Chapter 18: The East India Auction

Xia Zuo wanted to improve his innate divine power, so he practiced the "Blood Saint Demon Codex", and the first key to cultivating the "Blood Holy Demon Codex", in addition to the three types of blood, was the most important blood magic stone.

The Blood Demon Stone has always been the favorite of human beings, and other intelligent races are secondary, because although human beings have strong growth, their innate physical attributes are not as good as other races, and they are very fragile.

As long as the Blood Magic Stone is worn on the host, it can allow the host to have the magical ability that it will not lose blood after being injured, this is only one of them, and the second is that the Blood Magic Stone can promote wound healing, and the most common Blood Magic Stone can also increase the wound healing speed of ordinary humans by three times.

Therefore, the Blood Magic Stone is fanatically sought after by human beings, which is also the reason why the Blood Demon Stone is always sold for sky-high prices, and there is never a shortage of rich people among human beings.

Lei originally only needed 120,000 gold coins, but Xia Zuo asked for 300,000, this is the reason, he had already expected that the price of the blood magic stone would be outrageous, but he didn't expect it to be so outrageous, 10,000 gold coins is just the base price.

"When does the auction start?" asked Xia Zuo, looking up.

"Two nights later, in the underground auction hall of the East India Auction House, what's the matter? Young Master Xia Zuo is interested?" Billy smiled.

"Well, can I go?" Xia Zuo asked directly, without concealment.

"This ...... This auction is not open to the public, and only those who have an invitation card can enter the auction hall, but if Young Master Xia Zuo really wants to go, I can find a way to help you get an invitation. Billy said.

"Then please, I'll come back to you the night after tomorrow. Xia Zuo smiled.

"Rest assured, I can arrange for the metal supplier to meet with you when the time comes. Billy laughed.

Time gradually moved to the second half of the night, and after Xia Zuo left the grocery store, he parted ways with Lei.

Ray went straight back to the academy's cabin, while Xia Zuo went to the famous Golden Cave in England City, the Thorn Flower Pub.

On the third floor of the bar, the waiter eagerly opened the door for Xia Zuo.

A woman in the room stood at the window with her back to the door, dressed in a dressing gown, looking out the window at the night of England, her slender white hand holding a red wine glass swaying gently.

Xia Zuo entered the room, the waiter closed the door outside, the woman by the window raised her hand, closed the curtains, and disappeared in an instant, and the next moment, she appeared in Xia Zuo's arms like a ghost, and her arms hooked Xia Zuo's neck.

"Honey, why are you here?" said Eve, coquettishly.

"Miss me?" Xia Zuo smiled slightly, grabbed Eve's buttocks with his hand, and lifted it hard.

"Of course, people can't wait. ”

"What can't wait?"

"I can't wait. ”

As the two spoke, they rolled onto the bed with their arms in their arms......

An hour later, Eve stepped out of the bathroom, got into bed, and slipped into Xia Zuo's arms.

It was already late, and Xia Zuo, who had just finished the battle, was a little tired, and his hand touched Eve's smooth back, and asked casually: "What kind of ability did you have just now? The fast one, it's amazing." ”

"Shadow Escape, a very special fighting technique......"

"Oh......"

Xia Zuo just asked casually, and after hearing the name, he lost interest.

Two days later, the East India Underground Auction House.

The East India Underground Racecourse belongs to the British East India Company, although it has the name of Britain, but in fact, because of the indulgence of the British Empire, the East India Company was granted the right to hold military autonomy and even expand, which led to the rapid expansion of the East India Company, which has a large territory and a large population in India, and the ocean fleet is powerful, and has its own colonies in many places in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and its strength has not lost to a medium-sized country. There is already a faint momentum to get rid of the control of the British Empire.

Of course, because the two sides have not torn their faces, the British East India Company at this time was still a private enterprise specially authorized by the Queen, so in England City, the East India Auction House was legal and protected by the British government.

Therefore, although you can't bring too many guards in the underground auction hall, you definitely don't need to worry about safety.

In the evening, Xia Zuo got the invitation from Billy and went to the underground auction house with Billy.

According to the rules of the underground auction hall, every guest with an invitation card can bring another person into the venue, either as a guard or as a family member.

Billy, with a guard that Xia Zuo had never seen before, was a black man who was nearly two meters tall and whose strength was unknown.

Billy introduced that this man was a slave he bought two years ago, named Lusso, a "black mine warrior" with the strength of a high-level martial artist, and usually worked as a guard in the factory.

"This is ......" Billy looked at the woman beside Xia Zuo with a noble temperament but a wild face.

"Eve, my friend. Xia Zuo introduced.

"Hello!" Eve smiled, holding Nazza's arm with her left hand and holding out her right hand to Billy.

Billy immediately grasped the sparkling fingertips and leaned over to kiss the back of Eve's hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you, honorable miss?"

At the entrance of the underground racecourse, many people stopped, their expressions were thinking, and many eyes fell on Xia Zuo, who was dressed in a mysterious costume, and they were all thinking, who could be here to be so courteous to Billy, the largest arms dealer in England City?

People from the royal family?

Billy's identity as an arms dealer is not mysterious, none of these dignitaries are unaware, although Billy's business is illegal, but he has sold arms to the British government, and this kind of courage and ability is not something that anyone can have.

"You're so polite, sir. Eve pursed her lips and smiled, and all kinds of charm came to the fore.

"It's almost time, let's go in. Xia Zuo said.

A few people were talking, and slowly walked inside.

After showing the invitation, through the passage, the four people entered the underground auction hall, which was very large, but not many but very few, only two hundred, but around the auction hall, on the second floor, there were more than a dozen boxes, each of which could accommodate more than a dozen people.

This is a box for the big nobles, not the big nobles, even if they don't have any money, they can't get to the top.

Billy took Xia Zuo to the first row, the middle position, just four seats, the four of them sat in turn, Xia Zuo and Billy sat in the middle.

As a commoner, Billy's status has basically reached the extreme, and now what he has to work hard for, in addition to making money, is to obtain a noble title, but this is very difficult, only those who have made great contributions to the country will be given nobility by the queen.

Half an hour later, the auction hall was gradually filled with guests, some of whom looked as mysterious as Xia Zuo, and some of whom did not need to be concealed, mostly small nobles, dressed in solemn aristocratic clothes, and surrounded by thousands of charming women.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming, I'm ...... Wai" The auctioneer, who had a slightly big belly and looked fat, made a grand appearance, followed the lights to the stage, and said some nonsense that was not nutritious.

"Okay, let's not say more, I think you have already seen today's auction list, there are a total of thirty auction items today, and the first auction item is invited below. ”

The maid walked up to the stage with a long box in her hand, opened the box, and showed the contents to the guests.

"The refined-grade Western sword, made by our well-known forger Kenny in England City, has a reserve price of one thousand gold coins, and each increase must not be less than five hundred, is there a bid...... Okay, Mr. Seventy-Six bids a thousand ......"

"Very good...... This one hundred and thirty gentleman bid two thousand ......"

The boring auction process, at least for Xia Zuo, he didn't care who took the previous auction items, the only thing he cared about was the twenty-third auction item, the Blood Demon Stone.

However, in this auction, Xia Zuo also opened his eyes, because he found that it seemed that anything could be auctioned.

Stones, herbs, alchemical products, beautiful slaves, monsters, tableware from other royal families...... Wait, some things are really useful, but some things are ...... Xia Zuo could only say that these people had money and had nowhere to spend it.

Three hours later.

"Congratulations to this gentleman on winning Lot 22. ”

"Okay, let's ask Lot 23 ......"

Following the voice of the auctioneer Vai, the maid walked up to the stage with the exquisite box, placed the box on the auction table, and slowly opened it, revealing the blood magic stone inside, which was less than the size of a human eye.

Xia Zuo, who was already drowsy, suddenly came to his senses and opened his eyes to look over.

The Blood Demon Stone, all black, has a slightly potted surface, does not reflect, and is dull like an item in the Dark World.

"Blood Demon Stone, I don't say that everyone knows the way, don't talk nonsense, the reserve price is 10,000, and the price increase must not be less than 1,000 each time, below, start bidding!"

"Ten thousand!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Eighteen thousand!"

The bidding for the Blood Magic Stone is much more fierce than the previous items, and many people are actually rushing to this Blood Magic Stone, with the Blood Magic Stone, unless the heart or head is seriously injured, no matter how serious the injury is, it will not lose its life.

In the past few years, there have been constant wars, and tens of thousands of people have died every day in the whole world because of wars, which can provide an extra layer of protection for life, and this kind of value is not something that ordinary people can hope for.

"Twenty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand!"

"Fifty thousand!"

"Eighty thousand!"

The auction price went all the way up, and when it rose to 50,000 yuan, someone suddenly made a bid, and the price was raised to 80,000 yuan at once.

At this moment, there was a brief silence in the auction hall, and no one bid for a while, which was not only the reason why the price was already very high, but more importantly, the sound of bidding of 80,000 yuan came from the box on the second floor.

What the big nobles want, it is difficult to compete financially, not to mention, if the price is raised too high and annoys the other party, it will be more than worth the loss.

"Is there any? Is there any?" said Vai, who continued to encourage the guests to bid.

There were hundreds of people in the auction room, and many people looked at the box, and some people shook their heads, if the guests in the box did not bid, they could still compete, and there was still room for bidding, but now, ...... Ay!

Box 3 on the second floor.

Nandy, the leader of the Legion of Glory, stood by the window and looked down, smiling with satisfaction.

"Father, it seems that 80,000 gold coins can buy this blood magic stone, and for the rest of the money, I still want the twenty-fifth auction item. Nandy looked back.

On the fur sofa, the Earl of Acheson, the sheriff of England City, tasted the red wine, heard his son's question, put down the wine glass and nodded: "Yes, but you can only spend 200,000 at most, and I have to shoot the last thing for the rest of the money." ”

"Father rest assured, it won't cost 200,000, and as soon as we bid, they won't dare to come out. Nandy smiled.

"Is there any bidding? Is there really none? 80,000 gold coins at a time!" Vhai continued to agitate, a little disappointed in his heart, the price of 80,000 gold coins seemed to him to be low.

"Eighty thousand gold coins twice!

"Eighty-one!" Xia Zuo slowly held up the sign.