Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction would begin now."

The moment Calista said these words, the expressions of every individual in the auction hall changed.

The atmosphere became tense, and expectations and excitement could be seen on the faces of most individuals.

"Ten items are going to be presented for this auction, and I'm sure we all know the rules."

"I'm not accepting Universal coins or value points for this auction, only Mystic Crystals or any item of equivalent value to the price of the auctioned item."

Calista paused and looked around with a smile. Seeing that nobody had anything to say, she gestured to her right, and a hologram appeared beside her.

In the hologram was an image of a rotating dark crystal. Although it was just a hologram, it felt extremely realistic to every single individual in the auction hall.

The moment the crystal appeared, the expressions of some individuals changed.

Whispers and murmurs flew around the auction hall as most people pointed at the crystal in shock and disbelief.

Anon furrowed his brows slightly when he heard the whispers and murmurs flying in the auction hall. A tinge of interest could also be seen in his extremely black eyes as he gazed at the dark crystal on stage.

'Interesting.'

"Some of you know what this is..." Calista paused, and then her gaze shifted towards the Underworld residents who were seated at the lowest level of seats.

"... But for those of you that don't know what this is, let me explain what this crystal is."

"This is a Nightmare Essence Crystal. It's a type of dark crystal that's filled with an energy we call Nightmare Energy. It's capable of enhancing one's mental abilities and capabilities, however, it can also corrupt one's mind if one is not careful and does not take the necessary precautions."

"The starting price of the Nightmare Essence Crystal is 10 million Mystic Crystals."

"With that, let the auction begin."

The expressions of some individuals, most especially those at the lowest level of seats changed the instant they heard the price of the Nightmare Essence Crystal.

In auctions, the items auctioned at the beginning are usually the cheap items, but for the first item to be priced at 10 million Mystic Crystals was absurd to some of these individuals.

However, those with these thoughts were those who had no idea of the value of a Nightmare Essence Crystal and how exceedingly rare a Nightmare Essence Crystal was.

Those who knew just how valuable a Nightmare Essence Crystal was knew that although the price was on the high side, it was not too excessive for them.

Calista did not mention it, but a Nightmare Essence Crystal could enhance a person's mental abilities by more than double.

In fact, depending on the purity of the Nightmare Essence Crystal, it could enhance a person's mental abilities by 200%.

However, the more pure a Nightmare Essence Crystal was, the more dangerous it was.

The reason for this was unknown to most people because it didn't make any sense. How can something that has a higher purity be more dangerous?

Although most elite organizations had no idea why this was so, Anon had an idea as to why a purer Nightmare Essence Crystal would be more dangerous.

'The reason why Nightmare Essence Crystals can enhance one's mental capabilities is because of the essence of the Nightmare that's inside the crystal.'

'The purer a Nightmare Essence Crystal is, the stronger the essence of the Nightmare that's inside the crystal.'

'I'm not completely sure, but if I'm not wrong, introducing a Nightmare's essence into one's mind is extremely dangerous, and this must be the real reason behind the danger of using a Nightmare Essence Crystal.'

'Although it's dangerous, from the conversations flying up and down, treasures that can improve one's mental abilities as much as a Nightmare Essence Crystal are extremely rare.'

'I'm more curious about the locations of Nightmare Essence Crystals than the crystals themselves.'

'The crystal contains just the essence of a Nightmare and from what I can see, the Nightmare is as weak as a Tier 4 Mystic Being.'

'I don't know if this is regarded as strong for other people, and I also don't know if the effects on others would be... 'immense', but it's still surprising regardless.'

'When I leave the Underworld and become a Tier 4, I should enter the Realm of Dreams and Nightmares and see how it's like.'

Anon looked around, and he focused on the prices that were being thrown around.

From 10 million Mystic Crystals, the price had jumped to 15 million Mystic Crystals.

As several individuals raised the price of the Nightmare Essence Crystal, Anon got to realize that he was exceedingly poor.

In the Underworld, he had millions of Value Points, however, Value Points only had value in the Underworld and not in the outside world.

He knew of currencies in the outside world, and the base currency in the Universe was Universal Coins.

After Universal Coins, the next currency is called Astral Stone.

After Astral Stone, the next currency is called Mystic Crystal.

After Mystic Crystal, the next currency is called Immortal Shard.

A hundred thousand gold Universal coins is equal to one Astral Stone, and a million Astral Stones is equivalent to one Mystic Crystal.

Meanwhile, a billion Mystic Crystals is equal to one Immortal Shard.

Corey had a million gold coins that was given to him by the Wandering Paragon, the first ever Paragon he ever met.

In the past, he thought the million gold coins was a lot, but with his broadened knowledge, he knew that the old man was not lying when he said it wasn't much.

'It's either the old man is extremely poor or he did not want to give me any Astral Stone or Mystic Crystal.'

'But if you think about it, giving a Tier 0 an Astral Stone or a Mystic Crystal is of no use. It's not like I could have used it, and if I died, it would just be a waste of resources.'

'Hopefully, I'll possess a lot of Mystic Crystals after the auction is over. It won't be good if I escape from the Underworld as a church rat.'

Corey released a soft sigh, and then he focused on the ongoing bargaining of the Nightmare Essence Crystal.

The price of the Nightmare Essence Crystal was close to 17 million Mystic Crystals, and at first was disinterested in the individuals that were bargaining for the crystal, when a new voice echoed his price, Corey's pupils constricted and he instantly looked at the source of the voice.

"17.5 million Mystic Crystals."

'Savage.'

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