Chapter 21: What A Skill!!
Our similarities bring us to a common ground and our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.
And when you are trying to become friends with someone then the similarities will play a major role.
But what about when you have to fight with someone, then the similarities will not play a major role as at that time you will need strength. And strength doesn't come from similarities, instead it lies in differences.
Dreamer found a similarity between him and the principal Vrama, but it will not help him in any way. As there is a chance that Dreamer might have to fight the principal and in a fight, similarities will not be useful, the only thing that will matter will be the differences. And the differences between him and the principal Vrama can not be compared. Principal Vrama was way stronger than Dreamer in every possible way.
But Dreamer decided that he will worry about such a thing when the time to face the principal will come.
So, right now Dreamer is just waiting for the auction to get started.
'Liberi, you remembered the name of the second-last item that will be shown today, right?' Dreamer asked Liberi.
'Yes, my lord. Don't worry I will tell you when it is going to be shown.' Liberi assured.
'Good! Now we just have to wait one minute till the auction starts.' Dreamer said and started waiting.
Eventually, one minute passed and the time to start the auction arrived.
The principal was still talking with the Argonian host but after a few seconds, the principal sent the host backstage and again took the mic to address the people who were present at the auction.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for waiting patiently. So, are you ready!?" Principal Vrama announced vigorously.
"Yeahhhhh, let's go…"
"I want it all!!"
"Yes!"
The people were very excited about the auction so they showed their full excitement without shying away.
"Haha. That's some energy you got there. But I like it. So, without further ado let's begin this event!" Principal Vrama announced grandly as he felt very excited himself by seeing the reaction of the people present at the auction.
"Ladies and Gentlemen presenting you our very first item, The Obsidian Aura." Principal Vrama announced and raised his right hand towards the backstage door.
And soon, the backstage door opened and the Argonian host came out of the door while dragging a small cart with him and on the small cart a metal box was placed.
The Argonian host went to the stage and placed the small cart in front of principal Vrama.
"Do you all want to see the pendant!?" Principal Vrama asked the people who were present at the auction in a loud voice.
"Yesss!!" The people screamed.
"Good, good! Now, Remove the box and let these people see!" Principal Vrama ordered the Argonian host.
After Vrama gave the order, the Argonian host came forward and removed the metal box that was kept on the small cart.
And when the metal box got removed a red crystal with a black chain came into everyone's view.
"Woahhh!"
"It's a real deal!"
"I want it!"
The people gave these reactions after seeing the pendant and indeed, the pendant was worthy of such reactions.
The Pendant's red crystal was shining so bright that no one was able to look at it continuously for even five seconds. And the black chain was complementing the crystal very well.
Dreamer also got mesmerized by the Pendant's beauty.
'Amazing! What a beautiful pendant! Too bad, I don't like its ability otherwise I would have bought it in the future.' Dreamer let out in a dejected tone.
'Yes, My lord.' Liberi also agreed.
Dreamer just nodded and again focused on the event.
"Now, I hope you all got a look. So, let's start the bidding! And the starting amount is 1 million gold coins! You can start bidding in 3, 2 and 1!" Principal Vrama announced.
'So expensive!' Dreamer thought in his mind.
According to Dreamer, this amount was too much but for the people who were present it was little.
"2 million gold coins!" One person screamed.
"2 million gold coins! Anyone else?" Principal Vrama asked.
"3 million gold coins!" Another person screamed.
"3 million gold coins! Anyone else?" Principal Vrama asked again but got no response. "No one! Fine. 3 million one, 3 million two and 3 million three. Sold!!" Principal Vrama announced.
"Gentleman, thanks for your business. At the end of the auction come backstage, submit the amount and this Obsidian Aura pendant is yours." Principal Vrama said.
After the pendant was sold the Argonian host held the small cart again and put the metal box on it and dragged it towards the backstage.
'1 million to 3 million! Damn these people sure are rich!' Dreamer amused in his mind.
"Now, time for the next item. The Blue Blood! Everyone!" Principal Vrama announced and gestured towards the backstage door.
The backstage door opened and the Argonian host came out again while dragging a small cart and a metal box on it and went straight to the stage.
"Let's take a look at this blue blood!" Principal Vrama again ordered the Argonian host to remove the metal box to let people see the second item, blue blood.
The Argonian host came forward and removed the metal box and when the metal box got removed a small transparent bottle came in everyone's view and inside the bottle a deep blue colour substance can be seen.
"Damn!!!"
"Beautiful..!"
"I want it, I really want it..!"
The deep blue substance that was inside the bottle was the Blue Blood and after seeing the Blue Blood the people reacted more enthusiastically than the time when they saw the pendant.
'Isn't the blood is very less in quantity, it's probably just 2 or 3 drops. Will this much Blue Blood can even help someone? I really doubt that.'
Dreamer commented after seeing the Blue Blood. The Blue Blood was indeed very less inside the bottle, so Dreamer thought that how a mere 2 or 3 drops can give someone tremendous power.
'My lord, Even one drop of Blue Blood is enough to gain an increase in rank. So, the quantity that is being sold here is more than enough than regular. People are so eager to buy this because it's very rare to see more than one drop of Blue Blood.' Liberi explained about the Blue Blood to Dreamer.
'Oh, this Blue Blood sure is great, I will try to find it later. But if someone drank more than one drop of this Blue Blood will they get more power?' Dreamer asked Liberi.
'No, my lord. The Blue Blood can only be consumed once and only one drop. If someone tries to consume more than one drop and more than one time then that person will die instantly.
These people want this Blue Blood so eagerly because after consuming one drop they can share the leftover drops to their family members or guards to make them stronger and if their family members or guards get stronger it will help them too.' Liberi answered Dreamer's query.
'I see! Thank you for telling me all this Liberi.' Dreamer thanked Liberi after fully understanding about the Blue Blood.
'Thank you, my lord. It's my pleasure and duty to help you.' Liberi showed gratitude to Dreamer.
Dreamer just nodded and focused on the event again.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, as you can see this Blue Blood's quantity is much more than you will find anywhere, so because of this its value has increased a tenfold. So, the starting bid value of this Blue Blood is 10 million gold coins! I hope you all understand." Principal Vrama announced this but the people that were present at the auction didn't show a surprised expression as if 10 million gold coins is nothing in their eyes.
But someone was really surprised and that person was none other than Dreamer.
'What? 10 million! And they are fine with that! Just how rich are they! Money sure is amazing.' Dreamer exclaimed in his mind without showing any expression on his face.
'Haha. My lord, you are funny.' Liberi remarked.
'You think so!? Guess I am.' Dreamer replied lightly and diverted his attention at the auction.
"So, let's start the bidding!" Principal Vrama announced.
"11 million!"
"12 million!"
"13 million!"
"Ahhngghh, 16 million!"
"20 million!"
"I am not done yet, 25 million!"
"This Blue Blood is mine, 40 million!"
"What!?"
Just after the principal Vrama announced that the bidding should start, many people started bidding almost instantly and the price rose from 10 million gold coins to 40 million gold coins.
"Haha, I like your passion. Fine, 40 million one, 40 million two and 40 million….three. Sold!" Principal Vrama announced and the Blue Blood got sold to the person who bid 40 million gold coins.
"Gentleman, thanks for your business. At the end of the auction come backstage, pay the amount and this Blue Blood is yours." Principal Vrama said to the man who brought the Blue Blood.
After the Blue Blood was sold the Argonian host came forward, he put the metal box on the cart again and dragged the cart to the backstage.
"So, let's move onto the next item!" Principal Vrama announced and gestured towards the backstage door again.
The third item that was going to be sold was a large storage space bracelet although this item was not that much valuable but still there are buyers for literally everything.
The starting bid value of this space bracelet was 1 million gold coins and it was just sold for 2 million gold coins. Which according to Dreamer was a pretty good deal.
Then the fourth item that was going to be sold was a magical pendant which can increase the user's mana.
The starting bid value of this pendant was 5 million gold coins and it got sold at 15 million gold coins. The price rose this much because everyone wanted to increase their strength by any means.
After the magical pendant was sold, the fifth item was presented and the fifth item was a necklace. This necklace can create a barrier around the user to protect them from outside attacks. Although the strength of the barrier will depend on the one who is wearing it, as the user has to pour their own mana on the necklace and the more the mana the stronger the barrier.
The starting bid value of the necklace was 5 million gold coins and it got sold at a whopping 20 million gold coins. The necklace was sold at this price because there were many people present who are good at healing ability and usually in battle the healers are the first one to die so they need something like this necklace to protect themselves whenever they are healing someone in a battle.
Then the sixth item was presented and the sixth item was a crown made of pure gold. Although this crown will only look fancy at first glance, however it's ability was great.
Whoever is wearing this crown will get an increase in their aura by which the enemies who are weaker than you will get suppressed. It's ability was just like the Obsidian Aura pendant but stronger.
The crown's starting bid value was 3 million and it got sold at just 4 million. Principal Vrama was sad about this but still he carried on the auction with the same energy he was doing before.
After the sixth item was sold, the seventh item was presented and it was a beast core but not just any beast core but a core of an Early Soul King rank beast core.
If someone absorbs its energy, then they can increase their rank in a short amount of time.
The starting bid value of this beast core was 9 million gold coins and it was sold for 30 million gold coins.
The auction was going very smoothly and after the seventh item, the eighth item was presented and it was an arrow. The name of the arrow was Black line.
Liberi told Dreamer that this arrow is very famous among the archers as it never misses it's target and its attacks are very lethal.
Dreamer liked this arrow and decided to buy this arrow in future too.
The starting bid value of the Black line arrow was 8 million and it got sold at 18 million. The price rose this much as there were many archers present in the auction.
After the eighth item was sold the Argonian host dragged the small cart in which the Black line was kept and went backstage.
'My lord, now the second last item, Divine Cloak is going to be shown. You asked me to inform you this so I did.' Liberi said.
'Oh, the time has come to make my move.!' Dreamer replied.
'Hmm? What do you mean, my lord?' Liberi asked in a confused manner.
'Nothing to worry about. I am just going backstage now.' Dreamer revealed.
'Huh? But, my lord, if you do that now then the principal will get suspicious.' Liberi said worriedly.
'I know that very well. But I have a skill for such a thing.' Dreamer said while using his newly created skill and stood up from his seat.
'What!? My lord, it's amazing! With this, our task became much easier!' Liberi exclaimed after seeing Dreamer's skill.
'I know, right!' Dreamer replied and started waiting for the Argonian host to come and open the backstage door again to present the ninth item.
After a few seconds the backstage door opened and the Argonian host came again with a small cart.
Dreamer saw this chance and moved closer to the door.
'My lord, sorry to disturb you but why are you going backstage?' Liberi asked.
'Liberi, do you know what really controls the show?' Dreamer asked Liberi while standing close to the Argonian host.
'No, my lord. Not really.' Liberi answered.
The backstage door was about to close at any second now.
After hearing Liberi's reply, Dreamer just walked past the Argonian host and without looking back he said,
'What you don't see backstage is what really controls the show!'
After saying this, Dreamer went backstage and the backstage door closed completely.
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