324: The Fearless VIP

The Fearless VIP

"Three hundred gold coins!" the auctioneer said. "This map was made after a group of adventurers ventured towards the ruins in the black forest, only one of them returned, but he too soon succumbed to his death. The map has been confirmed by other people who have visited the area, but were not able to go in because of the mist. Any more bids?"0

The map, while not that old and weathered, had frayed edges and some drops of what looked like blood on its surface.

"Any more bids?" the auctioneer said. However, no one said another word. Of course, this was because the one who bid was Federico Lux. Federico had the option to hide his identity, but this time around, he showed everyone who he was. Perhaps, it was because the people who joined the auction this time were not comparable to the other times that the auction was held.

Naturally, this was because of the current predicament that the Aster Empire was facing.

"Five hundred gold coins," a cold woman's voice reverberated inside the auction hall. Everyone who joined immediately turned towards the VIP section where a woman sat. Since the woman did not open the window of her private room, no one knew what she actually looked like.

"A thousand gold coins," Federico smiled.

"Two thousand gold coins," the woman responded almost immediately.

"Three thousand gold coins," Federico said. This amount was nothing to him.

"Six thousand gold coins," the voice responded.

Federico lifted an eyebrow.

"Who is that woman?" he asked Mr. Pratt.

"I apologize but I cannot reveal anyone's identity. It is a part of the rules," Mr. Pratt answered with a smile on his face.

"Six Thousand gold coins? Any more bids?"

"Seven thousand gold coins!" Federico responded. When he opened the window of the private room, he could see everyone sitting in the hall, and all of them could see him. How could he allow anyone to humiliate him in front of so many people?

"Fourteen thousand gold coins!" The woman responded.

Almost immediately, the smile on Federico's face vanished. Again, fourteen thousand gold coins were not that large of an amount. However, what was ruining his mood was the fact that the woman was actually giving double what he bids! This woman might be intentionally trying to embarrass him.

"This one… do you perhaps not recognize me?" Federico asked. The VIP Room had a special way to communicate with everyone inside the hall. This room was equipped with the latest stuff that they were able to make because of the relics. The relic in this room enabled him to magnify his voice so the auctioneer could hear him. Of course, there were other ways to bid without saying a word, but Federico wanted to show himself to everyone. Not just because he wanted to get this over with as he was in a hurry, but because he wanted everyone to know that he was looking for maps.

These maps would be useless to most people because of the dangers that come along with them. He wanted those people to sell it to him. In fact, he was not just here to buy all the future maps from Mr. Pratt. He was here to let everyone know that he wanted to buy it. Federico wanted the people here to spread the news to everyone. This would make his life easier.

There were other possibilities that other people would show interest in those maps but… why would they? Do they really want to become his enemy?

He was The Federico Lux, the one who was Blessed with light! No one would dare to be enemies with him!

No one… except this woman.

"Does it matter?" The woman answered after a few minutes of silence.

When Federico heard the woman's voice, he almost wanted to get up and rush towards her to ask her if she knew what she was talking about. Did she not know who he was? He was Federico Lux!

However, how could he show his real intentions in front of other people? He looked at Mr. Pratt before he smiled and said, "Twenty thousand gold coins!" Federico said.

"Forty thousand gold coins," the woman answered without missing a beat.

"Fifty thousand gold coins!" Federico said. He had been alive for a long time, but he had never bought a map that was as expensive as fifty thousand gold coins! While this was not his limit, this was still considered very expensive for a map that had not been confirmed!

"A hundred thousand gold coins!"

"Are you perhaps trying to embarrass me, young woman?" Federico asked.

"Do I have to?" The woman responded.

Federico felt his face turn red. The woman, whoever she was, seemed fearless.

"Mr. Pratt, not many people would be able to afford that much gold," Federico said.

"Yes, Your Blessedness. All of our VIP members have been scrutinized. Do not worry, we made sure that every one of them could afford that much gold," Mr. Pratt responded with a lazy smile on his face. His eyes seemed to shimmer as if they were already looking at crates and crates of gold coins.

"Hmph! A hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!" Federico said. As much as he wanted to spend so much gold on a map, he did not want to set a precedent that anyone could follow in the near future. Buying this map at such a high price could easily change the prices of the maps. It could cause a problem for him later on.

Then there was silence.

Federico narrowed at the closed room where the woman's voice came from.

"A hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!" the auctioneer said with glee. "I have been working here for more than twenty years and this was the first time I have stumbled on a map with this staggering price! Again, a hundred and fifty thousand gold coins! Any more bids, dear VIP client?" The auctioneer looked at the woman's VIP room.

"No. Since His Blessedness wants the map so much, I am going to be magnanimous enough to give it to him. We cannot exactly offend someone from the seven families, can we?" the woman said.

A loud suffocating silence enveloped the room.

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