Chapter 324: The Fearless VIP

Chapter 324: The Fearless VIP

"Three hundred gold coins!" the auctioneer said. "This map was made after a group of adventurers ventured towards the ruins in the black forest, only one of them returned, but he too soon succumbed to his death. The map has been confirmed by other people who have visited the area, but were not able to go in because of the mist. Any more bids?"

The map, while not that old and weathered, had frayed edges and some drops of what looked like blood on its surface.

"Any more bids?" the auctioneer said. However, no one said another word. Of course, this was because the one who bid was Federico Lux. Federico had the option to hide his identity, but this time around, he showed everyone who he was. Perhaps, it was because the people who joined the auction this time were not comparable to the other times that the auction was held.

Naturally, this was because of the current predicament that the Aster Empire was facing.

"Five hundred gold coins," a cold woman's voice reverberated inside the auction hall. Everyone who joined immediately turned towards the VIP section where a woman sat. Since the woman did not open the window of her private room, no one knew what she actually looked like.

"A thousand gold coins," Federico smiled.

"Two thousand gold coins," the woman responded almost immediately.

"Three thousand gold coins," Federico said. This amount was nothing to him.

"Six thousand gold coins," the voice responded.

Federico lifted an eyebrow.

"Who is that woman?" he asked Mr. Pratt.

"I apologize but I cannot reveal anyone's identity. It is a part of the rules," Mr. Pratt answered with a smile on his face.

"Six Thousand gold coins? Any more bids?"

"Are you perhaps trying to embarrass me, young woman?" Federico asked.

"Do I have to?" The woman responded.

Federico felt his face turn red. The woman, whoever she was, seemed fearless.

"Mr. Pratt, not many people would be able to afford that much gold," Federico said.

"Yes, Your Blessedness. All of our VIP members have been scrutinized. Do not worry, we made sure that every one of them could afford that much gold," Mr. Pratt responded with a lazy smile on his face. His eyes seemed to shimmer as if they were already looking at crates and crates of gold coins.

"Hmph! A hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!" Federico said. As much as he wanted to spend so much gold on a map, he did not want to set a precedent that anyone could follow in the near future. Buying this map at such a high price could easily change the prices of the maps. It could cause a problem for him later on.

Then there was silence.

Federico narrowed at the closed room where the woman's voice came from.

"A hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!" the auctioneer said with glee. "I have been working here for more than twenty years and this was the first time I have stumbled on a map with this staggering price! Again, a hundred and fifty thousand gold coins! Any more bids, dear VIP client?" The auctioneer looked at the woman's VIP room.

"No. Since His Blessedness wants the map so much, I am going to be magnanimous enough to give it to him. We cannot exactly offend someone from the seven families, can we?" the woman said.

A loud suffocating silence enveloped the room.

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Please add Eve's Gambit to your library. It has the same World as Rosie's Games but you can read it separately. There will be mentions and of course, the reason why Rosie reincarnated will be included in that novel! Thanks