Chapter 30: The Auction House Turmoil (Part II)
As soon as 'Yan Bang' was lifted out and placed on the booth, Lei Xiu began to carefully look at the half-human-tall two-handed sword.
At first glance, this black and red greatsword has nothing to show other than its color, but if you look closely, you will find that every few moments, a dark red luster like a stream of water flows from the blade, giving people a sense of inner power, like a king in civilian clothes, even if there is no fancy dress, it can show an extraordinary look in the plain.
Lei Xiu nodded slightly, the forging process of this 'Flame Explosion' is indeed very clever, although he can't get close and take a closer look, but Lei Xiu can still "perceive" some of the "insiders" of this sword.
For example, the well-balanced sword body shows that its iron quality must be very uniform, and there are no weak points, and the color of the black and red sword body is not deliberately made like this by the forger, but because of the characteristics of the Demon Flame Golden Crystal itself, only a skilled elemental craftsman knows that it is necessary to quench the Demon Flame Golden Crystal until the black and red colors are blended, and then use extremely fast forging to fully bring out the effect of this metal.
As soon as the auction began, the 'Flame Explosion' caused quite a stir, and the price soared all the way until the price of 7.5 million gold coins was called out.
However, if there is one thing that is very strange, although most of the bidders this time are also people in the box, but the two characters who bid for the Grimace Demon Tree Tree Heart and Broken Lei Jin before seemed to lack interest and did not shout the bid.
"Now that the 'Flame Explosion' has been auctioned for 7.5 million yuan, is there still a bid? If not, this fine product forged by the master of the mandala will go to the guests of the seventh box. β
As soon as Ferres's excited words fell, the curtain of a box on the top floor was suddenly opened, and a handsome red-haired man with an even and straight figure and an arrogant face walked out.
"Eight million gold coins, I hope you will give me Gilbert Quinn a face, I plan to give this 'Flame Burst' to my father as a birthday present, he has always liked the works of the master of the mandala, so please don't fight with me anymore, if you give me this face today, I will definitely keep it in mind. β
After hearing these words, Ferres felt a fierce pinch in his heart, because he knew the young man who spoke, he was the youngest son of the Marquis of Gilbert in another big city, Yuehui City, and he was very much loved by the Marquis, it stands to reason that the other party has violated the rules of the Shenlei Tower by doing so, and he can force the other party to leave, but fairness and justice have always been relative, not to mention this country where the aristocratic class controls everything.
If he forced the other party to leave, then it would be difficult to say whether the other party would retaliate when he wanted to be promoted to hereditary baron in the future, thinking of this, Ferres couldn't help but become entangled in his heart.
Seeing Ferres' ugly face, Quinn smiled and bowed slightly, "Baron Ferres, I'm very sorry, I know that this is a violation of the rules of your building, but please forgive me this time for the sake of my filial piety to my father, I will definitely have a good reward in the future." β
The discomfort in Ferres's heart calmed down slightly, he knew very well the arrogant character of this young master Quinn, it was not easy to apologize to him and say this, and he did have some thoughts of climbing up to the Marquis of Gilbert, so he put a smile on his face, and took the opportunity to give himself a step and said, "Young Master Quinn, the rules of the Divine Thunder Building have always been the highest bidder, please forgive me for this, so I don't think I have heard of what you said just now, so I will continue to bid according to the price of eight million gold coins, may I ask who else wants to bid?"
Ferres said this without leaking, and lightly brushed off Quinn's violation just now, if there is still someone bidding now, Quinn will not blame him, he will only be angry with the person who bids.
Quinn smiled and nodded to Ferres in thanks, and did not return to the box, just stared at the 'Flame Burst', his eyes showed a strong desire, he himself is a black iron rank fire demon fighter, if he gets this 'Flame Burst', his strength can be greatly improved, and he can barely compete with some bronze grade demon fighters.
Everyone in the arena must have been dissatisfied and resentful of Quinn's actions, but the name of the Marquis of Gilbert did make them very jealous, and the bidding in the field suddenly stopped.
Located in the white-haired old man's box, the pony-tailed girl frowned, her face fell, and she pouted and said to the old man, "Teacher, this Quinn is too much, how can he be like this, will Shenlei Lou allow this kind of thing to happen?"
The old man still had that calm and clear expression, and after taking a sip of tea lightly, he said slowly, "Forget it, Shenleilou didn't speak, why are you in a hurry, Ma Long and I also have some friendship, if this 'Yan Bang' is really bought by that kid, let me give him a favor." β
Although the girl was still not very satisfied, she obviously valued the old man's opinion more, so she had to turn her head sullenly.
After Ferres screamed three times, there was still no one in the field to increase the price, and Quinn finally got the 'Flame Burst' as he wished, and returned to the box satisfied.
At this time, Ferres did not announce the end of the auction, but continued to smile, " Ladies and gentlemen, although the bidding for today's finale elemental equipment has ended, we still have an elemental equipment to auction, because of some special reasons, the guest who entrusted us to auction is late, so this elemental equipment was not in today's auction sequence, but in line with the attitude of providing the best service for all elemental craftsmen, we still accepted this work, I don't know the performance and effect of this work, it is just identified by the appraiser of this building, and we have this last piece of elemental equipment below. β
After hearing Ferres's words, Lei Xiu's heart that had been hanging was finally put back in his stomach, and his heart was fortunately in time, and he would finally not go to the imperial capital penniless.
The dagger made by Lei Xiu was handed over by a middle-aged appraiser in a white robe, but the strange thing was that the appraiser's hands holding the dagger trembled slightly, and his expression was also full of excitement, it could be seen that he wanted to say a few words to Ferres alone, desperately looking at him, but Ferres frowned and glared at him, not giving him this opportunity.
What Ferres didn't like the most was that the people below him didn't have rules, so he sent the appraiser after getting the dagger and the card explaining the dagger's performance effects.
Then, Ferres raised the dagger with a smile and said, "Everyone, please look, regardless of anything else, I think the shape of this dagger alone is worth at least five thousand gold coins, hahahaha, it is too much like a work of art, let me tell you about the performance of this dagger." β
After picking up the card and looking at it, Ferres's eyes suddenly straightened, and his expression of disbelief was like seeing a love letter written by his wife to someone else, as if he had just learned that his son was not his own.
Ferres looked at the card for a full minute, and finally looked at the appraiser in the audience with a ghostly expression.
The appraiser seemed to have expected Ferres to do this, staring into his eyes and nodding excitedly, this action made Ferres gasp, and the force was so great that many people in the front row heard the gasp.
Swallowing his saliva with difficulty, Ferres' face flushed, and his voice trembled a little, "Distinguished guests, I'm sorry, there are some problems with the identification of this elemental equipment, and now I announce that this elemental equipment will no longer be auctioned, and today's auction is over." β
As soon as this sentence came out, there was a burst of dissatisfied boos on the field.
"What the hell, Ferres, what are you Shenlei Lou going to do? Forget about what happened just now, and now that everything has been taken out but you say you won't sell it, is this teasing us?"
"That's it, who doesn't know that your Divine Thunder Tower's identification of elemental equipment and materials is notoriously accurate and notoriously expensive, do you think we are all fools by using this excuse to prevaricate?"
"Tell us the appraisal results of this elemental equipment quickly, otherwise Lao Tzu will never come to your Divine Thunder Tower again in the future!"
Looking at the uproar in the field, Ferres's cold sweat flowed, but just when he felt that it was difficult to ride a tiger and desperately comforted everyone, the door curtain of a private room on the top floor opened again, and a lazy white-clothed brown-haired man walked out.
The brown-haired man looked at Ferres with interesting eyes, and said in a lazy voice, "Interesting, Mr. Ferres, it seems that this kind of thing has never happened in the Shenlei Building, I also think that you should tell everyone the identification results of this elemental equipment, if you need help, I can help you identify it once, and the identification fee can give you a discount." β
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on the brown-haired man, and someone in the audience suddenly let out an exclamation, "It's Mr. Flane, the elemental craftsman, it turns out that he is also at the venue." β
"What? He's Frynn? I've heard that he's the closest elementalist to a master, and now some people call him Fryan's quasi-master. β
"Yes, he is also the elder brother of Anthony, the Elementalist, and several of Mr. Anthony's works have been inspired by him. β
While everyone in the audience was talking, Ferres even had the heart to cry, even if he had the idea of trying to offend everyone to keep this elemental equipment, he didn't dare to offend the Fryne upstairs.
It stands to reason that with the huge power of the Divine Thunder Tower, it is not a big deal to offend a few elemental craftsmen, but this Mr. Fryne is not among them, because Fryne's identity is a quasi-master, and there are many fellow elemental craftsmen behind him, even a fool knows what kind of consequences will be caused by offending such a person whose status and power are quite terrifying.
Ferres closed his eyes in pain, and when he opened them again, a smile appeared on his face that was more ugly than crying, and said, "Since even Mr. Flane said so, then I will tell you about the identification results of this elemental equipment." β
Picking up the card, Ferres said slowly in the most helpless voice, "This wood-attribute dagger has no name, and the whole body is forged with cold star vines, which has the effect of paralyzing opponents. β
After a pause, Ferres took a deep breath and said the most shocking sentence of the auction, "This dagger can double the attack power of the Wood Demon Fighter, that is, increase the attack power by 100%!"
After a moment of silence like death, the audience erupted into a loud bang, everyone looked at the dagger with a unique shape in Ferres' hand in disbelief, the door curtains of all the boxes on the top floor were opened almost at the same time, and many dignitaries seemed to have forgotten their reserves, and they all rushed out of the box, staring at the dagger in Ferres's hand without blinking.
The white-haired old man with an indifferent expression also walked out of the box, his face changed color for the first time, and a pair of eyes that burst out with astonishing brilliance never left the dagger again, looking at the dagger inch by inch.
The pony-tailed girl covered her mouth beside him and exclaimed, "Teacher, is that really the case? This dagger can really increase the attack power by 100 percent? Isn't that just a stack of equipment?"
The old man didn't reply, and after a long while, he said in disbelief, "Hey, the fire refining method?" is a bit like that person's technique, but it's a little far away, and if you want to be sure, you have to get it in your hand." β
Ferres had already expected that it would be normal for him to have such a reaction when his appraisal results were said, so he continued to speak, "The maker of this elemental equipment is an elementalist named Mr. Evil, but I have never heard the name of this elemental, so I can't guarantee that this appraisal result will be correct, so it's best for our appraiser to re-appraise, if you think it's okay, then ......"
"Don't be so troublesome, I'll identify it, you don't have to pay, I'll be free this time!"
Before Ferres could finish speaking, Flane had unceremoniously interrupted him, looking at the dagger in Ferres' hand with some surprise.
After hearing Ferres's words, the white-haired old man's brows furrowed, and he said with a puzzled face, "Mr. Evil? But after a while, the old man's eyes lit up, and he said a little suddenly, "Yes, his name is Mr. Fierce, this evil Mr. should be his apprentice or heir, that's right, this dagger must be related to that person!"
Thinking of this, the old man immediately said loudly, "I'll do the appraisal, Ferres, bring me the dagger!"
As soon as the old man spoke, the sharp-eyed people in the audience instantly recognized his identity, and blurted out, "My God, it's Master Mandala, and Master Mandala is here too." β
As soon as this sentence came out, the scene became even more out of control, and many people looked at the old man with undisguised admiration and respect in their eyes.
The top master among the elemental craftsmen, Mandala, this is a real master, and the 'Flame Burst' that sold for 8 million gold coins today was created by him himself!
After seeing the appearance of the Mandala Master, Ferres already knew that he must not be spared today, if Fryn was just an irresistible thing that scared him, then the appearance of the Mandala Master made him desperate.
Now that even the chief manager of the Divine Thunder Tower is here, I am afraid that he does not want to easily offend this master among the elemental craftsmen.
Fryan frowned and didn't speak, but bowed slightly to the master of the mandala very respectfully, expressing his respect, in fact, he knew just now that the master of the mandala was bidding for those materials with him, but at that time, everyone did not meet, and it was a normal bidding, so there were no scruples, but now that the other party has appeared, he can no longer fight, the other party's seniority and strength are there, and now unless it is his teacher or other master-level figures present, everyone will be shorter in front of this master, even him, a quasi-masterγ
In the expectant eyes of everyone, Ferres carefully held the dagger in front of the master mandala, and the mandala took the dagger with joy on his face, gently touched the whole body of the dagger with his index and middle fingers, and occasionally flicked the blade in the middle.
After nodding, the master of the mandala could not hide the joy on his face, and suddenly stabbed his right hand, and actually stabbed the dagger abruptly at the ponytail girl beside him.