Chapter 103: Vampire?
Since they used magic, setting up the tents was relatively easier to do and took way less effort. Almost in ten minutes, the entire thing was done.
Noah beckoned everyone. "The carnival has begun. You all can join it."
While he walked towards his own office, Nathaniel followed behind him.
The elders looked at each other with their eyes brightening and immediately started to enter the carnival.
Hordes of crowds also came from the people who were anticipating the caravan as they ran towards the place with quickened steps.
"The first to get there will definitely have more choices to choose from and also choose the best cheaper price. I am going to reach there first."
The crowd was almost stampeded, and when the crowd was near the carnival, groups separated from each other. Some started to trade, and some started to buy almost simultaneously.
Aur looked at the herds of people who were in the carnival and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Hey, squirrel, how are you doing?" Suddenly, he turned towards his shoulder, where there was a trembling squirrel who looked at him as if he was a devil himself.
"I… I am doing good… but why did you call me back from the wild." The squirrel asked tentatively, his body trembling.
"Well, don't you want to eat good food?" Aur asked with a knowing smirk.
"Food!" Suddenly, the squirrel's eyes lit up as he looked around. "Where is food?"
"Well, you need to follow my orders. Then if you are so afraid, forget it then." Aur said while shining.
"Wait, I never said no to food. Tell me, human, what is the matter, and I will solve it."
"Are you sure?" Aur asked the squirrel with disbelief evident in his tone.
"Yes." The squirrel nodded his head and patted his chest proudly.
"Okay, then" Aur suddenly thought of something. "By the way, I never asked, even when I trained you, what is your race?"
"It is called Vampire, human."
Aur's eyebrows raised as he looked at the squirrel with a narrowed gaze.
"You are a vampire?" His right eyebrow twitched.
"Yes." The squirrel nodded his head with a nonchalant expression.
"Hmm?" Aur carefully scrutinized the squirrels. Although he was a little bigger in size than normal, however, considering this world where everything was bigger and stronger, it could be considered normal. The only thing of a difference was its canine teeth which stuck out of it the most.
Aur still remembered the time when it almost attacked the twins with its bloodthirsty nature; it seemed to be eerily same to a vampire.
Thinking of this, Aur nodded his head with some reluctance. From his previous world, the concept of a vampire was completely different than these fatty squirrels. read-more-at-MvLeMpYr
"Hey, why are you looking at me with a disappointed look?" The squirrel said in frustration as it felt like Aur was judging him with disappointment.
"Nothing. Are there others like you?" Aur asked with a curious expression.
"Yes, there are others like me, but…"
"But what?"
"I don't want to talk about it." The squirrel turned its head with anger.
Aur just shook his head as he slowly made his way towards the carnival.
Those who thought going there first could only be said to be idiots. After all, the carnival lasted for seven days straight. Did they really think the seven days of supply could be finished so soon?
In fact, going later was the best option actually since the best items for their efficient value is usually displayed at the last date.
If it wasn't for the fact that Aur needed something important that he had to secure, he would have also gone later around the third or fourth day.
This was the information the other wizards at the academy provided, one of the little perks of being a student of the only academy in the village.
That was why only mortals surrounded Aur, and even if there was a Wizards, they were mostly rogue wizards that came to trade their goods with the caravan.
As Aur came close to the caravan, his vision was filled with huge tents which can be considered as houses. Not only that, the crowd was really too much, even the passageway was packed with it, causing Aur to frown.
"I am in no hurry. I will wait for a moment." Aur thought as he patiently waited. As he expected, after waiting for an hour, most of the people returned, however, they had a rather unsatisfied expression on their face as they returned.
"They are really good at business. Although we didn't suffer any loss, however, we barely made any profit, just enough to satisfy us." One of the returning figures said with a bitter smile.
Aur's ears twitched when he heard this as his expression became amused.
"By the way, human Aur, what is the reason for inviting me anyway?"
"You will know it soon enough." Aur said with a smirk on his face as he entered the caravan.
Although the place wasn't crowded as before, however, it was still bustling with people as the loud sounds of people bickering and hawking entered Aur's ears.
"Where was that place again?" He scrutinized the camps again and slowly made it to the noisiest place in the caravan.
"There it is."
His crimson eyes lit up, and he hurriedly made his way there.
Instantly, his vision was filled with people who were scrutinizing distinctive purple rocks.
Their expression was filled with grimness as they were entirely silent, their body glinting with a silver hue, sweating.
The more they looked at the rocks, the more nervous they got.
Surrounding them were a group of people who were bickering with each other without a care. These were the people who were making this place the loudest of all the camps here.
"If you can't find something in this rock, then you can forget about eating for the rest of the year." One of the people in the crowd said.
"Forget about eating, your neck won't be intact if you can't find anything even after I spend a freaking fifty low-grade mana crystal on you." Another cursed with his hand gripping his own shirt with anger.
The people who were scrutinizing the purple stones became even more tentative as they examined every inch of the stone.
Aur shook his head and started to slowly look at the purple stones that were displayed outside one of the camps as well. However, he remained secluded from the others, silently staring at all the stones.
Some from the crowd noticed him as well.
"Is he also one of the appraisers?"
A bulky man with distinctive short black hair thought with a smile on his face. "It will be even better if I can find another scapegoat?" His face morphed into a sneer as he walked out of the group.
Seeing the man going, the others who wanted to interact with Aur all shook their heads with a sigh.
"Looks like that kid will suffer today."
One of them couldn't help muttering. Although Aur might seem bulky and strong, however, from his face, it was clear that he was still a youth who hasn't seen blood much.