Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 826: Golden Pass

”This... Miss Aki, isn’t your demand too outrageous? You should know since they arrived just today in town, we can just go and ask the guards at the town entrance about them,” Number 3 coldly said.

Though she and her sister—yes, Number 4 was her blood sister, just a few years younger than her—tried not to interfere with John Raelion’s business too much, since they worked for him, they knew many things that normal people might not—the upcoming auction in White Plume City was one of these things.

White Plume City was one of the biggest cities in the outer sector of the central plains. Recently, it became more famous in the outer sector because they auctioned off a few peak Emperor rank items and one Monarch rank medicine.

Even in the resource-rich central plains, there weren’t many Emperor rank–Grade 7 resources available, let alone Grade 8 resources that Monarchs used. So, when a city auctioned off multiple Grade 7 and even one Grade 8 resource, it naturally became a sensation.

The Sterling Auction House, which auctioned off these items, had announced a month ago that there would be another auction.

Immediately after the announcement, people from all over rushed to White Plume City and started buying the passes to participate in the auction with wild frenzy, which not only made it so that there weren’t many passes left, but also caused the price of the passes—even ordinary ones—to soar, reaching several hundred thousand High Grade mana stones.

The Sterling Auction House had four types of passes—White Pass, Bronze Pass, Silver Pass, and lastly, the Golden Pass.

The White Pass was the ordinary pass and thereby the least expensive one. Normally, one could buy it within 1,000 to 10,000 High Grade mana stones based on the scale of the auction.

The Bronze Pass was more expensive and could easily cost hundreds of thousands of High Grade mana stones, but unlike the ordinary pass holders, Bronze Pass holders could sit on the first floor, which was a sign of their wealth and strength.

The Silver Pass was even more expensive and could get you a separate cabin on the second floor.

As for the Golden Pass, one couldn’t get it just by paying mana stones; one needed to be a person of renown and status. Even many people from the inner sector weren’t able to get a Golden Pass even if they were Emperors.

Now, Aki was asking for a Golden Pass. Did she really think that the information about Max’s group was worth it? If yes, she was dreaming.

”Go on then. I’m sure because of your lord’s relationship with the Town Lord, they would easily tell you,” Aki said, her lips curling up.

Number 3 and Number 4’s eyelids twitched when they heard this.

While it was true the Town Lord had some relationship with John because of his elder brother, she was a woman renowned for her greedy nature. She would not do anyone any favors without asking for a hefty price.

Although they didn’t know exactly what price John’s brother paid last time when John faced trouble after killing that girl, they knew even he felt the pinch because afterwards he had scolded John a lot.

If they were to go ask the guards, she would know and would ask an exorbitant price. Of course, it wouldn’t be something as ludicrous as a Golden Pass of the Sterling Auction House, but still, it would not be something they could pay and would have to ask John, who would then scold them for being useless.

The duo sighed. After mentally communicating for a while, Number 3 took out her communication crystal and started conversing with John.

Aki watched them with a small smile on her face. Not only would she be able to teach Max, that rude brat, a lesson through John, she would also get some benefits from him. It was a win-win situation for her.

After a while, Number 3 put away her communication crystal and turned to Aki, her expression indifferent.

”Lord John will gift you a Bronze Pass if you help us,” she told her.

”Alright.” Aki accepted the deal after a moment’s consideration.

Though she had asked for the Golden Pass, she knew let alone John, even his elder brother might not be able to get one. So, from the start, her intention was just to extort a Bronze Pass, which she knew would be John’s limit.

From what she last heard, a Bronze Pass was being sold for over 200,000 High Grade mana stones, which was quite a big fortune for her. Even if she didn’t go join the auction, she could sell it and get rich.

She then began telling them about Max and his group, ”The strongest person in their group is a mid-stage Emperor...”

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In an obscure corner of the town, in a small wooden house in an alley, Ling Han was sitting on a chair beside the bed, staring at an unconscious young girl lying on the bed with a gentle look on his face.

The girl was no older than 10 years and was very cute with her round face and chubby cheeks.

However, there were worm-like black lines covering her neck, half of her cheeks, and forehead.

Occasionally, these lines would pulsate and stretch out a little more, covering more of her forehead. Every time it happened, her brows would scrunch up and a pained look would appear on her face.

After a while, Ling Han wiped the tears that had welled up in his eyes as he watched her, his gaze becoming determined.

He reached out his hand to caress her face but didn’t touch it because he knew the black lines would react and cause her more pain.

”Ming’er, you won’t have to suffer this for too long, I promise,” he muttered, gazed at her for a while longer, then stood up and left the house.

A while later, he arrived in front of John’s Inn, roamed around until nightfall, and then headed toward Candle’s Inn.

If someone was watching him, they would notice although he was running on the ground and through the crowd, his feet weren’t touching the ground and his speed was far too fast for a Four Star mage. Moreover, no one, not even the occasional King mages passing by, was able to notice him.