The next day I went to the Auction House alone. I told Talia to remain in the room, though she protested a lot. However, as the master I have the final say.
This ti I am confident in myself. After all I hold riches incomparable to most n.
"Good morning sir" The Secretary greeted .
She looked shy, did she just start working here?
I noticed the one I t yesterday was not the one at the counter, I guess they must have shifts.
"I would like to purchase a rare and highly valuable item at this Auction House, I heard this is the best in town" I started.
"Y-Yes sir, you didn't hear wrong" She said nervously.
Now I see why she was employed. Her communication skills and confidence were unimpressive, however... Her cute act of nervousness and shyness was her appeal. At least for n who are into such won, they would obviously be attracted to the Auction House more.
"Too bad its " I said to myself.
Consider unimpressed. I even prefer Talia's assertive nature to that of a introvert. How boorish.
"Now then, I want a mbership of this Auction House" I demanded.
"Y-Yes sir. What kind would you like? W-We have the Basic plan, Special plan, Deluxe Plan and the Premium plan available. There is also the Royal plan, however, it is not available for most individuals" She stuttered as she spoke.
"This girl is no good" I thought to myself.
The other one was more polite and also recomnded the Plan that would best suit based on my appearance. Unlike this waste of space, the other one actually got the job done. Sigh, sotis one just has to work with what they get.
"Then I want the Premium plan, I won't settle for anything less than the best you have to offer" I spoke.
Why? Because I'm rich!!!
"S-Sir, that would be 50 Million Gold Coins" She told , expressing surprise that I would go for such a high plan without the slightest bit of hesitation.
I smiled. I have billions in my account, what is a re 50 million to ?
"May I have your Coin Card sir?" She said, shyly stretching her hands to ."
Coin card? Oh shit! I totally forgot about the whole paynt system.
"About that... Do you accept paynt other than that of Coin Cards?" I said, becoming a bit nervous.
"We don't normally do that, since everyone who uses this House possesses a Coin Card." She said, becoming a bit confused at my question.
"You see... I just recently ran into so bit of trouble and had my Coin Card taken away. Of course I have your money... I won't be able to use the Card for my transactions" I said, making excuses in a dignified manner.
"O-Ok sir, of course there is no rule prohibiting other transactions. But... How are you going to bring an entire 50 million coins for the transaction?" She asked , her surprise getting more.
I smirked.
"Root" I called.
My Treasure glowed and I commanded it to give 50 million coins.
"Access Coin Treasury. Withdraw 50 million coins" I said.
Imdiately, the light glowed and then treasure chests began appearing before . The chests themselves were of course pure gold, with adornnts of various kinds.
"Each chest contains a total of a million gold coins" I told her.
"These are 50 chests, your money in full cash!" I declared.
Her eyes sparkled, and even the attention of the other staff and people around the Auction House were drawn by the scene I created. They all marveled at my brilliant splendor.
"Is that a Relic?"
"A Relic wielder is here?"
"How rare!"
"And he's so young too... And handso"
"Must be the son of a noble"
"Shhh, he'll hear us"
"Yes, worship so more" I thought as I bathed in their praises.
Looks like I have narcissistic tendencies... Oops.
The secretary moved from behind her counter and opened the chests to confirm the coins stored within them. She brought out a device I had never seen before and stretched it toward the coins.
The device glowed and then the glow grew brighter and brighter until finally it died down. Her face was in shock the whole ti. I wonder why?
"S-Sir... There seems to be an issue with your paynt..." She said, looking down and not making eye contact with .
I wonder what the matter is now.
"What do you an?" I said in slight irritation.
"Eeek" She shrieked a bit in fright.
"Well, sir... These coins aren't the currency of the Western Continent... But..." She said in nervousness.
"Hoh..." I said, still making a dignified look.
But my mind was in total chaos.
Crap! I forgot again. The world has progressed over 3,000 years since my last ti here. My money is worthless. And here I thought I was rich!! I'm totally broke!
"I-I see..." I said, feeling flushed with embarrassnt.
After all my brilliant display, my entire wealth looked nothing more than fake money.
I expected people to boo or make fun of , however, their looks of admiration rose even more as they saw the contents within the chest.
"I-Is that what I think it is?" Soone said.
"The ancient currency?" Another grimaced.
"Oi... Aren't those entirely rare?" Soone said.
"50 million of them? Who is this man?" One other said.
The receptionist began to get flustered and nervous to the point that her voice was drowned by the endless comnts and speculations of the crowd.
I was still confused on what was going on, then soone nudged . It was none other than the secretary I saw yesterday. What a relief, a sensible person arrives.
"Sir, I need you to retract these chests imdiately and follow . This place is too public for the transaction we are going to be having." She said with a serious expression, looking around her.
"Ok...?" I said, returning the chests back to Root.
She signaled the other shy secretary to keep her mouth shut and remain by the counter, indicating that she would deal with the situation.
I left with the secretary and she took to a separate room. There were sofas opposite each other and then a table in between them. Freshly brewed tea was on the table, as well as cookies and fruits of various kinds. Even I could tell, this was a room for the VIPs.
"Tell what is going on." I asked her as I entered the room.
"I apologize for my discourtesy, the situation was too urgent that I had to take action imdiately" She said politely.
Now that's more like it.
"The matter at hand is a very sensitive one. The money you possess is a treasure as rare as Relics themselves, and you just brought out a whole 50 million." She said to seriously.
I was dazed. Sure I did see ntions of the Ancient currency, and the high demand of it, in the mories I took, I didn't think those currency were referring to what I had.
"I see..." Was all I could say.
"Yes sir, as it stands now you are a center of speculation and suspicion. A stranger with that much ancient money... It is unheard of" She said to .
"Is that so?" I said, crashing to a sofa while she remained standing.
"So tell for reference... Just how valuable is the Ancient Currency?" I asked her.
"That..." She said, looking flustered a bit.
That piqued my interest, It seems things were getting quite interesting.
"That's enough Lorna... I'll take it from here..." A voice said as a person erged from the entrance of the room.
A man in his late thirties said as he smiled at . He wore a very luxurious and formal outfit, obviously a big shot in the company.
"Who are you?" I asked the man in a foreboding tone.
The secretary looked at with shock, as if surprised by my impudence.
"S-Sir I..." Lorna, the confident secretary said, lting down before this top figure.
The man let out a hearty laugh, as if he was amused by my reaction. The impudence!
"Ah, forgive for the unsightly laughter. Indeed you must not be from around here... I am the head of this Branch of Imperius Auction Center, Julius Bodenheim at your service." He introduced himself.
"I see... Then you must be the most influential person in this entire building" I said.
"That is correct" He answered swiftly and promptly.
Impressive. This man could be worth my ti.
"You may leave" He told the secretary, who appeared flustered anyti she heard his voice.
You disappoint too, secretary. I guess all of them are the sa.
Lorna imdiately bowed her head and took exited the room quickly. Just like a loyal pet... How unsightly.
"Now, lets get down to business" Julius said to , sitting down opposite .
"That's my line! I believed I asked a question before you interrupted " I said, maintaining my dominant deanor.
"How valuable is the Ancient Currency, correct?" He said.
I remained quiet, expecting a proper reply.
"It is the most powerful currency in this entire continent, no, this entire world. After the Great Calamity over 3,000 years ago, civilization fell along with the valuable money they used. Normally, money used by ancient civilization would be deed useless since they were obviously less advanced than we are." He said, pausing to gauge my response.
I remained expressionless, waiting for him to finish his story.
"However, so of the money spent back then was discovered and it turns out that these currencies contain supernatural energy, as though they are Relics." He said.
Now this is a surprise. I'm certain they didn't have such properties when I was still alive.
"Don't tell ..." The thought suddenly ca.
Due to the war, and the leak of energy from the heavenly Realm, the currency might've absorbed Aspect properties, granting them special natures. How amazing. The question that remains is whether the coins are the only things of the past which absorbed those special properties.
"I'll have to find out" I told myself.
"Hmmmn, interesting..." I said.
"Other than that, the coins themselves have even greater value, as the minerals used to create them have even more purity and a higher concentration of gold than the ones we are using now." He added.
"In order words... These aren't worth 50 million gold in your currency." I concluded.
"That is correct" He told .
Wow, how did things get so interesting. What to do now?
"If I may say sothing..." Julius beckoned to .
"What is it?" I asked him.
"Would you like to trade those 50 million gold coins in your possession with us? I promise to give you the bargain of a lifeti" He proposed to .
I smiled.
"Things certainly are getting interesting aren't they?" I mused to myself.
I'm so glad I didn't bring Talia along.
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