The auction organized by the Ward Slave Chamber of Commerce was of great concern to the dignitaries and nobles of the entire Adud Kingdom.

Get involved.

Because the finale of this auction is a genie.

Elves that have not been seen in the kingdom of the Adudes for hundreds of years.

At this auction, many of the participants thought that even if they couldn't afford to buy an elf, they should take a look at the elf.

And those who were going to buy the elves raised a lot of money and were determined to get the elves.

Zhou Ming called a few brothers and joined the auction.

The target is also the elf.

He has 1 million gold coins in his magic crystal card, and if someone bids more than 1 million in the auction, he will give up.

In the human world, elves are very rare, but it doesn't mean that in order to get elves, it is worth breaking the bank.

As for why Zhou Ming bought elves, is it also to meet what needs?

Of course not.

How could he be so superficial?

Information.

He wanted to get some information about the elves through that elf...... Even the most basic information can be very helpful.

Because Zhou Ming has a hunch, maybe in the future, he and the elves will have some intersections.

After all, the ancient race of elves, even if it is weakened, will not be reduced to the level of arbitrary humiliation.

They remain a force to be reckoned with.

With this force, Zhou Ming may have the help of them one day.

But...... 1 million gold coins is indeed the number that Zhou Ming made up after collecting all the liquidity together, and then borrowing some from a few classmates.

If the auction price exceeds this price, he really has to give up.

Information is important, but that doesn't mean it's worth paying that much.

……

The auction lasted more than an hour.

After the auction of the dozen or so items in front of them was completed, the finale item, the elf, was packed in a Mithril cage and carried to the auction table by several big men.

"Gentlemen, keep your eyes open and look at this cage. ”

"This is the elf that many of you haven't seen in your life!"

"Wow~"

The auctioneer lifted the red silk cloth that covered the cage, revealing the contents of the cage - a female elf.

Forehead......

Ugly female elf.

"Boom~"

There was an uproar in the audience.

This...... What's going on?

Why is the elf in the cage so ugly?

In fact, if you don't look at the face, this elf actually conforms to all the beautiful fantasies that humans have about elves.

Long silver hair.

Milky skin.

Pointed and long ears.

Slender thighs and a perfect body.

But......

The scar on her face, like a rotten sore, was as black as the fire, covering more than half of her face, and completely met the standard of disfigurement.

This...... Hairy?

Such an ugly elf, embarrassed to put it up for auction here?

Isn't that unappetizing?

Many dignitaries and dignitaries who participated in the auction expressed their dissatisfaction.

Especially those nobles who saw the side or back of the elf, the lower half of their bodies began to harden, but as soon as the face turned around, they were hit by the light, and they were almost frightened.

Faced with a strong voice of discontent, Ward stepped up to the stage and hastened to explain.

"It's a curse, a curse invented by the Elven Queen, any female elf who has placed this curse, if she stays in the Elven Forest, it's fine, once she leaves the Elven Forest, this curse will attack, and dark spots will grow on her face. ”

"These dark spots will be small at first, but over time, they will get bigger and bigger, and eventually cover the entire face. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, this curse is indeed very troublesome, but it does not mean that this elf has no value to buy. ”

"The elves who can be released from this curse are all four-ring warriors with superb archery skills in the elven clan, and their strength is very strong, if they can be tamed, they will be a good bodyguard. ”

"In addition, the curse on their bodies is not impossible to unravel, and if a legendary mage can be found, he can dispel the curse in the elf's body if he is willing to help. ”

Legendary mage?

Hearing this, some people in the auction hall stood up, cursed, and turned away.

"Wait a minute, please wait a minute!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me before leaving!"

"The curse on the face of this elf only works on their faces, it will not spread to other places, as long as their faces are covered, everything else is the same, gentlemen, elves, she is an elf, it must feel different!"

Ward shouted loudly, but more people walked, and only a few sat down reluctantly when they heard that the "dark spots" would not expand below their heads.

Looking at the less than a third of the guests left in the auction house, Ward's heart was bleeding.

200,000 gold coins.

In order to buy the elf in the cage from a large slave trader, he took out a full 200,000 gold coins.

At that time, he thought that he had picked up a big bargain, because in the central human kingdom in the hinterland, no matter which country he went to, such an elf could auction off more than one million gold coins.

It's a pity that he didn't inspect the goods carefully at that time, and he didn't notice that under the left ear of this elf, a black spot the size of a trachoma appeared.

When he walked to the border of the Addud Kingdom, the black spot had expanded to the size of a gold coin.

When he noticed this dark spot, Ward chuckled in his heart.

Finished.

It's over.

It's a big loss.

This curse of dark spots appeared decades ago, and it has caused many slave traders who fantasize about getting rich overnight to lose all their money.

Since then, all the slave traders and slave catchers have grown a mind, all the elves with black spots on their faces, regardless of whether they are sure whether they are cursed by black spots, hurry up and sell at a low price, otherwise they will wait for the black spots to expand, just wait to lose money!

Because no matter what kingdom the auction is held, the elves with the curse of the dark spots will be auctioned for a tenth of the price at most.

Ward, who thought he would make a lot of money, accidentally fell into a big pit.

He dismissed the idea of going to a richer kingdom to auction elves, no one in the kingdom of Adud had bought elves for hundreds of years, and things were scarce and expensive, this elf was ugly, but there were always people with heavy tastes who wanted to taste something fresh.

250,000 gold coins.

He hopes to auction this price, so that he can make a little money, if the customer can't call this price, 200,000 gold coins, he hopes not to lose money.

……

Sturdy Mithril cage.

Elf Angeli Tika, looking at the reactions of those human dignitaries under the auction table, couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

"Venerable Queen of the Moon, you have shown me the funniest of humans. ”

"Surprised, disappointed, disgusting?"

"And the slave traders, why don't you laugh to your heart's content? Didn't you catch a million elves?"

"Hmph~ greedy and stupid humans, sooner or later, the elves will make you pay!"

Angeli Tika said through gritted teeth, then half-squinted her eyes again.

……

The auction has officially begun.

The starting price is 50,000 gold coins, and the price increase shall not be less than 1,000 each time.

"55,000 gold coins. ”

"56,000 gold coins. ”

"60,000 gold coins. ”

"60,000 ......"

The price is constantly rising, but there is not much added each time, and there is no fierce scramble as imagined.

Half an hour passed in Ward's panic before the price increased to 90,009 gold coins.

"90,000 9 once, 90,000 9 twice, 90,000 ......"

The price is less than 100,000, and the auctioneer has already begun to shout once or twice.

Ward's heart was cold, it's over, it's a big loss, this time it's going to be a big loss.

"100,000 gold coins, I'll give 100,000 gold coins!"

A voice from the audience shocked Ward's spirits, and he quickly turned his head to look.

Prince Luther.

It turned out to be Prince Luther.

Ward hurriedly took the wooden hammer in the auctioneer's hand and said to Prince Luther: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has bid 100,000 yuan, is there anything higher?

"105,000. A majestic old man not far away directly added five thousand.

Everyone turned their heads to look, this old man turned out to be Duke Morat Hansen - the most powerful person in the kingdom, he and his vassals' fiefdoms accounted for more than one-third of the kingdom's area, he was one of the three pillars of the kingdom, some major decisions and affairs of the kingdom, without the nod of Duke Hansen, it would be absolutely difficult to pass.

Prince Luther didn't expect that this Duke Hansen, who has always been not very good with the royal family, would dare to rob his elves?

As soon as his head was hot, he immediately spoke: "110,000 gold coins!"

"115,000. ”

Duke Hansen added lightly, the elf in the cage, he also wanted to vomit when he saw that face, but his figure was really good, he looked at his dry mouth, if he covered his face, it would be cool for a few days, and then sell it, it would not be a loss.

"120,000 gold coins!"

Luther is not happy, you old thing, dare to rob me of what I like, I will fight with you!

"130 thousand. ”

Duke Hansen glared at Luther, what kind of thing are you, don't you know how to respect your elders?

"140,000 gold coins!"

Luther really fought, on the one hand, to get that female elf, on the other hand, he wanted to suppress Duke Hansen, he is the crown prince of the kingdom, he is the future king, this old thing, dare to grab things from the future king?

The two of them added all the way, and the price soon approached the 200,000 gold coin mark.

"200,000, 200,000 gold coins, Duke Hansen, do you want to add more?"

Luther stood up, his eyes blazing as he waited for Duke Hansen.

This......

Duke Morat Hansen calmed down, looked at the elf in the stands again, thought about it, did not continue to increase the price, stood up, and left the auction hall directly.

He just wants to play with that elf for a few days, 200,000 gold coins, it's really too extravagant, the knights in his territory, the annual military expenditure is only 2 million, take out one-tenth to play for a few days, he really can't do this kind of thing.

"Hahahaha, old thing, fight with me!"

Luther laughed, and at this moment, he felt like he had won a big battle.

He didn't notice at all, and the people around him looked at him as if they were seeing a retarded person.

Moreover, after the bid of 200,000 yuan ended, he did not hear the sound of the small wooden hammer falling from the expected "200,000 gold coins once, 200,000 gold coins twice", but instead heard a "210,000" in his ears.

Who?

Who else?

Luther turned his head sharply to see a middle-aged fat man with a big belly, looking at him with a smile.

Wealthy businessman Tebal Kimchi.

Kimchi, the richest merchant in the kingdom.

It is said that in the kingdom of Addud, no one is richer than Kimchi, a rich merchant who runs many industries such as grain, clothing, blacksmiths, beef and mutton, jewelry, real estate, etc., he is the richest man in the kingdom of Addud, and his earl title was bought from the king for 1 million gold coins.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I also want this elf, why don't you let me buy it and play for a few days first, and then give it to His Highness when I have played enough?"

Tebal Kimchi, whose face was shiny, said,

Rumble~

Luther was furious.

You're just a businessman, and you dare to be so arrogant?

Wait until you've had enough, then play for me, I'm a dignified prince, playing with the rags that you played as a businessman?

Luther's eyes were red, he gritted his teeth, and popped out a word: "220,000!"

Ward on the stage smiled, smiled happily, this auction can not only save the capital, but also make a small profit, of course, of the part earned, he has to give a little to Tebal Kimchi...... He invited himself to "trust", hoping to meet a grumpy guest to help raise the price.

Originally, the probability of such a "trust" coming in handy was generally relatively small, but I didn't expect it to be used today.

Zhou Ming, who has been watching coldly from the audience, saw that the roll call was coming, this was coaxing the price of B, but he didn't expect that there were really fools willing to enter this rhythm.

Seeing that Luther looked like he was about to explode, Zhou Ming shook his head.

"How did King Jaime give birth to such an idiot son?"

"280,000 gold coins! Dead fatty, are you still following?

Luther shouted a startling price, which was nearly six times the original low price.

Ward earned, he made a small profit this time.

The guard next to Luther was desperately pulling his arm, and his face was almost pleading.

"Your Highness, stop bargaining, no money, we really don't have money. ”

"Get out of here!"

Luther threw him aside, of course he knew that he had no money, and in the magic crystal card in his pocket, there were only 100,000 gold coins scraped together, but he still had his mother, his father, and he still had this kingdom!

How could he be out of money?

Tebal Kimchi glanced at Ward on the stage, and felt that it was almost okay, so he said to Prince Luther: "Your Royal Highness, this spirit is yours, I wish you a happy body and mind, and promote the majesty of my human race!"

Ward, who was on the stage, struck a wooden hammer and said:

"280,000 gold coins at a time. ”

"280,000 gold coins twice ......"

Luther held his head high, proud as a rooster.

The young guard beside him knelt on the ground, hugged his feet and wailed: "Your Highness the Prince, we have no money, we really don't have that much money! His Majesty the King will definitely kill me!"

Of course, the young guard knew that his life was not in danger, and it was impossible for His Majesty the King to come up with the remaining 180,000 gold coins, but only to take off his head, saying that it was because of his demagogy that Prince Luther did such a ridiculous and foolish thing...... Didn't the 5 guards who followed the prince before all die for this reason?

The young guard saw his end, but Luther seemed to turn a deaf ear.

"280,000 Gold Coins ......"

With the sound of a third hammer about to strike, the young guard seemed to hear the death knell for himself.

"290,000 gold coins. ”

When the voice sounded, the young guard, who was already desperate, turned his head sharply.

Benefactor!

O benefactor!

"Who!"

"Who else is against me!"

Luther's eyes were red, and he glared at him with rage, bastard, bastard!

"Idiot!"

A word popped out of Zhou Ming's mouth, and he looked at him like an idiot and said, "If you increase the price again, I promise not to follow, who will be more embarrassed then?"

"And the guard, if you want to live, take your idiot master home quickly, and don't let him be embarrassed again. ”

Luther rushed at him.

"What did you say?"

"What did you say?!"

"I'm going to kill you!"

"Let go of me, I'm going to kill you!!"

In Luther's angry roar, his bodyguard, holding his waist hard, dragged him out directly.

This farce has finally come to an end.