Bidding
Finally, when the inconspicuous gray carving appeared on the stone platform, everyone subconsciously stretched their necks, as if they wanted to close the distance and see more clearly Chinese. ?? (8).?8 (1)1?Z?(1).?COM, but its appearance does not show any glamorous and glamorous at all, far inferior to the shining equipment in front, but everyone knows that the value of a thing cannot be measured by appearance. Dakko quietly opened the pupil of cause and effect, and sure enough, he saw a large number of connections tied to it, among which dark lines were dominant.
Seeing the appearance of the god costume, even the host was a little embarrassed, and he said excitedly, "There is no need to go into the value of the gray mirror, as long as the word god costume is mentioned, everyone knows the meaning it represents." Although it is only one of the five pieces of the gray mirror set, its value is no less than a holy artifact, the base price of this glyph is 30,000 gold coins, and the price increase must not be less than 1,000 gold coins each time, start now!"
As soon as the host's voice fell, Phyllis's voice had already sounded, "One hundred thousand." β
With an uproar, the audience looked at the VIP seat where Phyllis was in surprise, while Darko and the others hurriedly restrained their emotions and showed a calm look. Phyllis directly raised the price from 30,000 gold coins to 100,000 gold coins, which shocked many people who were interested in bidding, and the sound of swallowing saliva came and went. Even if there are more than 100,000 people with liquidity, they have decided to wait and see what happens, otherwise they will only be laughed at if they raise the price.
It is not surprising that a few bigwigs in the VIP table have used a large one-time price increase to deter potential opponents for the things they want very much, which is a common method in auctions, but Phyllis has added a little too much. But some people will not be easily deterred, and a number plate was raised in the direction of the Cappadocia family, and at the same time, Nonan's flat voice sounded, "One hundred thousand and one thousand." β
Although Nonan raised the price again, in the eyes of everyone, the smallest price increase was far inferior to Phyllis in terms of momentum, and the audience resounded with sparse laughter. Nonan didn't care, just looked at Phyllis lightly, he knew that Phyllis wouldn't just give up. This is his personal style, he increases the price step by step, and he is not soft on what he wants, but he is not willing to spend a penny more.
At this time, even Aciba could see that the stone platform was a very powerful thing, because it had the glyphs copied by Darko on its body, and after inlaying, his attack attributes had been greatly improved. Seeing that Phyllis and the others looked like they were facing a great enemy, it was obvious that the carvings on this stone platform were more powerful than those on its body, so it couldn't help but get nervous. It's just that what it doesn't understand is that the glyph is on the stone platform, why do you have to compete with the others next to it, just go up and grab it?
"Two hundred thousand. Phyllis's languid voice sounded again, causing another wave of exclamations in the auction room, and it was obvious to everyone that Phyllis was trying to simply and rudely raise the price to the maximum, without thinking about whether it was a waste of money.
Although Dakko and the others were calm on the surface, they also beat a drum in their hearts, this kind of price has far exceeded their expectations, you must know that the original purchase price of six large sailing ships and one large sailing ship was only 220,000 yuan. Nonan was also a little angry, he knew that Phyllis would continue to increase the price, but he didn't expect it to be directly increased to 2o, in his opinion, people like Phyllis who don't follow the routine should be expelled. But the host obviously didn't think so, he was already holding a hammer and asking loudly, "The No. 9 VIP bid 2o thousand, will anyone continue to increase the price? 2o million once......"
"Two hundred thousand and one thousand!" Nonan shouted through gritted teeth, he was also determined to obtain this inscription, the Cappadocia family was a new family that only appeared after the Demon Leather and what they lacked compared to other families was the foundation. To a large extent, the heritage is reflected by various historical accumulations, such as the gray mirror carvings on the stone platform now. No matter how much money you have, you can always earn it, but artifact-level items are hard to come by, and if you miss it once, you don't know how long you have to wait to find it.
The other bidders below have completely become spectators, but they are not the slightest unbalanced, someone has already recognized the heirs of the two families, and the game between the two families is naturally not the turn of others to interfere, even the captains of the major pirates who are also sitting in the VIP seat do not have the courage to throw thousands of dollars for a carving hero.
"Thirty ......" Phyllis further raised the price, but fortunately, everyone was already mentally prepared, and Nonan immediately opened his mouth to continue to add a thousand, but Phyllis's words were not finished, "...... Twenty-eight thousand. β
The host was also stunned for a moment before reacting, and hurriedly shouted, "VIP No. 9 bid 328,000 gold coins!"
Everyone, including Darko, wondered why Phyllis suddenly called out a number with zeros and integers. Phyllis slowly stood up, stretched her body, and then looked at Nonan with a smile and said, "That's all I have on me, if anyone is willing to pay a higher price, then I'll give it to him." β
Nonan almost vomited blood when she heard this, this kind of behavior that is not beneficial to others and herself at the highest price is probably only possible for Phyllis. And it was even more unreasonable to give it to him in a beautiful name! Although his heart was angry, Noonan still quickly communicated with the old man beside him, and after making sure that the cash was enough, he exclaimed in a difficult tone, "Three hundred and twenty-nine thousand gold coins!"
At the same time, Nonan was already looking at Phyllis viciously, as if Phyllis had snatched money from him, and there was a little provocation in his eyes that finally won the victory. But soon, his expression completely froze on his face, as Phyllis once again raised the number plate, "Four hundred thousand." β
"What? Didn't you say that all the money on you was only 328,000?" Nonan was about to go crazy.
"I really don't have any money on me, but I still have a little bit on my lich, so I can play a few more rounds with you, and you don't have to be grateful to me. β
Phyllis's rogue attitude eased the hot atmosphere of the previous bidding in the field a lot, and everyone started to talk about it. Darko also looked puzzled, or Kevin smiled and asked, "Have you ever played bragging?"
Darko was stunned and shook his head in confusion.
"It's a small game of shaking the dice to guess the opponent's points, and one point is equal to the king, which can replace any point. Other points are shaken out as many as they are, and cannot be used as a substitute for other points. You can shout out real points, or you can shout fake points, and if the other person doesn't believe you, you can ask for a cup. In short, the essence of the game is to deceive the opponent and make the opponent misjudge the points in your cup. β
Darko didn't know why Kevin was saying this, but he continued, "It's a game between us and the Cappadocia family, and we don't know each other's amount of money. But one thing can be assumed, the Cappadocia family will have to buy slaves as cannon fodder if they want to explore the relics of the dead, so they can't use all their money to bid here. And they themselves don't seem to have estimated the amount of slaves to buy, so it doesn't matter if they buy more or less. What we need to do is to make them misjudge the amount of money we have in our hands and make them abandon the bid as soon as possible. Including the forehead guard taken by Miss Talker before, it is also to play a camouflage role, otherwise if you don't buy a single thing, people will know the truth that we don't have enough money. In this regard, she has done a perfect job. β
Noonan was in control of everything, and when he expected to spend 329,000 on the glyphs, he was suddenly disrupted again, and for the first time in his history, he hesitated at the auction.
When Nonan was in a dilemma, the old man behind him stepped forward and whispered, "Young master, we still need to buy slaves, if the cost is too large in the auction, it may affect the exploration of the ruins." β
Shirley also put it into Noonan's ear and said, "You see Phyllis's fearless look, I'm afraid she also came prepared, she also said that she would play a few more rounds, and the money she brought with her should not be less, are you really sure that you can overpower her offer in the end?"
Nonan was stunned when he heard this, the destination of their trip was naturally the ruins of death, including passing through Bulon Island to buy slaves to be used as cannon fodder, if the money was spent on the purchase of holy weapons, then it would not be possible to buy a sufficient number of slaves, and it was very likely to cause heavy casualties in the dangerous and unknown ruins. The opinions of the family elders and Shirley could not influence Nonan's decision, he was used to controlling everything in his own hands, but spending hundreds of thousands of gold coins would also bear a lot of pressure on him, and he had already begun to retreat in his heart.
Nonan looked in the direction of the VIP seat where Phyllis was, and now the few people who were with Phyllis were not nervous at all, and two of them were still chatting, and they really didn't seem to be worried about not being able to grab the gray mirror. This became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Nonan was disheartened for a while, leaning back in his chair, letting the host confirm whether no one had raised the price. But while giving up the bidding, Nonan had a relaxed feeling in his heart, although he brought a lot of money, but also had a more important purpose, the reduction in the number and quality of slaves meant that he needed to take greater risks after entering the ruins, so every time he increased the price, he was betting on his future safety.
"Four hundred thousand twice...... 400,000 three times! Congratulations to the No. 9 guest, this gray mirror carving was auctioned by the No. 9 guest at a price of 400,000 yuan. With the final word on the stage, Phyllis's tense body finally relaxed, and at the same time, she did not forget to cast a victorious gaze at Nonan.
The contract rune appeared in the auction room, and when the auction contract was fulfilled, the mountain of gold coins in Phyllis's spatial ring immediately bottomed out, and there was an inconspicuous glyph in it. Phyllis probed her spiritual power into the ring, carefully examined the gray mirror inscriptions, and then smiled happily.
Although the gray mirror inscription is the finale of this auction, it is not placed at the end, and there are four auction items behind it, which are also rare masterpieces, but they are lower grade than the gray mirror inscription. This is a marketing strategy of the auction house, after experiencing the sky-high price of the gray mirror inscription, people will feel that the latter few auction items are extremely cheap, just a fraction of the gray mirror, and it is naturally easier to get a good price. There are also some people who can't compete for the finale items, and they also need a few high-value auction items to vent their resentment. After all, everyone's expectations of themselves are always high, and they always think that they also have the strength to compete for the finale items, even if they have a preference for the previous auction items, they will not bid with all their might, so a large amount of money is left for the end. The auction house grasped this psychology and skillfully arranged the order of the next few auction items to maximize profits.
The last four auction items also represent four broad categories, namely weapons, jewelry, materials, and scrolls, which basically contain the needs of everyone. Darko's other Polar Ray was an auction item that appeared as a magic scroll, and the rich people seemed to be stimulated by Phyllis and Noonan's bidding, and they also began to spend a lot of money. The Extreme Frost Ray was quickly sold for 49oo gold coins, which was 15oo gold coins higher than the previous Extreme Frost Ray scroll, which shocked Darko.
The epic long knife in the back was finally sold at a high price of 21ooo gold coins, becoming the second auction item after Gray Mirror to sell more than double the reserve price. When Darko was still immersed in joy, another auction item appeared on the stone platform, Darko stood up abruptly after seeing it, and Kevin and Phyllis beside him also showed surprised expressions, only Otto said in a deep voice, "Sit down, don't make people feel it." β
Dacko realized his gaffe and hurriedly sat down, but his chest still rose and fell. He glanced at Kevin and Phyllis, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. What appeared on the stone platform was just an ordinary fist glove, but the enchantment on the fist glove was a feeling they were all too familiar with. Mental power is the least likely way to perceive mistakes, not to mention that it is perceived by several of them. Each piece of enchanted equipment will have a specific mana fluctuation due to the different techniques of the enchanter. This kind of fluctuation is not much different, and you can only perceive the difference after being together for a long time, and the enchantment on this fist glove is exactly Wendy's unique style! It is no wonder why Darko and the others were shocked.
Phyllis didn't care about attracting the attention of others, so she directly tore open a scroll of the mute enchantment, and then covered her mouth and said, "How could Wendy's work appear here?
Even with the protection of the silent barrier, it is still possible for someone to recognize the content of their conversation from the shape of their mouth, after all, the auction hall is mixed, and no one can say whether there is such a capable person. Kevin also looked around very carefully, and then covered his mouth and whispered, "It's not like her previous works, the special equipment of the fist glove is only used by fighters, and there is usually no such thing as enchantment, and the fist gloves we practiced before the Alchemy Grand Prix were all forged by me." I can recognize my work, and this one is obviously not mine, so Wendy must have enchanted it after the game. β
Otto also agreed with Kevin, he muttered, "I remember Wendy only had credits on her, and she didn't have much gold, it is possible that she was hunted down here by the Stormwind Church, and she had no money on her, so she enchanted a fist glove and sold it." This also explains the problem at auctions, because auctions can be fetched at a high price without having to spend time selling them themselves, and the GafreΕak family's auction house is indentedly fair, as soon as the item is sold, the seller receives the gold coins immediately, regardless of where he is. As for why the enchanted fist gloves are sold, it is probably because Wendy has been practicing this for a long time, and it may also be a habit left over from the Alchemy Grand Prix. β
After listening to Otto's analysis, Darko and the others all nodded secretly, but immediately Darko said strangely, "But Wendy was obviously on the Amesian plane when she was hunted down, why did she come to the Venus plane?"
Kevin thought for a moment and waved his hand and said to Darko, "Maybe it's to avoid a certain saint-level powerhouse, so you go to the eighth-level plane to hide, just like when you went to Mercury." Maybe she knew that Venus had turned into a muddy water because of the relics of death, and she wanted to take advantage of the situation here to fish in troubled waters. Maybe it's something she's done in this plane in the past...... She's probably already around here anyway, and we'll have to find a way to rescue her. β
Several people looked at Phyllis, their destination was the Dead Ruins, and rescuing Wendy would be delayed. Phyllis exclaimed anxiously, "Look what I'm doing! Why don't you buy the gloves and see if you can find any clues in them!"
While a few people were talking, the host had already finished introducing the enchanted gloves, and someone began to shout. Kevin was about to increase the price when he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked, "How much do we have left?"
Phyllis turned the space ring on her hand, and then said with an embarrassed face, "Uh...... There are more than fifteen thousand ...... left."
"What?" several people looked at Phyllis incredulously, a little unbelieving their ears.
Phyllis snapped her fingers and said, "There are too many things I bought in Gaha Town before, I only have 310,000 left, and your ones add up to more than 100,000 points, and after buying the gray mirror, there are only so many points left......"
Darko and the others were speechless, and they knew how thrilling it was for Phyllis to win when she bid for the gray mirror. Kevin hurriedly said, "Then let's smash the rest of the money all at once, maybe we can calm other buyers from raising the price." β
"That's all there is to it. Otto agrees with Kevin. It is a very common strategy to raise the price at once in the auction and defeat the opponent psychologically, but they now use this strategy because they have no money and have to do it.
"Fifteen thousand. Phyllis removed the mute barrier, then calmly held up a sign to call out the price. Since the reserve price is 8,000 gold coins, the previous quotation has been below 10,000, and Phyllis directly called out that such a price is close to double the reserve price, and everyone knows that Phyllis is a rich man, and the scene suddenly calmed down again.
But after a while, the helpless voice of Darko and the others still sounded, "Sixteen thousand." β
The bidder was a big man, so strong that he could compete with Aciba, and it looked like a fighter class, so it's no wonder he wanted this boxing glove. He was just reluctant to give up the items he wanted, and tentatively increased the price again, but he didn't expect that until the host began to confirm that no one was bidding, the other party had not yet made a sound, and for a while, the puzzled eyes of the audience looked at the box where Phyllis was.
Now even Nonan saw Phyllis's situation, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately annoyed, even if he was raising the price one more time, he would be able to force out Phyllis's hypocrisy, and in the end it must be him who won, but unfortunately there is no if. In addition to his chagrin, he admired Phyllis's courage and composure.
Shirley, who was behind Nonan, obviously saw some clues, and came up and said, "She obviously wants that boxing glove, why don't we buy that boxing glove?"
Noonan's eyes lit up and he whispered, "What do you mean ......?"
"After all, there are not many people in our family, and we will definitely suffer when exploring the ruins, wouldn't it be great if we could find an ally?" Shirley explained the pros and cons one by one, "The ruins of death are a big cake left by the gods, and I don't know how many good things there are, enough for these people." When the time comes, even the hostile forces will not use force immediately, but will preserve themselves on the premise of ensuring maximum benefits, and only if they survive can they obtain more benefits in the ruins, right?"
"Ally, do you mean the Nike Remones family? I just grabbed the costume with Phyllis, can you make sure she doesn't hold a grudge?"
Shirley smiled indifferently, "There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, and if Phyllis can't let go of even a little holiday, then she is not worthy of being our ally." β
Nonan tilted his head, pondering and weighing the pros and cons, and the host's voice had already sounded, "Sixteen thousand once...... Sixteen thousand two ......"
"Fifty thousand!" Nonan finally made a decision, and once he made a decision, he was extremely decisive, directly raising the price to a height that no one else could reach.
Everyone looked at Nonan in surprise, wondering why this person had suddenly changed his sex, and he only added the smallest amount of money each time. The pirate captain who had bid before was stunned for a moment, and then cursed in a low voice, wondering if there was something wrong with this kind of person, and the price of a fist glove was increased to 50,000, and the money was too much to spend.
After the auction contract was completed, Nonan took out the fist glove directly from the space ring and threw it away, and the fist glove drew a graceful arc and landed accurately in front of Phyllis. This loss fully shows Noonan's precise power control, which is breathtaking.
"Since Miss Nike Remmons wants it, I'll give it to you. A slight smile appeared on Noonan's face, and he didn't know how much sincerity and how much falsehood there was.
"Hmph, are you showing your strength to me?" Phyllis was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, why did Nonan raise the price directly to 50,000, and actually wanted her to owe a favor worth 50,000!
Of course, Phyllis didn't want to owe such a favor, but she thought of Wendy's safety, and Wendy was even more dangerous after a while, so she hesitated for a moment or put away her gloves, which was considered to be a favor.
Driven by interests, the degree of switching between friends and foes is so overwhelming.