Chapter 54: A Performance
Outside the city of Suero, the largest arterial thoroughfare, Lark Street.
Three black carriages came very arrogantly from a distance, and these carriages, unlike those of the seated carriages, were not only long, but also had heavy wheels, and each carriage was dragged by four horses. The coachmen skillfully wielded their whips and shouted for everyone to give way. The coachman and the side and the roof of the carriage were guarded by warriors armed with bows and crossbows. There were also four knights of the guard around each carriage. Pedestrians on the road avoided this one after another, and those with eyes had already seen from the coat of arms on the walls of the carriage and the armor of the guards, that this was the convoy of the local tyrant, Baron Goya. It was also seen that the first carriage was clearly occupied by the baron's most trusted butler, Mr. Ines.
"The Diaz family doesn't know where to sell good things again, it's been a long time since they've seen such a grand display. The owner of a street shop sighed as he looked at the whizzing motorcade.
"In such a hurry, in a hurry to send him to death. A businessman from other places who was almost knocked down said angrily.
"Guest, be careful what you say, ordinary people here can't afford to mess with Baron Goya. The proprietor kindly persuaded the guest, and he pointed to the inner city on the hillside, "Twenty percent of Suero's property has nothing to do with him." This time, the baron may have gotten something good and is in a hurry to sell it. ”
"Then you can't drive like that, aren't you afraid of overturning and hurting people?" muttered the guest, still a little unhappily.
Unexpectedly, as soon as his words fell, there were several loud noises at the street intersection in front of him, followed by a roar of horses, and the guest looked from afar, only to see that three carriages had all overturned to the ground, and a wheel that flew into the sky was falling and smashing to the ground, which caused a burst of exclamations from the people around. The guest and the boss looked at each other, covered their mouths and said, "I didn't curse it!"
The boss and the guests curiously followed the crowd on the road to see the excitement, and when they got closer, they found that just as the baron's motorcade was about to pass through the intersection, a luxurious carriage suddenly rushed out of the crossroads, and collided with the baron's first carriage.
"What's that?" the guest noticed that one of the boxes in the first carriage had been thrown out, and the things that had fallen out of the boxes seemed to be shattered, and the floor was covered with shiny things. Although these large and small fragments are very messy, they have a vague light.
"Is it a crystal?a gem?But how can it be so big?How can it be so bright? It must be a treasure anyway, you see, the knights don't care about the wounded, and they all go to protect the chest. The boss looked at the stars on the ground and was stunned, he had been in business for many years, but he had never seen anything like this.
At this time, the butler Ines crawled from the ground in disarray, got up and cried and threw himself at the slag, and howled loudly: "O god of nature, these are all treasures from the Western Continent." It's over, it's over, the lord will kill me!"
Ines looked like a madman, his hands were cut by glass shards and he didn't know that he was bleeding, and he shouted at the coachmen and guards: "You bastards, why don't you protect these treasures, this is something more important than life." I'm going to be finished, you, you're going to be finished too! Quick, get the stuff out and count it, and see if there's anything that hasn't been broken!"
At this time, from the luxurious carriage that caused the accident, a young man climbed out, and it can be seen that he was originally a well-dressed and beautiful young man, but he may have injured his head in the car accident, bleeding from his forehead, and his clothes were messy.
"Oh, isn't this the young master Sangino of the Basque family?" the shopkeeper recognized the young man, "The Basque family and the Diaz family don't deal with each other, and there is a good show to watch now." ”
Sure enough, the young man of the Basque family took out a sword and came to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, and Ines seemed to have found a life-saving straw, and he stepped forward without showing weakness, and forced the responsibility of the car accident on the other party's head. At this time, the leader of the guards, with a sad face, ran to report and said, "Mr. Ines, broken, broken, broken. ”
"Young Master Sanchino Bacchus, no matter what, you must also compensate my master, these treasures are handed down from an ancient royal family in the Western Continent, the Gaviria family, there is very little stock in the world, it is a kind of thing that everyone has never heard of, has never seen, a real rare treasure. Our master spent a great deal of money and went through a lot of relationships to get three, but just like that, he ruined two. ”
"Ines, don't pretend to be a ghost for me! something from the Western Continent! Don't fool me. Sangino pointed to the blood stains on his head and said angrily: "Can your broken things be as expensive as mine?
Ines took a very elaborate sandalwood box from the guard's hand, and carefully removed the lid from it, only to see a vase with a beautiful luster lying on the satin lining. Regardless of the vase's bizarre shapes and patterns, the transparent material and the bright golden light emitted from it alone make people feel valued, and under the light of the sun, the light in this vase seems to echo with the sun in the sky, constantly flowing slowly.
"Master Sangino, have you ever seen anything like this, can you tell me fairly what it's worth?" said Ines excitedly as he brought the vase to Bacchus's eyes.
Sangino Bacchus looked excited, and he shouted loudly, "It's beautiful, it's beautiful." It's the most beautiful vase I've ever seen! It's incredible! I, I still feel a magical power in it!"
The people around also let out an exclamation, and more and more people gathered over, vying to see the treasure that Young Master Sangis could not deny against his will.
"Two, two such treasures have been ruined for you. Ines said bitterly.
"I'm sorry. These are truly priceless, and I cannot insult them. "However, I do not admit that the accident is my responsibility." Even if the lawsuit is brought to the Suero City Hall, to the members of the Commercial Arbitration Council, and to the Supreme Court of the Kingdom, the result is the same. ”
"Alright then, since you want the adults to decide, we'll go now!" Ines said uncompromisingly.
It didn't take much time for Ines to leave eight guards to watch the scene, and with the others, he took the treasures and debris to the Suero Courthouse, which was not far from the outer city, and Sangino followed with his own guards, followed by a huge crowd watching the excitement.
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"You see, half the city is following, and soon your glass bottle will be the hottest topic in the city. On the third-floor roof of a building not far from the place where the incident occurred, Baron Goya leisurely accompanied Xiao Chen and the three of them to watch the excitement.
"You're such an amazing director. Xiao Chen sighed.
"There's always something new to learn from a wise magician, but what is a 'director'?" asked Diaz with interest, taking a sip of the fruit wine in his hand.
"Ah, we call the person who directs a drama performance a director, isn't this next performance directed by you?" Xiao Chen replied.
"Haha, director, I like that word. A good businessman has to be a good director. That's how you can use those little tricks well. But you're the one who makes the most of the difference. ”
"Oh, it's all yours. ”
"First of all, it's your source, and I can't do anything without these unique bottles and cans. Secondly, it is your strength, the polishing enhancement magic I gave you, that you have used to the extreme, otherwise these vases would not have become so gorgeous. Baron Goya complimented.
"It was an amazing magic, and I never thought it could be used to make crafts. Xiao Chen recalled the magic information provided to him by the baron, which was the magical magic inherited by the baroness's family, which could make the surface of the item more shiny and make it glow like nothing. However, after Xiao Chen's violent casting, the glass bottle was constantly brightened with dazzling light, and it could be used as a table lamp when bought back. This is something that no other low-level mage can do.
Xiao Chen used all the strength to breastfeed, it was really a bottle that could brighten his eyes. Luo Ling said with a smile.
"So, they're rarer. The baron said.
"How will the next lawsuit go?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.
"There is always a lot of noise. However, the final result will be a reconciliation between the two parties. Everyone will give way, and the Basques will compensate us for a vase with a thousand gold axes. People will understand that under the condition that everyone has equal responsibilities and equal strength, a thousand golden axes is the price of buying a vase. In this way, we have set a reserve price for this kind of superb glass. I've got my name chosen, so let's call it Gaviria Sunglass. ”
"A thousand gold axe coins?" Xiao Chen asked in surprise, and as soon as he calculated in his heart, he knew that this was equivalent to six million yuan.
"For less than that, I'm sorry for the show. Baron Goya asked rhetorically, "What was the price you had planned?"
Xiao Chen was silent, he knew in his heart that the result of the discussion in the school at that time was that this bottle was sold for silver coins, but a few silver coins were already two or three thousand yuan. At this price, there are still a lot of people who feel that it is too expensive and too treacherous, which makes people feel unconfident.
When the baron saw Xiao Chen's appearance, he couldn't help but smile: "What you want to sell is bottles, and what I want to sell is face." That's a long way off. For the same thing, the label of 'luxury' can increase the price a hundred times, and the label of 'antique' can increase a hundred times, and it is not difficult to mark the label of 'unique in the world' and increase it a hundred times. If you make up a good story for them, it will be even more profitable. In this way, you will see that the price I opened is not outrageous. ”
Seeing that the few people present were silently pondering, the baron raised his glass and said, "Let's toast, I wish the upcoming auction a complete success." The old Basque family is still waiting to do this long-term business together. ”