bookpub Chapter 1069: Chapter 1068: Making The Right Bids
Chapter 1069: Chapter 1068: Making The Right Bids
Chapter 1069: Chapter 1068: Making The Right Bids
Counting out the last Gold coin onto the servant's platter, I felt my heart sting slightly as I parted with 130 Gold coins, which was most of my winnings over at the Yanzif Arena, but as the slightly heavy, velvety purse fell into my hands - and the sound of dozens of Mana Crystals clattering together filled my ears - I felt that sting alleviate somewhat as it was replaced with jubilation.
"Thank you ver much, Miss, and do enjoy your winnings. Ah, and Master Mubar wanted me to give you this."
The well dressed and handsome Caninekin man servant smiled at me as he placed a letter before me, alongside a bottle of wine that made Jahi frown a little, since it was kind of clear what sort of gift this was meant to be.
So I decided that I wanted - and rather enjoyed - playing with fire, so I smiled back at the servant and said "Please tell Master Mubar that I am flattered by his gift, would you~?", noting how the man's smile widened slightly and how his cheeks darkened as he looked away. I picked up the letter and began to read it, holding back a slight groan at how cheesy it was but still finding myself somewhat flattered about how - despite being cheesy - the man still tried to convey that he was simply both curious about what I would do with the Mana Crystals and also alluding to finding it attractive that I seemed to know what to do with them since I was willing to bid that much.
Of course, despite being flattered, I wasn't going to do anything with this besides tease and rile up my lovers even more than I already had, so as I sent the servant away with a kind smile, I ignored them somewhat as I opened up the parcel and stared at the myriad of glittering stones within, each one radiating a fair amount of mana.
Gently lifting one from the bag, I held it up and admired its beautifully rough edges, the uncut, raw Water Crystal almost stealing my breath away as I imagined turning it into something a bit more 'wearable', specifically for jewelry; that special pearl that woman was wearing over in the arena was still on my mind, I guess, since I really did want something to wear besides my collar...
"Isn't it gorgeous..? It's almost as dark as a sapphire, but it glimmers with its own light instead of needing an outside source to shine. I cannot wait to sand this down and make something with it..."
"You- can't wait to sand it down? Are you going to take up gem cutting when we get back home? Or are you just saying that you'll be the one to do it even though I'll be the one to do it?"
Our discussion was interrupted when another item caught our eyes, the auctioneer announcing a special bid for a journal containing the notes of a now dead Mage who used to travel the Sultanate years ago, something only recently found.
It started at a low price of 25 Gold but quickly made us all pause as it reach 200 Gold in just a couple of minutes, with Anput explaining that the Mage was a bit of a folk hero in some parts of the Sultanate thanks to the good he had done and the impact he had on everyone around him; on top of that, he was apparently a genius when it came to different types of ways to use magic, be it Ritual Circles, alchemy, enchanting and more, so his journals could be extremely niche and hyper focused or extensively broad on damn near everything.
After it sold for around 300 Gold, the next item that was announced kept us hooked as three rather large chunks of a rare ore were placed on display, each one containing enough metal to make Anput salivate somewhat as she stared at them with wide eyes; they were rare, but just like the parcel of Mana Crystals they came from a flourishing Dungeon mine, so the market here was somewhat saturated with this particular metal, keeping its price and its demand low inside the Auction House.
Anput needed to plead with Jahi to get it, and after a very quick agreement to spend an hour kneeling between the Demoness' legs Anput found herself hugging three large pieces of ore, the Jackalkin almost purring as she held them close.
A few more things popped up here and there that caught our attention, and Leone spent some of her own Gold when an herb was auctioned off for a decent price, the Vampire excitedly telling us it was a wonderful enhancer for regeneration potions and that she could make a gigantic vat of high quality potions now, maybe even dilute some of it and turn it into either more coin for us to spend or use it for any situation where we needed healing over time and we didn't have the time to cast spells on one another.
All in all, the Auction House experience was a quaint one, and with three successful bids and
one singular failed one - Jahi made a bid on a hammer that seemed rather unique, only to be outbid as someone spent far too much on it - we left the Auction House feeling fulfilled and
content.
On the way back to the palace though, Jahi very swiftly pulled all three of us into a boutique and forced each of us to get a new article of clothing for tonight, our blue skinned lover supplementing her failed bid with this as she spent 20 Gold on each of us and secured herself a night of top tier entertainment that we were more than willing to give.