Chapter 628: Auction
In fact, Roland City may not be much more prosperous than Orlana, but the unique dark age architectural style of Roland City has made Wilkinson and others very interested.
This kind of Dark Age architectural style can also be seen in Dorland City, but after Wilkinson and others came to the Tower of Dusk, they were attracted by Professor Lin Lichuan's knowledge of pharmacy, and basically did not even go out of the gate of the Tower of Dusk. If it weren't for this spirit of hard work, even if there is extraordinary talent, it would not be possible to achieve such achievements today.
In this group, Wilkinson and the others looked around curiously, the two undead servants looked at everything around them as if they were nothing, Lin Li looked a little bored, and Brooke, who was in charge of reception, was faintly worried.
Because of the appearance of a Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce VIP crystal card, the last incident has been a long time ago, but it is still deeply imprinted in Brooke's mind. He clearly remembered that the last time he was in the Time Consignment Shop, Lasolric, the son of the city lord of Doland, seemed to have some grudges with this President Ferry.
And this time, Young Master Lasolic and his friend Young Master Agus will naturally not be absent. If these people collide together, they can't afford to offend either side, and if something goes wrong, they will really be unlucky.
People, if they want to be offended on both sides, they will often be offended on both sides, and if they want to please both sides, they often can't please both sides. Brooke is just a small person, and he knows that if something serious happens, a small person like himself will only be thrown out, so it is impossible to remain neutral.
Peeking at the somewhat bored President Ferrey, Brooke had a plan in his heart, saying that it would not be enough to stand in line or anything, just to really do something, and someone could say something for him, which could be regarded as a precaution.
This President Ferry, holding the VIP crystal card of the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce in his hand, the head of the Magic Guild, has recently received the support of a group of apothecaries, and even the boss Varian attaches great importance to it and personally visits the Tower of Dusk. With the boss's attention to this President Ferry, it is estimated that what President Ferre said is still very useful.
On the other hand, the handsome young master Lassolic relied on a city lord father, who actually had no ability and no brains, and even the boss didn't treat him very well. As for his city lord father, can he compare with the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce?
"President Ferrey doesn't seem to be interested in this streetscape, so let me tell you more about the auction," Brooke said with some flattery.
Lin Lizheng still felt bored, so he nodded and said, "Oh, then please ask Mr. Brooke to introduce it to me." ”
"It's my honor to be able to introduce President Ferrey," Brooke deliberately stopped, bowed respectfully to Lin Li, and then continued to lead the way while introducing some things about the auction to Lin Li.
The scale of this auction is even larger than the previous one, and the auction is held in the Elven Grand Theater in Roland City.
The Elven Grand Theater, as the name suggests, is another building from the Dark Ages, and it is also one of the most perfectly preserved Elven-style buildings after the war. Its architectural decoration is exquisite and luxurious, which cannot be imitated by human architecture nowadays. In the entire Breezy Plains, and even in the entire Kingdom of Fran, the Elven Grand Theater is very famous and can be said to be the landmark of Roland. In the Elven Grand Theater, there are 2,000 ordinary seats and 150 VIP private rooms, which alone can be seen from the scale of this auction.
Some people may think that 2,000 seats are just enough, and even if they are all full, how big can they be? But don't forget that this is not a concert, it's an auction, an auction held by Time Consignment. Qualified to sit in an ordinary seat, which is not a strong man on the dominant side, the leader of a small group of three or five hundred people under his command is not even qualified to buy a standing ticket.
Indeed, by such a standard, the two thousand seats in the Elven Grand Theater could not be filled with the forces on the Light Wind Plains alone, but how many forces in the entire Flange Kingdom met this standard, what about the Kingdom of Leiding on the other side of the border, and the forces of other countries.
In front of the crowd, Varian modestly said that the auction of his time consignment house still has some small influence, but in fact, this small influence covers almost all human countries.
Of course, it is not every month that all the forces will come to participate. Time Consignment always prepares the next month's lot catalogue one month in advance and then distributes it to those VIP customers, so if they don't have anything to look at, they don't have to come all the way to it.
In fact, according to the usual practice, the potions that Lin Li gave to Varian at the beginning had already missed the time to be registered in the auction catalog, so they should not be able to be put up for auction until next month's auction. However, this time, the scale of the auction is unprecedentedly large, and basically VIP-level customers will come, so it is not so important whether there is registration on the catalogue or not.
Hearing this, Lin Li also admired the old man Varian, who was able to run the auction of the Time Consignment House to such a point, not only with his extraordinary eyesight. Let's just say that this monthly catalogue of next month's lots is definitely a clever trick to attract a group of loyal customers for him.
If you want to know what lots will be in the auction next month, you don't necessarily have to have such a list of lots, and the various forces are not unaffordable, so just arrange for someone to stare at the auction notice here, and many small and medium-sized forces do this.
However, now this catalogue of lots sent by Time Consignment House has become more than just a teaser, but has gradually become a status symbol. It's like the VIP crystal card of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce, just like the membership card that filled the world before Lin Li traveled through various industries.
Receiving such a catalogue every month, regardless of whether there is something you are interested in or not, shows that Time Consignment House values itself and thinks that it has the ability to photograph any item on it, which is a very comfortable respect. At the same time, they also enjoy the fact that they are asked about the next auction, which gives them a sense of superiority.
If you take this auction as an example, there are 2,000 ordinary seats in the Elf Grand Theater, 150 VIP rooms, and those who can get the lot catalog every month are all qualified to sit in the VIP rooms, but even if they all arrive this time, they will not be able to sit in a hundred VIP rooms.
"President Ferrey, after the boss returned, he has personally added your name to the VIP list, and every month in the future, someone will send the lot catalog to the Tower of Dusk." Brooke said respectfully.
"Oh, thank you on my behalf for Mr. Varian's kindness," Lin Li said politely, although it seemed to him to be a dispensable thing, but it was also a good intention to say anything.
Finally, the group arrived at the accommodation arranged for them by Varian, and it turned out to be a castle! Moreover, it is not to say that a castle is used to arrange all the guests who participate in the auction this time, but that they are a group of people who completely monopolize a castle. Although it is only a small castle, it does not feel stingy, and it gives a sense of sophistication and luxury from the outside in.
"This is Roland City to entertain members of the royal family, because the boss knows that President Ferre and his party may be many people, and it may not be convenient to stay in some ordinary hotels, so I borrowed this place from the Lord of Arraso, I hope you can have a good time in Roland City in the past few days." Brooke expresses Varian's hard work to Lin Li, and as a subordinate, this is very necessary.
Lin Li shook his head slightly, and said in his heart that Varian, this old man, can really toss, and even the castle has been borrowed, so he is embarrassed to cut him again on the issue of cooperation.
Although it is said that both magicians and pharmacists have a higher status in society than those nobles, they can be too far behind the nobles in terms of the enjoyment of life. And this castle used to entertain members of the royal family, the pursuit is to give the occupants the ultimate enjoyment, in this aspect, including the forest, one by one has become a bun.
arranged for Lin Li and the others to rest in the castle, and then said everything for his boss, and Brooke, who had completed the task, said goodbye and left.
The auction will be held the next day, and after Lin Li and others have visited the castle up and down, Wilkinson is a little unable to sit still. Although on the way here, I have seen the street scene of Roland City almost enough, but I still feel that I can't get enough of it.
Lin Li leisurely from there, drinking the so-called royal family's secret tea, the two undead servants stood left and right, with an eerie and cold momentum, so that those maids in the castle did not dare to take a step closer.
On the other side, Wilkinson and a few pharmacists got together, and they didn't know what they were muttering. Eventually, with a triumphant smile on his face, Wilkinson approached Lin Li under the gaze of several sad-faced companions.
"Wilkinson, try this tea, this group of nobles will really enjoy it." Lin Li raised his glass and gestured.
"No, no," Wilkinson said with a quick wave of his hand.
"Oh," Lin Li took two sips of tea, looked up and saw Wilkinson still standing in front of him, and asked strangely, "What, is there something wrong?" ”
Although Wilkinson is two years older than Lin Li, after these months of training, especially under the influence of Lin Li's beating and scolding education, these pharmacists, including Wilkinson, have a feeling of awe for Lin Li.