Chapter 59: Chapter 59 – Preparation

“OUT!”

Shatter!

Novus shattered the illustrious windowpane featuring the Light God as he was forced from the church. Thankfully, the window was right above Novus’ favourite fountain.

Splash!

From beneath the water, Novus emerged and punched the brick that had previously ignited his self-destructive frenzy.

Crack!

Novus’ shock briefly stopped his immense frustration as he noticed the fountain brick splinter under his strength. Novus was somehow soothed, and the colourful words he was about to toss through the window were sheathed back into his mouth.

The nerve of that woman…

It was hard to tell if Novus thought about Edna or Avalan's Priest. Regardless, Novus stepped out of the fountain with drenched clothes as his furrowed, mountainous brows eased back and reviewed the loss of weakened attributes.

At least I'm not losing experience towards levels anymore. The weakened attributes aren't much better, though.

Whew.

“They’ll be back, Novus. They’ll be back.”

Novus walked along the streets to calm himself and eventually stood before Circe and Goibhniu’s house. However, Novus didn’t dare enter.

“No entry. Disturbing equals death.”

Novus read the sign on the front door aloud and noticed the thickness of the ‘=’ part of the door, like it had been drawn over multiple times. Novus didn’t dare test the sign’s claim.

There goes getting some good equipment to help me climb the mountain.

Novus sighed as he thought of the only other place that might have decent equipment. It didn’t have to be the quality of his previous Etched Villager’s Sword. It just had to last a climb on a mountain.

Eventually, Novus weaved through the streets and headed to the auction house he had walked past many days ago: The Starlight Auction.

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Plop!

With his butt squirmed against the chair’s back, Novus flipped through the various items listed in the convenient auction system interface.

“Hmmm. Good deal. Oh, there too. The auction has a surprising amount of decent deals.”

Novus laughed inwardly at the players who knew nothing of the value of the items they were practically giving away.

These foolish players could ruin the market prices on the mainland like this.

Thankfully, the Starlight Auction was the only auction on Avalan and, as Novus soon found out, across the many beginner islands that spanned this part of the world. All it took was reading the brochure at the front desk.

They would ensure that the prices found here couldn’t disturb any existing systems, at least, not if it didn’t benefit them. As the unchallenged number one of auction houses across Angrea, they could easily take control at any point. However, from here on Avalan, only the beginner island’s various goods were available to Novus if he wanted anything teleported in straight away.

There were such reasonable prices that Novus debated selling the sword Edna had given him.

 

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