Chapter Seventy-Six: The Auction

Leo I blame you, you're really a good person.

Lu Cheng threw a good person card to Leo, who was unconscious, and left the exchange with everyone, leaving behind a group of exchange waiters who looked at each other and didn't know how to be a good exchange.

"My lord, it's better for us to go back to the ship and leave the Black Gold Castle, the security team has probably gotten the news and come to arrest us." Tsukamoto suggested.

"Well, let's get out of the way."

Knock~knock~knock~

At this moment, three long bells suddenly rang in the distance.

"Tsukamoto, what's going on, it's an early warning from the security team?" Lu Cheng didn't understand the meaning of the bell.

"No, my lord, this is the bell before the auction opens." Tsukamoto replied without thinking.

Lu Cheng: "Didn't you say that there will be an auction in a week?" ”

Tsukamoto frowned: "Normally, this is the case, unless the auction will be held in advance for special reasons." ”

And such an operation?

Lu Cheng looked at the VIP ticket in his backpack, did he take the risk to participate or not?

Because the items purchased at the exchange before did not need to be delivered to the dock, Lu Cheng did not leave the ship's information, so it stands to reason that it is impossible for the security team to find them so quickly, but after all, the longer they stay in Black Gold Castle, the more dangerous it becomes.

"Tsukamoto accompanies me to the auction, and the others immediately return to the ship to get ready, and if something uncontrollable happens, leave the Black Gold Castle immediately, and don't wait for us." Lu Cheng decided to take the risk, after all, there must be good things at the auction, and it would be a pity to miss it.

"My lord, I will stay and protect you." Li Tiezhu was anxious, he was Lu Cheng's bodyguard and was unwilling to leave.

"Don't say it, you go back to the ship immediately and wait, there are too many people, and the target is too big." Lu Cheng vetoed Li Tiezhu's idea.

With that, he took Tsukamoto and walked towards the inner city.

The docklands and the exchange are on the outskirts of the inner city, and after leaving this lively and prosperous area, buildings began to become common, and the level of management of the city controlled by the pirates was also limited, the streets were cramped and chaotic, groups of pirate crews dressed casually came and went, and from time to time there were quarrels and even fights from the shops next to them, and some of the brave ones even started fighting in the streets. Lu Cheng walked all the way over, not to mention that there were dozens of people fighting on the streets, and what he hated the most was that there were 2 groups of pirates who were already slashing each other with weapons.

"Get out of the way! If you are killed, you won't pay for it! ”

Just when Lu Cheng was about to arrive in the main city, a team of more than 30 people with brightly dressed and armor rushed from the front, the so-called security team was just a group of pirates who had been trained a little, their style was still rude, they lacked patience, and they ran amok without dodging along the way, pushing down passers-by and showdowns to make the streets even more chaotic.

"My lord, this is the security team, it's ridiculous to say, these people are all the direct forces of the Pirate King, and they all kill people without blinking." Tsukamoto explained.

"Well, I don't know if these people are looking for us."

The security team quickly passed, looking in the direction of the docks, most likely after receiving the news that Leo and the others had been injured and disabled.

"Hey, did you hear that?"

Just as Lu Cheng was thinking about the movement of the security team, the whispers of several people dressed as civilians next to him came over.

"What did you hear?"

"You're too far behind, Leo, one of the three bullies, was beaten up on the exchange, and his life was chopped up."

"Ah, there's such a thing?"

"Really, my brother-in-law works in the security team, and he told me that the head of the security team gave a death order, and the murderer must be found and severely punished."

"What a murderer, I think it's a good thing, it's good to kill it."

"Shhhh Don't talk nonsense, if Firefang's men hear it, they will not skin you! ”

"Hehe, it's okay, let's whisper that no one hears, let's go, go to the tavern and have a few drinks to celebrate."

"Okay, you're in for a treat." "I please, I please, haha."

It's really here to make trouble for yourself, Lu Cheng shook his head, don't worry about the security team first, the auction house is not far away, you have to hurry up to participate, and then return to the ship as soon as possible and leave here.

The scale of the auction house in the Black Gold Fort is much larger than that of the exchange in the dock area, because the people who come here to participate in the auction are all people with heads and faces, and the amount of each auction transaction is tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins, so it also cost a lot of money to build this auction house.

"Sir, please show your admission ticket, if you don't have an admission ticket, please go to the service desk to register for capital verification."

Outside the auction house, dozens of people are entering one after another, many pirates are wearing gold and silver, and the beauties around them are hugging each other, like Lu Cheng, who is dressed in a small and fresh way, can be said to be unique, so the waiter of the auction house saw the strange and slightly weird Lu Cheng at a glance, so he stepped forward to verify his identity.

"This is a VIP ticket, where do you get in from?" Lu Cheng casually handed the admission ticket to the waiter.

The waiter carefully took the VIP ticket and carefully checked it, and his expression immediately became extremely respectful: "Distinguished VIP, please follow me to the VIP box and wait." ”

Entering the gate of the auction house, there is a semicircular hall inside, the rostrum is at one end of the hall, the layout of the hall is in a stepped style, hundreds of people have sat down on the rows of seats, the loud pirate bosses are busy communicating, and from time to time there are several waves of people scolding each other, but no one dares to do it, once they do, even the opportunity to enter the exchange will be directly canceled in the future.

"The most expensive VIP, this is your box, the box number is No. 7, if you need to bid, you can open the microphone in front of the seat to bid, and the items you photographed will be sent to the VIP hall on the spot." The waiter could see that Lu Cheng was a newcomer, but his professionalism made him unable to ask the other party about the details, so he patiently introduced the use of the box.

If the lobby is on the first floor, the VIP box is equivalent to the second floor, and because it is built not far from the rostrum, you can clearly see the rostrum from the large glass window in front of the VIP box, and the view is excellent. The microphone is the most primitive microphone, a brass microphone with a wire attached, and there must be a staff member listening at the other end.

"What are the good things in today's auction?" Lu Cheng sounded first.

"Distinguished guests, I'm sorry, but I can't disclose the information about the lot." The waiter bowed apologetically.

"Okay, so can you leave early?"

"Distinguished guests, you can, but the later the auction item, the more precious it is."

"Okay, I understand, I don't need other services for the time being, you go out first."

"Happy shopping, distinguished guests." The waiter bowed politely and left the lounge.

After Lu Cheng and the other waiters closed the door and left, they walked to the glass window, looked down at the many pirates in the hall, and roughly estimated, there were about more than 400 pirates and maritime merchants, excluding the maritime merchants and the entourage who followed in, at least more than 100 people were pirate leaders, even if each pirate leader only had one ship, this was also more than 100 pirate warships, and there must be more pirates outside who did not have time to participate in this auction, so the pirate power of Black Gold Castle is extremely strong, At least Lu Cheng doesn't have the strength to deal with so many pirates for the time being.

"Knock~"

"Dear pirate brothers, dear merchant friends, welcome to the Black Gold Castle Auction House to participate in this auction, I am your old acquaintance Tyron, and I will preside over this auction today."

"Originally, the auction was supposed to be held in a week, but due to the large number and high value of the auction items this time, it was decided to advance the auction to today with the approval of the Pirate Alliance headquarters, so please forgive me."

An older, slightly balding old man came to the podium, and the pirates who were in a lot of noise suddenly fell silent.

"My lord, this Tyron is a third-order mage and is loyal to the Northern Pirate King." Although Tsukamoto has never participated in an auction, he is still familiar with the celebrities of Black Gold Castle.

Oh, it's actually a magician, and it's also a subordinate of the Northern Pirate King, no wonder so many pirates in the hall don't dare to make any more noise, no matter in terms of personal strength or background, the pirates in the hall are far inferior to Tyrann.

"Today's first auction item is a weapon, please take a look." Taryn gets straight to the point, lifting the lid on the tray that several hostesses have brought together, revealing one of the black swords.

"This sword is called Ugin Heavy Sword, weighing 26 catties, the sword is three feet and six inches long, and it is a 6-order lower grade." Taryn laboriously raised his sword and showed it to the audience, "I think everyone knows the power of the Tier 6 weapon, so I won't go into details. ”

After a round of display, Taryn put the weapon back on the tray and stood behind the rostrum: "The starting price is 1,000 gold coins, and the price increase is not less than 20 gold each time, and the highest price will be awarded." ”

"1100 gold."

"1150 gold."

"1200 gold."

......

The pirate leaders in the hall quickly raised the price to 1780 gold.

"No. 60 bids 1780 gold coins, is there a higher price? I don't regret missing the opportunity. ”

"1780 gold coins once." "1780 gold coins twice." "1780 gold coins three times, deal!"

The first lot was quickly sold, and one of the pirate leaders in the hall happily handed over the Ugin sword on the spot.

"The second lot is an armor." Taryn gestured to the tray that the hostesses were carrying, and when the lid was lifted, it was covered with blue-gray armor.

"This armor is called blue armor, excellent quality, the main material is wood grain iron, everyone knows that wood grain iron is lightweight, but the defense is not worse than ordinary steel, of course, although it is light, but the old man's waist is still unbearable, so I will not wear it for everyone to see."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, the mage's body was much worse than that of a warrior, and a set of armor was worn on the body, not to mention combat effectiveness, whether he could move or not was a problem.

"A piece of 5th-order high-grade armor and blue-patterned armor, the starting price is 1100 gold coins, and the price increase shall not be less than 20 gold coins each time, and the one with the highest price will win!"

"1300 gold."

......

Pirates don't have a strong need for armor, because it's not easy to move while wearing armor on a ship, and once you fall into the water, the heavy armor will become a life-booster, so pirates prefer to wear lighter and more agile armor.

But this is not the case as a pirate leader, most of the leaders of large-scale pirate groups often have to operate in their own lair or free cities such as Black Gold Castle, and the armor to protect their lives is very important, so the competition was extremely fierce after the auction began, and finally the pirate boss in VIP Room 2 grabbed it for 2500 gold coins.

Lu Cheng had little interest in the weapons and equipment of these items, because if it was a drawing, even if it was 20,000 gold coins, he would have to grab it. Of course, it is estimated that 20,000 gold coins will not be able to buy blueprints for Tier 5 weapons and equipment, and there is a blueprint for a Tier 3 ordinary stainless steel weapon in the exchange for a price of 6,000 gold coins.