Chapter 22: The Banquet (Part II)
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Delacul house!" Mr. Delacour stood in front and said in a graceful manner, "I hope that those who come here today will be able to eat and have fun, and it will be a great compliment to us!" ”
Mr. Delacour said a few words and walked on. Immediately after, Weston walked up.
Well? When the guests saw this, their glasses lit up. Aren't these people here just for Weston, and when they saw Weston walking up, they instantly cheered up.
"Everyone is welcome to come here!" Weston stood in front and bowed slightly, "What I want to tell you is that I did invite you here!" ”
"The purpose is simple!" Weston smiled mysteriously, "That's that everyone's been moving a little too much lately!" ”
"I'm just an ordinary wizard, and I'm just a student!" Weston feigned distress, "Maybe this is the trouble of genius?" ”
The guests chuckled.
"Okay, okay! I think I know what you're thinking, so I've prepared this party for today! ”
"It's a banquet, and it's a small auction!"
That's how Weston came up with the idea of selling his results at auction.
Of course, there are good and bad things to do so, but at least the current fragile balance can be maintained.
Weston actually had an idea in his mind, and that was to make the entire Delacour family a transcendent family - in the wizarding world, above everyone!
It's just that the current Delacour family doesn't have such strength, so he just took this idea to heart.
However, if you come to these auctions a few more times, you may be able to achieve results. Weston, who was standing in front, thought silently.
Let's go back and talk to Uncle Delacour! Weston thought.
"What is an auction, can you say that, Weston?" Lucius's words woke Weston from his thoughts.
Seeing that most of the people were looking at him with puzzled faces, Weston smiled dumbly, he had forgotten that most pure-bloods had never been in contact with the Muggle world in their lives, and they naturally did not know about this form of sales that originated from Muggles.
"To put it simply, I sell "Meditation", and everyone bids, and the highest bidder wins! There is no limit to the number of bidding opportunities available to everyone. This time, it will only be auctioned three times! Do you get it? Weston explained briefly.
Isn't this similar to the Ministry of Magic selling shops? The guests are a little clear, to put it bluntly, it is a competition for financial resources!
The guests looked at each other, and although the smiling faces were still the same ones, the atmosphere had changed a lot, and the air seemed to smell a lot more gunpowder out of thin air.
"Is it clear to everyone?" Weston asked with a smile.
The guests all nodded silently, staring at Weston with burning eyes.
"So let's get started!" Weston said with a smile.
I saw him raise his right hand lightly, and a high table was raised out of thin air. Weston grabbed his left finger, and a roll of parchment appeared in Weston's hand out of thin air.
Weston placed the glass on the high table again, and the glass twisted into a golden auction hammer.
What a high level of magic! The guests' eyelids jumped, they were all knowledgeable people, and naturally they knew how powerful Weston's hand was. Not to mention the silent activation of magic, it is all wandless casting!
They looked at the young man in front of them with some awe and silently added a little weight to his heart.
Weston naturally noticed everyone's expressions and nodded in satisfaction.
"Then everyone can bid!"
The room was silent instantly, and everyone looked at each other vigilantly, without bidding at the first time. Weston wasn't in a hurry, just smiled and looked at everyone.
"Haha, if no one speaks, then I'll do it!" A middle-aged wizard with a big beard laughed, and by looking at the badge on his chest, he knew that this was the patriarch of the Greengrass family and the father-in-law of the future Draco Malfoy.
"The Greengrass family pays ten thousand gold Galleons!"
Ten thousand gold Galleons? When Mrs. Delacour heard the offer, she felt a little dizzy. However, looking at the looks of everyone in the hall, it was obvious that this number only surprised them a little, not to the point of shock.
Everyone knows what this "Meditation Technique" represents, even if 10,000 gold galleons is indeed a huge amount of money, but compared to the family inheritance, it is nothing!
"Fifteen thousand gold Galleons from the Malfoy family!" Lucius spoke indifferently, then looked at the head of the Greengrass family, and said with a smile: "Old man, I can't give it to you this time!" It's a family affair, I'm sorry! ”
"Nothing, Lucius! We're allies, but I'm not one to be ignorant! The Greengrass family laughed, "I'll pay 20,000 Galleons!" ”
"Thirty thousand!" The head of the Aibo family calmly quoted.
"Oh? The Abbot family is also interested in this? The Flint family master glanced at the Abbot family master with a smile, and the smile on his long face always made people feel a little sinister.
"Of course, who wouldn't be interested!" The Selwyn family master smiled softly, "You're right, Franck? ”
"It's obvious!" The head of the Knott family smiled and responded, "I'll give thirty-one thousand Galleons!" I guess I won't be able to take it! The family's liquidity is running out! ”
"Thirty-five thousand!" The head of the Boke family whispered that he was the oldest in the house, probably because he had been dealing with black magic props for many years, and his face always seemed to have a layer of black energy.
"Old Bock, is there anyone else in your family? Don't bring it into the coffin when you buy it! The head of the Yaxley family sneered.
"Don't bother, Your Excellency! Your Excellency, think about where you can find Galleons! Old Bock replied quietly, "It's a Galleon auction here, not a copper nut!" ”
"You ......," the head of the Yaxley family glared angrily.
"What? Still want to get your hands dirty? I'd like to see if my old bones are still working! Old Bock played with the champagne glass in his hand, and said without raising his head, as if he did not pay any attention to Jaxley.
"That's it! Don't look at what kind of place this is! Don't be ashamed! The Greengrass family head frowned.
Hum! The head of the Yaxley family glared at Old Bock fiercely, and stopped talking.
"The Greengrass family gave fifty thousand gold Galleons! Plus a copy of Merlin's notes! ”
The offer of the head of the Greengrass family, everyone was finally shocked.
That's Merlin's notes!
"Are you crazy?" Lucius pulled the sleeve of the head of the Greengrass family, "That's your family's inheritance!" ”
"It's okay, Lucius!" The head of the Greengrass family smiled lightly and said, "Although the glory of the ancestors is still glorious, it cannot allow future generations to be unlucky!" We still can't understand that thing, so we might as well take it out and trade it! ”
"Okay, you decide!" Lucius took a deep look at the Greengrass family master, sighed, and did not persuade again.
As soon as they heard Merlin's notes, everyone who was ready to move was honest.
Weston glanced meaningfully at the wild-looking wizard, but said, "Anyone else has an offer?" ”
"None? Then ..... 3-2-1, deal! ”
"Bell-" ......