As soon as Downton and his entourage entered the hall, a luxurious carriage drawn by eight majestic white horses meandered forward and stopped elegantly on the street in front of the guild hall.
This time all the servants who were not receiving guests ran over and stood on both sides of the carriage, bowing and waiting.
The eight white horses are all covered in white light armor. The light armor is engraved with gorgeous runes, which not only provides defense but also increases the beauty.
The four corners of the carriage and the walls of the carriage are carved with portraits of goddesses, scales, and holy swords. The entire carriage is painted white gold. Although it is extremely conspicuous, no one thinks it is unworthy, because it is the car of Falfo, the golden-robed priest.
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Several nobles nearby saw the carriage and stopped quickly, waiting to say hello to the officiant.
Among the three officiants, Doppler and Andrea do not like pomp, and hate politeness and communication, while Falfo is particularly particular about the order of hierarchy. There was once a nobleman who did not leave after seeing him from a distance.
I went to say hello and was treated badly by him.
In addition to the old Falfo, there was also a young man in his twenties with a long face and blond hair. He was a handsome guy. Unfortunately, he was too short and had some ugly green scars on his left hand.
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"Mondalcino is indeed a big business group with huge influence. Several big nobles who don't go out often are here." The young man opened the curtains and peered into the hall. His originally teasing tone came when he saw a familiar figure.
Behind the figure, he suddenly became confused, "Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Falfo was about to get out of the car, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but stick his head out of the car window.
The man in front of him was a genius. It only took him a year and a half to become a high-level potion master from a potion apprentice. And although he did not take the exam for a high-level potion master license, everyone in the association thought that exam was already difficult.
I can't hold him anymore.
In the laboratory, he had even dealt with poisonous monsters and abyss demons. He had long developed a calm attitude that was not alarmed by any changes, but just now he actually lost his composure in surprise, which had to surprise Falfo.
"It's okay, I got the wrong person." The young man smiled gently, but the doubts in his heart became more and more serious. He stared at the hall. He wanted to confirm the figure again, but he couldn't see anything.
"Let's go, the auction is about to begin." Falfo urged, "Do you think that potion formula is of legendary level?"
"I don't know. Although I got the signature, I didn't find his name in the history of potions celebrities." The young man questioned, "So it is probably an ordinary potion formula."
"Damn business group." Falfo cursed in a low voice.
Based on his position, he already knew that today's final auction item was a potion formula. It was said that an adventure team found it in a ruins, but Montalcino's power was not small. If he didn't buy it, he would
If you want to know more detailed information, you can only take a photo of the recipe.
"Let's take a look first and then talk!"
The young man sighed, it was impossible to display all the formulas, otherwise the guests would use dv crystals to record the fonts and patterns on them, which would be equivalent to photocopying. The formula would be scrapped.
Any formula auction will only display four parts: the beginning of the chapter, the end of the chapter, some paragraphs or equations in the middle, and the final signature.
Basically, the signature is the most important, because it is the signature of the potion masters who made the formula.
Under normal circumstances, the famous potion masters in history will leave their names in the annals of history. Therefore, the value of the formula can basically be judged based on the signature. After all, the masters are too lazy to make ordinary potions into formulas.
The young man had obtained the signature for the formula being auctioned today as early as a week ago, but he had spent so many days searching for it without even sleeping. But he still found nothing.
Then there are only two possibilities. First, this is just an ordinary formula. After all, in order to keep it confidential, the adventure team will not let the pharmacist identify it, and they do not recognize the value of the formula, so they simply say it is legendary level.
Attracting attention, secondly, the great potion master who created the formula did not leave his name in the history of potions for some reasons.
This possibility is possible, but it is too low, because unless there is a large-scale imperial war, it is impossible to completely erase a celebrity's archival records.
Every potion formula auction tests the pharmacist's vision and experience. If you get a lost legendary potion, it will definitely go down in history, but if you miss it, it will become a laughing stock, and a lot of money will be wasted.
The young man was preoccupied and did not call Falfo and walked to the guild hall on his own. However, the officiant did not have any dissatisfaction because he still relied on his knowledge of potions.
"Why is Downton, who also comes from Morning Mist Town, not as knowledgeable as Joaquin?" Falfo muttered, looking at the young man's back.
Downton and his entourage entered the VIP room. In less than a minute, the maid had already brought in cakes and black tea, and then stood nearby, waiting on the guests at any time and meeting all their needs.
"So beautiful!" Elaine looked at the expensive family and decorative paintings, admiring repeatedly. As a country girl, this was her first time in such a place, and the maid's eager reception also made her feel uncomfortable.
"Try it. This is tea shipped from the Eastern Continent. Each gram is equivalent to gold." The hostess was quite calm. She took a sip of tea and nodded with satisfaction.
A large business group also has the spirit and style of a large business group. If you serve guests with some broken tea, it will be a trivial matter to lose face, and your financial resources will be questioned, which will affect many business transactions.
"tasty!"
After Hutao tasted a piece of cake, Tian Tian's eyes narrowed, and then she ran to Downton and stuffed the cake into his mouth, "Try it!"
"You can eat!" Downton only drank tea. He didn't want to eat under the watch of the maid. It would be terrible if he lost his ugliness.
"Haha, you can hire a court etiquette teacher, so you don't have to worry about being rude." Andrea teased, "You will definitely attend high-class banquets in the future, so you'd better prepare early. Those nobles are very shrewd.
, if you have any flaws, you can dig them out."
"Any more? Another plate?"
While Andrea was talking, Hutao had already eaten Hesse, wiped out an entire plate of pastries, and then handed it to the maid.
"Wutao, if you want to eat it, I'll make it for you when I get home."
Elaine was a little embarrassed and pulled Hu Tao.
"What you cook doesn't taste good!"
Hu Tao was depressed, glanced at Downton, and probably realized that her actions were inappropriate, so she quickly put the plate on the table, sat upright, waiting for the auction to start, but her big black and white eyes frequently drifted to the plate
, still exposed his little thoughts.
"Go get some more pastries." The hostess directed the maid and taught Downton, "You are too reserved and you will be laughed at. Just say what you want to eat, but there will be a banquet after the auction, and the food will be plentiful.
, if you eat this, it’s not worth the gain, isn’t it?”
"You can't eat until you're full at a banquet, right? Then you'll have to be looked down upon by others, right?" Downton rolled his eyes, "Even if I haven't attended a high-class banquet, I can still make a rough guess."
"The banquet is a place to get closer and discuss business. Who is here mainly for food?" the hostess explained, "but it's okay for children. If you eat and drink too much, you will be treated like a bumpkin."
"Your pastries."
The maid handed two plates of pastries to Hutao. She was of high quality and smiled from beginning to end, without any expression of contempt or neglect.
Downton asked Andrea with his eyes whether he should tip the maid.
"You did a good job. Come on down. If you have any requests, we will call you." Celes took out a golden ticket and handed it to the maid.
The Death Banshee didn't like outsiders, so she sent the maid away.
"Thanks!"
After bowing and saluting, the maid closed the door and left. She glanced at the number on the golden ticket and found that it was one hundred gold coins, and she immediately became extremely happy.
"What? You look like you've made a fortune?"
The other maids were waiting in the corridor outside the door. After all, the distinguished guests had some words they didn't want others to hear.
"I met a high-roller. I'm offering a reward of 100 gold coins."
Maid shows off.
"Wow, that's two months of your salary."
The other maids were envious. They all got tips, but they were all small gold tickets of five or ten gold coins. The most generous one also gave a fifty gold coin ticket because she touched the maid's buttocks.
Golden ticket.
"You weren't harassed by the guests, were you?"
The maids felt that their companions must have suffered a loss, otherwise how could they be so generous?
"No, the officiant is inside, and that young man wouldn't dare even if he wanted to?" The maid actually felt a little regretful. Downton was very handsome, and she wished he would fall in love with her. If she married into a wealthy family, she would be like a sparrow turning into a phoenix.
, which is much more comfortable than being a maid.
"Downton, how generous is your personal magic consultant?" Andrea joked. Generally speaking, nobles would prepare some small gold tickets for rewards, but for someone like Celes to act so generously,
But it's rare.
"Generous?" Celes was puzzled, "Is one hundred gold coins a lot?"
"What was her previous identity?" The female officiant looked at Celes' innocent expression and was astonished. The Death Banshee's expression was natural when giving rewards. That kind of superior attitude was completely integrated into her bones and had become a habit.
"I was worried about scaring you when I told her." Downton smiled, and he was very grateful that Andrea didn't ask where she found Celes.
"All ears." The female officiant made a gesture of invitation.
"She is a princess of the empire." Downton shrugged and changed the topic, "Don't ask about anything else. If there is any listening magic equipment here, I will be out of luck."
"Princess?" Andrea was really a little frightened. She looked at Celes with surprise, and then suddenly realized, "Well, no wonder I felt something was wrong from the first moment I saw her. It turns out she has that kind of princess temperament.
s reason."
The female officiant knew that Downton was not lying. Before she left home, she had attended many palace banquets and met some princesses. Their postures were exactly the same as Celes. (To be continued...)