Chapter 234: The Auction Venue and Stone Lovers
No matter where you are, auctions are generally only affordable for big powers, and in Larousse City, there are very few forces that can hold auctions, except for Larousse City itself and the Alliance, and perhaps only partners like Devon Company that work very closely with Larousse City can hold them.
Devon Auction is a money-making project that Devon has only recently created in Larousse City, although there are a lot of advertisements, but the fame of the auction is always linked to how famous and exciting the things it has auctioned have been, because the things that have just been built and auctioned are not particularly high-end, so its current reputation is still a bit low.
However, behind the Devon auction stands Devon Company, which is impeccable in terms of credibility, confidentiality and security, so many trainers are willing to try to get their treasures from their travels around the world to be appraised in the auction house in anticipation of the chance to get rich overnight.
Of course, with the exception of a very lucky few, the vast majority of trainers have always regarded as treasures to themselves are nothing more than worthless rags.
But driven by these few lucky people, the enthusiasm of the trainers is still extremely high, and many trainers come over every day with their treasures to be appraised by the appraisers at the auction.
Judging from the content of the leaflet that just arrived, Sato Kaede knew that the most valuable thing that Devon Auction had auctioned so far was an unknown Mage Evolution Stone, which was finally auctioned off by a mysterious buyer for a sky-high price of 9.8 billion alliance coins.
For this business alone, Devon made a lot of money by pumping 5% of the auction fee, and the auction was simply a lucrative profiteering industry.
At the same time, Kaede Sato also noticed a message from this flyer, the auction is held every day, but generally good things only appear on weekends, in the middle of the month, and at the end of the month.
The Devon auction is only five months old and less than a week away from its half-anniversary, and Devon is still working tirelessly to promote the sale, in fact, in preparation for its semi-anniversary celebrations in the near future.
"This is a good opportunity, as long as you have money, you may be able to get a lot of useful things." Kaede Sato thought to himself as he walked.
Walking through the many shops filled with pokemon items, Kaede Sato finally found this recently popping auction venue in the most central area of the Trainer's Market
The auction floor is at least the size of a football field, and judging from the shape of the auction venue, the architect who built the auction hall must have been inspired by the giant gold monster, because the shape of the entire auction hall is a giant gold monster magnified countless times, which is a real steel monster.
There are five entrances and exits to the Golden Monster Auction Room, which are its four six-story feet and its open mouth in its torso, which is usually only open on weekends, and is a straight line to the core auction.
In fact, there are no less than a dozen auctions in the Giant Gold Monster Auction Hall, and in most cases, only about 60% of them will be opened.
Today is Wednesday, and Sato Kaede saw that the mouth of the Giant Gold Monster Auction was not open, so he had to enter the auction hall through the entrance of the left forelimb of the Giant Gold Monster Auction Hall.
After learning that Sato Kaede was here to auction things, and seeing Sato Kaede's extraordinary equipment, a beautiful waitress inside immediately took Sato Kaede to a very quaintly decorated room, which contained a large number of various stones.
In the middle of the room sat a balding old man with a white beard, who was holding a king-size magnifying glass and looking at a group of stones that Sato Kaede didn't know much about, and he didn't pay attention to the arrival of the beautiful waitress and Sato Kaede.
The beautiful waitress obviously knew the old man's temper very well, and when she saw him in such a state, she knew that the other party had entered a state of obsession, she looked at Sato Kaede with some pity and said "Wait" before leaving on her own.
Fortunately, the old man didn't make Sato Kaede wait too long, because Sato Kaede used the systematic identification function on the stone in the old man's hand, and then said the name of the stone.
The overall color of this stone is black and red, and the shape resembles an orange, according to the results of systematic identification, this stone is called fire ghoststone.
It is a very strange stone, containing the same amount of fire and ghost energy, when placed in the sun, the stone will turn completely red, but when placed in a dark place, the stone will turn completely black.
The reason why the stone changes this way is because it has the property of automatically absorbing the energy of the fire and ghost attributes, and when it is in the sun, it will actively absorb the fire energy, so that the internal fire energy will be similar to the ghost energy so that the color of the stone will completely turn red, and if you put it in a dark place, it will turn black.
In fact, it is a stone with an ominous representation, as it is caused by the unidentified substance left behind after the death of the Crystal Lantern Fire Spirit attached to the ordinary stone.
Because it has both very pure fire and ghost energy, this stone is a good food for both fire and ghost elves, but there may also be a resentment of the crystal lamp fire spirit afterwards, and after the elf eats it, his personality will become more or less violent.
Of course, for the Crystal Lantern Fire Spirit or some evil ghost elf, this stone is a supreme delicacy, and once they find it, they will try to take it away, so this stone will often attract some evil ghost elf.
"Hey, I didn't expect this kid to be quite discerning, and he actually recognized it as a fire stone." Hearing Sato Kaede say the name of the stone in his hand, the old man suddenly woke up from his contemplation, and then looked at Sato Kaede with some surprise.
"It's nothing, my hometown is Kanto Nibi City, you know, it's a place rich in all kinds of stones, I used to work in the stone market, and I was lucky enough to see this kind of stone with an ominous representation once, this kind of stone, old man, often attracts many evil elves, it's better to throw it away."
Sato Kaede saw that the old man had finally come to his senses, and immediately said the abdominal draft that had already been typed in his stomach.
"Yes, the old man went to Nibi City when he was young, it is indeed a place rich in all kinds of stones, not only worked in the stone market, but also knew that the fire stone represents an ominous one, it seems that you must also be a person who likes stones, come on, come on, the old man will show you my treasured stones, these are all fine products."
The old man heard what Sato Kaede said again, his eyes lit up, and then he showed a very appreciative gaze, he seemed to have not met a fellow practitioner for a long time, and now he looked at Sato Kaede as if he had seen a confidant, and immediately walked up and grabbed Sato Kaede's hand, and said with a smile.