With the first offer finally revealed, everyone reacted with excitent and anticipation. Elric, on the other hand, was dumbstruck at the sudden shift of the situation. It wasn’t that long when they captured him for being an intruder, but now, these people are betting on his left eye!
"I bet 12 golden pearls for his right eye!"
"Don’t spew crap, I can afford him with 20 golden pearls!"
"Shut up peasants! I’ll take 50 for that eye and another 50 for the other eye!"
"huek!~"
This greedy rfolks, they are even fighting just for Elric’s body parts.
As it appears, golden pearls are like a sort of currency in the Wate Realm. Unlike in the fire elental realm where every fire elentals spent their ti devouring each other like savage creatures, the Water Elental beings are like nobles on a royal court. They act with pride and elegance while keeping their savage intention in their smiles which is in one way or another, the sa with the natures of the fire elentals.
The water realm revolves around the trading of golden pearls which is produced by rare golden clams. Each golden clams can produce 1 or 2 golden pearls every year and can is an essential material in creating various foods and components for powerfull enhancing elixer. Despite its shiny tallic sheen, the golden pearl is soft and delicious just like a regular-sized grape. As such, it is no mystery that every one of the noble rfolks currently in his royal courtyard owned their farms of golden clams.
It is one of the most precious commodities in the water realm, especially for the noble rfolks, as it helps in improving their overall quality. If eaten raw, it gives trendous temporary strength and defense boost that allows them to beco twice as stronger as they are. The more golden pearl they ate, the power they beco as its effects stacks with each golden pearl they consu.
Of course, there is a drawback. The more golden pearl they eat, the slower and heavier they beco. This is due to the heavy elents that are accumulated as the golden pearl grew inside the clam. Victims of overeating the golden pearls would greatly slowdown in their movents and traces of excess rocks would form on their body like unwanted craggy shells.
"100 golden pearls for the right eye! Going once!" being a bored lord, Aghus took delight in his authority not just as the lord of the water elental realm but as the auction host as well. With his people crazily betting to get hold even for a small part from this human, Aghus could not help but smile in satisfaction.
You lay our kinds in your so-called market and you humans with pay for us as well. Now, how does it feel being sold like a fish?
With, a victorious smile, he continued...
"Going twice! Anyone?... " Aghus scanned the facing and he could see the greed in their eyes shone in anticipation. Perhaps, their fish folks are reserving their money for the best parts. Knowing this, he was about to end the bet when suddenly, a loud voice from a rmaid resounded across the room.
"I am betting a hundred thousand golden pearls for the whole human body.",
Elric may not understand how much that ans, but judging from the initial price of his right eye, he could tell that a hundred thousand amount of golden pearl is such an unexpected amount. He traced where the sound ca from only to see a beautiful rmaid proudly standing in the entrance of the court.
With the tired look in her eyes, Elric could tell that she rushed herself to co here just to make a bet. In anger, everyone responded with resentnt from the proud claim.
"Is this rmaid crazy?"
"A hundred thousand? I could barely make fifty in just one year!"
"Even if we all combine the amount of everyone’s golden pearl, we could not even reach fifty thousand! Just where did she get that amount of golden pearls?"
"Wait, isn’t that?!"
"huh!?"
Aghus’s joyful eyes suddenly warped into seriousness. The mont he laid his eyes at this rmaid, his mouth could not help but show a fang or two. Quickly, he hid his deep resentnt and took on a fake smiling facade.
"Oh, look what do we have here! It’s the traitor’s daughter!" Aghus quickly moved from his throne and went closer towards the newly arrived rmaid. With an arrogant tone, he leaned forward with a creepy smile, "And what brings you to my royal court? Ex-princess Diana, Daughter of the traitor King Mahar? May I remind you that every mber of your family is not welco in my kingdom?"
"I co in peace with nothing but intention to purchase that human." Diana’s sparkling blue eyes glowed with resolution. She stood firmly at the door without being intimidated at Aghu’s smirk. She has golden hair, a small face with a very slim waist and beautiful tail decorated with sparkling red scales, which also resembles royalty in her blood.
The rfolk’s social status can be defined through the colors of their scales. The lowest class has blue and indigo scales in their tails, the middle class has yellow or green, while noble ones have orange and those with royal blood have red tails. The deeper the red color, the purer their blood to royalty.
It is a fact that Diana, is one of the daughters of the late king Mahar who was killed in a suspicious accident after he was suspected of opening a forbidden portal that could have risk the entire water elental realm.
With the conflict of interest in the water elental realm and following the power hierarchy, Aghus successfully claid the Lordship of the water elental realm and took control of the entire kingdom -kicking the last of Lord Mahar’s family right after when they refused to take his offer to beco his slaves.
Diana, the youngest daughter of the late Lord Mahar did not back down at Aghus’s threat. With a determined look, she talked back:
"Just tell if you are willing to sell that human. I don’t want to waste my ti staying in a court stained with betrayal and corruption."
"Oh, what a brave words!" Aghus smiled wickedly upon hearing Diana’s reply. He gave Shuk and Kuys a gaze and both of them responded with a nod.
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