Auction
Actually, many people didn't sleep well last night, not only because Willie usurped the throne, but also because they were afraid that they would be beheaded in their sleep for supporting Willie.
They can guarantee that Tiffany, that crazy woman, will actually do it.
So at the meeting the next day, the Duke, who supported Willey, tried his best to distance himself from Willey.
Tiff, arms crossed, watched as the two dukes who supported Willey explained that she had absolutely no connection with Willey.
Their gaze slowly shifted from them to the king's face, observing his expression.
He coldly watched their ugly faces, how they belittled Willey and cursed his wolfish ambitions, even though just a few days ago they were praising Willey for volunteering to go to the border.
After muttering to himself that he was a fence-sitter, he said, "I believe you are unaware of the situation, otherwise I would have seen you yesterday."
"But there's no need to be so quick to distance yourself from him. After all, you weren't like this when Willie went to the border."
Duke Edelt reacted quickly, his eyes darting around as he said, "At the time, I was unaware of Vera's intentions, only thinking that he was doing this for the sake of the empire. I never imagined it was all for his own selfish desires."
“That’s right, Your Majesty,” the Duke, who was a little slower to react, quickly agreed.
Recently, there have been rumors that the emperor was not legitimate and that he seized the throne by killing his father and brothers. Such rumors were not widespread at first, but since Wayne usurped the throne, the rumors have intensified and even reached his ears.
The king did not react in any particular way when he heard about this, and did not even ask Lina to investigate during the meeting.
Before Lina could even agree, another duke stepped in and applied to investigate the matter, saying that Lina was too young and it would be perfect for him to handle it.
This idiot, he thought it would be so great to investigate this matter.
Tiff lowered her eyes, picked up the tea on the table, and used the act of drinking water to hide the smile on her lips.
It's time to let the rumors spread even more wildly.
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The city has been quite turbulent lately. The usurpation of power by Willey has triggered a series of chain reactions, and an auction that had been suspended for more than ten years has been restarted.
This auction has everything; as long as you have enough money, you can buy anything.
Rumor has it that the Heart of Hess will also be at this auction, and it's estimated that many people will attend.
Tiff knew the information was false, after all, the Heart of Hess was with her.
But she still wanted to go; in her previous life, she had taken a picture of someone here.
No one at the auction, including the auction staff, may reveal their true appearance. They may drink potions to change their looks or wear masks to cover themselves. Masks are naturally not as reliable as potions and will be recognized, but some people just want to be recognized.
For example, Tiffany.
She also had several people drink a transformation potion to transform into her and wear a mask to distract them. She usually did the same thing to prevent other powerful people from being assassinated.
They could impersonate someone else, but that would raise suspicions that they were the ones they were trying to kill because of the high prices they would pay for the items they purchased.
He picked up the prepared black feather half-face mask, put it on his face, and now only his lips were exposed.
She activated a magic circle to teleport to the auction. Everyone who teleports to the auction needs an invitation. These invitations can be purchased on the black market or obtained through one's own means. Of course, the auction will also send out invitations, but not in a regular way; it's random.
The one in Tiffany's hand was obviously purchased at a high price.
Dope also transformed into Tiff's appearance and followed Tiff to protect her safety.
After a moment of darkness, they arrived at the auction.
Before her eyes was a courtyard filled with roses. The auction was taking place at the manor. Lifting the hem of her black dress, Tiff walked toward the entrance, while discreetly observing her surroundings. She couldn't recognize where she was; she was probably no longer in the Inolier Empire.
She raised a gentle smile, looked up and handed the invitation to the attendant at the door. The attendant looked at the group of people with identical clothes, accessories and faces, but his smile did not diminish at all, clearly he was already used to it.
Once inside, the group surrounded Tiffany, but as the inner door opened, their positions had already changed.
The music inside is relaxing and has a strong rhythm that makes you want to dance.
Once inside, they dispersed, and the people inside seemed unfazed by the sight.
Tiffany, who was standing on the right, also dispersed with the others. She picked up the wine on the waiter's tray, swirled it slightly, and took a sip.
At the same time, his gaze swept across the hall one by one.
Meanwhile, the other "Tiffs" were also observing their surroundings.
Tiff noticed someone's gaze on her face, but looked away after only a few seconds, pretending not to notice at all.
Once the auction officially began, the group did not linger in the lobby but went to the auction rooms.
The room I was assigned was number nine on the second floor, which was right in front of the auction items.
The "Tiffany's" friends arrived at the private room, exchanged glances, and then took their seats. Tiffany did not sit in the main seat, but instead sat in the second seat to the right of the main seat.
She wasn't the first to sit down, nor was she the first. A woman named Tiffany came to the window, sat directly on the windowsill, and held up the sign.
Tiffany sat close to the window, where she could see everyone's situation.
The auctioneer had arrived downstairs. Without saying much, she directly instructed the presenter to bring out the first set of items for auction that day.
"Map of Simonton Forest, starting bid one million gold coins!"
These words immediately caused a huge uproar. What kind of place is Simonton? It has existed for so many years, and no one knows what is going on inside.
If we get this map, we'll know what else is in Simonton.
When Tiffany heard that it was a map of Simonton Forest, her heart skipped a beat. Her gaze fell on the map in the presenter's hand. It only showed the terrain; Margaret's castle was not shown on it. Well, after all, she had lived for so long; how could she not have some way to protect herself?
The presenter unfolded the item, walked around it to show it to them, and then quickly closed it and put it back in its original place.
The surroundings were quiet for only a few seconds before people immediately started making bids.
"One and a half million!" came a voice from the first floor.
"Five million," a man in VIP box number seven said, and everyone gasped. Although this was a map of Simonton Forest, who knew if there was any treasure inside?
But then they thought that the Heart of Hess might be among them, and they hesitated, afraid that if it really was, they would miss out and let others benefit.
Tiff immediately recognized it as Murray's voice. She couldn't quite remember if Murray was present at the auction in her past life, and the memory gap made her gently tap her head.
While everyone hesitated, the auctioneer had already struck the gavel twice.
Knowing there was no time to hesitate, someone immediately said, "Five million five hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Ha..." A man's disdainful laugh came from VIP room number seven, seemingly finding the bid increase of 500,000 to 500,000 laughable. "Ten million."
The auctioneer brought down the gavel three times, and no one spoke. Murray got the map.
"Congratulations to the guest in room number seven for winning the first item!" the auctioneer said with a smile.
Although the later items were unusual, Tiffany wasn't very interested until she and the presenter pushed a huge cage onto the display stand.
Looking at it this way, it's clear that it contains either people or monsters.
A red cloth covered the top of the cage, making it impossible to see what was inside.
Seeing the various expressions on the faces of the people present, the auctioneer cleared his throat and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the items for this auction are different from those in the past."
She walked to the cage and suddenly ripped off the cloth.
Inside sat a young man with a calm expression, showing little emotion. His face was unusual; it was very beautiful.
His eyelashes were long and thick, even more so when his eyes were lowered. He had rosy lips and fair skin. Although he had fox eyes, the corners of his eyes did not have the sharpness of typical fox eyes. Moreover, his eyes were clear and bright, making his face appear non-aggressive.
He just looked at people without saying a word, which filled people with a protective instinct.
That's why Tiffany came to this auction.
The auctioneer chuckled twice and said, "The starting price is one million gold coins."
Someone was tempted, "I'll make an offer..."
“Five million,” Tiff interrupted.
Upon hearing the voice spoken without hesitation, the boy in the cage moved his head and looked up at Box Number Seven. Just then, Tiffany walked to the window. Although there was another woman wearing a mask beside her, he felt that she was the real one.
The man in VIP box number three chuckled softly upon hearing the familiar voice, "Tiff... I knew you'd come."
“Ten million.” The man walked to the window, his face without any mask, his sharp gaze fixed on Tiffany’s face.
Tiff didn't look at him, but stared quietly at the boy in the cage.
"The Demon Tower Master?" someone whispered on the first floor.
"It's him."
"Why aren't they wearing masks? That's too arrogant."
"Are you crazy? How could that be? That's the rule of the auction. Maybe they deliberately made themselves look like him."
Hicks did drink the potion, of course, but it turned into his own potion.
When the mallet struck for the first time, Tiff's gaze finally shifted from the boy to Hicks.
Trying to steal her away?
He probably doesn't know how much money is in his vault.
She scoffed, "One hundred million gold coins."
This statement caused a huge uproar. Even the young man looked at her in shock. The auctioneer brought down the gavel three times and announced loudly, "Congratulations to the guest in Box 9 for winning this item!"
Hicks frowned in displeasure. One hundred million gold coins—such a generous sum—but he really couldn't see anything special about this person.
Having secured what she wanted, the remaining auction items were uninteresting. Tiffany gently smoothed out the wrinkles in her dress.
The group followed Tiffany, who led them to the restroom.
“Next, you need to pay attention to someone at the auction, Duke Holzler’s eldest daughter, Sanlena,” Tiff said, looking at them. “Blue hair, heterochromatic red and blue eyes.”
The Holzler family is one of the three major families, and like the Belanovic family, it is neutral. Sanlena is the eldest daughter of the family and the future heir to the title.
He was also one of the dukes she wanted to win over.
Before the group left, she conjured up a series of puppets and mingled them among the crowd.
She noticed someone was following her before she even entered the restroom.
Let's just fool them and make them think they've all gone back.
After doing some things, Tiffany returned to the bathroom, whereupon the puppet returned, and Tiffany retrieved it.
By the time they returned to their private room, the auction was already coming to an end.
The presenter brought a small box onto the stage.
"This is the last item." The auctioneer opened the box, revealing its contents to everyone: "The Ring of Mongols."
She turned the ring on her hand, the dark green gemstone sparkling under the light.
"Starting price..."
“No matter the starting bid, I’ll bid ten times that.” For some reason, Hicks was desperate to get the ring.
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