Chapter 119: Demon World Auction (6) (1/2)
Chapter 119: Demon World Auction (6)
The auction continued.
As a result, Mago ended up in my hands.
I had roughly 11 million points remaining. Originally I had intended to buy only one more item, but I changed my mind.
It seemed necessary to reinforce my strength.
Okullos had assimilated the souls of 12 demons. He seemed to be aiming for my back so I needed to be able to handle him. Or else I might end up stabbed through the neck.
But a little more time was needed. My strength was still lacking against 13 demons, including Okullos.
'I need to handle this problem. There is also the possibility that he will self-destruct due to the assimilation.’
Okullos needed to be killed. I was positive that his body was currently burning up and suffering from the process. If I was lucky then Okullos and the remaining 12 demons would self-destruct.
I needed to do some preliminary preparation at this auction. My original plan was to select the appropriate items to build up my power but...
“Dwarf king! Often referred to as the final form of a dwarf. The dwarf king is born knowing how to handle all metals! It will start at 600,000!”
“600,000.”
“Marquis Anastasia-nim!”
”700,000.”
”Grand Duke Upa-nim!”
“800,000.”
”Ahh, once again Randalph-nim! Where is his limit?”
The atmosphere once again died. It was natural for them to feel weary and resentful.
The result was shown from Dubolong’s following words.
“The dwarf king has been sold for 800,000 points. Congratulations Earl Randalph-nim!”
The dwarf king was indispensable when it came to creating things from the Tree of Origin. Stein and the other dwarves only had adequate skills. The dwarf king was needed for an overall qualitative improvement. The equipment and weapons used by the dark elves and creatures would be enhanced. That alone made it worth spending 800,000 points on the dwarf king.
After that, I gave up a few items. I relaxed and played the role of a decoy. My purpose of participating in this auction had changed, but I couldn’t neglect my final goal of hampering the demons.
Soon the 19th auction item arrived.
”Now, let me introduce the following auction item. I introduced them in last year’s auction: M1 and M2. They were only iron sheets so some didn’t realize their true value. Only the buyer personally experienced the benefits. But this time, it is worthy of praise at first glance. M3!”
Cheok, cheok.
Slow footsteps.
Soon a knight wearing full length red body armour and holding a long lance could be seen.
'Different.’
There were few similarities to M1 and M2. From the feel of the magic power to the appearance, everything seemed quite different.
Plus...M3.
I couldn’t remember him. There was no reason why I shouldn’t be able to remember a golem like this. He gave off a strong presence with just one glance.
I opened Mind’s Eye with interest.
Name: M3
Stats
Strength 90 Intelligence 0
Agility 90 Stamina 80
Magic Power 80
Potential: (340/340)
Uniqueness: Completed from the beginning. There is no more need for growth and there is no sense of self since its intelligence is 0. But the golem gives its best performance under a powerful master. There are more improvements since M1 and M2.
Skill: Gale (Ex U), Joint Attack (Ex U)
My first thought after checking M3’s status window was ‘obedient.’ He was good in all respects when compared to M1 and M2.
In particular, Gale and Joint Attack were perfect skills to use. He was strong enough to engage with high class creatures. Although he was slightly lacking compared to Mago, the other grand dukes were eyeing him.
“It will start at 600,000!”
It was the same opening bid as the dwarf king, but the atmosphere was more heated.
It was a law that in order to create something, materials were needed. I had the Tree of Origin to use as materials for the dwarf king, making me different from the other demons. Materials were more readily available for me.
“600,000.”
“Duke Visach-nim!”
”700,000.”
”Marquis Ganwisyu-nim!”
However, it was a different story when it came to pure strength.
I had M1 and M2 so my eyes naturally went to M3.
“800,000.”
“A hot atmosphere. Awesome! Earl Bahasos-nim!”
Mago, who received the hottest attention, was sold to me, so the demons weren’t worried about their points anymore. All hesitation about buying things had disappeared.
Of course, I was the decoy so I couldn’t stay still. For example, Duke Visach Mentam who looked interested in the auction would continue to participate after I bid. Right now, it was fun to watch the bidding. They wouldn’t be able to move unless instructed by Grand Duke Upa in advance.
‘He is a demon who covets things. He is planning to gobble up the items in the second half. He has such intent.’
Due to the nature of the Demon World Auction, there might be good items in the beginning and bad items at the end. Sometimes more useful items would often appear in the second half. Perhaps...Upa was truly aiming for the second half. After losing Mago in the beginning, he didn’t participate and decided to focus everything on the second half.
So he was trying to thin out the competition in advance. My expectations didn’t seem wrong when considering how toxic Upa and his faction was.
'He clearly established a strategy.’
He must be feeling urgent. In fact, Upa wasn’t in a good situation right now. He lost demons so it was necessary to reinforce his power. He looked impatient after the auction started, but now I knew his actions weren’t the truth.
'A smokescreen.'
That’s right. Smokescreen. He aimed to use this to trick the enemies and reverse the situation. Thanks to Okullos, most eyes moved away from Upa. In fact, Grand Duke Upa’s faction had won the most goods from the auction so far. I only just realized this.
‘Okullos acted as a decent smokescreen.’
Tak.
I slapped my knee.
Okullos left such a strong impression that it eclipsed Upa’s faction. This could be a huge chance for Upa.
The other grand dukes, Ariel and Pandemonium.
Did they realize Upa’s strategy?
”900,000.”
”He is playing. Earl Randalph-nim! 900,000 points have come out.”
“One million.”
”Ah, this time it is Grand Duke Upa-nim!”
Upa was still faking an uncomfortable expression on his face.