Chapter 12: D'Artagnan's Firmness
After everyone has tasted the exquisite breakfast, the Paris Winter Auction begins. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the gorgeous and spacious hall, there are rows of carved seats wrapped in velvet, but the front row is sparsely arranged, and the back row is more compact.
The seats in the front row belonged to the counts and the powerful people of the same rank as them, while the seats in the back row belonged to the lower nobles and warriors.
As for the marquis, dukes, and even princes, they have private rooms on the second floor, which can be condescending and overlook the whole place, which is a privilege that belongs only to the superiors.
Led by the attendants, everyone walked into the venue and was taken to their seats.
As the head of the Earl's house, Miss Sophie was placed in the middle of the first row.
Originally, she was supposed to be flanked by two old and respected old earls, but under the strong negotiation of a certain musketeer, Miss Sophie's ears began to linger with chattering tender sweetness.
"Sophie, do you have any targets in mind?"
"If you want something, you can tell me, and I can shoot it for you. ”
"Don't look at me as a musketeer now, I still have some savings. ”
"Last time, His Majesty the Emperor summoned me and rewarded me with a lot of good things, I have always kept it, there seems to be a good necklace in it, when will I show it to you?"
"Oh, I don't like jewelry, Sophie, you practice swords, and if you have a good stabbing sword, I'll buy it for you, okay?"
"I don't mean anything else, I've just heard that giving a girl a gift can enhance the relationship. ”
"I just, I just like you so much, I'm so excited, I'm sorry, I know you like to be independent, you like to rely on yourself, but it's good to have a strong person to rely on for you. ”
"Well, it's true that I'm not strong enough right now, but I'll try, Sophie, trust me. ”
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"Ding", a small golden bell was struck, and the first phase of the auction began.
The first thing to be shown was a huge battle axe.
"This is a new tomahawk by Master Owen, and it took two years to complete. This battle axe is a straight handle, the handle is 1.4 meters long, the blade is crescent-shaped, the blade is 0.9 meters long, weighs 45 kilograms, the edge is extremely sharp, the handle has anti-slip lines, and the axe surface has Master Owen's signature concave blood groove, which has an excellent effect with any axe martial arts. The reserve price is 50,000 yuan, and the auction is now open!" As the auctioneer's hammer fell, the bidding began.
"60,000!" As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, someone called for the price.
"70,000!" the bidder was a strong man with a big beard.
"I'll give you 75,000!" shouted another tower-like man
"100,000, I'll give 100,000. "It was a petite lady who spoke.
The scene fell silent all of a sudden.
"Okay, Viscount Bobby bid 100,000, and there is a price increase? Okay, 100,000 once, 100,000 ......twice," the tuxedo auctioneer exclaimed.
"110,000!" the bearded man spoke again with a bitter face.
"120,000!" the lady did not give in.
In the end, the terrible axe was still in the noblewoman's pocket.
Then a few more paintings and a few pieces of jewelry were auctioned, most of which were auctioned by the small nobles sitting in the back row, the counts in the front row rarely bid, and the box on the top floor was quiet all the time, and no sound came out.
There were several boxes of healing plasters in the back, and Miss Sophie also took a shot at one.
Then two books were presented: "Inheritance marksmanship, including the original "Hook and Scythe Riding Spear" and the new and improved version "Fifteen Unique Techniques for Using Special Riding Spears with Barbs". It's all the whole book, nothing is missing, the reserve price is 30,000, and the auction starts now!"
"40,000!" someone bid.
"40,005. "It's not very competitive.
"50 thousand. Miss Sophie said lightly.
"55,000!" someone refused to give up.
"70 thousand. Miss Sophie's voice was still faint, but the price increase was significant.
The audience was silent, and after three confirmations, the wooden hammer fell, and this marksmanship was captured by Miss Sophie.
"Sophie, what are you buying this marksmanship for? This hook and sickle is very unpopular, few people practice it, and it's not worth 70,000 at all. D'Artagnan was puzzled.
"I bought it for my subordinates to practice. Miss Sophie didn't say much.
As the auction continued, d'Artagnan found that Miss Sophie's "subordinates" were really many and talented, and all unpopular martial arts were practiced, which was really weird.
However, in one morning, Miss Sophie swept 23 martial arts cheats of all kinds, and all the martial arts cheats in the auction were rounded, and none of them were given to anyone else.
During the lunch banquet, d'Artagnan couldn't help but ask: "Sophie, why did you buy so many martial arts cheats, you can't use a lot of them, and many of the prices are already inflated, and you still grab them from them, isn't it a waste of money." ”
"I'll spend my own money, don't worry about you!" said Miss Sophie, angry, and turned away.
"That's not what I meant, I'm just ......" d'Artagnan was about to explain, but was stopped by a pair of big hands.
It was the tall and strong Bordos, who was covered with frost, his eyes widened, and he asked, "I think, I need an explanation, Miss Elena said that you ran to flirt with other women in the middle of the conversation and left her aside, what is the matter?"
"I don't mean anything to her, I just like Sophie!" explained d'Artagnan, undaunted by the compelling gaze.
"Is that woman Sophie of Marceau's family? Bordos rubbed his chin.
"In short, I just like Sophie, I don't like the duke's daughter, I don't like the famous lady, I want to deal with the emotional matters myself, don't bother with the Divine Spear Martial Saint. I'll go and apologize to Miss Elena and make it clear. D'Artagnan's tone was very resolute, and he turned to leave.
"I disagree. Bordos said coldly.
"What?" d'Artagnan replied.
"That woman is not simple, that Sophie of Marceau's family is not as simple and beautiful as you seem. I don't agree with you being with her. Bordos spoke in a tough tone.
"What do you mean, isn't it easy? isn't it the daughter of the counts of a remote town?" asked d'Artagnan rhetorically.
"Alas, you kid, you just don't care about politics, their family is not just an earl, and the things in it are very complicated, I will tell you about it slowly later. But no matter what, I don't want you to continue to have anything to do with her, you are the most promising seedling of the three of us, you will have a great future, and you should not be stained with these stains that are difficult to wash, do you understand?" Bordeaux said bitterly.
d'Artagnan fell silent for a moment. He looked for it, and saw Miss Sophie standing in a corner far away, a little lonely.
After a moment's hesitation, d'Artagnan withdrew his gaze.
"I'm not afraid! I don't care about these political issues or stains. I like Sophie, I love her, I want her to be my wife! This is my biggest dream now! No matter how many hardships and dangers lie ahead, I will never give up!" d'Artagnan looked up, his eyes full of unparalleled determination.