Ding~Ding~Ding~

The golden spoon collided with the crystal cup, and the crisp sound was heard throughout the hall in an instant.

This is a small ceremony before the host of the reception appears, which can be regarded as informing everyone that Count Tulip is going to appear.

Donald and Stephanie were standing on the edge of a pillar on the right, the former with his hands behind his back, looking over the crowd at the handsome middle-aged man who was coming out of the inner hall.

Yes, this Count Tulip can be said to be a man of outstanding appearance from any point of view, with a tall figure, meticulous hairstyle and attire, and the aristocratic temperament is vividly reflected in him.

The whispers and whispers of many ladies around me can prove this.

"Gentlemen and ladies...... Next is a small auction organized for this reception, and if you are interested, you can go to the venue on the third floor. ”

After a long passage similar to a toast, Count Tulip finally got to the most important point.

Although the small auction hosted by the Aldrich family has a prefix of "small", anyone in East Germany knows that none of the things that can appear in this auction are ordinary goods, and Donald also heard Huxley talk about this on the way here.

There are no restrictions on the types of lots in this auction, humans, exotic beasts, antiques, curiosities, and the capital companies that Donald is a must-have today...... As long as it is precious enough, it can be taken out here, and Count Aldrich, who provides the venue, naturally wants to take a cut of it.

But just like the acres of flower fields outside this castle, the earl has always been exquisite, and he has a special team to review all the lots, and the lowest starting price is 80 gold pounds, and the value of things below this price is not even eligible to be put on the stage.

Therefore, the people who are interested in the auction are not a general polite remark, but a tactful way to tell everyone that if the money is not enough, it is best not to follow it without doing enough.

"Let's go. ”

Without hesitation, Donald began to walk towards the staircase with Stephanie in his arms, as people in the crowd around them began to move closer.

"Look at the front left, the guy just now. ”

As soon as she stepped up the stairs, Stephanie whispered in Donald's ear.

The latter turned his head to look over, and saw at a glance that Viscount Philip, who had been humiliated by him not long ago, was courteously following behind the two women who looked graceful from their backs, and from time to time they went over to say a word or two, and the expression on his face seemed to Zhu Jue to be as lewd as ever.

The two women, who were still walking in the center of the stairs, were not long before he was squeezed to the carved wooden railing on the left, and walked up quickly with their bodies in embarrassment.

"It should be the mother and daughter of the Steve family...... This disgusting guy really has no shame at all. ”

Donald's ill feelings for Viscount Philip made Donald involuntarily feel resentful about what happened to the mother and daughter, but he didn't step forward to stop it, not because he was unwilling, but because he really had no position.

Because Sewit Talos seems to be one of the main culprits in this situation...... At this time, it is more likely that he will be regarded as an accomplice.

"Viscount Philip, please show some respect to me and my mother!"

Before she reached the third floor, the girl, who looked relatively slender, finally couldn't bear to scold.

This attracted almost everyone's attention.

"It's a backbone, but it's a pity that the timing to show it is not right. ”

When he has no pillars in his own house, he tears his face in public with a viscount who is far superior to him in terms of both financial resources and power, and the consequences are undoubtedly very serious.

If there was still some room for maneuver between the two of them before, then after this girl scolded Viscount Philip, not only would she not let the latter retreat, but she was forcing him to do it.

Because if Viscount Philip fails to achieve his goals, he is admitting his incompetence to those around him.

And after he achieved his goal, the fate of the mother and daughter may not be so optimistic.

"Elena, don't apologize to Sir Philip yet!"

The girl's mother, apparently aware of her daughter's misconduct, turned to Viscount Philip while making her apologize,

"I'm sorry, Sir Philip, but Elena hasn't been in a good mood lately because of things at home. ”

"Hmph, when Mr. Francis buys your company, you will understand what kind of identity to face me!"

Philip glanced at the mother and daughter's beautiful figures with a gloomy face, and then walked forward without looking back.

At this time, he had not yet received news from Joyce that Donald was going to participate in the competition, and the latter, realizing that he could not prevent it from happening, decisively pretended not to know what to do, and did not even come to the auction, and was ready to ask questions and ask questions when the time came.

This little episode didn't cause much of a splash, and everyone except for the gloomy mother and daughter entered the room step by step.

The layout of the venue is not bad, not like the empty space of the first floor, this side is arranged to look like a theater, because there are only a few dozen people involved, everyone has a seat, and the front row is very elegantly placed nearly ten seats that are both large and colored and have some gaps from the rear.

A cocktail party for the aristocracy.

Status is reflected in every aspect.

As soon as Donald and Stephanie entered the door, they were ushered to the front seat by the waiter, the predecessor spent a lot of money here, and he was the mayor of Renas, so he was naturally qualified to sit in this position.

Once everyone was seated, the auction began without delay.

"The first lot is the Emerald Dream pocket watch made by the master craftsman of the imperial capital, Master Brontë...... The starting price is 80 gold pounds. ”

The waiter's white-gloved hands held the wooden box at an angle, and showed everyone the delicate pocket watch that shimmered green in the light, accompanied by the introduction of an old man with gray hair, wearing a black waistcoat and a white shirt.

This kind of thing is a veritable luxury, and Donald has no interest in it, because there are not too many similar pocket watches in Sewtitt's treasury, and even if Stephanie and each of them are given a surplus, several of them are no less luxurious than the jade dream in front of them.

Of course, just because Donald doesn't like it doesn't mean that others don't like it, and the watch was eventually taken by a nobleman from Delchimo for 100 gold pounds.

At this price, you could even buy a good thing in the original sea market.

Most of the auction items that followed were works of art that had no practical use, including old antiques dug up from ancient ruins and paintings left behind by a certain master, which were naturally good things for the aristocracy who pursued art, and almost every one of them could easily command a high price.

But it's not necessarily useless, for example, the two spears that are now being brought to the field have caught Donald's attention.

The one on the left side has a beautiful finish and glyphs, the fine gears that loom under the silver-white metal case in the middle and rear of the barrel, and the scope about two fingers long at the top indicate that this is a high-performance rifle, while the one on the right is much more unpretentious, but it is also a relatively rare style.

"The latest product of the Lovak Arsenal this year, the Mithril Series Collector's Edition, is purely mechanically driven, with its own scope, and can easily smash the skull of a wild bear within 800 meters...... This one is the bonus that comes with it, the Brass Type II Repeater Rifle, which is as powerful in melee combat as the usual shotgun."

These two guns were apparently intended for the men present who were keen to hunt, and even in the introduction there were several references to hunting.

In the end, Donald bid 110 gold pounds to buy them.

Not wanting to compete with him, the mayor of Renas, a few hunting enthusiasts silently shouted symbolically.

Don't get me wrong, Donald didn't want to become a gunsmith, he just liked it, especially the bonus that he wanted to take back to the professionals to test how it performed.

Now that the ordinary garrison in the city of Renus is too weak, Donald has long wanted to form a competent combat force for his own use.

In his plan, it won't be long before he starts cleaning up the underground forces of Renus, and when the time comes, he can't let the police fight the underground forces with those old antiques that I don't know how long ago.