Chapter 20: The Blackwater Auction (Part I)
The Van Cleeff family is really nothing on the dock, so it is not very conspicuous.
Soon, a number of robot-like trucks came, and on them sat dwarf green-skinned goblins, these trucks, carrying goods at such a fast speed, also opened Leng Feng's eyes.
While walking on the docks, Leng Feng saw a notice board with a bounty order plastered on it.
Leng Feng just glanced at it curiously, but he was suddenly taken aback, because there were several bounty orders on them, Leng Feng was not unfamiliar, that is, the so-called Death Council bounty order, and everyone's bounty reached two thousand gold coins. This kind of amount, even in this bulletin board, is considered very high.
Leng Feng couldn't help grinning, it seems that there are still people who take these bounty orders seriously.
This little accident did not attract the attention of others.
Onu Van Cleef's trip was very well prepared, so it didn't take long for Leng Feng to follow the group and the baggage to a hotel called Old Black Mouth in Treasure Bay.
The inn was very large, and as soon as the Van Cleff family entered, it attracted the attention of some people who were drinking, and the strangest thing was that there were still a few strong men who were very short in height but had knotted muscles all over their bodies, and these people, judging from their attire, belonged to the dwarven clan undoubtedly. However, the skin of these strong men is very dark, and they look like black iron dwarves who belong to the dwarf clan.
Leng Feng just glanced at it in a hurry, and then didn't look any more, from the eyes of those black iron dwarves, Leng Feng only saw the coldness like a poisonous snake. It seems that in their hearts, they are always thinking about something.
Soon, Leng Feng retracted his gaze, he knew that the character of the Black Iron Dwarf was like this from the bones, since there were Black Iron Dwarves there, it seemed that he should be more careful when going out.
Leng Feng's residence was arranged next to Onu Van Cleef, for this, Leng Feng didn't have any ideas, along the way, Leng Feng saw the person who had seen the most times, was Onu Van Cleef, and gradually, he got used to it.
A stay in the hotel is a few days, and during these few days, all the people in the Van Cleef family are told not to go out easily, even in the hotel, they cannot talk to others at will.
This kind of ban is understandable in Leng Feng's opinion, because in addition to eating and sleeping, it is cultivation, and a few days are better.
However, in the past few days, Leng Feng has also noticed that the number of people in the hotel has begun to become more and more, and even this big hotel has been full.
Through the window, Leng Feng could also see more and more large ships moored at the docks, of all kinds, even the violet wooden ships of the Night Elves.
For a while, the already lively Treasure Bay became even more lively, but behind this excitement, everyone's faces were full of vigilance, and it seemed that their nerves were very straight.
After another three days or so, the treasure bay began to become busy, and many colorful hot air balloons rose from the usual lively but dull bay, and under the balloons, there were some patterns and handwriting, and those words actually included several languages.
Among the words that Leng Feng could understand, he saw the words "Blackwater Auction".
The time soon came in the evening of the day, and the whole hotel began to commotion, and Onu Van Cleef specially gathered everyone in the room, announcing that it was to select someone to attend the blackwater auction party held in Treasure Bay.
To Leng Feng's surprise, in this auction, Onu Van Cleef actually brought him with him, you know, except for Leng Feng, everyone else is some old men.
Some family members, looking at Leng Feng is even more unkind, obviously, Leng Feng has been treated too much by Onu Van Cleef along the way, just like Leng Feng is the child and grandson he cares about the most, others have long been jealous, but at this time, it is even worse.
But Onu Van Cleve's prestige made them afraid to question the patriarch's decision.
Leng Feng himself is very happy, although he has never guessed the intention behind Onu Van Cleve, but for such a big auction, Leng Feng is still very curious.
As soon as the sun ended, Onu Van Cleef walked out of the hotel with a cold front, and at this time, the sky of Treasure Bay was set off with colorful fireworks, and the whole bay was plunged into a joyful atmosphere.
But in fact, this is not the case, the cold front along the way with Onu Van Leef, many people are hostile to each other when they make eye contact, and strangers who don't know each other will do the same.
After arriving at the destination, Leng Feng was amazed at the place of the auction, because this auction hall was actually located inside a mountain, and in front of the door of the auction hall, there were ten guards standing, and each of them had a looming killing aura lingering on their bodies, this kind of momentum was only available to experienced masters.
Onu Van Cleeff took out the admission ticket, and what Leng Feng didn't expect was that Onu Van Cleeff actually won the box that was neither close nor far from the booth.
When he entered it, Leng Feng knew what it meant to be really big. There are tens of thousands of seats that can sit in the entire auction hall, and on the top of the auction room, a giant lizard that has been dried by the air is hung on it, and its hideous and twisted face tells of the pain of its death.
The lighting equipment in the auction room is a stone that emits a soft white light, and this kind of stone can be found everywhere in the auction room.
In less than an hour, the seats in the entire auction hall began to fill up one after another, and when the doors of the auction hall closed, the entire auction hall fell silent.
At the booth, a green-skinned goblin with a large cigarette in his mouth appeared, this green-skinned goblin, wearing a tailor-made luxurious cloak, hid his thin body, and his nose ring was inlaid with a sparkling diamond.
"Good evening, Brown, I'm Rivergaz, the manager of Treasure Bay, and I hope you can get something out of it at today's Blackwater auction. There may be some new friends here, but I'm sure you've all heard of the rules of Booty Bay. If anyone doesn't play by the rules of my treasure bay, the piranhas in the bay have more bait. Brown Brown! β
To Leng Feng's surprise, this green-skinned goblin turned out to be the rich man Rivigaz, a rich goblin merchant.
No one refuted Rivigaz's words, and no one raised any objections, all because this is Rivigaz's territory.
The whole auction began with the strange laughter of Rivigaz.
To be honest, the auction here is much bigger than Stormwind City, the first auction item starts at 1,000 gold coins, and each time it is 1,110 plus more, the value of the first auction item is not much lower than the value of the finale of the Charlotte Auction Ancient Goblin Project Bomb.
What shocked Leng Feng even more was that this auction item was directly sold for 10,000 gold, which was even higher than the price of the ancient goblin engineering bomb.
However, when the host introduced the fifth auction item, it attracted Leng Feng's attention, not that the first four auction items were not novel and valuable, but that the fifth auction item was too appetite for Leng Feng.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next treasure to say that it is worth a fortune is far from enough to say that it is precious, because it incorporates many ancient goblin technological elements, and even the greatest goblin engineer cannot but marvel at it. Of course, the reason why it did not appear as a finale was because the treasure had some minor flaws, so it could only be put up for auction at this time. It is the most mysterious black technology of the ancient goblins, the design of the robot Reaper T200! β
With the host's last high-pitched voice, a stack of worn-out designs made of leather was pushed out.
Most of the people at the scene were holding their breath, and what attracted them was not the so-called more expensive than priceless, but the three words black technology. Black technology, in Azeroth, almost represents a powerful destructive power and the deepest fear, the reason why the ancient goblins perished is because a long, long time ago, after the proliferation of black technology, which posed a great threat to other races, was attacked by a group, and gradually perished.
With the defeat of the ancient goblins, the black technology has slowly withdrawn from the vision of all races in Azeroth, but there are still some things that are missing, such as the ancient goblin engineering bomb, and the current Grim Reaper T200.
"Now, I'll talk about the flaws of the Reaper T200. First, because the Reaper T200 is a design drawing from a long time ago, some of the materials needed may not be able to be found, resulting in a high probability that the original Reaper T200 will not be produced; Second, the design drawings of the Reaper T200 have been omitted in the process of being preserved, so the design drawings here are only a part of the Death T200. β
Speaking of which, the originally fiery eyes of the auction hall gradually dimmed. It is true that without these two defects, this Reaper T200 would be more than enough even as a finale auction item, but the fact is that after these two flaws, the Reaper T200 is a bit like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it.
"Grim Reaper T200 design drawing, the starting price is five thousand, and the price rises by two thousand each time, start!"
As soon as the host finished speaking and started bidding, someone on the field had already started to raise signs, and the first one to raise a sign turned out to be a group of black iron dwarves who were also sitting in the box, and the person who shouted the price was a guy with a black beard and a golden crown, who seemed to be the leader of this group of black iron dwarves.
"Ten thousand!"
This black iron dwarf directly raised the price to 10,000, but it surprised many people.
"Twelve thousand!"
At this time, an old dwarf man raised a card.
"Twenty thousand!"
Seeing the dwarf old man increase the price, the black iron dwarf immediately shouted again, and this time the price increase was still 10,000, which seemed to be very wealthy. This time, the dwarf old man was so angry that he directly threw the license plate to the ground and no longer participated in the competition.
Seeing the dwarf old man like this, the black iron dwarf couldn't help but feel a little complacent.
"Twenty-five thousand!"
Just when the black iron dwarf was secretly happy, another voice came out, this time, it was a green-skinned goblin.
The green-skinned goblin was very old, and there was a large dark mole on his face, on which three green hairs were clearly visible.
"Thirty thousand!"
Seeing that someone was competing with him, the Black Iron Dwarf directly raised the price to 30,000.
"Thirty-five thousand!" The old goblin still walked unhurriedly.
"Forty thousand!"
The black iron dwarf was furious, as if this old goblin had come to grab his own things, but he directly raised the price to 40,000, which was almost the sum of the first four auction items, and it could be regarded as starting to buy at a premium.
When everyone thought that 40,000 gold coins were already the top of the sky, and no one dared to stand out from it, the old goblin raised his hand leisurely again.
"Forty-five thousand!"
At this moment, the audience was in an uproar, and even Leng Feng couldn't help but glance at the old goblin curiously, judging from his simple dress, it didn't seem like a rich man, but Leng Feng would not be naΓ―ve to think that this old goblin must have no money.
The black iron dwarf glared at the old goblin, as if he wanted to see something from the old goblin's face, but under the old goblin's calm expression, no information seemed to be visible.
The face of the black iron dwarf showed a look of struggle, as if the price of another shot had exceeded his psychological threshold.
"Forty-five thousand once, forty-five thousand two times......"
"Slow! I'll give 50,000! See how you're fighting with me? The Black Iron Dwarf quickly stood up, interrupted the host, and said with a sneer to the old goblin.
"Brown Brown, I don't fight with you, you won!" The old goblin smiled freely and said.
As soon as the old goblin's voice ended, almost all the audience burst into laughter.
Leng Feng couldn't help but be a little funny, he fell into someone else's trap without knowing it, and finally made a provocation, such a guy is really simple-minded!
The black iron dwarf is not a fool, at this time, he naturally knows that the old goblin is completely teasing him, and he doesn't feel that his anger is even heavier, and when he looks at the old goblin, his eyes reveal a strong killing intent.
"Fifty thousand once, fifty thousand twice, fifty thousand three times! Deal! Congratulations to Mr. Dwarf, the design of the T200 is yours! The host said these words almost with a smile on his face.
Watching the design drawings being taken to the black iron dwarf box, to be honest, Leng Feng was a little lost, as a loyal engineering fan in his previous life, plus he had already analyzed the material structure and assembly procedures of the ancient goblin engineering bomb using the eye of analysis, the profundity and power of engineering once again attracted Leng Feng in reality, so the attraction of this Grim Reaper T200 to him is not insignificant. However, what is more realistic is that he has no half of his body, and now he only has dry eyes.
The end of the Reaper T200 also made most people look forward to the auction items later, and the atmosphere of the entire auction hall began to take a turn, and every product after that was not only fanatical, but also reached a crazy level.
This atmosphere made Onu Van Cleve's face appear a touch of melancholy, after all, what he wanted to buy has not yet appeared.
For Leng Feng, this kind of crazy atmosphere of 10,000 people in the auction hall is the first time he has seen it, if Leng Feng is not a poor man now, I am afraid he will also be driven by this atmosphere.
During this period, the old goblin who had set a trap for the black iron dwarf suddenly left the table, because of the previous auction, so Leng Feng paid attention to him very much. But at the same time, Leng Feng also noticed that not long after the old goblin left the table, the black iron dwarf also sent two strong black iron dwarves, and their eyes were fixed on the old goblin.
Seeing this, Leng Feng's heart sank, he naturally knew that with the vicious character of the black iron dwarf, he would naturally not let go of this old goblin who had pitted them, thinking of this, Leng Feng took the method of urinating, and after greeting Onu Van Cleef, he also walked over.