Chapter 25: In Search of an Opportunity

It can also be said that some people take advantage of opportunity, as it is common for people to show up to sell stolen items or items that have a certain value. In short, the black market auction auctions off anything that has a certain value, and among those things he was selling was a family heirloom of a nobleman that was stolen a few years ago.The funny thing is that it was originally an heirloom of another fallen nobleman who sold it due to his impending demise. That relic was something that people saw only as an ornamental dagger, but it was actually a unique weapon. Unique weapons are usually weapons that do not have a rank, but they have an advantage that makes them coveted by all and that is that it has the ability to grow and adapt to the user, a quality desired by every warrior.The reason why it had been passed off as an ornamental weapon is unknown to me, I only know that the user in my previous life was an arrogant son of a nobleman who could not bring out the potential of such a weapon, but since it was bound to the user until death, no one tried to take it away from him, no one would offend a nobleman without gaining anything.The reason I know it will appear in the auction is that the guy who owned it in my previous life didn't like me and upon discovering my origins, in an exchange of words it came out that he got his weapon from the same place I was sold.'Heh, that idiot finally did something useful, he gave me useful information without knowing it, as it's a waste for me to have that gun again, so I'll take it,' I thought, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm very poor now, I don't have any LuminaCredit (LC) in my possession and Christian's business is just starting, so I can't expect anything in the short term and the auction is coming up in a month and a half.I don't think I can raise that much money , even if they only sell it as an ornamental weapon, its collector value is high, so I have to raise enough to outbid the buyer who was the idiot in my previous life, so I put all my efforts into remembering and even asked Lili if she remembered anything we could do to make money quickly.After digging around in my head for memories that are well over a decade old, I could vaguely recall that a group of novice adventurers, who averaged about two stars, accidentally found some sort of secret bunker or warehouse where a lot of valuable things were stored.But they made the grave mistake of making it public in their excitement. Unfortunately, it seemed that it was something they should not have found. A few days later, the members of the group who found the warehouse were killed and all their belongings stolen. This was news that went around the empire for a while and numerous conspiracy theories were formed, from it being the storage place of a high-ranking noble to there being something there that would get people killed for it, regardless of the consequence.Not to mention that one of the members was the son of a very wealthy merchant. Which is why the case didn't stay that way. It's news that had nothing to do with me, but as the talk of the empire, somehow or other I heard about it.There were even people scouring the area fearlessly, either for the likelihood of finding something or just to confirm the rumors that were on everyone's lips. So I knew approximately where I was. I could use this to my advantage, I could use the opportunity to improve the range of the already awakened children. with my next target decided, I prepared myself.......It had been ten days since I had set out to find the treasure. The reason I had to delay it ten days is because I needed to make some preparations to make the most of this excursion. Also, since the children did not yet have an identity, I had to find a way to get out of the capital without being discovered. It was physically impossible to climb and they didn't have teleportation like me.So, after some searching, one child found a way through the city sewer, which seemed to be used by adults to enter and leave the capital without being discovered. Obviously, not with good intentions. Once I discovered that, I inspected the location and it looked like a workable place. Once I had secured the place to leave, I concentrated on intensifying the training of the children who woke up and supervised the rest.In this period, about 60 more children have joined our group, totaling almost 150 children, including the awakened ones as well. I focused on those who looked most promising from the three secondary groups and woke them up.The number of awakened children rose to 40. This number of awakened ones was a great strength, as people and potions or pills that could awaken people were scarce and I have not heard of anyone doing it voluntarily without receiving compensation. It is also believed that natural awakening makes you more likely to awaken traits. I don't know how true those claims are, but it's not something that is important at this time.The tunnel was guarded by the guys using it, but with Lili's help, we covered the forty kids and walked right past them and they didn't even notice our presence, even when we walked right past them. I had already warned the children to be careful and how to act once outside the capital.We walked for an hour and when I knew we were far enough away, I undid the spell, and from my inventory I pulled out some vans that four people could fit into. There were two of them, but both had a trailer attached that was big enough to fit the children. We split into two groups: I would drive one and Clayton would drive the other. I had already given him lessons over the past few days and surprisingly, he was a quick learner.As for where I got these cars, I asked Christian and he bought them. They are not that expensive, as they are older models and have no safety features. They would only be used inside the walls by ordinary people. These are cars that run on magic stones.Once everyone was upstairs, I asked Lili to get in the other car and take care of hiding it. I did the same with mine. So we started driving along a road that could hardly be called paved.The trip took all day. We passed through many small villages and a few towns, but we avoided them, as it would be problematic, having the concealment always active It was a bit tiring, but I knew how to manage my mana, so small breaks on the way were enough. As for Lili, it's her element, so for her it's as natural as breathing, and she's even more efficient than me managing the dark element, something that's impossible for a human. We arrived near the location I had in mind. We are halfway between a large city and a small town. I decided to set up camp where prying eyes would not reach.