The entire audience gasps in surprise as soon as the auctioneer uttered the word Vampire. Vampire should not dare to go out from the Shadow Isle after the incident 200 years ago, yet the slave traders in Calmarosh Theocracy has caught one this year!?
Although vampire has occasionally got sighted in the past 200 years, they're all in the end just a baseless rumor because there's neither proof nor victim which indicates they really appeared.
Then is the boy in front of them a vampire?
If so, then there's no need to hold back any reserve money anymore! After all, a vampire is very beneficial to people, especially those who want to stay young forever.
If this is more than 200 years ago, many people will run once the mention of vampires appeared. But this is not that times anymore…it's not the age where vampires feed off human anymore, but it's the age where human feeds off vampire!!
More than 200 years ago, vampire reigned over the night. Spreading terror to every living being, as one bite and you'll turn into their blood slaves. But…about 200 years ago, a wandering scholar known as Sage of Truth, share the truth of Vampire to everyone which makes them unable to fear vampire again.
The truth he shares is how vampires are harmless if they suck their prey blood in the daytime. It's because the blood vampire suck in daytime is bad blood which is bad for the body and once it gets sucked off, not only did the victim wouldn't become a blood slave, but the victim will become younger and beautiful again!
That news makes the entire human world rumbled overnight, but the other news is what makes people decide to hunt vampires to gain the means to become young and beautiful.
It's about vampires' main food, which isn't blood like many have guessed, but sins. Which is also why people understanding of vampire change to, sucking blood in the morning, sucking sin in the night.
Vampire is creatures that suck sin from human, and the more the sins they suck, the more the human lost his desire, and that's the moment they turn into tranquil and converted into blood slaves.
To become a vampire, a human need to get their blood sucked and agree to become a vampire when the vampire asks them. Although this process wouldn't make them a true vampire, it's still better than human body as vampire body didn't require any sleep and their aging is slower than human.
That's also one of the reasons why vampires make a human into tranquil first. It's because human can still betray them, but human that have turned into tranquil wouldn't be able to betray them! The reasons are because they have no desire anymore and can perfectly follow most of their commands.
Then what's the connection between vampire real food and human action?
It's how to make vampire unable to suck your blood when they fight at night! Night is vampire , and the more people fight with a vampire, the more victim will come because vampire who lost strength would just go and suck someone blood to recover instantly and the vampire will get yet another ally. But with this matter revealed, the fight against vampire will become easier than ever!
Many have long thought vampires can't suck the blood of a priest because of God protection, but that's totally wrong! It's not that vampire can't suck the blood of a priest, but most priests didn't have a lot of sins, and even if they have, they will always pray for forgiveness of their sins which block vampire from sucking their blood.
Yes, it might be a bit comical but, the way for them to not get sucked by a vampire at night is by confessing all of the sins they know of! No matter what sin it is, as long as they keep confessing until their teammate come to protect them, they will be safe and not turned into blood slaves.
One of the most troublesome problems when facing vampires got solved overnight and caused the Vampire Hunts in motion. Many vampires have got captured that day and turn into the slaves of a human, while the rest of the vampires run to the Death Isle and live in seclusion.
All of the vampires exist didn't even know about their main food is sins! yet because of that Sage of Truth, they start to learn about themselves more than before and has been living happily on Death Isle which is abundant with sins with the other undead species.
That's also the reason why a vampire wouldn't leave for the mainland, mainly because they're happily living their life on the Shadow Isle and didn't want to turn into human slaves like the other vampire.
And now, a vampire has appeared yet again, and it's a young one at that! Why did he go out from Shadow Isle is a mystery, but he's indeed here, in front of them.
"We've luckily caught this one as soon as we get the rumor of a vampire that's leaving Death Isle spread. Every Slave Traders that exist in this continent compete for this kid, but us, the Holy Slavers, has beat every one of those slave traders, and present this one in front of you!!!"
"Uoooooo!!!!"
"I'll bid 20 platinum coins for that slaves! He's mine! MINE!!!"
One of the guests scream with vigor as soon as the slave is confirmed to be a vampire by the auctioneer and instantly make a bid and result in the other guest bidding their own prices even before the auctioneer declare the prices.
"25 platinum coins!"
"I'm bidding 28 platinum coins!"
"34 platinum coins! He's mine!"
*Bang!*
A loud explosion happened on the stage, and all of the guests who make their own bid even before the auctioneer says a word shut their mouth off and turned to look at the hole that has appeared on the stages.
"I'm happy for your eagerness, but the vampire will be sold with base prices of 60 platinum coins…lower than that and we will keep this slave back at the storage." The auctioneer sternly states then turn towards all the other guests and asks.
"60 platinum coins!?"
"Who brought that kind of money to this auction!"
"Isn't it too expensive!? I remember vampire prices 200 years ago are about 20 platinum coins!"
"Guests…" The auctioneer friendly face turned into fierce as he looks at all the guests that complained, but soon an amiable expression return to his face as he said "I don't care how much it is in the past, but we do use a lot of resources that cost a lot of money just to catch and care for this vampire…I don't care if you have the money or not, but if you didn't have it, I hope you didn't shoot your mouth off and let the other guests who have money to bid, any question?"
"I bid 60 platinum coins for the vampire…"
All of the guests becomes quiet as soon as the auctioneer says his words, but not long after that, a girl voice resounds through the auction and immediately perceived by the auctioneer as he declares.
All of the guests turn toward the noblewoman and her servant again as they incredulously look at her calmly sipping her tea like she always does and looks at the auctioneer that has turned back into a good auctioneer again.
"60 platinum coins by the young lady in seat number 44! Is there anyone else who wants to bid for the vampires?"
60 platinum coins! Some of them may even bankrupt if they cough up that kind of money, while some other need to work for about a decade to earn it again! Yet she didn't show any emotion and keep sipping her damned tea! Is there justice in this world!?
"60 platinum coins going once…!"
None of the guests speaks up…in fact, some of them want to buy it, yet they still hesitate because they can't just spend that kind of money in this place! 60 platinum coins are after all a hefty sum for all of them…no one can just cough it off like it's nothing and sip their tea as if all they throw is just a pocket money like that girl!
"60 platinum coins going twice...!"
"I bid 75 platinum coins! He's mine! mine! "
"75 platinum coins for the guest in seat number 71! Is there anyone who want to bid more than 75 platinum coins?"
A masked lady bid 75 platinum coins with heavy heart, and glare at the noblewoman who's still relaxing as if nothing bothers her. The masked lady is sure that the woman didn't have any more money and all of that is just a bluff! Although it's expensive, the vampire will worth it as long as he can bring money in.
In her mind, she has felt that she had won and soon she will open a bloodletting course with her vampire and rake all of that lose money in an instant. Yet while she imagines that stuff, the noblewoman has raised her hands and without paying attention to her nor the stages, but to her tea alone, she declares.
"80 platinum coins."
The auctioneer who heard her works smiled once again, and declare for all to heat.
"80 platinum coins from the noblewoman in seat number 44 again! Anyone else who wants to bid more than that?"
"What…."
The masked lady looked in shock and looks at all the money inside her pocket. All she takes from her home is 100 platinum coins, and she has spent 11 platinum coins treating all of her friends a meal at Soaring Phoenix Restaurant and buy them clothes! She has plans to buy other beauty product and get beauty treatment after this auction with her friends, yet the appearance of this vampire mess her plans up!
"Milady, you seem to hesitate."
"Aaa… Roy…what should I do..? Should I spend my money buying the vampire, or keep my money for beauty treatment later?"
The masked lady look at the male prostitute — Roy with pleading eyes. Roy likes a professional hug the lady, caressing her face while whispering sweet words to her.
"I'm sure a beautiful rose like you wouldn't need a normal beauty product to enhances your beauty. But, if you buy a vampire, not only will your beauty get enhanced, but also the profit and followers you will gain in noble circles will increase as everyone would want a piece of that. I'm sure Milady is wise and know what to do."
Roy smile at the masked lady which heart have goes aflutter from his words and without hesitation shout the prices while Roy smiles in her back while imagining the amount of money he will get after this dumb lady in front of him bought the slaves! No…even if she didn't buy this, he would still get 0.5 % shares so, whether she bought it or not, it's a win-win situation for him!
"89 platinum coins and 65 gold coins! "
The masked lady shout in even more vigor than before, as well as some suffering from using up all of her money in this slave auction…but as long as she gets that vampire…yes as long as…
"89 plati-"
"90 platinum coins…"
Just before the auctioneer can declare the bid, a new bid has shown up once again which makes him stop and then declare.
"90 platinum coins for the noblewoman in seat number 44!!! Is there anyone else who wants to bid for the vampire?"
The masked lady looks at the noblewoman happily sipping her tea with hatred after she heard her words. She didn't have any more money…all of it is gone, and it seems like no other guest bought a lot of money like her as the usual auction will be finished with maximal 30 platinum coins.
Too many money will only attract a thief to you, that's why they will not bring a lot of money just to buy slaves.
None of the guest talk as the auctioneer continued.
"90 platinum coins going once…!"
"90 platinum coins going twice…!"
And as expected...
"90 platinum coins going thrice…! The noblewoman in seat number 44 wins the vampire slave with 90 platinum coins!!!"
The auctioneer fervently announces while the noblewoman who wins the vampire keeps sipping her tea as if nothing happens. But those who look closely at her will notice that a slight smile has appeared on her face.