Chapter 41: The Auction
Shi Jian took the elf to the mission house to check out today's mission.
A-level: Tomorrow there will be an auction in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and there will be a white fragment in the auction, no matter what method you use, you will get the fragment, and the task completion will reward 50,000 universal points, and a Buddha light relic. If the task fails, 10,000 generic points will be deducted.
B-level: A village outside the eastern capital of Luoyang has been attacked by monsters, please go and subdue it. Completing the task rewards 40,000 universal points. 10,000 universal points will be deducted for a failed mission, but you may not have been deducted for universal points and you die.
C-level: There is a flower demon in a mountain outside Luoyang City who is about to become a refinement, please destroy its cultivation. If the task is completed, 10,000 universal points will be rewarded, and if the task fails, 5,000 universal points will be deducted.
D-level: Please go to Luoyang City Street to flirt with a woman, and complete the task to reward 5,000 universal points and a pervert title. Failed task? (You can't do this well, confiscate your little brother!)
After reading it, Shi Jian clamped his legs, and scolded in his heart: "Damn, there is still this kind of task, and if the task fails, the little brother will be confiscated, and he will be in the groove." Is there something wrong with this system, and it has all kinds of tasks?"
The D-class mission resolutely refused to accept and gave up. C-level task, hindering people from cultivating, although it is a demon, but at least people don't hurt the heavens and reason, give up. B-class mission, is there even a risk of death? shook his head and gave up.
As for the A-grade, the reward is high, but it shouldn't be a problem to get a white piece at the auction, it's just him.
Shi Jian took the elf out of the consciousness space, looked at the sky, it was already afternoon, go downstairs to eat something first, and inquire about the auction by the way.
Shi Jian went down to the first floor, found a place by the window, waved his hand to the shopkeeper, and motioned for the shopkeeper to come over.
The shopkeeper came to Shi Jian's side and wiped the table neatly. After wiping it, he threw a towel and hung it on his shoulder, and said to Shi Jian: "This guest officer, what do you want to eat? ”
Shi Jian thought for a while, and said to the shopkeeper: "Let's have a few of your signature dishes, and I'm here to have a pot of good wine." ”
The shopkeeper said to Shi Jian: "Okay, do you have any other instructions, guest officer? If not, please wait, I'll go get you a pot of wine first." "Then he left.
Shi Jian said to the shopkeeper: "Little second brother, wait, don't worry, I have something I want to ask you." After Shi Jian finished speaking, he took out a silver ingot and put it on the table.
"Huh?" The shopkeeper turned to look at Shi Jian, and suddenly saw the ingot of silver on the table, his eyes were straight, and he thought that he was lucky to meet the legendary local tyrant, and this ingot was ten taels, and his face was full of smiles. With a smile on his face, he said to Shi Jian: "Guest officer, what do you want to ask, I know everything about the villain, and I can't say enough." ”
"Little second brother, what's going on with the auction in Luoyang, the eastern capital?"
"Look, guest officer, you are not a local, the locals know that the Luoyang Auction is one of the best chambers of commerce in our Tang Dynasty, and it was jointly opened. The shopkeeper said proudly.
"Yes, I just came, and I heard that the things in this auction are very luxurious, and some things I didn't know about before or seen before, so I'm curious. Shi Jian said.
"No, it is said that this auction is held once a week, and it is said that the auctions are all rare treasures, everything, and it seems that someone has auctioned things used by immortals before. ”
"What, there are still things used by immortals for auction? Shi Jian asked pretending to exaggerate.
"Yes, it is said that even the emperor sent someone to participate in that time. The shopkeeper looked envious, as if he had seen the emperor.
Shi Jian suddenly thought of the pill in his hand, could it be that person got it at the auction. said to the shopkeeper: "What good things did the little second brother shoot a while ago?"
"A while ago, it should be the first two auctions of a very expensive thing, it is said that a businessman in Chang'an City came to Luoyang to participate in the auction, he seems to have spent 100,000 taels of silver to auction a pill, I heard that as long as there is a breath left in this pill, it will slowly get better after taking it. After he bought it, he sent it to his father in the capital in a dart game in Luoyang, but he didn't expect to be robbed when he was about to arrive in Chang'an City. Poor that dart bureau has gone bankrupt in order to compensate, hey. After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he shook his head, as if he was sympathizing with the dart game.
Shi Jian was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the pill to be so expensive, and his heart was beating for a while, what should he do with the medicine? Keep it for himself? Or sell it?
Seeing that Shi Jian didn't speak, the shopkeeper was a little apprehensive, and said to Shi Jian: "Guest officer, do you have anything else to ask?"
"Oh" Shi Jian came back to his senses and said to the shopkeeper: "I'm sorry, I just got distracted, by the way, little second brother, when will there be an auction?"
Seeing Shi Jian speak, the shopkeeper was also relieved, and said to Shi Jian: "Guest officer, tomorrow happens to be an auction once every seven days, and the auction is divided into several levels, which are once a year, once a month and once every seven days. ”
"If I want to participate in the auction, how should I do it?" Shi Jian asked.
The shopkeeper looked at Shi Jian and said to Shi Jian: "Guest officer, the auction is not so easy to participate, he can only enter as a member, of course, those who are officials can also enter, but if the grade is not enough, it will not work." ”
"Little second brother, how can I become a member?"
The shopkeeper looked around and whispered to Shi Jian: "Guest officer, if you want to become a member, members are also divided into temporary members and lifelong members. ”
"What do you mean by temporary membership and lifetime membership?"
"Temporary membership is when you enter the auction, put 10,000 taels of silver tickets at the entrance of the auction as a deposit, or you have something to auction with them, you can temporarily get a number to participate in the auction, if you need to buy something, if it is within 10,000 taels, they will deduct the corresponding fees, and settle for you when you leave, if it is more than 10,000 taels, they will go to you with the number, please go to the settlement. If you auction an item and you don't have enough money, they will confiscate your 10,000 taels of deposit, kick you out, and you won't be able to participate in their auction again. Lifetime members are either the top ten merchants in their chamber of commerce, or only high-ranking officials and nobles can have. ”
After listening to this, Shi Jian said to the shopkeeper: "Well, I know, thank you, little second brother." ”
"Do you have anything else to ask, officer?" said the shopkeeper, looking at the ingot of silver on the table.
"Well, no, little second brother, this is yours!" Shi Jian thought about it, as if he had nothing to ask, and put the ingot of silver on the table in the hands of the shopkeeper.
"Okay, the little one will go and get you a pot of wine, and your food will come up in a moment. The shopkeeper got the silver, put it in his mouth and bit it, it was true, and said happily to Shi Jian.
Shi Jian waved his hand, signaling that he could leave.