Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 379 - 5 Freya’s Struggle for Love_1

Chapter 379: Chapter 5 Freya’s Struggle for Love_1

"Mr. Pannis!" The person at the door was dressed in the most casual outfit, complete with a wide hat and thick scarf, only revealing a pair of eyes. Normally, this full-coverage attire would obscure one’s figure, but not in this person’s case. Despite being decked out like this, her figure was all too visible to onlookers. An oval-shaped body, layers of fat, thick arms and legs, cylindrical fingers - every step she took caused the floor to groan under her colossal weight. She squeezed through the door and spread her arms dramatically, saying, "Dear Pannis, in this desolate cold winter, you’re like a raging fire, warming my freezing soul. I long to turn into a fiery element, melting into your warm chest, intertwining with you forever, never to be separated again."

"Whoosh." As she poured out her feelings, Pannis ducked and darted towards the window of the booth. Just as he was about to escape through the window, Catherine grabbed him by the collar, crushing his hopes before he got too far, "You stay right there, no running. And you, Freya, no messing around at an event like this. Sit down and behave."

"Oh." Freya chewed her handkerchief sadly, her dewy eyes glancing repeatedly at Pannis, only resuming normal behavior under Catherine’s fierce gaze, "When did you guys come back? Half a month ago, I asked you guys to hangout and everyone was gone. What, off on a mission again? You guys must be pretty confident to book a booth this time, seems like you reaped quite a reward."

"Yes, a bountiful harvest." Catherine laughed pleasantly like never before, murmuring dreamily, "If every single mission brings such rewards, in a few years I could finally pay off the debt."

"Wake up, sister." Lina sighed, patting Catherine’s shoulder sympathetically, "It’s still early, far from the time to dream. So face reality. Oh wow, I want this. I’ll bid."

Amid Catherine’s teasing, Lina suddenly turned, slapped a button on the edge of the table. Outside the booth, the auctioneer paused his call and looked their way, announcing, "Booth sixteen raises the bid by a thousand gold coins, the current price is five thousand four hundred gold. Please bid higher if interested."

"What is it?" Catherine asked in surprise, "It’s pulled in over five thousand gold coins?"

"Hehe, a book." Lina revealed a dazed smile, like a lovestruck girl gazing at her lover, bashfully playing with a lock of hair, "I didn’t expect someone to put this up for auction today. Lucky Vivian decided to come after scanning the goods catalogue, otherwise, I wouldn’t have thought to look at the catalogue and might have missed it."

"Are you kidding me?" Catherine gaped at Lina in shock, "What book could fetch such a high price? Is it made of gold?"

"Wente and Shamo’s Strange Matters Notebook." The auctioneer’s call answered Catherine’s question, "Written in Continental Calendar 3093 by Shamo Arun who later succeeded as the first female Duchess of the Arun Duchy. Some conjecture that this indeed is a novelized account of Duchess Arun’s adventures during her unauthorized absences from home during her youth. The book was originally printed in limited numbers. After centuries of wars, all known copies have been destroyed, leaving only the original. The piece before you is Duchess Arun’s handwritten manuscript. For those who enjoy collecting unique items, don’t miss this chance. Current bid stands at five thousand four hundred gold coins with booth sixteen offering. Any higher bids anyone?"

"A manuscript that’s roughly five hundred years old, hard to say if it’s worth the price." Catherine weighed in. In the Yarran World where Dwarves, Winged people and Elves enjoy hundreds or even thousands of years of life expectancy, a five hundred year old item is hardly antique. It would be valued if it were a masterpiece, but a manuscript of a not-so-famous literary work would not fetch much. Catherine knew very well Lina’s intention of purchasing it, so she murmured a casual opinion and left it at that.

"Five thousand four hundred gold coins first call, five thousand four hundred gold coins second call, five thousand four hundred gold coins third call. Congratulations to booth sixteen on successfully acquiring this rare single copy. Our staff will deliver shortly." The gavel came down heavily on the auction table. Lina hugged the two girls sitting next to her, giving each a peck on the face, "Everything went smoothly! I’m so happy. Tomorrow, I’ll treat you both to a grand meal to celebrate."

"Do I get to join?" Pannis’ face popped up in front of Ansha and Michelle, "I wanna join the little ladies for the grand meal too."

"Uncle Pannis, move away." Michelle laughed and pushed away Pannis’ large face, "Don’t scare us out of nowhere."

"We’ve got Lina for the entire day tomorrow." Ansha hugged Lina’s neck like a food-guarding kitten, glaring at Pannis, "The entire day is ours, we’re not going to share."

"Ouch, my heart has been hurt." Pannis covered his chest, groaned in sorrow, "Who’s going to rescue my wounded heart?"

"I will, Mr. Pannis." Freya who had been glistening eyed, eagerly said, "I’m willing to be your life’s beacon, illuminating your path. I’m willing to be your compass in your loss, directing your way forward. I’m willing to be..."

"Bang." Vivian, who had been daydreaming, snapped back to reality, used her magic staff to knock Freya on the head, "Would you willingly shut up, foolish girl? If you’re not going to shut up, then at least talk sensibly."

"Ugh, alright." Freya huffed, sulking in the corner, her frame still taking up more space than the two girls from the adventure team combined, despite trying to make herself smaller.

"Speaking of learning, didn’t you go off to study again?" Catherine withdrew her gaze from the box window, "Didn’t you say that would take at least six months to a year? How did you manage to return so soon?"

"The teacher had to come back to attend to some chores, so I came back with her." Freya said, "I didn’t realize it before, but this time after we met again, I suddenly missed you guys and I wanted to see you. Unfortunately, you weren’t at your usual place. But luckily, I spotted you from our box window, or else I might have missed you again."

"Why did you come to this auction? Do you want to buy anything, or did you come just because you were bored?" Lina, who was cradling two little darlings on her lap, suddenly asked, "Hmm, but looking closely, it seems like you’ve lost some weight. And it’s been almost half a day, yet you haven’t touched any of the snacks on the table. Are you dieting?"

"I came with my teacher because she was interested in one of the auction items." Freya said passionately, "As for dieting, ha ha, yes, indeed. For my own love, to show my best side to whom I love, to let the one I love accept my feelings of love, I ..."

"Bang."

"Um, yes, I felt like I was getting too fat, so I started dieting." Freya rubbed her forehead as if this was just a normal occurrence, "Since the last time we said goodbye, I’ve lost about 3 kilograms in a month."

"Well, that’s a sincere congratulations to you." Vivian looked at Freya pityingly, while pursing her lips, "At this rate, you’ll be back to your original figure in about ten years."

"Idiot Vivian." Freya was instantly infuriated, she hit the table, pointing at Vivian and saying, "I’m not that overweight, it won’t take ten years, okay? You’re not even good at simple math and yet you dare to do research. At this rate, your lab will explode every day."

"That would be better than you, turning your research papers into love letters." Vivian retorted without conceding, "And what’s more, it’s for a person that doesn’t even exist. I can’t forget the expression on the professor’s face at that time."

"How many times do you two want me to remind you?" Catherine’s eyebrows slowly rose, her eyes becoming increasingly dangerous, "Behave yourselves and attend the auction. If you continue to squabble, watch yourselves."

"Scary." The heaviest and thinnest girls immediately started trembling and huddled together, "Big sister, you’re so scary, we won’t dare anymore."

"The next auction item." On the auction platform, the auctioneer presented the tenth item up for auction after a few lots had been sold. The item didn’t look big, it lay on a tray covered by a red silk cloth, placed flat on the auction table. The auctioneer proclaimed loudly, "This item is put up for auction by the Silver-Rank Firmament Adventure Team. Two years ago, they discovered this item while exploring a newly excavated goblin relic. They haven’t been able to get a satisfactory price for two years. This doesn’t mean the item isn’t good, but most antique stores don’t dare to buy it because they can’t determine its use. They chose to auction it here because they know the City of Knowledge is a city where global knowledge is gathered. They believe that the people here can buy it at a suitable price. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s show them with our actions that we are worthy of the name ’City of Knowledge’, and that we, the people of the city, are the most knowledgeable and discerning people in the world. Bidding for this item starts at ten thousand gold coins."

"Swish." The auctioneer lifted the red silk cover, and before he could lift the item from the tray to demonstrate, a bidding voice was already heard. The auctioneer calmly looked and announced, "Booth number sixteen, thirty thousand gold coins."

Instantly, the auction room became even quieter. Thirty thousand gold coins was already a considerable price for an item with an undetermined use. This price had successfully deterred the treasure-hunting desires of most of the people.

However, surprises always come unexpectedly. Just when Pannis and Catherine were smiling happily at the unanswered bids, the auction’s signal sounded again: "Um, booth number twelve, fifty thousand gold coins."

"Huh?" Freya exclaimed with her hand covering her mouth, "How can this be?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com and leave your recommendation and support. It will be my greatest motivation. Mobile users can visit m.qidian.com to read.)