Ten o'clock in the morning, Petras Auction House.

As one of the most famous auction houses in the southern continent, the Petras auction house has a branch in the eastern part of the southern continent in the 3rd district of the southern continent, and has long been a treasure trove of art and antiques collectors.

In addition to the regular sales, dozens of large-scale membership-only auctions are held each year, covering paintings, furniture, jewelry, magicians, and contracts.

The façade of this massive fortress-like building is decorated with carved and classic Parian elements, and the golden signboard above the door glows in the sun.

As soon as you step into this historic building, it seems that with every step of the footsteps, you can hear the shouts of sky-high prices in your ears.

Inside the hall, lights are sprinkled from the exquisitely crafted chandeliers, like stars dotting this temple of art.

At this moment, in the deepest part of the Petras auction house, a large-scale weekly auction is already being held.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's auction of the Flower Capital Petras, what we are about to embark on is not just an auction, but a journey through time, taking you to appreciate the charm of priceless treasures, let us set sail with passion, and may the most precious collection find its ideal new owner."

The auctioneer's voice permeated the inside and outside of the auction hall.

The auditorium is arranged in a fan-shaped layer around the stage like a theater, and there are seats for VIPs behind the stone railing of the quay platform on the second floor.

Ranchi, Talia, and Boss Cat sat in an inconspicuous seat, surrounded by rich people dressed in graceful and luxurious clothes.

"Your membership actually works."

Talia glanced at Ranch beside her and said.

Neither of them was interested in the treasures that were currently being auctioned, so they took advantage of the noise around them and chatted.

"Of course, I won't take you for nothing."

Ranch smirked.

If it weren't for their temporary decision to come today, the seats would be tight, and there might be a VIP area above if they made an appointment earlier.

But this time he couldn't ask for three places, he was the only member of the Petras Chamber of Commerce, and Talia came in as a female companion.

And the cat boss can only be held by Talia.

"Meow, what's this selling?"

The cat boss looked at the prices of goods on the auction table in the distance, and only felt like a country cat.

If it weren't for the fact that Athana's revenue had doubled several times after taking over Boss Cat's restaurant, it wouldn't have dared to consider bidding for the next chef.

Of course, even if you buy a demon chef, you may have to ask Lanqi to help it advance some money first, and then use the restaurant's monthly revenue to pay back Lanqi.

In the distance, the auction table on the stage resembles a hundred-year-old cabinet, and the gold leaf decoration and exquisite woodworking skills make it stand out throughout the auction room.

And in the glass display case next to it, the inextinguishable crystal necklace lies quietly on a velvet cushion, each orange crystal shining in the light.

"The next lot is a century-old masterpiece that not only bears witness to the vicissitudes of a family's history, but also carries the profound artistic heritage of Gera Zelt, and this is undoubtedly the dream of every jewelry collector."

In the auctioneer's introduction, the necklace named [Starlight Memories] and its information are displayed.

【Memories of the Starlight】

[Type: Magic Item]

[Grade: Rare]

[Rank: 1]

[The creature wearing this necklace will increase the trace spirit, and there is a small probability that it will resonate with the memories of the ancestors when they wore the necklace, only once.] 】

It didn't take long for the outcry to break through the £10,000 mark.

In the audience, the cat boss looked at Lanchi in Tata's arms.

"Is this thing worth that much?"

The properties of this chain tend to be close to nothing, and if it is very expensive, the cat boss will not dare to estimate how valuable the statues of the gods that Lan Qi repaired in the orc city-state of the Shadow World are worth at the beginning.

Of course, if they stole the idol and sold it for money, the orcs would all go berserk and never die.

"Its own attributes are not very strong, but it has been endowed with the legendary color of a great craftsman, and if it is used as a prototype to process into an equipment card, it may be able to make an epic."

Lanch cupped his chin and muttered to himself.

The concept of legend was taught to him by Professor Bolau, but Professor Bolau did not explain it to Lanch very clearly, and hoped that he would understand it himself.

According to Professor Polau, excessive interpretation only wears out spirituality, and if a craftsman embarks on a path of pursuing legendary, he will never attain true legendary, so he does not want to teach Ranch too much, and he does not need to teach him much.

Ranch can probably feel what the so-called legendary color is, there is always an element that cannot be said and can only be understood when making cards, probably this is the key, and it is also the key to anchoring history, once it is given a legendary color, it can build an epic.

Talia listened quietly to Lanchi's thoughts.

Ever since she was connected to Lanchi's mind, she always felt that she could also gain some Lanchi's insights.

In a way, Lanqi's learning is equal to her learning, and she can directly enjoy Lanqi's results.

"Of course, the collectors who are bidding for this necklace may not intend to work on it, but simply appreciate it."

Ranch felt that more than 10,000 pounds was still too much of a premium, mainly because of the collection value.

Converted to the simplest way of purchasing power, 10,000 pounds can buy 30 million bottles of mineral water.

As the auction progressed, the auctioneer's voice echoed through the venue.

Every time a piece of art is auctioned, there is a burst of discussion in the auction room, and the occasional very high-priced item is sold, and cheers and applause erupt.

In addition, outside the door of the hall stand professional art collectors to ordinary curious journalists, crouching or standing, obsessed with what might become the subject of the story, through the small glass window of the door.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the main event."

The elaborate auction table remains the center of attention, with the auctioneer standing on it, dressed in a dark suit and holding a small silver mallet as a symbol of authority.

His fast-paced speech immediately drew all eyes to him.

It was like a wonderful solo that pushed the atmosphere of the whole venue to a climax.

Immediately after, a demon servant was brought onto the stage.

"Serestia, a sixth-order demon clan, has a well-trained all-round scout function, the former captain of the vanguard exploration unit of the thirty-fifth brigade of the sixth group army of the demon king army, after surrendering, in order to exempt herself from the death penalty, she chose to sign a servant contract of three hundred and fifty-five years, that is, there are two hundred and thirty-one years left in her legal contract."

The demon servant introduced by the auctioneer has a light blue complexion that is different from that of humans, her pupils are as deep as the night sky, and her long ears twitch slightly.

Despite the disadvantage, she remained calm.

As the auctioneer finished introducing the special abilities and identity background of this demon servant, the atmosphere in the venue became more tense, and many rich people seemed to want her.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Serestia is not only a servant of outstanding appearance, but also has extraordinary combat power that multiplies the strength of any noble family."

The atmosphere in the venue was ignited, and the auctioneer once again attracted the attention of the guests with his charming voice.

"What's even more incredible is that once she becomes your servant, she will protect you and your family for the rest of her life.

He cleared his throat and continued.

Offstage.

Talia looked away, not wanting to pay any more attention to the stage.

Her eyes couldn't be seen clearly under the bangs, as if they were all clinging to shadows.

“……”

Ranchi looked at Talia beside him, but didn't speak.

He could probably understand how Talia felt as a princess of a dead country when she saw her people being auctioned off.

At the same time, she couldn't argue about anything, because the demons who would be auctioned off really didn't complain, and she knew this very well.

On stage, the auctioneer struck the podium with a silver auction hammer to announce that the auction was about to begin.

Many wealthy merchants immediately began bidding, and each of them hoped to bring home this powerful sixth-order demon practitioner.

The number of bids climbed rapidly, from thousands to tens of thousands, and it took less than half a minute, and each increase was accompanied by whispers of surprise from the audience.

This bid is not only a display of wealth, but also a struggle for power and status.

The Sixth-Order Servant is a strong contender even if he ascends to the Huadu Holy Grail Demon Envoy Competition, not to mention that Cerestia, as a real original Demon King Army, has unimaginable combat experience and actual combat ability.

The expressions of the participants are intertwined with anticipation and calculation, and from time to time they observe the strong contenders.

And the demon stood quietly on the stage, there was no fear in her eyes, as if she had seen through the hustle and bustle.

"55,000 pounds."

In the end, when a blonde aristocrat, dressed in a tuxedo and sitting in the VIP stand on the second floor, quoted the final bid with an astronomical amount, the whole audience stopped bidding.

The auctioneer made the final decision with a hammer, and the demon servant only bowed his head slightly, accepting her new fate.

"Meow Meow ......"

Boss Cat has never seen so much money in his life.

It's stupid.

"The main reason why she can sell it so expensive is because of her own strong ability and the long duration of the work contract."

Leaving aside the circumstances of Serestia's death and the risk of her injuring her master, this amounts to a long-term employment contract of more than two hundred years.

In addition, Serestia's contract also clearly states that she cannot be forced and harmed, the work content needs to be legal, and she is given basic living care, a meager legal basic salary, and normal holidays.

"Part of the reason is that she is very good-looking, and often the price of beautiful demons will double in the auction house."

Ranch explained to the cat boss.

“……”

Taria's gaze was locked on Ranchi.

"Putting aside the intensity, just talking about the card face, it has to be the first in the world as a great love poet, and no demon can surpass her peerless appearance."

Ranch said as he looked at Taria.

Talia withdrew her gaze.

The fierce love demon king with strength and beauty is really the most perfect.

"Meow meow."

Boss Cat felt like these two were starting again.

"In other words, if the blood clan is caught and sold, will it be more interesting...... Sign a 50,000-year-old starting ......"

As if something suddenly occurred to Lanch, he muttered to himself.

"Meow!"

Just listening to Lan Qi's words, Boss Cat could already imagine Hugh Bao kneeling in front of the goddess statue and crying silently.

In the process of chatting and watching the play, more than half an hour passed in a flash.

Occasionally, there are a few interesting auction items, and after a while, there are VIPs who enter, or customers who feel that they have lost interest and leave halfway.

Occasionally Lanch saw an item he wanted to buy, and after thinking about it, he forgot about it.

For example, [Shadow Petal], a mysterious plant that is said to grow on the edge of the void, can temporarily allow the user to blend into the shadows, achieve a temporary invisibility effect, stealth operations, assassin missions, or highly classified exploration, and it should be a good idea to make a skin for the Great Love Poet.

There is also the [Traveler's Compass], an antique compass magic guide that allows the holder not to get lost no matter where they are.

Every week, you may encounter strange things, and you can't buy them all if you really want to.

Stage.

The auctioneer paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd in the audience.

"Next, there's another Demon Servant's commodity contract, and maybe her starting price is still a lot of money - but remember, the chance to get a legend is never too expensive."

As the auctioneer's voice fell, the entire auction hall became lively again.

The VIPs exchanged words and glances with each other, waiting to appear.

Soon, I saw a woman who looked like a demon boy with pale skin, smooth silver hair, and a thin body being brought up.

"Elwin, originally part of the logistics unit of the Ninth Army, although she is only a second-order and is not a combat-type demon, but she has multiple functions such as housekeeper, magic cook, gardener, etc., and can provide a comprehensive luxury quality of life guarantee for your mansion, her contract has one hundred and fifty-six years left, and the starting price is 950 pounds, who will be her new owner? Let's check it out now! ”

Offstage.

Boss Cat looked at her message, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

Although she is far inferior to Miss Lisancy, who meets on the airship, her rich life functions make it worthwhile for Boss Cat to hire such a chef.

"She's better than Pranai!"

The cat boss exclaimed.

It saw that Pranay had never made a mistake in his work, but most of the time he just stood behind the bar and wiped glasses.

And Pranay looks like it's weak, and even it can't feel Pranay's magic.

"Ugh."

Lanchi thinks that the cat boss may really be optimized by the restaurant, and he doesn't notice how efficient Pranay usually is, but Pranay is relatively low-key and looks like he is not working.

Often useless bosses don't realize that the real pillars of the company are employees who seem to be relatively idle.

If you take an ordinary demon back and discover the true face of the big demon in the store, you may be stunned.

"£1,100."

Ranch held up the sign.

Boss Cat was a little interested in this demon who mastered the cooking skills, and Lan Qi helped it call the price, and it was quickly overshadowed.

"Still shooting? Cat boss. ”

Lanch watched the price rise to £1,500 in a short time.

If it really has to be 2,000 pounds, it will actually be a loss, purely because this demon clan looks good, there will be other people bidding with them.

"Meow, shoot it, it doesn't matter if it's a premium, it's a long contract anyway."

The cat boss was a little distressed.

"1550 pounds."

Ranch raised his card again.

"Two thousand pounds."

The new offer from the height suddenly made the auctioneer on the stage smile, and Lan Qi was slightly stunned.

"What did Boss Cat say?"

Ranch looked down and asked the little black cat for her opinion.

"Try again."

Boss Cat said unwillingly.

"£2,050."

Ranch held up his card.

"Two thousand pounds."

With a slight hint of mockery, the voice came from above.

This time, the cat boss stopped talking, and Ranch put down the sign.

When the auctioneer finalized the hammer with a smile, the ownership of the contract of this demon clan was also settled.

A new round of auctions has also begun in an orderly manner.

"Who is that gentleman?"

Ranch asked curiously to the customer who had been chatting from time to time.

Now he knows for sure.

Almost all of them were auctioned off by the blonde nobleman sitting in the VIP stands at a very high premium.

Whoever competes with him, he will give a price that makes people die directly.

Even the price increase will not be inked, it will only make the other party feel that a little price increase is embarrassing.

"Young Master of Count Baptiste's family."

The rich merchant beside him and Lan Qi whispered,

"It is said that the maids of his family are all demons, and they love to participate in demon competitions, and they call themselves Poson Little Demon King."

The customer who led the seat and Lan Qi used to chat from time to time, but now the more they talk, the more familiar they become, and Lan Qi basically asks the people around him if he doesn't understand anything.

“……”

Talia frowned slightly.

She thought it was strange.

How could Ranch's communicative skills be so strong, and in the blink of an eye he was talking to strangers again.

But now she was a little displeased, the person in the VIP seat above who had been made the young master of the Count Baptiste's family.

"Hmph, if you are a rare demon, you have to shoot it no matter how much money you have."

In the VIP seat on the second floor, the blonde noble man said with satisfaction to the officer of the Petras Chamber of Commerce beside him.

His voice was not restrained.

It seems to be telling other newcomers in the auction house who don't come often not to think about robbing him.

Anyway, he will buy it in the end, and if other people raise his price, then he doesn't mind raising the price of other things that others like.

Talia silently watched the man's high-profile words and actions, as if she was a little unhappy.

This kind of direct gaze soon made the blonde noble son notice.

He cast his gaze, and his eyes were at them for a moment, piercing like an ice pick.

Immediately, a hint of displeasure flashed in the eyes of the blonde young master, who seemed to be dissatisfied with Taria's eyes.

"Hmph, this gray-haired village girl looks pretty good, but it's a pity that she has a stinky face."

The corners of the blonde young master's mouth drooped slightly, turning into a cold arc, and at the same time let out a contemptuous cold snort.

His gaze swept over Talia and Ranchi, as if he were looking at two cheap goods, full of disdain.

The young master of the earl stretched out his hand and pointed to the auction house clerk next to him, motioning for him to come over.

"Bring your catalog, I'm interested in buying all of them at a fixed price."

He uttered a nonchalant word.

Some of the items in the Petras auction are offered with a fixed price option.

Under normal circumstances, the fixed price of Petras auction house will be much higher than the regular transaction price, and few customers will be willing to buy at a fixed price.

But the domineering in the words of the blonde earl young master is like the aristocratic temperament on his body, and there is no need to question it.

Obviously, he wanted to show his wealth and absolute disparity in front of Ranchi and Talia, and even more so to deprive them of the opportunity to participate in the auction.

It seems that because of Taria's glance just now, he decided not to let Talia, a rude guy, buy whatever he wants today.

However, Talia still frowned slightly and looked at the blonde nobleman's distant VIP seat, and did not speak.

"Tata, forget it."

Ranchi spoke softly, as if trying to defuse Taria's unhappiness, and looked behind her gaze from time to time.

"I'm not angry."

Talia stared at the Posen nobleman who had too much money and knew that the other party was not easy to mess with.

If you really want to fight for money, I'm afraid you have to call Huberian over, and on the premise that Huberian inherits the property of the Duke's Palace.

Moreover, in the auction house of this kind of core city-state, there is almost no room for hands, even Loren cannot use high-level spells at will, once the town enters a combat state or has a high mana reaction, it will trigger an alarm and suppression reaction.

"A hillbilly who has never seen the world......"

The blonde young master narrowed his left eye, and his lips were lightly opened, so that one could easily read his expression.

He seemed to find it interesting to provoke this gray-haired girl who seemed to blow up at the slightest touch.

“……”

Taria's eyes grew cold.

If it had been a hundred years ago, she would not have put up with this kind of provocation.

Ranch hurriedly grabbed her wrist.

He was afraid that Sister Tata would be faster than she could think.

As long as they show violent tendencies, they may be considered criminals.

No matter how lively the auction hall is, it continues.

Silence hung over the blonde nobleman and Taria, who seemed to hear Lanchi's advice, and her eyes turned away from Lanchi's face instead of the blonde nobleman's seat.

For the time being, Talia slowly broke free of Lanki's grip on her wrist.

"Lanch, do you have a way to teach that guy a lesson?"

She finally spoke.

Although she didn't like to ask Ranch to help her, and she didn't know if Ranch would be willing to help her, she did feel panicked.

There is no way for him to deal with high-ranking officials and nobles in a place where he is not familiar with life, without violating the laws and regulations.

The more times like this, the more I feel that it is difficult to fight with people when there are full of rules and regulations.

“…… Of course not, we can't break the law. ”

Ranch looked at her and replied earnestly.

"Got it."

Talia said.

Her tone wasn't disappointed either.

Her relationship with Lanchi is like this, she didn't expect Lanqi to treat herself like she cared for Hubertarian, and she was not the kind of little girl who would have grievances.

Originally, this guy likes to provoke himself the most, and when he sees others provoking her, he probably doesn't have any ideas in his heart.

However, she saw Lanch raise his hand and signal for the staff in the aisle to come over.

"Hello, I have a super rare contract creature here, can I insert it into the production ranks?"

Lan Qi asked the auction house staff who walked over.

"Well, according to the rules of our auction house, it is not allowed to disrupt the queue, although there is a precedent for this situation, but it is possible to make an exception if the contract is quite precious."

The staff explained.

No matter how he looked at it, he didn't think that this man had a particularly cherished contract beast.

But in this case, he is not qualified to make a decision, and he still has to take the other party to meet the manager to determine whether he can temporarily add the product.

"I'm sorry, Boss Cat, I'm going to separate for the time being, but I have no other way to save the demons."

Lan Qi reluctantly held up the cat boss with both hands and said to it.

"Meow meow, don't!!"

Catboss screamed.

"Hey, Ranchi, are you serious?"

Talia pressed Lanchi's shoulder.

Although she understands a little, only by getting a huge amount of money can she compete with the blonde nobles and start a game.

But that's not how the money comes from.

Selling the cat boss is a bit too much.

Ranch could only shake his head helplessly.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Catboss and Ranch had been away from the auction venue for a while.

Talia still sat in her original seat, silently watching the stage.

"I've got word out to you that there's an unprecedented auction item in the queue!"

Suddenly, the auctioneer received the news, and a tricky smile bloomed on his face, announcing to everyone in the room.

It was a super special rare race work contract.

I haven't even seen him as the chief auctioneer of Petras Auction House for so many years.

"Of course, the racial verdict has been completed!"

Suddenly, there was a commotion from the audience.

They didn't expect there to be surprises at today's auction.

Often, in this case, there are extremely oversized rare treasures, which will make the auctioneer temporarily add the goods and stir up the atmosphere.

Next.

The curtain opens.

I saw that on the stage, the staff brought Lan Qi up.

"The race is called the Ranchi Clan! The starting price is 10,000 pounds! ”

Talia: "Poof! ”

She almost didn't choke on saliva.

Whoever shoots this product back, it is easy to ask God to send God!

(End of chapter)