Chapter 16 The Auction Begins
The auction finally began, the melodious bell rang, and all the dignitaries who participated in the auction were welcomed into the auction hall by the slave girls of the auction house. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The space here is very spacious, divided into two floors, the lower floor can accommodate 500 people, and the upper floor is a private room, specially prepared for some distinguished guests who do not want to show their identity.
In the innermost part of the auction hall, there is a 20-meter-high platform with several exhibition stands made of crystals to display the auction items.
The entire auction hall was full, but there was not a single murmur, and the people who could come here were people with a certain net worth and status, and they were impeccable in terms of etiquette.
Looking carefully at these guests, it can be seen that although the clothes on each of them are not necessarily the most gorgeous and luxurious, they must be the most noble and elegant, the details of the materials are extremely exquisite, and the combination of tailoring has also reached the extreme, which is absolutely not seen on the market, and can be said to be unique.
Every family and wealthy family that has been inherited for a hundred years will have their own independent clothing designers, and even some families have a monopoly on this industry.
However, in such a group of noble people, it seems that there is one person who is a little out of place.
Lin Dong sat on the first floor of the auction hall, looking like an old god, although he was surrounded by some amazing characters, he didn't feel a little uncomfortable. It seems that he doesn't even notice that his clothes look "shabby" among these people.
This made Yulia, who originally wanted to tease him a little and watch his stage fright, a little disappointed. However, she quickly put away her thoughts and made a hidden gesture to the auctioneer on the stage to signal the auction to begin.
On the high stage, the auctioneer in a black dress received the signal and bowed to the audience with a smile, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's auction feast, I promise, you will have a good night." ”
His voice paused, "Maybe there's a little bit of excitement." ”
The auctioneer's hint drew a knowing laugh from the ladies and ladies in the audience.
Which auction was not exciting?
Let's just say that in the first half of the year, I don't know where the auction house got a batch of rare artworks, as well as all kinds of exquisite equipment, which almost made these noble children go crazy.
"Well, I know the ladies and gentlemen here have been waiting for a long time, the auction will start now. ”
With the magnetic and suggestive voice of the auctioneer, the lights of the venue slowly dimmed, and the only light was on the high platform, where two maids walked up with a large silver plate and placed it on a crystal exhibition stand at the front.
The contents of the silver plate are covered by a transparent crystal cover, and it is not yet visible what it is, so it seems that the auctioneer is trying to create a sense of mystery.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the first auction item on display today is a piece of equipment. ”
The auctioneer smiled and introduced to everyone: "Everyone knows how much a piece of equipment helps to improve the strength, although the guard is good, but it may not be able to protect us for a lifetime, although the strength is good, but the strength is not so easy to get, and the hardships may not be able to become a master, it is better to get a superb equipment to protect yourself, maybe you can use it at a critical moment."
Everyone had heard about the assassination of Young Master Xue Lan, and fortunately he was wearing a treasure armor at that time, which blocked the assassin's fatal blow. ”
The auctioneer took the trouble to introduce it to everyone present, and finally concluded: "That treasure armor is from our auction house, it is extremely light and tough, until later Young Master Xue Lan was full of praise for our treasure armor, oh, I don't know if Young Master Xue Lan is here today?
The ladies and gentlemen in the audience laughed deliciously.
The eldest and youngest of the Xue Lan family's generation, Feng Xue Lan is also a celebrity in the upper circle of Duolan City, he is not stingy by nature, he never suffers any loss, and he is righteous.
"Okay, let's get back to business, the first item we are going to auction today is a treasure armor, and it is from the same craftsman as Xue Lan's armor, please take a look~"
The cover on the silver platter was lifted, and the dazzling light suddenly shone on.
When everyone got used to the light, they were surprised to find a piece of inner armor on top of each other on a silver platter.
The reason for the surprise is that I didn't expect that an inner armor could be put in such a large place as the silver plate, and secondly, I didn't expect this inner armor to be so light and thin, and it looks like a transparent cicada wing.
The auctioneer motioned for a maid to take out the inner armor and unfold it for everyone to see.
The maid stretched out her hand and gently lifted the inner armor, shook it casually, and unfolded it completely with a snort.
I don't know what kind of material this inner armor is made of, it looks as light and transparent as silk, and the light on the stage passes through it, refracting a soft halo.
"As you can see, this armor is very light, very light, and when worn on the body, even the most picky young lady will not have any discomfort, and its defense will not be reduced in the slightest because of its lightness, please take a look. ”
The auctioneer gestured, and a maid carefully draped her inner armor over her body, as if her body was covered with a light veil.
A muscular man walked up to the stage, walked up to the maid, pulled out a short knife from the back of his waist, and stabbed the maid in the body.
"Wow~!!"
There was an exclamation from the stands, and although they knew in their hearts that this was the arrangement of the auction house, they still subconsciously felt terrifying.
Many women were so frightened that they closed their eyes for fear of seeing blood.
Many more opened their eyes wide, and they were taken aback.
The knife stabbed on the inner armor and slid away strangely, as if it was not the maid's body that was stabbed, but a slippery sphere.
The auctioneer lost no time in applauding vigorously, leading the guests in the audience to applaud, and gradually, the warm applause thundered.
"I am honored to introduce this treasure armor to you, it is made by the Imperial armor master, Master Karl, who is known as the master craftsman, and the materials used are cold silk, deep-sea fish sharks, and fine crystals, as for whether there are any other materials, the master refuses to disclose, and I can't advise, but everyone should see that this is definitely a treasure worth having. ”
The auctioneer is very good at adjusting the atmosphere, taking advantage of the warm atmosphere of the scene, he sped up his speech and said: "Now, start bidding, the reserve price is three thousand gold coins, and each increase is not less than five hundred gold coins, start." ”
"I'm out of four thousand!"
As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, a young boy raised his hand and shouted the price.
"Five thousand. A certain lady from a wealthy merchant family couldn't help but shout.
"I'm out five thousand-five. ”
Sure enough, these aristocratic sons and ladies have no resistance to such things that seem to sell well and are practical, and the bidding is fierce.
Yulia sat in the audience with her hands folded in front of her chest, half-squinting cat pupils, and looking at her director's "good show" with a smile on the corner of her mouth. In the past two years, she has been very familiar with this process, although there are no sky-high treasures, but it is still very easy to make a lot of money.
After such an item is auctioned, the transaction price is at least tens of thousands of gold coins, and the auction house can take 30% of it as a commission, and if it is an item belonging to the auction house, it will earn more.
"Seven thousand gold coins!"
"Seven thousand five!"
"Nine thousand!"
A bold shout directly approached the price of the treasure armor to the 10,000 gold coin mark.
Yulia licked her lips, wondering what price this armor would sell for, when suddenly, someone next to her pulled her sleeve.
When I turned around, I saw Lin Dongzheng looking at him with a pitiful face.
"Something?"
"That...... Can I buy that treasure armor?" Lin Dong asked seriously.