BXBX NOVEL Chapter 242 - 242
Darius gathered a total of 500 Dius before leaving with a light frown. Still, he made sure to keep his dissatisfaction in check as he entered a nearby inn to book a suite for himself and Gunner, as well as one luxurious room for Xela.
There were definitely suites for three, and Darius and Gunner wouldn\'t mind sharing with Xela, however they weren\'t sure if they\'d encounter similar services as Emily and Fashina had provided them back in Andrato.
They certainly couldn\'t do it with the young elf lying on a bed over yonder, could they?
After booking their rooms and taking the number, they left to fulfill their main goal for this trip. On their way there though, Darius was stopped by something interesting.
There was a large amphitheater with a raised stage in the center. That wasn\'t all that caught his attention, but rather the banner raised above the arch of the establishment.
\'Beloved Auction Theater!\' was written boldly with a Greek font on the banner, with some smaller words beneath that stated that the next monthly auction would be held in 7 days.
Intrigued, Darius rubbed his chin and walked through the entrance, heading for the administration building of the auction house to the right. His party followed along with curious expressions as to what Darius hoped to achieve.
Once there, they walked up to a counter with a young man working. He stood up to greet Darius enthusiastically and shook his hand, leading him to seat himself. Gunner routinely stood behind Darius while Xela sat beside him.
"Now, how can I help you, Esteemed Sir?" The clerk asked.
Darius smiled. "I would like to place some valuable items of mine up for auction at your noble establishment."
Intrigued the young clear showed an amiable smile. "That is perfectly fine. Please, let me summon our in-house appraiser to value the item you present. Is that okay with you, Esteemed Sir?"
Darius nodded with affirmation. "Please go ahead."
The clerk then left his post and calmly went to the upper levels of the building. About 5 minutes later, he came down with an older man who wore spectacles and had a bald head. His eyes were sharp and gleaming with intelligence, with a thin nose and a flat chin to top it off.
He was quite scrawny within his chiton robes, and his sandals looked one size too big for him, but he still walked with dignity. He first analyzed the clients seated there and his eyes flashed.
He walked over to Darius and stretched his hand out in polite greeting. "Hello, Esteemed Sir and his lovely friends. Welcome to the beloved Auction house, my name is Kilobar and I am a C-Rank appraiser."
Darius also stood up and respectfully shook Kilobar\'s hands. "Greetings Sir Kilobar, it\'s definitely my pleasure to meet an esteemed C-Rank appraiser!"
Gunner and Xela bowed courteously as well, making Kilobar push up his glasses with a smile. He always liked to interact with amicable people who weren\'t stuck up, unfortunately the latter made up 99% of people he had to interact with.
As one could imagine, appraisers were usually gathered on the Elysium continent, otherwise so many things on Fallon wouldn\'t have gone unnoticed. Elysium had the biggest and most widely respected Appraisers Guild headquartered here.
This was also one of Darius\'s reasons for coming to Elysium. He wasn\'t foolish enough to want to give out free Appraisals for people every time to prove his prowess, especially given his Itemancer class.
It was far more efficient to find an established agency for such a thing and acquire a license that directly displayed his prowess. If it was widely recognized, no one would be able to doubt him easily.
Darius didn\'t want to always rely on selling precious transmuted goods to make money, as that could cause problems. It was far better to acquire a proper and working title so that he could do formal appraisal work wherever he went to earn his living.
Of course, his current plans for Elysium required a lot more money, so he removed 3 Short Warp scrolls as well as the 5 Spark Potions and 5 Scrolls of Awakening he had once given to Andrato\'s Mercenary Guild as rewards, only to take them in the end.
Kilobar took the items and sat down. He then began to inspect them in a surprising way. His eyes manifested into a blue light with a cat/serpent-like slit in the middle that glowed with a golden glow.
The light his eyes produced passed over the Short Warp scrolls like some digital scanner, making Darius\' eyebrows raise. He hadn\'t managed to learn too much about the Appraisers Guild aside from their ranks and requirements to enter.
It seemed like the higher ranks of the guild had special eye techniques or the like to identify the true nature of items? Well, it made sense, for unlike mortal appraises who could recognize something through knowledge, sight, smell or taste and various other strange methods, items on Faust were mostly magical.
Trying to use such methods would simply have you disgrace yourself publicly. As a C-Rank appraiser, it seemed that Kilobar had his own methods.
The party sat in silence for 20 minutes as Kilobar repeatedly scanned each item one by one, his face becoming more and more solemn as he did so. By the time he was done and he placed the items down, his gaze towards Darius had become heavier.
"My lord, do you wish to sell these items at auction or do you wish to sell them to our auction house? We will buy them at 50% above the appraised price if you sell to us directly!"
The clerk, who called Kilobar, had a sharp change of expression.
Kilobar would only do something like this if he was dead certain that no matter what, the higher-ups would kiss his boots for his initiative rather than scold him.
The items on the table were likely of a certain value that he couldn\'t even imagine!