BXBX NOVEL Chapter 66: The auction’s last day.
Chapter 66: The auction\'s last day.
Ed exited the auction. He could have taken his money and paid for what he bought, but he decided to wait until all his items were sold. It was only a matter of time, so it was best to wait. Ed went to the same inn where Eri and the children were staying. He booked a room with his disguise and simply showed the innkeeper his auction ID. He then left after telling him he would be hunting for the night.
\'If you\'re leaving the capital, why book a room\' The innkeeper couldn\'t help but think this way. Ed left the capital and undid his disguise. He wasn\'t going to hunt as it was too late. He got to the capital and bought some items, as well as some dishes. He visited Eri and the others and played with them for a while. When it was time for sleeping, he left the inn and started strolling around. He checked his Map and only one red point was showing inside a high-class inn. It was obviously Norris.
Ed spent some more time checking out the capital but left when there were about 3 hours left for sunrise. He looked for a secluded place and summoned his monsters. He had nothing to do, so he might as well train. The training lasted for about 4 hours before Ed decided to get back. He used his disguise and got back to his room. The innkeeper was surprised once more since Ed didn\'t have any blood on his, not even dirt. Ed decided to sleep for a while before going to the auction.
After waking up from his nap, Ed headed to the auction. They were just about to start the third phase.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back! Today we\'ll start with some pills concocted by the most proficient pill-masters. Each bottle has 20 pills; each pill can heal small injuries and restore some blood in case of severe blood loss. The starting price for a battle is 1000 gold coins!" There were 20 bottles and they were sold very quickly. The next items were 10 bottles which had pills that could increase the speed of cultivation. \'Next time I should make some high-grade pills and sell them.\' Ed was already forming ideas for his next visit to the auction.
"Now then, we have the highlight of the medicine phase. These are the highest grade potions you can find! There only 10 of them and they can heal almost all severe injuries in an instant, we even tried them ourselves to test their validity!" The potions that the host was hyping up were Ed\'s. \'What do you mean tested them out? I only gave you 10!\' Ed was surprised by the lies of the host. \'I should be careful not to buy anything they hype up too much\'.
"Each potion will have a starting price of 20.000 gold coins. You may think that the price is high, but please trust us, your lives are worth more!" The price was way beyond what Ed had planned for. He would be making more than 200.000 from potions alone.
The potions seemed to be very popular with the guests. Some of them were bought for more than 50.000. Even the man, who bought the monster corpse earlier for 2.5 million, bought 5 potions alone. And he paid the most. In total, Ed just made 400.000 gold coins adding the earlier 115.000, he now had 515.000 gold coins.
\'Guess I don\'t have to worry about any money issues for a while.\' Ed was all smiles right now. He would definitely come to the auction again.
Ed\'s potions were the last items to be sold for the third phase, so now the last phase will begin.
"Now ladies and gentlemen, we begin the last phase with a cultivation technique scroll that was found inside some ruins. The ruins were filled with Heavenly Establishment monsters, and there was even an Imperial Establishment boss monster. This cultivation technique is called the Thunder Formation technique. It is a must-have for cultivators who have an affinity with thunder." The cultivation technique on it didn\'t matter much at first; however what the host said next shocked most people.
"Moreover, it can be used with existing cultivation techniques. Yes, you heard me right. There would be no reason to restart your cultivation with this technique. The starting price will be 1 million gold coins!" Most people who had been saving their money started bidding. Even those who didn\'t have that much money started bidding as well. This technique was that precious. Even Norris was bidding for it, especially since he showed some lightning and thunder attacks at the academy tests.
Ed didn\'t care much for the technique. Thanks to the system; he could level up without cultivating. The bidding kept going on until finally, no one could bid any higher. The scroll was bought by the old man who couldn\'t buy the monster body earlier for 3 million gold coins.
The items that followed weren\'t as interesting. It was some spatial rings and some other cultivation techniques, but they weren\'t as good as the previous one. None of these things impressed Ed so he was thinking of leaving but still decided to finish his visit to the auction.
The last item was finally brought out. "We saved the best for last. This is a dragon\'s egg that was found inside a cave of a far mountain. As you all know, dragons are considered one of the top monsters in the world. Just by being born they\'ll have a cultivation of Earth Establishment and when they reach adulthood, they will automatically be at Heavenly Establishment level 10. This is a one of kind chance, so make sure to get the egg. The starting price is 100.000 gold coins." Ed was thinking about bidding for the egg. A dragon would definitely be useful in so many ways. However, he was warned by the system.
[If the mother of the egg isn\'t dead, it would definitely search for the egg. I recommend you give up on it.] After hearing the system, Ed gave up on the egg. If the dragon that came was going to be as strong as the black one he met before, he would definitely end up dead. An egg was not equal to a life. Most experienced people seemed to know this and didn\'t bid. In the end, the egg was sold for 500.000 gold coins.
"Everyone thank you very much for joining our auction. We hope to see you next time. Please join us outside to reclaim your items and your money!"
Author\'s Thoughts
Shigun
Hello everyone! The auction is ending. Ed didn\'t buy a lot of things, but he got what he really needed. Enjoy the chapter.