Dark Magus Returns-Novel

Chapter 185 The Auction house

The auction house was on the outskirts of the city, luckily as if Dame knew what Raze was planning to do, the inn that they were currently staying at was also not located in the centre but a little on the outskirts as well. 

However, the shape and design of the city oddly started to change the closer Raze got to the auction house. The lack of large giant buildings had lessened and there was a one mile long road that went to the very end of the single large building. 

The auction house was made up of two tiers with its slanted roof tops that curved upward and with colours in red. It had the same type of architecture as anywhere else in the city but looked to be made of slightly more expensive materials. 

Even the large pillars looked as if they were made of a type of marble or red coloured Jade rather than concrete.

What was interesting though, was that on the long mile strip on each of the sides there were countless numbers of merchants that had set up stalls. Listening in, Raze had figured out that they were doing business deals with one another. 

Some of them had products on hand, samples, and others had a large stack of products one could buy there and then. The people that would head to the auction house weren't just those that lived in the city but came from out of the city as well. 

Which was why the merchants took this opportunity to try and get as much business as possible. 

'I was going to buy some of the basic materials in the marketplace, but I might actually get a better deal here.' Raze thought to himself. 'I plan to make a large amount of Qi pills in the future. So I should be treated like one of these merchants or government officials as well.' 

There was a problem though, and that was funds. Although Dame said he would handle most of the funds, at the moment he wasn't here. Raze liked to solve issues himself as well, having control of the situation, so he thought to himself that he would just pay for things himself somehow and then charge Dame for it later. 

'I will just have to send him an invoice, if they have those things in this world?'

There were two reasons now for attending the auction house: one to sell a couple of power stones, and the second to buy a few items that would be good for enhancing. 

Passing all of the merchants, Raze was now at the front of the auction and he could see that they were busy setting up. The workers weren't dressed like the Pagna warriors. They wore thick coatings of materials to cover themselves from the heat. 

They stood out from the regular folk due to their extravagant clothing. What Raze also noticed though were the guards, they were Pagna warriors, and could be seen by a band that would be wrapped around the muscular sleeveless arm. 

There were workers set up that were evaluating items and buying them for the auction place, and the guards would then be seen escorting the items into the house itself.

'I wonder if the auction house is owned by a Clan, or if it's government owned and they just hire the Clan for protection work?' 

Thinking of this, Raze also felt like it would be best for him to not try and upset anyone, just in case there was a clan behind it. If he remembered correctly, the Neverfall Clan that Dame was from, although strong, was not from or in charge of Repton.

When looking at the evaluators, there were quite a few people lined up, waiting to show their items, Raze was looking through the crowd. 

'If I remember correctly, Dame told me to look for the bald headed man with scars on top of his head… found him!' Raze said, as he joined up, and waited patiently in the line. 

It moved along and had done so fairly quickly and finally it was his time to approach the man. Raze walked up to the desk where he would show what items he had. 

Immediately, the bald headed man was peeking, trying to get a look at Raze's face trying to see underneath his hood.

"I don't think I've ever seen you before, Next!" The man shouted immediately. 

"Wait!" Raze said. "I'm here because I wish to sell a few power stones, and seek entry into the auction." 

"You think that we would accept items from someone who hides his face?" The man replied. "Besides, not just anyone can enter the auction house. For people like you, if you wish to sell items of low value then just head to the marketplace." 

Raze was getting a little frustrated with the situation already, but he knew the man had a point, so he took a deep breath. And then pulled out the level two power stone from his side, making it look like he had gotten it from the pocket of sorts. 

"I wish to sell ten level 2 power stones, and gain entry into the auction, Dame was the one that sent me here." Raze stated. 

The bald headed man's eyes were glued onto the power stone. A level 2 power stone certainly wasn't something that was rare. They saw things like this quite a bit, but they were popular items to buy, and 10 wasn't exactly a small number either.

What interested him the most though was the name that had been used. 

"Nice try, do you know how many people come here a day claiming they know Dame Narfous?"

The man turned away, his arms folded, but his eyes couldn't stop staring at the power stone, and he couldn't help but wonder, if this hooded figure really had ten. Just in case, he thought he would try something.

"Look, I'm in a good mood today. Entry into the auction house I can let you in for the cost of five power stones, as for the other five level 2 power stones, we can give you the best flat rate of 5 silver for the remaining five."

'Five silver!' Raze screamed in his head. 'Am I getting scammed right now? Before Alter had bought the level 1 power stone for ten silver so a level 2 power stone should be a lot more valuable.'

Before even agreeing to speak to the man further, Raze thought he could at least try and get a better price for the merchants from the side, and then just come in for the auction to buy some items. 

"I'm sorry, but I think I will hold on to the crystals, and will be back to enter the auction at a later time." Raze politely said.

At that moment, there was blood rushing to the man's head. 

'This brat, I was just about to get a gold mine off him! And sell those crystals myself. If he knew how much they were worth, then why did he play me like that.' 

"You think I'm going to let you in after wasting my time! I don't do this for free you know, I get at least one level 2 power stone for my services, you can't just walk away!" The man shouted. 

Raze had turned around ignoring the situation, he would just have to try another time, or truly come back with Dame when the time was right. Turning his back, he was ready to walk. 

"Are you freaking ignoring me!" The man shouted again and grabbed Raze's wrist right where he was holding the level two power stone. 

Immediately Raze turned his head, looking right at the man. 

"Don't… touch… me." Raze said, grinding his teeth.