Volume 1 The Philosopher's Stone Chapter 27 Goodbye Hishian
In the hall under the private room, the auction of the [Mirage Mirror] has reached a white-hot stage, and many richly dressed nobles have participated, and the story of the "beauty trapped in the mirror" mentioned by the hostess seems to have attracted many middle-aged people.
Unexpectedly, the huge floor-to-ceiling mirror was finally bought by the blonde man who came with Martin, who didn't notice when the man arrived on the second floor, but judging by his performance, it shouldn't be the first time he has participated in such an auction.
After the Mirage Mirror was auctioned, it was taken down by the staff of the auction house and placed in the "Sunshine Hall", which is dedicated to the delivery of the lots, where all the auction items will be removed from the exclusive collection mark of the [Garden of Eden] and handed over to the owner.
Therefore, the "Sunshine Hall" is also the most heavily guarded place in the entire [Sunflower Carriage] and even all the auction halls under the [Garden of Eden].
The blonde man was sitting across from them, also sitting in the private room on the second floor, and he also spotted Martin and Hynes, took the red wine and shook it to Hynes for a while, and then began to chat leisurely with the old man next to him, as if he had only bought a trivial thing.
Martin thought for a while, maybe the [Mirage Mirror] really has two or even many sides, and what he met in the Plantagenet Palace was only one of them. He suppressed his curiosity about the mirror and continued to watch the auction downstairs.
After entering, he has been following closely behind Hines, after all, this auction house is not familiar to him in the slightest, and it is full of all kinds of nobles and wealthy merchants, his own status is special, and his actions here are full of uncertain risks, so he has been cautiously observing and looking for traces of Sisian.
Hines saw that Martin was a little absent-minded, and he smiled and said to Martin:
"Coffee divination is simple, but because of this, it can point to the truth and the core, the girl you are looking for must be here."
"When the 'Little Arcana' I consigned is auctioned and [those people] appear, I will ask the auction house for help, and I will definitely be able to help you find her."
"But now the situation is a bit special, trust me, to be on the safe side, we all need to be patient, and after a while, it will all be over."
Martin nodded to Hines, he didn't ask the old man who "those people" were, from the time he got into the carriage until now, he could vaguely see that the old man seemed to be planning something, and this plan had something to do with the Sunflower Carriage and the things he was consigned to here.
He chose to continue to sit here and wait patiently, but there was always some uneasiness in his heart.
At the same time, the next auction item has already been pushed up.
It was a square object one and a half feet high, covered by a large black velvet cloth embellished with various tiny gems, and four wheels underneath, and slowly pushed onto the auction table.
Just looking at this black velvet cloth with countless gems, you can see that this item is much more precious than the previous [Mirage Mirror], although the mirror is huge, it is only covered with silver-edged red velvet.
Everyone present was attracted by this huge object, and many nobles and wealthy businessmen stopped chatting tacitly when they saw it, they brushed their shiny sideburns, leaned on the back of the chair with their middle-aged fat belly, and watched it slowly pushed onto the stage with anticipation.
In the carriage, Hines wondered why Anne had come to what she had previously thought was "naked and cruel", and Martin had questions about why the auction was "naked and cruel".
In their later chat, Martin learned why.
As the largest auction house on the continent, the Garden of Eden has the elegance of modern society, as well as the primitiveness and bloodiness left over from the era when xenomorphs were rampant.
In addition to auctioning magical items, its business is more about auctioning treasures, antiques, and even various living things such as "contaminated", magical plants, wild creatures, and "contaminated creatures", which accounts for the vast majority of the auction house's business.
After all, there is a limit to the number of magical items.
And one of the businesses that most interested these aristocratic and wealthy merchants came from the auction of living things, especially women and elves in the northern forest.
These women and elves may come from the bloody war between the two countries, from the brutal hunting of mercenary squads, or from the dirty underground human trafficking, but as long as the "goods" enter the [Garden of Eden], they are legal and can be openly auctioned.
This overstepped the law to a certain extent, but even so, all kinds of nobles and wealthy merchants flocked to it, and even the consuls turned a blind eye to the business, and this was the influence of the Garden of Eden.
And this is also the reason why all the rich businessmen and aristocrats in the audience are cheering up now, they know that the real "good things" are coming.
"The auction item below is a rare good thing in recent times."
The hostess changed her original lazy and mature voice, and there was a hint of excitement in her tone.
"I think you have all heard about the rebellion of the Golden Bough Dynasty recently, King Zosse was killed, Aaron's family was slaughtered, and only King Zosse's youngest daughter escaped."
"The new High Priest in charge of the Temple of the Golden Bough has issued a bounty order to the entire Mir Continent to find the only descendant of this Aaronic lineage, whether in life or death. As long as you find it, in addition to the reward of the Holy Light Gold Coins, you can also be invited into the Golden Branch Temple to listen to the remnants left by those ancient [masters] and even [gods]. ”
"In addition, it is said that the youngest daughter of King Zosai is also a great beauty herself, who grew up in the Golden Branch Temple, and the value it represents, I think everyone here should be clear."
"And where is this mysterious daughter, guess what?"
The hostess threw the question to the men below, who knew how to stir up the atmosphere of the auction, and there were already rich businessmen who shouted out without any image, shouting for the host to lift the flannel next to him.
"I can't help but feel a little sad that you are so interested in this young girl who hasn't grown up yet."
The hostess continued to laugh with the people in the audience, she slowly walked to the square object next to her, and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, today's third auction item, the 'fallency' grade subject matter recognized by the Council of Elders, the quality serial number [μ-1-10], the youngest daughter of King Zose---"
"Miss Xitian."
She walked over to the square and lifted the black flannel covering it.
"The starting price is 5,000 gold Holy Light coins, please bid."
As the black flannel cloth was lifted, a red-eyed girl wearing only a tulle garment appeared in the sight of everyone in the audience.
Her hands were tied in front of her, her tulle garment adorned with many broken gems and sequins, revealing large swaths of fair skin, her feet bare, and she was locked in a cage in all directions.
The sudden light after lifting the flannel made her squint her charming red eyes, and she seemed to have no idea where she was or what she was going through, and her eyes were glazed in the middle of the cage.
And on her white chest, a pendant with the symbol of the Garden of Eden was glowing faintly blue.