“That’s all I have. Please have a look and see if they are suitable.”Audrey could not determine the system of values in that world, and she was also unaware of the standards that they had at the Auction House. So, she could only rely on Robert to appraise those items. If they were unwilling to accept them, then she would need to separate them into smaller batches to be sent to other auction houses. Besides, she had to take extra care to avoid the Blacksmith Guild’s attention. If that were the case, then not only would she get the money she needed slower than her expectations, but she could also run into other problems as well. Robert nodded, then called for a few goldware and jewel appraisers to review the items that were scattered on the ground.As expected, every single goldware and jewel in that pile was of the highest quality. Robert had only seen items with similar quality within the Hearth Family’s main house.However…“These items are very valuable, but there’s some abras
As he looked at the skinny figure who fled in haste, Giovanni couldn’t help but laugh.“Third young master?”Robert looked at Giovanni’s abrupt laughter in puzzlement and felt somewhat afraid. Giovanni lazily shot him a glance.“What do you think about the items that the young lad had brought?”Did the third young master meant to test his evaluation abilities? Robert immediately became serious and said,“The items are all of good quality, and for him to take out such a huge amount of luxury items in one go, the customer’s background is definitely not as simple as he looked. Therefore, I could only be bold to accept this transaction. Furthermore, according to his last request, there must be some uses for such a large order of demonic cores. Even a hundred people will not be able to digest such a quantity. He could be from a wealthy family who wanted to purchase low-grade demonic cores to train their subordinates covertly.” Robert’s analysis was quite reasonable. The good thing about
Selene finally recovered after a period of recuperation. However, like what she had threatened Audrey that day, the fire had burnt off all of her hair and eyebrows. Selene’s head looked like an egg then, and other than facial features, it was spotless.The vain Selene cried and mourned what had happened to her every day. She was unwilling to take a single step out of her room, and she kept her mouth shut as to what had happened to her that tragic day. Even if she wanted to cause trouble for Audrey, he had no excuse to do so. She could only visit various auction houses and fork out a large sum of money for potions that could promote hair growth to fix Selene’s bald head.To avoid another untoward incident before they could invite the sage to their home, Hefetus immediately tasked someone to send the Snow Spirit Fox to the God Realm. Not long after that, he received news from them. In ten days time, the sage would leave for the Iridos, and he would also grace the Blacksmith Guild with h
Selene finally recovered after a period of recuperation. However, like what she had threatened Audrey that day, the fire had burnt off all of her hair and eyebrows. Selene’s head looked like an egg then, and other than facial features, it was spotless.The vain Selene cried and mourned what had happened to her every day. She was unwilling to take a single step out of her room, and she kept her mouth shut as to what had happened to her that tragic day. Even if she wanted to cause trouble for Audrey, she had no excuse to do so. He could only visit various auction houses and fork out a large sum of money for potions that could promote hair growth to fix Selene’s bald head.To avoid another untoward incident before they could invite the sage to their home, Hefetus immediately tasked someone to send the Snow Spirit Fox to the God Realm. Not long after that, he received news from them.In ten days time, the sage would leave for the Iridos, and he would also grace the Blacksmith Guild with h
With their strongest rival out of equation, winning the competition became a piece of cake for Audrey's group. Thus, it did not take that long before they emerged victorious; putting an end to the mock test, earlier than expected. However, unbeknownst to them, their success also attracted unwanted attention. Trusting his hunch, the evil school master paid close attention to the winning team since he highly suspected that his target was hiding in their midst. All along, no one but the people of Mystic Muses suspected Professor Sonny to be the apprentice necromancer in disguise. He had been hiding right under their noses. Now, Audrey' secret was close to being exposed! Meanwhile, oblivious to this impending trouble, Audrey's group along with their other fellow students who participate in the mock test, huddled back to their respective dormitories. Almost immediately, Audrey climbed at her bed and collapsed to its comfort right away. The same thing goes to her friends as that they al
By the time that hour hand of the clock hit twelve, Audrey's group was already done putting the last book back on its shelf. However, they did not look as thrilled as they thought they would be. They were able to find the answer that they were looking for. But at the same time, it was also not the kind of answer that they were hoping to get. "I knew that completing this quest won't be an easy feat. But who would have thought that it would be this hard? Isle of De los? Seriously, of all places?" Slumping back at one of the chairs, Nike ran his fingers up his messy hair. The others also wore the same conflicted expression and they all looked dejected if not tired. After going through multiple records that has anything related to the encounter with Graes, the group finally realized that their chance for success was next to zero. Entering and finding the lair of the Petrifying monster within the heart of the Land of Dawn, an inhabited sanctuary for all the rare and formidable beast, w
"Great! Now, we can safely assume that we are finally onto something and we won't be running around like a bunch of headless chicken."Jace exclaimed, delighted that they finally have something to look forward to, and not just merely a clue.However, for some reason, Niccoli seemed to fail to recognize the implied sarcasm in the other party's statement and so he retorted,"Basically, a chicken won't be able to run if it no longer has its head because it means they are dead, no?"Fighting the urge to roll his eyes upon hearing this response, Jace replied flatly."And so do we. We could be as good as dead too if we will just set to action, oblivious of what lies ahead or in this case, where to start looking.Truth be told, Jace's concern was not unfounded. Their days of searching might not be considered futile. Nonetheless, it was still not that fruitful either; or at least according to Jace's standard, the result they have so far was below satisfactory.This was due to the fact that de
"Alright, so according here, deep inside the center of forest, you will find a clearing; small patched of land separated from the rest and marked by a picket fence made of human bones." There you will find the hug's hut where there is a phrase you need in order to enter safely:"Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Only by riding the Grae's famed vehicle "Mortal" could they leave the place safely.But when one of the sisters refused to help, Audrey was left with no choice but to steal it from them.The Grae's tried to stop them but thankfully they succeeded from taking it away. Although they have no idea how to get to their destination, they heaved a collective sigh of relief when they passed by the Slamming Rock and it did not move. Only the Mortar can passed it without activating the rock's enchantment."Good, now where is the broomstick?"---- Steve"Oh, don't worry. I already broke it."----Allan"You did what?"-----Nike"I broke it into two so that the Grae's won't be
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou