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The first rain of the year 3692 fell silently in the capital of knowledge on the evening of the 32nd of February.

The cold wind of winter is still raging on the earth, but the weeds on the side of the road have persistently sprouted in the cold wind at the end of the road. The bare branches of the trees in the city are dyed with a bit of greenery, so that people can feel a hint of spring even in the cold wind.

The weather is still cold, ordinary people on the street are still wrapped in thick coats, after the end of the day's work, against the cold wind to the warm home, in this gloomy weather, burn the fireplace, eat a hot dinner, this is the greatest happiness of the day for ordinary people. But the physical fitness far beyond the ordinary people of the professions are different, even in such a cold season, the professionals are still wearing thin clothes, wearing the usual equipment, going back and forth between the streets and alleys, constantly harvesting the envy of ordinary people around them.

The sky was overcast, low clouds obscured the sunset, and thin snowflakes fell in the darkness, falling on the shoulders of pedestrians, quickly melting by the body temperature and turning into a steaming mist. But soon, the snow turned into rain, and the falling snowflakes became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into raindrops with ice, dripping from the sky, making the ground slippery.

But even in such weather, there is still a constant flow of people in the business district of the capital of knowledge, tourists visiting and shopping in the business district, caravans of goods paying for goods in the business district, local residents shopping for the necessities of life in the business district, and professionals spending gold coins in the business district to improve their strength. Overall, the weather is cold, but the atmosphere in the business district is always hot.

The irregular quadrangular commercial district gets more and more lively the further you go inside, and the shops on the most central streets are often open until after midnight. The taverns everywhere are lit up all night long. But on the central streets, there are a few large buildings that mostly close after dusk, and only a few days a month do they extend their closures. There are not many such places, but. Merrell & Jones is one of them.

Today happens to be the day of Merrell & Jones' monthly auctions, and one of the few times a month when they are closed late. Traditionally, at the beginning of each month, the auction house publishes the monthly auction catalogue for the month in a special newspaper, which is passed among hundreds of thousands of people across the city. Other than that. In addition to the rich and famous people in the city, these customers also include high-level adventurers headquartered in the city, high-level adventurers who travel alone, and high-level mages of the Mage Guild, of course, the six affiliated guilds of the Mage Guild and the major temples of the Mage Guild. In short, the purpose of the auction house is to use it as an advertisement to attract as many customers as possible to participate in the auction, creating a greater reputation and higher commission for them.

Of course, the monthly auction can't compare to the annual New Year's auction. Whether in terms of the number of types or rarities of auction items, it is far inferior to the latter, but after all, the reputation of the auction house is that when people of all ethnic groups on the continent want to auction rare items, the first thing that comes to mind is often the auction house in the capital of knowledge, so there are always some strange lots coming out here every month, attracting lovers from all over the city and even the world.

At 7 p.m., when the two-hour auction was about to begin, the front of the auction house was gradually becoming sparsely populated, with only a few late customers hurrying into the auction house, afraid of missing out on their favorite lots. In order to increase the time that participants spend in the auction house. To avoid the fact that many guests predict the time according to the order of the auction and only appear when the items they want to auction appear, the auction house uses a very shameless method, except for the last ten valuable auction items. The auction order of the first twenty or thirty auction items is all random, and no one knows which auction item will appear and when, which makes most of the participating guests have to stay in the auction house all the time. Although this method is shameless, it is also effective, and there are often customers who do not want to bid on something at the beginning when they decide to participate in the auction at the last minute, which invisibly raises the auction price again.

Accompanied by the bell ringing before the start of the monthly auction. The two carriages slowly stopped in front of the auction house, and Lina and Vivien each jumped out of the car with a little girl wrapped in thick clothes and a hat pressed low to cover her face. In the car behind, Catherine and Pannis, with two maids, also jumped down, and the eight of them glanced at the door for a moment, and then walked towards the door.

"Sister Lina. The little girl holding Lina's hand was Michelle, and she was very active for the first time in such a place, and she was curious about everything, and every time she passed by a strange ornament, she had to lean over to see: "Is there really a auction house here?"

"If only there was everything. Lina shook her head and said, "It's just that there are more strange things here, not everything, too many things that are extinct in the world, or things that others don't want to sell, can't be found here." ”

"Oh. Michelle nodded as if she didn't understand: "In this case, the things here must be very expensive, can Ansa and I afford them?"

"Haha. Lina smiled and continued to shake her head: "It doesn't have to be expensive, if there is no one willing to buy it among the people who participate in the auction, it will be very cheap to buy it." However, if someone wants to compete with you, it can get very expensive. Okay, stop running around and go inside. ”

Entering the first auction hall of the auction house, sure enough, the auction has officially begun.

The first auction hall was not as noisy as many people imagined, but it was very quiet, and the guests who came to the auction sat neatly dressed in their seats, quietly listening to the auctioneer's detailed introduction of the lots. On the second floor of the auction hall is a semi-circular platform, on which twenty boxes are built, which are intended for the use of large customers who have sufficient funds, except for some wealthy people who can be sure to have enough funds, and others who want to use them must verify their capital in advance. As for the advantages of the private room, not only can it have an independent space, but when there is an interest or question about a certain lot, ordinary guests can only observe and inspect the lot at a distance of one meter after going on stage, while the guests in the box can be sent to the box for inspection by the auctioneer's assistant after making a request. In addition, during an auction, the guests of the box can have three pauses, each time up to five minutes, and three times for a total of no more than ten minutes, which is the greatest convenience for the participants, using this time, the auctioneer can carefully weigh the pros and cons to make a decision, and can also take the opportunity to borrow money temporarily from friends around him when the funds are insufficient.

Because the adventure group had quite abundant funds this time, Catherine came to book a box in the afternoon and completed the capital verification, so the group did not stay on the first floor, and went directly to the second floor under the guidance of the waiter and entered their own box.

"It's a shame to be a little late. Vivien was the one who was most interested in this auction, and said regretfully, "I don't know how many lots are now." ”

"This is the third piece. Pannis said, "I've already done two shots. ”

"How do you know?" Lina asked curiously, "Isn't the auction order random?"

"Of course I heard it. Pannis pointed to his ears: "Although the auction room is well insulated, I can still hear some of it." ”

"Finished shooting two?" Vivien asked anxiously, "Do you know what they are?"

"Rest assured, nothing is important without what you want. Pannis said casually, "This is our box." ”

"Good work. Catherine nodded and smiled at the waiter who led the way, and took the lead into the box, explaining to the maid sisters: "Don't be so nervous, I know that you two have seen a lot of powerful people along the way, but those people here will not come to you for trouble, let alone come to kill you for fun, so there is no need to avoid them like in the city of innocence, just treat them as normal communication partners." Of course, it's not realistic to let you communicate normally right now, just treat them as if they don't exist. ”

"Yes, master. The two maids consciously wiped the tables and chairs of the box for everyone, and put the snacks and drinks provided by the customers of the auction house in the box in a convenient place, and then stood behind Catherine, waiting for the orders of the masters.

"Dangdang. "Shortly after I sat down, there was a knock on the door of the box.

It's a habit that has been passed down from the theater and is one of the benefits of using a private room. When watching a performance in the theater, whenever there is a break or when they are not very interested in the play, guests often take the opportunity to visit acquaintances and friends in the nearby box, turning the box into a kind of social place, and often some people with a bad life turn the box into another special social place, but this is only the behavior of a few people, and it is not of universal significance.

"Hello. Pansy walked quickly to the door and gently opened the box door. As soon as she saw the people outside the box, Pansy felt an invisible pressure, which was the pressure that the strong naturally generated from the weak. The pressure made Pansy very unaccustomed to it, and instinctively wanted to avoid it, but remembering Catherine's words just now, she still forcibly mustered up the courage to ask, "Is there anything wrong with you?"

"Who are you, I haven't seen you. A crisp and pleasant voice came from outside the box, but the simple words were as intoxicating as jumping notes, and automatically composed into a moving melody in the listener's mind: "Wow, Mr. Pannis, you are finally back." Well, and the eldest sister Lina and the stupid, welcome back. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you to take!Follow up ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter qdread), participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now immediately pay attention to qdread WeChat public account!) (To be continued.) )