Chapter 178: The Auction Begins

Ruan Chi thought about it and felt that it made sense, originally brought out such a few people today, and it was really reluctant to rush in and save people directly.

Since it is a slave market, buying people with money is the fastest and shortest way, and there is no need to pay for the money yourself, isn't it great?

"I always felt that it was unfair to our compatriots to do so, as if they were treated as goods." Rachel was still depressed and looked sullen.

"It's good to be able to get people out, don't care what he does." Ruan Chi patted her on the shoulder and said.

"I see." Rachel took a deep breath and said.

Leaving most of the people waiting outside, West and Rachel bought tickets to the Viking underground exchange in a regular way.

As for Ruan Chi, he bought a ticket to go in accompanied by another Terran official.

The four of them finally meet in the white building, where the staff of the exchange will lead the way, leading to a pulley elevator built by dwarves, and the four of them quickly see the true face of this Viking underground exchange.

The area underneath the ground was much larger than the area of the white building outside, and Ruan Chi and the others followed the staff member's steps and soon came to a separate room.

"Ask a couple of guests to wear these masks." Another staff member who had been waiting in the room for a long time approached with four masks of different styles.

"The amount of money for each transaction on the Viking Underground Exchange is generally relatively large, and in order to protect the interests of buyers, the exchange will require buyers to wear masks." West said as a tour guide.

"It's quite thoughtful." Ruan Chi grabbed a rabbit mask, put it in front of Rachel and gestured, "Big wave girl." This mask suits you perfectly. ”

"Don't bother me." So much has happened lately. Rachel has been in a bad mood. At this time, he was in no mood to fight with Ruan Chi.

Being glared at by Rachel, Ruan Chi simply put on the rabbit mask himself, "Sure enough, the rabbit will bite when it is in a hurry." ”

West chose a clown mask, the Terran officer who accompanied her chose an ordinary multicolored mask, and Rachel was a little reluctant, but due to the rules of the exchange, she still wore a noblewoman's mask made of feathers that could cover half of her face.

The four continued to follow the staff out through another door in the room. Soon there was a cacophony from not far away, and after passing through the long aisle, Ruan Chi noticed a semi-open terrace in front of him.

Under the terrace, there is a huge circular field, and when you look down from the terrace, you can see a dense crowd of auditoriums, which are full of people.

"We bought VIP tickets, so we had such a separate space." West pointed to the vermilion sand next to the terrace and made an inviting gesture.

Ruan Chi sat down unceremoniously, and at the same time, through the guardrail of the terrace, he could clearly see that a grand song and dance was taking place in the center of the circular field.

A group of scantily clad girls writhing their sexy waists. From time to time, he discharged at the spectators in the audience, and the audience was enthusiastic. There was a cheer like a drum and a gong.

"We're not going to buy ...... Save the elves imprisoned here? Why come here to see the show. Rachel didn't sit down, but asked why West was here.

"Miss Rachel, please rest easy, the price of elven slaves in the slave market is very high, it is impossible to buy them in ordinary transactions, only this kind of large-scale auction, it is possible to sell elven slaves." West said.

Ruan Chi couldn't stand it, and pulled Rachel to sit down, "Please, don't your nerves be so tight, okay?" Today we are here to save people, and if the boss of this exchange sees that he deliberately raised the price, it will be even more difficult for you to rescue all your compatriots. ”

"Please rest assured, I have inquired in advance, there will be two elf slaves for sale at the auction held by the Viking Underground Exchange today, and when the time comes, as long as we win the bid, there will be a good chance of rescuing them." West said again.

"Wait, you just said two elves? Could it be that there are only two elven slaves on this exchange? Rachel asked, a little disappointed.

"We don't have detailed information on how many elven slaves there are here in Viking, but even if we know, it is impossible for Vikings to sell all the slaves in the same day, so if you want to rescue all the elven slaves, you must spend more time participating in this kind of auction."

"The same is true of the other slave markets?" Ruan Chi asked.

"Yes."

Rachel was a little disheartened when she heard this answer, she didn't know that it was impractical to save everyone at once, but her heart felt very uncomfortable at the thought of her own people living in such a life of slavery every day.

Finally, when the following song and dance were over, a presenter who was also wearing a mask jumped onto the stage, grabbed a trumpet-shaped instrument in his hand, and put it in his mouth to make a sound that everyone present could hear.

"Welcome to the Viking Underground Exchange, today is the 3120th auction, today's goods are very rich, wine, treasures, antiques, beautiful women, all kinds of warm buyers are welcome to bid......"

After the lobbying opening remarks were over, a beautiful woman next to her knocked the big gong on the field, and in the sound of the gong, several big men walked out carrying a huge thing.

Rachel stretched out her neck, her eyes wide as she looked at the item she had lifted, and when the canvas that covered it was lifted, a look of loss flashed in her eyes.

This item was not an elven slave, but a strange iron lump, shaped like an upside-down bowl, about a meter in diameter, which needed to be carried out by four large men on a wooden shelf, and it looked like it was very heavy to go up.

Although he was not an elf slave, Ruan Chi was very interested, and leaned on the railing and asked, "What is this?" ”

West didn't know where to get a pamphlet, opened it, and said, "It looks like a dwarven master craftsman's steam engine, and the goods are IP0012121." ”

Ruan Chi also found a similar booklet next to the seat, and when he opened it, it was filled with pictures and texts about the purpose and reserve price of this product.

"Hehe, the service is really thoughtful!"

This kind of steam engine, Ruan Chi was not interested after reading the introduction, but the auction host below began to foam at the mouth to lobby the buyers present.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the first item to be auctioned today is IP0012121, the last work of the dwarven master craftsman Rovvida before his death, the Karakuri Steam Engine Type W, which combines the advantages of the first two generations of Karakuri steam engines, and can provide enough power for the Karakuri puppet, and artisan buyers who love Karakuri puppet forging should not miss the ......" (to be continued......)