on the bed.

All the curtains and windows in his bedroom were open, sending light and cool air in, blowing his messy brown hair.

This wind seems a little harsh and brings a cool sensation to make the curtains fly. Even though Desmond's body was hit by the wind, he didn't falter.

This was unusual for Desmond, who was always diligent in his practice during the day, preferring meditation.

* knock * knock *

"Enter." Desmond opened his mouth as well as his eyes to look at the maid saluting him.

"Young master, Ms. Katrina came to see you. "

Hearing this, Desmond's eyes lit up, his expression turned into joy.

"OK, tell him to wait in the dining room; I'll be right there."

"Good young master." The maid bowed again and closed the door.

"Finally, money ... money."

Desmond got up from the bed and changed his clothes, getting ready to get down.

Indeed, today Desmond did not practice on purpose, not because he was lazy, but somehow he felt he could not concentrate, and his mind only contained money.

…

Arriving at the dining room, Desmond saw Katrina and the guild guards eating ice cream.

"Hello, Ms. Katrina. " Desmond greeted while looking at the large pockets around Katrina, which seemed like they were pockets filled with gold coins.

Katrina, who was focusing on enjoying ice cream, raised her head to see Desmond, who was at the door.

"This is delicious, master Desmond."

Katrina's answer boosted Desmond's mood; apart from that, he could see that Katrina had answered him honestly, too.

"Thank you for the compliment, but it's a recipe from my sister."

Desmond then took a seat and sat in the opposite direction, staring at Katrina and the guards, who seemed to be enjoying Alice's ice cream too much.

"Ehm ..." Desmond cleared his throat, trying to get their attention.

Katrina immediately wiped her face and mouth with a handkerchief and returned to looking professional while looking at Desmond.

"Let's get back to the main topic, where is payment."

Hearing this, Katrina felt amused. Don't you see this big bag beside me? She then smiled and told the guard to raise the bag and open it on the table.

* clink * * clink *

Countless coins came out of the large pocket, making almost the entire Desmond family dining table full of gold coins.

Seeing this, Desmond's eyes lit up.

My suffering finally disappeared….

"OK… OK… that's enough, put the money back. I trust Ms. Katrina calculation." Judging by the weight and catching a glimpse of the pouch's contents, Desmond believed that this was more than 1k gold coin.

"Of course," Katrina answered proudly, telling her guard to take in the coin and drop the bag back into place.

Katrina then took something from the pocket of the clothes she was wearing. A small scroll she threw at Desmond.

"Master Desmond, if you are sure of this amount of money, please drop your blood on the scroll, and these coins are officially yours."

Opening the scroll, Desmond saw that several words that stated Katrina had provided the money Desmond asked for, and Desmond had also provided important information that Katrina asked for.

If it weren't for the incident where Desmond had arrived at the exact moment before the tavern massacre and also the words of her Guild Master, Katrina would have never thought she would hand over this much money to a child.

Meanwhile, as Desmond pored over the contents of the scroll, he frowned.

"Will this scroll be safe from the hands of thieves?"

He knew that this scroll was not as detailed as what they should have exchanged as it did not explain the 'information' Desmond provided and the amount of money Katrina provided.

But still, if Grimm finds out about this, maybe he will use all means for and reason to investigate Desmond, plus he already had suspicions of Desmond in the first place...

"Take it easy, master Desmond, the kingdom system is different from the Guild. We are completely independent, even though we often receive jobs from the kingdom. "

Even though Katrina said that Desmond still felt insecure.

"I see, but just in case, what if Ms. Katrina doesn't put my name?"

"That's OK, but if something untoward happens, we can't help you," Katrina replied firmly and clearly so that the other party wouldn't beg her when there was an 'unwanted incident.'

"Thank you for your kindness, Ms.Katrina. But I still want not to include my name. "

"Very well, if that is master Desmond's wish, please give back the scroll."

Desmond did as she was told.

He then saw Katrina take out a pen made of a quill. The pen looks very ordinary, but it suddenly glows gold and writes on its own when it hits the scroll.

While waiting for this process to finish, Katrina did not monitor the pen because she knew what it was capable of; she continued eating this ice cream while slowly surveying the Desmond family dining room.

"What a beautiful decoration; I wonder why your parents don't just retire and spend their days in this beautiful house?"

Desmond, who was focused on the magic pen, flinched at Katrina's words.

"For that, I also don't know ..."

Given that he was a baby when he heard of the contract between his parents and Grandmaster Weston, how could Desmond tell about this?

According to him, his parents were very naïve, and it was a miracle for them to escape the imperial empire's pursuit so far.

…

After waiting only a few minutes, the pen stopped moving and then disappeared.

"OK, done .." Katrina threw the scroll back at Desmond.

Done your ass! You just didn't do anything, though Desmond, as he reread the contents of the scroll.

It's true, his name is now a mysterious person, and even the rewards and transactions that have been made have also turned mysterious.

Seeing this, Desmond was quite satisfied and dripped his blood on the scroll. The scroll glowed briefly before finally returning to normal.

"Thank you for working with the Guild, and I want to say it once again.

Now that master Desmond can take a job on the guild board, just meet me at the guild receptionist desk on weekdays if you need help. "

They then got up and bowed slightly before finally escorted out by Desmond's maid, leaving all the gold bags on the dining table.

At the main door, after saying goodbye to Katrina, Desmond returned to the house.

"When will that elf auction start."

He asked one of the maids he sent him to carry out the task of gathering materials.

"Tomorrow, young master."

"Good, get me a VIP room."

Desmond then gave the maid 100 gold coins. Before he had asked people about how the auction works, after knowing that there was a VIP room, Desmond immediately interested.

The VIP room protects the buyer's identity, but it can also get priority when it comes to bargaining.

[Written by DragonKnov || Published by Webnovel]