NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 48: The Acquisition of the Thunder Stone
Chapter 48: The Acquisition of the Thunder Stone
“Knight Colin, are you joking with me?”
In the room, the attendant’s face suddenly turned cold, and his eyes showed hostility.
“That... The Thunder Stone isn’t worth eight thousand gold coins. Three thousand, at most three thousand gold coins.”
Colin Emerson spoke, still somewhat guilty.
However, halfway through his words, he seemed to regain some confidence and spoke firmly.
But just as he finished speaking,
“Swish!”
An old man appeared in the room.
A terrifying aura burst forth.
“Bang!”
Colin Emerson's face turned pale, and even the grand knight beside him showed a change in expression, instinctively wanting to move but unable to do so.
“Knight Colin, the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce is not a place where you can cause trouble. Even your father, Count Emerson, does not have the right to make trouble here.”
“Since Knight Colin cannot afford the gold coins, please leave. Your deposit will be forfeited, and additionally, you need to pay three thousand gold coins as compensation for disrupting the auction. If you have any objections, you can have Count Emerson come over.”
The old man spoke calmly.
“No, no objections!”
Colin Emerson felt cold sweat continuously dripping.
He stuttered as he spoke.
“Knight Colin, if this happens again, the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce will not welcome you anymore!”
The old man spoke once more, and then his voice disappeared.
After the old man vanished, Colin Emerson collapsed to the ground, with large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, his face pale.
Even the grand knight beside him had trembling hands.
After a moment,
Colin Emerson slowly got up, glaring angrily in the direction of Thor’s room, and then quickly left the auction.
A moment later,
In Thor’s room,
The door was knocked.
The attendant, accompanied by several knights, approached.
Seeing the Thunder Stone, Thor was slightly stunned.
“Honorable Knight Thor, I apologize for the unpleasantness. Do you still need this Thunder Stone? You can have it for just three thousand gold coins.”
The attendant spoke with a smile.
“Of course I need it!”
“Ryan!”
Thor thoughtfully glanced in the direction of the other room, then smiled and signaled to Ryan.
Ryan quickly stepped forward and paid three thousand gold coins.
“My apologies. Here is a platinum card from the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce. You can enjoy a 20% discount on future purchases with us.”
The attendant nodded with a smile, then handed a brand-new platinum card to Thor.
“Thank you.”
Thor nodded with a smile.
Soon the attendant left.
“You didn’t anticipate this, did you?”
Neil Morton asked curiously.
Thor shook his head with a smile, not offering any explanation.
Honestly, he was a bit surprised by this turn of events.
However, he largely guessed the situation.
Eight thousand gold coins aren’t something everyone can afford. It was clear that the fool from the Emerson family couldn’t come up with it. In this situation, the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce decided to send it over directly.
Although he got the item, this matter wasn’t over.
Stealing from him?
What a joke.
He holds grudges.
His eyes flickered, thoughts intertwining.
At this moment, the auction continued.
However, Thor lost interest in the remaining items, even though the last three lots were three bottles of intermediate life potions.
They fetched 2,700, 3,100, and finally 3,800 gold coins.
He didn’t pay much attention. Although intermediate life potions are extremely valuable—each can create a grand knight and has a chance to elevate a peak grand knight to an earth knight—it was irrelevant to him now.
His current knight rank is only an apprentice. Even Ryan is far from becoming an earth knight.
As for Steve, although he became a grand knight, the gap is still significant.
More importantly, he was out of money.
His ten thousand gold coins had dwindled over the past few months.
Especially after spending three hundred gold coins on slaves and three thousand on the Thunder Stone, his remaining five thousand gold coins had shrunk to a little over a thousand.
He still needed to purchase supplies to return to his territory.
But he didn’t have much gold left.
Thinking of buying intermediate life potions was wishful thinking.
Even low-level life potions were out of his budget now.
“Let’s go, time to head back!”
Thor said, getting up to leave the room.
Ryan and Neil Morton followed beside him.
The three quickly left.
Once Thor left, others began to leave the auction hall as well.
In a luxurious residence,
Colin Emerson’s face was grim.
“Sir, the situation is clear. The Thunder Stone was indeed given to Thor Dresrosa by the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce.”
A knight reported respectfully.
Hearing the report, Colin Emerson’s face grew darker.
“Good, very good!”
“I need to know where that guy’s territory is.”
Colin Emerson's voice was icy. He was extremely furious. As a scion of the Emerson family, cherished by his maternal family, he had never suffered such a loss.
“Yes, sir!”
A figure quickly responded, and soon a knight left.
The location of territories wasn’t a secret.
Colin soon obtained the information.
“The Maine Valley, not far at all!”
“Thor Dresrosa!”
Colin Emerson murmured, a cold gleam in his eyes.
On the other side,
Thor also received information from Ryan.
“Fallen Leaf Territory, 130 miles away!”
“Two grand knights, twenty official knights, one hundred apprentice knights.”
Listening to Ryan’s information, Thor raised his eyebrows.
That fool’s strength wasn’t weak.
Not only did he have two grand knights, but also twenty official knights and one hundred apprentice knights.
Clearly, this fool was highly valued by the Emerson family.
And not just ordinarily valued.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have assigned him grand knights. Although the Emerson family is slightly stronger than the Dresrosa family, it’s only a bit, not a significant difference like with the Asad family.
They have only three earth knights, and their family history spans just four or five hundred years.
A grand knight is very important.
Providing two grand knights shows significant support.
Aside from this strength, what Thor was most concerned about was the location of the other’s territory.
Its range was just over a hundred miles from his Eagle Ridge, no more than two days’ journey.
At this moment, looking at the map with the location of the Fallen Leaf Territory, Thor’s eyes also flashed coldly.