Volume 1 The Philosopher's Stone Chapter 28 Colorful Opal
Martin's eyes instantly became dull after seeing the appearance of the man in the cage.
After three days of searching, she finally got her clues and found this place, but she didn't expect to see Xixian on this occasion.
He didn't know what the girl had been through in the past few days, but it must have been a very bad thing.
Looking at the ignorant Xixian on the auction table, he didn't know what to do for a while.
[Sunflower Carriage] is the subordinate auction hall of [Garden of Eden], which not only brings together all kinds of dignitaries, but also has a matching security force, he has found many order maintainers in the light in his observation just now, and there will only be more and stronger people hiding in the shadows.
This is an institution that the consuls trust their daughters with confidence, and an ordinary waiter is probably well-trained, and for those who want to break the auction order, it is like a huge fishing net and fly swatter, which makes people feel suffocated.
It was definitely not possible to break through, but he couldn't participate in the auction either, after all, he didn't even have a single holy water copper coin on his body, let alone 5,000 holy light gold coins.
Martin is in a dilemma, and the auction downstairs has already called a high price of 8,000 gold coins, but it is still in full swing, and the aristocratic lords in the audience understand the value behind this girl, not to mention the value of her body.
What the new high priest demanded, but life or death did not matter.
The sound of many quotations echoed through the hall, and Martin saw a thick gray and dark green mist that permeated it, surging and tumbling and intertwining, as if a myriad of dirty thoughts were growing and exploding rapidly.
"5,000 Gold Luminous Coins... This price is almost in the first tier in the entire auction history of the Sunflower Carriage, and I have never even seen so many gold coins... Only the real aristocrats and wealthy merchants could afford it. ”
Hines seemed to be a little ashamed on his face, and when he saw the abnormal body movements of Martin sitting across from him, he suddenly had a bad guess in his heart.
"Martin, the girl you're looking for won't be ......"
"Yes, Mr. Hines, she's the one I've been looking for."
Martin said in a low voice, his brain already running at high speed after the initial confusion, and he was imagining the possibility of escaping with Hithian with the help of his belongings.
Hines also fell silent.
Just as Martin was rejecting one idea after another, Hines spoke again:
"Martin, do you have to save her?"
"Yes, sir, she saved me before and is my companion."
"Do you think you could take her down if you traded for the [Twin Flames]?"
After determining that it was impossible for him to take Xixian with his ability, Martin thought of exchanging this rank item on his body, which meant that his identity would most likely be exposed in the later delivery link.
"Let's take a picture first, and then see if we can cooperate with the auction house..."
He thought about asking the old man in front of him for help, but according to Hines's words just now, he must not be able to come up with so much money.
He also felt that his idea was a little simple and stupid, but the situation was urgent, and he couldn't think of any other solution.
Martin looked at the old man sitting across from him, and saw a smile of appreciation on Hines's face, and he heard the old man say to him kindly:
"As a Tier 7 card, of course, it is worth far more than 5,000 Gold Divine Light Coins, but [Twin Flames] is your hole card, and you should hide it well instead of letting everyone know about it."
"It's true that I haven't seen 5,000 gold Holy Light coins, but who says you have to quote them in gold?"
Then Martin saw the old man raise the sunflower medal in his hand, and after shouting "9,000 gold coins of holy light" to the blonde youth in the bakery, he said downstairs:
"A [hot spring]-level amethyst."
After he finished speaking, the enthusiastic voices of the audience stopped for a moment, and the nobles and wealthy merchants all looked up in the direction where the sound came from.
"It's Mr. [Stargazer] Mr. Hins, he gave an offer for a [Hot Spring] level amethyst, and it seems that he is also very interested in the [Master] aftermath of the Golden Branch Temple, this level of amethyst is worth about 10,000 Holy Light Gold Coins, is there a higher offer?"
The hostess's tone became more and more excited, and some wealthy businessmen in the audience sneered, in their eyes, the [Stargazer] is not exempt from vulgarity, for the sake of not the ethereal [Master] aftermath at all.
"A piece of [Evian]-level purple tooth black."
On the opposite second floor, the voice of the blond young man came again.
"Mr. William of the Hilton family has raised his offer again, the [Evian] level purple tooth black, it is worth at least 11,000 gold coins or more, is there a higher offer?"
The hostess had a smile on her face that couldn't be hidden, she was one of the investors in this [Sunflower Carriage], and the higher the offer, the higher the dividends she would get.
In the private room on the second floor, the blonde young man's face became a little ugly, he put down his wine glass, and looked here with some displeasure.
Upstairs here, Hines also looked a little ugly when he heard the offer.
"I didn't expect him to take out an [Evian] level gem, and things got a little tricky......"
He said to the carriage, his face showing helplessness.
And when he had finished speaking, Martin took a gem out of his pocket, handed it to Hines and asked:
"Mr. Hines, do you think this gem is valuable?"
When Martin called out the [Spa] grade amethyst in Hines, he thought of the stone he had picked up next to the Cathedral of Capernaum, which shone with a multicolored light, and he didn't know how much it was worth according to the gem level of this world.
Hines's expression changed the moment he saw the stone, and he took the stone lightly with some disdain, looked carefully at the light emitted by the crystal lamp, and then laughed.
He said excitedly:
"Where did you get this?"
"I picked it up."
Martin replied truthfully.
Hines turned very strange when he heard this, and he muttered to himself:
"The flame of rubies, the amethyst-like spots, the emerald green sea, the colorful, the unified, the beautiful... It's a multicolored opal, yes..."
"How come I can't pick up opals of this level... Does this kid still have high-end items from the 'Wheel' or 'Star Coins' decks......"
After looking at it for a while, the old man returned the stone to Martin with some nostalgia, and said to him:
"This should be a [Starry] level opal, and its own level is one level higher than [Evian], not to mention that it belongs to a rare multicolored opal."
"Is it okay to continue bidding?"
"Of course." Hines said with a strange face, it was the first time he had seen a gem of this level, and he didn't expect it to be traded out in the blink of an eye.
"Guys, are there any bids? If not, the daughter of King Dzose would have been taken away by Mr. William. ”
The hostess continues to tease and fight for a higher price.
Just when William Hilger thought that the matter had finally settled, and was about to take a sip of the fine red wine with his glass, an old man's voice came from the private room opposite:
"A [starry] level multicolored opal."
William choked on the red wine in his mouth and coughed loudly.
The audience was in an uproar.
Gems are the world's second largest hard currency after currency, and their rarity and affinity for the Genesis card make it an indispensable footnote in the economic system built by the three major currencies of Holy Light, Holy Tree, and Holy Water.
The gem itself can be divided into six levels: [Yanhuo], [Peacock], [Hot Spring], [Evian], [Starry], and [Holy Light].
The nobles and wealthy merchants present have all come into contact with gemstones, and have even seen [starry] level gems, but [starry] level multicolored opals, such a superb gem, I am afraid that few people present have seen it, even if they have it, they will only lock it in their own treasure house to appreciate it, and it is impossible to bid for it.
"A piece of [starry] level multicolored opal is worth more than 15,000 gold coins...... Is there anyone else bidding? ”
The hostess's words became a little choppy, and the price seemed to be more than she had imagined.
There was no doubt that no one in the audience said anything.
William angrily smashed the red wine glass in his hand, and just as he was about to make a move, he was stopped by the old man next to him.
The old man said a few words to him, and William calmed down, but he also looked at Hines with a gloomy face.
On the auction table, Xixian seemed to be startled by the sound of the hammer falling heavily, she was no longer in a state of ignorance, but began to look around in a daze, muttering softly while looking for something.
The black-clothed waiter next to him came to push the cage off the stage and was about to send it into the "Sunshine Hall", when he heard the girl in the cage shouting softly:
"Martin... Martin..."