Chapter 919 Dragon Tooth Short Sword
Lu Xi himself definitely doesn't want to be a sucker, and he just bought the battle axe because he had krypton gold eyes and could see the value that others could not find. As for this oil painting and those two pieces of jewelry, there is no special mystery in itself, it is just a simple work of art. Although he likes it, he has not liked it so much that he has to get it at a cost far higher than the market price.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally gave up, so he got the proud look of the young master, and it was a long time. This feeling made Lu Xi feel quite confused and began to wonder if he should find an excuse to give the other party a little bit of pain.
However, as the auction continued and the atmosphere in the venue became more and more intense, he quickly focused on an item that was pushed onto the stage later.
It was a short stick that looked inconspicuous, with a dark brown appearance, with a silver ball-shaped stick head wrapped at the front, which looked about seventy or eighty centimeters. If it were a walking stick, the length would be too short.
"Well, it should be a staff?" Jifeng narrowed his pupils slightly, letting his mental power go out, and soon felt the power on the "stick": "And it's very high quality, my mental power can easily penetrate, and the energy-gathering rune on it is designed very cleverly."
Yes, can the silver-level staff not be of high quality? What's more, this thing is...
"Don't look at this child inconspicuously. It is actually the work of the great magician Master Lehman Bartes, which has been around for nearly fifty years." The auctioneer carefully picked up the cane wearing white gloves: "We all know that Master Lehman is the most famous alchemist and design master in the contemporary era, leaving us with many wonderful designs."
It’s a pity that his character and emotional intelligence are not very good. In order to deal with his political enemies, he played the trick of summoning demons at home, but he was so happy that he got rid of it. He was almost squeezed into a man by two succubus and became a plaything for the higher demons. In the end, even the demon legion summoned by him was destroyed on the spot by Mr. Orusello and his old man. Lu Xi thought.
Of course, after that guy died, most of the inheritance, including many magic props he designed and made by himself, were divided by bureaucrats who were robbed and confiscated. Many of the things were left on the black market. It is estimated that this staff is one of them.
"Everyone can see that this is actually a very exquisitely designed staff, a magic weapon that any spellcaster dreams of. Moreover, it is moderate in length and light in weight, and even children can wield it. Everyone, if there are children who want to embark on the path of spellcaster, this is the best gift!"
His words caused a burst of laughter from the audience, but in fact, this is not a complete joke. You know, after all, this is also a world where extraordinary people can ride alone to defeat the army. The strong men who can call the wind and rain to cut off the clouds and the powers of the powerful people are naturally far from being comparable to ordinary people. Neosfia's chaebols already have wealth that is as rich as a country. In addition to hoping to be rich and prosperous for thousands of years, they naturally want to seek more things, so they will spend a lot of effort to cultivate their descendants.
No matter how powerful a person is, he needs to eat and sleep. When the head of the chaebol comes to visit with valuable gifts and donations, you only need to accept one more disciple... In this case, most powerful people are actually not easy to refuse. In fact, it is not just the temple opened by the swordsman, but even the Nathia Central Magic Academy collects a lot of Neosfia's wealthy merchants every year to enter the school. Of course, the premise is that you have to pay a very generous "sponsorship" and more than three times the tuition fee for ordinary local students every year.
Although we all know that whether it is a sword or a magical field, whether you can become a strong person depends not only on your own efforts, but also on talent and fortune. However, children born in high-ranking sects have more educational resources than ordinary children. Naturally, there is a greater possibility of a strong person.
A capitalist with the strength of a sword saint and a great magician will definitely be impregnable for a long time. If he had the level of training his disciples, his business empire would be for thousands of years... Such a beautiful scene would be drunk as long as you think about it.
By the way, shouldn't that be my setting? Lu Xi thought.
The rich people in the hall were indeed beginning to be moved. The size, length and weight of this staff are very suitable for children and girls who do not have too strong brute force. If given to children who are willing to learn magic, even if they are equipped with the best novice equipment (even when used at the maximum level is not considered outdated). In addition, this is also a work of famous artists after all, and it is also valuable to collect it.
They were about to urge the auctioneer to make a offer, but the other party suddenly grabbed the upper end of the cane and pulled it hard.
But only a clear and loud confrontation sound suddenly sounded, flashing away, and the air in the entire hall seemed to tremble, like a dragon's roar.
The Holy Dragon Loli frowned slightly, and the true dragon's vertical pupils flashed through her eyes.
"Dragon Teeth?" Lu Xi asked.
"Yes, and it's a very rare golden dragon tooth, which is extremely sharp and has its own attributes of flame and evil breaking." Keresel sneered: "I don't know if it's the fool in the clan that he didn't keep his teeth he replaced."
"Everyone has seen that there is a short sword with iron-cut like mud hidden in this staff. Our experts have checked that the blade is made of a certain amount of Oz steel and mitral, but the inner core is a fragment of a golden dragon tooth, as thin as wings, but indestructible. The sword hidden in the staff is such an amazing and wonderful design!"
Yes, it was like this fifty years ago. It can be regarded as the pioneering design of the great magician who was killed by the old man. Unfortunately, now, a large number of Austral nobles have fallen in love with this way of pretending. The mass-produced sword in the stick can be bought at any larger magician weapon store in Nathia. One can be pulled by 50 meters, and one free with one dagger. Well, remember that senior Andrier has one, although it is of a characteristic.
"Of course, in order to follow the magicians in the sky and let your children adapt to the world of the caster as soon as possible, we have prepared some small gifts. The guests who took pictures of the sword in this stick will receive the gift from our company, an antique dagger." The auctioneer with pink face shook and said seriously.
OK. I even learned this...
The auctioneer's self-righteous humor really made the audience laugh. This is actually normal. Neosfia's rich merchants have money but no identity, capital but no family, gold coins but no brute force. They think they should be superiors in the social class pyramid structure. However, in the eyes of traditional nobles who have extraordinary power, they are still just a group of bored merchants with fat hearts, and may not necessarily be nobler than those who farm and pay rent under their command. The key problem is that no matter how rich the leader of the chaebol is, when facing the children of aristocrats with a long history, they feel a little inferior.
So, the jokes about the Auckland Knight and Natia Magicians were finally heard behind closed doors, which became an activity that the rich people of Neosfia loved very much.
Only by being inferior can one be proud. Only by paying attention to or even fearing them can one keep making fun of them.
The auctioneer waved. Someone came to the stage with a dagger wrapped in white silk cloth, and placed it casually on the shelf with less cautious actions.
"This is a withered dagger..."
Before the auctioneer finished speaking, the laughter in the audience became louder. The top three rows of high-ranking chefs even said angrily: "Stop making trouble, you old mole. Do you think we are all here for the first time? Are you fooling me if you want to fool me?"
"Take a little sincerity, Toby Susde has been in Neosfia for almost thirty years. You should have a judgment on which friends can be dated for a long time and which poor people can be deceived at will?"
"Wild dagger. If you can really get the authentic product, I will immediately eat this table raw!"
This auctioneer is also a pillar of Sushid. He usually takes a social celebrity who is highly anticipated everywhere he goes, but he never dares to make rash things in front of these people. He quickly explained with a smile: "Of course it cannot be genuine, otherwise we would have started promoting it a few months in advance? It is even more impossible to be a gift. Although the despicable business is worth a little, it is impossible to be so luxurious, and it is even more impossible to insult such a magical artifact! But..."
He picked up the dagger, pulled open the white silk cloth on it, and said seriously: "However, the shape and style of the instrument are exactly the same as those recorded in the literature, and they also have a certain armor-breaking and poisonous effect, and are extremely sharp. I guarantee it with the professional quality of a cultural relics auctioneer. As a imitation, this is also the best imitation I have ever seen; and as a weapon, this is also a top-notch product with excellent workmanship and exquisite materials, which is best for children to defend themselves."
"Stop funny! Toby, did you just use this thing as a genuine product to auction the two years ago? As a result, it was exposed and slapped on the spot, and the reputation of this thing became a big fuss. You obviously think that if you can't sell it in the warehouse, it will become moldy, so you took it out as a bonus, right?" Someone sneered: "Whoever wants to buy this thing back for money will become the laughing stock of the entire Neosfia!"
"That's why buy one get one free." The auctioneer named Toby grinned and showed a calm smile. The bachelor who questioned him suddenly had nothing to say.
"Then, the dragon-tooth sword stick created by Lehman Bartes himself, plus a withered dagger... Well, the starting price is 500,000 Bakers, and the price increase cannot be less than 10,000 yuan per time. So, please bid..."
"550,000 Baker!" Lu Xi was the first to raise the beat.
"Do you want to buy that sword stick back for Kalman?" asked Jifeng: "This is indeed a top-quality weapon suitable for beginners... However, if we collect the materials ourselves and refine them, we might be able to make better works. The material fee will only cost 10,000 or 20,000 yuan at most."
Lehman Bartes is indeed the best master of alchemy and magic weapon making in the last century, but after all, he was an ancient person. Jifeng never thought that his skills would be worse than his opponent. This is also the confidence and pride of her as a magic genius.
"When did you see me doing a loss-making business?" Lu Xi said with a smile.
"600,000 Baker, the gentleman of No. 18 has bid 600,000 Baker. Well, this scene looks very familiar tonight! Then, No. 48, this respected woman, although you are a new friend of our business, you have successfully won our respect. So, what are you going to do?"
Try calling you "Lady" again? I will really send someone to beat you and slap you and slap your anus! Lu Xi faced the curious gaze around him, and while raising the beat, he also made a gesture of upturning his thumb.
The rich people around were stunned, and the auctioneer on the stage was also stunned. He spent three seconds to determine the meaning of Lu Xi's gesture, and then the expression on his face switched to an ecstatic smile at a rhythm visible to the naked eye: "No. 48, bid 1.2 million Baker."
At the auction, the thumb up means doubled. Lu Xi always felt that this action was so arrogant, and he was so arrogant that he could see it. He wanted to try it this way a long time ago.
Obviously, his "crazy" behavior not only scared the friends around him, but also the Dallest family's son who had been competing with him, he hesitated for a few minutes until the auctioneer said "1.2 million twice", that he raised a finger and increased the price to 1.3 million.
Lu Xi shrugged and raised the card again.
"One.5 million! One.5 million! It can be seen that our new friends are determined to win this item!" He loudly incited the atmosphere in the field, and it was difficult to hide his excitement. But unfortunately, although the rich people present were very rich, they were not suckers. Of course, this group of shrewd merchants would spend a lot of money, but they must also be worth the money. 1.5 million Bakers were enough for them to buy enough rare materials on the black market, and hired several alchemists and magic weapon makers who had achieved success to produce two to three magic weapons and weapons of the same quality.
The young master of the Dallest family thought for a while, and seemed to feel that such a competitive attitude was unworthy, so he spread his hands and responded to Lu Xi a smile that seemed to be as cool as a gentleman.
"So, congratulations, ma'am, one million and a million, this sword stick, and the withered dagger that adds its head. It's yours."
Lu Xi bowed slightly and accepted the auctioneer's congratulations.
"You don't think that dagger will be a real person. You want to check for a big leak, right? This kind of gambling mentality is not good, and it will sooner or later make you suffer a big loss." Saint Dragon Loli said. Hearing her tone, she seemed to think that Lu Xi should have lost money this time.
"If it were really a real person, such a blind eye, Su Shid would have closed the door long ago." Lu Xi replied: "Of course, you are half right. I am indeed a big mess... Hey, I'm so lucky. I really feel more and more that I am the protagonist."
He looked at the curious eyes of Jifeng and Ailur's father and daughter, and pretended to be mysterious and shook his head: "The rule of this industry is that if you detect leaks, you can't tell me in person. You have to save face for the auction house. After the end, let's talk slowly. Well, by the way, you can't play more of the auction! Look, just in this way, half of our just-input items will be removed. The remaining half can't be moved. Since you are going to smash the venue at the Qihai Dragon Palace later, you have to prepare a little gambling bill."
"A boy will be generous when he has money. I don't think this possibility is very likely." Jifeng shook his head, not thinking that Lu Xi would be a thrifty person at all.
"This is clearly prejudice, and the one who is the biggest big shot is obviously a girl. Don't you know that half of the world's top 500 sells women's goods?" Lu Xi was about to refute this, but with the next item being pushed onto the stage, this sentence was swallowed directly into his stomach.
He must admit that it is really not easy to save his remaining money. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!