Chapter 606 Auction
The auction was held on the seventh floor of the Academy of Sciences Tower on the other side of the Blue Lake.
In the venue, guardians walked by from time to time, holding high-power ultraviolet lamps.
For more than twenty years, human beings' understanding of the wall demon has gone from being extremely fearful of the unknown to now gradually adapting to it. After more than twenty years of unremitting research by major scientific academies, although scholars have not yet been able to find this The weakness of these creatures has been able to limit the range of activities of these strange creatures through some methods.
For example, ultraviolet light is used to search for ‘black dust’ pollutants, and then high-intensity energy magnetic fields are used to disperse them.
The so-called black dust is the mysterious phenomenon that once caused the black ice phenomenon under the abyss of death.
It is not a substance, but a mysterious natural phenomenon. It is also the key that scholars want to crack the most, the relationship between black dust and the wall demon.
But one thing is certain.
To the Wall Demon, a place without black dust is like a death storm area in human eyes, and the Wall Demon is rarely seen.
There are more and more people at the venue.
People have become accustomed to the guardian's inspections, and they are not surprised.
Lei Luo, wearing an X mask and a simple black and gray academic uniform, casually sat down in an empty seat in the back row of the venue.
Look around.
Scholars only accounted for a small part of the people who came to the auction, and the vast majority were soldiers and non-commissioned officers in the mountains.
it's easy to see.
Among the crowd, the vast majority were men, with only a small number of women, and most of them sat in the front row.
Next to Lei Luo, a middle-aged man wearing armor sat down. His strong body pressed on the chair and made a "squeak" sound. After he glanced at Lei Luo in surprise, he immediately smiled apologetically and then He focused his attention on the auction table, stretching his neck as if waiting for something.
After a while.
As the time approached, a group of scholars wearing elegant patterned bachelor's uniforms came down the elevator of the venue. After sitting down in the empty seats in the front row of the venue, a gentle man with a mustache came from behind the stage. It was this man who Auctioneer of the auction.
He stood in front of the auction stage, smiled and bowed to everyone.
Dang Dang Dang.
The man said enthusiastically: "Dear ladies and gentlemen, welcome to participate in the monthly auction event on the other side of the Blue Lake. I am your old friend Suk Lando!"
Blah blah blah blah...
There was enthusiastic applause from the audience.
Lei Luo was slightly surprised when he saw this scene.
This Academy of Sciences looks, at least on the surface, very civilized and harmonious, even more harmonious than the Grantham Academy of Natural Sciences. Unlike the Grantham Academy of Natural Sciences, everyone seems to be in a hurry, and there are rarely holidays or such large-scale events.
"Let me solemnly introduce the impartialist of this auction, our beloved dean, [Three-Eyed Demon Frog King] Master Amway!"
As the auctioneer signaled, a gentle old man smiled and waved to everyone, and there was another round of warm applause.
Among the crowd, Lei Luo looked at this strange old scholar.
"Almost, he has the strength of [Reverse Blood Hunter]."
If before the era of radiation wasteland, there were at least dozens of scholars with such strength in all major principalities, not to mention secretly, then now, together, there are dozens of large and small ophthalmology academies surviving in the principalities. , there are only a hundred or so strong people who barely touch the edge of legendary creatures.
The applause died down.
Amid people's enthusiastic and expectant gazes, the auctioneer began the auction introduction.
"First of all, the first item we are going to auction is a magic weapon found from the ruins of the Old Gran Battlefield, the Summer Secret!"
Under the gaze of everyone, the auctioneer took out an earring.
Name: Summer Whisperer.
Quality: Lower level magic weapon.
Amplification: For flames below 150 degrees, the increase is 18 degrees.
Limitations: A secondary energy magnetic field is required.
Flaw: Another earring is missing.
Obviously, after the auctioneer took out the earring, most of the people present lost interest. Most of these people were soldiers and non-commissioned officers in the mountain.
The scholars in the front row all brightened up and showed considerable enthusiasm.
"Haha, I think everyone knows that since the evil wizards destroyed the Principality of Finland decades ago, the alchemists suffered heavy losses, and a large number of alchemy techniques were lost. With the subsequent war in the old Principality of Zealand, the old style The war between the Duke of Lan and the ancient underground monsters, and the chaos caused by that... ahem, that forbidden man, there are now almost many scholars who can be called great alchemists in this radioactive wasteland, and they can be counted on one hand. It can be seen that this has also resulted in a serious shortage of magic weapons, and the preciousness of this summer secret is self-evident. With it, everyone will..."
The auctioneer began to introduce this magical weapon, which Lei Luo thought was quite useless, and then started the first auction.
"I announce that the starting price of Summer Whisper Earrings is 300 Western Flower Coins. Each bid must be at least 1 Western Flower Coin. It can also be replaced by a product of equal value. The specific value of the product will be appraised by the President of the Justice Teacher and the accurate value will be given. "
"355 Xihua coins!"
"358 Xihua coins!"
"500 Xihua coins!"
After a scholar in the front row directly raised the price to 500 Xihua coins, everyone was obviously shocked. They all looked over and hesitated.
In the end, after several more bids, the scholar wearing a purple cloak bid for 550 gold coins.
Western flower coins?
Lei Luo frowned.
The so-called Xihua coins refer to Xilan coins.
Different from the Zealand Gold Coin, which has a gold content of more than 90%, the Zealand Gold Coin is a currency of the Principality of Zealand made of copper, nickel and a small amount of gold. Because its pattern is a western flower, it is also known as It is customary to call it Western Flower Coin.
In the past, this kind of currency represented the dirty slave trade. Unless it was in the Sealand United Front Area, this kind of currency would be difficult to circulate. Now the Academy of Sciences on the other side of the Blue Lake is actually using this kind of currency?
Lei Luo was very suspicious that the dean of the Academy of Sciences here had reached some cooperation with the Sealand Academy of Natural Sciences.
"Ahem, next is the second item, a lady Linda from the great Principality of Zealand. Due to the hard life, she voluntarily demoted herself as a slave and came to the Academy of Sciences on the other side of the Blue Lake to survive!"
Following the auctioneer's loud shout, a tall woman slowly walked onto the auction stage.
She is about 175cm tall, with short light red hair, and very distinct eyebrow bones and bridge of nose. After being carefully dressed for the auction, she is full of exotic style, and her milky white skin seems to be dripping with water.
She looked at the enthusiastic soldiers and non-commissioned officers in the audience, seemingly at a loss.
Wow...
There was a commotion in the audience, and the auctioneer had to stop everyone several times to maintain order.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, the Academy of Sciences on the other side of the Blue Lake has inherited the glorious tradition of the Principality of Glen. We respect the freedom of every people and will never allow the emergence of slavery. So for a while, Ms. Linda walked down the auction Behind the scenes, she will become a legal citizen of the Academy of Sciences and will never be allowed to buy or sell or restrict her freedom in any form. She will obtain all the rights to find freedom, including the dissolution of marriage. So... who is willing to rescue this beautiful Ms. Linda? Start shooting The price is 15 Xihua coins, and the minimum bid is 10 silver coins each time!"
With the transaction price of the first magic weapon, the bidding for these dozen gold coins seemed to be a matter of course, and the bidding price continued to increase.
"25 Xihua coins once!"
"Twice for 25 Xihua coins!"
"25 Xihua coins three times, deal done!"
The person who spent 25 gold coins to complete the bidding was actually the sergeant next to Lei Luo.
After receiving the transaction information, his smile never stopped.
"You will regain your freedom after getting off the auction stage. You just rescued her. Aren't you afraid that she will run away?"
Lei Luo suddenly said something for no reason, and the sergeant looked stunned.
"Run away? I provide her with good food and drink, and let her give me a few babies without treating her badly. Where is she going to run away?"
The auctioneer seemed to have endless enthusiasm and had already begun to introduce the third auction item.
The third auction item turned out to be a portrait scroll from the royal family of St. Granburg.
The portrait above is that of a king of the old Grand Principality, King Chen!
In the past, although this scroll was not a priceless treasure, it was still considered priceless. The starting price was at least a thousand gold coins. But now, the starting price of this scroll is only 5 Western Flower Coins, which only means that for that scroll A memorial to a once glorious and great principality.
"5 Western Flower Coins and 20 Silver Coins!"
"5 Western Flower Coins and 30 Silver Coins!"
"5 Western Flower Coins and 40 Silver Coins!"
"5 Western Flower Coins, 50 Silver Coins..."
Even though the auctioneer was still as enthusiastic as ever, he could not hide the fact that this auction item was not in high demand.
In more than twenty years, people have long accepted the reality and gradually begun to forget that period of history. Only a few noble scholars still have some thoughts and are tentatively bidding.
"6 Xihua coins and 50 silver coins at a time!"
"6 Western Flower Coins and 50 Silver Coins twice!"
"6 Western Flower Coins, 50 Silver Coins, Three..."
"600,000 Xihua coins."
Suddenly, in the back row of the auction hall, a black-robed scholar sitting among the sergeants raised Lot 1411 and announced his bid in a low voice.
Wow!
The auctioneer opened his mouth in astonishment and looked over in disbelief. People in the auction house were in an uproar, focusing on this mysterious man.
This person is Lei Luo.
After a while, the auctioneer said again: "Sir, please confirm, the price you just quoted is 600,000 Xihua coins?"
"Yes."
Lei Luo's voice was still calm, as if he was talking about something trivial.
Gudu.
The auctioneer quietly turned back and looked at [Three-Eyed Demon Frog King] Dean Anli who was standing aside.
After getting a hint from the other party, the auctioneer smiled and said: "I'm really sorry, sir, because your bidding price is too high, and the admission deposit you paid is not enough to support your bidding. In order to prevent deliberate mischief, , so please also present the corresponding gold coins or goods of equivalent value to ensure that this auction can proceed smoothly."
What is the concept of 600,000 zealands in this era of radioactive wasteland?
It can be calculated like this.
At this stage, in the radiation wasteland, one gold coin is enough for a family to live for a month.
At the Grand Academy of Natural Sciences, a qualified engineer scholar's monthly salary for full attendance is about 2 to 3 gold coins.
The transaction price of a heavy-duty balloon airship from Vladik War Academy is only between 200,000 and 300,000 gold coins.
In other words, Lei Luo directly bid for this painting with a bidding price that was ten thousand times higher, which cost about the price of two heavy-duty balloon airships!
Inadvertently, Lei Luo took out a glass bottle and handed it to the staff.
"Hiss, what is this?"
"Is it some kind of legendary magical material?"
"Isn't it possible? Six hundred thousand gold coins, such a small amount? Even the most advanced treasure-level magical materials are impossible..."
Soon, the vacuum glass bottle was delivered to the appraiser [Three-Eyed Demon Frog King] Dean Amway.
After a while.
When Dean Anli raised his head again and nodded solemnly, the auctioneer shouted in unbelievable ecstasy and excitement: "Six hundred thousand Xihua coins once!"
"Six hundred thousand Xihua coins twice!"
With a "bang" sound, the auction hammer fell.
"Six hundred thousand Xihua coins three times, deal done!!"
Everyone at the auction was in an uproar. What happened?