The Immortal Player

"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.

Thus, it was not easy to conduct a Grand Auction, instantaneously on top of that. Duke Albert and his personnel only had a short span of time to manage and prepare everything from top to bottom. In fact, some of his men needed to use Teleportation Platforms just to deliver messages to walking banks that are several hours away from the Tarala Kingdom.

Well… As for Pedro, he could only glance to the open area and watch the Auction Personnel move around. He sighed and said, "I am a guest… But why does it feel exhausting just watching the Auction Personnel on the ground?"

"Perhaps… Young Master has already handled an Auction at this level, once?" Ragas Wyverson asked.

Pedro can't help but force out a smile deep inside after seeing Ragas Wyverson's reflection from the window—who stood like a butler on animated videos from Japan. Then, Pedro simply averted his gaze and returned watching the busy Auction Personnel, while saying, "Yes, I did! But it's nothing compared to this level…"

Pedro sighed. Then, he turned around and said, "Ragas, Clara, follow me to the discussion room. Let's continue our previous discussion inside."

"Yes, Young Master!" Ragas Wyverson placed his left arm—horizontally, in front of his body and bowed slightly towards Pedro.

On the other hand, Jea-an Clara Aleria simply stood in attention—with her hands on her side, and said, "After you, Captain Aron!"

When the door of the discussion room was closed and locked, Pedro sat opposite Clara and Ragas. Then, he said, "I will get straight to the point… On my way here—to the Auction Den, I encountered several suspicious people whom… If I am not wrong… are vampires."

"Vampires?" Clara asked in a calm demeanor. That said, her forehead weaved a few lines similar to Ragas.

Pedro casually nodded in response and said, "Well… It was only my hunch! Those people were fully covered by thick cloth despite being outside the streets in the middle of the day. That very fact alone had given away a piece of important information—that those people do not want to be touched by a single ray of light at any cost. And who else would behave like that, other than the vampires themselves?"

"But, young master… Isn't it normal for vampires to exist where the humans are heavily concentrated? The Royal Family should be on guard against them at the least. That is why I don't see any need for you to worry about it." Ragas said.

Clara had simply nodded in response—agreeing to what Ragas said, consequently making Pedro shook his head in response. Then, Pedro said, "You are right! But… you guys might not know it but… The Royal Family of this Kingdom is already dead."

"This…" Ragas could not help but to lean slightly backward from astonishment.

However, before they could utter a word, Pedro spoke, saying, "Chaos would soon befall this Kingdom. And from the looks of it, only a few nobles and high ranking officials knows about it. What do you guys think would happen, if it became chaotic inside the Kingdom? There are monsters on the other side of the wall… And most of the Kingdom's Soldiers are fighting them off. With all of that in mind, won't this be the ideal time to strike, if the vampires wanted the Kingdom to fall?"

"So… What do you have in mind, young master?" Ragas Wyverson asked. "It was obvious that we can't leave this place until the Auction ends, right?"

Pedro simply nodded in response and said, "That is why I wanted to talk with the two of you. It was obvious that I can't allow this Kingdom to fall, what much more for those blood sucking addicts to succeed. In any case… I have already made preparations on how we would handle them. I had already prepared a bait that is too attractive to ignore. I just need help from you to watch my demi-humans and my back, once they start to attack."contemporary romance

"What about the good you sold for the Main Auction?" Ragas Wyverson asked with a worried expression.

Pedro could only force out a smile in response and scratch the back of his head, saying, "We'll think of that later on. Our priority still remains the same… Protect lives as much as we can! Besides… I doubt that the Auction Master would leave such a treasure unguarded."

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