Iya Continent: Card God

The bright moon rose from the east, illuminating the entire city of Sandel with its shimmering light.

Linta and Abirgay arrived at the auction house.

At this time, the auction house's daily auction had naturally ended. However, the auction house remained open, its doors still gleaming. Moreover, the light inside was bright and dazzling, surpassing even the moon high in the sky.

This is because this time of day is when the auction house is busiest with customers. Here, "customers" doesn't refer to the spectators bidding, but rather to clients who come to offer items for auction.

Linta is naturally one of them.

“Hello, I’m looking for Miss Daisy Greene. My name is Linta,” Linta said as she approached the front desk.

Upon hearing Linta's words, the other party was alarmed and immediately left.

Not many people knew Daisy Greene's true identity. She disguised herself as an ordinary presenter, hosting small auctions. To the guests, she was just an ordinary employee of the auction house.

When Linta directly said she wanted to see Daisy, it immediately made the other person think that Linta came from an extraordinary background. She must be from a noble family in the city, or related to an important person.

Abiergay was slightly surprised. "Grindel, you know someone from the Grindel family?"

"Uh? I guess we know each other," Linta said hesitantly.

Shortly after, the staff member who had left returned and invited Linta to the auction house's VIP room.

Linta led Abilgay to the VIP room, which was reserved for guests of high status.

The elegant and distinguished Miss Daisy was waiting for the two of them.

"We meet again." Daisy gave her her usual smile.

Looking at the noble lady before him, Abirgay felt ashamed of himself.

“Hello, I’m Daisy Greene. What’s your name, Miss Wizard?” Daisy smiled warmly at Abiergay.

Linta said directly, "She is Abirgay. That's not important. I'm here on business."

As he spoke, he put down the two fangs he had been carrying on his back.

"Let's auction it off."

Daisy glanced at the tusks and calmly said, "These are the tusks of a red-bristled boar. Judging from their size and color, they should be of medium quality. The starting bid is 500 copper coins, and based on experience, the highest bid will be around 700 copper coins."

Linta laughed and said, "Shouldn't it be an appraiser who makes the appraisal?"

Daisy chuckled confidently and said, "Every member of the Greene family is an appraiser. When I say I'm a professional appraiser on stage, I'm referring to myself."

Daisy Greene has been better than her peers at identifying materials and artifacts since childhood, and at her age, she is already a highly skilled appraiser.

"Can we bid?" Linta asked.

“Sure, that’s our auction house’s rule. As long as the item is suitable, you can participate in the bidding. There’s a 10% commission on the final sale price. We can start preparing for the auction tomorrow. However, we can’t guarantee that someone will definitely want it,” Daisy Greene said with a slightly sarcastic smile.

“It’s okay, I can film for a few more days. I’m not in a hurry. I’ll continue to gather materials later,” Lin Ta said with a smile.

Daisy raised an eyebrow slightly. "Really? Then our auction house would be very happy to have you there."

"It's alright, I'm going back now." Linta prepared to leave.

“Wait a minute, I have some good information that would be perfect for you,” Daisy said knowingly.

Linta blinked, looking at the thoughtful young woman.

"what?"

Daisy laughed and said, "You just said you'll continue to come to the auction. To put it bluntly, it's all about making money. I have some information here that's good for you to make money."

Have you ever heard of a white-headed double-spotted leopard?

Linta looked at Abirgay, who also shook his head.

Daisy explained, "It's a magical beast that's suitable as a companion."

Companion beasts are magical beasts tamed by various races and become their companions. Some become their masters' mounts, while others become their masters' helpers, assisting them in fighting enemies.

Linta knew a bit about companion animals; it was an expensive affair.

Daisy: "Adventurers have spotted a young white-headed leopard on the cliffs of Sailboat Mountain. Adult white-headed leopards are virtually impossible to tame, but young ones are different. If you can capture one as a cub and tame it gradually, you can have a silver-level companion beast for protection after several years. The nobles in the city love to give this kind of gift to their children."

Linta understood. "Having a silver-level bodyguard after only a few years of care is indeed impressive, and a loyal one at that."

Abiergai asked, "What's the price of this white-headed double-spotted leopard?"

"It should be at least 30 silver coins, and if you're lucky, it could be even more," Daisy said calmly.

"30!" Abiergai was thrilled when he heard the price.

Linta recalled how he had saved the daughter of the Herlan family in Shankan City, and her father had only given him and everyone else 20 silver coins each. This didn't include the 100 silver coins he received as a reward for saving the entire family later. Clearly, a magical beast costing at least 30 silver coins was indeed quite expensive.

If I were to hunt any bronze-level magical beast, the materials I would acquire would never exceed 1 silver coin. There seems to be no reason not to do it for 30 silver coins.

"Will it definitely sell?" Linta asked solemnly.

Daisy chuckled and said, "What do you think Modly First Auction House does?"

"Also, you'd better hurry, more and more adventurers are teaming up to capture them."

“Okay, then I’ll give it a try,” Lin Ta said firmly.

Daisy Greene frowned, then said, "However, I must remind you of something. While that young white-headed two-spotted leopard isn't particularly powerful, its parents are. They are genuine silver-level magical beasts, swift and ferocious."

Linta nodded slightly. "I know that."

"Anyway, thanks for the information."

Daisy smiled and said, "You're welcome. If you manage to catch it for me, I'll thank you. Our auction house needs such items to anchor our next mid-sized auction."

"By the way, you'd better find more helpers."

……

"Huh? Me?" Abiergai pointed to himself, somewhat doubting that he had misheard.

Linta wanted to find her as a teammate to help him catch the white-headed double-spotted leopard.

"Hmm, you don't want to? If we catch him, I'll give you half the money," Linta said sincerely.

"No need for so much. I don't think I can be of much help. Just a small share will do," Abilge said, flattered. This Linta, capable of defeating the Red-Maned Boar single-handedly, possessed strength far exceeding that of an ordinary Bronze-level player. He hadn't expected Linta to seek out him as a burden, and even demand a fair split of the money, half at first…

Half? Wait, there are only two people!

"Just the two of us?" Abirgay's eyes widened as he excitedly confirmed.

“You have other friends, you can call them over too. Just trust him,” Linta said nonchalantly.

“No, I mean, can the two of us make the arrest? Wouldn’t that be too few people?” Abirgay explained.

Linta blinked: "Too few? It should be quite a lot. It's just a cub, cubs don't have much fighting power. We don't actually have to fight its parents."

Abilge thought about it and agreed. "Silver-level parents? We can't possibly beat them. We really shouldn't be thinking about direct combat. If we do encounter them head-on, we can only run."

Linta sighed softly and gazed at the bright moon.

Want to find more people? Can't find any. Goblin Stone definitely won't go with me. The young master of the Vasquez family went to the academy. Shia, Jingon, Pinecone, and Guagua are even further away on the continent of Iya.