Chapter 316: Auction
"Well, you can go, by the way, what do you need to sell something?" Downton remembered the treasure he had unearthed from Porusna, and if it was an antique, he had saved a lot.
"As long as the lot is precious enough, the Mondalcino merchant group will be allowed to auction it after it has been authenticated, but a commission of five percent of the transaction amount will be charged. "Abagon was thoughtful and had already inquired about everything before he came to report.
"What do you think we can sell?" Because of the death contract, Downton was not worried about the greenskin goblin absconding with the money, so he told him about the wealth he had.
Downton didn't want to hide Xia Luo, but the virtuous wolf was very conscious, and got up directly to leave.
"A full set of commemorative gold coins, Jutland armor, some famous paintings, antiques, and even potions that you have prepared. "But I'd suggest you take Andrea with you and use her as a shield." ”
Downton nodded, he understood what the butler meant, Lombardy is one of the nine empires, and Mondalcino is one of the few large merchant groups, shili can imagine that even if Downton's disguise is ingenious, his identity will be dug up, and it will not be good to cause unnecessary trouble at that time.
With that said, Downton took Abagun back to the dungeon through the teleportation circle that Homer had set up in his bedroom.
When looking down on half of the dungeon from the luxurious bedroom of the Duke's Palace, the green-skinned goblins who came here for the first time were completely stunned.
"This ...... This...... It's incredible!" Abagorn exclaimed, he finally understood where his master's wealth came from.
"Don't be too busy being surprised, come with me to the vault and count what we can sell. "Downton released ten ghouls to clear the way, even if the monsters entrenched in the Duke's Palace had long been cleared, he was still not at ease.
"Master, this city is a little bigger than the royal capital, and the wealth accumulated must be very large. If you collect them all, you have the strength to form a few legions, and you dare not say that you can take down the entire Frankfurt, and it will definitely be no problem to occupy half of the forest. ”
Abagun was thrilled that if Downton was to become a state, he would become a powerful Chancellor of the Exchequer. After owning the era of the Great Goblin, countless compatriots could not get the rights and status.
"So you understand the meaning of me raising ogres and co-opting orcs, right?" Downton smiled, "Homer has already thought about it, if we only have money, sooner or later we will be swallowed as lambs by those nobles, so we must master the force, at least become an archduke." ”
"Master, I wish you glory to all generations!"
Bagon snapped suddenly, his right hand clenched into a fist. With his right arm crossed his chest and his mouth to his heart, he saluted Downton.
"That's an exaggeration. ”
Downton joked that he used to want to marry a princess, but after seeing Xia Luo, this idea faded a lot.
"In the future, all the maids in our palace will use princesses, and the duke's daughter is not qualified. "Abagun began to fantasize.
When Downton opened the vault. The goblin butler looked at the treasure piled up inside, and his eyes completely turned into a '$' shape. Then he bowed to his master, "Allow me to be rude once." ”
Without waiting for Downton to reply, Abagun threw himself at the pile of gold coins, and then plunged headlong into it, his arms drawn as if he were swimming.
Gold coin collision. It made a pleasant sound.
After finding a suitable lot, the next morning, Downton visited Andrea's apartment again, this time he did not dare to enter rashly, and took Elaine with him.
"Huh, you want to go to the auction?" said Andrea, after hearing Downton's explanation. smiled, "With your brother's net worth, it's not a problem at all, right?"
"More than that, we want to auction something with the help of your title, of course, there is absolutely no fakes on the goods, and we will pay you a part of the commission afterwards. ”
Abagon, on Downton's behalf, explained that he would be responsible when it came to money, so as to avoid a stalemate between the master and the celebrants.
"Looks like your brother has a lot of good stuff, show it to me." The female priestess doesn't matter, "As for the commission, forget it, I'm not short of money." ”
"Commissions will be paid, it's a matter of credibility. Abagon refused, but added in his heart, "Since you don't want it, then it would be nice to pay less." ”
Downton released a dozen large wooden boxes made by Abagon, and the auction items were placed inside.
"Hey, I'm not mistaken? It's actually "Madonna in the Garden", this is the work of Raphael, a great painter known as one of the three masters of the Renaissance!"
Born into a wealthy aristocracy, Andrea received an elite education and has a considerable understanding of these artistic masterpieces.
"Yes!"
Downton nodded and handed over a pair of white gloves, which was to prevent the sweat on his hands from staining the picture.
"I'm sorry. Andrea put on her gloves and looked closely, but the more she looked, the more surprised she became, "Judging from the craftsmanship and style, it doesn't look like a fake?"
"Absolutely authentic. ”
Abagon said, "The other famous paintings are also genuine, and I swear by the honor of the master." ”
"But it can't be, I remember the art instructor said that the first time this painting appeared was auctioned off by the Duke of Hohenzollern, and then with the destruction of Porusna, it also disappeared forever. ”
Hearing this, Downton's heart suddenly jumped, he wanted to cover it up, but he didn't want to lie, fortunately there was Abagon.
"You must be misremembering. ”
"No, this painting is a representative work of Raphael at the height of his middle age, so the auction price is 26 million marks, setting a record for the price of a famous painting of that year. Andrea shook her head, "My mentor was very fond of Raphael, so I would never be wrong if I studied his work and learned about his life." ”
The female priestess is also a genius, her IQ is definitely not bad, and the knowledge she has learned will not be easily forgotten.
"Don't you appreciate the other works?" Downton pulled out another painting.
"Don't worry, if you don't want to say, I won't ask. The heroine glanced at Downton, it was really a thousand styles, "But you have made a fortune, now that this painting is taken out, it will definitely shock the collecting world, and it will not be a problem to auction it for 50 million marks." ”
"Forget it, I don't want to get in trouble. ”
Downton laughed dryly, the nobles have too deep a background, in case they meet the kind of guy who likes Raphael again, his secret may be exposed, so it's better to keep it at the bottom of the box.
"I guessed right. You're a little rich man. ”
After admiring the auction items, Andrea sighed, and she roughly estimated that these things were already worth more than eighty million gold coins.
Elaine had calmed down, and after going to a dungeon once, she knew that her brother was not going to be the queen of the Frankfurt royal family. The richest one.
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The auction begins at 6 p.m. and is expected to last for two hours, after which the Mondalcino merchant group will hold a banquet for the nobles of the royal capital.
As Andrea's golden-robed officiant, she received an invitation a week ago, and she didn't plan to go, but because of Downton's relationship, she had to go.
Two carriages, which were not luxurious or shabby, stopped in front of the apartment. Downton personally went to invite the celebrant.
Andrea was still wearing a white robe with a waist and high heels, although it was simple, but it had a special holy atmosphere on her.
"It's big!"
Hu Tao stuck her head out of the car window, looking at the main priest's full papaya ~ milk, she always wanted to rub it, she felt that it must feel good.
The first time I participated in the auction, of course, it was the whole family. Charlotte felt that she might come across potions that were usually hard to find, so she agreed to Downton's invitation.
"What are you doing here?" looked at the ogre following behind the carriage. The presiding priest was amazed.
"They're bodyguards. ”
"You're even a killer of Assassin's Creed, and you still need bodyguards?" the female priestess didn't say a subtext, "With me, the main priest, the person who wants to assassinate you will have to weigh his own strength." ”
"It is to protect Abagon. Elaine pulled her mentor and explained as she hurried.
So many nobles. It would be bad if someone looked down on the goblin and wanted to beat him, so it would be better to take the ogre, and their size would be enough to intimidate many people.
Before the luxurious clubhouse, it was already full of traffic and guests. However, order was maintained fairly well by the uniformly dressed servants.
As soon as the carriage came to a stop, a servant came ahead of time, put a stool in front of the door, and then opened the door with permission.
Abagun jumped out of the car and stretched out his hand to help, "Master, be careful. ”
The busy servants and guests were stunned when they suddenly saw ten ogres and one goblin appear, and the ladies even covered their mouths with fans and exclaimed.
Although the servant looked puzzled, he did not have any dissatisfaction or contempt, and waited for the guest to get out of the car.
"It is worthy of being a famous merchant group of the Nine Great Empires, and the quality of these servants alone is completely explosive in Frankfurt. Andrea praised.
"Lord Priest, you have praised it. ”
When the servant saw a beautiful leg in flesh-colored stockings sticking out of his golden robe and stepping on his horse, he immediately recognized the identity of the person who came, and hurriedly bowed his head and saluted.
Only three chief priests were eligible to wear a golden robe in the entire king.
Hu Tao jumped out of the other carriage, stretched a lazy waist, and couldn't help but want to run into the guild hall, she had never been to such a place, she was curious.
"Please go this way, I'll take you to the VIP room, and the auction will start in twenty minutes. ”
The servant was very discerning, he didn't even read the invitation card of the main priest, and he didn't ask for the deposit bill, so he took them directly to the VIP room, in fact, even if the master of the merchant group came, it was also the same way.
"Master, I'll take a look at the goods. ”
Abagun retired, and their auction items had been handed over to the merchant group a day in advance for the family to appraise, and then they had to stay in the guild hall in order not to be dropped.
Despite the ogre guards had been arranged, Abagun was still not at ease, and he had to go and get some connections with the merchants.
"Well, be careful. ”
Waving his hand to let the butler leave, Downton took Hu Tao and followed the priest into the hall, Celes wearing a hood, very nervous.
The people who can come here are basically big nobles and big businessmen, and the guards they invite are naturally very strong, so some people feel the undead aura on Celest, but they don't pay much attention to it, thinking that she is just a necromancer, after all, no one would have thought that a death banshee would appear in the human realm. (To be continued......)