"Haha, I didn't expect you, Mr. Ahes, to be staying in the royal capital during this time. It seems that the next choice for the king is you." At the dinner table, Douglas looked at Ahes and said with a smile.
"Don't say this nonsense. I just went to the capital to avoid the killers. I don't dare to be the king." Ahs said with a smile.
"Is it an attack by a killer? Yes, Mr. Ahs, you are so good that there will inevitably be jealous people. By the way, I am going to attend an auction in the evening. There are often some good things there. Do you want to change your mood?
"
"Auction?"
"Well, sometimes some good contracts can be bought at a very low price, which is a very good deal."
"Okay, I will go take a look, but I don't know whether I will buy anything or not."
When she went to the auction in the evening, Claire refused to go. She said she hated the atmosphere of the auction venue, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
"Don't you need some protection?" Ahes asked after meeting Douglas. "If you succeed in taking a photo of something good, maybe someone will covet it and try to steal it away, right?"
"There is no need to worry. If something is lost or stolen, the auction venue will send people to investigate and track it. The power behind the auction is very huge. I believe no one will provoke the auction just for some expensive items."
Douglas said and handed Ahers a cigarette.
It feels really good, like returning to the original world.
"By the way, if it's an item other than a contract, if the price exceeds what you think it should be worth, don't increase the price no matter how much you want it," Douglas said on the way.
"why is that?"
"The quality of that kind of thing is generally not very good, and you will usually regret it after buying it. Haha, the main subject of this auction is ultimately the contract."
When I arrived at the auction, Ahes felt like a bird's nest at first glance.
The auction was not particularly large. It was circular in shape, but very irregular. Before entering, Ahes heard noisy sounds coming from inside.
"Before the auction starts, no matter how loud you are, no one is allowed to make any noise, but once it starts, you must not make any more noise except to increase the price, otherwise you will be kicked out." Douglas reminded again.
After entering, the smell of smoke hit my face.
"Ahem, it's all thanks to me, these smokers." Ahes coughed and said.
"Haha, of course, almost all the rich people who come to such auctions are smoking now." Douglas chose a seat and sat down, while Ahs sat next to him.
"How much money did you bring today?" Douglas asked.
"Fifty thousand karks should be enough, right?"
"It depends on the value of the items to be auctioned. Sometimes a high-end table book or banned book can even be sold for hundreds of thousands of kilo." Douglas said.
Well, if the books in Claire's library were put up for auction, they would probably sell for tens of millions of kirkes.
No, this kind of thinking is very dangerous. Claire doesn't mind signing a contract with her books at all, but if she dares to take them out or give them away, she will definitely kill herself.
Although I don’t know how Claire obtained so many contracts.
At this time, the lights in the venue suddenly went out, and the lights were concentrated on a round platform in the middle of the auditorium.
This opening is really standard, just like in the movie.
Speaking of which, there are no movies in this world, so the only entertainment is reading books, which is really boring.
Someone who was probably the host of the auction walked onto the round stage. After he came on stage, everyone fell silent.
"Welcome to the site of this auction. I am the host of this auction. Next, I will introduce the products to be auctioned one by one. Audiences who want to bid can raise their right hands.
And shout out the price you want to add, but other than that, please don't make any noise." The host said while holding the microphone.
"There are microphones in this world. That's right. I've seen something like a record before. In that case, there should be a professional like a singer. It's normal for microphones to exist in this way." Ahes didn't pay attention to what the host said, but instead
I was paying attention to the host's microphone.
"So without further ado, let's take a look at the first item." After the host finished speaking, a maid came out pushing something similar to a dining cart. There seemed to be something on the cart, which was covered by a white cloth.
.
"That shape looks like a contract." Douglas said at this time.
"The first thing is the contract."
"Well, it seems that the items this time are all good things."
After the maid left, the host uncovered the white cloth and placed a brown contract book on it.
"This is a book called [Book of Equivalent Exchange]. After signing a contract with this book, write down what you want on the book, and then inexplicable exchanges of equivalent value will begin with the people around you.
, until you get what you want in exchange." The host said, grabbing the cart, "For example, I was pushing this cart on the road, and suddenly a person came over and said that I wanted
This car will be exchanged with me for a watch. From a price point of view, the value of the watch is slightly higher than that of the car, but because the person did need the car urgently for some reason, it makes up for the shortcomings in value.
The simpler the thing you want, the shorter the distance for equal exchange. If you want a big villa, it may take a long time for the exchange to succeed?"
"Then, I'm going to announce the price next."
"The book, [Book of Equivalent Exchange], price is five thousand kirks!"
"Five thousand karks." Looking at the contract, Ahes was a little ready to make a move.
"Mr. Ahers, you're not going to bid for that book, are you?" Douglas asked in a low voice upon seeing this.
"It looks interesting, but why do you ask?"
"Ah, that thing sounds very mysterious, but in fact it is of little use. If you want to get something valuable, it may take decades to get it, so why waste Kalk on something that is of no use to you?
On the other hand," Douglas persuaded.
"It makes sense, but I'll take a look. If someone raises the price, I'll give up." As he said that, Ahes raised his hand.
"Oh, someone is going to bid for this item, then, is there anyone else who wants to increase the price?!" the host asked immediately upon seeing this.
The field was silent for a while, and just when Ahes thought he was about to win successfully, a man suddenly raised his hand.
"Five thousand five hundred karks." Her voice was not loud, it sounded like a girl's voice, and she seemed to be about the same age as Ahes.
"Fifty-five hundred karks! Does anyone want to continue to increase the price?"
Ahes did not continue to raise his hand. As Douglas said, the Book of Equivalent Exchange is indeed a worthless contract. It is okay to get some ordinary items, but if it is an expensive item or an item of extremely high value, it will be fine.
After going through a long exchange journey, Ahs couldn't wait that long.
Others seemed to think so too and did not continue to increase the price.
"Okay, the Book of Equivalent Exchange was bought by this audience at a price of 5,500 karks! Please go to the backstage after the auction to pay the karks and receive the book!" the host said.
Then, the maid came forward and pushed away the cart with the book of equivalent exchange, and pushed another small cart onto the stage.
"The second item is not a contract, but..." the host deliberately lengthened his voice, as if he was trying to sell something, and then he lifted up the white cloth on the trolley, and what was placed on it was
A blue-green stone.
"This stone was found in Belcost. There is a liquid inside. As long as the stone is broken, the liquid will flow out. Consuming a small amount of liquid will strengthen the body. Remember to only consume a small amount of liquid. If you consume a large amount of liquid,
The body will be completely affected by the liquid and the mind will be out of control," the host explained.
"We speculate that this stone may come from the sea god Leviathan of Bilcost, but there is no conclusive evidence yet, and we have never seen the physical form of Leviathan, but the function of this stone is real, so
,I will announce the price next.”
"Strange stone, price 500 kirks."
This time Ahes raised his hand without hesitation.
"Ah, Mr. Ahes?" Douglas was a little surprised, "This thing isn't of much use, is it? With the Book of Ashes, you don't need that kind of thing at all, do you?"
"I don't want to use it myself, I want to study that thing." Ahes said to Douglas in a low voice.
"Okay, this is the first time this audience has raised his hand. Does anyone want to increase the price?" the host asked.
This time no one raised the price, and Ahes successfully won the stone for 500 karks.
The first two items did not heat up the auction venue. Rather, the items were a bit too boring and many people found them uninteresting. However, the third item successfully attracted everyone's attention.
This time, there was a bronze wooden chair placed on the maid's cart. The relief on the wooden chair seemed to be some kind of demon. It looked very scary. The wooden chair had also been well maintained. Under the light of the beam,
There is even some reflection underneath.
"You may be wondering, what's so fun about a wooden chair, right?" the host said, taking the wooden chair off the cart.
"Next I will tell you how to use this wooden chair."
"This wooden chair is called [Making Deals with the Devil]."
"The person sitting on the chair can see a table and a demon. Only the person sitting on the chair can see it. Others cannot see it. After seeing the demon and the table, you can make your request to the demon.
, for example, if you want something or want to kill someone, the devil will agree and help you complete that thing, but you have to pay a certain price, and the price may be anything. Of course, if you cannot pay the price,
Can
Refuse the devil's help in advance and end this transaction." The host said, squinting his eyes, "This is different from the Book of Equivalent Exchange. With the devil's plan, Yi can perfectly complete your request in a short time.
, even if it is to destroy a country, the only possibility is that you cannot pay the price he needs. If the devil completes your request and you cannot pay the price he asks for, then your soul will be taken to hell by the devil.
To be tortured forever."
After hearing the host's description, people in the auction venue began to discuss in low voices. The temptation of this product is really too great. It can fulfill all your requests, and you can choose to quit if you can't pay the price. Such an auction
This product is really attractive.
"Then, the bargain price with the devil is 20,000 karks!" the host announced.
"Twenty thousand, it doesn't seem too expensive. After all, you can tell the devil that you want 20,000 kirks and ask him to get the money back," Ahs said.
"Haha, I just don't know what the price is for that devil. No matter what it is, I'm going to give it a try." Douglas said, raising his hand.
"I want to increase the price, twenty-five thousand kirks."
As expected of the patriarch of the Borat family, he increased the price by five thousand for the first time.
"I'll also increase the price, I'll pay 28,000 kirks!"
"I bid thirty thousand karks!"
"Thirty-two thousand!"
The place immediately became lively, and many people began to raise their hands and increase the price. Soon, Yumo Mouyi was offered 58,000 karks.
"It's really incredible." Ahs shook his head helplessly. He saw that he had little money. He was also very interested in making deals with the devil. After all, he could ask the devil about why he came to this world and what happened.
It's a matter of whether he can go back, but now its price has exceeded Ahes's budget, and he can't buy it.
"Sixty thousand karks!" someone else said.
"It's already 60,000, does anyone want to increase the price?" The host also became excited and asked loudly.
No one spoke at the meeting this time. Sixty thousand can already buy several houses and cars in Helworth. This price is really unacceptable.
Just when the person thought the item was about to be put into his bag, a person raised his hand.
"Sixty-five thousand karks." The man said slowly, and Ahes and Douglas's eyes were attracted.
"Well, isn't that Joshua?" After seeing that person, Douglas's mouth twitched. The man named Joshua was sitting there with his legs crossed and his right hand raised leisurely.
"Joshua?" Ahes seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.
"He is the eldest son of the Joseph family. He is a weirdo with strange behavior and twisted personality. I never expected that he would come to participate in such an auction."
"Um, has he done anything?"
"These are just rumors, but I heard that he likes men."
Hearing these words, Ahes shuddered all over. He never thought that tx love existed in this world.
"Damn it, then I'll pay 70,000 karks!" Another person said unwillingly.
Joshua smiled and raised his hand again.
"One hundred thousand karks."
"!"
The boxing ring was in an uproar. The price was increased by 30,000 karks in one go, and the price was increased by 30,000 karks on top of this price. What kind of confidence was there.
The man gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and did not continue to increase the price.
"Okay, then I announce that Yi Mo was successfully photographed by this audience at a price of one hundred thousand kirks!" the host waved his hand and said with his head raised.