Viktor and Seraphina took a deep breath as they saw Narin revealing the first item. But they sighed when they saw that it was just a fancy-looking golden bracelet.
The golden bracelet had two red color gems embedded in it and seemed to be subtly glowing.
Seraphina's nerves were tensed up, but the moment she saw the stand come up, she could sense that it was some other item.
She had never felt so unsettled, and only because Viktor was near her was she able to stay calm.
As Narin presented the bracelet on a stand that came up from the flood beneath her, Narin said with a smile, "Before any one of you think this is just a beautiful bracelet for women, then I am afraid I would have to correct the misunderstanding. This one in a million treasure is actually from the Icemoon Kingdom, one of the most powerful vampire kingdoms to exist and with a vast history and heritage. This bracelet was said to belong to a woman of the royal family thousands of years ago. And somehow, it was lost as years passed before it made its way here."
"Okay, we get that the bracelet has an interesting history. But other than that, is it special or something? Or is it just meant to be an item for collectors?" One of the women in the hall asked while some others nodded as well.
Narin's smile didn't fade as she continued, "Of course. How could a woman of the royal family of that kingdom be wearing a bracelet just because it looked good? Do you gentlemen and ladies see the two glowing gems on it? Each gem is said to contain the full power of an Elder Vampire! In other words, if ever one of you finds yourselves in trouble where the probability of dying is high, then these gems will protect you till the power in it runs out."
"That is unbelievable. But how does it work exactly, Miss Narin?" One of the men excitedly asked. His excitement wasn't unfounded since it was mind-blowing to see that the power of an Elder Vampire could be compressed and contained in such a small, fragile-looking gem.
It was no different than trying to force an ocean of water into a small glass.
Viktor had heard about Elder Vampires and how they were a force to reckon with. Even a vampire coven with just one Elder Vampire was considered to be a group nobody should unnecessarily offend.
This made Viktor wonder how many Elder Vampires the Icemoon Kingdom should have. This also made him think about the blonde-haired vampire beauty, Vanessa. Even now, he was feeling that her reason for trying to seek him out couldn't be simple.
"The starting bid for this splendid treasure will be 65,000 Greater Odic Coins," Narin announced as the sale of the item officially began.
"Two gems with the power of an Elder Vampire? Hell yeah! Take my 65,000 coins!"
"Pha, I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. It will be mine. 65,500 is my offer!"
"Go to hell. I will be the one taking it. 68,000!"
Most of the ones in this hall were loaded with wealth. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the qualifications to sit here. And so the bidding for the bracelet went on for a while till it finally got sold at 75,000 Greater Odic Coins, which was quite a hefty sum.
Viktor learned the significance of just one Greater Odic Coin, which was like a hundred dollars back in his world where one could use 100 dollars to pay for one day's rent at a decent hotel.
And in this world, one could use Greater Odic Coins to buy more than just ordinary things, which increases their value even more and cannot be compared to the currencies of his world.
He could now see why this bracelet couldn't be sold anywhere since the Icemoon Kingdom might try to take it back.
If it was sold in a regular market, the buyer would be lucky to be alive the next day since the authorities of the Icemoon Kingdom would hunt them down.
But now that it was sold in one of the most reputable black market, the Icemoon Kingdom would never be able to track the buyer even if they heard the news of their royal family's item getting sold.
Of course, if the buyer was too dumb to be sloppy, they would be a goner.
"You seem to know about the Icemoon Kingdom? Did you meet someone from there?" Seraphina curiously asked upon observing Viktor's expression from the moment the bracelet was brought up.
"Oh…yeah, kind of," Viktor said as he scratched his cheek, remembering the feisty vampire beauty. He could tell that she hated his guts but couldn't understand why she was pissed off. It was not as if he did anything to annoy her.
Even though she behaved rudely with him and Nyissa, Viktor felt that there was more to it than what he saw.
But now that Seraphina was asking him about it, he decided to simply ask, "I met a girl named Vanessa who said that she is from the Icemoon Kingdom. Do you know anyone of that name?"
Seraphina, who was wearing a veil, blinked her beautiful eyes a few times as she asked in an astonished voice, "You already met the princess of the Icemoon Kingdom?"
"What the…Did you say 'princess'? Why the hell are these big shot realms sending their important members after me? First, it was Talia and now…Vanessa? God…are they really pissed at me? Still…it doesn't make sense. They could have sent some powerful old dude after me," Viktor was unable to wrap his head around this. He even slept with one of them and still had no idea how to deal with that.
"You don't have to worry too much about it. Since they sent their most important family members, it only means that they want to see you to talk about something very important and not to punish you. At least on Talia's behalf, I can assure you that. And considering her deep feelings for you, she wouldn't also do anything to bring you trouble," Seraphina said in a tone of certainty as Viktor fell into contemplation while Narin was about to announce the next item after the bracelet had been handed over to the buyer.
