Chapter 17
Located on the island of Sebit, the famous Hyunwol Auction House was considered as one of the world’s best and consequently, the auctioned items were of equally high quality as well. They only dealt with rare loot dropped by the Monsters defeated by the Knights Orders based around Seoul; they also selected only the uniquely named "Branded Goods" out of all the equipment submitted by various smithies around the country. (TL: the author used the term "????" in this sentence. Lit. means named products/luxury goods, etc. Thinking back to Zenobis gauntlet from one of the previous chapters, I decided to go with "Branded Goods" until I can e up with a better alternative. Which remains to be seen… oh well.)
It had been 5 years since Hazeline’s last visit to this Hyunwol Auction House. She didn’t feel all that much different, however. If anything, she felt like swearing out aloud thinking about how she’d have to tolerate all these people and all that noise they would make.
‘It’s still the same useless showing off of wealth.’ (TL: author lit. said "useless money party.")
Just like a party on a boat, there were plenty of colourful lights brightening up the night sky up above the auction house building built on the island.
"We wele you to Hyunwol Auction House."
An employee bent his back to greet Hazeline. Every employee working in the Hyunwol Auction House possessed quick wits, fast enough to easily determine the high value of the robe Hazeline was wearing.
As soon as Hazeline handed over her VIP ticket, she received a mini puter and a numbered card from an employee behind the counter. The number on it was 77. It was a number that made her feel somewhat confident. Happy at this lucky occurrence, she walked into the auction premise.
"….Mister Sae-Jin? Can you hear me?"
She spoke softly to Sae-Jin who was listening from somewhere via the bracelet on her left wrist. 10 seconds of silence later, he replied back.
– "Yes, I can hear you well."
"I’ve just arrived at the auction house. The auction itself should end in about 3 to 4 hours, and the exchange of ownership will take place tomorrow… I will give you the certificate of transfer as you need to e in person to collect the item. As we’ve spoke before, that is something I can’t do."
The Werewolf’s Mana Stone was the item put forth by the Raven Knights Order. Even if Hyunwol was missioned to hold the auction for the items, during the transfer of ownership, the seller (sometimes a representative) and the buyer had to meet face to face.
And she could easily guess who the Raven Knights Order will send out as their representative. One of only 41 Highest Tier ranked Knights in South Korea, Kim Yu-Rin.
Hazeline would rather kill herself if it meant seeing that woman’s face. No, scratch that, if the two of them did meet, then one of them would die for sure. Although she wanted to help Sae-Jin out, they’ve only met three times. She wasn’t willing to brave that kind of danger for him.
– "The time… the process won’t take long, yes?"
"Yes. It’ll take an hour, max. Since I’ll make the payment today, you can simply pitch up in two days time and fetch the item."
At Hyunwol Auction House, if one wanted to bid for an item, then that person must possess, on their persons, at least half of the bidding amount, and also must make the full payment within four days of the successful bidding attempt. It was a quite strict policy, but it couldn’t be helped as Hyunwol placed trust and speedy resolutions as their utmost priority.
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– "….Understood."
Hazeline could sense the hidden unhappiness in Sae-Jin’s voice even from here. She was curious as to why he put so much emphasis on time but in the end, she simply told him to wait for her and ended the call.
"Hmph."
Hazeline carefully minded her robe from folding up and sat down on her designated VIP seat. Soon after, people wearing luxurious formal suits or clothing-style armours noisily entered and rapidly filled up the interior.
The auction finally menced just as Hazeline’s head was getting dizzy from all the people present here.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I warmly wele you!!"
The announcer with a chiselled good looks greeted the participating audience. Then he lightly introduced the lot on offer for today and without further ado, menced with the auction proper.
"Introducing our first item - The Domenique’s Necklace!! This is a wonderful necklace said to help with the wearer’s Mana circulation." (TL: "????????" I swear, I didn’t misspell the name on purpose…)
Normally, when a piece of equipment has its maker’s name attached to it, or have its own unique name, then that item was considered as 'Branded Goods'. The naming of an equipment was actually set in stone by law and had to follow a certain guideline. Didn’t matter whether it was handmade or mass manufactured, if the government agency didn’t acknowledge it, then the equipment’s name had to include its base material and its category. For example - Sae-Jin’s weapon, the steel mace.
If the smith improved his or her skill and became an "apprentice
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