Iya Continent: Card God

Sandell City, Greene Family Auction House.

VIP reception room.

A huge pigskin was thrown on the ground. Although it had been washed clean and dried, it still retained the smell of fresh blood.

"You can decide on the auction for the triangular wild boar hide. I trust you," Linta said calmly.

The beautiful young woman in the red dress, Daisy Greene, looked at Linta with a radiant smile, ignoring the pigskin. She noticed that the man before her was different.

"Mr. Linta, you've broken through?"

Linta said calmly, "Well, I guess so."

That's right, I've entered the Silver tier.

While a Silver-rank mage isn't exactly a powerful magic user, in a small kingdom like Sandel County, they are still someone who commands respect among magic users. After all, countless magic users are stuck at the Bronze level, unable to advance any further.

“Mr. Linta, congratulations!” Daisy said with a kind smile.

Over the past few months, the other party has come to trust Linta, this outsider magic user, to a certain extent. He no longer sees her as someone with ulterior motives towards Tim Vasquez, as he did at the beginning.

The reason for this lies largely in Linta's actions. He ventured alone into uncharted territory, hunting and capturing prey to strengthen himself. The willpower he displayed didn't seem like that of a scheming villain.

Members of auction house families possess exceptional talent for judging character. This is a skill that every member of the Greene family needs to cultivate. Daisy Greene, concealing her identity, works as an auctioneer at this auction house, participating in its operations, partly to develop her insightful abilities.

"This pigskin is quite nice, but... it's quite worn."

Linta replied, "There's nothing I can do; I've been colliding with it constantly. I'm afraid I've damaged quite a few things."

Daisy laughed and said, "This little bit of wear and tear doesn't really matter. In the hands of a skilled craftsman, it can still be used to forge a set of leather armor. The bid price is 800 copper coins, and it should be able to get 1 silver coin at the final auction."

"Thank you," Linta said.

He knew in his heart that the other party had been very helpful in assisting with his auctions, often managing to sell the items for more than their fair value. During his time in Sandel City, the materials he had captured had already earned him over 5 silver coins through auctions.

The family now possesses over 150 silver coins.

Since they are often in the wild, they eat and drink in the mountains and forests, so their expenses are not high.

But it will be very big soon.

"Daisy, when will you sell silver-level magic skill books?" Linta asked.

Reaching the Silver rank requires cultivating stronger magical skills. And this, without a doubt, is very expensive.

Daisy laughed and said, "That depends on what type of skill book you need."

A skill book is simply a scroll made of special magical materials that records the skills of a magic user. The skills listed depend on the magic user's own abilities.

It features martial arts techniques, weapon-based killing skills, the ever-changing magic of mages, and all sorts of flashy magical abilities.

"Either is fine," Linta said.

Daisy laughed and said, "There will be a big auction in seven days. Apart from a few special items, I can give you a list of most of the auction items tomorrow. Take a look for yourself."

Linta's eyes lit up. A large-scale auction. This kind of auction only happens once every few months. Such an auction would attract representatives from all the powerful families in Sandel County, and even people from other counties and provinces. He had been in Sandel City for so many months and had never attended one. Besides not having the money, he also didn't have the time.

“This time, I have to participate. Don’t worry about the list, I’ll look at it later. Right now, I’ll take advantage of these seven days to make as much money as possible,” Linta said with a smile, preparing to leave and re-enter the unexplored land.

“I have a way to make money that’s quite lucrative,” Daisy suddenly said.

"Hmm!" Lin Ta's spirits lifted, his mind churning.

"What kind of approach!?"

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The Vázquez family, the ruling family of Sandell County, and the ducal family of the Kingdom of Modly.

Javier Vázquez and Edward Vázquez were the pillars of this ducal family. It was the two of them who led the family, aided the former king, and ultimately became the ducal family.

The Crescent Moon Pavilion is where the Vasquez family handles the city's administrative affairs. Most matters concerning the city's governance are discussed, convened, and resolved here.

Linta arrived at the place Daisy had specified, a mansion with a huge crescent moon hanging from its roof.

"Ok?"

Linta was hesitant, but she went in anyway.

Upon entering the building, one immediately senses the bustling activity inside. Members of the Vázquez family, dressed in official attire, are genuinely handling the affairs of the entire county.

Linta looked around and walked to a counter.

"I heard there are hires, is that true?"

The family members at the table looked up at Linta and pointed to a room on the second floor.

Linta blinked and walked toward the room.

"Dong Dong!!"

After a polite knock, a deep voice came from inside, "Come in."

What came into view was a middle-aged man with brown hair, sparsely gathered at the top of his head, a gourd-shaped face, and a large belly.

He was dressed simply, without any fancy decorations or badges of authority. One could immediately sense his capabilities from him.

This is a very capable person in government affairs.

“I am Ted Vázquez, what can I do for you?” the Vázquez family member said.

Linta had heard of the names of those in power within the Vázquez family, but none of them were this person. It seemed he wasn't particularly influential within the Vázquez family. Of course, Linta didn't expect to meet Tim's father, Duke Brandon Vázquez, here.

"I heard you're going to suppress bandits and are gathering help?" Linta said.

Suppressing bandits is the duty of the ducal family in a prefecture. Everyone knows that the terrain of the prefecture makes it a breeding ground for bandits and thieves, who frequently rob goods. The Duke of Vasquez naturally cannot allow this to continue unchecked, and recently, they discovered a bandit gang's hideout and plan to launch a raid to wipe them out.

"Oh? How did you know?" Ted's eyes darkened, revealing a hint of wariness.

The family did not publicize the bandit suppression efforts, let alone announce any recruitment of helpers. Recruitment was done solely through friendships and connections.

“Miss Daisy told me, and she sent me. Tim and I are friends too,” Linta replied.

“I see.” Ted realized. Daisy Greene and Tim were friends, so it wasn’t surprising that he knew them. The family had indeed made a request to the Greene family of the auction house, asking if anyone in their circle was willing to help earn a share of the profits.

Linta, that's the guy. 20 silver coins! How could I not earn that reward!

"Are you aware of our rules for this recruitment?" Ted asked in return.

"I know." As he spoke, he released his magic power. The low-level silver magic power was powerful, proving that he was qualified.

For this bandit suppression operation, the Vasquez family will dispatch its own knights and soldiers, and then recruit several Silver-rank individuals from friendly families. Lower-ranking Silver-rank individuals will naturally be among them.

“Hmm.” Ted nodded. “Alright, then I’ll trouble you.”

Linta was surprised. They agreed so easily? Was there no assessment process? Or did they trust the Greene family?

"When will it start?" Linta asked.

Ted said, "The day after tomorrow, at the military flag station outside the west gate, go and meet up with the Flame Fox Knight Moke."