It wasn't strange for a master alchemist to appear at this kind of event, but this old guy always gave off this secretive, crazy vibe...
Last time he'd used a forbidden object to create his own clone just to help himself with research, then ended up stealing "his own" research results, pulling a total bridge-burning move. That kind of twisted behavior had already blown David's mind.
So he didn't plan on making contact with the master alchemist, and he didn't take a seat in the auction hall either.
He was here for a heist. What did the auction have to do with him?
When no one was looking, David quietly slipped into the passage behind the venue, then slowly descended underground along the stairs.
During this time, he saw some goods waiting to be auctioned—mostly creatures locked in cages, some even close to human-shaped... or just straight-up women with monster features!
You could imagine how perverted those buyers upstairs were...
