After the Diviner accepted the portrait and made a guarantee to “mobilize resources to help search,” the discussion about the mysterious woman naturally ca to a temporary halt.
Of course, no matter how powerful the Spirit Veil rchant Guild is, they would never be able to find the actual person in the painting.
Not to ntion the existence of 【Dominion of the Fox Mask】, finding soone from a re painting among the countless billions of beings in the Holy Empire and the entire world is unrealistic.
Mainly, this world doesn’t have photographs, and since the painting wasn’t made in front of Miss Priestess herself, it’s hard to say it truly resembles Violet. At most, it captures a bit of her expression and the main features of her black hair and white robe.
If Miss Priestess has any sisters or other relatives, it’s entirely possible they might be mistaken for the person in the painting.
Clearly, as Yuna said, relying solely on the vague mories of an ordinary ferryman to accurately reproduce soone’s appearance from just one fleeting encounter is undoubtedly a pipe dream. Achieving this level of detail already indicates a remarkable impression and the artist’s exceptional skill.
While the three above were chatting casually, the sale below continued smoothly and in an orderly manner. The treasures appearing were increasingly valuable, with even a sowhat obscure spirit-tier equipnt making a significant stir at the event.
Indeed, although Violet has encountered many powerful figures in this world so far, truly high-quality equipnt remains extrely rare, with a significant gap in between.
Silvester, who calls herself a Summoning Alchemist and whom Violet t in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, possesses the ability to craft equipnt of Spirit-tier Artifact quality or higher. However, she later revealed that this was actually a technique she learned from others.
This individual is also the creator of the mysterious equipnt 【Deceive the Heavens】, which has special effects that cannot be precisely determined by the 【Information Detection】 skill. He is one of the true mbers of the Twilight Council, but due to certain contractual restrictions, Silvester is unable to disclose more information about him.
Aside from this, Violet hasn’t encountered many rare pieces of equipnt. Weapons from gods, like the 【Demon God’s Gem】, are aside. Even in the Human United Kingdom, a major world power ranking among the top five, there are only three known Spirit-tier treasures on the surface.
After her coronation, a certain queen privately told Violet that the royal treasury of the Human United Kingdom actually holds several powerful and secret treasures, each at least of Spirit-tier Artifact level or higher. Even she, upon becoming queen, only discovered this after entering the treasury herself. She even secretly asked soone if they wanted to pick one out to use temporarily... and so on.
However, this does not change the fact that high-level equipnt is quite scarce in this world. Therefore, for the Spirit Veil rchant Guild to be able to directly sell Spirit-tier treasures, no matter how obscure or expensive, is already a remarkable achievent.
It’s worth noting that today’s event is just a regular quarterly sale, not a special limited auction. Even so, that Spirit-tier treasure is still not the highlight of the auction, the real main event is yet to co.
“Next, we have the final item of this sale. I’m sure many of you from around the world... have co specifically for this, right? Haha, without further ado, let’s get started!”
Without much fanfare, the young auctioneer from the Spirit Veil rchant Guild snapped his fingers. The bright magical lights in the hall abruptly went out, replaced by a single exceptionally bright spotlight focusing on him.
Beneath the spotlight, a round pedestal slowly erged from the ground, holding an object covered with a red cloth, no larger than an adult’s hand.
The handso auctioneer reached for the red cloth, slowly unveiling it while announcing in a professionally dramatic tone, amplified throughout the hall:
“The legendary treasure of one of the Four Demon Lords, the King of Corruption—The 【Bewitching Orb】!”
“......?”
Upon hearing this designation, Violet almost instinctively glanced at the nearby Bright Light Saintess, only to see her calmly seated with her usual gentle smile, unperturbed, as if she already knew that the final item would be this.
Well, this is certainly intriguing.
The Spirit Veil rchant Guild must have so powerful connections to dare openly auction a demon’s treasure in the Western Capital of the Holy Empire, in the castle of the Bright Light Saintess. The key is that Saintess Yuna, knowing this, remains indifferent?
This practically signals “sothing fishy.”
anwhile, the auctioneer’s subsequent explanation continued to be amplified and reached the ears of Miss Priestess:
“As everyone knows, demons are the Holy Empire’s number one enemy throughout history. They are insidious, cunning, and cruel, with thods that are mysterious and unpredictable. Among them, the Demon Lords of 【Chaos】, 【Slaughter】, 【Corruption】, and 【Defilent】 are the most notorious. I believe everyone here has so understanding of them, so I won’t elaborate further.”
“And this 【Bewitching Orb】 is a treasure of the King of Corruption. While the Chamber cannot definitively rate its specific quality, the power of this treasure is indeed horrifying.”
Pausing slightly to pique the audience’s curiosity, the auctioneer then spoke clearly:
“The demon race is diverse, and each of the Four Demon Lords represents a distinctive faction. The King of Corruption primarily symbolizes the Succubus race.”
“Compared to most powerful demon types, succubi are recognized as the weakest in direct combat at their level. However, their exceptional abilities to seduce, disguise, and manipulate minds make them the most outstanding among their kind. These creatures often infiltrate enemy lines in large battles to conduct covert sabotage. Perhaps... so of the local guests here have already encountered them and witnessed the power of their seduction techniques?”
“And this 【Bewitching Orb】 is said to be crafted by the King of Corruption himself, an incredible item that combines domination and soul control to an unparalleled degree. When the orb is released, it can make nearly any level of powerful being instantly submit and obey!”
At the crucial mont, the auctioneer dramatically lifted the red cloth covering the object.
Revealed was a smooth, round crystal orb of a seductive pink hue, with an inner, shimring multicolored glow. It was sowhat similar in shape to the 【Demon God’s Gem】 but about two-thirds their size. It might seem slightly small as a gem on a staff’s top, but it is perfectly suited for holding and admiring.
As the treasure was unveiled, the auctioneer’s voice rose to an almost hoarse, fervent shout:
“The final highlight of today’s auction, the 【Bewitching Orb】, starts at 300 million Sacred Light Coins!”
“Now, let the bidding begin!!!!”
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