After the two of them went shopping for a long time, Ruian got a little bored. Although Helis's introduction was very informative, each item was something he couldn't afford right now. How could he not be bored when shopping with such a mentality?
Ryan asked Helis: "Master He, are there any novelties in this trade fair?"
Helis looked at the sky, thought for a moment and replied: "At this time, the auction held by the auction house is probably about to start. Let's go over and take a look."
Yesterday, Ryan learned from Helis that there is an auction house in Skayas City called "Hears Auction House". This is the largest and only auction house in the city. It is said that there were several different auction houses in Skayas City in the past.
There are comparable auction houses, but more than ten years ago, Hearst Auction House suddenly emerged as a new force. With its huge financial resources and abundant supply of goods, it quickly defeated several other auction houses, and finally formed the situation where it is now the only one.
With Helis leading the way like an old horse knowing the way, the two of them soon arrived in front of the Hearst Auction House.
Ruian found that a large number of people had gathered in front of the Hearst Auction House. There were civilians watching the excitement, people dressed as businessmen who looked like small traders, but most of them were equipped with weapons and equipment.
mercenaries. Obviously these people are very interested in the auction.
Why don't these people go in?
Ryan saw the answer quickly.
Because the admission fee for the auction is 5 gold coins, naturally many people are reluctant to spend so much money to enter, especially those mercenaries who really want to enter but don't have much money to spend.
After Ruian heard this information, his first thought was to grab money. His second thought was that he had no money to get in.
Just when Ruian was about to stop, Ruian found that Helis did not stop and walked directly towards the door of the auction house.
Ruian quickly took two steps forward and said to Helis in a hurry: "Young Master He, the ticket here costs 5 gold coins."
"I know."
"I don't have the money to waste, so we'd better not go in."
Helis stopped for a moment, smiled and said to Ryan: "Don't worry, just come with me." After saying that, he stepped forward again.
Ruian quickly took Helis's hand and said with a serious expression: "Young Master He, I won't go in. You don't have to pay these 5 gold coins for me."
Helis in turn took Ryan's hand, smiled and comforted him: "You don't have to pay, just come with me." After that, he pulled Ryan forward.
After hearing this, Ruian was a little confused, but he still raised his feet and was pulled away by Helis.
The two of them approached, and a man who looked like he was greeting guests at the door saw them and walked towards them quickly.
Just when Ruian thought the man was going to ask them for admission fees, the man's behavior surprised Ruian.
The man came closer, bowed ninety degrees to Helis, and then said respectfully: "Young Master He, you are back. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
The words "come back", "master", and "wait a long time" quickly swirled in Ruian's mind. Suddenly, Ruian somewhat understood Helis's identity.
Then, Helis just nodded and said to the man: "Well, I understand, you go and do your work. I'm just here to see what happened at the auction. Don't tell my dad."
After the man responded submissively, he invited Helis and Ryan in.
As soon as he stepped through the door, Ruian couldn't wait to ask: "Master He, does this auction house belong to your family?" He then thought that the name of the auction house was "Hears Auction House" and he felt even more sure.
Helis smiled and said: "It doesn't belong to my family, it's just that my old man has some shares in it."
"Yeah." Seeing that Helis didn't seem to want to talk more, Ryan closed his mouth in time.
Harris took Ryan and turned left and right, then came to a hall.
The hall is decorated with splendid gold walls, and is surrounded by wooden walls carved with various strange insects, monsters, and precious flowers. The walls are also coated with a thin layer of gold foil, which is elegant and even more noble.
A huge chandelier hangs above the center of the hall. A kind of lamp oil that Ruian can't name is lit above it. The light it emits is as bright as sunlight, making the entire hall as bright as the outdoors.
Ryan didn't observe the surrounding layout very carefully, he just took a rough look, because his eyes were already attracted by the situation in the hall.
The most eye-catching thing in the hall is the rows of chairs. There are twenty or thirty chairs in one row, about twenty rows in total. The distance between the chairs is very large, and everyone sitting on them has
There is enough space. So many chairs are basically filled with people, and everyone is staring at the stage with extremely concerned eyes.
On the stage in the front of the hall, there is a large long table with various auction items placed on it. Behind the large table, there is a small stage that is more than half a person's height, with a person standing on it.
The person who looks like an auctioneer is working hard to introduce the items being auctioned, and constantly uses various words to attract people at the scene to bid.
"Oh, the auction has already started." Harris said as he pulled Ryan to the last row and sat down casually on two empty chairs.
The waiters who were standing around trying to stop him smiled charmingly and backed away when they saw Helis.
Then the two began to watch the auction intently.
Suddenly, Ruian heard a shout of bidding coming down from the second floor. He looked up strangely, but saw nothing except the windows of small rooms.
Ryan looked at Helis, expecting his explanation.
"The seats in this hall are for the general public, which are the seats where tickets are sold for 5 gold coins outside. There are dozens of VIP rooms on the second floor above. They are filled with nobles or big businessmen. They are the big players in the auction.
Customers." After a pause, Helis continued to explain, "What is going on now are auctions of some ordinary items, and the people below are auctioning them. When some heavyweight items appear later, the VIPs above will
Will take action."
"Oh." Ryan understood immediately.
Having said that, the ordinary items auctioned here are not something that poor people like Ruian can afford. For example, when Ruian was shopping before, he just saw the chipped and incomplete green mane wolf skin, and he already felt that he couldn't afford it.
But when I got to the auction, I saw a batch of ten green-whiskered wolf pelts, which were complete and flawless. As a result, they were bought by a businessman for 300 gold coins. Ruian was even more surprised.
I feel like I can't afford it anymore.
Fortunately, Ruian's mentality is very good, and he has no inferiority complex at all. He watches all this purely with the mentality of watching the fun.
Next, Ruian listened to the introduction of the auctioneer on the stage and watched the crazy bidding of people in the audience. He really gained a lot of knowledge. Moreover, when Ruian encountered something that he really didn't understand, he could also ask Helis next to him.
Herris's knowledge is not inferior to that of the auctioneer on the stage.
After half a day, the auction of ordinary items was completed, and then it was time to auction some items with special properties. Ryan learned from Helis that on the first and last days of the trade fair, the auction house would auction some heavyweight items.
"Dear distinguished guests, all ordinary items have now been auctioned. Next is the second round of auctions, which will auction items with special attributes. Among them, the three items on the axis are very precious..." the auctioneer introduced eloquently.
With.
"It's about to begin." Harris reminded Ryan, and the two of them stared at the stage with more attention.
Immediately, the two maids carefully carried a strange-looking long sword onto the stage on a tray and placed it on the long table that had already been cleared.
There was a loud noise in the venue, and many guests stood up very excitedly. It was obvious that this auction item aroused the interest of many people.
Ruian looked carefully and saw that the blade of the long sword was not much different from that of an ordinary long sword. It was just that there were many unknown patterns and lines on the sword. Moreover, the hilt was much longer than that of an ordinary long sword. The biggest difference was that the hilt and
There is an inlay at the interface of the sword blade, and a fiery red crystal ball about the size of a child's fist is installed inside.
Ruian was a little surprised, but he already had some guesses in his mind: "Is this the legendary magic sword?"
Sure enough, the auctioneer's voice immediately sounded: "The first auction item, a low-level fire magic sword, can emit five consecutive level 1 magic fire sword blades. The fire sword blade is an extended variation of the level 1 magic fire ball spell. Combined with
It has the characteristics of a sword blade and a magic fireball, and its lethality is extremely shocking. I announce that the starting price of this fire magic sword is 500 gold coins, and the bidding starts now."