The next day, in the City of Arcana, at Maximus' Manor:
"How is my outfit, husband?" Isabella asked, twirling to show off her figure.
"It's beautiful," Maximus smiled wryly.
After consigning his item at the Origin Relic Pavilion, he told his wives about the auction.
After that, the rest is history, as they walked back and forth, changing their outfits for hours.
"Anyway, we'll be in a private room, so it doesn't matter what you wear..."
"No, this is for my husband's face... How about this dress?" Erica walked in and presented her dress.
"Hmm... It's hot and beautiful."
"How about me?" Hazel asked in turn.
"That's good, beautiful."
"Anyway, hurry up, there is less than an hour left before the event."
"Sure, sure..." the wives agreed as they hastened their progress in choosing what to wear.
While they were busy, the sound of a vehicle stopping came from outside.
"It should be the kids," Maximus muttered.
"I'll go get them for a while..."
"Hmm..."
After going outside, he saw his children eagerly coming out of the vehicle.
"Dad!"
"Daddy!"
"Father!"
When they saw him, they rushed to hug him.
After all, they hadn't seen each other for two weeks, so the kids somewhat missed him.
Fortunately, they were busy with school, so they didn't complain much.
"How was school today?" Maximus asked, catching up with Lyla, who jumped to him first.
"It's fun as always!"
"That's good, as long as you're happy..."
"What about you?" Maximus then turned to his kids, asking about their day.
He asked if there were any problems or interesting things they had encountered as they came inside.
"What are they doing? Are you going out or something?" Lily asked, seeing her mothers busy changing, with clothes all over the floor.
"That's right, we'll be going to an auction," Maximus reminded her.
"An auction? Is that the one where rich people spend their money to fight for treasure?" Max asked eagerly.
"Uh, yes, that's right."
"Where did you learn that?"
"Our classmate is also talking about an auction or something," Max began to tell about the gossip of their classmate.
Although the auction this time is only the once-millennium one, it's still famous across the circle.
Many people without sufficient strength or wealth equivalent to Tier 8 are not even qualified to attend this event.
"That's it, then you should hurry up and dress up..."
"Yeah!" The girls began to scramble and started to dress up.
"Why dress up? But we're already dressed?" Sam asked ignorantly.
"Oh, you don't have to. Your outfit is fine. Just wait for your sisters," Maximus said.
"You will experience what dressing up is soon..." Liam muttered as he sat on the sofa waiting.
Liam had once experienced this carnival with his father.
While his mother and sister dressed up, they asked endlessly if this was alright, or if that was more beautiful.
It's fine if that's it, but even after he said all the compliments he could think of.
It was useless, as they continued to pick and wear different outfits.
"Just wake me up, brother..." Neo said to Liam as he slumped onto the sofa.
As for wearing a different outfit or something like that.
What is that?
Anyway, his clothes had an automatic cleaning function.
As for sweat and dirt, they were already cleaned up after class.
Soon, almost an hour passed, and there were only a few minutes left until the auction.
"Uh, you should hurry a little. There are only a few minutes until the auction," Maximus reminded.
"It's alright, husband. We'll finish in just a few seconds..."
"That's right, Dad. This is to make you not lose face for your daughters..."
"Uh... fine, you can take your time." Maximus sighed.
Anyway, the one he had an eye on was not going to be sold in the first lot.
"Done!"
"We're finished changing, Father!"
"Huh, this is also beautiful... should I wear this?"
"No, we don't have time. Just wear that later."
Soon, they finished one by one, still not satisfied with their outfits.
But seeing that there was no time left, they just settled with their outfits with a sigh.
"Finally finished." Liam sighed, mentally tired of his mother's and sister's constant questioning.
Looking at his brother who was either sleeping or playing, Liam sighed again.
When will his brothers mature and share this burden with him?
"Neo, wake up! We're leaving," Liam shook Neo.
"Huh? Are we going to school?" Neo looked dazedly.
"No, we're going to the auction with Father."
"Oh, right." Neo nodded, remembering, as he slowly stood up, stretching.
Soon, they got ready and boarded the vehicle that Maximus had chartered to go to the auction venue.
...
In The Origin Relic Pavilion, Auction Hall:
"Good morning, sir. Do you have an invitation?"
This auction is by invitation only, which is why it is so highly sought after.
"Yes, here!" Maximus took out an invitation token.
He had received it earlier when he consigned his item.
"This?! A VIP 1 token?!" The attendant was shocked.
The ranking of VIP in the Origin Relic Pavilion is the same as the EGCC, ranging from VIP 9 to VIP 1.
Seeing the highest-ranking token in his hand, the attendant trembled, not knowing what to do.
"Here you are, Sir Maximus!" The manager greeted Maximus enthusiastically.
Apparently, he had been waiting for Maximus for a while.
"Hmm..."
"Come! I'll guide you to your room," the manager said respectfully.
It was a rare sight to see a Tier 8 powerhouse treat a Tier 4 individual with such respect.
"Very well..."
Soon, they arrived at one of the most luxurious private rooms overlooking the entire place.
"Please let me know if you need anything else," the manager bowed, leaving the family in the room.
"Wow, we have our own place!" Sam exclaimed.
"Look, there is food over there!" Luke said to his brother.
"Can we eat it, Dad?" Sam asked for permission.
"Yes, yes... You can do whatever you want," Maximus smiled, remembering that they still hadn't eaten.
"Yay!"
"Come on, Neo, let's eat!" Sam and Luke dragged the always-lazy Neo.
"We're really rich!" Max's eyes glittered.
Previously, Ella had talked a lot about this auction, even suggesting taking him through the auction with her sister.
But how could he?
According to his brother Liam, this was called being taken care of, and it's not manly and will make him soft.
How could he agree to such a thing?
So he had refused Ella's invitation that they hadn't talked to this day.
But looking at the luxurious room they were in, Max sighed in relief.
They were not as poor as he thought.
Looking through the glass, Max squinted his eyes to find someone.
"You can't find Ella below..." Liam suddenly appeared behind him.
"W-what?! Who said I'm looking for that witch?" Max blushed, not admitting to anything.
"Heh, here I was, thinking of telling you where Ella is," Liam sneered at Max.
Max's state was familiar to him, after all, he had been there himself.
Until now, Amara and he were still chatting through intercontinental tokens.
It might seem that they were precocious, as they were still too young for such adult matters.
But despite Liam's age of 7, he already looked like a twelve-year-old kid.
The pure Tier 9 mana in the Origin Domain was truly nourishing.
This phenomenon was not rare in mana-rich areas.
Children born here could grow to the size of a three-year-old child in a few months.
As for the sons and daughters of Tier 9 individuals, there was a rumor that they could grow to the size of a three-year-old in just a few hours.
"That... Do you know where Ella is?"
"I thought you weren't interested in finding that witch?"
"Uh... I'm just asking..."
"Hehe, I asked Father, and he said they are in the room next to us," Liam said.
Maximus is a core student and his status is comparable to Tier 9, so asking private questions to the manager was not difficult.
"Really?!"
"Yes."
Max got excited, thinking about how to get to the room next to them.
However, while they were talking, the auctioneer came in.
"Hello, welcome to the Origin Relic Pavilion~"
"It's Miss Venice!"
"My goddess has appeared!!"
"So beautiful."
Maximus also noticed the commotion and looked at the auctioneer.
"It's really beautiful," Maximus unconsciously murmured.
"Really, husband?" Isabella asked, squinting her eyes.
"Um..."
"Hmph, a beast who can't be satisfied," Isabella uttered in dissatisfaction.
"How could I? I still love my most beautiful wives the most!" Maximus swore and hugged and kissed them.
"Hmph, better finish what's on your plate first," Isabella nodded.
It had nearly been a year since they had become husband and wife, but Isabella was still not pregnant.
His other wives also hadn't become pregnant for a long time.
Maximus was also worried about this.
But based on the system scan, everything was fine and there were no problems.
"I should have them checked by a professional," Maximus thought.
Although the system was reliable, it wasn't omnipotent.
Maybe there was really a problem, but it wasn't harmful enough to be detected by the system.
"I'm Venice, the auctioneer for today."
"Without further ado, let's have the first item..."
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