Chapter 283: Assassin's Throwing Knife
The man in Box Five was Ikram β the son of Bahaman.
As Bahaman's eldest son, he certainly did not want Eichkoman to be auctioned, after all, he was Bahaman's first heir.
Bahaman had decided to buy peace with Eichkoman under the threat of force from Leon, and Ikram tried to attack Leon while leading the way.
But at that time, the hundred or so poorly armed Ghazi raiders were shattered by the elite guards around Leon.
And then, Ikram is gone.
Now he reappeared, but at Ramon's auction.
"Lord Tahir, you'd better not move! Ramon! Putting an end to this pointless auction...... Otherwise......"
Ikram said suspiciously, his eyes full of despair and madness.
Ramon frowned on the stage, but instead of staring at Ikram, he turned his head to look at Box 1 on the other side.
"Lord Younes, I know that Ikram is your agent...... Did you command this? β
Ramon asked in Box One.
Yunes was the second son of Emperor Marius, but the Bacchus Empire was not a hereditary state, so there was no such thing as a 'prince'. Moreover, Yunes does not have any position in the Bacchus Empire, so he can only be called 'Your Excellency'.
"What the hell is going on...... He's in box five, I'm in box number one, isn't that enough? He's not my agent......"
A voice with a Bacchus accent came from Box One, slightly flirtatious.
"Hmph...... Little hairy boy, you want to deal with me too! β
Tahir was held hostage by Ikram and originally appeared to be quite calm, but after hearing Yunes's words, the city lord of Singal suddenly reached out and pinched the blade of the knife in his throat with his palm!
This is probably because Tahir feels that Ikram seems to be a personal act, and that this kind of young man does not know what to do, so he has to save himself.
Tahir's hand was cut by the blade, and blood dripped down, but he managed to break the blade against his throat for a while, and he managed to twist around and begin to wrestle with Ikram.
The Lord of Singar was brave, but the wrestling was clearly a disadvantage - he turned around with a blade that had almost broken his palm.
Moreover, Tahir is also in his fifties after all, and his strength is not comparable to that of a young guy like Ikram.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Tahir was about to be crushed to the ground, a cold light flew out of the stage and flew past the venue with a clear sound of breaking wind.
"Ah...... Uh......"
Both men in the scuffle fell to the ground at the same time, but the screams came from Ikram.
In his left eye, Ikram had an Assassin knife - the same dagger from the Scorpio Brotherhood that was being auctioned off on the stage.
It was Ramon's throwing knife, piercing a distance of more than thirty meters into Ikram's eye socket, and it was a rare technique in the world during the scuffle between two people.
Ramon's men in black then rushed up to take control of the scene, and the Assassin's throwing knife was returned to the stage.
"I didn't expect you to help me ......"
Tahir scrambled to his feet, clutching his bleeding palms, and took a few steps back, turning his head to look at Ramon.
"I'm not here to help you, Tahir, but this is my auction after all, and I have to keep everyone safe......"
Ramon held a handkerchief and shook his head while wiping the blood-stained flying knife: "Okay, now the problem is solved, and the auction continues!" β¦β¦ The last bidder was a guest in box 2, 1.2 million dinars for the first time! β
Ramon continued to shout as if nothing had happened, and there was such an episode, and there was blood, but he still clearly remembered the progress before......
"Wait...... Ramon, what do you do with that kid? β
Tahir held out his injured right hand, and a man in black was bandaging him.
Ramon's men had already dealt with the scene in half a minute.
Ikram is not dead, and the bleeding in his left eye is stopping, but the person has been tied up and gagged.
"I can understand why Ikram came to the auction to cause trouble, but I don't understand why he is bothering you, Tahir. But since he's looking for trouble with you, then of course he'll be dealt with by you, that's the rule......"
Ramon waved his hand and motioned for his men to hand Ikram to Tahir.
At this time, Ikram is a hot potato, and of course a smart person like Ramon will not ask for trouble.
Besides, Tahir was at least nominally the caliph of the region and the lord of Singar.
Since he was attacked in his own territory, the attackers should of course be left to Tahir.
"Whew...... In that case, Ramon, then I will sell him to you as a slave...... Do you take it? β
It seems that Tahir didn't want this hot potato to fall into his hands, so he sold the person directly on the spot......
"No, no, no...... Tahir, I'm no longer in the slave business. Of course, if you're looking for a ransom broker, I have a lot of them! Okay, the auction continues, please follow the order...... Box 2 is 1.2 million for the second time! β
Ramon was clearly not going to take the call.
In order to ensure the safety of the others in the auction, Ramon was able to shoot and injure Ikram with his hands, which was reasonable and could be justified anywhere.
But he must not allow Ikram to fall into his own hands as a slave - the son of Bahaman, of whom Ramon is now nominally an agent of Bahaman.
Tahir was attacked by Ikram on his own territory, and according to Desha's revenge logic, he could indeed sell Ikram as a slave to anyone, regardless of Ikram's status.
But Ramon was different, Ramon was nominally only a commoner in Singar, and naturally he could not buy the son of another caliph as a slave, or else it would be an insult to Bahaman, which was much worse than murder.
He could only act as a ransom broker for Ikram to be ransomed by Bahaman as a noble prisoner of war, and it was better not to do it himself - so he asked Tahir to find his men.
"Hmph...... One and two million plus Ikram! β
Tahir didn't go back to the box either, and just stood there and shouted a new price.
The man in black, who was bandaging his wounds, hesitated, not knowing whether to hold up the sign......
Ramon pursed his lips and sighed: "Well, the distinguished guest in Box 3 bid one hundred and fifty thousand dinars!" One million two hundred and fifty thousand for the first time! β
Seeing that his subordinates didn't know what to do, Ramon simply offered Ikram 50,000 dinars to continue to bid.
Fifty thousand dinars, a price that no male slave could reach, and in fact few prisoners of war could pay such a high ransom - unless they were a duke or higher.
Tahir shouted the price like this, probably just to vent his sulk, but Ramon borrowed the donkey to get off the slope like this, which made it difficult for him to have a seizure.
So the auction continued.
Ikram was also brought to the backfield by several men in black - he is now equivalent to Tahir's assets, and his worth of 50,000 dinars is second only to the Noldor elf girl back then.
"1,300,000 ......"
A female voice rang outβAlina had bid again, and she was as determined as if nothing had happened.
At this time, a figure came out of the No. 28 box on the far side and secretly went to the backfield.
It was the corner box, and there was a backyard passage outside, and there was no need to go through any seats, and no one should be able to see this person except Ramon on the stage.
Ramon did see it on stage, but he didn't say anything.
Because that figure was Leon.
Perhaps everyone thought that Leon should be outside Toba by now, but he had already quietly arrived in Singar.
But Leon didn't actually come to participate in this auction of the city lords, in fact, he was for another business - he wanted to sell the throne of Bahad Khan.
The capture of Toba City before did not bring much profit, and Leon was not willing to rob the innocent people in the city, and besides, if the city was damaged too badly, it was actually not worth it - it was not easy to sell.
So Leon distributed most of the gold and silver he had gotten from Cardin's treasury among the officers and men of the army to avoid any trouble on the way back.
- 500,000 dinars, which he basically divided all of them as a reward, and this reward was distributed according to the number of knights and military merits.
There were about 300 knights involved in this large army build-upβthis refers to the number of knights under other lords, not the number of troops.
Roughly each knight had eight to ten levies, and three hundred knights were almost three thousand men.
Leon basically made each knight receive a reward of more than a thousand dinars.
One thousand dinars is actually a lot of wealth for an ordinary Lion Realm knight.
Although they had been traveling long distances for the past month, in the end they had only fought a real battle in Toba City, and it was still an extremely easy battle, and for them, Lord Leon was indeed quite generous.
As for the rest of the proceeds, namely Cardin's concubine and children, Leon gave them to Lehman, or rather, to Ulrique - that meant a large ransom, which could basically be seen as Leon bribing Ulrike through Lehman's hand.
After all, Leon is the marshal, and the king must be able to realize that these gains actually come from Leon, which can make Ulrique remain silent about Leon's subsequent operations.
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In other words, this war Li Ang achieved the strategic goal of 'entering Toba City', and the face of the Lion Kingdom must be no problem, and he also divided all the proceeds of this war, and basically left nothing for himself......
Isn't that a wasted effort?
Of course not...... The lord just wants a bigger profit.
How could Lord Leon do a loss-making business?
Both the city of Toba and the throne of Bahad Khan were to be sold, so the city of Toba could not be destroyed or plundered.
In addition, Leon can also get half of the proceeds from the auction of Eichkoman.
Ramon will get his proxy share, which is 20%.
In fact, Ramon was more interested in the fame he had gained - he was not short of money, he wanted fame, and he wanted to use the fame obtained from this auction to change his business and no longer get involved in the slave trade.
As for the remaining thirty percent, it was a 'dowry' to be given to Bahaman, in exchange for his daughter Luha and the right to rule.
This was a satisfactory outcome for all three parties, since Emperor Marius's fleet had landed in Echkoman, and Bahaman could not hold Echkoman, so that at least he could gain a lot of wealth in the short term and quickly rebuild a strong army.
With troops, there is everything, and whoever Ishkoman will sell to may be recaptured in the future - Bahaman and his brother Gawan Khan understood this.
Moreover, marrying his daughter to a man who could buy Eichkoman at an open auction would be a good wedding cigarette for Bahaman - the Dexia people would not have asked their daughter if they wanted to hire a son-in-law, and Sarah's father had planned to marry her to a fat old man who had never bathed in his life.
Again...... Isn't it natural for a father-in-law to take back the territory that originally belonged to him from his son-in-law?
So for Bahaman, although he can only get 30%, this is equivalent to the money he picked up, and in fact he is even full of gratitude to Leon......
It's just that his son Ikram is too young and impulsive to see through the phenomenon to the essence.
Therefore, the lord intends to show Ikram what is called 'honor'.
"Ikram, you let people attack me before, should we settle this account?"
At this moment, Leon was standing in front of Ikram and looked at the one-eyed young man with bandages around his eyes.
Ikram's eye frames were still oozing blood, but it wasn't bleeding much, and he was still conscious.
It seems that Ramon's throwing knife didn't penetrate deeply, and it is estimated that it only destroyed Ikram's left eyeball, but did not hurt his brain - this kind of strength made Leon think three points higher than Ramon again.
"Hmph...... Count Leon? If you want to kill, you have to chop casually! Do it! β
Ikram seems to be a tough guy, and he probably has the mentality of breaking the jar a little.
"You are Tahir's property now, 50,000 dinars, it's worth a lot, I don't plan to deliberately damage other people's property......"
Leon smiled, this kind of stunned Qing was actually the best to deal with: "Ikram, have you ever wondered why your father Bahaman used Eichkoman as Luha's dowry in the first place? Or rather...... Why did he give me the right to dispose of Eichkoman? β
"That was a cowardly decision! If it were me, I would fight you to the death! Even if you die in battle, you must maintain the dignity of your family......"
Ikram gritted his teeth in hatred, and his attitude was quite brave.
"It's because you've always been so stupid that Bahaman was forced to make this decision...... Ikram, you still have the face to say that your father was cowardly? β
Leon sighed, feeling that this kid really had a bad brain, so he could only make his words clearer: "Your eyes are really useless, and it doesn't matter if you're blind - you were shot by Ramon, and you still don't realize the relationship between the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood and Ramon......"
To be honest, in the auction room, as long as the people sitting in the box, most of them should be able to see that Ramon and the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood are related......
Not to mention the miraculous flying knife technology, just putting the meaning of the assassin's flying knife into public auction is not something that ordinary people can do.
Tahir apparently understood, so he followed the rules of the auction house even when his hand was injured;
Alina obviously saw it, too, so she even acted as if nothing had happened.
- No one wants to offend the Scorpio Assassins, especially those who are bidding on Eichkoman.