Chapter 508: Unscrupulous
Hearing this bid, many people were shocked, and then immediately began to discuss. It's no wonder they were so surprised, after all, auctions also have auction rules. Generally speaking, the auction that has just opened is more to stir up the atmosphere and make a foreshadowing, so everyone will have a tacit understanding at the beginning, and they may compete with each other, but the amplitude will not be too large. It's like in a casino, where everyone is testing each other at first, and no one is going to put all the chips on the first hand, which is too boring. But what they didn't expect was that there were really people who didn't play cards according to common sense, and the bid was doubled, which made it clear that people would not fight with them!
Although everyone was a little dissatisfied with this, after all, this was just the beginning, and it was the first lot, so no one fought for him anymore. So it didn't take long for the auctioneer to ring the hammer, and the necklace was immediately taken to Jenn's box. Immediately afterwards, a second lot was also launched. However, there is something different about this lot, it is not a dead thing, but a living person, a gray dwarf, who looks not too young. However, looking at his appearance, he held his head high, and his expression was complacent, not at all like those low-voiced slaves. And beside this gray dwarf, there is a piece of armor, which can be seen to be quite skillfully crafted, and more importantly, from the outside, this armor has no gaps, and it looks as if it is not composed of several parts, but is completely forged and fused from a large piece of iron!
Although it is difficult to say how much real practicality there is in such armor, such a skill. It's enough to surprise people.
"Next up is the Grey Dwarf Master Craftsman Rom! He hails from the Molten City of the Shadows. He is a craftsman with a lot of skills! Look at the armor he has crafted, harder than the toughest shield. Softer than the smoothest silk, isn't such a blacksmith worth your attention? The reserve price is 100,000 gold coins, and the auction is now open! ”
This is also a feature of the Theatre Royale's underground auctions, where they are not simply ranked according to their value, but by the type of lot, and then by value. Generally speaking, the first auction of the Royal Theatre is jewelry, slaves. Weapons, equipment, works of art, etc., are the lowest in each category, so that most customers can give an assessment of the value of the various categories in this auction. If the value of a type of early lot is not high, then the value of the later items is naturally not easy to say. However, if the value of the early lot is very high, then it will naturally give people expectations and surprises later.
Of course, this value is not high, and it is relative to the level of the Royal Theatre to be able to play here. Even the lowest-level items don't go anywhere. It's like the crystal necklace just now, in the auction hall of the Royal Theater, it is only at the middle and lower level. It's hard to say elsewhere though.
As for this gray dwarf blacksmith, although his skills are quite exquisite, there are not many people who want him. And it's no wonder. Generally, large families have their own royal blacksmiths, and their loyalty and craftsmanship are tested. Plus this blacksmith's race is the Grey Dwarf. The average person is wary of the races that live in the dark regions. There are not many big families, and this one is less than this one. And those small forces can't afford to raise them, after all, these blacksmiths consume a lot of resources. So at the auction. Except for a few small and medium-sized families who shouted in order to strengthen their power, the others basically didn't say much. Therefore, after several rounds of bidding, the old blacksmith's worth only rose to 150,000 gold coins.
But while they were bidding, Patilina didn't say anything, but the little one squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the suit of armor beside the old blacksmith in front of him, and after a few moments, the little one jumped up and grabbed Jenn's arm.
"Master, I want this! Buy him! ”
"You want this?"
Hearing Patilina's words, Jenn couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, there are gray dwarves in the dungeon, is it necessary to spend money to buy one on the ground?
"Gee, those guys in the underground aren't very useful, and you know, master, the things they make don't work on the surface. Although this old guy is a gray dwarf, since he works for humans, then he probably won't just build something useless like his idiot compatriots. I've thought of a lot for my guards, and now I'm short of a set of armor and weapons! ”
Hearing this, Jenn pondered for a moment, then nodded. It is true that the gray dwarves are as good at forging as the dark elves, but their equipment is very flawed, the equipment of the dark elves can only be used in the dark regions, and no matter how powerful the magical equipment and weapons are on the surface, they will be turned into scrap metal in the sunlight. The equipment of the gray dwarves has similar troubles, and there is also a problem that the equipment of the gray dwarves is forged for the gray dwarves, which is not suitable for humans and other creatures of normal size, so it is also very limited.
And since this gray dwarf lives in the human world, he should be able to skillfully use and forge the equipment and weapons of the human world, speaking of which, Patilina has been talking about the personal guard team she formed, and Jenn has not taken care of it, but now it seems that the little guy is still quite interested in this?
Thinking of this, Jenn nodded, and then gestured to the old man. Soon, the old man also raised the sign again. Seeing the sign, the auctioneer hesitated for a moment, but still shouted loudly.
"This guest bids -- 300,000 gold coins!!"
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then a small noise sounded, and many people were talking to each other, looking at the box where Jenn was in confusion, the mysterious guest was already the second time, and every time he shot, he directly doubled the price, so that people couldn't shout at all. What exactly is this guy trying to do? Could it be that he came specifically to smash the field? For a while, everyone was so talking, that the auctioneer had to hammer down the noise to suppress the noise.
"This guest bid 300,000 gold coins, is there anyone still shouting? 300,000 gold coins once, 300,000 gold coins twice, 300,000 gold coins three times -- congratulations to this guest, you have gained the allegiance of a gray dwarf forge master!! ”
No one was surprised by this this time, after all, this kind of thing is not very precious to be honest, and it is the same as the crystal necklace before, and it is not a loss. It's just that they are becoming more and more curious about the origin of Jenn and the others. Most of the people who were able to participate in such a high-level auction were people with good hands and eyes, and as long as they investigated a little, they immediately knew that Jenn and the others had come here in the name of the Star Chamber of Commerce. But as long as you are not blind, you can see that this is definitely just a cover-up, otherwise, with the level of a local chamber of commerce like the Star Chamber of Commerce, where would you dare to be majestic in front of so many high-ranking officials and nobles, isn't it fast enough to die?
So, who is the other party and why is he doing this?
There is also a lot of discussion about this, and some people think that those guys are probably some nouveau riche rich people who want everything they see. Some people also think that these people may want to take the lead and leave a rich influence on others, after all, everyone knows that the things that were auctioned at the beginning are not worth much, and even if they are all taken, they will only be a few million gold coins, which has been recorded in previous auctions. And the further back you go, the more valuable those lots become, and they may even exceed the price of billions of gold coins. Such a fortune is definitely not something that ordinary people can take down casually. Therefore, some people think that Jenn wants to take the lead and make a deep impression on the people who participate in the auction. Of course, none of these people have met with Jenn, and those who have met with Jenn are almost all solemn-faced, but they have personally seen the temperament of Jenn and his party, and it is impossible to say that they are nouveau riche or some speculators. So what is the purpose of their attack this time? Or is there something wrong with this auction?
It was in this dark current that a third lot appeared, a work of art from a famous artist in the Year of Flowers and Birds, which depicts the beauty of the top of the clouds. The preciousness of this painting lies not only in the person who painted it, but also in the legend of the painting itself -- it is said that after hearing about the beautiful scenery of the top of the clouds, the artist hired a group of adventurers to accompany him into the clouds and mist mountains, and they went through many hardships and dangers, and finally even killed a wurm entrenched on the top of the clouds, and then reached the destination. And at the moment when they stepped on the peak, the brilliance of the morning sun pierced the heavens and the earth and shone on them, and because of the beautiful scenery of the beginning of the world, the great painter left this heirloom work.
Although this is just a simple painting, there is no special effect, but unfortunately the nobles still eat this set, only to see that the price of this painting has also risen all the way, from the reserve price of 5 million gold coins did not take long to rise to 20 million, and finally was taken over by a guest in a box on the top floor, bidding 25 million.
But at this time, almost everyone subconsciously turned their heads and looked at the mysterious box on the penultimate floor. Sure enough, under the gaze of everyone, the box held up the sign again. Seeing this sign, the auctioneer hesitated for a moment, and then shouted.
"This guest made a bid of 50 million gold coins." (To be continued......)