The interior space of the auction venue is not as large as some pompous stories portray. The venue on the ground floor of the city is like a semi-circular theater surrounded by darkness, with neatly arranged seating arranged in a terraced manner from high to low facing a curtain covered countertop, which is packed by ordinary guests when the auction begins, while a small number of dignitaries, such as the aristocracy or the wealthy, are arranged in the boxes on the second floor of the venue.

Arroyo relied on the Brotherhood's network to secure four places for Finn, but he didn't have enough access to help him get a box, so Finn's group was seated in the ordinary seating area of the venue, and when the auction began, they would be close to many strangers.

Strictly speaking, the enclosed box is more conducive to private communication than the ordinary seating area in the hall of the venue, and a list of relevant information about the lot will be delivered to you before the auction starts, which makes it easier for you to plan your bid plan before carefully looking at the lot on the table below through a small telescope in the box, so as to make it easier to auction off the treasure you want.

Of course, Arroyo couldn't help Finn book a box, but Finn himself didn't care too much about this trivial matter.

The young paladin knew his purpose, and he knew that he had come to this auction to confirm whether the item that Arroyo had mentioned to him was the heart of the demon baby, and then to further investigate the inside story of the purple spot incident based on the confirmed results.

As a result, he was satisfied that Arroyo was able to use the Brotherhood's connections to help him get admission here.

As for the status of their group here, are they ordinary guests or VIPs? What does it matter?

There was a bit of noise in the venue.

Finn, Arya, and Raymond entered the arena one after another, led by Camusha, and then sat down in the three seats that belonged to them. It wasn't long before Arroyo came to Finn's side from the other direction, and while bending down and handing Finn a heavy bag of linen money in his hand, he also moved his ass to a place next to the latter, and whispered to the latter with his palm to his mouth, "My lord, the blade of the Darkiron Steel Scythe has been sold." There were one hundred and thirty gold coins in the purse, and the buyer was a group that called itself the 'Lex Guild', and they were very generous, and asked me to thank you for giving them such a rare minting material, and I hope you will have similar pleasant transactions with them in the future. ”

It is a gathering place of fandom established by wizards and craftsmen, and those who have mastered the knowledge of magic earn research funds by selling the magic items they make, and the magic items that come before the Great Tide are usually expensive, so they often don't need to take gold seriously, after all, rare things are expensive.

Fein nodded, and took the bulging bag from Arroyo.

Not all of Ferdia's black market transactions are done at auctions, there are many similar transactions, and many black market merchants will find one or even several reliable intermediaries to sell some shady things in their hands, so that they can make money and be relatively safe, and the price they have to pay is only a small intermediate fee that is not even a fraction.

Before arriving here from the Cathedral of Tiamagos, during the day, in addition to going to a scholar's society in Hurengel to get himself a scholar's title, Finn also commissioned Arroyo to try to find a buyer for some of his useless items.

He didn't tell Officer McCass about his plan of action. Although the middle-aged priest did not advocate the incident of purple spot in the city, he was still worried that his reckless colleagues who stayed in the church would rashly attack the bad things, and the aboriginal holy warriors had a deep understanding of the fanaticism and stubbornness of their faith in his previous life.

So before he departed, he only told the current head of the cathedral that they were going out for some errands in the evening, and entrusted the priests of the church to help take care of Lilith, and Priest McCas, in the tradition of mutual trust between the clergy, gladly agreed to the request without asking Finn for his actions—for this reason he had no reason to apply to the church for the ordination of the priesthood, and to enter an auction without even a penny.

After all, who knows if he can use the rich experience of his previous life to find something inconspicuous and good at a low price?

After making sure that the Darkiron Steel Scythe Blade had been sold, Finn went on to ask Arroyo about the whereabouts of another item, saying, "What about the Soul Lamp?" ”

"What?" Arroyo blinked.

"It's the lantern that was handed to you along with the scythe blade." Finn whispered a reminder to the young thief beside him.

"Oh, you said the lantern." The latter reacted, "The Soul-Attracting Lamp is also gone, my lord." However, the people of the Lex Guild said that the lantern was of limited value because it had been damaged, and they wanted to buy it at what they called a partial price, but it was cut off by a third party at the last minute when the deal was about to be concluded. ”

"Truncated beard?" The young paladin was stunned.

"Oh no...... I mean, the broken Soul Lamp was snatched up by someone other than the Lex Guild for a high price. The thief youth hurriedly corrected his mistake and explained, "I just used the wrong words, but that's what it means. ”

"So, who is that third party?" Finn's eyes became wary.

"The man who bought the Soul-Attracting Lamp before the Lex Guild finally made a move, was an aging lad...... Well, old lad, I don't know if that's the right way to describe it, but that's what he gave me. Arroyo whispered, "The man was a young man who looked like we were the same age, but his hair was gray, his eyes were sunken into his sockets, his face was wrinkled, and his whole appearance seemed to be cursed and old. Naturally, he did not tell me his name, and it was not clear to me whether he was a broker or a buyer himself. ”

"And how much did he give you?"

"A check worth a thousand gold coins."

"What?"

"A check for a thousand gold coins, my lord." Arroyo looked at the young paladin with a shocked expression, "I didn't say it wrong, and you didn't hear it wrong. ”

When the words fell, he no longer spoke, but took out the check from his body that could be exchanged for a thousand gold coins and handed it to Finn, and then calmly waited for the latter's thoughts.

Finn took the check from Arroyo's hand. Before the auction began, he lowered his head to carefully observe the cheque worth a thousand gold coins, and after confirming the text format on it and the memory of his previous life, it was not long before he found a heraldic pattern in his impression at the signature on the edge of the text frame.

The heraldic motif consisted of a violet flower blooming on a thorn vine and a gold coin decorated next to the petals, which were the coat of arms of the Violet Kingdom, and the coat of arms together with the gold coins circulating on the southern shore of the Saint-Furen Sea represented the royal mint of the Violet Kingdom, and the legal status fully guaranteed the legitimacy of the check in Finn's hand - that is, Finn could exchange the check for a thousand gold coins at any time, as long as he exchanged it with a person located in the Violet Kingdom. Economic groups with sufficient ability to pay.

At this moment, the lights in the auction room dimmed.

The noise in the hall of the venue abruptly stopped, and the guests all looked at the booth at the bottom of the circular hall, which was covered by a curtain, and realized that the auction was about to begin.