Chapter 4: Troops
"Now, let you see our unique treasure.", said the woman while letting another woman walk to the stage and bring a box that contains clothes.
When the audience sees the next unique item, immediately there is an uproar about it. But it doesn't mean in a good way
"What's that?"
"Pink Clothes??"
"The clothes!? Are you kidding me?"
"Clothes? How can that be can become a treasure!?"
"See, as I said. it is must be an item for summoning."
The woman auctioneer is a little embarrassed about this but as a professional auctioneer, she must face this situation calmly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I know what are you all thinking. Yes, this is a summoning item. But this item itself has special effects like always clean, bla bla bla..."
At this time, Jovan didn't care about the auctioneer because he recognised that clothes. In his previous life, the owner of that clothes is one of his characters in fate.
Not only that, at this time even Clint's body already shaking in excitement seeing the clothes on stage.
At this time woman auctioneer finished her explanation, "This treasure clothes name is Sakura Yukata and Hakama. Let's start with the price of these clothes from 100 thousand Isla coins."
"110 thousand Isla coins."
"120 thousand Isla coins."
...
Looking at the people who start to bidding the clothes, Jovan waited for a while until these people stopped.
It eventually stopped at 220 thousand Isla coins. Which is 20 thousand higher than the market price for summoning items no matter what the rarity is. After all, the summoning skill rate to success is so low and losses if failing are not cheap either.
Clint who already waiting to take a shot also wants to raise his hand and participate in the bid but suddenly in the VIP room sounded.
"300 thousand Isla coins."
Clint who was about to raise his hand suddenly stiff and stopped. Then he is turn around and looks at the dark VIP room.
'Damn, this is a butterfly effect that I caused. Whatever, if I can't get it then don't get it. Besides, it's not wise to provoke people from the VIP room.', said Clint in his heart while looking at the VIP room seriously.
"VIP No. 12 bidding 300 thousand Isla coins. Is there anyone higher?.... No? then three.. two.. one.", said the auctioneer.
*knock knock*
The Hammer sounded, "Congratulations to VIP No. 12 get this treasure Sakura Yukata and Hakama for 300 thousand Isla coins."
Jovan instead hears what the auctioneer said. He just put the money in the payment box that has been reserved by people in the auction for VIPs. Then the latter item will be delivered to the door by a person from the auction.
"Looks like after this I need to buy a Magic training book and Summoning skill book.", Jovan said.
In the island world, even though the power uses energy to release it but the different power system also has different way to release and use it. Not only that, the way to release it is not included as a skill at all so you need to put your efforts and talent for comprehend it.
Then, the auction keeps going. So many kinds of treasure appear to increase energy capacity permanently until upgrading the qualifications of troops.
Talking about the qualification of troops. It will affect how fast that troop understand the skills and increase it is proficiency to upgrade the skills. Of course, if the quality of physique is too bad it will also affect the qualifications of troops.
But the capacity of energy will not affect it because energy capacity increased through level up and meditation or cultivation. Especially meditation or cultivation that needs troops' own understanding to make it more effective in refining energy.
Then, eventually, today's auction is going to be ended. "Ladies and gentlemen, as the last item for our auction today. I will show you a batch of troops that has a variant power system and speciality.", said the auctioneer while the curtain on the back got lifted and showed everyone 10 people and 5 beasts male and female standing there but all of them is just a hologram. Some of them are burly, thin, handsome, and also beautiful.
Honestly, in this world, the troops more look like a slave than soldiers. Because they can be traded. Of course to make troops join you. You must increase it is intimacy by at least 50 points. And it's not an easy job to do.
Of course, there is also an item to increase intimacy but these items are unpopular and rare appear like these auctions in the real world. Maybe it will be more often at the auction in the island world.
Beside that, troops can't be brought to reality casually. The troops need 100 points of intimacy to be able to come to reality or the real world. So in this auction troops are displayed in holograms and they will be bound to the buyer when they got sold.
To tell the truth, Jovan wants to go back after buying Sakura Yukata and Hakama before. But when he sees Clint still in his seat, he disperses his intention and waits for the next leak on this auction. After all, we got a treasure radar on here, it will be wasted if you do not use it.
As Jovan thought, there is still a hidden treasure in this auction. That's the last product of the auction, the troops.
This is also Clint's main purpose to come to this auction. He is here to get the most potential and future powerful troops for himself.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these 15 troops are our today final auction. They have been selected by us just for this auction. And none of them is bad in quality. We can guarantee that all of these troops are C qualifications troops. So what are you waiting for ladies and gentlemen, bid for these powerful potential troops and take it home?", said the auctioneer.
The audience blows up hearing C qualification troops. Because in this world C qualifications troops are quite rare and hard to get. And with C qualification troops people already can at least live leisurely. Of course, with note that C qualification troops developed properly.
The island world divides into several levels for quality of troops that start from F until S. It is suspected there are SS and SSS qualification troops but people in the world have not gotten it yet or already get it but haven't made it to publish. This guess is based on data and information from books and the internet in this world.
"Wow, C quality troops."
"I didn't expect to see so many of them at the same time."
"Hey, these boys and girls are so pretty and handsome."
"Yeah, even the beast is so beautiful. I can't bear it anymore!"
"Hello, are you okay, so excited about the beast?"
"That guy has something wrong with his head."
*Clap clap
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, let's start this auction from these male troops and bla bla bla...", said the auctioneer.
Jovan at this time no longer pays attention to the auctioneer and instead drives his focus to Clint. After all, he is the tool for him to get good troops in this auction.
Of course, he does not stay silent. Sometimes, he will also follow a bid for these troops to avoid suspiciousness.
Then, finally, the sixth troop is going to auction. The thin and pitiful female troop with short black hair but she has sharp yellow eyes just like an eagle seeing its prey.
Clint seeing this female troop, his body involuntary got trembled in excitement. As seeing a mountain of gold and difficult to hide his greed from it.
Jovan who always pays attention to Clint realises that this pitiful girl is the one that Clint aims for. So I didn't hesitate to take a bid too. Because of her thin body and her fierce looks, there are not many people who bid for her.
Most people think it will be difficult to increase her intimacy points. As for Jovan, he didn't care how to increase its intimacy points right now. He will think about it later after he buys her.
"1 million."
"1.1 million."
...
Eventually, Jovan win this female troop. Clint gritted in anger because he's supposed to be the treasure troop that got stolen by Jovan. He is glaring at the VIP room where Jovan stays.
Honestly, the price of this female troop can be said very expensive. The market price of C-quality troops is about 3 million isla coins. And this female troop I won it for 5 million isla coins. Well, it is all thanks to Clint the protagonist who increases the price though.