"Cole are you a cultivator," asked Adam.
"Nah, I am too lazy to do that and I don't know how to anyway" answered Cole uncaringly.
"So, how do you know so much," asked Adam, trying to gauge anything about Cole's identity.
"Everyone that has any sort of influence in this city knows of cultivation including everybody at this auction. Which is why the Wolf Fang gang boss is so dangerous and is why I warned you to avoid getting into conflict with his son as he should almost be Rank 2 or might even have reached Rank 2" answered Cole, informing Adam of the state of the city, but also avoiding his question.
Cole, despite depicting the wolf fang as a powerful gang, didn't seem to care about them in the slightest, making Adam wonder what powerful cultivators would be like.
"Can I become a cultivator?" asked Adam, wanting to see whether Cole had the capability of making him a cultivator if he wanted to be one.
"You could be a cultivator, but you need a method and the resources to do so, which I, unfortunately, don't have" answered Cole honestly.
Adam pretended to pout and be slightly let down, not wanting to show to Cole that he was already in the pursuit of strength in his own unique way.
If it was known to cultivators how Adam was able to gain strength within his mind in his sleep with his limitless Dungeon System, they would all become furious.
Others would have to not only burn money and resources to increase their strength, but would still be subpar to Adam who gained an additional stat point at each LVL and trained both Externally and Internally as he also gained rewards, equipment, wealth and skills.
If the knowledge became public he would become the most hated and targetted person in the world, and knowing the value of the Dungeon System and the dangers that came with it, Adam chose to stay quiet about it even with his best friend and his aunt.
The healing emerald was eventually sold for 12,000,000 dollars, which shocked Adam massively, but as the auction went on the prices continued to rise.
"Do you mean to tell me that the item sold for 12,000,000 was the cheapest of all the items at today's auction" exclaimed Adam after the next few items were more expensive.
"Yeah, money is no longer what these people pursue and they would do anything, including burning their wealth, in the pursuit of strength and especially immortality. As the higher your strength, the longer you supposedly live for" stated Cole.
Adam could sense some attraction with the items that were being sold, as he felt a wisp of an unexplainable entity within them, but none of them were anything valuable in his eyes.
[That wisp must be energy and I must be able to sense it because of my high intelligence stat that improves my sensory and energy manipulation ability. But all of them seem to be useless and if my guesses are right, the healing effects of the first emerald would only be enough to heal minor injuries like small cuts and bruises] observed Adam.
[But then again, wealth like Cole said doesn't last and in their eyes, 12 million must be a small amount] thought Adam.
All names that he heard had bought an item were noted down by Adam and each of them came from all kinds of organisations that he had never heard of.
Using Cole, who was knowledgeable about the powers in New York, Adam had gained a rough idea of who each of them was.
But none of them were extremely frightening to him like the Maxwell Family that was literally everywhere in Brooklyn and accumulated wealth in the billions.
However, it wasn't their wealth that scared him, but it was the idea that they had so much influence and strength and what they were capable with their wealth that scared Adam.
The auction lasted another 2 hours, while hundreds of millions had been spent, but before it was over there was a final exhibition that was saved until last.
"I know this is what most of you have been waiting on and is why most of you took the time to come here, so it is time for the final item" announced the woman.
"This a sword formed by the master craftsman Angelo and has enhancing effects on the body. He fused many valuable materials and embedded into them a rune that gives the user enhancing effects, and it took Angelo weeks to find the resources and make it" depicted the woman, like she usually did, giving a brief description of the item that was bought in a glass case surrounded by 5 large men.
"Sorry about the precautions, but this is what was requested of Angelo and us as the Silver Moon Auction House must do as the seller requests to ensure the safety of the product" stated the woman.
Observing the silver blade that had a light blue tint and was shaped as a sabre with a black hilt, Adam wasn't shocked by its power and was inversely disappointed by what he saw.
Others at the auction were all in awe of the blade and eyeing it up, wanting to buy it, but in the eyes of Adam, it wasn't anything special.
[It is a C Rank Weapon at most and I could get many of them in the near future when I reach Floor 4 or 5 where there should be C Rank weapons and equipment] thought Adam to himself.
Although it was much more powerful than anything he currently had, it wasn't anything amazing as he continued to watch the auction, curious to see what people were willing to offer.
"Bids will start at 100,000,000 and bidding will be in the same way as usually but a worker will go to the room of every bidder to see the proof of funds that are necessary for such a large bid. And Angelo said he is accepting trades of valuable items that..." announced the woman before stopping by the sudden loss of light.
Suddenly the entire auction house situated within the large building that Cole had taken Adam to, had lost all light as it became pitch black.