* Raon POV *
"What the fuck."
"…"
"Is that really necessary sir?"
"Sorry, I lost my composure for a second."
"It's alright sir, I'll be taking my leave now."
"Wait I have a quick question to ask."
"What can I do for you sir?"
"I would like to know how many people have seen my slaves history."
"I'm not sure sir."
"Please find out, then swear on the Astral Codex."
"Sir, that seems excessive."
"No, it's not, this information is private and important to me."
"Alright I'll find out for you sir."
As the auctioneer leaves the room, I focus my gaze on to the High-Elf. She tries to stare back, however starts to shrink back after remembering about her situation.
"What's your name?"
"…"
"I asked you a question, it's rude to ignore it."
"Stephanie Lifewood."
"Alright Stephanie, I don't have any I'll intentions toward you."
"L-lies!!
Eek! S-sorry."
"Well I don't really care if you believe me or not. I only care if you will complete the tasks I give you."
"…"
"How much do you know about managing a company?"
"W-while I didn't run any company, I have received training for ruling the kingdom."
"Hmm, alright that will have to do. I'll try looking for magic books for you."
"R-really!?"
"Mhm, if you perform well I'll get you some."
"Okay Master, I'll do my best."
Sigh! So she's a magic enthusiast. Well that makes this a lot easier.
"Haha, wow."
"W-what master?"
"Nothing, just you looked so cute while acting all determined. With your fists clenched up toward the roof."
"E-eeehhh!!! N-n-no!"
"Heh, you must love magic."
"W-well of course magic is something that rewards you for working diligently."
"I see, we still have a few things to talk about however she should be getting back soon."
"O-okay."
I was right as she arrived back in the room after a couple of minutes of waiting. She looked a little troubled about something however she still put on a smile.
"Sir, no one has seen the slaves history."
"I don't believe that one bit."
"I also didn't believe it either, however it seems an error occurred in our system and no one checked her history."
"Can you swear it?"
"T-that would be difficult sir."
"It would be in your best interest to swear on it."
"…a-alright. I swear on the Astral Codex the information is true."
"Thank you, I'll be leaving now if nothing else."
"A-alright have a good day sir."
We leave the auction house, and I nod my head to myself. I used my ability Dragon Suppression and Royalty. With these two abilities used simultaneously, it had a great affect. While we are leaving I notice someone watching us. I just ignore this, and head to the villa that came with the property set.
The Shadow Villa 2 was apart of the Shadow Villa set. The set had 9 villas, each more magnificent than the other. The shadow villas had different privileges that came with them with the lower the number the better the privileges. My villa came with the 32 servants each with a soul contract, training center, a connection to the Astral Library, and a production center. All these are also included with the villa that has a swimming pool, 6 bathrooms, 10 bedrooms, a dinning hall, a kitchen, an attic and a basement. Most of the servants were there to clean the villa and maintain it. 2 of the servants were shadow bodyguards. These will protect me against anything inside the Astral Realm or the Mortal Realm. The Mortal Realm would be the realm with physical bodies unlike the Astral Realm where we move around in our souls. While I was exploring before the auction I found out the Realms and their inferred purpose. The Astral Realm being the spiritual realm and used to train our souls. The Mortal Realm being the physical realm and used to train our bodies. Lastly the Outer Realm, this realm is outside the Codex's influence and is used to train the mind. The reason why I would need a bodyguard inside the Astral Realm would be because the no violence rule is about to be removed. Yes, the codex and it's rules can change with time. With the increased support of violence being allowed in the Astral Realm the codex has decided to change the rules. This has already started to bring chaos to the realm as races scramble to build a large force inside the Astral Realm. With Astral Realm being only accessible by those who have been invited by the Codex or a Librarian. This has put races with large numbers at a disadvantage as they can't utilize this advantage. With some races being able to gather more Astral Coins and influence in the Astral Realm even with their weaker strength. Other races that might be strong might have smaller influence as their unable to quickly gather Astral Coins. This steady status has been shaken has with the rule of no violence being removed. Now the weaker races need strength more than anything to protect their status and wealth. The only ones unaffected by this change would be the dragons. Dragons are seekers of the truth and guardians of knowledge. This has put them in a good position to gather wealth, while they are also one of the strongest races. Of course they have their own flaws like their pride, lust, greed and more.
While my thoughts were distracted for a couple of minutes we had arrived at my new villa. The villa was beautiful, it looked like a piece of art. I get out of the car that I had taken and paid the driver. Stephanie followed behind me as we approached the villa. To enter the villa a seal was needed, the seal was transferred to my ID when I gained ownership. I unlock the villa and head inside with Stephanie. The villas interior was just as beautiful as the exterior. That's when a butler appeared in front of us. He bowed and greeted me with respect.
"Hello Master, I'm your butler Ron."
"Hello Ron, is their anything I need to know?"
"Yes Master, the villa is on the verge of breaking down."
"Can you explain Ron?"
"Yes Master, the villa needs funds to function. We are all out of ingredients to cook with, some parts of the villa needs certain materials to function. Lastly, the bills need to be paid. The power, water, network, etc. All these need to be paid and some of them have already been turned off."
"Hmm, alright I'll give you 500,000 Astral Coins to get everything in order then we will go from there."
"I understand Master."
"Ron, can you show us to my bedroom. Then can you show her to her bedroom."
"I understand Master, please follow me."
While Ron was taking us to our bedrooms, I marvel at the complexity of the villa. On our way to our bedrooms I saw most of the common areas of the villa. The bedroom I arrived at was large and spacious. The carpet was black. It had a large bed with a black sheet and a bed frame of royal purple. A black drawer and desk were also inside the room. A bathroom was connected to the bedroom. I laid down on my bed while Ron was showing Stephanie her room. I began to think about what I needed to do tomorrow. After a couple of minutes, my eyes became heavy and I drifted off to sleep.