Auction [4]

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome! First and foremost, I must thank you for your patience, as always. Knowing that the entire place is packed, let the auction begin!" 

A few seconds later, the auctioneer, a middle-aged man, began to explain the rules of this special auction. 

Raffaele then entered with a square object in his hands, covered with fine leather gloves. This square object was shrouded in a snow-white cloth and was placed on a table right in the center. 

The following items were presented one after another in front of the audience. There was no starting price, and the highest bidder won the item if no one else spoke after three calls. 

After explaining the basic rules of the auction, Raffaele walked to the center of the platform and handed a wooden box to the auctioneer. 

The auctioneer opened the wooden box and presented a beautiful golden ring. "This ring that you are seeing before you is the main item of the auction. This ring has a very simple function, which is to enhance vision without the need for magic since its function is automatic. Once placed on the user's finger, they can intuitively adjust the distance of their vision." 

"What does that mean? I heard that the main item of this auction was supposed to be a magical staff! Besides that, there was a high-quality suit of armor that competed with that magical staff." Someone in the crowd suddenly interrupted the auctioneer's presentation. 

"Damn barbarian, they should cut out his tongue for speaking out of turn and disrupting the auctioneer; he's wasting my time," Elaine muttered with a cold expression. 

Gilgamesh, on the other side, merely smiled. Those were his thoughts, but he hadn't voiced them. Knowing that Elaine felt the same way, he just smiled. 

The auctioneer on the stage frowned; he really didn't like being interrupted while speaking. 

"We don't usually showcase the items being auctioned, but since you can now see the items, you'll be able to view them before the auction starts to obtain them. We implemented this dynamic because there are some truly valuable items today, so we were considerate in showing you all the items being auctioned today." 

"To my left, the next item is a rainbow diamond. This rainbow diamond, aside from being beautiful, enhances the concentration of those nearby, and if used for magical purposes, it could create a powerful item if worked on correctly." 

When the beautiful rainbow crystal was displayed, all the nobles in the private rooms exclaimed with excitement. After all, it was a powerful magical item that could be used for various purposes, with one of the most important being research. 

Any young mage would be grateful to have a magical item that helps with learning, so this, along with the ring, would be among the most desired items among all the impressive offerings. 

Since this crystal could even be used to make a magical staff, everyone in the crowd burst with excitement. 

"Incredible! I must get that item no matter what." 

"I'm sure I'll surpass my limits if I get that magic stone; I must buy it!" 

"Please, everyone, remain calm and remember that each item will come in its own time, so stay calm!" 

At that moment, the first item of the auction was presented to everyone, and it was a sword that Gilgamesh had chosen to sell. Although there was nothing extraordinary about it, it could withstand powerful enemy attacks. 

To Gilgamesh's eyes, this sword wasn't worth much as it didn't have any remarkable features, but for other people, this sword was actually a treasure that only an Emperor of the Sword could wield. 

As for the impressive presentation by the auctioneer, Gilgamesh didn't pay much attention to it as he was engaged in conversation with Elaine about the most powerful men and beasts. 

But as time went on, it was the auctioneer's presentation that made Gilgamesh lose interest in having come here. 

What surprised him even more was that this seemingly simple sword, which started with a few interested parties, eventually caught the attention of the truly wealthy in this place. Finally, one of the nobles in a private room bought the sword for 40,000 Asura Gold Coins. 

That amount was astronomical for commoners who rarely in their life touched an Asura Gold Coin, let alone forty thousand coins of that level. 

The second item auctioned was a silver armor with both magical and physical defensive attributes. Gilgamesh, who was selling all these items, was not interested in the slightest in watching this scene, and the armor was eventually sold for 23,000 Asura Gold Coins. 

When the third item came up for auction, it was a bracelet that created a defensive shield around the user capable of defending against King-level spells, and the starting price for this item was 1,000 Asura Gold Coins. 

"15,000!" 

"18,000!" 

"25,000!" 

The auction had just begun, and the bids came in immediately. 

"Elaine, do magical items usually sell for these kinds of prices?" Gilgamesh asked Elaine. 

Elaine stared at the magical item on the stage and said, "Items like these magical ones are not typically manufactured frequently, let alone sold in this type of auction. Creating such items usually requires many valuable materials, and it's not always a successful endeavor." 

Immediately after, Gilgamesh looked toward the next item that he hadn't put up for auction and became interested: "That next item is interesting, is it a fruit box? Is there anything special about it?" 

"They are magical fruits, often beneficial for healing wounds and providing mages with increased vitality. Moreover, consuming them accelerates mana recovery, and the best part is that they are delicious," Elaine explained with a slight smile on her lips. 

At that moment, the price of the previous item reached 45,000 Asura Gold Coins. 

"The next item is about to be auctioned!"