BXBX NOVEL Chapter 165 - Approaching Auction
Moving forward, the time of the auction quickly approaches.
Wealthy families, powerful men and women, notable hunters, and even government officials began arriving at the Eastern Allure Auction House one after another.
Some openly while others came under a disguise—especially the attending government officials who did not want their faces to be known.
In the VIP booth no.2 on the higher floors, Fritz Abestel glanced down at the regular seatings and influx of people on the lower floor.
"Five of the top 10 families suddenly withdrawn from attending, you say? Have you found out why?" Fritz Abestel frowned after hearing the news.
"I\'m afraid I will have to disappoint you, Mr. Fritz." Stefano Metti apologized with his head lowered before he said, "But for them to withdraw so abruptly, something more important must have popped up."
"So it seems. But the question is what exactly." Fritz Abestel stated with a deep pondering look.
After a moment, Fritz Abestel shook his head and said, "Never mind. It\'s unfortunate that the Seymour family and Xiao family pulled out. Nevertheless, the auction must continue as scheduled."
"On another note, that person is inside the VIP booth no.1, isn\'t he?" Fritz Abestel asked.
"Yes, Mr. Fritz." Stefano Metti nodded and said, "It appears that person is also interested after hearing about the wolf girls. I did a bit of digging for the person\'s information, but there was little that I could find."
"So have I," Fritz Abestel said before continuing, "However, none of the information was real. They were all forged for the sake of having an identity."
"Not exactly. This person was said to have grown up in Sunflower Orphanage, and upon seeing the two orphans girls from that place, he immediately bought them. Perhaps, there is some truth to his identity," Stefano Metti said.
"What I don\'t understand is that this person supposedly shares a close connection to Klein Seymour, and they have indeed been seen together. If I had not found the videos of a small-time live streamer, I would have also missed this piece of information," he added.
"It is strange that the adopted son can become so much more powerful than the adoptive father? And if they were related, why are they not attending the auction together?"
"As I said, the information is all false. Perhaps, we don\'t have enough authority to access the real information on this person. Still, it\'s a wonder how he became so powerful," Fritz Abestel commented, "If there\'s one thing we know for sure, it is that this person has a much greater background than we can imagine."
Fritz Abestel spoke with his hands linked behind his back before making a wild guess, "Perhaps, the Seymour family is helping this person keep his identity hidden, which is why the Seymour family can retain their top family position."
"What Mr. Fritz said makes sense." Stefano Metti nodded before saying, "The Seymour family was just a wealthy family in the fishing business. How could they compete with thirty other top families that moved into Silvercove city? Not unless they have a more powerful backer protecting them in the dark."
"That is what I suspect. But everything is just blind guesses at this point. The only thing we can do is make sure not to offend the person until we understood his background," Fritz Abestel stated.
"I guess we can only do that." Stefano Metti nodded.
"Oh, but your Metti Group\'s debt is an entirely different matter." Fritz Abestel suddenly changed the topic before he said, "Whatever the person bids to pay off your debt, your Metti group will still have to pay back the exact amount to my Abestel family."
After all, the items about to be auctioned belong to the Abestel family, not the Metti group.
Stefano Metti frowned slightly, but he still lowered his head in understanding. At the end of the day, his Metti group still needed to rely on the Abestel family.
"I understand."
…
VIP booth no.1 originally belonged to Fritz Abestel, but after Albion decided to attend the auction, they were moved to VIP booth no.2
Subsequently, the guests in VIP booth no.2 were moved to VIP booth no.3 and so on.
With a limited number of ten VIP booths, it was no surprise that the guests in VIP booth no.10 would be kicked out.
However, the withdrawal of five top families left vacancies in the VIP booths. As such, no one was moved to the regular seating on the lower floor.
Ka-cha!
Inside VIP booth no.1, the azure crystal in Albion\'s hand suddenly shattered in dust after its divine energy was depleted.
Ding!
<30 Units of Divine Energy has been gained>
<Divine Energy: 34/1000 → 64/1000>
Fuuu—
\'A small piece of divine crystal like this actually gave me 30 units of divine energy?\' Albion exhaled a breath of foul air before he silently thought, \'It\'d be nice if I could find a few more of these divine crystals.\'
[Since the host has accumulated a nice sum of divine energy, Goldfinger suggests that the host exchange it for some useful skills and talents.]
\'Piss off.\' Albion rolled his eyes.
Goldfinger was evidently greedy for divine energy, but he was not in a hurry to use them.
After all, useful skills and talents are only useful when he actually needed to use them, not when he merely possesses them.
"Boss, the meat skewers are all gone!" Little Wuxin informed.
"Can confirm, the meat skewers are no more!" Little Sally added.
Albion shifted his gaze to the seats on his left, where the two little girls were seated before he noticed they were holding the empty food bag out to him while pointing inside.
Before they arrived at the auction, Albion took them for a bit of shopping and had them changed and dressed nicely.
Little Sally wore a blue dress while Little Wuxin wore a pink dress.
Compared to before, they now look neat and tidy—except for the food stains sticking to the corners of their mouths.
Albion smiled wryly.
There two little girls were actually big foodies.