Chapter 26 (2/2)
”Yeah”
We headed right for one of the second-floor personal booths Tiz sure waswith the butler about their bidding plans
”The yellow ic stone can't be the main show”
”Indeed In the end, it is but an unusual ic stone Likely, it would not be all that expensive I believe we should focus on getting the Quarancinq-made elixir instead”
”And we don't need the artistic stuff Let's see, what's good aitools… h on tiptoes to see the list of iteave ic stone would be… the second one in the afternoon The third one see effect I was a bit curious Salia looked curious too, since she was sneaking peeks frohter”
The hall's lighting were off, perhaps to create at candles instead
”…why not just turn on the light? They should have kept theic?”
”Hah, what a bu, there's no reason to be stingy Especially this place The hall has a direct ic pipeline from the castle, it'd never have a blackout”
”…I see”
So the Sapling was in the castle, then… If I res, right? Perhaps the huic frohout the country It'd explain the abundance of h of that Get us our weapons Being unarmed makes me jittery”
”Yeah, yeah”
We'd handed over our weapons at the reception Salia was fidgeting Instead of the neeapons, I gave her one of the dingy daggers I took from the bandits She scowled, but still took it reluctantly
At thatout to signify the beginning of the auction
”The one to nuold coins and 1 silver coin”
That last silver was really petty
There were a lot of people in the hall, but only around a hundred was participating Morning bids were generally rather calm The auction would only turn into a true arena for the rich in the afternoon, after lunch break was over
People in nor room or outside However, apparently booth seats like ours can order food at the dining rooht to the table
I couldn't really eat, but h to store water I could pretend to chew, then store the food instead
The stored food would be set aside for Blobsy later on
After finishi+ng the ?”
”…the restroom”
Tiz dismissively wavedany signs they'd follow me They weren't that obsessive, it seeht hallway, skipped past the restrooround floor There, I saw stairs leading to the base deeper
Which was the right path? I checked out the path leading deeper first, which ledin front
They stared at round
”No one allowed after this point!”
”We won't hold back if you approach any further, guest or not!”
I see Indeed, security was strict Seeing a kid didn't loosen their vigilance in the least I acted fearful and turned back It seeht choice, instead
If I forced e fuss So I should do soht dimmed as I went downstairs I saw three shadows deep inside They were playing cards, perhaps slacking off
”There, a straight That's ”
”Hold on, are you cheating?”
”Like hell I aiht before payday here I'm broke as fuck”
”Then how about this? You knoe have a few chicks in the slave pen, right? Bring 'em”
”Whoa, you sure?”
”No one would know Worst case scenario, if they get noisy, we can just off they letter at !”
I snuck close in the cover of darkness and choked thetheir life
I saords on the wall reading ”Magic Routing Control” Blobsy was left behind to clean up the corpses, while I ran in deeper
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