Teina Auction House (3)
“Nonsense!!!”
“You mean Irina put that artifact up for auction herself?!”
Among the customers on the second floor, the auction house became noisy in an instant, as if not one or two were looking for that item.
But in the VIP seats on the third floor, there was only cold silence.
“Jenny, among the people you talked about earlier…”
“Yes.”
Didn’t she say that among the VIPs she introduced at the end, there were members of the Arashak Ruins Exploration Corps?
“Do not look back. There won’t be anything good from meeting your eyes right now.”
Hearing Jenny’s words, Lennok immediately raised his mana and widened his senses.
As expected, the three people sitting in the back row on the third floor were already shaking and unable to control their emotions to the extent that they could not maintain their composure.
It was obvious just by looking at it.
That ‘Archangel’s Compassion’, said to be Irina Pesfield’s item, was not an item that was offered for auction as a result of the team’s voluntary will.
And it was clear why they were entering this auction house as a VIP.
What happened after this was simple.
“12 billion!”
“15 billion!!”
[15 billion came out!!]
“18 billion!!”
“20 billion!!”
[20 billion cells!!]
“28 billion!!”
“………”
No matter how expensive it is, what would be the problem if you could actually get that artifact.
Lennok was at a loss for words as he saw the price of the artifact skyrocketing like crazy.
Jenny, who was watching the fierce scene from the side, also shrugged.
“Well… it’s only natural that this kind of reaction would have happened since a relic that would never have been solved in the first place came out on the market. Still, with Archangel’s Compassion, it might end without overheating too much. Compared to other relics, its value isn’t that great, but there are quite a few people saying that its use is limited because it has so many functions and abilities that haven’t been revealed yet.”
“…Hasn’t research on a treasure like that finished yet?”
“It was all the more so because it was not a relic belonging to the city government. It was an artifact that Irina Pesfield, a talented explorer, valued more than her life. No one would have thought that even if the expedition team collapsed, it would be solved.”
As Jenny said that, she slightly averted her gaze.
“And seeing that the other members of the expedition team came to the auction house, can’t you guess what happened to her?”
“………”
It was obvious what she meant.
Irina Pesfield died and the artifacts she possessed appeared at the auction house by someone’s hand.
And her colleagues are here to get the artifact back.
Jenny is saying that scenario is the most plausible.
While the two were talking, the price set on the Archangel’s compassion continued to soar, and now only the two customers in the VIP seats continued to compete.
Members of the Arashak Ruins Exploration Team and an elderly gentleman wearing a mask.
“50 billion…!!”
[50 billion cells are out!!!]
“60 billion.”
“…..63 billion!”
“70 billion.”
“…….!!!”
The members of the expedition team fought hard to bid, but the old gentleman was leisurely offering an amount that they couldn’t possibly match.
In the end, the big man who couldn’t overcome the anger jumped up from his seat and threw off his mask.
A man with bright blond hair cut short and thick eyebrows strode forward to the elderly gentleman.
He gritted his teeth as if he couldn’t control his emotions and spoke slowly to the old gentleman.
“Please hand that item over to us.”
The old gentleman replied slowly.
“Why should I?”
“…Are you asking because you don’t know? Don’t you know who that thing belongs to…!!”
“You know.”
The gray eyes that could be seen through the mask flashed quietly.
“Even this old man knows that the expedition is no longer the owner.”
“Old man!!”
The man who couldn’t overcome his anger raised his mana while shouting.
An unusually violent flow even felt from a distance. It was proof that the man was also a superhuman with outstanding skills.
He strode forward and stretched out his thick hand toward the old gentleman, but before that, someone snatched his arm.
“Don’t go there.”
A woman in a suit. The scars on his face are impressive.
“What are you, you son of a bitch!!”
The man growled ferociously and let out murderous thoughts, but the woman did not bat an eye.
“I don’t know what you’re trying to do right now. Are you crazy to use your hands recklessly in a place where our guests are gathered!”
“We’re not here to do an auction.”
he replied.
“I’m here to get back what was stolen…!!”
“Don’t talk bullshit. Do you know who entrusted that item to our auction house?”
“What…”
“The person who killed Irina Fesfield came with that staff himself. It’s like she didn’t do anything until she died, and then belatedly belatedly belatedly go out of her way to get the belongings back…”
The woman laughed.
“Or are you saying that you’re going to try killing people now with the same hand that killed monsters?”
“This profit…”
The man’s eyes were bloodshot red as if they were going to explode, but in the end he couldn’t run.
Could it be that the woman’s sharp words hit the mark too accurately?
In the end, he left the auction house alone with other members of the exploration team.
The Archangel’s compassion fell into the hands of an old gentleman at an exorbitant price of over 100 billion.
Jenny nodded as she saw the old man who got up from his seat and raised his hand as everyone cheered.
“Among the really famous relics, there are items with power comparable to war weapons. If those things were released on the market, it wouldn’t have ended like this.”
“…Should I consider myself lucky?”
“Anyway, that wasn’t something we could get our hands on, was it? It’s good to have as few useless variables as possible to achieve the goal…!!”
Aaaaaaang!!
Jenny’s words were cut off as the auction house shook violently with a sudden roar.
At the same time, the lights that were brightly illuminating the auction hall turned off all at once, and all sides were locked in darkness.
Two things that happened at the same time as if they were deliberate.
It was only natural that the complexion of the other guests, who were still sitting in the VIP seats and waiting for the others to leave, changed drastically.
The power of the explosion was too great to be a mere accident, and the timing was too precise.
The two quickly exchanged glances.
“Is this…?”
“It would be correct to see it as a premeditated action.”
In an instant, people in panic began to flock to the entrance of the auction house, and a mess unfolded.
“Get out of the way!!”
“I will go first!!”
“help me!!”
[W Everyone!! Calm down everyone. The auction house is protected by the guards we have hired. If you calmly follow our guidance…!!]
The moderator desperately moved to appease them, but the ‘Archangel’s Compassion’ displayed behind him was nowhere to be seen, so who could believe and follow his words? .
In just this short period of time, it was obvious how much damage the auction house would take, as well as the failure to control the crowd, as well as the most important treasure of the auction house.
“Let’s get up.”
Jenny grabbed Lennox’s arm.
“I need to go check the amulet right away.”
“I will.”
Lennox immediately agreed.
Her judgment was very accurate even in the midst of this chaos.
What the two of them are most concerned about right now is not figuring out what’s going on in this auction house.
It was an urgent task to secure the talisman of the medicine that had been put up in a private bidding in advance.
If this power outage was not confined to the inside of the auction house, the power outage would surely have occurred in the lobby on the first floor as well.
It is not strange if the amulet and other items to meet the medicine that Lenok placed a bid for were also stolen during the confusion.
The two quickly headed to the back of the stairs on the first floor through a separate VIP passage.
Fortunately, Liam’s complexion was slightly pale, but outwardly, there seemed to be no damage.
As if to prove that he was the owner of this huge building, it was because the number of guards surrounding him was close to ten.
As soon as Liam saw Jenny’s face, he wiped his chest and let out a sigh of relief.
His wrinkled face was free of any pretensions, and a glance was enough to tell that he really cared about her.
“jenny…!! You were safe. thank god.”
“If the auctioneer handles it properly, there won’t be a lot of casualties. Instead, I think the Archangel’s compassion was stolen.”
“Oops, that’s not what’s important. look at this.”
Liam took something out of his arms and squeezed it into Jenny’s hand.
Originally, it was a talisman of medicine that would not have even started bidding yet.
“This is…”
Liam gave a mischievous smile that was inappropriate for his age.
“It seemed like you wanted it, so I secretly used my hand.”
“…..thank you.”
“It’s not a big thing, but it’s just a talisman. What’s difficult?”
Liam chuckled.
“I’d like it to be about the price of a drink when I go to your bar later.”
“I will serve you with the most expensive one, so you can look forward to it.”
“okay. I’m out of my mind, so I’ll go in soon. I hope the day comes when we can talk about Kaise together later.”
“…….”
Jenny turned her head after making sure that Liam was safely out of the auction house.
Even brokers like her, who are sure to make ends meet, sometimes have lingering ties.
It was normal for human beings.
Quickly recovering from her emotions, she grinned as she raised the amulet in her hand.
“It’s a little different from what we planned… but it’s a success anyway.”
“Good thing. The amulet must be genuine, right?”
“of course. There’s no way I can’t recognize this mark.”
Jenny said that while fiddling with the amulet in her hand.
“Let’s just finish the bids on the other items and get out of here quickly. I might stay here for a long time and get caught up in strange things.”
Even in the midst of this, she was not normal, even trying to get what Lennok had bid on rather than thinking about getting out first.
Fortunately, unlike the initial confusion, the confusion quickly subsided thanks to nothing else happening other than the Archangel’s compassion being stolen.
Lennok wrote down the bids appropriately for the items and left the auction house with Jenny.
It’s good if you can have it, or it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a big lingering attachment.
It would be better to just forget about it and check if the bid was successful later.
In front of the building where the auction house was built, dozens of vehicles were lined up to match the number of people gathered.
It was even odd to see the vast parking lot filled with stylish sedans and supercars that, even in Lennok’s eyes, seemed to boast exorbitant prices.
Fortunately, Jenny had parked her car on the street outside the auction house, so she was able to avoid the crowd after a short walk.
The car she drives was a bright red sports car, befitting the money she earns as a broker.
As soon as Lennok, who climbed into the low body of the car in an awkward position, straightened up, she drove out of the street.
It was late at night, so when I left the area where the auction house was located, the roads were also quiet.
With only yellow street lights lighting up the empty street, the car with the two people pulled into the outer lane.
Lennok said, staring blankly at the flashing lights.
“Jenny, don’t be surprised and listen.”
“what?”
Grabbing the steering wheel, she suddenly turned her head.
Lennok murmured, grabbing her by the shoulder and forcing her to look away.
“Now we are being tracked.”
