Chapter 203: 203
Riveting Night and Zaine came to the office of Madam Carrie, where the older lady was seated while working . When she saw the two ladies enter, she smiled amiably and gestured to the sofa .
\"Welcome, Mrs . Night . Please have a seat, I will be with you in a second . \"
Riveting Night nodded and perched on the same sofa that she and Draco had sat on the last time they had come here . Zaine sat beside her and made sure to appear as proper as possible .
With the kind of dress she was wearing, the slightest mistake meant her tight panties would display her path of glory . She also had to keep her arms locked, so that her dress wouldn't display even more of her soft breasts .
Madam Carrie soon wrapped up what she was doing and came to seat herself opposite Riveting Night and Zaine . She only glanced at the succubus for a second before looking away .
\"What can I do for you this time?\" Madam Carrie asked kindly .
\"I would like to put something up for auction . My only fear is that, because of the value and quantity of that item, the Church might not be able to auction it off at once . \" Riveting Night answered .
Madam Carrie laughed lightly . \"This is not a problem . Depending on the exact value of the item, the Church can provide a down payment for it equivalent to its market price, and then top up the rest from the auction after closure . \"
Riveting Night nodded, as this was what she had hoped for . In case they had to wait for the crystals to be sold, they would have a hard time bidding during the auction .
She directly brought out the 1,100 Aether Crystals, placing them on the table between the two parties in neat rows .
When Madam Carrie and the young girl saw what was laid before them, they froze . The young girl started to sweat profusely as if she had seen an unforgivable secret while Madam Carrie felt great waves rocking her heart .
The older woman directly took some of the Aether Crystals and inspected them, even comparing two or more against each other . She didn't use her proper appraisal equipment because it was not necessary .
Aether Crystals were easy to check, and it was impossible to fake them . Not that she had any doubt about Eva or Draco attempting something that stupid in the first place . Even a common man could tell the difference, as long as he had some basic knowledge about them .
Madam Carrie silently tallied all the Crystals here and released a breath before speaking in a strained tone .
\"There are 700 medium-grade Aether Crystals and 400 high-grade Aether Crystals, making for a total of 1,100 . The market price for a medium-grade Aether Crystal is 10,000 platinum while a high-grade is 50,000 platinum per piece . \"
\"The value of the medium-grade Aether Crystals comes to 7,000,000 platinum while the high-grade ones come to 20,000,000 platinum . \"
Draco and Riveting Night knew that Aether Crystals were valuable . They had each struggled to buy a few low-grade ones in the past timeline since each one cost 1,000 platinum, well within the range of Hellscape's and Darkrow's liquid funds .
Medium ones had been teased to them through various information channels and auctions, especially the Divine Auction, so they knew that those were around 8,000 - 12,000 platinum, as the price had changed over the course of their previous lives due to Immortal Adventurers .
High-grade and above had been but a legend, so the Evil Duo surmised that it would be around 20,000 - 30,000 per piece for a high-grade one and 60,000 - 90,000 per piece for top-grade ones .
This was already nearing the total value of their two 'Divine Guilds', so it was natural that these items could only be dug up if one had heaven-defying luck, but was not something that could be bought .
It was just like how most of us knew that a Ferrari Enzo was bloody expensive, probably in the millions, but none of us actually knew the exact market price for it without a convenient tool like the internet to tell us the answer .
If high-grade crystals were already 50,000 platinum per piece then…
\"How much is a top-grade Aether Crystal?\" Riveting Night asked silently .
Madam Carrie had a strange expression on her face . \"That isn't easy to quantify . Its value and utility are too high, while supply is almost non-existent . What is around has already been claimed by the topmost echelon and they either keep it rigidly or use it to barter for resources of equal value . \"
Riveting Night understood . Aether Crystals, in general, had a pitiful supply that would never meet even 1% of its demand, so the various grades would also have their own rarities .
Low-grade Aether Crystals were the most common types and could be found in most Aether Mines . After all, Hikari had been found in an Aether Mine and revealed that its existence was a byproduct of Hikari choosing to live there, which meant that such deposits existed, but their number was scarce .
Apart from Hikari's which had been hidden deeply, most of the others had already been claimed and mined by various powers . Such mines would produce more than a few low-grade crystals, a scarce few medium-grade ones and if the owners were lucky, one or two high-grade ones every 50 or so years .
Top grade ones were not being produced in any way, meaning that no new supply had come in since the last one had been claimed a few decades ago .
The fact that supply was cut off, lead to the value of top-grade crystals to soar to the point of almost being priceless .
\"Since the total tallies to 27,000,000 platinum, the Church shall offer to give you this much as credit for the auction . After the items are sold, we will naturally add the proceeds from the sale while deducting whatever is needed against your purchases . \"
\"Just like last time, the Church will take no fees for the sale of your items to uphold the good relations between us and Vita City-State . \"
Madam Carrie said this and waited for Riveting Night's approval . The madwoman gave it with a light nod, making Madam Carrie sigh with relief .
This particular auction would be extremely hot . Almost all the important Rank 7 powers had come to attend . There were so many that some of them even had to sit among the lower-class fellows .
There was no way these crystals wouldn't sell . The only question that made Madam Carrie sweat inwardly was how high they would sell for .
Riveting Night and Zaine were led to the venue of the auction itself by the young girl who had become extremely muted . The sight she had seen before had broadened her horizons, and she felt like she had finally taken a small peek outside of her well to see the real world .
They entered VIP room number 1, which had not changed . It remained an area with many white clouds lazily floating over a bright blue sea that was utterly calm .
There was no landmass in sight, and they stood on one of the biggest clouds . Even though the sun was shining directly on them, they only felt warmth, and the lighting didn't overwhelm them due to the reflection .
Riveting Night coalesced a screen that showed the scene within the auction perfectly while spawning a set of couches and a table .
She sat on the couch and turned the totality of her focus onto the auction itself .
Seeing that Riveting Night had devoted herself to the important tasks, Zaine's eyes flashed and she turned to the young girl who had been staring at her butt all this while .
\"Do you like what you see?\" Zaine asked her in a sultry tone .
The young girl's hackles rose and she felt her whole mind, as well as her body, shake . \"I…I…\"
Zaine used her State of Being to spawn a large queen size bed on the clouds, and then grabbed the young girl, throwing her on it . Zaine took off her dress and displayed her voluptuous body with an evil glint in her eye .
The young girl shivered from head to toe with lust that she had no idea what to do with . She was completely inexperienced with such things and had no idea what to do, except become slick down there .
Zaine laughed and crawled across the bed, licking her lips as she pounced on the young girl .
Soon, erotic sounds emerged from behind Riveting Night, but she paid them no attention . Since Zaine said she would handle the matter, Riveting Night left it to her .
As for Riveting Night herself, she was looking at the stage of the auction . Many people were in attendance, yet not a single person was below Rank 6 . This was truly a gathering of powers .
Why had they all chosen to visit the auction when they had been absent during the last one?
It was precisely because they had been absent during the last one that they came now . After all, a Wyvern Egg had been sold out of nowhere . They all had lost the chance to gain a combat pet that had a 10% chance to become a dragon .
They had learned their lessons and were in full attendance now . If any item on the level of the previous one showed up, they would gobble it up easily, leaving nothing but dust for others to eat!
Soon enough, a young girl of about 14 years of age came onto the stage with a smile . She was pretty cute, with blond curly hair and bright green eyes . Her face was round and chubby, displaying her childish cuteness and perfect pinchability .
It was Shizura, who was the same host as last month . Nothing had changed about her; she still possessed that aura of comfort that made people feel at ease in her presence .
\"Hello everyone!! Welcome to this month's Divine Auction!!\" She shouted while waving energetically . \"My name is Shizura! Let's begin immediately! Allow me to introduce the first item of the auction!\"
The item was wrapped in a cloth and seemed to be surrounded by all the world's mystery .
When it was unveiled, the audience's eyes were riveted on it to see what item would be used to kick off this particular Divine Auction .
「Linked Braces – Gauntlets
Rank: Epic
Effect:
Passive 1 – Fisticuffs: Speed of unarmed attacks are boosted by 150% and deal 50% more damage .
Active 1 – Falcon Punch: A punch with unparalleled force and vigor is sent out that deals 200% blunt damage . Cooldown: 6 days」
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