The bidders present all turned to look at the gray-haired old man.
Some whispered, trying to figure out who that prominent figure was.
Someone soon offered 11 crystals, followed by 12 crystals.
The old man at the front raised his hand again and said loudly, “30 chrystals!”
That bid sparked an uproar in the entire venue because it represented 300,000 taels of gold. This amount was nearly enough to buy a district. With his bid, the gray-haired old man completely overshadowed everyone else.
Several other super-rich individuals stared at the fox girl in the iron cage on the stage, gritting their teeth and preparing to bid again.
At that moment, the gray-haired old man stood up. He turned around, smiled at everyone, and sat back down.
“What does that mean?” Hallie was confused about why the old man abruptly stood up to show his face.
Isaac, however, noticed that after the old man sat down, the entire venue became much quieter. Nobody bid again.
That old man eventually bought the fox girl on stage for an astronomical price of 30 crystals.
The auction was shortly over. Isaac and Hallie followed the crowd to the exit when they heard two people behind them whispering.
“You have no idea. That old man is from the city lord’s side. He serves as the butler for the city lord’s son.”
“What? So that means the fox girl was bought by the city lord’s son?”
“Didn’t you see that nobody dared to bid anymore after the old man stood up?”
“Alas, all the good stuff always gets taken by the powerful ones.”
Isaac felt a stirring in his heart. He swiftly pulled Hallie outside.
When they left, the streets were already incredibly quiet, with only occasional patrol soldiers and a few drunkards staggering out of taverns.
“Did you hear what they said just now?” Isaac asked Hallie in a low voice.
The latter gritted his teeth and said, “Of course, I didn’t expect the fox girl to be bought by the city lord’s son. That bastard is so shameless!”
The city lord prohibited the black market trade of demon beasts, but the city lord himself purchased them.
How could Hallie not be angry?
“We’re going to snatch that fox girl,” Isaac whispered.
Hallie, who was walking slowly forward, came to a sharp halt. His body stiffened as favonovel.com stood straight and stared at Isaac with wide eyes.
“Mr. Garten, can we not seek death?” Hallie pouted and tugged at Isaac’s sleeve, whining.
Southcoln City was one of the largest cities in the Kingdom of Vriweth, thriving with commerce and close to Otto Mountain. It was also responsible for fending off fierce and demon beasts.
The city lord of Southcoln City possessed far greater strength and resources than other cities. Despite knowing that the fox girl was bought by the city lord’s son, Isaac still wanted to snatch her. That was equivalent to death.
“Didn’t you hear that the fox girl can enchant minds? Her ability would help us in killing the Azure Demon Ox. We have to take the risk and try,” Isaac stated firmly.
He then frowned and waved before walking forward alone. “Stay here if you’re scared!”
Hallie stood frozen.
Watching Isaac’s figure fade into the distance, favonovel.com gritted his teeth and muttered, “I’m afraid of nothing! It’s not a big deal even if I’ll die!
“Tell me the plan. I’ll follow your lead.” He caught up and stood beside Isaac.
Isaac took a banknote from his pocket and handed it to Hallie. “This is my last 100 taels of silver. You need to do two things. First, find a way to get the layout of the city lord’s mansion…”
“Secondly, find out which room the city lord’s son stays in and how many guards are around. After you’re done with these, leave the rest to me.”
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