May 15th, Tuesday.
"10,000 Gold Pounds!"
"12,000 Gold Pounds!"
"12,000 Gold Pounds, going once—going twice—sold!"
Bang!
"This Golden Crown of the Green Banyan Priest from the Fabri Dynasty goes to bidder number 22!"
Faust Auction House.
Impeccably dressed members of high society had gathered here, lavishly spending Gold Pounds on one precious lot after another.
"What a wonderful atmosphere!"
At a round table, Lilliat sighed with feeling.
"This is only the auction on the surface. The real excitement begins tonight..."
Tias said softly from beside her.
Aaron neither agreed nor disagreed. Dressed in formal attire—the minimum requirement for entering the auction house—he was carefully studying the private boxes and emergency passages.
Quite a few Beyonders in the venue were doing the same as him.
"You... are you planning to treat this place as a battlefield and conduct an on-site inspection first?"
Watching this, Lilliat suddenly felt a trace of concern for tonight's auction. "Please don't let there be another Podium Massacre..."
"Don't worry. This time, the kingdom and those three ancient churches are jointly maintaining order..." Tias revealed a mocking smile. "Besides... those important figures can always choose not to come."
Though he said that, Aaron did not think there would be any shortage among the nobility of people seeking thrills.
"All right..."
He looked over the lively auction venue, then turned to his two followers. "Are you prepared for tonight's auction?"
"We more or less understand the procedure. It uses an anonymous bidding format, and every participant has to wear a mask. Entry qualifications must be reviewed—proof of assets exceeding 2,000 Gold Pounds!"
Lilliat lowered her voice as she explained. "I've already secured the qualifications through a small Beyonder circle at the Senglinhao Hotel. We can come directly tonight, and we won't be using the Green Banyan