Chapter 1675 Complete Skeleton
“Let’s trade directly. Take me there, Sherris. Go tell the Gravedigger I agree to go,” I instructed Sherris, then followed Maid Ghoul into a corridor with Via.
Now I could finally understand why the master of this place was so fixated on building a castle, and why the decorations and furniture were so opulent and luxurious, all in accordance with true noble standards.
Affected by their leader’s Mad Bloodline, they genuinely considered themselves nobles, and their clothes, dwellings, and utensils all had to conform to noble standards.
Therefore, this castle also had a lot of Guest Rooms. There was no foul smell of a Ghoul’s lair as I had imagined. If it weren’t for my high Spirit Vision which could see various bloodstains and minced meat, ordinary people would have seen a normal, magnificent castle.
Even the Guest Room was more elaborately decorated than that of a typical noble. An old-fashioned pendulum clock hung on the wall, along with portrait paintings in circular frames. The display cabinet held a large number of artistic crystal glasses, stacked into crystal towers. Painted porcelain plates were propped up on the table.
However, whether it was the portrait paintings or the painted plates, they all depicted very ugly monsters, close relatives of ghouls, with sharp fangs and gaping mouths as standard. Such high-level painting skills used to depict terrifying Undead creatures gave off an eerie and horrifying artistic feel.
Because I offered a very high price, which might require a lot of trade goods, the Maid Ghoul specifically chose a large room for me. As Via and I stepped in, she turned back and asked, “Are you two together?”
“Yes, we paid for both,” I said directly. Via showed a slight surprise, her crimson eyes looking at me, but she didn’t say anything, just nodded.
She knew that the home was overflowing with monster bones, so much so that they were now stored in the Factory’s Warehouse. Some were even directly commissioned to the factory to be sold. The home certainly didn’t lack bones.
And the Mermaid blood she bought wasn’t that expensive. It was a relatively rare Spiritual material, but a Mermaid could be bled slowly. Compared to the Dragon Heart I bought, Mermaid blood costing over a hundred thousand standard blood coins was just so-so.
“Then, please wait a moment, esteemed guests. We will bring your purchased goods momentarily. You can now pay the price. By the way, are you a VIP guest?” the Maid Ghoul asked.
“Ah, I did receive a VIP card at the last Trade Fair. Do you recognize this?” I showed her the black card I obtained at the bar auction.
The Maid Ghoul took the black card, confirmed it, and nodded, saying, “This is indeed a VIP card personally issued by the Master. The number matches. Guests holding this card are esteemed VIPs and are entitled to a 20% discount.”
So that’s how it was. I understood. The owner of this castle was also the organizer of the Trade Fair at the bar. Or perhaps, the bar was one of his subordinate businesses. That’s why he invited Sherris, a high-level Ghoul, and after the bar was shut down, he moved the Trade Fair to his own castle.
I didn’t really need the 20% discount, so I didn’t intend to show the black card. Even though a 20% discount on three million was a considerable amount, my home was already full of bones.
Issuing such black cards to guests for discounts at auctions seemed like a loss, but in reality, it could leave a good impression on the guests, encouraging them to visit again and forge relationships. Moreover, through the same serial number, the owner here would definitely know that I was the one who bought things with the God’s Child Bone last time.
“Then, the prices of your auctioned items combined with a 20% discount amount to 2.5 million blood coins. Please provide equivalent goods. Of course, VIPs can accept credit or collateral.” Although she knew I wouldn’t need it, the Maid Ghoul still explained the VIP privileges.
The treatment for VIPs here was indeed quite good. I thought for a moment and said, “No credit is needed, but this room might not be enough to hold it. My bones are a bit large, unless you also have space-type treasures prepared…”
“Don’t worry, we were prepared. Please come this way.” The Maid Ghoul opened the back door of the room. Outside was a spacious garden courtyard. However, because it was underground, not a sliver of light shone down from above.
The plants in the courtyard were also strangely shaped: mushrooms that emitted blue light, strange flowers bleeding red blood, and dense thorns. In short, they were all plants that could grow even in perpetual darkness.
“So this leads directly to the garden. That’s enough. I’ll take out the monster bones now.” With a casual wave of my hand, a huge bird-shaped skeleton appeared in the garden. It was very complete, allowing one to directly discern its appearance in life.
“Is this… a Black Wolf Bird’s skeleton?!” The Maid Ghoul actually had some knowledge. She recognized the species of this skeleton in its living form at a glance: “Black Wolf Birds are very ferocious Bird Dragon Species monsters. You actually managed to get its complete skeleton!”
The value of a complete skeleton and scattered bones was worlds apart. Theoretically, a complete skeleton didn’t require special processing; it only needed a Ritual to be directly transformed into an Undead, and it could retain at least half of its Combat Power from life.
“Not only that, but there’s also this.” I took out several more skeletons. They were all complete and neatly arranged in the garden.
“Storm Ray!狱狼龙! Snake Chicken!” This Maid Ghoul truly had some insight, recognizing all of them. These were all monsters that Older Brother Jayad had hunted. In fact, there were many more.
Seeing that I intended to take out more, the Ghoul Maid quickly shouted, “Enough! Complete skeletons are worth much more than scattered bones, and these are the skeletons of high-level monsters. The value of these few skeletons has already exceeded 2.5 million. You have paid in full, guest.”
She was quite honest. If calculated by quality, these skeletons would not have been enough. They could have scammed me a bit more, but she stopped at a reasonable price.
It was somewhat disappointing for me. I wanted to deal with a few more skeletons. I shouldn’t have mentioned my VIP card. Without the 20% discount, I could have taken out another one or two skeletons.
At this time, there were other guests in the process of trading. They came out from other back doors into the garden and saw the four huge monster skeletons lying at the edge of the garden. They were all very shocked.
I didn’t want them to notice that I was the one who provided these skeletons, to avoid incidents like the Lich ambushing and robbing me halfway due to greed for money. I didn’t say anything further and directly followed the Maid Ghoul into the room, leaving them to be shocked outside.
After a while, another beautiful Ghoul Maid pushed a meal cart in. It was ostentatiously covered with three silver semi-circular lids, but it wasn’t entirely wrong, as one of the items inside was a drink and another was food.
