From MC Perspective
Ti passed.
The shop remained open until midnight. Then, I told the mbers to close the shop; otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to get any rest.
Otto and Patrick closed up. Fortunately, there were no custors at that hour; the last one had co half an hour ago.
But today’s business was disappointing. There were no real treasures bought or sold. I then went downstairs to et with the others.
A few minutes later,
We all gathered in the living area. Everyone sat down to discuss the day. My gaze fell on Otto. With his exceptional ears, he can hear things others cannot.
"Otto, did anyone co to gather information?" I asked straightforwardly.
Hearing that, everyone beca interested.
Otto nodded his head before saying, "Master, you are right. People from the small wizard associations have co to try their luck."
My eyes glead with a twinkle. I was right. n from the wizard associations had indeed arrived.
I composed my thoughts and said, "The main goal of our organization is to collect intel. The antique business is just for show. The day went well. Let’s continue to work like that."
Everyone else nodded their heads in agreent.
...
anwhile,
Many forces were paying attention to the shop owner, Frank. They learned the news of the first day’s business.
After knowing that the first day didn’t go well, they weren’t surprised. They ca to know that the owner, Frank, was not looking after the shop personally.
Instead, the staff were handling the business. These forces knew that the staff weren’t ordinary wizards either; they were all Supre Wizards.
So, the forces understood that Frank only pays attention when necessary. The wizard associations decided not to probe further, fearing it would dissatisfy him.
...
Silver Tower
The following day, Manager Lara phoned Vincent Carey and learned about yesterday’s business.
After hearing that it didn’t go well, she decided to refer Vincent’s shop to a few of her acquaintances. She knows Vincent is doing this to hide his real identity.
But she also knows that Vincent possesses great appraisal knowledge. During his early days, Vincent had worked underground to identify unknown items. So, she was not worried about his work.
...
Crystal City
Infinite Circle
The Leader, Edmund Smith, was reviewing reports. His n had delayed completing important tasks because of the internal turmoil a couple of days ago. But he had solved the problem already; no one was going to cause trouble anymore.
After going through the report, he summoned his assistant. The assistant was none other than the Supre Wizard, Jonah.
When Jonah arrived, Edmund nodded to him before saying, "We have many unfinished tasks. The clients will get angry. We have to do sothing about it."
Jonah replied, "We lack manpower. We need to recruit more wizards."
A quick gleam appeared in Edmund’s eyes. He, too, thought about recruiting more people, but it would cost money. He didn’t know the exact details of their treasury.
"Do we have the money to recruit them?" Edmund asked.
Jonah shook his head. He knew the details of the treasury. They didn’t have enough money to pay their existing mbers, let alone recruit new ones.
Edmund saw through his thoughts.
"Cough!"
He let out a cough before asking, "Do we have anything we can sell?"
Jonah snapped out of his thoughts. He heard the leader’s question, and for so reason, the image of Frank appeared in his mind.
His eyes glead. He had a good idea.
Jonah said, "Boss, I have an idea. Why don’t we sell antique pieces to shop owner Frank?"
Edmund was stunned. Then he recalled yesterday’s events. He knew Frank’s business and had seen the collections; even he was interested in so of the items. He understood what Jonah ant.
He turned toward Jonah and asked, "Do we have antique pieces in our treasury?"
Jonah shook his head. "I know soone who wants to sell his antique piece. He believes it is very valuable."
Edmund smiled. He understood what Jonah wanted to do.
"Good, you can get a commission. But it won’t be enough. We need to find more items. Shop owner Frank has given us an opportunity to open a new line of work," Edmund said with a smile.
When the eting ended, Jonah left. He was going to et his acquaintance to help him sell the antique piece.
...
Shop
It was the second day of the shop, and there was a steady stream of custors. Custors from nearby satellite cities had co as well.
Fortunately, this ti there were useful items brought in. All of their grades were Grade-8 and below.
Otto and Patrick were doing good work. I told them not to worry about the money. If there was an important item, we could buy it directly.
I would give them mid- or top-grade mana stones. If I took out super-grade mana stones, it would surprise people too much.
Ti passed.
An old man brought a piece of wood for appraisal. He believed the wood was no ordinary item and contained traces of magic.
But Otto and Patrick didn’t find anything. The old man refused to leave. He was a Supre Wizard himself, so he was not afraid of the staff.
I was watching this scene from the office. When things were about to get out of hand, I left the room.
Creak!
I walked directly up to the old man. My appearance stunned the other custors in the gallery.
Gasp!
There was a loud exclamation. The custors didn’t expect Frank to appear, as he hadn’t shown himself yesterday.
I ignored the noise and stood in front of the old man. I glanced at him before turning towards Otto and Patrick.
"Boss, the old man says this piece of wood is valuable, but we didn’t find anything abnormal," Otto said.
"Yes, boss. I didn’t find anything abnormal either," Patrick added.
"Humph!" The old man snorted. "Kid, you are an appraiser. See it for yourself."
Hearing the old man’s words, I nodded to him.
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