134 Auction (7)

'Father! I have done it!!! No matter what the cost, I have secured the item we have been seeking for so, so, so long! Haha! Soon, father, just wait! I shall return home and… I know you'll be displeased with me, ever so angry… But father, all I want is to see you healthy and well… You're the only one I have, ever since mother and brother passed on…'

Everaldus Slith whispered to himself as his right-hand man and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Ancient Slith Sect wrung his hands, a balding man with wispy white hair in a receding hairline. The man was incredibly stressed out from the moment he saw his headstrong young lord defy the old master's orders and raise the bid 50% higher than their entire years available funds.