Chapter 116 Auction 2

When Carl and the others entered, the main entrance of the auction hall also opened, and the crowd poured in, quickly filling the empty room. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the bottom, which turned out to be the center of the place where the beast was fighting, raised a platform of some height, and Laurent stepped up to the auction podium, and all eyes quickly focused on him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends,

Good morning, welcome to the Tahamat Spring Auction spearheaded by Archduke Sapier, I'm Laurent, the auctioneer, the rules of this auction are the same as before, each increase is at least one-tenth of the starting price, and it must be a multiple of one-tenth, no further ado, I'm sure you're already looking forward to the auction bids, and you won't be disappointed. ”

Two maids pushed a small cart from the backstage to the auction table, covered with a red cloth.

Laurent lifted the red cloth to reveal a large sword four feet long and half a foot wide, which glowed with a faint blue light from time to time.

"The first one, Weapon Master Brandon's latest work, Frost Greatsword, unnamed, base panel, hardness B toughness C retention B fighting spirit penetration C, suitable for silver-level warriors, when using this weapon to attack, you can consume more fighting energy to play additional ice magic damage. Obtaining this weapon can be said to be almost invincible in the same level of battle, as long as you hit the opponent's sword, the cold air invades at the moment when the fighting spirit breaks the defense, the enemy's movements will become sluggish, and the next victory is decided. ”

Laurent's introduction made the warriors below, especially the mercenaries, commotion, and even some people on the platform above showed excited looks. The extra ice magic damage, it seems that it is a bit difficult to consume extra fighting energy, but the one that can produce magic damage is enough for many people to shoot, and many maze mechanisms need to be broken with magic attacks, which is something that makes many warriors feel a little headache.

"The starting price is 6,000 gold coins, and each increase must be in multiples of 600. Laurent said.

"Six-thousand-six!" shouted a small nobleman below.

"Seven thousand eight!" a middle-aged mercenary immediately bid.

"Eight thousand four!" Carl also held up the sign.

He's also a little interested in this thing.,Enchantment is a major branch of magic.,There are three types of enchantments-

The first type is permanent, such as this additional consumption of fighting energy to deal damage, and the increase in the upper limit of the mana pool on the mage's robe.

The second type is the function, such as charging the weapon in advance, the magic damage with the attack is the second type, and the constant magic on the magic guide is also the second type.

Although the first two types are divided into magic, they have more to do with formation learning.

The third type, intelligence, is a complete category of magic, which currently exists only in theory, through complex magic circuits, without considering the mysterious connections between figures, but in a more pure way, the magic guide will become self-aware and actively assist the master.

This kind of magical idea is still too bizarre, so it is only the stage of conjecture.

He started by drawing scrolls through the formation method, and the second-type magic guide could barely make some of it, but the first type of magic guide made Carl feel very difficult, and this frost greatsword was a ready-made sample.

"Nine thousand!" Kino glared at Carl grimly.

Carl estimated: "Twelve thousand." ”

This is his bottom line, the estimated price of this sword is nine thousand, but Carl is too lazy to ink with Keno.

It's only 3,000 gold coins.

Keno achieved his goal of making Carl spend more money, but he felt even more uncomfortable in his heart - what Carl meant by this was that he didn't take him seriously at all!

"Twelve thousand for the first time, ten thousand for the second time, ten thousand for the third time. ”

Laurent's heart blossomed, and when no one continued, she struck the hammer.

"Deal. ”

The first item was lively, and then several items in a row were quite ordinary goods, ordinary bidders were still enthusiastic bidders, and the upper echelons were basically lacking in interest, only occasionally symbolically holding up a sign.

"Don't you have anything you want?" Karl waved the list of lots in his hand to Alexia.

"Not interested. Alexia was bored, "My twin swords will be enough." ”

Alexia's dual swords, the true best of the four indicators ASAA, are much stronger than the BCBC-level enchanted greatsword that Carl just found.

If two Alexia slash each other with a dual sword and a frost greatsword, the frost greatsword will be destroyed within a few turns, but Alexia's dual swords will not be damaged in the slightest.

If it weren't for the fact that the material used for her weapons was very ordinary lapis lazuli, maybe she could have gone further.

"Okay. Carl flipped through the menu, and the two sets of gems he wanted to buy were almost his turn.

On the auction podium, Laurent took a deep breath, the previous atmosphere was well adjusted, and the next was a small climax.

"The next auction item is the newly excavated set of the finest rubies, a group of 12, with an average weight of 83 carats and 53 points, and a starting price of 10,000 gold coins. ”

Natural gemstones, rather than magic gems with their own effects, are something that many professionals don't get enough of.

"Ten thousand gold coins. The Grand Mage of a Mage's Guild held up the sign in his hand.

"Is there anything else you want to markup?" asked Laurent.

"Twelve thousand. ”

Karl glanced at it, and it was Brent the Gem Merchant.

"Thirteen thousand. "The great magician added three thousand gold coins.

Brent shook his head with some regret.

"Twenty thousand. Keno held up the sign and glanced at Carl triumphantly.

"Does anyone continue?" Laurent's gaze scanned the circle, "Twenty thousand first, twenty thousand second, twenty thousand......"

The true value of this group of gems is almost 20,000, and no one will add it, Keno can't help but be very satisfied with his judgment.

"Thirty thousand. Carl put down the auction menu in his hand, "I don't want anyone to chase me, and I will also collect 30,000 yuan for another set of sapphires." ”

A low voice rang out in the noisy auction room, but it quieted everyone.

60,000 gold coins to buy natural gemstones with no practical value!

"It's not in order......" Laurent was a little puzzled, "but it's not impossible, is someone chasing it?"

Of course, no one was chasing, and everyone looked at Carl like a madman.

"I ask to confirm that the bidder can afford to pay the money!" Keno said loudly, standing up.

This is a mechanism to prevent misconduct and lead to unsuccessful auctions, and the auction organizer is obliged to confirm whether the bidder has sufficient funds to exchange the goods received.

There was a murky exchange of voices on both the upper platform and the lower seats, and Keno's remarks caused a lot of discussion, with distrustful glances thrown at Carl from time to time.

"I think I'm qualified. Karl also stood up, "I'll take my leave, Mr. Laurent." ”

"Hmm. Laurent nodded, and then announced to the crowd, "There is no need to confirm that Mr. Karl must be able to pay these payments." ”

The audience was in an uproar.

"It ended pretty quickly. Alexia said a word and stood up.

"Time is still precious. Carl rubbed his temples, "It's mainly because last night's experiment was only halfway done, and I'm uneasy to put it there." ”

Carl didn't have the mood to do anything to use his brains, otherwise he wouldn't have crushed it in such a rough style-

It's true that Keno was ignored.

Most of his current computing power is put into the mental world to deduce experimental models, and the most direct reaction is that the reality is slow to react, and Ruby will be in a daze, almost letting others take it.

As early as the first day of coming to Tahamat, Carl sent the mage robe here for identification, and the appraiser's estimated price was 120,000, which directly replaced the original finale item.

And even if it fails, the auction will be sold for 114,000 (5% commission), so Laurent knows that Carl must have enough money to pay for him.

In the eyes of envy or jealousy, Carl left the venue directly.

A waiter stood at the door and said respectfully to Karl, "Mr. Karl, Mr. Brandon, please go backstage." ”

"Hmm. ”

Brandon was the auction's chief appraiser and one of Archduke Sapier's right-hand men.

Through the spacious cloisters and hidden paths, Carl and Alexia entered the auction's appraisal room from the backstage.

The dark laboratory is lit with a steady candle flame that burns a steady flame for a long time, and several mirrors polished with different crystals placed on the arms of several organs in the laboratory can decompose this light source into several special lights.

Behind the table was a dwarf with thick glasses, sitting in a half-man-tall high chair with a magnifying glass in his hand.

"Oh hehe, you're here, human. Brandon put down the magnifying glass in his hand and said.

"I'm just here to get my stuff. Karl shrugged.

Brandon's slender fingers pointed to the two black oak boxes on the table, and a one hundred and fifty centimeter long sword box: "Everything is here, you check it first." ”

When Carl heard this, he first opened the box of the Frost Greatsword, and the blue lines on the sword appeared from time to time, but to the touch, there was only the unique coldness of metal, and there was no other special feeling.

Karl strained his hands and lifted the greatsword out with considerable difficulty: "Alexia, come and see." ”

"Good. ”

The double-ponytailed girl's left hand stretched out and held the hilt of the sword and lifted it up easily, and the silver-white fighting light spread on the body of the big sword, and finally turned the entire big sword into a dazzling silver-white.

"It's amazingly condensed and pure. The dwarf appraiser just glanced at it, and he could see Alexia's vindictive characteristics.

"It's okay, at least there's no problem with the coherence of the fighting spirit. Alexia put the Frost Greatsword back in the sword box.

Carl proceeded to open the gem box.

The candlelight shines on the twelve large rubies, reflecting the laboratory in bright red, and the rubies from different angles show different colors under the light, and a closer look reveals that there are extremely fine cracks in the inside of the gems.

"These gems were mined from the upper reaches of the Minashi River, the territory of the Earth Dragons. Brandon said.

"What's the deal with these cracks?" said Carl, putting on his white gloves and picking up a piece of it.

Through the gemstone, you can see the outline and details of the dwarf appraiser on the opposite side, and the transparency is excellent.

"Cracks are a common phenomenon in rubies, and generally speaking, as long as they do not spread to the surface, they are valuable products, and cracks like this are already of excellent quality. Alexia said to Carl.

"I see. Carl put the gem down.

Karl hadn't yet begun to study the gems, and Alexia had more knowledge of the non-magical realm than Karl.

"Are you satisfied?" asked Brandon, crossing his eight fingers.

Carl checked the sapphires again, and finally put them all away: "Very satisfied." ”

Brandon took out a gold card and swiped it with Carl, swiping the forty-two thousand gold coins in advance: "Then the transaction is happy." ”

One hundred and forty-four thousand minus seventy-two thousand, and forty-two thousand gold coins.

"Happy trading. ”

The sun climbed up the sky and set in the west, and the sunset reflected half of the sky.

On the side of the street, the old farmer and the woman bargaining, several naughty children ran by, one of them tripped over the raised stone on the side of the road, sat on the ground and cried, two mercenaries hurried by, went to the mercenary guild to deliver the task, the miners dragged their tired bodies from the tavern to drink a glass of bad wine to relieve the fatigue of the day, the tavern waiter impatiently kicked the little beggar at the door to drive him away.

The little beggar had to change places and continue begging: "Good old man......"

Passers-by avoided the dirty little beggar, unwilling to ask for this bad luck.

A few copper coins fell into his broken bowl, and the little beggar looked up gratefully, only to see two figures, one tall and one short.

Carl and Alexia went to the auction in the morning, and in the afternoon they went to buy some necessities for their travels, and it was dusk when everything was done.

"I didn't expect you to take the initiative to give money to a beggar. Alexia said as she walked.

"What about you?" Karl asked Alexia.

"He was able-bodied and self-reliant, and there was no rule in imperial law that child labor could not be used, nor was there in the local law of Tahamat. Alexia looked at Karl, "You're only fueling laziness. ”

"Perhaps. Karl put his hands behind his head and looked up at the sky, "But it makes me feel better to reach out once in a while, and you could say I'm an egoist, because a lot of times I help people not to help, but to make myself feel happy." ”

Alexia stared at Karl for a long time, "You're sincere. ”

"That's my merit. Karl tilted his head.

"You do this with the potential for worse outcomes. Alexia retracted her gaze, "The little beggar will probably stop fending for himself and continue begging." ”

"But it could also keep him from starving. Karl smiled slightly, "When there are thousands of results, why don't you guess on the good side, how you will choose is the little beggar's business, and I can't interfere with other people's thoughts, whether it is good or bad is my own responsibility, it has nothing to do with me." ”

"......" Alexia fell silent.

"Human actions are sometimes irrelevant to reason, and strong emotions can seriously interfere with judgment. Karl tapped his head with his index finger, "In the same way, what is not important to reason will be chosen by emotion. ”

......

While talking, the two of them had returned to Ashfurnace.

Turs, the dwarf, leaned listlessly against the doorframe, and travelers did not greet him as they passed by.

"Hey, you're lazy again. Karl's voice rang out.

Turce looked up and saw Carl and Alexia, and quickly straightened up, his face straight.

"Don't worry, we won't sue your uncle. Karl laughed, "Actually, he knows you're lazy and won't care about you." ”

Turce drooped again when he heard this, and became listless.

Enter the store.

"Have you procured all your supplies? "What do you want for dinner?"

"I've eaten it. Karl spread his hands, "Tahamat's scones are a little hard, but they're generous. ”

Alexia nodded to the side.

The dwarven store manager laughed and said, "Whether it is us dwarves or you humans, when we go down to the mine, we will carry some food with us, as lunch at noon, baked bread is the food they often carry." If it's not hard enough, it'll crumble into slag by the time you take it out and eat it. Gradually, this hard, thick flatbread became a specialty, and many mercenaries chose it as dry food when they went out. ”

Carl sighed: "I just thought it was a special food here, so I wanted to try it, but it took a lot of effort to eat it as a meal." ”

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" asked Bentley.

"That's right, I'm expected to be able to get to the town of Rectangular in one day, and spend the night there. Carl nodded.

"You're going south, it's the border between the Empire and the Elves, and the law and order is chaotic. Bantri said.

After all, the relationship between the empire and the elves is not like that of the orcs, and they have to build a defense line to defend, and the border between the two sides is very blurred, and there is a large area of three regardless of the area.

"If there is sin. Alexia suddenly said, "I'll sanction it with my own hands." ”

Karl patted Alexia on the head, in exchange for an angry glare from the girl.

Nodding to the dwarven store manager, he said, "We'll be careful." ”

"Rest early, little Carl, don't stay up late. Bantri admonished.

"Got it, got it. Carl muttered, "Can you stay up late when you do research......?"

Then he was driven away by the dwarven store manager laughing and scolding.