After a short period of "100,000", there are already aristocrats who shout a higher price regardless of it, and there are always many people in this world who have the idea of luck......

"Huh! At all times, there are always people who are not able to do their best...... Forgive my curiosity, Leo, I see anxiety and excitement in you...... Can you tell me what makes you so perverse? Could it be that this gem really contains incomparable power as the legend suggests? You know, I've done some research on the swan family as well."

It wasn't until the Duke of Lancaster walked behind him to speak that Leo realized his gaffe, took a deep breath, turned around slowly, and smiled peacefully

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I just couldn't hold back my surprise after seeing the items from my hometown, hmm~ This gem has a special meaning for me, what do you mean?"

Shaking his head, the Duke glanced at Elena and handed Leo the wine glass he was holding in his left hand

"I don't mean anything, dear friend, many people don't understand reality, they think it's easy to get the glory and power that the Swan family once had, you know, it's a joke in my opinion, instead of making such an ethereal gamble, it's better to take the time to make more realistic choices, such as ...... ...... like we are now"

"Your wisdom and praise have really embarrassed me, as you said we are friends of course, your honorable duke, and now I must ask you to forgive me for my faux pas, I cannot watch the treasures from my homeland be ...... by those who know nothing about it."

"Of course, Leo, our conversation can be postponed a little, and if necessary, the Lancaster family and the Merovingian family of the Marquis may be able to help you in other ways, knowing that many times it is not just money that makes the right choice!"

Blinking glasses with Leo, the Duke smiled and turned away, and began to talk to Auston and the Professor, as if he had no interest in the auction at all, as he had said

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To be honest, as the finale of the auction, the Dragon's Tears Gem is not as fierce as the competition of the previous lots, first of all, there are not many nobles who understand its meaning, and there are very few people who understand the true value of the auction, and they are very cautious in bidding

This is also human nature, always feel that the secrets they know are not clear to others, and they are greedy and want to get the maximum benefit at the lowest cost......

In such a situation, the price of the auction rose very slowly, and there was even a price increase of several thousand gold coins, which is a very rare thing in the previous finale auctions, and even Rebecca, who was standing behind the auction table, did not know how to set off the atmosphere

After waiting for a while, Leo, who was a little impatient, directly called out to the butler for a few words, and soon, Rebecca could finally shout excitedly again after receiving his bid

"500,000, the exciting moment has arrived, photographing the guests of [Morrist Manor], shooting again, maybe this rich gentleman has a soft spot for this gem? Or is it your caution that makes him feel impatient? ”

Rebecca's last sentence was a bit of an explicit taunt, but it didn't affect everyone, seeing Leo's bid, many of them just happened to know something, and the nobles who wanted to try their luck shook their heads and withdrew from the competition, this amount of gold coins was not worth making them do an unknown gamble

However, it is clear that things will never end so easily, and after Leo made a move, a new offer came out of the church box very quickly

800,000 gold coins, the cardinal directly raised the auction amount to a figure that most people feared in an instant, expressing the attitude of ambition and at the same time, implying that the church attaches great importance to it......

Even Brown, who had just photographed the Rose Sword, was a little surprised by this, and turned his head to propose to the girl next to him in an uncertain tone

"Miss, this gem is probably not as simple as it seems, not to mention the Duke's guests, even the church is so persistent, even if they competed with us before, they did not have such an oppressive bid, I don't think that the gem itself can get such a high price"

"I understand what you mean, Uncle Brown, but let's not get involved, I can explain to my father after taking pictures of the weapon, but if we spend a lot of money to fight for this gem that we don't know the purpose of, even my father can't calm the doubts of the nobles below! You know, we still have a lot of money to use now...... And Uncle Brown, do you really think that if we obstruct the church twice, we will really be able to return to the territory safely? Hehe......"

"You're right, Miss, after these hypocritical gods tore off their false masks, their greed and cruelty even surpassed that of jackals!"

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For the possible competition, Leo was also mentally prepared, but he didn't expect that it was not the second prince Rolf he imagined, but from a strange church, and after casually raising the price to 1 million gold coins again, he looked at the Duke of Lancaster

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, interrupting your conversation with Auston, and I would like to ask you, if the competition fails, will the Church make some inappropriate moves? Because for me, they were destined not to get this gem! ”

The Duke didn't answer immediately, he thought for a moment before he opened his mouth and asked, "Leo, do you believe in the existence of gods, I mean the supreme god who taught them to worship"

"Well, in my hometown, there are also many gods, in a sense, I am a believer, I fear but do not rely on ethereal gods, as for the church and the supreme god you said, sorry, I don't know much about them"

"Oh, it doesn't matter, on the question of the church and the Most High God, you can consult Professor Pericles when you have time, and your advisor will give you the most detailed answer, since you have answered so, I ask you again, do you think the gods will need worldly rights and status?"

Pointing to the professor first, the Duke asked another question

"Nope! Oh, I see what you mean, the church, though it claims to be God's spokesperson, is not fundamentally different from us, so should I worry about myself in that case? ”

Leo said with a smile, not seeing any trace of worry on his face, he learned from the duke's words that the church in this world is no different from any other religion, most of them are used under the guise of gods to seek their own rights and wealth

In this case, the church will not be kind and merciful to those who get in its way? That's just a play for unsuspecting believers......

"Of course you don't have to worry, don't forget who you are, well, of course, and the friends you have, maybe treat other people, the church will use some means, but you are not included, although according to the normal auction procedure, the fairness of the auction must be guaranteed, haha"

"Yes, for us, the auction must be fair, hehe......" Leo smiled meaningfully

After getting the duke's promise or guarantee, Leo no longer had any worries, and after seeing the church's new offer, he didn't care about letting the butler directly raise the price to 1.5 million gold coins......

"Shhh ~~~”

After this price was quoted by Rebecca, there was a gasp at the auction site, and many nobles subconsciously looked back at the terrace of the box above, but unfortunately, the cleverly built platform made it impossible to see anything above

"1,800,000 gold coins," the cardinal asked without looking back as he looked at the departing figure of his entourage

"Aioris, when we go back, all the information about Leo will have to be re-screened and investigated more deeply, maybe all of us have despised his existence before! Pande...... What a magical place! ”

"Yes, my lord, it's just that if that's the case, I'm afraid we won't be able to compete...... Do you think it? ”

Shaking his head resolutely without hesitation, the cardinal was a little tired of the idea that the Templar Commander wanted to use force in everything, and in the eyes of the civil servants, these knights were almost worthless except brute force and fanatical devotion to the gods,

But he had to patiently explain again, after all, the other party was not inferior to him in the position......

(To be continued.) Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info)