Book 2: Chapter 18
The elf on the stage was kneeling. She looked at the people below with her frightened emerald eyes. The people below whistled as they got excited from seeing her nude. There were even people who reached their hands up on stage to touch her. The elf who didn’t even budge bit down on her lip as she allowed all those oily fat hands to touch her thighs. Her reservoir of tears must’ve dried up long ago. Her eyes were completely swollen, leaving me wondering how long she had cried in silence.
“Alright, let’s examine this product. She is a bright adolescent elf-girl. She was originally a maid. The Noble family Ente went bankrupt so this girl was sold here… Yes, she’s not a virgin, but you should all be aware by now that the body of female elves are a lot more alluring than that of human girls. Would you gentlemen not want to buy her and make her your wife?! She would make a perfect toy! Bidding will start at ten Empire gold coins. Ten Empire gold coins!”
Ten Empire gold coins is a massive amount. Normal artisans and farmers would never see a single Empire gold coin, only large amounts of bronze coins. I saw a lot of people reach out to touch her, but very few raised their hands to place bids.
“Eleven Empire gold coins!”
Somebody beside me finally called out a bid. The host immediately turned around and wrote, eleven, on the blackboard. He then shouted: “Eleven Empire gold coins! Eleven Empire gold coins. Does anybody have a higher offer?!”
A man dressed in an elegant robe from the other side raised his hand and called: “Fifteen Empire gold coins!”
“Fifteen Empire gold coins! Fifteen Empire gold coins! Anyone with a higher offer?!”
I raised my hand and called: “Sixteen Empire gold coins!”
The host immediately turned around, pointed to me and said: “This young man has offered sixteen Empire gold coins. Say, young man, your bodyguard beside you looks even prettier than this elf-girl. Why would you still choose to spend your money like this?”