Shovels In Spades

"This has been such a waste of time," Han complained.

Daz nodded. "For you, yeah. For me? I want that City Creation Token. I want it a lot."

"I highly suggest you win the bid on this item as well, Daz," Red said. "I'm not sure about your personal chances, but Middletown's chances of surviving the system's tests will increase to a maximum of ninety-percent and a minimum of eighty-two-point-five-six-percent should you win that token. This is considering a total of six-thousand possibilities. I have yet to calculate further."

Mu looked impressed. "You really are very smart, my friend."

"I plan on buying it anyway. By the way, what's the limit of your calculations?" Daz asked curiously.

Red glanced at Han. "Not here. I will tell you at a later date in a more private setting should you still be curious."

"Sure," Daz replied.

"Well then, I've recorded everything about all of the winning bidders including projections and logical assumptions. I'll find some time to write this information down after the auction. If you don't mind, I'll return control to Ben now," Red said.

Daz smiled. "Sure. Thanks for the help, Red. I'm really thankful. This info might save lives in the future or create powerful alliances."

"I'm fully aware. Well then, until next we meet, Daz." With that said, he rubbed his ruby-eye and the coldness in his red eye disappeared. It was quickly replaced by the lively excitement which was a telltale trait of Rocky's.

"Welcome back, Rocky," Daz greeted.

"Thanks." Rocky took a seat and got himself comfy next to Mu. "Are you gonna bid on the last item, Sek? That City Creation Token thingy?"

Daz nodded. "Yup, but not right now. I'll wait until the bids slow down."

"That makes sense," the Ruby Sentinel replied before he started chatting with Mu.

And thus, the four rulers stayed seated as they drank, ate, played on their phones, and waited while the minutes ticked on by.

As soon as Pheldorapod's announcements of the bids had started to slow down, Daz asked the system to connect him to the bidding room.