Bidding

"You look like a mess."

The Guild Master of Oracle, one of the Great Powers and the guild with the highest contribution score on Floor 55.

Han Ji-wook opened the cell door. Kim Sangguk was sitting inside in handcuffs.

"If we told you that you were barred from entering, you should have taken us at our word."

"Han Ji-wook..."

"And you even got caught trying to bribe a guard. Is this any way for the chairman of the Association to behave?"

Han Ji-wook brought over a chair and sat down. Meeting Kim Sangguk's eyes, he said,

"The VIP auction will begin soon. If you still want to participate, you should accept the terms we offered last time."

After what had happened with the Ignis Guild, the Great General of the Heavenly Yu Empire clearly wasn't someone they could reason with. So the Great Powers had shifted to pressuring the Association instead.

First, the Association was to sell the magic stones it monopolized to the Great Powers before releasing them to the public. It was also to include Hunters affiliated with the Great Powers among those learning martial aura in Pamagok...