How a Genius in the Kingdom of Magic Lives

There are several executives in the Casein Guild.

All executives are criminals with strong skills that exceed the level of a sword master or a 5th-class mage.

However, they have been contemplating lately.

The current situation was that the emperor of the empire was attacked and shouted for revenge.

No matter how great criminals they were, they had to calmly catch their breath and wait for the right moment.

“master. I beg you to do your work quickly and go home.”

“Okay, stop nagging.”

One of the officers of the Casein Guild. Warlock Mamber clicked her tongue at the words of the subordinate she brought as an escort.

“It’s not nagging. What a dangerous time this is… . It was only yesterday that we heard that some executives were attacked!”

The subordinate patted my chest as if he was frustrated.

Some of the officers of the Casein Guild were attacked as a group and taken away.

There aren’t many places that would dare to do this to Casein’s guild.

He’ll take revenge right away in a few places, but honestly, that’s very difficult for the emperor.

So, an order came down from the guild leader to buy himself right away, but his master broke his word and came to this black market.

“It can’t be helped. In this black market auction, ‘that thing’ will come out. You know how much I searched for it.”

“that’s… Yes.”

“So let’s just buy that and get out of here quickly. It’s a burden for me to stay here too long.”

So Mamber and his subordinate attended the auction house.

I had already accepted the qualifications to attend the auction house in the past.

It wasn’t like a VIP, it was a regular attendee, but Mamber didn’t really care about that.

After a while, the auction started.

Mamber closed her eyes, halfway listening to the moderator’s comment and the buzz of excited participants.

And soon, the first item of the auction appeared.

‘Finally that… .’

A strange black light flickered in his eyes.

The thing I was looking for so much was put up on an auction house like this.

And that too, in the first order, which doesn’t get people’s attention at all.

‘You fools. I never thought they would treat me like this even with that precious thing in front of them.’

Seeing the dark-eyed appearances made me laugh out loud, but Mamber tried to swallow that heart.

Anyway, it was a good thing for me.

Because you can get what you want cheaply.

As the moderator progressed, the bidding started, and Mamber immediately raised her number sign.

“Yes. 66 is 200 gold. Anybody else?”

It was right at the starting bid price, but no one else came out.

That would be the case, because no matter how rich the people here were, they wouldn’t spend 200 gold on a useless stone like that.

If you are rich, you should know how to make a value judgement.

‘Whoops. To be able to bring it for 200 gold. I got it.’

Mamber laughed inwardly.

It wasn’t 200, but 20,000 gold was worth it, but it was a windfall.

That’s why Mamber was relaxed, and I thought it was my own because no one bid additionally.

“ah. You have one more minute. 250 gold. Number 1 called for 250 gold.”

what?

Mamber’s gaze swung back.

Numbers 1 through 10 participate in the auction in the exclusive room up there as a VIP.

If it is number 1, it means that you are the most valuable guest of this auction… .

‘What do you know? Or is it just a rich collection mixed with curiosity?’

Mamber raised her sign again.

“Ah, 300 gold. Number 66 scored 300 goals… . Number 1 called for 400 gold!”

“… … .”

Mamber frowned.

How can you accept it as if you waited as soon as you bid?

He followed as if he couldn’t lose.

“500 gold for number 66! Ah, at the moment I am telling you, number 1 bid for 1000 gold!”

1000 gold, 2000 gold… 3000… 3500… .

As time passed, the amount increased, and other customers gradually felt strange.

“What is that? They said it was an egg of an unknown monster… Is there something?”

“It might be worth taking it to the Mage Tower and requesting it.”

A few began to be intrigued by the idea that a secret was hidden that they did not know about.

Then, they also participated in the auction, boosting the liveliness of the auction.

Since then, prices have jumped like crazy.

Collectors who had some money set the unit price high.

Eventually, at the point of breaking through ten thousand gold, Mamber slammed the armrest of her chair violently and shouted.

“profit… 20,000! 20,000 gold!”

It was all property.

“Twenty thousand gold came out.”

The moderator looked at the crowd.

However, only silence flowed as if he would no longer participate.

No matter how wealthy there were, there was no idiot who could buy an unknown black stone for 20,000 gold.

‘That’s right.’

Mamber laughed inwardly.

Originally, I was going to buy some other things while on the black market, but I gave up on all of them.

But… .

“Twenty-two thousand! Customer number 1 called twenty-two thousand. Anybody else?”

Again, No. 1 paid 2,000 gold or higher.

The presenter exclaimed excitedly.

It was a good feeling because the first product hit the jackpot far beyond expectations.

“… … .”

“… … .”

However, unlike the host, the reaction from the other audience members was quiet.

“If you don’t have it, the auction for this item will end here.”

the moderator declared.

The final bid price is 22,000 gold!

It was a whopping 110 times the starting price.

“… … .”

Mamber glared at Room 1 with burning eyes.

* * *

“The bid was successful. The goods will be coming here soon, so please wait a moment and you will receive them.”

“i get it.”

Leo nodded at the coachman’s words.

He thought about the egg he had just won.

‘It’s so strange.’

Even Leo’s eyes couldn’t tell what this black egg was.

It was unusual.

Leo’s eyes are made by overlapping several characteristics, and are half-human.

Reading mana and penetrating the flow of the magic circle, it was probably an organ of the human body that other wizards would have noticed if they knew about it.

But even Leo’s eyes couldn’t see through that egg.

‘There must be some hidden secret about this.’

Leo has been playing this Lost World for a long time, so how can he be so ignorant?

If you pretend, you pretend.

‘Besides, he seems to know something about this.’

Leo looked through the room window at Number 66, who was staring this way.

The glass is made of a special material, so the inside cannot be seen from the outside.

The person who tried to buy that egg while costing as much as 20,000 gold.

He looked pretty angry.

Leo was convinced by the author.

If it’s enough to run like that, it’s definitely worth more than this money.

Of course, this was only possible because of the huge amount of money that Leo had received as an advance payment while exhibiting the corpse of a hydra on the black market.

After that, Leo took a leisurely look at the auction again.

Since the first product had a huge winning bid of 22,000 gold, the heat of the auction was higher than ever.

Originally, the richer you are, the more you hate losing money.

So from the second time onwards, I bet a lot of money even if it was not necessary.

In the meantime, Leo also bought another elixir called the lava giant’s heart.

‘I can give this to Elise-sister.’

The highlight of this auction was the by-product of the hydra at the end.

“Hydra’s poison land, the meeting area with the vampire land far away! It is a by-product of the owner, Hydra!”

At the moderator’s explanation, the atmosphere in the auction house heated up.

Everyone knew that the Hydra’s corpse would come out today, so they frantically tried to bid.

In an instant, amounts of different units came and went.

Seeing that, Leo smiled.

‘Very good.’

The more expensive it was sold, the better it was for both himself and the Gawain Guild.

However, thanks to this overheated heat, the amount was higher than expected.

At the end of the sale of hydra by-products for such a long time.

The auction ended successfully.

* * *

After the auction was over, the owner of the dark house came to express his gratitude.

“Ha ha ha. Regards, poor Leo. How do you create the atmosphere of the auction by yourself?”

“?”

Leo wondered what this meant.

‘What kind of atmosphere is it?’

Seeing Leo like that, Amsangju smiled knowingly.

“Uh heh heh. Did I have to pretend I didn’t appreciate your favor? But I can’t help but say thank you.”

In the black market, the auction house was the place where the biggest money flowed.

However, there are times when such an auction house works well and there are times when it does not.

Usually, that is determined by the opening of the first product.

It’s not always right, but depending on how much enthusiasm you show for the first product that came out, that day’s sales can increase.

Amsangju entrusted this auction to one of the executives, who put up an unknown egg as the first product.

I think they said they would open their wallets by stimulating the rich people’s desire to collect, but they turned a blind eye to stones that seemed useless.

It was a situation that could ruin the first auction and ruin the atmosphere of the subsequent auction if it went wrong.

When Am Sang-ju, who was watching from behind, was nervous, Leo stepped out.

Number 1 came out, followed by number 66, and other guests joined in the race.

‘done! it’s okay!’

He stared at Room 1 with admiration as the auction went on.

I knew that prince was a good mage, but I couldn’t believe he even had Sangjae!

I felt infinite gratitude to him who was not only the savior of the emperor, but also the savior of the shadows.

“No matter how much I say that I am a blacksmith, I am a merchant. Transactions are meticulous. Therefore, we will subtract 3% of the transaction fee for the Hydra by-products you submitted this time.”

“… … !!”

Leo was surprised inside.

That’s a 3% gain.

Hydra’s corpse was sold at a high price for the main event, so even 3% was a huge amount.

‘then… It’s as if I didn’t spend a dime today.’

The price of getting an egg and a heart of a lava giant for free or something!

It was a bewildering situation, but Leo shrugged.

Good is good, good.

What do you need to refuse?

“Then see you next time, my lord.”

“Have a good day. Come often.”

Leo said good-bye to Amsangju warmly.

In the future, I planned to participate in auctions frequently and purchase one by one if there was something good.

That’s how I got out of the auction house.

‘I’ll have to go back and investigate this first.’

Inside the carriage, Leo thought as he touched the black eggs.

If you ask for something like a simple lab, there are many wizards who will lend it to you, so I’ll try to investigate it calmly.

So, on the carriage, they are going to the mansion where they are staying… .

– Kwaaang!

Suddenly, an explosion occurred in front of the wagon.