Chapter 434: Not a Simple Auction (Part I)
Sunset.
When night falls, the lights come on, and the wind on the grassland sweeps the land to bring the first rays of night, the sparkling auction of the City of Eagles is about to begin. As an auction that strictly limits the size and status of the number of people, the sparkling auction of the City of Eagles naturally has a hint of darkness, just as the world world has a division between day and night, and the sparkling auction also has both black and white, where everything can be bought and everything can be sold. However, most of the treasures, equipment, and magic items found in the ruins by various mercenary groups or guilds during their adventures are still here. Or some precious and rare gems, raw materials or magical plants, or even the occasional human sale——— but this kind of trade is extremely confidential, unless it is a very trusted customer, the auction will not open the door for them.
The location of the Shining Auction is in the downtown area east of the Eagle City, which is far away from the War Angel Station, and it seems that the organizer also knows that although the War Angel doesn't care much about this kind of thing that is not black or white, you don't want to stimulate her under the nose of others. Otherwise, if one day an angel of war can't see it and serves a pot here, you won't even have a place to cry.
Although it was time to go home, and the surroundings were extremely busy and busy, the area around the auction hall was quite quiet, with serious faces, and the heavily armed guards had already blocked the surrounding roads in order to provide a stable, quiet and safe environment for everyone participating in the auction. At this time, many nobles and celebrities had already arrived at the auction hall in horse-drawn carriages, dressed up and chatting and laughing. After all, because of the rules of the Shining Auction, most of the people who can enter this venue are acquaintances. Of course, from time to time, there will be a few unfamiliar faces joining in to attract everyone's attention.
And as Rhodes stepped out of the carriage, he quickly felt the gazes of the people around him cast at him.
And in fact. When Rhodes and his party first appeared, many nobles had already set their eyes on these young people, not only because of their unfamiliar faces, but also because of their unusually dazzling appearances.
Rhodes, who walked in the front, wore a crisp black dress, holding a brown wooden cane in his hand, and a pair of dark eyes narrowed slightly under his shoulder-length short hair, although Rhodes was undoubtedly wearing a male dress. But as long as anyone sees his delicate and beautiful melon seed face, they will involuntarily mistake it for a woman. Only the faint cold aura on his face warned everyone of how dangerous he was.
If Rhodes is like a beautiful ice sculpture that no one can enter, then the Seven Loves that follow him are more like a tantalizing cocktail. The bright red off-the-shoulder dress subtly outlines the beautiful and seductive figure of Seven Love and the towering breasts. The long pink hair that was originally tied up in a ponytail has also been scattered at the moment, draped over the shoulders, and it has brought a kind of charm to Qilian. Far from being panicked and weird, the big fluffy tail and the fluffy ears are even more cute. Just look at her. It's like a cocktail in your stomach, making you feel hot all over your body and dry mouth.
In addition, Anne, who followed Rhodes' other side, was also eye-catching.
She was not dressed in costume like Rhodes and Seven Love, but instead the girl was still wearing her white leather armor. Carrying the large and heavy pure gold shield on his back, it didn't look like anything had changed. But because of this, among the crowd who are mostly dressed up, Anne's alternative scenery seems to be a different scenery, which makes people open their eyes. In addition, the girl's face is always full of youthful smiles, and it is easy to make people feel good.
Of course. It's not just because they're so good-looking, it's not just because they're so special, in fact. Although many people meet Rhodes for the first time, but for them, this young man is a long-time famous——— this is the blessing of dragging that midsummer festival, after that midsummer festival, Rod not only got the actual benefits, but also left a deep impression in the hearts of many nobles, not only because of his strength, but also let many nobles see that this young man is very favored, coupled with his unknown background, it makes people suspect that he has a very strong background. And after this midsummer festival, many people believe that in time, a new power will rise again in this principality.
Because of this, many nobles are not too surprised to see Rhodes and others coming to participate in the auction, on the contrary, many of them are thinking about whether to take this opportunity to get close to Rhodes, even if his power is not here but in Parfield, but think about being by Rhodes' side, but there are still two powerful political backing resources of Marlene and Lijie——— and have a good relationship with Rhodes here, and maybe they can tie up with the Shania family and the royal family in the future, this deal is too cost-effective.
However, this is an auction hall, not a prom party, and it is not easy for everyone to go up and say hello directly, not to mention, someone has already greeted them at this moment.
"Mr. Rod, Miss Seven Love, Miss Anne."
Seeing the figures of the three of them, Natasha trotted out of the crowd with her skirt and came to Rod's side. Grundy, on the other hand, wore armor and followed behind her. Seeing Rod and the others, Grundy was stunned for a moment, then his face turned slightly red, he lowered his head and saluted the three of them.
"Miss Natasha, Mr. Grandi, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Seeing the arrival of the two, Rod greeted the two, and then he looked around, Rod could feel that there were many people in the crowd around him looking at them, and there were curiosity, excitement, strangeness and vigilance in these eyes. But this is a very normal thing, a small circle, suddenly into a few outsiders, it is inevitable that there will be such and such problems, for Rod, he is only here to participate in the auction, and does not intend to completely integrate into this circle, so he has no opinion on this, the two sides exchanged pleasantries, and then under the leadership of Natasha, they walked towards the auction hall.
"I have said hello to my father, you can use our box today, please rest assured, Mr. Rhodes, with us here, I believe that what you want will not be snatched away."
Natasha said with a friendly smile, and there was a faint hint of pride in her expression, which showed that she was really proud of her family, and compared to before, the current girl was more assertive in what she said and did. It seems that the previous training has indeed had a great impact on the girl——— and it is developing in a good way. But.........
At this moment, Rod suddenly felt the extremely cold and hostile gaze again, it came from the crowd, staring at his body, but this gaze only flashed on Rode's body, and soon disappeared again in the crowd.
"What's wrong? Mr. Rhodes? ”
Sensing that Rod had stopped, Natasha asked curiously, while Rod glanced around, then exchanged a look with Seven Love, and then he shook his head.
"No, it's nothing, let's go."
With that, Rod raised his head and walked into the auction room.
The whole auction hall does not look very large, but it is not small, like an amphitheater, in front of the stage, rows of seats are arranged in a trapezoidal pattern, and in those comfortable and open-minded areas, the luxuriously decorated boxes are already full at the moment. These boxes are located on the four walls of the edge of the "stage", from which you can clearly see the current situation. Each room is cloaked in brass brackets with a red velvet curtain to provide a quiet, comfortable space for its guests.
As the city lord of the Eagle City, the treatment is naturally good. The box that Natasha led Rhodes and the others into not only had soft and comfortable sofas, but also cold and sweet wine, fruits, cakes and other food. And on the mahogany coffee table in front of them, there is also a list of items to be auctioned, and Rod quickly found his goal on the list——— the key to open the underground labyrinth, and what makes people laugh and cry is that the introduction of this key on the list is a "magic ornament", which is no wonder, after all, although this key is said to be a key, but the appearance does not look like a key at all, but more like that kind of slate puzzle, it is not surprising that people will mistake it for a magic decoration.
Soon, everyone was scattered and seated, and Rod naturally sat with Seven Loves and Anne. Natasha and Grundy sat next to them, biting their ears quietly. It seemed that they were also interested in this auction, and next to the two of them, an old man in the uniform of a butler was standing quietly with his hands up, and it was obvious that he had come to serve the crowd and make an offer.
"You noticed? Master? ”
Just as Rod began to look through the list in his hand, Qilian quietly leaned into his ear and asked in a low voice, and in the face of her inquiry, Rod also nodded slightly.
"Of course, but let's wait and see what happens to each other."
Just as the two were talking, a crisp bell rang, and with the bell, the magical brilliance that had originally surrounded the theater suddenly dimmed a lot, and soon, the theater, which was still a little noisy, gradually returned to quiet, whether it was the VIP in the box or the guests in the ordinary seats, they all sat up straight at this moment, staring intently at the stage in front of them.
Immediately after, an auctioneer in a tuxedo walked up to the stage.
The auction has officially begun.