Chapter 265: Valuation
At the Venus Auction House, except for the coffee in the lobby on the first floor and the environment is free, every service from the second floor onwards is priced.
The Forbidden Chamber, a veteran alchemist with an appraisal certificate, either of the two, is quite expensive. What's more, Victoria's request at the moment is "arranged immediately" rather than "by appointment in advance", which makes the cost further multiplied.
Santos didn't blink an eye, and immediately agreed.
As a smart enough businessman, even if he really has doubts in his heart, it is absolutely impossible to show even the slightest hesitation or both ends on his face, which is common sense for a professional manager like him.
As Midi thought, for mercenary merchants, as long as they can give them profits, then they will provide meticulous service and the most loyal attitude.
However, more than ten minutes later, when Midi and Victoria arrived at the more heavily guarded Forbidden Chamber with Santos, a small accident occurred.
"You're the one who brought the double-sealed box, and there's a Gary Ice Consolidation Boundary on it, and then you asked for an immediate appraisal?"
The person who asked the question was an old man in a robe, his beard was white, but his spirit was quite good, and his eyes were extremely sharp, but unfortunately, the look on his face was a little unkind.
"Master Linde!" the corner of Santos' eyes twitched slightly.
It was a good thing that there was an alchemist who was more authoritative than a senior alchemist to personally conduct the appraisal. It's just that Master Linde is a different story.
Although the most important factor in an auction is the value of the auction item itself, the "value" is, in the final analysis, relative. How to choose the auction audience, how to stir up the auction atmosphere, and the different wording given in the appraisal will greatly affect the final transaction price of an auction item.
However, Master Linde is too rigid and stubborn, not only does he not care about this set of commercial propaganda at all, but the standards are extremely harsh, basically, the "perfect" grade identified by ordinary alchemists, if it comes to his hands, it will become "slightly flawed", so that the price of the auction item will naturally not go up at all.
However, only he, an alchemy master, can solve some particularly difficult problems, and has repeatedly identified auction items that ordinary alchemists cannot identify at all, which has made Venus Auction House famous.
An indispensable old stubborn, for this kind of person, the directors of the Venus Auction House, the managers, and the waiters, can only avoid him, but cannot disobey him.
But this time, Santos's luck was obviously not very good, because he was in a hurry to need an identification, and unfortunately bumped into Linde.
If you want to change it now, it is naturally impossible.
And if Linde's old problem flares up, what will be the result of the worst problem, Santos doesn't want to think about it.
It's just that as the oldest alchemy master in the Venus Auction House, how could Linde care about Santos's thoughts, entering the forbidden demon room, it is the space for the appraiser to play, plus Linde's pride, naturally everything is up to him.
"I hope that what you have brought is worthy of my appreciation. After confirming his identity, Linde glanced coldly at Midi and Victoria, "This is the Venus Auction House, the top auction house in the entire sky and sea of clouds!
"Please. Midi replied briefly.
As a reborn, he couldn't be more aware of the value of the Ice Spirit Bead, even if it was another ten years, this thing would still be a rare material worth sending out a heavy armored cruiser to obtain, wouldn't he be afraid that he wouldn't be able to impress an alchemist?
Midi's indifferent attitude made Linde's face even more gloomy, you know, he ran out of the alchemy experiment - not for a manager of Santos's level, but for the quality of service of the Venus Auction House - in this respect, the old guy has a very professional sense of honor.
However, he was very disappointed by the degree of magic fluctuations transmitted by the box brought by Midi and Victoria, so his temper naturally came up.
Just this kind of thing, too embarrassed to skip the appointment and ask for an immediate appraisal?
Master Linde had made up his mind, and after the results were determined, he wanted to give the two young men a good look at the color, lest they take themselves too seriously.
With a judgment in his heart, Master Linde didn't bother to say more to Midi and the others, but directly put the demon sealing box on the large workbench in the center of the forbidden demon room, and made a series of smooth gestures in his hand, and in an instant, the magic circle of the forbidden demon room had been activated, and all the magic power was solidified.
After completing the preparations, Master Linde gently stroked the ice consolidation boundary on the sealed magic box with his palm, ready to open it.
In the past few decades, he has opened an enchantment that I don't know how many ways there are, and the technique of unlocking the seal with this hand is both beautiful and skillful, and it is completely in the style of a master, even Santos nodded secretly.
However, this time, in the face of this ice consolidation realm, Master Linde missed.
"What?" Master Linde's eyes widened, he couldn't believe that such a thing could happen.
He glanced at the box viciously, then pressed his hand up again, this time slowly and cautiously unsealing.
However, it still didn't work!
At this moment, Midi's voice suddenly sounded: "I'm sorry, this ice consolidation boundary is not durable enough, so I added a seal on it, and this will be unlocked." ”
Midi is telling the truth, and forgetting is also the truth. But in the eyes of such an arrogant person as Master Linde, using his hands and feet in the enchantment to prevent himself from untying it is simply playing tricks, and it is the most irresponsible kind. For a moment, he couldn't help but cast an angry look at Midi, and almost shouted out the reproach of "Why are you so forgetful".
But the next moment, Master Linde instantly forgot all his anger.
A slender golden-red light as a strand of hair swept out from the runes of the Ice Consolidation Realm, like a cocoon, like cotton wool floating lightly in the air, flying with the wind, and under the guidance of the invisible force, slowly falling to Midi's palm.
This is the magic of Midi, an indestructible force formed by the fusion of dragon blood, white crystal, extreme will, and the power of mysterious ghosts and gods.
The moment he saw this trace of magic, Master Linde's heart was in turmoil, because he found that he didn't even know this kind of magic at all.
This is not the most common essence magic in the sea of clouds in the sky, nor is it the dark power of the people of the Demon Realm, nor is it the power of the Celestial Realm of the people of the Celestial Realm, what is it?
Master Linde searched his mind repeatedly, but no matter what, he could not find even a similar comparison.
He couldn't help but glance at Midi, wondering if he wanted to pull down his old face and ask directly. But just as the alchemy master made a rare desertion, a chill to the bones pulled his consciousness back to reality.
Losing the confinement of Midi's golden-red magic, the Ice Spirit Bead immediately began to exert its power.
In an instant, the fragile ice consolidation boundary had been broken, and the double-layer sealing box began to erode like a cardboard box.
The heavy frost was like a living thing, seeping out of the cracks in the sealed box, and then spreading throughout the forbidden room.
I don't know when, the water vapor in the room has condensed into snowflakes, falling from the air one by one, the glass is covered with hoarfrost, and the cracks in the doors, windows and other places are directly sealed by the ice that has just formed, and the temperature drops to below zero in an instant!
"Use magic crystals to infuse magic into the circle and raise the level of forbidden demons. Also, open the sealing box immediately, otherwise it will freeze, and it will be troublesome to take out the contents when the time comes. And, Miss Victoria, please come behind me. ”
Midi methodically issues orders while not forgetting to take care of Victoria, who has not yet awakened. After all, in his previous life, he had resold a lot of Ice Spirit Beads, so he knew the most suitable way to deal with them.
Originally, no matter how correct it was, with Linde's stubbornness, of course, he would not be willing to follow the instructions of outsiders, especially young people.
It's just that, witnessing this bizarre scene, Linde can't care anymore.
He didn't even care about the golden-red magic that Midi had just shown.
At this moment, the only thing that matters to this alchemist is the treasure in this sealed box!
In an instant, an extremely dignified magic power surged from Linde's body, and the strength of the Level 58 Awakened Demon Dao Scholar was unreservedly released at this moment, and in an instant, the frost that was originally spreading wildly outward seemed to be held down by an invisible big hand, and it could no longer move!
Immediately afterwards, Master Linde's eyes lit up, and his mouth was full of words, constantly whispering, and on his hands, I don't know when, there was already a complete set of alchemy tools.
I saw that the alchemist's hands flew up and down, as dazzling as a butterfly passing flowers, and all kinds of alchemy tools were constantly picked up and put down by him in the process, and in an instant, the incomparably strong double-layer sealing box was directly reduced to parts.
And in the sealed box, the ice spirit bead taken out of the cloud beast's body was finally displayed in front of everyone.
It is immaculate, as crystal clear as the cleanest water, and the power of frost soaked in it for centuries swims back and forth. What's even more incredible is that this cold transparent bead still contains a strong vitality, which is like a sprout breaking through the ground in spring, making people feel unprecedented vitality.
The combination of the consciousness of the cloud beast and the coldness of the ice cloud is the most attractive charm of the ice spirit bead.
There is no doubt that Master Linde has been completely fascinated by it at this moment.
"How, what is the right starting price, how much is it estimated to sell?" asked Midi casually, not caring about Linde's shock.
After being silent for a long time, Linde glanced at Midi seriously, and said in a respectful tone: "This gentleman, and this young lady, I don't know what Lu Dao is, and I can't estimate the price, but there is no doubt that after this treasure is sold, it will not be a problem for the two of you to buy whatever they want." ”
Midi and Victoria glanced at each other and smiled at the same time, remembering when they had slain the Cloud Beast, all without saying a word.
But at this moment, a trembling hoarse voice interjected at an inopportune time.
"Ladies and gentlemen...... I said, can you open the door for me first, and then we can discuss it?"
After trembling and saying this, Santos, who had been forgotten for a long time, rolled his eyes and fell straight to the ground with a bang like a frozen popsicle.
Obviously, for this senior manager, who has also not yet awakened, the shock of the Ice Spirit Bead seems to be a little bigger.