Chapter 210: The Perfect Bait! (1/2)
”This lowly wyvern greets Young Master Aron!” The wyvernoid bowed towards Pedro. Then, he said, ”I am Ragas Wyverson! A former head warrior of the wyvern kin that was once in the forbidden continent! It is of my great honor to serve you, young master, with every remaining fiber of my strength!”
Pedro helped Ragas Wyverson to lift his head and said, ”Please raise your head, Sir Ragas! There are some matters that Duke Albert needed to take care of with urgency, so, we have to settle back to my room before we could get to know more about each other.”
”As young master requests… I would obediently follow!” Raga Wyverson lifted his head and stood at the left side of Pedro as if he was his butler with ragged clothes.
At this moment, Pedro nodded towards Duke Albert as if mentally saying 'Let's go!'. And without wasting another second, Duke Albert could not help but to simply nod in response whilst forcing out a smile. Then, he turned around—together with his guard, and led Pedro, Clara, and Ragas back to Pedro's VIP Room.
The moment that Auction Guide Weese opened the door from the inside, her jaw dropped to the floor while her eyes seemed like it was about to pop out from its sockets. She was at loss for words and could only stare towards Pedro, his two newly acquired 'slaves' and the Auction Master himself.
In turn, Duke Albert could only smirk in response and murmured, ”So it was her… I'll make sure to give her a manager role for taking good care of Officer Aron.”
Pedro was not able to hear what Duke Albert murmured, so, he simply thought that Duke Albert wanted to make preparations for the Grand Auction as soon as he can. Thus, Pedro glanced towards Duke Albert and said, ”Thanks for accompanying us to our room, Duke Albert. We can take it from here and I would have to trouble you in handling the matters about the auction of my item.”
”I-It is only natural for me to take good care of guests like you, Officer Aron!” Duke Albert forced out a smile towards Pedro. ”T-That said, I would need to leave you under her care as I handle the matters regarding your item.”
At this moment, Duke Albert glanced to Auction Guide Weese and said, ”Please take good care of our esteemed guest on my behalf. Rest assured… I would leave one of my guards outside to ensure Officer Aron's safety.”
Then, Duke Albert glanced to Pedro and said, ”Please don't hesitate to call for me, whenever you feel the need. I would try my best to come as fast as I can.”
Pedro simply shook his hand in response and said, ”I'll do, whenever such situations arise. For now… I would be taking some rest, so please be at ease and focus on what you need to accomplish.”
”You have my thanks, Officer Aron!” Duke Albert said as he bowed slightly towards Pedro. Then, he left the room on his own—leaving the guard with them outside of Pedro's VIP room.
Truth be told, Pedro did not want such special treatment towards him. However, arguing with Duke Albert would only start unnecessary conversations that would only further prolong the auction of his wolf transformation skill page. Thus, he had decided to simply say 'Yes' to his arrangements so that Duke Albert could immediately leave and take care of the matters concerning the Grand Auction.
As for the Grand Auction, it might seem simple to ordinary people but there was more into it. Pedro knew this fact on how hard it is to organize an instant Grand Auction because he had held such events in their own Guild Kingdom in the past.
One would need to send letters to the richest person that the Auction Master is acquainted with. And these letters needed to have been signed and sealed by the Auction Master himself. Add up the short time that they have to prepare and deliver the said letters, it was one of the most challenging jobs at the start of the organization of an instantaneous Grand Auction. At most, the letters must reach the nobles and important guests within an hour a main item for the Grand Auction was decided by the Auction Master.
Following the delivery of those letters to the 'walking banks'—or should we say, rich people, the Auction Master needed to prepare the Auction Den as a whole, not only in welcoming the very important guests to arrive but at the same time, the cleanliness of every single corner of the Auction Den. This also includes the rooms where the walking banks would stay during the Grand Auction.
Since most of the VIP rooms are occupied, the Auction Master converts the rooms used in Minor Auction Areas into temporary VIP Rooms for the other Auction Participants to occupy. They would simply place all items sold in the Minor Auction at the perimeter of the open area and bring out the sofas and tables on each Minor Auction Area room's respective VIP Room—just like the sofas where Pedro sat when he first talked with Sordal Larkas. And the Auction Managers and Auction Guides only have thirty minutes to clean and prepare the rooms upon announcement of the Main Item to be auctioned in the Grand Auction by the Auction Master.
And lastly, the Auction Master needed to prepare several more items to be Auctioned for the Grand Auction. Well… To the Auction Participants, it was the part of the Grand Auction where they could show their power through their coins.
For experienced Auction Participants, it is where they single-handedly crush the newbies or weaken the Coin Power of their rivals. In any case, it was an advantageous case for the Auction Master as he would be the one to earn coins in the end. So, it is an intricate job for the Auction Master to select other goods to be sold at the Grand Auction.