Chapter 316: Dwarves (3rd Update)
After entering the inn, the shopkeeper respectfully took them outside the guest room, and then asked Dichen and the others to go downstairs to find him if they needed anything, and said a lot of thanks to Dichen, and then went downstairs happily.
Feng Qingyan pushed the door open and walked in without saying a word, followed by Dichen, Greedy Wolf and Fire Python.
As soon as he entered the room, Dichen closed the door, walked up to Feng Qingyan, and said, "Why didn't you tell me that you still need an invitation card to participate in the auction?"
"Who said you need an invitation card to participate in the auction?" Feng Qingyan asked suspiciously, a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes looked at Di Chen innocently, as if to blame Di Chen for the unwarranted question just now.
"And what's the deal with that invitation card just now?"
Feng Qingyan glanced at him when he heard this, and said, "Didn't you listen to him? Every time there is an auction, the organizer will send invitation cards to some people with status, not that those who participate in the auction must have invitation cards. ”
"Isn't this invitation card useless?" Dichen asked as he sat down at the table, half-convinced.
"It can't be said that it doesn't work, anyone who is eligible to receive an invitation card from the auction organizer must be either rich or expensive, and the auction organizer just thinks that these people are the most likely to become their stable customers, so they will try their best to win them over. At that time, these people will either become bidders or providers of the auction items. The more things and the higher the tier, the more the auction house naturally earns, which is why they give out invitation cards. Feng Qingyan explained.
"That's right. Dichen nodded, finally understood. "But since it's a potential customer, the organizer is too irresponsible to them, right? Just like that guy just now, he was still the young city lord of a city, and he couldn't even find a place to live. ”
"It's just a small remote town, and although the organizers have also sent them invitation cards, they don't expect them to bring much benefit to the auction house. There are many natural treasures, how can a small city lord in a remote area afford to consume them?" Feng Qingyan said.
"It means that this invitation card is divided into three, six, nine and so on?"
"You're right, the invitation card of the Lihuo Auction House, the most distinguished is the Supreme Gold Card, followed by the Diamond Gold Card, Platinum Card, Silver Card and other membership cards, and then the ordinary cards such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. ”
"What's the benefit of a distinguished invitation card?" asked Dichen.
Feng Qingyan took out a blue-green fruit from the ring, took a bite of it, the juice splashed, and a fragrance instantly spread in the room, causing Dichen to swallow his saliva, and the greedy wolf and the fire python were even worse, the saliva flowed like silk threads, and a puddle had gathered on the ground.
"Gluttony!" Feng Qingyan snorted lightly, and took out a few more from the ring and threw them to Dichen and the two demon beasts, and then said: "Anyone who receives a distinguished invitation card is a powerful consumer of the auction house, and they spend the most money at the auction. However, there are also corresponding discounts, for example, when consignment items, the auction house will charge less commission, others consign ten percent, they may be eight or five percent, you must not underestimate the discount of a few percentage points, those natural treasures, each piece can be auctioned at a sky-high price, these percentage points are calculated to be a lot of money. ”
"Moreover, it will not be ignored like the young city lord just now, their food and accommodation in the Fire City, the organizer will have full authority to arrange, and the best location will also be arranged during the auction, as well as the top box. The secrecy of their identities is also the highest in the auction house, as long as they don't want to show their faces, no one will know who they are, and they won't know which treasures were auctioned off by which bigwig. ”
That is to say, even if these people buy the treasure, they will be relatively safe when they go out of the city, because no one knows whether the treasure is on them or not, so they will not rush to do it. Dichen couldn't help but interject.
"Clever!" Feng Qingyan said with a smile.
"So what should we do now? Without the distinguished invitation card, we will only be exposed to the public, and if we buy the treasure, we may not be able to leave safely. Dichen said worriedly.
"Don't worry, it's on me. Feng Qingyan confidently assured.
"What's behind you?" asked Dichen.
"No, no, nothing. ”
"Then you still ......"
"Because you don't need it. Feng Qingyan spread his hands and said, "A spirit fruit like Blood Bodhi can only barely enter the threshold of a large-scale auction, can you afford one of those heavenly treasures?" ”
"......" Di Chen was dumbfounded, only then did he know that it was not Feng Qingyan who was confident in his own ability, but who was not confident in his pocket. But she said it right, in the face of those heavenly and earthly treasures that are more precious than Blood Bodhi, not to mention Dichen, a poor bastard, even Feng Qingyan, a little rich woman, may not be able to afford one of them.
"Then what are we looking for 'Undead Demon Vine' and 'Undead Demon Root'? Anyway, we can't afford to buy them, even if they do appear at auction, we can only watch them being bought by others, can we just do it and wait for the pie to fall from the sky, and let the 'Undead Demon Vine' or 'Undead Demon Root' fall on my head?" Di Chen said with some anger. He lasted ten months and traveled hundreds of millions of miles to the Southern Wilderness, just to find the "Immortal Demon Vine" to save him, but now he has no choice.
"Then what do you want to do?" Feng Qingyan asked softly.
Dichen looked up, dazed. According to what Feng Qingyan said, they now have no huge amount of money, no ability, and all methods are in vain. "What should I do? What can I do? First of all, we don't have enough funds to bid for items, secondly, we don't have the same value of natural materials and treasures to barter, and thirdly, we don't have the ability to rob even if we block the road, what else do you think I can do?"
"This ......" Feng Qingyan saw Di Chen's desperate expression, and comforted: "Don't be so pessimistic, maybe there will be a turnaround?" And although the probability of a pie falling from the sky is a little smaller, who can guarantee that it won't happen? It's useless to be anxious now, we can only take one step at a time." ”
"Then what do you think we're going to do next?" Dichen asked.
"Well...... The most famous ...... from the Fire City"
"Eat again?" Dichen really lost to this woman, he had never seen a woman as greedy as her, and what was even more hated was that he couldn't get fat no matter how he ate, and his figure was always so slim. really responded to that sentence: those who can't lose weight are always in turmoil, and those who can't eat fat have no fear.
Although he was anxious, he couldn't think of any way, and Di Chen could only follow Feng Qingyan to find the most famous thing she said about Lihuo City, and the greedy wolf and the fire python were naturally overjoyed when they heard what they were eating. From the moment I entered the city, I yelled for food, and now that the opportunity has come, how can I let it go?
Under the leadership of Feng Qingyan, the two of them walked all the way out of the "Red Maple Inn" to the west of the Fire City, passing through the center of the city, the center of the city was still crowded, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going, and more than ninety percent of them were cultivators.
As for the ordinary people, most of them are the original residents of the city, and almost all of the outsiders are cultivators, even if they are merchants, they are mostly cultivators.
"Where are you taking us?" After walking through the center of the city for nearly half an hour, Dichen couldn't help but ask.
"Just follow me, and you'll be there in a moment. Feng Qingyan said, but his feet did not stop, and he walked all the way. Dichen was not familiar with this place, so he had no choice but to follow her.
Finally, after a long while, Feng Qingyan stopped in front of a low house and said, "This is it." ”
"Here?" Di Chen glanced around, this was already a suburb in the west of the city, and there were no buildings within a radius of 100 zhang except for this small thatched house. "What the hell is so good here...... Huh, what a smell, so fragrant!" Dichen moved his nose and breathed hard, and a faint mellow fragrance lingered between his mouth and nose.
"Didn't you peek at my map?" Feng Qingyan asked.
"Could it be...... Could it be Red Flame Berry Wine?" Di Chen blurted out, when he saw Lihuo City on the map marked by Feng Qingyan, he paid special attention to it, so he remembered the name.
"Uncle Milai, there are guests coming, why don't you come out to greet you?" At this time, Feng Qingyan shouted to the dwarf.
"Can such a low thatched hut accommodate people?" the fire python muttered as he looked at the thatched hut in front of him, which was only more than a meter high, in confusion.
"Shut up, don't talk nonsense!" Di Chen scolded. Since Feng Qingyan called "uncle", it means that this person has been recognized by her, and Dichen should naturally maintain a little respect. And he has already determined the bloodline of his Feng clan, who knows if this thatched house is a person from the Feng clan?
"Uncle Milley, if you don't come out, the guests will leave. Feng Qingyan continued to shout.
"Let's go, the old man won't wait. At this moment, a voice sounded, and a figure came out of the thatched house, saw Feng Qingyan, and immediately said: "I know that it's you, Xiao Nizi, who hasn't been here for so long, where did you go to fool around?"
"This is ......" Di Chen looked at the person standing by the thatched door, and didn't know what to say for a while. It was a strange man, a dwarf to be exact, about a meter tall, but extremely strong, and he looked to be about fifty years old on the surface, and his real age was unknown.
"Uncle Millai of the Dwarven Clan, I used to come here to drink whenever I came out of the Clan. Feng Qingyan introduced Dichen. Emperor Chen had heard of the dwarf race, but it was the first time he had seen a real dwarf, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute him, bowed down and said, "The junior Xuanyuan Emperor Chen has seen the seniors. ”
The dwarf Milai saw Dichen saluting him, but he didn't speak, and he didn't say anything, at this time, Feng Qingyan walked over and took his short arm, and said with a smile: "Uncle Milai, he is my good friend, and these two guys are all following me to eat and drink." ”
"Since you're a friend of Niko, let's go into the house and sit down!" said to Dichen at this time, and then turned around and walked towards the thatched house, and Dichen followed in, but he could only barely get into the thatched house by hunching his body as hard as he could.
(PS: The third more arrived, barely in time before 12 o'clock, ask for recommended collections and rewards, good night to all book friends!)