"To our timely fortune!"
Clink! Clink!
At a tavern down the street from the Commercial Guild, two young men dressed as merchants clink their mugs together with joyful expressions.
"Truthfully, I was beginning to think the auction was not going to happen and that it was a waste of money to have made the trip here."
The young merchant with a naive-looking face confesses to his companion. It's an understandable concern since the auction was postponed without anyone knowing until when it would be postponed to. Moreover, when a travel ban was suddenly imposed due to the monster stampede, it disrupted the travel plans of merchants who specifically came to the mining town for the auction.
"There you go again with that pessimistic thinking."
His companion shakes his head and goes on to say, "We came all this way for the auction, it would be a shame to miss it. Besides, there's no need to hurry back. It's not like there is urgent business waiting for us when we return."
The naive-looking merchant stares at his mug and slowly nods his head, implying that his companion is right.
Right then, a loud noise erupts.
The two young merchants turn their heads to see what is happening. At the other end of the tavern, a group of dwarves zealously clash their mugs together that some of the drinks spill on the table. Not long after, they are joined by more people.
"I assume you're here meaning you agree with yesterday's talk."
One of the dwarfs talks to their newly joined friends.
"Nom nom."
"Well said, my dear friend!"
Then, the dwarf leans closer and speaks to the gnome in a lower voice, "Master Kif is on his way to obtain the most important ingredient for the plan."
"Nom nom?"
"It is from a trustworthy source, Master Kif attests to it."
Their conversation ends when the waitress comes over to their table and serves more drinks and food.
At the same time, when the town is buzzing with excitement about the upcoming, long-awaited auction, a different kind of excitement is happening inside the Commercial Guild.
Behind the closed counters, the guild employees are busily organising, counting and moving materials needed for the auction.
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