"Black market auction?"

"Pre-task?"

Andre and Lin An's voices sounded at the same time, the difference was that Lin An knew that the person he wanted to ask was different.

Salin smiled at her slightly, seemingly friendly, but Lin An could see the hint in his eyes, this guy came to her today and came prepared, she said that it couldn't be just running to lead the way.

"Yes, this is a regular semi-public underground auction, and it is said that a certain elder of our Secret Law Order is also one of the backers behind this underground auction, and the people of the Secret Law Society are frequent visitors to the underground auction.

As for the pre-task, the investigation of the auction items and contacting the auctioneer are all trivial errands, that is, it is troublesome, if it is not for the contribution level, it is completely overkill to let Redondo do it, but unfortunately Redondo is unwilling to join the research room of the secret magic group, otherwise the contribution will be much more than doing these small tasks. ”

Master Mora's words only made it clear that this underground auction was absolutely safe, and this task was completely complete after going out to play and coming back.

And when Master Mura gave the task, it is estimated that he also considered the situation that they had just received a large number of rewards, and some of the things such as the land of the reward they recently got could also find a way in the auction, even if they didn't want to sell things, they were probably happy to participate in the underground auction with a full money bag, but they were suffering from the fact that they had no way to come before.

"The treatment of people behind them is really different!"

Lin An heard Master Zai say to his companion during the communication technique, and his tone was slightly jealous.

Lin An frowned and then stretched again, Master Mera personally came to the second floor to greet and do things, I am afraid that this is the effect he wants.

Where there are people, there are fights, and there are clear and strict rules that the secret magic group has a large group of powerful mages, and I am afraid that it will not be absolutely peaceful in private. In doing so, Master Mera believed that the backstage behind their group would soon be revealed. Prevent some blind people in the secret law group from making trouble, as for the fact that they are said to rely on the backstage behind their backs, Master Mera can't control it, not to mention that the world of mages is respected by strength after all.

Lin An'an thought, this Mura mage has the nickname of "black-faced panshi", and he is very good at figuring out his intentions, no wonder so many criticisms from the secret magic group in private can't shake his position.

Master Mera usually had a lot of things to deal with, and with his own cultivation in mind, he couldn't waste all his time on Lin An's group. After getting acquainted with Andre and the others, and having made arrangements with Master Kodiak, he went back to continue his official business.

The deacon he served was one of the busiest in the Arcane Order. The power he holds is flexible, and he has a lot of contributions, which is one of the important pillars that support him to continue to cultivate and advance, and some people have always been eyeing this position.

After Master Mera left, Lin An and the others unfolded the task scroll. There is a clear mission on it -

"Mission: Take a picture of the quest items needed by Elder Robinho and bring them back safely.

Quest Items: Thousand Chinese New Year's Eve of Clear Sand, Essence White Stone, Ears of the Snail Beast Cubs, Trident of Heros (to be determined by authenticity), Fragment of the Secret Codex of St. Rofitte (to be determined by authenticity), Heart of the Tree Spirit (to be determined by authenticity), ......

Time limit: within eight days

Location & Admission: Please contact the pre-tasker

Contribution: Depends on the difficulty of the task

Assignment Restrictions: Therefore, members of the Mystic Order and supernumerary members are acceptable

This is followed by a list of the weight requirements and identification methods of many mission items.

……

Lin An glanced at it a few times, the content of the task was very simple, but the identification of the task items below was written in great detail, the master who issued the task seemed to be a very meticulous person, and he did not explain the task perfunctory because the task was simple.

But such people are often strict with themselves and others at the same time. It's not easy to deal with, of course, as long as you meet his requirements seriously and perfectly, he won't embarrass you.

The above is just a judgment that naturally arises in Lin An's mind when he looks at the content of the task. It is related to the professional habits of the previous life and the inertia of the memory of the Dark Daughter, after reading the general content, Lin An handed the scroll to Andre beside him, and then glanced at Salin.

Saleen raised an eyebrow and looked back at her, a little confused.

Lin An narrowed his eyes.

Chinese New Year's Eve Mingsha. It was her and Salin's biggest catch in that batcave in the Tower of Babel, which happened to be at auction as well. It's hard to say if it's a coincidence.

The first of the elder's task items was this material, which showed that he attached great importance to it, and coupled with the precursor that Salin had done this task, Lin An couldn't help but connect the front and back.

However, from another point of view, Salin has only joined the Secret Law Group for two or three days, he has no foundation in Merlin, and the biggest help is the recipient - Lin An never underestimated Salin, but no matter how he overestimated him, it is difficult to imagine how he got information about the elders of the Secret Law Group in a short period of time, and arranged the next qiē, so the appearance of Ming Sha on Chinese New Year's Eve seems more like a coincidence.

There was no clue on Salin's face, and the thoughts in Lin An's mind turned around a few times before he let go.

For the time being, Salin didn't have the need to design her, nor did he have the ability to do so. As for the coincidence around the soldiers on Chinese New Year's Eve, they will know it with their own eyes, because the bat cave they found in the Tower of Babel is the cave of the golden snow bat, and the luminous sand of the golden snow bat is obviously different from the ordinary luminous sand, so it can be easily concluded that this is not something auctioned by Salin.

Salin was explaining the task requirements to them, "Usually this kind of situation that does not limit the number of task items is that the more you ask, the better, and the later things that need to be authenticated mean that the tasker does not require that you have to get it, but the reason for giving up must also be explained when you reply to the task." "For example, identifying it as a fake or something.

Angelia made a calculation in her heart for a while, and frowned when she heard this: "The more the merrier, and it is still an auction item, so I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money!" ”

In fact, what she wanted to ask most was whether she could be reimbursed when she came back, but she was now a follower of Lin An, so asking like this would inevitably seem too stingy and lose Lin An's face.

But if she didn't ask, her heart was throbbing again.

Although she has been taken care of by Master Payne for the past two years, a single woman has shown up to do things. It is impossible for Payne to take care of a small maid in every way, she has already tasted the hardships of making ends meet, and has developed the habit of frugality and budgeting.

Salin was a little amused when he heard this, glanced at Angelia, saw that her face was slightly pale, and politely turned his eyes away and said:

"Of course, the elder's purchase money should have been stored at the task counter for a long time, and in this kind of underground auction, some items can't be auctioned for money, so they can only be bartered. We may not be able to exchange something, only people of the level of a master can have it. ”

This is, of course, a lie.

In Lin An's opinion, Salin who obtained a ruin. The net worth will not be lower than that of an ordinary archmage.

Even if he has amnesia now and can't remember, the financial resources he carries around him should be relatively abundant, otherwise he wouldn't be so leisurely and leisurely to do these chicken errand tasks instead of participating in the real yàn team that Master Murrah said.

Angelia was surprised: "So, the master handed over so much purchase money to us in advance?" Isn't he worried about donations absconding...... I'm not saying we're going to do it. I mean, it's likely. ”

"Roll up the money and bescoding of our Archmage of the Arcane Order? Haha, I've been a member of the Arcane Order for so many years, and I've never heard of anything like this! ”

A voice came from the side, it was the androgynous short-haired baby face, who smiled and threw an electric eye at Angelia, with a playful and uninhibited expression. The tone is somewhere between teasing and mocking,

"This lovely young lady, if such a thing really happens. Don't forget to tell me – my name is Amani. Black. ”

After saying that, he didn't call John's Jean, who was blocking him, and as soon as he turned around, his body stretched and twisted like a noodle a few times, and he walked out of the small gap next to John. Leisurely turned around and waved at them, especially looking at Lin An intently. I didn't go back to the basement with a knock knock.

Andre and the others had no one to stop them, firstly, the somewhat mocking tone was diluted by his friendly smiling face, which was not up to the standard of infuriation, and secondly, the strength of the other party was unknown, and everyone was watching, and it was not easy for Lin An and others to do it directly on the second floor.

The mages on the second floor felt that this was normal, and some of them paid attention with interest, but no one felt that Lin An and the others were weak and incompetent: the mages were known for their calm and rational nature, and if Lin An and the others were easily provoked, they would be looked down upon.

Salin whispered to Lin An and the others: "Amani has the nickname of 'Black Amani', it is said that he is particularly good at night fighting, and his strength in frontal combat is unknown, but there are many spells used to escape and infiltrate, and that spell just now is one of his signatures." ”

Lin An nodded, she had sensed more than one spell from that Amani just now, and it was obvious that he was also guarding against them, but he didn't use it later.

Andre looked a little excited, "That spell is a transformation spell." "As we all know, with the exception of the common animal transfiguration, the Transfiguration Spell line has almost all been lost.

"That spell is not his inheritance, it is said that it is an additional reward from a master of the secret magic group after one of his missions, and many people know the origin of this spell, so no one dares to fight the idea of this spell." Salin replied.

"I don't know which master it is? Since you can use this transformation spell as a reward, you shouldn't mind exchanging ......" Andre obviously saw that he was happy with the hunt, the transformation spell had a wide range of effects, and the practicality of the spell just now was very strong, and Andre's attitude was really normal.

Because of the reason for talking about that spell, there was no more mention of Amani's banter about Angelia, and Angelia also happened to step down, Lin An patted her soothingly, and said loudly:

"Andre, it's good if you go back and ask Master Kodiak about such a trivial matter, don't talk about it now. Although there is an eight-day deadline for this mission, depending on the situation, it seems that the auction will be held in a location other than the imperial capital, and the time may be a little tight! ”

Master Mera has already explained that this underground auction is held semi-public and on a regular basis, but it is necessary to carry out a pre-task to determine the location and entry qualifications, so it is not small that the location is uncertain and is not within the scope of the imperial capital.

Salin was the pre-tasker, and he also participated in the auction with them, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on them.

"Master Lin guessed correctly, this auction will be held on a luxury pleasure boat in Onda Lake, the boat will anchor at the pier in Onda City for two days, wait for the attendees to board, and after the time to leave the port, it will enter the center of Onda Lake, and no latecomers will be allowed to board the boat - this is also the usual rule of this underground auction."

Saleen explained the general situation of the underground auction, about the rule. With the backstage strength of the auction as a guarantee, ordinary people really can't violate it at will, and this is also one of the safety guarantees for guests.

Onda City is the port city where the Medalists' fleet waited for the Stuart fleet.

It is located in the downstream of the imperial capital, and the imperial capital is only three days away by water, and there is also a direct official road on land, if you rush overnight, it will take more than a day to arrive, and the time is just enough.

Of course, if you have a mage in the team, you don't have to be so urgent.

For Lin An and others. Now that the time is not too short, Lin An discussed it with the others:

She and John Angelia went back to the Earl's Court to get some things and explain to Hannibal by the way, and the Andrei siblings went to inform Master Kodiak about the situation. Salin was in charge of picking up the purchase at the counter and handling the formalities.

As for the trivial matters of the journey, they already had them with them, and all they needed to do was prepare the horses, and Salin would send a squire.

……

Leaving the Secret Order and returning to the Earl's Palace, the way is still a lively and celebratory atmosphere, and there are many flower petals floating on the surface of the deep-water river that passes through the city. Young girls frolicking in boats by the river, and even young aristocrats can be seen in group dances on the shore.

The aristocratic quarter was quieter, the wide road was much smoother and cleaner than the lower town, and the return of the carriage surprised the servants of the Earl's Court, and opened the gate for the carriage to enter.

John and the guard at the gate spoke a few words at the window, and learned that there had been no official ball at the Earl's Court. Today, as usual, there are no invitations, but many of them have been sent to Hannibal's steward.

Lin An didn't wait for Hannibal either. Returned to the room and opened the secret door to pick up the harvest from the Medici vault, took out some of it, and put the rest back into the secret door, and then strengthened the secret door again.

The title deeds of several manor pastures that were rewarded were also in Lin An's arm space.

In addition to the Earl's Court in the Imperial Capital, this batch of rewards is not included. Minerals, including minerals, are free to resell. However, even if Lin An did not have the harvest in the secret passage of the Medici family, after transferring two minerals. At present, there is no shortage of liquidity in hand, so even considering that the auction needs funds, there is no need to fight the idea of these small manor pastures.

After selecting the collectibles that might be useful, Lin An lamented that he had inadvertently become an invisible rich, and when he left the room, Hannibal's butler was already waiting outside the room, followed by a manservant, holding a stack of things in his hand, Lin An glanced at it, it seemed that it was more than just the usual invitations.

When they came to the study, the valet put the stack on the table, and Hannibal's butler waved the valet away, pulling out a few pieces of paper from the stack of invitations.

"Miss, this is the golden ticket sent by Bencent Mansion this morning, and there are also a large number of materials and treasures, Bencent Mansion has already sent two cars this morning, and there will be follow-up. The villain is now in charge of the two cars and has checked and put them into storage, which is a record of storage. ”

As she spoke, Hannibal's butler handed over another thin book.

The golden ticket materials and treasures were all paid to Lin An by the Bencent Mansion, and the quantity and type were clearly stipulated at the back of the mineral transfer contract, Lin An picked up the book and looked at it twice, then put it down, and said with a smile: "The efficiency of the Bencent family is really high. ”

Buying two mines at every turn, even if the thousand-year-old nobles took out so much money and materials at once, the pressure was not small, and it had to be mobilized from the territory, and the Bencent family could be so fast because after the Rheinthal negotiated an agreement from the ice field, they began to prepare, and it took half a year before and after.

As for the golden bills, they were not issued by the Fischer-Tropsch firm, but were bills used by the Bencente family themselves for trading, and with the endorsement of the Bencent's credibility, they could withdraw the same amount of gold coins from the Bencent's treasury at any time.

This kind of golden ticket, which is issued by all big families, is not in circulation, but it is relatively much stiffer.

Because the great nobles issued this kind of golden tickets for the convenience of transactions, they did not consider the derivative value of gold reserves and commercial behavior, and the amount of gold tickets issued, the same amount of gold coins must be guaranteed to be stored in the vault, and any great nobleman who has been inherited for thousands of years will never damage his family's reputation for some money.

Therefore, the golden tickets issued by the great nobles of Merlin were common in the other two empires, but the golden tickets had a huge denomination and limited issuance, but they were not as large as the Fisto-Trop gold tickets.

Lin An got five golden tickets with a denomination of 100,000 denominations, and the pattern painting pigments on them used the exclusive secret recipe of the Bencent family, and there was a special way to verify it. Even the paper is made in Bencent.

"I'm going to an auction, so I don't even have to worry about running out of money."

Lin An said, handed the golden ticket to John's for inspection, and John's came back after a while out of the room, handed the golden ticket back to Lin An, and nodded to her.

Lin An had already explained to Hannibal's butler that he was going to leave for a few days:

“…… In the past few days since I left, you yourself took the potion on time to recuperate, and there was an invitation, and you still wrote back on my behalf as you have done in the past few days; If there's any rumors out there about me, don't worry about it. Someone came and said I wasn't there; If there is an unexpected event or something that cannot be decided, go to Miyagi to find Master Sidney; You can continue to pick up the things shipped from Bencent's house, and the warehouse is still safe. I'll look at those things when I get back......

Well, in addition, take care of the people in the house, and see if there are any restless people inside, I don't like people to spread the news about my house, and there are not many guards in the house. I'm going to get ready to gather some too......"

After explaining these things, Hannibal's butler retired, and John went down to prepare the carriage, leaving only Lin An and Angelia in the study.

The servant soon came to report that the carriage was ready, and Lin An got up and set off, at this time. Angelia hesitated for a moment and said in a loud voice: "Miss, there are so many things in the house. Why don't I stay and watch the house? ”

The safety of the Earl's Mansion is indeed a problem, millions of belongings are stored in the palace, even Lin An does not feel very relieved, although Hannibal's butler has shown his unwavering determination, even his life and wife and children have been handed over to her. But after all, I've only known each other for a few days.

What's more, he is just an ordinary person, and he can't take care of so many people in the Earl's Court. And these servants Lin An haven't taken the time to come out to investigate.

However, this problem is not stored today, even if the things on the Bencente Mansion are not delivered, the things harvested in the Medici Secret Treasury are millions, Angelia has not proposed this idea before, and now that it is suddenly raised, Lin An knows that she is still worried about what happened in the secret law group just now.

"Why, you swore two days ago that you wouldn't let me out of your sight, and you regret it today?"

Lin An's gaze was calm, as if he could understand her thoughts.

Angelia lowered her head and swallowed for a moment before saying, "With His Excellency John by your side, you don't need Angelia...... Angelia is too knowledgeable, and if you take me with you, you may lose face. ”

"I didn't even say that you disgraced me, you can judge for me?"

Lin An's face sank, "But the way you are now, it's really embarrassing for me!" ”

Angelia's face turned pale, and she only listened to Lin An continue.

"Ignorance and lack of insight are not terrible, no one is born to know a qiē, the most terrible thing is that you deny yourself, admit that you are really useless - sue me sù are you like this?

If yes, then you persevered for these two years, and even came to me thousands of miles away, just to be a personal maid by my side? ”

Lin An stared at Angelia coldly, Angelia gritted her teeth unconsciously, but couldn't answer for a while.

Lin An was a little disappointed.

"You even dared to argue with Baron Adelaide for me in front of the archmage last night, and who would dare to say that you can't see the big scene? Think of what I said when I was going to take you as a follower, I need a sword and a shield that will faithfully follow me, not a maid who can make a big show! ”

Seeing Angelia's face biting her lip and she was about to bleed, Lin Anxin knew that she couldn't be completely blamed for this situation:

The difference in the environment has changed too much, Angelia jumped from an ordinary person to this position at once, and all the people she saw were all kinds of dignitaries, and it was normal for her to not be able to adapt to it in a short time, even Sidney and John, when they were by her side, they had all kinds of problems.

Angelia is limited to her background and growth environment, some issues that are insignificant in Lin An's eyes, but she will drill the horns in her heart, and Angelia is different from Sidney and John, the girl's mind is sensitive and easy to think too much.

So Lin An softened his breath, "I know that you are not adapting well for a while, and we have been separated for two years, it is normal for you to think a little more in your heart, I will give you a few days off these days, you just stay in the house and think about it first, if you want to go out for a walk, you will find Hannibal's housekeeper to pay money." ”

Angelia's eyes were red, and she nodded silently, Lin An sighed, and said to John, who appeared by the door, "Let's go." ”

Johnn glanced at Angelia, nodded at her, followed behind Lin An, and walked out for a while before saying:

"Will Miss's tone be a little harsh, Angelia just can't figure it out for a while." For women, John has always been more tolerant.

"If she can't make up her mind now, then there will be similar problems in the future, and I can't always stop and wait for her to get used to it."

Lin An said lightly.

If Angelia can't bear the pressure and try to catch up, then sooner or later she will not be able to keep up with her pace, instead of making her worry and entanglement again and again, it is better to let her think clearly now: it is not terrible to find the position for a while, and it is sad to be unable to find it for a lifetime or force herself to meet the requirements of others.

The two of them boarded the carriage and slowly drove out of sight as Angelia and the servants watched.

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you falwind for the big pink ticket! o(n_n)o~

So Angelia routinely had problems, and compared to her predecessors, she was actually nothing...... Anyway, Sidney and John are also all kinds of uneasy, John won't talk about it now, the initial loyalty problem was also trained by Ann, and the later disagreement with Sidney has not been completely swept away; Sidney, not to mention, has been restless from the beginning until now, and various problems are lurking at the moment...... So this completely confirms the truth that the more expensive things are, the more difficult to raise, I have always felt that what tiger body shook all directions to worship or something is completely blind~

Yuanmu, this has absolutely nothing to do with the stepmother plot where I like to toss my daughter...... I swear!

Character Cards:

Amani. Blake - a supernumerary member of the Royal Arcane Order, nicknamed "Black Amani", is good at night fighting, the strength of frontal combat is unknown, good at sneaking and escaping, and one of the signature spells is the second-level transformation spell "Rubber Man".