The Labyrinth Kingdom

Chapters 68. Auctions

The auction hall.

Today, the auction that will be held in the city is about to begin.

Aaron's small group is currently sitting in one of the private rooms the organizers have provided for him.

They were patiently waiting for the auction to begin.

There were all sorts of people attending the auction.

But most of them were adventurers and young nobles from other kingdoms who also attended the grand gathering.

There were even some other races, such as Elves, Dwarves and Demi-Humans who had also come to follow the auction.

'Tok.. Geck.. Geck.. '

While Aaron and the others were enjoying their leisure time, suddenly the sound of knocking on the door sounded.

"I'm sorry to bother you, sir, I came here to tell you that the auction is about to begin and asked, Is there something you want? " said the waiter who stood outside the room politely.

Hearing the servant's words, Aaron looked at his friends and asked.

"Is there anything you need? "

"Nothing" said Timoty, shaking his head.

"We already have a lot of good snacks and drinks here. So, I don't need anything anymore! " said Arya while eating the cake on the table.

"I don't need anything anymore either! " say Roro

"No! " answered Alice briefly.

After hearing his friends' answers, Aaron walked towards the entrance and opened it, he spoke to the waiter.

"Thank you for your hard work. But we don't need anything for now. So, you can go back to doing your other tasks" said Aaron.

"According to your wishes prince Aaron." replied the servant, bowing his head and walking away.

Aaron returned to his seat after seeing the maid leave.

Not long after, the auction finally began.

A man who was about in his late 30s climbed the podium and greeted the auctioneers.

"First of all I am very grateful to the ladies and gentlemen who took the time to attend the auction that our company held.

Introduce my name is Jacobin, I will serve as Afslager at auction this time.

To shorten the time, let's take a look at the first item to be auctioned off" Jacobin said excitedly.

A beautiful woman in sexy clothes took the stage after hearing Jacobin's words.

The girl carried the crystal clear bottle in her hand carefully.

The bottle contained a deep red liquid that emitted a powerful aura around it.

"The first item we are going to auction this time is Mystic Beast Yel'Ata's Blood Essence. A bird-type creature that rules over the wind, he is one of the rulers of the sky.

His Blood Essence had many uses, one of which was that it could be used to create extremely powerful wind-type magic items.

The minimum offer for this item is 300 ducats, if anyone is interested please start the offer." said Jacobin with a tone of provocation.

After hearing the explanation of the item to be auctioned, the auction participants became even more excited.

"350... "

"400... "

"500 ducats... "

Bidding prices continue to rise rapidly, competition between participants becomes more fierce.

"I didn't expect that they would take out such a valuable item in the first place" Arya said looking excited.

"The opening is quite lively, Jacobin uses the right strategy" said Timoty.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the auction participants made Jacobin unable to hold back his smile.

The higher the offer price of the item, the greater the commission he will get.

"Did any of you want that Blood Essence? " ask Aaron.

"Not interested" said Arya.

"That thing is precious enough. However, I already have a lot of Blood Essence from the Mystic Beast Roc in my kingdom's storage warehouse." Timoty.

"What about you two? " ask Aaron while looking at his sister and Roro.

"No need. "answer the two at once.

"It is so. " said Aaron.

After hearing his friends' answers, Aaron went back to observing the auction.

The current last bid price has reached 1550 ducats.

"1550... Does anyone still want to make an offer? As the masters and mistresses knew, the Blood Yel'Ata Essence was already extremely difficult to obtain right now.

Many people hunted them because of their feathers, claws and Blood Essence which had many uses.

Their numbers are down drastically in the wild due to this massive poaching. So, don't miss this valuable opportunity" Jacobin said trying to attract the interest of the auction participants.

After a moment of silence, one of the participants raised his hand.

"1700 once.1700 twice... Does no one want to bid higher? " said Jacobin.

He waited for a while to see the response of the people before continuing his third beat.

"1700 three times. Congratulations, you have won the rare Blood Yel'Ata Essence" Jacobin said with a bright smile.

After the first auction of items was over. Once again, a beautiful woman walked up the stage.

He carried a beautiful jewelry box in his hand, inside the box were six pearls of blue color.

"The second item to be auctioned this time is blue sea pearls, one of the most beautiful sea gems. This pearl comes from the deep sea Beast Macxima, a creature that used to live on the bottom of the deepest sea with high sea water pressure.

Because of its habit of living in extreme places makes this shell difficult to find and very rare.

The minimum bid price for this item is 500 ducats, if anyone is interested please start the offer." said Jacobin.

"510..."

"550..."

"650... "

"700...."

The competition for the pearls was much fiercer than before, especially for the women.

"1000 ducats" said a woman with a feminine voice who came from one of the private rooms.

Hearing the bid price suddenly soar, making the other participants surprised for a while.

"1100 ducats. "other participants increase the bid price.

" 1500. "reply to the woman.

"1600 ducats "previous participants raise the bid price once again.

"2000 ducats. " said the woman, her voice sounds a bit upset now.

The rivalry between the two women continued.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the private room that Aaron and his group occupied also became more tense.

"Damn, it's just jewelry. Why did the price increase so high? The women were completely insane" said Arya looking troubled.

"Arya, you'll get that pearl for me right? " asked Roro in a cold voice.

Roro looked at Arya with frightening eyes.

"Glup..! T, of course honey, no need to worry."

Currently the offer price is still increasing to an unnatural level.

"3000 ducats, I don't know who you are. But the pearl must be mine" said the woman in the private room.

"It's not that easy, 3100" said another woman.

"Kiii.., 3500 ducats. " cried the woman with annoyance.

Jacobin who witnessed the quarrel both became more excited.

'good! Keep competing said Jacobin happily.

While the two women were still arguing, a foreign voice suddenly sounded interrupting them.

"5,000 ducats. " cried Arya.

The sudden increase in the price of the bidding soared, leaving the two women shocked.

"Nani...? "

"I didn't know there were people crazier than me. "

Jacobin who heard this became even happier, his smile becoming even brighter.

"5000 once... Does anyone still want to make an offer? " ask Jacobin.

The other participants were silent, even the two women who had previously argued followed quietly.

"5000 second... Is it really that no one wants to add an offer? This is the last chance that gentlemen and ladies have. "ask Jacobin.

'Just hit the hammer fast, motherfucker. Only a madman would bid higher than that, stupid.' Arya said in an upset heart.

He really wanted to strangle the Jacobin's neck at this moment.

"third 5000, congratulations to the master who was up there. You managed to get a very valuable sea gem ", Jacobin said, applauding.

Inside the private room that Aaron and his friend used, Roro looked very happy at the moment.

"Horay! Thank you Arya, you are indeed the best" said Roro while hugging Arya who looked limp.

"Hahahh hah, as long as you are happy, that is enough for me" said Arya listlessly.

he looked like a withered plant due to the lack of water.

Half of his life might have already flown away by this time.

Timoty and Aaron who witnessed the unlucky fate of his friend could only shake their heads sadly and pray inwardly for this pitiful man to get happiness in the future.

Ignoring the unlucky fate that Arya had, the auction still continued.