Small auctions, especially those that focus on bank collateral, are much less elaborate than formal auctions.

The first is that in an auction, there are no professional auctioneers, but a number of bank employees who take on this role on an ad hoc basis, exhibiting and auctioning multiple lots at various locations in the auction house at the same time.

In addition, the bidders do not have their own fixed seats and numbers, they can walk back and forth in the venue, the atmosphere is relatively relaxed and free, as long as they maintain the appropriate distance and range, they can even freely observe all the bidding objects, and at the same time judge how much money should be used to mark their favorite items.

It was in this situation, similar to a shopping mall, that Wang and Mary met a man and a woman, and both discovered each other's existence almost at the same time, and it was clear that they were both selectors.

Lao Wang stood up, subconsciously standing in front of Mary, and carefully looked at the two selectors standing opposite him.

The man looked quite young, only about twenty or thirty years old, thin and slender, Caucasian race, handsome, should have been a handsome young man, but for some reason, the expression on his face was very lazy, squinting his eyes, as if he would fall asleep at any time.

The woman who traveled with him was also of Caucasian race, about the same age as the man, with brown hair and green eyes, fresh and capable, and the lazy man was in a diametrically opposite mental state, her facial features were deep and delicate, with obvious Iberian Peninsula characteristics, holding the arm of a lazy man, in an intimate state, from time to time helping the man arrange the folded collar or the sideburns in the ears, it seemed that the two were a couple in love.

Lao Wang smacked his lips after looking at it, the other party didn't seem to be hostile, he relaxed a little, tilted his head and glanced at Mary leaning behind, meaning You look at the treatment of others, can we enjoy it?

The beautiful reporter was amused by Lao Wang's little boy-like comparison, and quietly stepped forward to hold Lao Wang, and twisted it around his waist, anyway, this thick-skinned guy has 20 points of physical strength, and it doesn't hurt at all.

The young man looked at everything that was happening on the other side, opened his squinted eyes slightly, and played with it, as if he thought that Lao Wang was a very interesting person, and then, he took the initiative to take his female companion forward, stretched out his hand to Lao Wang, and said: "Hello, I'm Hines, this is my lover Claudia, it's a pleasure to meet." ”

"Wang Mancang, Mary Lai, lovers. Wang reached out and shook Hines's hand and replied briefly.

The other party knew his identity as the selector, and it would be boring to say anything like Van der Kamp, a weapon merchant, but Wang Mancang didn't notice that Mary beside him heard his introduction like this, her eyes lit up slightly, and her arm held him tighter.

"Sounds like a friend from the East, if you look at the surname, is it Chinese?" Hines asked.

"You're probably guessing right, what's the matter?" Lao Wang replied very cautiously, although this place belongs to the port area of Amsterdam, because of the regulations, the other party does not dare to act rashly, but it is better to be careful.

"Aha, the prudence and restraint peculiar to the Chinese. The young man seemed to confirm himself

A certain speculation, which seemed quite emotional, continued: "I'll say the main purpose first, in the words of your country, it should be straight to the point." ”

"I'm waiting to see the mountain. Lao Wang said lightly, secretly he had been careful, the person on the other side looked like he hadn't woken up, in fact, nothing fell into those two slitted eyes, it can be said that he was extremely observant, before understanding the other party's intention, it was best not to have too many facial expressions, and he showed his bottom in vain.

"That's an interesting statement, so Mr. Wang, let me start by asking, is your interactive identity name in this world Onis van der Kamp?" asked Hines.

"Yes, but you know that, it's not that hard. Lao Wang was very calm, and was not surprised that the other party knew his interactive identity.

Mr. Van der Kamp, an arms merchant, is now a bit of a notoriety in the business circles of the Netherlands and several neighboring countries, as a businessman, he is not a tycoon, and he does not have a lot of money in his hands, but since he has been in business, his performance has never been amazing.

Whether it was his performance on the Hamburg Exchange, the big money in the sniper tulip incident, and the fact that he continued to be the head of the Dutch East India Company after the turmoil.

These breaking news all reflect that this new arms dealer is a good guy, in short, like a star entrepreneur in the real world, Lao Wang is an out-and-out public figure in Amsterdam.

is so popular, if there is really a selector who follows these clues to check him, he can still get simple information such as height and appearance, places that he has been frequented recently, and so someone will not be particularly surprised if someone comes to the door.

"We actually had a relationship. The young man squinted as usual, not knowing whether it was because of his excellent psychological quality or simply being lazy, he saw Lao Wang's reaction calmly, and he was not disappointed, but continued: "Let me introduce it a little more clearly, my interactive identity in this world is a Portuguese privateer, and I am also the captain of the privateer Skugull. ”

"Skuas!" the old king raised his eyebrows, and his tone was slightly heavier, but he had not forgotten the difficult three-masted galen that he had encountered on the way to Stockholm.

At that time, the opponent's ship was obviously inferior to his own, but when he attacked, he was full of tricks, and after several confrontations, he also let himself have a slight advantage, but when he saw that he couldn't get the benefit and was about to enter the grappling, he could retreat decisively, but he didn't expect that the Skua was commanded by the man who looked lazy and lazy in front of him.

"Thank goodness you've finally reacted, and honestly, if you haven't moved, I'll give up what I'm going to say, turn around and leave, and try to avoid you from now on. The young man let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, why?" asked Lao Wang, who was confused by his actions.

"It's very simple, the absence of movement means that you are prepared for this, that is, you already know my identity, and our every move is under your control.

If you think about it, we have only experienced a simple contact battle at sea, and if you can be so attentive, you will definitely be the most difficult kind of opponent, so I will never dare to talk to you about cooperation. The young man replied methodically.

"Cooperation, this is the purpose of you looking for me this time, right?" Lao Wang suddenly said, "At that time, you took the initiative to attack us at sea, and now you are talking to me about cooperation, don't you think it's a bit nonsense?"

"Don't be so stingy, I think a person who dares to launch a tulip crash across Northern Europe should be atmospheric enough. Hines said with a smile, a compliment that he utterly disrespected.

"Then I really thank you, now that the third step of the task has been issued, Mr. Hines has not rushed to Havana, how can he still have time to talk about cooperation with me here?" said Lao Wang with a quiet expression on his face.

"Mr. Wang, didn't you leave either?" Hines gave Lao Wang a very cunning look and said: "Those who set off now are at most hard-working people, but that's all, if they are just diligent enough, I won't cooperate with them, because no matter how diligent they are, they are stupid." ”

"Okay, I'll accept this explanation, let's talk about your cooperation project. Lao Wang no longer played sloppy with the other party, and said directly.

This guy named Hines is obviously a smart man, and it's best to talk to him quickly, and besides, the previous contact battle between the two sides at sea is not a deep hatred, and the selectors are all interested in advantages and avoid disadvantages, and for the sake of interests, it is not a big deal to let go of the small discord and pursue big goals.

Hines was also satisfied with Lao Wang's cheerful attitude, and said with a smile: "To put it simply, in an alliance, we will work together to obtain the greatest benefits. The young man restrained his smile and said, "Since you haven't left Europe yet, I'll assume that you, like us, are ready to stay in Europe for a while longer to expand your strength, and then go to Havana to capture the 'Seven Seas Strong Challenge'."

Then during this period of expansion, fearless competition is not necessary, but mutually beneficial cooperation is very realistic. ”

The lazy man opened his squint eyes halfway, and the look on his face also carried some seriousness: " If possible, our cooperation is roughly divided into three parts: the first is the strategy in the European part, which includes the exchange of information, joint execution of difficult tasks, buying and selling props at a reasonable price, and lobbying the interactive characters to join us to board our warship, etc.; There are 300 copies of the 'Seven Seas Strong Challenge Book', so the steps to obtain it will not be very simple or difficult, and our two teams will work together to get enough copies of the 'Seven Seas Strong Challenge Book'. ”

Lao Wang listened carefully, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised, Hines's analysis was well-founded and penetrating, he just felt that he couldn't be deceived by this crumbling appearance, and felt that this guy was a smart person, but he didn't expect that his brain power had reached the level of bamboo, fortunately, he came to talk about cooperation today, if it was opposed, it would be really difficult to deal with the enemy.

"I'm interested, are there any specific rules for cooperation?" Lao Wang thought for a moment and asked Hines.

"Of course, I will pass on these detailed terms to Mr. Wang in the form of a text, and you don't need to give me a clear answer right now, but please understand, the task is urgent, so you only think about 24 hours, okay? This is enough time for the wise man in your team to review this plan, and I believe that he can give you the wisest advice. As Hines spoke, the beautiful woman next to him, Claudia, secretly handed Mary a small magnetic sheet, presumably the detailed terms of the cooperation he had just mentioned.

"How do you know that I am not the wise man in our ranks?" asked the old king, who had just excluded him from the ranks of the wise men with a single sentence from the ranks, which made him very curious.

"Hey, Mr. Wang, what you just said is big and small, in a Western business organization, your behavior is in line with the standard management, not the technical backbone, but I don't doubt at all, there must be a powerful wise man who completely obeys your management and provides you with help, and you can also listen to his opinion reasonably, you know, our team is used to using the 'melting point' tactics in naval battles is quite invincible, and your team is the fastest to respond effectively and successfully. Hines smiled and answered Wang's doubts completely.

"How to get in touch?" said Wang succinctly.

"There's a collateral auction here tomorrow, and I'll be there at the same time as today, looking forward to hearing your consent, so bye. Hines settled the matter, and then took his leave to the old king, because there should be other things to do.

Lao Wang nodded to Hines and watched a man and a woman leave the auction hall.

"It's a good cooperation, but doesn't he buy things?" Mary asked Lao Wang when she saw the other party's back disappear.

"He is a wise man no worse than bamboo, think about it, if the little guy comes to this auction house, how long will it take to get the deal?" asked Wang rhetorically.

"Just take a turn. ”

Lao Wang pointed to Hines and Claudia leaving the direction and said, "He has almost come full circle, these people with high intelligence are really freaks." ”

Lip service hurts others to one yard, but Wang Mancang and Mary don't have such a shorthand brain, they first passed the terms of cooperation they just received to Takenaka for analysis, and then honestly and practically sifted around the auction hall at the speed that a person with normal intelligence should have.

As luck would have it, Wang found a unique piece of equipment in the nautical world - the 'Miracle Necklace', which increases the ship's shelling power by 10% after the gun commander equips it, which is only valid for a single ship, and the fleet does not enjoy this increase.

This thing can be purchased, and it is also in line with the actual situation of the upcoming naval battle, the point is that the cost is not a random point, Lao Wang bid for 16,000 silver horse swords easily, and it is directly equipped on Mary.

These things are completed, and it happens that Takenaka in the team channel has informed that the terms of cooperation have been read, and his analysis has also been completed, and I hope that everyone will immediately go back to the office to meet and discuss the next step.

After hearing this, Lao Wang smiled at Mary and said: "Look, Wu has Gan Ning, and we Wei have Zhang Liao, both of whom are intellectually top-notch, are we still afraid of cooperating with them?"

Mary also smiled, and did not reply to Lao Wang's question, but asked: "Wang Mancang and Li Marie, what is the relationship now?"

"Lovers... Lovers. Lao Wang didn't expect the beauty to ask this suddenly, so he had to blush and answer in a low voice.

Originally, he wanted to wait for the relationship to continue to brew and then pierce this layer of window paper, but now that the girl asked herself, his brother can't make a false occasion.

"I can't hear you. Mary said in a coquettish tone, but the phoenix eyes couldn't lie, and the smile on her face was bent into the shape of a crescent moon, which was amazingly beautiful.

"Lovers!" Lao Wang looked at Mary's face, his heart was determined, and he raised his voice and said again.

"Can't hear it, I can't hear it, I can't hear it!" Mary continued with a smile.

Lao Wang wanted to raise his voice to answer, but found that he couldn't do it, because the beautiful reporter's warm red lips had already been pasted.