At first, the auction was not very enthusiastic, and most of the items released were innocuous knick-knacks, which might have been popular with some aristocratic girls, but they did not help Rhodes in any way. He just watched from the sidelines, waiting for the best moment. During this period, Natasha also made two bids, and auctioned a beautiful crystal sculpture for 1,500 gold coins. And Grandi also seems to be a little eager to try, according to him, Grandi seems to have taken a fancy to a magic sword that appeared on the auction floor this time.

Soon, the auctioneer brought out the thirteenth lot——— which was a pair of beautiful-looking jadeite earrings, which could be seen to be made by a fairly old technique and still intact today. The lines of silver wrap around the bright green jadeite, which makes people feel excited. The price of the earrings starts at 800 gold coins............

But this is nothing to those nobles who love beauty and have a strong sense of vanity. Soon, under the scramble of several nobles, the pair of earrings was coaxed to the height of 1,600 gold coins. In normal times, it is rare for a pair of jade earrings to be sold at this price. But in the box, neither Natasha nor Grandi reacted, and it was obvious that they had long been aware of and accustomed to this kind of extravagant consumption among the nobles. Instead, Anne's eyes widened in surprise, and she lay by the window staring blankly at the pair of earrings.

"That's an exaggeration, isn't it......... Such a thing can be sold for a thousand gold coins......... Annico can't afford .........."

Anne stared at the pair of earrings in the auctioneer's hand and shook her head. Hearing her speak, Rod's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he reached out and made a gesture to the old butler next to him. Soon, the price was quoted for convenience.

One thousand eighteen hundred gold coins.

Originally, the offer of jade earrings has been fought for several times, and many people have been defeated, and they heard this offer at this moment. There was even a sense of giving up, and soon, many of the people who were originally entangled were silent, and only one of them raised the price after hesitating for a long time.

Two thousand gold coins.

The expression on Rod's face did not change in the slightest, and he gestured again.

Two thousand five hundred gold coins.

This price seems to have finally completely frightened the other party, after a moment of hesitation. The other party decisively chose to give up. Soon, with the auctioneer's three hammer sounds, the pair of jade earrings were also sent to the box where Rhodes was, of course, the two sides had already paid off the money at this moment. Subsequently. Rod reached out and took the pair of earrings from the other's hand. But for this pair of hard-won earrings, Rod picked them up without even looking at them, and shook them at Anne.

"Annie?"

"Huh?"

Just when Anne heard Rod's voice. When he turned his head to look at him, Rhodes waved his right hand and threw the pair of earrings directly, which made Anne startled, and when the girl reflexively reached out and took the earrings. Only then did she see clearly what she was doing, which made Anne stunned.

"Huh? Commander, this ..............."

"Give it to you, take it."

After saying this, Rod turned his head and looked back at the auction hall in front of him. Anne stared blankly at the jade earrings in her hand. It wasn't until a moment later that the girl's smile came to her heart's content. He nodded happily at Rode. "Head Xie Luxie, then Anne will accept it unceremoniously!"

After saying this, Anne couldn't wait to reach out and put the pair of earrings on her ears, and even ran to Rod's side excitedly and hugged his arm.

"How? Head? Is it good-looking? ”

"Of course it's good-looking, it's perfect for you."

In response to Anne's inquiry, Rhodes reached out and gently stroked Anne's hair, which made Anne's eyes squint in satisfaction like a kitten, and then she ran back to the window and began to observe the auction below. And it was only at this time that Rod withdrew his gaze from the lively girl and looked at the seven loves who were sitting next to him, who seemed to be quite indifferent on the surface, but secretly reached out and pinched his thighs, and sighed helplessly.

"Don't worry, you've got your share too."

Rod said he did.

Soon after taking the jade earrings, Rhodes spent another 3,000 gold coins to photograph a ruby ring for Seven Love, which freed his thighs from under Seven Love's fingers. Seeing this scene, Natasha and Grandi also glanced at each other, they didn't actually know why Rhodes was coming to this auction, but now it seems that Rhodes should be the same as other nobles, and want to buy something rare and interesting at this auction.

As if to confirm their suspicions, Rhodes made three more bids, buying a crystal necklace, a white gold bracelet, and a bracelet of colorful gemstones for 4,000 gold, 3,500 gold, and 4,600 gold coins. This made Natasha secretly a little surprised, because at this time, Rhodes gave her the feeling that she was very much like those aristocrats who had money and nowhere to spend, spending money indiscriminately. These small jewelry didn't have much effect, she originally thought that Rod was not interested in these things, but now, Rod spent more than 10,000 gold coins to buy these things——— could it be said that he has a hobby in this area?

Just when Natasha was curious, the first phase of the auction was coming to an end, and it was at this time that the goal that Rhodes had been hoping for finally appeared. The four stone slabs sit quietly in front of the auctioneer for auction as "beautiful magical ornaments", which, according to the auctioneer, have been discovered by a mercenary group from ruins with ancient history.

Reserve price, starting from 4,500 gold coins.

The aristocracy was not very interested in this seemingly ancient and mysterious thing, and there were many times when the characteristics of the aristocracy were similar to those of peacocks, and they liked things that were shiny and could make them eye-catching. But something like this, full of history, ancient, mysterious, heritage——— heritage is too advanced for them. Whoever loves to play will play.

However, it is not uncommon to be interested, after all, the mystery is still good for decoration, so there are bids soon.

Four thousand eight hundred gold coins.

With the first person, there is naturally a second. The third. It's just that this thing is really useless in the eyes of most nobles, so the price given is not high, so when it reaches Rod's hands, it is only a little more than 6,200 gold coins. For this price, Rod did not hesitate at all and reacted quickly.

Six thousand five hundred gold coins.

This price plunged the entire auction hall into silence. But at this moment, in the shadows of the auction hall, a man with a thief's eyebrows was sitting there. Staring at the sign held up in Rod's box, he licked his lips.

"Aven? Shall we follow? ”

"Let's see."

A deep voice came from the man's side, and then. A faint shadow appeared there. His face is covered in shadows. I couldn't see the face clearly at all, but from the tone of this man, he was not too young, probably around thirty years old.

"We've followed it a few times before. Didn't follow the right, don't forget our intentions, that man is here, definitely not for these little trinkets and decorations, you look at the situation first, but don't go too far. It's not good to arouse the man's suspicions. ”

"Understood."

Hearing this, the man nodded, and then he held up the sign in his hand.

Six thousand eight hundred gold coins.

This price suddenly changed the atmosphere in the entire auction hall, and everyone whispered, looking at the four strange stone slabs in front of them with a little surprise. I can't figure out how this weird thing that just glows when you put it together would be worth so much money, but at this time. Suddenly, a box on the upper floor took up the challenge.

Seven thousand gold coins.

The price has almost peaked, but Rhodes clearly doesn't intend to give up.

Seven thousand two hundred gold coins.

In the face of Rod's takeover, the other party was silent for a moment this time, and finally quoted the price again.

Seven thousand five hundred gold coins.

This time Rod fell silent, he did not immediately follow the price, instead, Rod just sat on the sofa, leisurely raised his wine glass, and looked at the auction hall below. At this time, the others also looked at Rod with a little hesitation and uneasiness, obviously, they also knew that what Rod wanted to shoot this time did not seem to be so easy.

"Commander?"

Anne frowned, and turned her head to look at Rod uneasily, but Rod didn't seem to hear her at all, just appreciating the wine in his glass like a taster, until the auctioneer struck the first hammer, and Rod made a gesture.

Seven thousand seven hundred gold coins.

This time, no one followed.

"Aven?"

Seeing the situation on the field, the man couldn't help but scream again, but at this time, the black shadow beside him snorted coldly.

"Give up."

"Give up? Elvin? Are you sure? I think that guy wants this thing very much. ”

The man didn't seem very sure about his companion's words, and he looked hesitantly at the person next to him, frowning. "Look, that guy has added up to seven thousand seven hundred gold coins, although I don't know what's strange in it, but ......... Shall we experiment again? ”

"There's no need for that."

In the face of the man's inquiry, the black shadow waved his hand very firmly.

"Don't you see? After the second price increase, the man did not respond immediately, and it was obvious that he himself was very hesitant about whether he wanted this thing, otherwise the auctioneer would not have made up his mind after striking the first hammer. In this way, this should not be what he wanted, otherwise, there would be no need for him to hesitate for so long before making a move. And don't you see it? He only raised the price by two hundred gold coins each time, and did not try to raise the price very high in one breath to force the other party to give up. Then it shows that this thing is not necessary for him......... Keep watching, it's not over yet. ”

"It's good, I know it."

Hearing his companion's words, the man nodded convincingly, there was something he didn't even notice at all, and now it sounded ............ Does that really seem to be the case?

Three hammer sounds.

After hearing the sound of the hammer, Rod couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he put down the wine glass in his hand, and at the same time quietly took out his handkerchief and wiped his palm. Don't look at the appearance that Rhodes is relaxed, but in fact he is very worried. Ever since he walked into the auction house, Rhodes noticed that someone was not very kind to him. He was worried that he would be sniped at the auction. Sure enough, after Rod made his move, he was deliberately inflated several times, and after Rode's careful observation, it was from a seat not far below. It is clear that the sniper himself is there.

In order to avoid being held by the other party's hands, Rhodes had to play a trick of virtual and real, which is why he bought so much jewelry in the first place, this was Rode's experiment, and after confirming the location of his enemies, he began to be false and real, some auctions were abandoned, but some were taken. This is obviously to make the other party unclear about his true intentions. Now, the plan has been successful, and from the fact that the side did not insist on the auction price this time, Rod can see that they have been affected.

But that's not all.

Rod doesn't let go of those who might pose a threat to him so easily.

The key to the labyrinth was quickly delivered to Rod, who then collected it in his pocket. Then, Rod picked up the list again ——— set his sights on the auction finale.