Chapter 15: Auctions
After the tea, everyone had exchanged everything they should have communicated, and seeing that the time was close to the start of the auction, the group got up and walked towards the gold coin chamber of commerce opposite the teahouse.
The auction was held at the Coin Chamber of Commerce.
The Brent family made a lot of money to ensure that the auction went smoothly.
The guards at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce are all formal knights, and I heard that there are several intermediate knights sitting in the venue, and they are full of aura.
Allen, as a commoner, was not qualified to participate in this kind of aristocratic activity, but he still had Jason by his side. No matter how unwilling the concubine is, it is also the nobles of Budapest City, and it is normal to bring one or two attendants by his side.
Therefore, Alan temporarily served as Jason's knight squire and followed Jason into the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.
But there was a hiccup in between.
When Jason and his party rushed to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, they encountered another group of people at the door of the Chamber of Commerce.
Suddenly, the little nobles on Jason's side were like wilted sunflowers, bowing their heads and not daring to speak.
Alan was wondering what was going on, when the young man in the opposite direction said, "Who is it that is so pompous, little Jason, shouldn't you feed the horses in the city lord's mansion? ”
Jason froze in place for a moment, his eyes wide open, staring unblinkingly at the boy in front of him, who was not much older than him, his hands clenched, but he didn't make any more movements.
"Hmph, a concubine who has no prospects, and then a quasi-knight, he can't get on the stage after all. Seeing that Jason didn't dare to make any more moves except staring at him with his eyes, the young man showed off his might as if he had won a battle, and turned around and walked towards the chamber of commerce very proudly, surrounded by the eldest sons of the same age in various families.
"Bill, why are you stunned, don't come over quickly. A young nobleman on the opposite side stepped forward and yelled at Bill.
Immediately, Bill followed quickly and obediently, and when the other concubines saw this, they also consciously moved closer to the eldest son of their master's family.
For a while, only Jason and Allen were left at the door of the empty Chamber of Commerce.
This is the sorrow of being a concubine, unable to inherit the family title, it is difficult to get rid of the fate of being bound and enslaved by the family. Alan felt indescribable in his heart at this time, indignant for Jason, but he didn't ask anything.
Everyone has their own vulnerable side, and as a friend, it is important to maintain a minimum of respect at this time.
"Let's go, let's go in too. After a while, Jason seemed to recover, staring ahead, gritting his teeth and saying coldly.
As soon as I entered the chamber of commerce, a reception girl waiting on the side stepped forward to guide me into the venue.
The venue was very spacious, with hundreds of seats scattered around it, and a high platform in the middle.
The position here is also exquisite, the big nobles sit in the front, and the small nobles only sit in the back row.
Alan and Jason sat in the middle seat, after all, Jason was also from a noble family. However, due to the identity of the concubine, the front row will definitely not be able to sit.
For some reason, Alan did not personally hand over the package behind him to the reception girl, but found an opportunity to entrust the package to Jason and gave it some instructions.
After negotiating the auction items to the reception girl, the two received the number plate and took their seats. Jason briefed Alan on the various forces present, and then leaned back in his chair like an old monk and closed his eyes. And Allen, who was sitting next to him, looked left and right like a curious baby, looked around, and secretly ordered the chip to scan.
On each side of the hall was an intermediate knight sitting with a sword leaning on it, and his falcon-like gaze patrolled the entire venue.
"Ding! Target Name: Unknown (Intermediate Knight), Gender: Male, Status: Healthy, Constitution: 6.7, Strength: 6.9, Agility: 6.1. ”
"This is an intermediate knight, and it's really tough. "Allen can be regarded as having an understanding of the attributes of intermediate knights, and the attributes of the four intermediate knights are generally above 6.
The front row near the high platform is filled with large aristocrats, several different styles of clothing are distinct, suggesting that they are from different cities. The young man who had just taunted Jason at the door was sitting behind the great nobles of Budapest City.
Among these people, the strength of trainee knights is the majority, and there are also three regular knights, one intermediate knight and one quasi-knight. Alan couldn't help but glance at the mid-level knight and prospective knight in the front row.
The middle-ranking knight, dressed in knight's armor, sat halfway between the cities of Laxia and Budapest, but he couldn't tell where he came from. The quasi-knight is a member of the neutral zone, and it is not surprising that the third life fruit should be his. Fortunately, there were only three quasi-knights on the scene, including Allen, otherwise, if one more aristocratic quasi-knight came out, it would be very suspenseful to win the life fruit with Allen's financial resources.
"But you still have to beware of those apprentice knights, after all, the life fruit also has a promotion effect on apprentice knights, although it will be a little overkill......"
Alan stopped looking and began to follow Jason next to him, closing his eyes and recuperating.
The nobles who participated in the auction entered one after another, and soon the entire venue was full.
At this time, a graceful woman dressed in gorgeous neon clothes stepped gracefully on the lotus step towards the high platform.
After standing in the center of the high platform, she gently opened her lips: "Welcome, I am Betty Brent of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, and I am also the auctioneer of this auction. ”
Gracefully marching down to the stage with aristocratic etiquette, auctioneer Betty continued: "I believe many friends are looking forward to this auction. So, let's talk nonsense and let's get started. ”
A crisp and pleasant sound wafted through the venue, and the venue suddenly fell silent.
"First of all, the first auction item is the three life fruits that the herbalist of this chamber of commerce collected in the misty forest. I don't need to go into the details of its efficacy, the reserve price of each piece starts at fifty gold coins, and the price increase is not less than one gold coin each time. Bidding for the first Life Fruit begins. Betty took a box handed over by the attendant next to her, and when she opened it, it was the fruit of life, and the red fruit exuded the fragrance of ripeness, filling the entire venue for a while.
Allen's mind was immediately attracted, and his eyes were staring directly at the Life Fruit, and Jason next to him also opened his eyes sharply and looked at the high platform.
"Fifty-one gold" Allen hurriedly quoted.
A trainee knight in the front row of the "Fifty-Five Gold" leisurely mixes.
......
"Eighty gold" is the quasi-knight in the front row who quoted it.
The auction price soon exceeded eighty, and Jason also bid a few times in the middle, but there were many apprentice knights who were interested, and the price kept climbing.
After a hundred gold, there was no bid from the apprentice knight, and only three would-be knights on the scene were bidding.
Alan hated it in his heart, didn't he have three life fruits, couldn't he be friendly, how good it would be for one person to take one.
"One hundred and eight gold" But Alan doesn't plan to let go of this first one, and the ghost knows what the life fruit will compete in the future. While there are still people hesitating, it is the king to quickly win the first one.
The would-be knight in the front row of "One Hundred and Ten Gold" didn't seem to expect Allen's insistence and reported another number.
"One hundred and twenty gold" Allen was ruthless, and directly reported his bottom line, no matter how much he did, there was no way.
The market price of a life fruit is about eighty gold, and it is often priceless. To tell the truth, buying a life fruit for one hundred and twenty gold is far more than its market price, and the quasi-knight gave up following the auction after a little thought, anyway, there are two more in the back.
"One hundred and twenty gold once, one hundred and twenty gold twice, one hundred and twenty gold three times, deal!"
Alan breathed a sigh of relief. It's just that this time he is really bankrupt, and he still owes Vincent a lot of debt.
At this time, the little brother in charge of delivering the items found Allen: "Congratulations to Mr. for auctioning the Life Fruit, do you settle the matter now or wait for the auction to end?"
"Let's settle the auction together after it's over. "Alan can't get a hundred and twenty gold now, and he still has to count on the few pieces of equipment to be auctioned.
"Yes, sir. The little brother wrote down Allen's number plate and turned to leave.
"Bidding for the second Life Fruit begins. "Betty did not pause with the successful auction of an item and faithfully fulfilled her duties as an auctioneer.
"One hundred and twenty gold," Jason shouted directly at a price.
"Hee-hee, this young gentleman is really refreshing, is there still a bidder?"
The quasi-knight in the front row frowned, one hundred and twenty gold is indeed too high, I better wait for the third one, I believe that no one will grab it at that time, and it will not be a problem to win more than one hundred gold. The other apprentice knights were suddenly intimidated by this price and did not dare to follow at all.
You must know that once the gold coin chamber of commerce finds out that someone is making a false auction, and the auction is not paid, it is really immortal and has to peel off the skin.
"One hundred and twenty gold once, one hundred and twenty gold twice, one hundred and twenty gold three times, deal!" The second Life Fruit was quickly taken by Jason.
"Let's go to the auction for the third Life Fruit. ”
The would-be knight in the front row of the "fifty gold" hurried to offer. This is the last one, and he can't afford to take it lightly.
"Fifty-two gold" At this time, the trainee knight can finally keep up with the price.
......
The "One Hundred Gold" would-be knights followed leisurely, and the price scared off the apprentice knights as expected.
"One hundred gold once, is there any price increase? This is a rare life fruit, and the trainee knight can greatly shorten the time to become a quasi-knight if he takes it......"
At this moment, a knight's squire came to the front row and whispered something to a full-fledged knight.
"One hundred gold twice, this chamber of commerce can responsibly tell everyone that after this village, there will be no such shop. The sooner the trainee knight reaches the consummation of the quasi-knight, he will be able to prepare for promotion as soon as possible, and the tragedy of having the opportunity but not the strength will not happen next time......"
"Why are you so long-winded, hurry. "The would-be knight is getting impatient.
"Yes, sir. One Hundred Gold and Three ......"
"One hundred and twenty gold" is also a voice from the front row, but this is a formal knight.
"Ah, what a surprise, the knight paid one hundred and twenty gold, is there any price increase?"
The quasi-knight looked confused, what are the official knights doing, the life fruit is only effective below the knight.
However, he can't say anything more, he has been trapped in the quasi-knight for three years, and if he doesn't advance, I'm afraid there will be little hope for the future.
"One hundred and twenty hardware" the quasi-knight gritted his teeth and shouted the price.
"One hundred and thirty gold, friend, let me go, I just received the news that my son had been a quasi-knight a day ago, and he happened to be promoted to knight in one go, which is a major event in his life. I can compensate you appropriately. ”
"One hundred and thirty-five gold" quasi-knights are dripping blood in their hearts, your son's promotion is a big deal, but my promotion is not?
"Hmph, I don't know what to do, one hundred and forty gold. Save your energy, I won't let go of this opportunity. ”
The "One Hundred and Forty-Five Gold" quasi-knight is really unwilling to give up this opportunity, even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, he will win it.
Where is the background of the "one hundred and fifty gold" official knights that quasi-knights can compare, and they do not hesitate to shout the price.
......
In the end, the third Life Fruit was won by the official knight for two hundred gold. The quasi-knight wanted to cry without tears, as if he had ushered in the end of the world, and he seemed so helpless and annoyed.
I have to say that creation makes people, if Alan hadn't won the first life fruit earlier, I'm afraid he should be the one who is annoyed and helpless now.