In the early morning, the morning glow spreads thinly.
The city of Merova is bathed in golden brilliance, and the black walls are lined with gold edges, giving it a sacred flavor.
After paying two silver coins, taking his cane, Ren got out of the carriage.
The rising sun is rising, and the morning glow is very soft, spreading warmth on people.
Today's Yaoyang Street is extremely lively, with busy traffic and a steady flow of people.
The Fanxing Building located in the middle of the street is very eye-catching. It is 8 stories high and has a clean and bright white exterior paint. It looks like a huge and regular jade tower standing there.
In the square on one side of the building, there are various "transportation vehicles" parked, such as carriages, steam locomotives, one-horned white horses, steam motorcycles, red-eyed spotted tigers, etc.
Tradition and modernity are intertwined, magic and technology dance together.
'This technology tree is really crooked, it's almost at a 90-degree angle...'
Ren looked at this magical scene and complained in his heart.
This magical or weird situation occurs mainly because the technical route of combining steam and the force is different from that on Earth.
The Steam Alliance has mastered most of the world's core technologies and is a super power that has emerged in the past few hundred years, but they do not recognize the concept of "psionic power".
They call the strange force floating in the air the Force.
Therefore, what they produce are Force firearms, Force weapons, steam Force trains and steam Force motorcycles...
Ren stood under the maple tree on the side of the building for a while, and the stupid king arrived belatedly carrying a pink schoolbag.
"Hey, the female college student skipped class again." Renn said with a smile.
"Humph, I don't worry about you buying random firearms, so I came over to take a look."
The girl snorted softly, looked at the messy vehicles with a pair of green eyes, and said doubtfully:
"I don't understand. We already have cars, so why haven't horse-drawn carriages been eliminated? And those animal mounts..."
The more contact she gets, the more strange the world seems to the girl.
This feeling is like a very natural and harmonious world, but many things that do not belong to this world have been inserted from the outside, giving people a sense of complexity.
"Because driving requires superb skills, not everyone is an experienced driver." Ren said nonsense for a while, then said seriously, "There is no way, this is a problem of performance and roads..."
To be honest, although a four-wheeled steam locomotive is very expensive, its performance is not bad at all.
A steam locomotive can easily run 100 kilometers per hour. If you really want to kill yourself and go racing, you can go faster.
However, a strange beast called "One-Horned White Horse" can also run nearly 100 kilometers per hour! This kind of horse not only runs fast but also doesn't burn fuel... and is suitable for most terrains.
As for steam locomotives, they are fine in cities, but they are simply difficult to move in remote towns or mountainous areas in the countryside.
For example, in the Pugny Plain in the southern part of the kingdom, Renn had never seen a steam locomotive. It was such a magical terrain that even the train tracks did not pass through it.
"...Compared to those strange beasts, I still prefer cars."
The stupid king blinked his green eyes at a luxury version of the "Silver Miracle" motorcycle, showing envy.
'The female driver is so scary.'
Ren couldn't help but rolled his eyes. He knew that King Da Mao was also a speedster.
To be honest, no matter what he buys, he won’t buy her a car!
Since fighting the Fourth Holy Grail War, Artoria, who has riding skills, has fallen in love with drag racing. She likes motorcycles and Mercedes-Benz.
As for the driving skills of King Da Mao, they are on the same level as Irisviel - even crazy is not enough to describe him.
When Ren was in the moon world, he was a servant and could transform into a spirit body at any time, so he dared to sit in the car driven by King Mao and his wife.
"Girl, do you know how to drive on the Pugni Plain?"
"You can't drive in the plains?"
"Yes, as long as you have high driving skills, you can drive on cliffs... Driving on the plains is very simple. It takes three steps. First, start the engine of the steam locomotive, then open the door, and finally get off the car and put the car on your shoulders."
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After chatting for a while, Renn led the speechless girl into the Stars Building.
The auction will be held in this building soon, starting on time at 9 o'clock, and will last all morning and not end until 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
It was only 8 o'clock in the morning.
There was no need to come so early, but Ren had something he planned to auction off so he could buy other things.
"Sir Ackerman, please come this way."
As soon as Ren and Da Mao Wang entered the door, a waitress in a beautiful red dress greeted them with a sweet smile.
A pretty and graceful waitress leads the way.
"This is Sir Ackerman, good morning."
"Good morning, Master Ackerman."
"...Sir Ackerman, I am holding a birthday party at the Wave Hotel tonight. You have time to come..."
Along the way, I met some extraordinary beings who had been trapped in the Demon Realm. They all greeted Master Renne politely.
Ren didn't ignore it and simply responded with a few words.
I have to say that his fame has really increased recently, and more and more people can recognize him. When walking on the road, you can often meet extraordinary people who take the initiative to say hello.
Not to mention the guests who came to visit him in recent days, there were even newspaper reporters carrying black and white cameras to interview him...
Lane said that he was a humble person and did not like this kind of false reputation, so he refused interviews from all newspapers.
However, a few photos were inevitably taken, and he didn't care too much...it wasn't a fruitful photo anyway.
"Ren, you are really famous this time, how do you feel?" A smile appeared on Artoria's face.
"Well...it's great to be famous, but it's also a bit troublesome. Every move you make is easy to attract attention."
Ren shrugged his shoulders. Fortunately, the magical profession of paparazzi has not yet appeared in this era, otherwise he would have to be cautious when trying to have a tryst with Kesha.
If it were revealed that he slept with Valkyrie every night, I'm afraid it would easily grab the latest gossip headlines, unlike Wang Feng... ahem.
Under the guidance of the waitress, Ren and Da Mao Wang walked into a reception room.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Master Ackerman, madam, what do you want to auction?
Let me explain in advance that if the item is successfully auctioned in the end, we will charge a 1% handling fee."
In the luxuriously decorated reception room, a middle-aged man wearing a black tuxedo received Ren and King Da Mao.
His hair is shiny and straight, he is energetic, and he wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses, giving him a smart and capable look.
Renn took out a stone that was as black as ink, with purple-black luster flowing on it, and black mist lingering. Staring at it would make people feel like they were falling into an abyss.
"Is this a fourth-level magic stone from a demon marquis?"
The middle-aged man in a tuxedo had a very surprised look on his face.
It's not that he thinks Sir Ackerman, who has been making a big splash recently, can't kill a Dark Marquis, it's just that few people would choose to auction this kind of strategic material.
After all, the core of power of a marquis-level demon is one of the most important resources needed for a transcendent to advance to master with the best plan.
No force or noble family would find such resources too abundant.
"That's right." Renn had a slight smile on his face.
In fact, he has never killed the Marquis of the Demon Tribe. This is something belonging to the drug lord Matt.
The first large-scale operation of his Thorn Security Company was to kill the drug lord Matt and his forces, from which he made a huge profit.
"and this."
Under the surprised gaze of the middle-aged man in a black tuxedo, Renn took out another piece of white meat from the storage ring.
This is a werewolf heart.
It has been specially treated, and a layer of white preservation material is applied to the surface. Even so, you can still feel the wild and bloody atmosphere emanating from it.
"Master Ackerman, this should be the heart of the werewolf Marquis Brewster, right?" The middle-aged man adjusted his glasses and said with a smile.
"That's right."
Ren nodded slightly. He was not surprised that the other party knew this.
This can be considered one of his previous public achievements.
After becoming famous in the "Dark Cave" of the Demon Realm, many people and forces have investigated him in recent times.
The werewolf Marquis Brewster was quite powerful. He and the Old Goat teamed up to kill him in the "Blood Boundary" in Wilton City. He was the main force, so he took the most precious heart and gave the other materials to the Old Goat.
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Lane auctioned off a few more items.
Including one hundred red heart grasses, three complete moon spirit vines, and several bone ornaments engraved with original totem runes...
Basically, he obtained these things from the indigenous Kangao people on the plains.
The super generous move shocked the middle-aged man in a black tuxedo in the reception room. He sighed sincerely:
"Master Ackerman, you are really powerful. These things are not something that ordinary masters can easily obtain. No wonder you have such strength at such a young age..."
Don't think that high-ranking demons are easy to kill.
It may not be difficult for a human master-level transcendent to defeat a demon marquis, but to kill a demon marquis, the difficulty instantly increases several times.
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After entrusting the items to be auctioned to the person in charge, Ren and Artoria entered a small VIP room under the leadership of a waitress in a red dress.
This is the third floor of the building. Through a translucent gauze curtain, you can overlook the auction hall on the second floor below.
The marble platform is surrounded by seats in a ring.
They don't need to squeeze in those seats outside. As long as they are in the box, they have a clear view of the auction hall and everything is clearly visible.
"I hope we can have what we want." Ren and Da Mao Wang sat in the private room, paying attention to everything in the auction hall.
The time soon reached 9 o'clock, the crowds took their seats one by one, the auction hall was a little noisy, and the transaction started soon.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning everyone, I am Nicholas Gere, and welcome everyone to the annual auction of the Kingdom of Falorland!"
The old goat walked onto the auction stage refreshed and refreshed.
He was wearing a black tuxedo, his hair was neatly combed, and he looked like a dog.
The old goat held a small black hammer in one hand, and with the other hand he frequently blew kisses to the beautiful girls on the seats around him, making him extremely coquettish.
"Why is it him?" King Daimao was a little surprised.
"No need to be surprised, this auction is jointly organized by the Witcher Association and the 7th Bureau. It was initially planned for me to host it, but I refused." Ren said calmly.
Seeing that the host had arrived, everyone in the auction hall gradually became quiet.
The old goat holding a small hammer stood on the platform, looking very high-spirited. He looked around and said loudly:
"I won't go into too much nonsense. Time is precious. Men are ready with money or ready to jump off the building. Women are ready with men or kitchen knives... Let's start now!"
Shirley, the female witcher in a red dress, brought up a bottle of wine.
"This is a sample. There are 12 boxes of Crimson Moon (red wine) from 1996, with ten bottles in each box. The auction base price for each box is 50 gold coins..." Old Goat extended his hand and introduced.
As an appetizer, 12 boxes of top-quality red wine will be auctioned off.
This batch of wine was provided by the Merova City Fanxing Liquor Company, and the Fanxing Building is one of the company's properties.
"60 gold coins."
"70 gold coins."
…
In the end, most of these fine wines were sold for 90 to 100 gold coins per box. This was because the vintage of this batch of "Crimson Moon" was not very good, otherwise the price would be higher.
Don't think this is cheap.
Ren was moving bricks in Bu Shen City. Because he worked quickly, he received double wages, and his monthly income was only 12 gold coins.
But this is nothing to him now.
Renn also bought a box of red wine. There have been a lot of people visiting him recently. Although most of them have been sent away and can't see him at all, there are also some distinguished guests who need to be entertained.
The auction hall was tepid.
But everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, and no special treasures have appeared yet.
"A Force Sword, the base price is 1,000 gold coins."
Finally, there was a commotion in the auction hall below, and many people were attracted and started bidding immediately.
This great sword is as red as blood, and is made entirely of blood diamond steel. Black Force array patterns are intertwined on it, and the blades on both sides are filled with cold light.
The old goat just pushed it slightly, and the big sword immediately emitted a red sword light, bursting into flames, and the heat was unstoppable.
This is a masterpiece-level Force sword... Ordinary, fine, masterpiece, holy weapon (famous gun), most Force weapons are divided into four levels.
A true holy weapon is rare. A masterpiece-level weapon is usually only used by fourth-level extraordinary beings.
Many saints only use masterpiece-level force weapons, but the quality is relatively higher. The power of some top-quality masterpiece-level weapons is close to that of the sacred weapons and famous guns, and they are also called pseudo-holy weapons and pseudo-famous guns.
"1,200 gold coins."
"1500 gold coins!"
"1,600 gold coins!"
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In the end, this Force Sword was auctioned for a shockingly high price and fell into the hands of a person in the 7th round.
Renn was a little surprised, that person was Director Jones from the 7th game.
Subsequently, the atmosphere in the auction hall became more and more lively, treasures and various rare resources were unveiled, attracting waves of exclamations, and the transaction prices became more and more astonishing.
When a flawless crystal stone, as white as jade and filled with the aura of holy power, was placed on a jade plate and sent into the hall, the atmosphere in the auction hall boiled.
"A piece of the best holy power crystal, the base price is 2,000 gold coins!"
bass!
The hall was boiling, and many people stood up and looked forward with bright eyes.
It was a fist-sized crystal, as white as snow, with no flaws on it, emitting warm and pure holy light, like a piece of suet-fat jade.
This is a true treasure, especially for a Paladin.
Absorbing the energy in it can speed up the accumulation, purification, and transformation of holy power in the body. Even if it is not a [Paladin] profession, it can still have various wonderful uses.
For example, drawing out the pure holy power from the holy power crystal to baptize the physical body can strengthen the body. The effect is better than the blood of the red dragon or drinking high-grade holy water!
"2200 gold coins!"
"2500 gold coins!"
"2800 gold coins!"
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Many people are very excited, especially some Paladins, who want to get it every time the price increases.
Ren was stunned. There were so many rich people. Fortunately, this was not the St. Joan Empire. That was the base camp of the Paladins.
"3500 gold coins."
Suddenly, a young man's calm voice came out from a private room upstairs.
Everyone at the scene suddenly became quiet. The price was a bit high, and the person bidding was quite well-established.
"The church's bastard is really rich."
"The voice sounds like the 'Holy White Sword' Michelle. He is already at the peak of the fourth level. Even the best crystallization of holy power should not be of much use to him."
"People can do whatever they want when they have money. Besides, if they don't use it themselves, they can use it to cultivate other talents."
Everyone in the auction hall was talking.
Michelle first broke through the energy nodes of the Demon Realm, which indirectly helped many trapped extraordinary beings.
In addition, he is not a saint, so the Farolans are not as hostile to him as they are to Gonzalez, the leader of the Knights Templar.
"4000 gold coins."
The rich man Ren glanced at Artoria. The girl frowned slightly and tried to stop him, but his voice had already been heard from the private room.
Although the tone was plain, there was a sense of determination to win.
The scene became quiet, and no one made any more bids. What made everyone a little surprised was that Michelle didn't bid any more...
Renn successfully photographed this top-grade holy power crystal.
In another box.
"Facially paralyzed man, this doesn't seem like your style. The Guangming Church has a big business, so they don't need this little money, right?
You are not participating in the auction in your own name this time, you are spending public funds. The church has been trying its best to collect things like holy power crystals, right?"
Hal, the top genius of the Demon Hunter Association, put his arm around the shoulders of the paladin Michel next to him, with a smile on his face.
The two were old acquaintances.
Hal, the "human-headed dog", is a member of the Witcher Association branch of the St. Joan Empire. He has accepted some commissions from the empire and has fought together with Michelle.
The blond Michelle pulled off his arm and said expressionlessly:
"Forget it, since Ren wants it, just give him some face."
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(PS: Thanks to "Fat Boy's Family" for the 5,000 points reward.)