Terra Nova Online : Rise Of The Strongest Player - Chapter 449

Chapter 449: System Auction (1)
( 2 days later, Crest-Hill Barony )

Just two short days after Leo finalized the sale of the Anti-Aging cream and was working in his office to solve the migration problem, a system notification informed him about the start of the System Auction.

[ System Notification :- You have been invited to a private event! ]

[ Event Notification :- It has been detected that player ‘TheBoss’ is in possession of a System Auction Ticket.

With the 100th ticket being found, the System Auction will now start in 30 minutes.

You have 15 minutes to accept this invitation if you wish to join the event.

Do you wish to accept?

Yes

No ]

Leo read the system notification and immediately excused himself from in front of George the Butler, walking into his own private room, which he locked before clicking ‘Yes’.

[ Event Notification :-

Converting all the players Bronze Coins to Silver…..

Converting all the players Silver Coins to Gold…..

Rounding Off…..

Note :-

You are entering the System Auction with 66.34 million gold coins and 5350 Merit Points, and may not be able to place bids above this limit.

There are 100 items within the Auction and 100 individuals to bid on them.

Good Luck! ]

Before the Auction Began, the system automatically converted all of Leo’s spare change to gold coins, helping him enter the auction room with the maximum amount of gold coins at his disposal, which came out to be a whopping 66.34 million!

For the common player, this amount was beyond astronomical, since most players did not even have 10,000 gold coins saved, however, it wasn’t as formidable as Leo believed it to be either.

In Leo’s mind, nobody was going to be able to compete with him for the items that he really wanted, however, he was unaware about the wealth of a few key players like Jace and Big Dawg, who were coming into the auction with a sizable battle chest of their own.

With 100 players and 100 items to bid for, this system auction was designed in a way that every player could walk out with one item at the least, however, if things went Leo’s way, many were going to walk out with nothing.

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( The system auction arena )

As soon as Leo pressed ‘Yes’ on the invitation, he was immediately transported to the extremely luxurious system auction arena.

His clothes changed automatically, with his dark black robes shifting to a gentleman’s tuxedo, and the mask on his face shifting from the signature Virex Corps mask to an animal mask which resembled the shape of a sly cat.

“Mmhmm… Not bad” Leo murmured, as he immediately realized that his voice did not sound the same either.

It was much deeper and thicker than his real voice, which completed the trifecta of identity security.

As he looked around, all players were either dressed in similar looking tuxedos or beautiful black dresses depending on their gender, all wearing some form of animal mask.

Beside his seat was a placard with the number #98 written on it, and beside him were the numbers #97 and #99 indicating to him that everyone had been seated in the same order that they obtained the system ticket in.

There were only four rows of seats, with each row only having 25 seats, in what appeared to be an amphitheater style seating.

The room temperature was cold, the lighting was poor everywhere except for the main stage, where the first item had been hidden behind a cloth, and the podium for the auction conductor was empty.

Everything from the seats to the floor and walls was coated in a soft velvety material, giving the room a premium look and feel, as one would expect of a premium system auction.

“Would you like a drink sir?”

“Please have a drink…. It’s really delicious”

“Would you like to have a drink, sir?”

As soon as players started to get seated, the little loli bartenders that Leo had previously seen during the rankers system event started to offer everyone a glass of alcohol, as immediately Leo spotted an opportunity to exploit them.

Recalling how the loli bartender gave him a free game ticket when he was kind to her, Leo patiently waited till one of them came up to him to offer him a drink before getting on with the act.

“Would you like a drink sir? It’s really delicious….” The little loli said, as Leo smiled towards her as kindly as he could, before replying “Of Course I would….. I don’t usually drink alcohol, but how can I reject the offer for a drink from a cute one like yourself–”

It wasn’t until Leo said these words that he realized that they sounded extremely suspicious, however, with number 97 and 99 not having arrived yet, there was thankfully no-one around to witness his crime.

“Hehe….. you’re a true gentleman sir–” The loli said, as she stirred a drink and handed it to Leo, before leaning in as she whispered a few words in his ear.

“Avoid bidding on the first 50 items…. The second half is much better, with the last 10 items being the best of the lot–” the loli said, before skipping along as if she never said those words.

“I see….” Leo said, rubbing his palms in joy, as he had successfully managed to scam the loli bartender once again.

*Splash*

Throwing the drink out, as he never intended to drink it in the first place, Leo got comfortable in his seat and waited for the auction to start, as soon number 97, 98, 99 and 100 all arrived beside him.

As Leo noticed their demeanor, number 97 seemed to have an extremely poor posture and from the way he sat, Leo could see that he was not the most confident player, while number 99 sat with one of his legs crossed over the other, like he was some sort of a domineering mafia boss.

In contrast, number 100 sat normally with his arms resting on the arm-rest, however, there was something about how that guy sat that Leo found to be most peculiar.

‘Do I know him?’ Leo wondered, as the way he sat reminded Leo of Cervantez.