Chapter 208: Statue, Bidding (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Subscription)
The others stopped talking when they heard this, most of them are people who wander in the black zone, and they won't get along with money for the sake of fighting at all, since Soram is so rich, the others don't bother to call it true, although Mithril is precious, but for them, it is not a must-have thing, let it go, so these Mithril were bought by Solam.
At this time, some people wondered, Mithril is not an evil material, why should it be bought and sold on the black market, and this thing is not taboo, so it is wrong. Mithril itself is indeed not a forbidden item, but this thing is too precious and has a wide range of uses, so even if it is a strategic resource in itself, it is a material that all the forces on the continent must try their best to store.
If Mithril Mine is found in a certain area, then that place will immediately be taken over by the state forces, whether it is in the wilderness or the territory of a nobleman, it must be handed over to the state for free, of course, some areas directly controlled by the church are not counted, but at that time there were very few. All in all, this kind of thing is impossible to be in the hands of a private person. There are even places where Mithril is found, which can lead to war.
As a result, although Mithril has a price in the market, it is not something that can be bought with money, or it doesn't matter, you can't find a way out if you have money. This is also the reason why some mages will serve some big forces, because precious materials like Mithril can only be mastered by that kind of big forces, and if you don't serve them, you have nowhere to buy them.
For example, some nobles accidentally discovered the Mithril mine and didn't want to hand it over, so they would secretly mine it, and then take out a part of it and sell it on the black market to cash out. More likely, it is simply stolen or robbed, in short, stolen goods.
So don't look at Soram's 500,000 gold to buy these Mithril is a bit of a loss, but outside, even if Soram takes out more money, it is impossible to buy so much Mithril. Even if there is a relationship between Mavis and Jacqueline, it will not be possible, and the Silvermoon Kingdom is not the only two mages, if they are sold to Solam, what do the other mages need? So Solam didn't feel like he was losing money at all.
Next, Solam followed a member of the circus to the back to trade. The circus doesn't just take gold, it also takes gems and other valuable things, and of course they buy them at a low price. Solam only knew this rule in advance, so he dared to ask for such a price. It is impossible for Solam himself to have so many gold coins in his hands, after all, the cloud giants don't use gold coins, but have a lot of gems and jewels.
In order to buy these Mithril, Solam basically consumed most of the treasure he brought out of Genting City. Genting City does have Mithril, but this kind of thing is not small to the Cloud Giant, and Solam is not embarrassed to ask the Cloud Giant for it.
After putting away the Mithril, Soram returned to his seat, just as a piece of Adamantite had been traded, and Soram suddenly regretted that he should have finished the delivery sooner, and missed the piece of Adamantite in vain.
Adamantite is worth only a little more than Mithril, and Adamantite is the hardest metal in the material plane, this metal has natural cutting properties, and ordinary weapons become extremely sharp as long as a little bit of Adamantite is added. Those weapons that are doped with Adamantite gold, even if they are not enchanted, have armor-piercing properties. Moreover, the magic of Adamantite is on par with Mithril.
However, the weight of Adamantite is the heaviest metal in the material plane, and the weight of the same volume of Adamantite Gold is more than ten times that of the same volume of gold. As a result, this metal is not usually used in armor, but this does not reduce the value of Adamantite, on the contrary, it is more expensive on the surface than Mythril because it is produced in much smaller quantities than Mithril.
Originally, because of some damage to the tomahawk, Soram had long planned to get some pure gold and forge it again, but since he had missed it, Soram didn't plan to regret it, anyway, it was already a surprise to be able to buy Mithril.
In the next transaction, Soram is not interested, although there are a lot of magic equipment and a lot of rare materials in the future trading varieties, but the money in Soram's hands really can't be compared with those big dealers.
And most of those magical equipment are obtained from tomb robbing, in the Faeron Continent, tomb robbery is also a quick money-making business, but compared to those tomb robberies in the previous life, there are many dangers, not to mention what traps, the traps in this world are much stronger than those tombs in the previous life, and the most terrifying thing is that there are undead creatures or guardians in those tombs.
However, the interests of tomb robbing still attract many people to invest in this business, and gangsters in many cities will do their best to control the neighborhoods on the edge of urban cemeteries for tomb robbery, which can be regarded as the pillar industry of gangsters.
Looking at those precious materials and equipment, which were bought by those people at a very high price, Solam said that he was not envious, but he was shy in his pocket, and he could only envy and envy. Philip, on the other hand, had not moved, as if he had no interest in such a thing.
Finally, after another piece of magical equipment was traded, the statue of Elistrad that Philip had been waiting for was taken out. I saw that the statue was more than a meter high, and the details of the statue were carved clearly, even the two grapes on the chest were carved vividly. The whole statue is silvery-white, but the light emitted by this statue is not silvery-white, but rather a dark blue light, very similar to the moonlight.
This statue is a gesture of the goddess dancing under the moon, behind the goddess is a huge crescent moon, her hands are raised, a long sword is raised to the sky, and the long ankle-length hair seems to spread out with the movement, gently fluttering around the body in a very flowing posture. The eyes of the goddess on the statue are slightly closed, but from the slightly closed eyes, there is a slight brilliance seeping out, and the brilliance is very strange, like starlight, still flickering slightly.
The statue is obviously dead, but it gives people a dynamic feeling, as if the goddess is really dancing in front of it.
"The statue of the dark girl Elise Cui, the reserve price is 200,000, and each hand is 10,000 gold." The host's speech was as simple and direct as ever, and there was not much introduction to the statue, so he said the name dryly, and nothing else, I really don't know if this guy really plans to sell this statue.
As soon as the host's words were finished, Philip immediately raised his hand and shouted: "500,000!" ”
Solam was already stupid on the side, although he knew that Philip should be a local tyrant, after all, someone else's painting could sell for 100,000, but was it so fierce? The first time you asked for such a high price?
But what surprised Soram even more was the others, who were not intimidated by Philip's bid at all, but were soon followed by someone who immediately began to bid four or five people to follow. In a short time, the price of this statue has exceeded 800,000. This situation made Soram stupid, you gang leaders, when did you like art so much? Aren't you here to trade drugs? How can you compete on a work of art?
"1 million!!" Philip was not ambiguous, and as soon as he saw that the price had come to 800,000, he immediately raised the price to 1 million. However, those gang leaders still did not give up and soon followed, and the price soared to 1.5 million in an instant!
"Damn, are these people crazy? Isn't it just a statue? Is it so ruthless? Soram couldn't take it anymore, he could understand why Philip was so fanatical. Although Philip's view of art is very strange, I have to admit that he is also an artist, and it is nothing that artists are crazy, anyway, in Solam's opinion, artists are a bit of a god, but what are those gang leaders crazy?
", they've got a crush on the statue's material, don't you see? The statue is made entirely of Mithril, especially the statue's eyes, which are inlaid with two astral gems. There is also the crescent moon on the statue, which is a real moonstone, such a huge moonstone, but it is very rare. The guys just wanted to buy the statue and disassemble the materials. I will never tolerate such cruelty to this great work of art!! ”
After saying that, Philip quoted again: "2 million!! ”
Not to mention the value of Mithril, this statue is more than one meter high, plus the base below, it is estimated that the Mithril inside is at least hundreds of kilograms, there is no way that Mithril is too light, this is all more than that. However, such a large volume of Mithril is definitely worth more than 2 million gold.
The Star Sister Gem and Moonstone are more precious than Mithril, and these two things contain powerful magical powers. Moreover, these two things are not produced in the material plane at all, and can only be found in the astral plane, and in terms of value, they are no less than those Mithril.
It seems that Philip wants to take down this statue, and it is estimated that he will have to bleed.
Sure enough, after Philip called out 2 million, the big dealers who had been watching immediately joined the competition, and the ones who had been bidding just now were not really rich, and those big dealers would not make a move so quickly. Now that Philip's bid has scared off a bunch of small buyers who are ready to pick up the leaks, the predators can also be killed.
"2.5 million!"
"2.8 million!"
"3.2 million!"
"3.5 million!"
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Soon the price soared to 4 million like a rocket, and there is an upward trend. It seems that this is not only the gang of gang leaders who made a move, it should be that the backers behind these gang leaders also made a move, otherwise a group of gangsters, where did they get so much money, and besides, it was useless for those gang leaders to ask for those materials.
They're just gangsters, and holding these things will only attract ill-intentioned glances, and those mages who lack materials will never mind making a cameo appearance as a robber and robbing a gangster, and there's nothing risky in doing so. After all, it's a gangster, and whoever eats enough to fight for them will not come to trouble them in the background.
This is also the sadness of the gangsters, although their backstage can give them some shelter, but they can't be too blatant, otherwise, those backstage troubles are not small.
"4.5 million!" Philip is now a little red-faced, and Solam admires him a little, he is not for the material, he is purely for the statue itself. Just dare to spend millions, and now it's impossible to say that he is not an artist. A few million gold coins, that's enough for a small country's total income in a year.
At the same time, Solam is also a little skeptical, damn it, is it really so profitable to be an artist? Can you make millions of gold coins? You can't make so much money just by painting.