59 – Arbiter of Queen Adria 15

“20 talents!”

“20 talents 2000!”

“40 talents!”

“!…”

A woman who in an instant doubles the price and silences others

Bahamut was carefully examining the woman in the maroon robe.

‘That person… is definitely the person who bought that big pumpkin the other day…’

So far, Bahamut couldn’t easily forget it, as the jewel had not been able to renew the highest price it had made even while countless items were being sold.

‘Even though I spent so much money, I still don’t spare the price to buy things.. What the hell is he doing? A famous colossus? Or a rich lord?..’

There were a few characters that came to mind.

However, it was impossible to identify a person who was hiding his identity with a robe on, just with simple money.

‘If I could see at least the color of my hair or eyes, I’d be able to tell…’

Aroused by such curiosity, Bahamut continued to pay attention to her movements.

“30 talents 2400!”

“Fifty talents.”

“… ..”

A very aggressive auction

If you have something you want to buy, wait until the price is moderately hardened, and then block the mouths of your competitors by crushing it at an overwhelming price that is almost doubled.

A clear indication of intention that there is no concession for what one wants.

She was pressuring her competitors in a different way from the silver-haired woman who showed the way of auctioning for one silver coin that I had seen before.

‘He’s full of money.. and his personality is unstoppable.. considering the spoiler, there are a few people like that, but..’

While thinking about that, Bahamut was looking at the things that woman was buying with interest.

‘Deer antler, wild ginseng… is anyone trying to brew some medicine? Other than that, I’m buying a little bit of rock salt and sulfur… It seems that I’m not interested in spices.’

When Bahamut was watching the woman’s winning bids like that… the sound he had been waiting for finally began to ring in his ears.

“Hey, you’ve been waiting for a long time! This item is the highlight of today’s auction! Only those in the know know its value!”

With those words, something gigantic was transported to the center of the stage on a cart.

It is wrapped in black cloth, but it gives off a strange stench that even Bahamut, who is quite far away, can feel it.

The host also frowned slightly, but soon he showed a professional spirit and raised his voice again.

“The very thing that is said to have a fairly high level of jewelry value even with just a small piece. It finally came out like this here!”

As soon as the words were finished, the cloth rolled up immediately.

What appeared inside was a stone the size of an adult man.

An object that gives off a strange stench and is thought to be no different from any other stone block in appearance.

Then, following the moderator’s instructions, the helpers lightly scraped the outer surface of the boulder and placed it in a glass of wine.

OK..

“!…”

“Ohhh… ”

In the next moment, the powder melted in the glass began to fill the auction hall with a subtle scent, driving away the previous terrible stench.

It was a refreshing and fragrant feeling, as if a human from a garbage dump had fallen into the middle of a rose garden.

“This… this… I just added the powder, but how could it have such an amazing scent…”

“What is it? That boulder is…”

Questions and admiration automatically burst out of people’s mouths at the fresh experience they tasted for the first time.

And… driven by the atmosphere, the emcee shouted with a confident voice.

“This is it! It is ambergris, a rock made from the dragon’s spittle that only appears in legends!”

“Yo.. Ambergris?”

“The one called the best spice..”

“That’s right.. It’s truly a great item worthy of its name.. It deserves to be called a legend.”

ambergris.

In reality, sperm whale vomit is hardened, and it is usually just a stone that gives off a bad smell, but when it is dissolved in alcohol, it is said to be the best spice in all ages and the world, allowing you to smell the scent of heaven.

Even in the original world, ambergris the size of a human head costs hundreds of millions of dollars. The value of that huge Ambergris in front of me is beyond imagination.

However… apart from that fact, Bahamut, who could be said to be in the seller’s position, had no intention of handing it over.

‘Ambergris.. This much scent from a distance like this.. I don’t know anything else, but I’ll definitely get that one.’

It was Bahamut who chose to sell things that were too precious for the purpose of avoiding a riot, but.. With the knowledge he had known from the beginning, and actually smelling it the other day, he made a firm decision.

I must buy that one.

At that time, when he made up his mind, there was an atmosphere that seemed like it was about to catch fire due to the roaring auction fever in the lower part.

“339 talents!”

“350 talents 7000 go!”

“Damn it, then I have 400 talents and 2300!”

Spices with the best fragrance and amount in existence.

Completely fascinated by its value, they began to spend all their money on it.

‘As expected.. the price is going up no joke…’

Ambergris’s price quickly surpassed 600 talents and is flying towards 700 talents.

However, even in this situation, Bahamut did not raise his hand.

Instead, he waited patiently.

until the opponent’s hand is clearly visible.

And his opponent…

It was the same woman he had been eyeing for a while.

‘If that woman is aiming for that… It will definitely try to snatch the prey when it is decisive. Just like before…’

The reason Bahamut kept an eye on her movements all along was not because of simple curiosity, but because of this.

“730 talents 4300!”

“743 talents 5000!”

“820 talents!”

“Yes! 820 talents are out! Anybody else?”

Competitors who had caught up to this point were speechless at the sudden jump in price.

It wasn’t for any other reason.

Literally for lack of money.

In fact, today was almost the last transaction for the general public, and among them, people wanted to buy it anyway, which was considered the best item.

However, 820 talents was an amount that was almost impossible to come by even with a fair amount of financial resources.

In addition, due to the purchase of the previous auction items, there was already a certain amount of money consumed.

So, among the people, the idea that the owner of that ambergris would be a merchant with 820 talents began to settle.

at that time..

“1000 talents.”

“!”

“One… .1000?”

At the voice of the tremendous price declaration, people’s eyes turned to the person at the same time.

And there… was the woman who had been winning bids for things while blowing ruthless punches.

A woman wearing a maroon robe.

The amount she has so far poured into the auction is already thousands of talents.

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Nevertheless, the fact that there was still this much leeway left people unknowingly sticking out their tongues.

“That’s 1000 talents! 1000 talents! You have renewed the all-time high! Is there anyone who wants more than this amount?”

In addition to the excitement, the host asked without expecting much.

And..

“1200 talents!”

“!”

The voices heard the next moment, those who were there… And the woman in the maroon robe looked at the owner of the 1200 talents while feeling bewildered for the first time since coming here.

“… ..”

“Whoops.”

Bahamut looks at the woman in front of him with a triumphant smile on his lips.

1200 talents was obviously a huge amount that was burdensome to him as well.

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No matter how much Bahamut deals with tens of millions of talents, there is a limit to the amount an individual can spend.

Amount that can be declared without hesitation as Bahamut acts as the majority shareholder of the auction.

‘At this level… it would be impossible even for that woman. A whopping 1200 talents. No matter how much money she brought in, the general public’s auction ends today, so she has a limit..’

It was then that Bahamut was convinced that the situation was over.

“2000 talents.”

“!”

After those words, there was silence in the auction house.

2000 talents. When converted into Korean currency, it amounts to 20 billion won.

Even Bahamut was at a loss for words at the declaration of an amount far beyond imagination.

‘Ah.. no.. isn’t it really crazy? 2000 talents? How much money did she really bring with her?’

With this amount of money, even Bahamut couldn’t ask for a higher price.

Of course, if you call, you will be able to declare it even if you are forced to do it.

However, that meant giving up a whopping sum of 2000 talents.

According to the principles of Bahamut, which prioritize the interests of the entire guild rather than personal greed, this was unacceptable no matter how coveted something was.

‘I have to put up with it… I covet things, but… I have to stop here…’

While clearing his mind like that, Bahamut let out a small sigh as he looked at the woman in the auburn robe staring at him.

‘Ha.. yes.. you won..’

So Bahamut put his mind together, and the woman in the maroon robe showed a quiet smile at the corner of her mouth.

Then, a woman in a maroon robe stepped forward to receive the goods.

At that time, Bahamut’s eyes saw another woman behind the woman in a maroon robe.

‘yes? That woman… obviously…’

A silver-haired woman whose eyes have become accustomed to this and that.

She followed the woman in the maroon robe as if escorting her, and then slowly left the auction house, pulling the cart filled with ambergris.

And… the moment I saw it.

In Bahamut’s mind, a scene from the novel naturally began to emerge.

‘Now…wait a minute… Seo.. no way.. those people..?’