The auction came to an end in a way that no one was expecting.
The auction house paid Dave about 190,000 crystals without giving him any trouble, but this was not all Dave had to worry about. He had yet to go for the exit of the building when he already sensed the meaningful gazes around him. He currently had more money than many wizards could find in their careers. And as a frail apprentice, he was basically telling people to come and mug him just by showing up.
Even other apprentices who weren't so good at fighting were itchy to join the fun. To them, picking up some leftovers meant earning more money they could get in several years.
Dave did the only thing he could think of right now, which was to keep his Tang Dao enchanted with freezing power in his hand, in hope that it might scare off some people.
But this wasn't going to work too well.
Theron was currently standing on a higher floor gazing at Dave.