BXBX NOVEL Chapter 287 Auction Ends
Chapter 287 Auction Ends
The auction was in full swing, and Dante acquired numerous useful items that could either enhance his followers and family. Very few things in the universes could help the current him, so one shouldn't expect much from that.
Dante could only really get new things through three methods. Firstly, increasing Quantum Entanglement's grade and acquiring new amazing abilities. Secondly, trading with the Black Spire in the First Gate. Thirdly, drafting and augmenting quantum worlds to create special items for himself.
The event lasted for more than a few hours, but it was short compared to similar events of its scale, and especially for such a hyped-up spectacle that almost everyone worth their salt was paying attention to.
One of the most significant segments was the break, in which a small reception was held for the dignitaries present. They were led into a large chamber with comfortable seating and great music, being served some of the best delicacies from quantum worlds.
These items had been replaced, so some special foods that had magical effects were replicated, like some longevity fruits from the Immortal World or special demon beast meat full of blood energy from the True Martial World.
At first, these powerhouses looked at the things strangely, some even scoffing that Dante had gotten some bizarre accoutrements for them to sample. However, once the various dishes were publicly introduced and their effects made known, many of the dignitaries' faces changed as they grabbed their plates protectively like a student trying to prevent another from copying their exam answers.
Even those elegant ladies who liked to eat slowly, in small bites, and often left half of the food to go to waste since they were on a 'diet' were gorging themselves like ravenous beasts, glaring at anyone who dared to glance at them like cruel lionesses.
Despite this, those watching from home did not look down on them. In fact, their eyes were bloodshot as they really wished they could be there to even take a small bite. Some went to the extent of licking and biting at the air from their couches or beds - as they were watching using quantum chips not screens - otherwise, it would be their screens that would have been defiled.
Connor and Lily hosted this part as well, and they also ate from a high table overlooking the guests. As for the two of them, they had already made bulk orders from Dante and filled their pantries with the stuff, so they ate disdainfully and arrogantly, making some of the guests who had finished their meals in one bite want to walk up to them and attack.
"Why are you posing, huh? Why are you flexing? Why are you eating better than me, huh? Why are you living better than me, goddammit?"
Many began punching the air with these words in their minds, imagining hitting Connor and Lily while thinking such lines. Immediately they felt much better and their anger was greatly soothed, at the cost of making them look like retards on camera, of course.
After the break, the second half of the auction began, and the really good things were starting to be traded out. Here, even top items like pet beasts were traded out, cosmetic items from RPG-style worlds.
They had no combat capability and were aesthetic only, so Quantum Entanglement adapted them to be the same in reality. Some also bought spell scrolls from the Magus World of various ranks, special elixirs and pills from the True Martial World and immortal world with mind-numbing effects, among others.
At this level, Dante no longer accepted only items, but also took favors into account. Many factions that bid had to concede power, financial and social rights, and even planets or galaxies as well as giving up what Levi identified as useful.
It could be said that by the time they reached the finale, basically everyone had sworn themselves into Dante's dog. If Dante was the ruler of the universe on paper due to power, now he literally legally owned almost the entire known universe.
This time, Dante didn't joke around. He directly brought out 9th Rank Spell Scrolls of Binding Agreements, making the parties sign. This caused their souls to be bound, and the terms affected not just the signee, but everyone affiliated with the favor.
For example, if the promise was to give up a galaxy to Dante, the dignitaries and everyone in the galaxy who had some political power would be bound by the contract. That way, the dignitaries could not play tricks on the side and blame unruly subordinates for causing trouble.
Everyone who could cause trouble or hinder the agreement had been locked in, so unless it was a genuine external faction causing trouble, one could not escape. This kind of foolproof method made many grit their teeth with hatred and dismay, but what could they do?
However, most of the top 20 factions refrained from bidding at this stage. Even though some of these items made them grip their seats with desire, they came here with one single focus.
Eventually, the finale came about, which was what everyone was looking forward to. Here, the items that everyone had been drooling for since the announcement of the auction were revealed, the Mutation Core!
"For this part, we will auction a set of Mutation Cores per bid, which means 10 individual Mutation Cores of a specific rank. So there will be 10 sets of F-ranked cores, 10 sets of E rank, 10 sets of D rank, and 10 sets of C rank." Connor revealed, which made the faces of many change into anger and horror.
After all, the amount was far too little for the needs of the entire universe! Even if one faction swallowed all these items, it wouldn't be nearly enough to fill in the gaps between their teeth. Did Dante treat them as beggars or something?
Connor heard the complaints and shrugged. To him, none of this was something he cared about, and if they didn't like it, they could leave. Seeing his nonchalant attitude, the various factions could only cover themselves and cough blood into their buckets to vent the anger in their chest.
The first set of Mutation Cores was traded with fervor, as the top 20 factions fought to bring out their best things. Even Levi was troubled because he couldn't pinpoint anything that was the 'best' among them.
Seeing this, Dante smiled. "No need to bother anymore then. Let Connor use his discretion to award who and what the items. As for us, we have to return to the summoner World to contract my second and third beast."
After all, Dante had long broken through the 3-star Advanced Summoner stage while Levi was already a 4-star Divine Beast. This was why Dante trusted him to identify good stuff within the universes.
He was even looking forward to when Levi reached 10-star and could probably reveal secrets of the First Gate to him.
Dante sent his instructions to Common and recollected Levi before teleporting to his bedroom. He found that Beatrice was lying on the bed while sleeping softly, and he couldn't help but want to go over and tease her.
However, the room was also occupied with android nurse mothers and midwives who glared at Dante with coldness and killing intent. Their eyes seemed to say that if he dared harm the mother and the baby, they would chase him to the ends of the earth.
Dante was speechless because it was precisely he who programmed them to react like this to any intrusion on Beatrice when she?was helpless. However, how could he have possibly known that the first one to be bitten by this would be himself?
He sat down on a couch within the large master bedroom and entered the Summoners World right away. He naturally descended into his virtual avatar that was at the back of the Holy Saint Summoners estate faction, growing his power in a secret chamber.
When he opened his eyes, Dante complained mentally about the same issue as always, stuffiness and muscle atrophy. He immediately descended with his real body to remove the discomfort and got up.
The moment he came out, he found that the Wyvern fellow had transformed back into his human form and was with two others guarding his door seriously.
The guards were surprised to see the Saint Child come out so soon, but when they glanced at him, their faces changed greatly. This world had its way of identifying the strength levels of various people.
As such, they could straight away tell that this Saint Child had shot up from the 1-star level to the 3-star level!
The heck!
How long had it been, a month or less? And he had already surpassed summoners who were given official titles and made to watch over entire towns in various provinces.
Was this a Saint Child or a Demon Child?
"Greetings, guardians, thank you all for your hard work. Can you please inform the faction head of my breakthrough so that I can summon my next beasts?" Dante spoke to them politely and with a friendly smile.
This made the trio snap out of their stupor as they were pleasantly surprised. The original guardian, the wyvern, simply smiled knowingly because he was already familiar with their Saint Child's kindness, as he had saved his life previously.
This was why even though two other guards were posted, he insisted on joining them. He planned to become the Saint Child's follower, since he was currently a tamed beast without a master.
The other two guards were the same, one being a Dragon Elephant and the other being a Crimson Tiger in human form, both at the 8-star Legendary rank as well. Luckily, the True Summoner's Will technique practiced by this faction ensured that if the summoner died, especially of natural causes, the beasts would not be forced to die as well.
It was just that they would not be able to bind with another ever again, so their realm would remain the same forever. They could, however, acquire some rare resources from the faction to maintain their realms and progress forward slightly, which was why they stayed in the faction after their human masters died.
The wyvern nodded and rushed out to fulfill Dante's missive while the other two stood about awkwardly. Technically, this was their chance, if they could build up a good relationship with Dante, their days ahead would be smoother and far more
But really, what could they say that was appropriate? There was no common ground between leftover beasts like them forced to guard to 'make a living' compared to the mighty and talented Saint Child.
Soon, the wyvern returned with a bunch of elders in tow who seemed excited. When their eyes fell on the confident Dante, their pupils constricted and they couldn't help but wonder just how far Dante would go and how powerful he would become.
In the end, they enthusiastically greeted him and brought him towards the central hall where the summoning circle was being redrawn and infused with power in order to carry out the summoning.
Even though Dante had access to the divine space, that was only after he entered the normal space. So he could have to use this relatively rare quality summoning circle to basically make a 'transit flight'.
Dante sat in the center seat once more and waited for the circle to be completed. Once it was done and he was given the go-ahead to fire up the procedure, he smiled and began the summoning process.
Dante felt his soul space quiver and he was stably pulled into the vortex and expunged within the astral-like world full of brightly lit platforms spread all over. As usual, his Soul Tether was too big for this space and caused all the platforms nearby to be sent flying.
It was a good thing that this displcaement did not cause the platforms to shatetr, or hundreds of summonable beats would have died.