NOVEL WEB Chapter 349: The Nightmare Of Empires?
"Before we start the auction, there's one thing I need to announce — today we will only be auctioning four treasures and items," Kyros said in a loud, resonant voice.
However, as soon as his words fell, a sudden wave of protest and anger erupted from the crowd — clearly, they were displeased.
"Only four? We came all this way just for four?"
"Are you kidding us? We came from the other side of the continent for this auction!"
Kyros, as if expecting such complaints, smiled and continued,
"Don't worry, my friends. Even though there are only four treasures and items, I promise you they'll be worth it — especially the last one." This time his voice sounded even louder and more powerful.
The noise gradually died down, and many people just grumbled under their breath. There wasn't much they could do — they had paid a lot just to get in and could only hope it would be worth it.
Otherwise, the House of Ten Thousand Treasures would certainly face their wrath.
"Let's get back to this scroll. The name of this item is the Ancient Curse Scroll," Kyros turned and pointed at the scroll that had appeared behind him.
"We have no confirmed information about the story behind this item, only a few rumors we managed to find."
"According to what we've heard, this scroll dates back over 1,700 years and was written and created by one of the oldest mages in history." He paused for a moment to give the audience time to process his words.
All eyes fell on the scroll. What was strange was that it didn't seem to be written on paper — it was written on the skin of some creature.
Whatever it was, they could all feel the most negative and dark energies coming from it. There was no doubt it had been written by a dark mage.
"You've probably noticed it yourselves — this scroll is actually written on the skin of an unknown creature. According to the research we conducted, this skin is completely indestructible. Even a Heavenly Climber could not leave a single mark on it," Kyros explained in awe.
Once again, murmurs spread among the participants. What kind of creature's skin could be so strong that even an attack from a Heavenly Climber couldn't scratch it?
Even Daniel's attention was drawn to it. His instincts were telling him that this item would definitely spark a fierce battle.
"The function of this scroll is simple — as its name suggests, it's a curse. When the curse is cast on a target, it can completely cut and erase cause and effect. As for the limits of what it can do… there's no available information," Kyros explained in an even tone before continuing.
"According to the rumors we found, it seems the mage who created this scroll once used it to sever the connection between a royal family and the empire's luck and fate they ruled over — and then slaughtered that royal family." A trace of regret and sadness appeared in his eyes.
It seemed he was genuinely saddened by what that evil mage had done to the royal family.
However, no one else cared about that. All their attention was locked on the scroll, and greed was visible in their eyes.
In the entire continent and the greater world, the main reason factions, guilds, sects, and any power never engage in direct conflict with empires is precisely because of this matter of luck.
The royal family is the embodiment and representative of the empire itself, and their life and existence are tied to that luck. It might sound like just a simple word —
But here we're talking about the luck and fate of millions upon millions of humans and every other creature living in that empire. In simple terms, the royal family's life is connected to millions of citizens.
An emperor, as long as they are within their empire, is practically invincible, and regardless of their actual power level, they can borrow power from the empire's luck to even fight Heavenly Climbers.
And the point is, in such a case, the difference in rank doesn't matter — even if the emperor is only at the Divine Climber rank, they could still fight against ten Heavenly Climbers with ease.
As for fighting demigods, there's no proof it's possible, so no one can say for sure.
This also applies to kingdoms, but they're far too small to achieve much with luck's power.
And it's not like an emperor can just casually use luck — there are specific conditions, and naturally, after using it there are damages and drawbacks.
And now there exists a scroll that can sever the connection between a royal family and an empire's luck.
Who wouldn't be tempted to buy such an item? Especially those forces who are in conflict with some empires.
Even the empires themselves were terrified of such an item and didn't want it to fall into the hands of other forces under any circumstances.
The worst situation was for the Elthanor Empire — they were in the midst of a civil war, and many wanted to see them destroyed.
They were even in conflict with the Valenberg family. One way or another, they had to obtain this scroll and destroy it.
This was no joke — it was about the very existence of all empires. Even if it meant uniting together, they absolutely had to secure this scroll.
"I wasn't expecting something like this," Andreas murmured quietly.
"Me neither — this could practically be a nightmare for empires," Ilaris nodded.
"I think we're in for a bloody auction," Daniel sighed. Now he understood why his instincts had been warning him.
According to Kyros, there were only four items, and the first one already had such terrifying power. What about the rest?
He was also curious to know what price this scroll would start at.
"Well, I think you've all analyzed the benefits and drawbacks of this scroll enough. It's time to start the bidding — the starting price is two Chaos Crystals," Kyros announced.