Volume 1 The Winter of Halma Chapter 18 The Verge of Bankruptcy
Donna Western Restaurant, a seat by the window.
Andu savored the steak on the plate, which was fried until medium-rare, his movements were very elegant, and his shabby cotton jacket seemed very incompatible at this time.
The surrounding customers will more or less subconsciously look at Andu's side, or whisper about Andu's dress with their companions.
However, none of this affected Andu's good mood for dining.
"Well, it tastes good, you can bring Elizabeth to taste it when you come back. ”
Andu slowly solved the food on the plate, and from time to time took a sip of the famous green wine mango drink from Donna Western Restaurant, not caring at all about the strange eyes and whispers of the people around him.
After spending ten minutes to settle lunch, Andu even lazily lay on the chair and closed his eyes for a while.
Looking at the contempt in the waiter's eyes, Andu did not have the slightest irritation in his heart, and settled the meal bill with a smile.
"It's expensive!"
Seeing that a steak cost him three zlotys, Andu couldn't help but smash his mouth.
Having an identity is different!
Andu couldn't help but look down at the bag containing the priest's robe in his hand.
The snow-white robe in the transparent bag, although it is not very visible from the outside, but the golden sign of holy light on the chest is very conspicuous, and no one in the church's priest's robe is stupid enough to fake.
In Akmund, blasphemy was a grave sin, and impersonating a clergy was to be burned at the stake.
This saved Andu a lot of trouble, otherwise with his dress, he would not be able to eat in such a high-end Western restaurant.
After finishing lunch, he took a wet towel and wiped the oil stains on the corners of his mouth, and Andu left with a satisfied face.
Looking at the two greeters at the door who pretended not to see him, Andu smiled politely again.
He tightened the worthless torn padded jacket on his body, and his movements were noble like a gentleman.
"It's really everyone these days!"
The waiter in charge of entertaining Andu muttered quietly as he looked at Andu's distant back.
Andu, who was well-fed and drunk, did not go straight to the auction house, but chose to take a turn around the surroundings first.
During this time, he also bought a new underwear and coat at a nearby clothing store, which again cost six zlotys.
After calculating that there was still one zloty and fifteen grohi left in hand, Andu couldn't help but sigh a little.
The money that just arrived, that's pretty much the money......
Andu continued to wander the street for a while, until the feeling of fullness in his stomach was completely gone, and then he got up and went to a well-known bathing center nearby.
It is said to be a bathing center, but in fact, it is a bathing place, and the huge pool is steaming, because lunch time has not yet passed, and there are not many people in the pool at this time, only a few scattered.
Andu lay in the pool and enjoyed his first bath since coming to this world, and the whole person couldn't help but feel sublimated.
After soaking for about ten minutes, Andu came to the special bath tub area.
In the development of Akmund's civilization, the sprinkler did not appear at this time.
Therefore, the huge enough bath barrel to hold one person is almost the top equipment of most ordinary people's baths.
Andu sat in the bathtub and wiped the dirt from his body, and couldn't help but have the illusion of an ancient person taking a bath.
After carefully rubbing every part of his body, Andu once again enjoyed the dissatisfaction of the staff.
Andu changed three bath buckets, and after confirming that he was clean enough, he finally nodded to satisfaction and changed into the new clothes he just bought today.
Isn't it just a few more bath barrels, but it's really stingy......
As in the dining room, Andu's ecclesiastical identity once again played a huge role.
The staff didn't say anything to stop Andu's behavior until the end, but just looked at him with resentful eyes......
In the future, you must wear a priest's robe to go out every day, it is simply so easy to use...... Andu decided in his heart.
Andu tidied up his clothes, looked at his handsome appearance in front of the mirror, and nodded with satisfaction.
Packing his old padded jacket into a bag and leaving his priest's robe in the bathing center for the time being, Andu began his journey to his main destination today.
There are two large auction houses in Halma, one in the wealthy northern city and the other not far from the southern branch of the Halma Church, which is only twenty minutes away from Andu.
The main reason why there are auction houses in the poorly populated southern city is the geographical location.
With the distance to both East and West Quarters about half an hour's walk and proximity to the central boulevard that runs through Halma, there's no better place for an auction house than here.
This also makes it convenient for Andu, who does not have to walk for an hour as usual.
If you really have to walk that long, a rickshaw would be a good choice, Andu thought to himself.
In Akmund, rickshaws are a means of transportation, and for some gentlemen who don't have a carriage to go out, this way of saving time without having to walk on their own makes this industry quite popular with gentlemen.
At the same time, rickshaws are extremely cheap, and the journey in an hour is only six to eight grossi.
Considering that it is winter now, there is a certain premium problem, and the price will be relatively higher than usual, so the assets after Andu's current bathing center are almost enough for about three rides......
But I don't seem to be far from bankruptcy now......
After touching the bathing center, there was only one zloty five groshi left in his arms, and Andu felt a trace of desolation in his heart.
After walking for almost half an hour, Andu finally arrived at his destination, the Bilton Auction House.
I didn't expect that there was also a Bilton auction house in Halma......
Andu looked at the auction house in front of him, and a sense of nostalgia welled up in his chest.
As one of the famous auction houses in the Aaronic Empire, Bilton Auction House has branches all over the country, including Halma.
On the surface, it belongs to the Bilton family, but in fact belongs to the current second prince of the empire, the Bilton Auction House, which was established in the early days of the empire, has a long history, and its power is far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
At the same time, in the industry, Bildon's name also has an excellent reputation.
The 5% fee is low even in the industry, which makes it popular with most salaried and upstart classes.
The extravagant Bilton auction house has four floors and adopts the Barot architectural style, with rich decorations and carvings, and strong colors, which give passers-by a strong visual impact.
It's just an auction house, but the gorgeous architectural colors and almost elaborate decorations can make everyone who meets it unforgettable, and this is the style of Bilton Auction House.
Andu looked at the auction house in front of him, which covered an area of 2,000 square meters, and suddenly wondered how much it would cost?
Shaking his head, Andu turned his gaze back to the auction house, recalling the matter about the auction house.
Bilton's auctions are usually held on weekends, and only one floor of the exhibition hall is usually stocked with items, but they are all clearly priced, and there are few rare items.
This is very similar to the church, similar to the gladiatorial arena, the opera house is also concentrated on weekends, and there is not much traffic on weekdays.
Only on weekends will the second and third floors of the auction house be open for official auctions, such as today.
As for the fourth floor, there is a large monthly auction that is held only on the last Sunday of every month, and people without a certain status cannot participate at all.
Since today is Saturday, there are a lot of people who come to the auction, and most of them are gathered at the entrance of the auction at this time, ready to line up to enter.
Andu slowly withdrew his observational gaze and memories, stood quietly in the crowd, and lined up with the crowd.
The queue is not too long, divided into two teams, and there is also a dedicated VIP lane.
Andu looked at the team of about thirty people in front of him, sighed helplessly, and calculated the time, it was already about half past one in the afternoon, and it was only half an hour before the auction began.
I guess I won't be able to make it in time for the opening, Andu thought.
Just as he was pondering how to get in quickly, a middle-aged man in a bright yellow robe with a blue wave-like astral rune depicting on his chest happened to walk past him.
The middle-aged man whispered a few words to a waiter at the VIP passage, and then was invited into the auction house.
Summoners Guild?
An Du was a little surprised, and then he took a closer look at his dress, and his thoughts suddenly changed.
He calmly walked out of the line, came to the VIP passage, and beckoned to the waiter just now.
"I'm here for the first time, can I go this way?"
Andu said politely, pointing his finger to the VIP passage.
The waiter observed An Du for half a second, and there were some doubts in his heart, but on the surface, he still said with a respectful attitude.
"Sir, if you want to become a member of our Bilton Auction House, you must be referred, or you can only spend five hundred Imperial Silver Dollars in our auction house. ”
The waiter didn't answer Andu's question, but instead explained the requirements for membership, and then stood there quietly, waiting for Andu's response.
Andu nodded suddenly, but then he frowned, pointed to the VIP channel again, and spoke.
"Then why was that guy allowed to go in just now? Was he introduced through someone else?"
The waiter listened to Andu's words, his heart was slightly displeased, and his face slowly put away his smile, and said.
"Mr. Horst is an official summoner of the Summoners Guild, and he makes an exception to use the VIP access because of his distinguished status. ”
The waiter patiently explained, paused and continued: "If you are not a member, then you must have a noble enough status. ”
After speaking, he looked at Andu, and his respectful attitude gradually changed to a questioning gaze.
It seems to be saying to Andu, just like you, you also want to go through the VIP channel?
Andu didn't get angry, but pointed at himself with his trademark smile.
"I come from the church and am also a formal clergyman. ”
I didn't say I was a formal pastor.
While Andu was talking, he was also muttering quietly in his heart.
The waiter's face changed, and years of professionalism told him that this man did not look like he was lying.
"So, but what you're dressed for?" the waiter reminded Andu tactfully.
There was no formal dress, no expensive clothes, but at the age of fifteen or sixteen......
No matter which angle you look at, the person in front of you doesn't look like a person with status......
Although the other party has already identified himself, he feels that he still has to figure it out out of professional ethics.
And even for the clergy, missionaries and probationary pastors are not qualified, and at least at the level of formal pastors and two precepts.
Seeing that he is so young, he should not be a full pastor, right?
The waiter couldn't help but think to himself.
As his gaze turned, his face gradually became unsightly.
On the other party's right hand, there is no card ring!
This means that he is not even a probationary pastor, but only a missionary at best!
At the level of an official priest, you need to take two precepts, just like Horst just now, he is the official summoner and holds two precepts.
But Andu's hands were empty!
The waiter was full of anger in his heart, and was about to expose the person in front of him in public, but the other party's voice sounded in his ears again.
"That's it!"
Andu's face was embarrassed, and then he looked around, and found that there were many onlookers around, and his heart turned slightly, and he continued to the waiter.
"Come over here. ”
The waiter suppressed his anger, and his professionalism over the years still made him subconsciously get closer to Andu.
Andu looked at the position and distance between the two, and after confirming the position, the invisible spirit suddenly turned!
On the thumb of his right hand, which was originally empty, a milky white ring appeared out of thin air as the spirit surged!
Then the ring glowed brilliantly in the shocked eyes of the waiter!
This golden light was fleeting, and Andu deliberately adjusted the position of the two, so no one else saw it except Andu's waiter.
"Can this be proven?"
Andu still had that calm expression and smiled.
After a brief struggle, the waiter's expression finally calmed down.
He bowed respectfully until it was at a ninety-degree angle, and the neat waiter's black dress was wrinkled as a result.
He stroked his chest with one hand and swung the other towards the VIP aisle.
"Of course, dear sir. ”
It wasn't until Andu completely disappeared into the VIP passage that the waiter straightened up in the eyes of all the people who were queuing up and the people passing by.
"I really didn't expect that. ”
The waiter patted his chest and said in fear.