Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 174



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Offering Tribute to the Archmage Chapter 174

Bogle Auction House [2]

Episode 174.

Ronane’s herb.

Long ago.

This herb was discovered by a wizard named Ronain, and is said to have magical properties that are of great help to wizards.

Miracles exist in all things.

It was a medicinal herb that supported the hypothesis that the power of miracles does not necessarily create monsters, and that it was evidence that it existed in both living people and plants.

Ronain’s herbs had quite a variety of effects, including boosting the wizard’s spirit and greatly increasing magical achievements when taken with the help of well-controlled herbs.

The herb of Ronain was so expensive that it was hard to find it for sale.

“Still, fifty gold coins would be a bit much…”

“Did you buy it for a very expensive price?”

“I’ve seen it a few times. But if you buy Ronane’s herbs cheaply, you can get them for thirty gold coins…”

“…”

There was talk that they were buying it at an excessive price due to overheated competition.

“Hahaha! The auction house would be able to survive without people like you. Don’t worry too much about it.”

“How can you not care when your money is gone?”

“What do you think, your own value will increase with Ronane’s herbs? That item is something you can’t get even if you pay extra money, so don’t worry too much about it. Money is something that can be had and then lost.”

Clinton’s consolation calmed Ronobé’s somewhat troubled mind.

‘Because you never know when you’ll get another herb.’

The travel expenses to the royal capital were already covered by Gradas. The money that Ronobe spent was his personal travel expenses, so it doesn’t matter.

“But if it’s profitable…”

Ronane’s herb.

The size of the herb is larger than what I have seen before, and the energy it contains is stronger.

It is larger and more powerful than the one obtained by defeating the wizard in Auloth.

I think it might be a herb that contains better magic than the one I saw back then.

“I think it’s at least thirty years old. I haven’t seen it much, but this is the first time I’ve seen one this big.”

“The longer it stays, the better?”

“I guess that’s what they say. I don’t know the details though.”

The longer you keep it, the better.

Ronobe looked at the herbs in the bottle and examined the area around the roots. The roots were alive and seemed like they would grow well if planted in the ground again.

Above all else.

‘Isn’t it possible with the power of the totem?’

Peppers that would not normally grow in Hopper were grown. It was all because of Lonobe’s totem. Then, wouldn’t it be possible to grow Lonain’s herbs in the same way?

‘If the form is possible…’

You can literally make a lot of money.

Of course, money is not the issue.

If you can cultivate something similar to an elixir, you can raise both Ronobe’s own achievements and the levels of the magicians around him at the same time. There’s no reason not to do it, since you can raise the magic levels of Elicia and others.

Of course there are problems.

‘Can this be reproduced?’

It would be possible if the herbs produced fruit and seeds, but that doesn’t seem to be the case yet.

“I should look into it.”

It was something I had to think about after spending some time growing them. Even if they don’t reproduce, it would be better to grow them a little more and eat them.

“Now, continuing this momentum, here’s the next item! The mark of an Imperial Knight! The symbol of chivalry that sits in his heart! The heart of an Imperial Knight!”

Groan, groan.

Suddenly the chairman became noisy.

“The heart of an imperial knight.”

“Do you sell things like that too?”

“It does come up sometimes. Aristocrats tend to collect strange things. Well, it’s not my place to say that…”

“okay.”

It was interesting, but I thought it was a bit of a cruel hobby.

“As you know, a knight’s heart can be both medicine and poison. Depending on how strong a knight was in life, it can be both medicine and poison. That’s what chivalry is all about.”

“Huh? Is that so?”

“Didn’t you know? A knight’s heart is a special elixir. That’s why there are quite a few knights who give up their hearts before they die for the sake of their descendants.”

Some knights, said Clinton, would imprint the knight’s code on their swords.

“Doesn’t a knight ever eat another knight’s heart?”

“They say there used to be some in the past. But there aren’t any now.”

“Isn’t it having much of an effect?”

“Rather than that, they say he becomes a madman. A knight who loses his mind is no different from a monster.”

“okay…”

“The reason for this has been studied for quite some time. It is said that the chivalry inherent in the body becomes turbid when mixed with other things. That is why the chivalry of a knight is called chivalry, not a strange thing.”

The heart of a knight is honest and upright.

It seemed to me that it was called chivalry and not toula because it had to be that way.

‘Then what about Liam…’

I thought about it for a while, but I didn’t feel very positive. Thinking about it any longer only made my head hurt, so I shook the thought away.

“The Heart of an Imperial Knight! You have won the bid for ninety gold coins! Congratulations!”

“Wow. That’s expensive.”

Perhaps because it had the name Empire attached to it, it seemed to have been measured higher.

“Next, this is really. It’s good for both men and women, but it’s hard to say where it’s good for. Ah… This is really. Good. It makes the night happy…”

Ronobe’s eyes, who had been blankly staring at the explanation, opened wide.

“I’ve seen this disease a lot somewhere…”

Bottle of courage.

And the blue liquid inside.

It’s a bottle of medicine that I’ve seen a lot of.

“Ronove. Isn’t that Ponegra?”

“Hey, no way…”

Why would that be here?

“Even a dying ox can stay awake for three days if he eats this. Ahem. Those who have trouble sleeping at night will have no worries if they just have this. It’s a great item. It’s called… Ponegra! There aren’t many of them, so let’s start bidding quickly, starting with one gold coin!”

“Fuck.”

It was Ponegra.

A box of Ponegra.

One box was sold for sixty gold pieces in an instant, its price skyrocketing.

“Lord Clinton, can you tell me who sold that?”

“That’s difficult. I can’t reveal the seller’s or buyer’s personal information.”

“Ugh.”

I don’t know if it was sold by Kayobe, but it didn’t look like that. If it was, they would have told me in advance.

I had a feeling that it must have been bought cheaply from Gayobe by some nobleman and then resold here.

‘I should tell Kayobe later.’

If you think about the value of the name, it is a gain. If it is sold little by little at auction houses, the name ‘Ponegra’ will spread and become famous.

Above all, isn’t the effect certain?

If you think about it, it might actually be a good thing.

‘I guess I’d better keep good relations with Clinton. I didn’t know there was an auction house like this in the Earldom of Frank.’

I think that in the future, if you trade pepper and various valuables here through Gayobe, you will be able to earn more income more quickly.

“Okay, next is…”

Because there was no money, various auction items were sold out in an instant.

A sword and helmet used by a famous noble knight, and even a vase that was said to contain a grudge, were all sorts of items that came out, but Elysia did not bid on any of them.

After several auctions had passed.

“Now, the last item from the Bogle Auction House has finally arrived. The highlight of the day! It’s none other than the famous artifact series of the wizard Ishvan! It’s Lorelai’s ring!!”

Elicia, who had been maintaining her composure, flinched.

Judging by the strength in his hand holding the sign, he seemed to want to get it.

“The story of Ishvan’s long love is very famous. Even though Ishvan was passionately courting her, Lorelai, who rejected him. This ring, which was born from their romance, is truly a treasure. As those who know know, Lorelai’s ring is an artifact that Ishvan created specifically to confirm whether or not he was alive because he missed her so much.”

Just by holding each other’s rings, one can know life and death. Lorelai’s ring can tell no matter how far away they are. It was an artifact worth calling because it had the romance of Ishvan contained in the ring and its effects were also unparalleled.

“I’ll start with one hundred gold coins!”

Perhaps because it was a named artifact, it was definitely different from the start.

A hundred gold coins is the starting point.

If that’s the case, then it must be worth at least five hundred gold coins.

“Yes! Two hundred gold coins! Two hundred and fifty gold coins! Oh, the moment I say that, it goes up to three hundred gold coins!”

In an instant, it soared to three hundred won.

Ronobe began to sweat without realizing it due to the enormous price increase.

Even though it wasn’t his.

It was a hefty price. It seemed like it could buy one castle.

Even though Elysia has a barony, she is not rich enough to spend hundreds of gold coins on a single artifact.

He’s neither a count nor a baron.

It was a barony with little income, and the war had not even ended a year ago. If you had money, wouldn’t it be right to invest it in your fiefdom finances?

At the moment when I was about to feel sorry for Elicia, I thought she would be sad.

“Three hundred and fifty! Fifty! Don’t you have more? If not, I’ll bid in ten-gold units from now on… Ah! The moment I speak, four hundred! The lady on the second floor has bid four hundred gold units!”

“!!”

It was Elysia.

“It’s okay, since the money that Ronobega brought from Aulorot is quite a lot.”

“Really? How much did I bring?”

Even Ronobe doesn’t know that much about that.

In addition to gold coins, they were loaded with various loot. The exact number was unknown because most of the loot came in the form of swords and weapons. Elicia spread out her index finger and spoke so that people could make a rough estimate.

“A hundred gold coins?”

“No, one thousand.”

“What? There were that many!?”

Elicia smiled faintly.

Then, all of Auloth’s vassals were purged, and his private army was disbanded, so he confiscated all of their weapons and received nearly half of them. Since the iron was of good quality, he sold all of it and received a lot of gold coins as compensation, so he said he had about a thousand gold coins left over.

Even without that, Elysia had more than enough money in compensation and her own money.

“War really does make money…”

“Thanks to Ronobe. That’s why.”

Even as the competitive bidding began, Elicia held up her sign unwaveringly.

“I will definitely buy it for you.”

“You were giving it to me?”

Now that I think about it, there are two rings. Ronobe glanced at Benny without realizing it.

Benny had a polite expressionless face.

“Six hundred and sixty gold pieces! Do you have any more? If not, I will start counting! Five! Four! Three! Two! One!! Lorelai’s ring! The bid has been made for six hundred and sixty gold pieces!”

Since the amount was the amount, Elysia signed the documents brought by the employees.

After the attendant who came with Convile paid the amount and went through various procedures, the ‘Lorelai’s Ring’ was finally placed in Elicia’s arms under the escort of knights.

“Oh…”

Elicia opened the box and took out the rings. One was blue and the other was embroidered with red gemstones.

A pair of rings, blue for the man and red for the woman.

Elicia handed it to Ronobé.

Of course, it was both.

What does this mean?

For a moment, Ronobe thought it was a gift for Benny and himself, but it wasn’t. Elicia slyly extended her left hand and handed it to him. Her face was slightly red.

“…”

Unlike Elicia, who was embarrassed, Ronobe’s face turned pale.

That’s a real one-shot deal.

Benny is behind.

In front is Elysia.

It was an unavoidable battle.

As Ronobe hesitated, Elicia whispered in a calm voice.

“Ronobe uses a variety of magic, but there aren’t many that look like grimoires. Even if ordinary people don’t know, fellow magicians will wonder why. That’s why I’m giving you my gift.”

It wasn’t just a gift.

It was a gift that could be given because she knew Ronobe’s secret. Elicia, who was whispering to Ronobe, turned her gaze to Benny.

“This is a gift from Benny.”

Benny got down on one knee.

It was a gift prepared in advance. When I opened the box, there was a bracelet. The bracelet was already on Elicia’s wrist.

Benny was not unaware of its meaning.

“I will gratefully accept it.”

Benny put the bracelet on right away.

It wasn’t something that had any magic attached to it.

It was actually better for the knight.

If there was any sign of magic, it would be easy for high-ranking magicians to track him down. Of course, it didn’t matter to Ronobe, since he could hide it himself.

‘Can I accept it?’

I felt like a husband who had an affair in front of his wife for no reason.

‘No. The Baron and I have a relationship of lord and vassal.’

This is not only a gift of affection, but also a gift of trust between the ruler and his subject. Thinking so, Ronobe put Lorelai’s ring on Elicia’s ring finger and put the blue ring on his own hand.

“Huh.”

For a moment I felt a hot sensation, and then the ring began to glow.

“Want to give it a try?”

Let’s breathe some energy into it. This time, the ring Elysia was wearing glowed faintly.

This is how it seems to work.

“Even if you go to the palace, or to the north. Ronobe must report that he is alive from time to time. He is a magician from Gradas’ territory. And… that way, I can feel safe too.”

Ronobe nodded faintly.

If you think about it, it’s a long journey.

Unlike Benny, who would go with her to the North, Elicia cannot do so.

So it was a gift to give.

Unlike Ronobe, who just did what he had to do without thinking much, Elicia was always thinking of him.

Ronobe felt ashamed of himself for no reason.

‘I was only focused on my herbs.’

I didn’t prepare a gift for her like Elicia did, nor did I plan to keep our relationship alive while going on a long trip. I felt somehow embarrassed that I didn’t have the money to prepare such a gift.

‘I want to get bigger.’

I wanted to be thoughtful and have a broad vessel that could cherish and embrace many relationships.

It’s not just Elysia.

Ronobe had relationships with many people.

A relationship is not something that can be maintained by just leaving it alone. All relationships are strengthened when both parties are helpful and make an effort to maintain them.

Ronobe wanted to become a bigger person.