In the evening of the next day, nearly 100 luxurious carriages drove towards the Count Elinor's mansion.

The last time there was such a grand occasion in Manhill City was on the birthday of the Lord of the City last year, and almost all the people in the city went to the City Lord's Mansion to celebrate the birthday of the Lord Marquis.

This grand formation made the residents of the entire city of Manhill look sideways.

The news that Count Elinor was going to auction the Pirate King's treasure in his mansion had already spread throughout the city, and hundreds of thousands of residents were privately discussing and speculating about what the Pirate King's treasure was.

Anyway, the gossip about the nobles can always arouse people's interest, and many people have turned up the interesting stories or scandals of the nobles in the past to show that they are well-informed.

For example, a certain viscount is incompetent, a certain countess has an affair with her own groom and is caught red-handed in a carriage, or a baron likes the same sex, etc.

Such words always elicit a low laugh, or disdain, or a sour mockery of 'aristocratic life is really nasty', but without exception, there is jealousy, envy, and longing hidden in the eyes of those people.

People are like this, they often hate not power and wealth, but why power and wealth are not in their own hands.

But then again, it was this Earl Elinor, who came to Manhill City five years ago, and there have been no other scandals except that the Earl is mediocre and incompetent, and he is afraid of his wife, but there are many commoners who praise the Earl's generosity and kindness.

This is unusual, the inhabitants of Manhill City have never heard of a nobleman's dog that has never bitten a person?

Earl Elinor's Mansion, at the main gate.

Theodore humbly introduced one nobleman after another into the manor, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, how long has the lord been despised by people since he was kicked from the royal capital to a remote fief?

The Countess had little business acumen, and the Countess had been struggling to maintain the business of the mansion.

However, the fiefdom was limited, and the counts treated the serfs generously, so for several years, the silver coins in the cellar did not increase, and even the nobility of the earl's court was about to be unable to maintain.

In the end, the Countess decided to buy a sea ship for the sea trade, which led to Miss Lislu being kidnapped by pirates.

But this thing...... Whether it is a blessing or a curse is not necessarily known.

Theodore had a few conversations with Madame and knew her thoughts, and if the auction could bear fruit, it seemed that he intended to continue working with the pirates?

After receiving all the invitations sent out, Theodore returned to the second floor of the mansion and reported to his wife: "Madam, all the guests have arrived, and no one is absent. ”

The Countess nodded and whispered, "Then let's start, you go down and make arrangements." ”

Theodore bowed and exited the room.

The auction took place in the garden in front of the mansion, and when it was dark, the maids lit the oil lamps in the garden, and the whole garden was illuminated as if it were day.

Long tables and chairs were placed throughout the garden, and plates of delicious food were served.

Before the auction had yet begun, the Earl accompanied a few noble adults in the garden, while the other nobles were holding wine, taking their ladies or concubines, and talking to familiar people in twos and threes, talking about interesting things, and laughing from time to time.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Theodore arranged for the servants to distribute the pieces of plaques with the coats of arms of each family to the nobles.

Theodore, who was the auctioneer himself, walked to a long table in the middle of the garden and struck the bell with a wooden hammer.

The butler, dressed in a tuxedo, looked at the nobles with a smile on his face, and bowed down to give an impeccable aristocratic greeting to the guests.

Theodore's voice was not loud, but everyone listened to it like a spring breeze: "First of all, welcome all distinguished gentlemen and ladies to participate in the auction of the Earl's Court, Theodore hereby sincerely thanks on behalf of the Earl. ”

"This is something that has never been sold in the kingdom before, and the auction is also a way to sell it that has never been done before, so I have a few requests, let me explain it to you. ”

"Every piece of porcelain has a reserve price, and each bid has a different price, and the goods are announced before the auction. ”

"If adults fancy any kind of porcelain, they just need to raise the bidding card in their hands and increase the price......

Theodore explained the rules of the auction in detail, answered some questions from the nobles, and then picked up the wooden hammer in his hand and knocked on the bronze bell.

"The first item, a pair of large vases. ”

The process had already been arranged, and the vase, covered with a red silk cloth, was carried out by the servant and placed on a long table, one on each side.

Theodore pulled back the silk cloth, revealing the half-meter-tall square vase.

The vase is half a meter high, with rounded arcs on all sides, and the body of the bottle is smooth and bright, sprinkled with purple roses.

Theodore smiled and said, "This vase, called porcelain, was purchased at great expense from an unknown seafarer. Wise as adults, don't believe rumors about the Pirate King's treasure and the like. ”

"Although this porcelain is not a treasure, it is absolutely unique in the kingdom, and I am sure that you will need such a pair of exquisite vases to decorate in your rooms, and our lord has already thrown out the ugly vase. ”

"Don't say much nonsense, start the auction, the reserve price is one hundred silver coins, and each increase must not be less than ten silver coins. ”

After Theodore finished speaking, there was a whisper at the scene, but no one raised his hand to bid first.

Because those with low titles dare not strike first, and those with high titles disdain to make a move at this time.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, Theodore glanced at a corner, so a viscount quietly squeezed the palm of the lady's hand, and the viscountess immediately held up the bidding card: "One hundred and fifty silver coins." ”

"One hundred and sixteen!" Immediately someone followed and shouted, it seems that the porcelain vase is still popular, but no one wants to make a bird.

"One hundred and seventeen!"

......

The price of the vase increased along the way, and this novel way of bidding seemed to become a comparison between the aristocracy in the end.

Hans and a few pirates stood in the corner and watched in amazement as the nobles on the scene went crazy and raised the price, and a pile of things made of mud was finally sold for five hundred and eighty silver coins?

This...... It's the life of an aristocracy?

How much food can be bought for five hundred and eighty silver coins?

The ensuing auction was even more incomprehensible to Hans and the others, and the nobles who were aroused spent a lot of money, and a set of teapots was sold for a sky-high price of 800 silver coins.

In particular, the pair of sailing boats treading the wave bottles were directly auctioned off by a viscount who specialized in maritime trade at a price of 1,000 silver coins.

Finally, the finale was lifted, and it was the porcelain angel statue that was more than a meter high.

Most people in this world believe in the goddess of light, and according to the Bible, the prototype of the goddess is the appearance of white wings on her back.

The Bible tells the world that believers in the goddess of light will arrive in the holy heaven after death, become angels, bathe in the light of the goddess, and never suffer from suffering.

So after this angel was moved out, the nobles present all stared at the porcelain statue, especially several high priests of the Holy See, and their breathing was a little heavier.

It was just perfect!

In their eyes, it seems that this white porcelain statue is the real angel who descended on the mortal world and came to the world to relieve the suffering people.

She must be enshrined in the church and revered by the faithful!" several high priests roared in their hearts.

Under the angry eyes of the high priest of Manhill Church, Theodore rang the bronze bell.

"Fifty gold coins!" The price was directly increased to fifty gold coins by the high priest, making the nobles present look stunned.

Hearing this price, one of the pirates asked Hans, "Brother Hans, how much is fifty gold coins?"

Hans thought for a moment with his fingers, then shook his head.

"Sixty gold coins!"

"Seventy gold coins!"

Several high priests were bound to win.

"Crazy. Hans muttered to himself.

And the nobles were already dumbfounded, and they all sighed in their hearts that the people of the Holy See were really rich.

The Countess stood by the window on the second floor, looking at the frenzied situation below, and smiled and closed the curtains.

"It's really funny!"