When standing at the door of the auction house, Scarlett looked a little lazy. The latest chapter of Sanctuary
She wore a white round hat on her head and a bright yellow tutu that outlined her slim waist. Her long golden hair was pulled high behind her head, revealing her graceful neck. A pair of pearl earrings were in her hands.
The little incense fan swayed slightly, with a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth.
Although she was just standing there quietly, her charming figure still attracted the attention of countless people. Not only the noble disciples around her surrounded her, vying to show their courtesy, but also the participants of the auction,
As soon as they got off the carriage, their astonished eyes were focused on her.
In the eyes of everyone, Scarlett is born to be a bright pearl. It is difficult not to be noticed. As soon as the eyes fall on her, they will be involuntarily attracted to her, thus ignoring the people around her.
Everything. With her, no matter how beautiful the girl is, she is just a foil.
Scarlett is the only daughter of Prince Charles, the niece of Emperor Edward I, and the cousin of Princess Alessia.
Imperial Emperor Edward I did not have many brothers and sisters among the three imperial royal families. There was only one older brother, two younger brothers, two older sisters and one younger sister. Because his older brother died young, Edward was a member of the Saint Solan Empire since his birth.
the first crown prince.
As for his two younger brothers, the older one died fourteen years ago, and the younger one is Prince Anthony.
According to the regulations of Grand Duke Solan, the founding ancestor of the country, the children of the royal family are not allowed to lead the army, enjoy fiefdoms, participate in political affairs, or hold any positions. It can be said that if they cannot become the emperor, then they will just be a rich man in their life, and they will not be able to perform anything.
Space for talent.
Although this rule seems a bit unreasonable, it also avoids the possibility of internal strife in the royal family. In the hundreds of years since the founding of St. Solan, several generations of emperors have never had the tragedy of brothers fighting against each other. Compared with the royal families of the other two empires,
With the brutal battle for the throne coming, this can be considered a blessing.
And the princes are not all idiots who sit around and wait to die. On the contrary, there have been many amazing and talented people among the princes in the past.
Over the past hundred years, there have been as many as ten people who have ascended to the throne of Paladins as princes. There are also many people who have made great achievements in painting, music, architecture, etc. Two of them, even in the entire human world,
Look. He is also recognized as a top art master. His works are collected by nobles and museums, and are hard to find.
Prince Anthony has shown outstanding talents in painting and sculpture since he was very young. He studied with several famous painters and sculptors in the empire and has been concentrating on artistic creation, not to mention political affairs, but also on basic aspects of life.
He is also confused.
He had no ambitions, was kind-hearted, and had a very good relationship with his brother Edward I. Although he knew nothing about political affairs and could not provide any help, whenever Edward I was troubled, as long as the two brothers played chess and chatted,
Just left everything behind.
In the Saint Solan Empire, Anthony was well-known as a wise king.
Scarlett is the prince's only daughter. From the day she was born, the prince has always regarded her daughter as his darling. She is afraid of melting when she is held in his mouth, and afraid of flying when held in his hands.
Scarlett has been pampered in all kinds of ways since she was a child. As long as it is what she wants, there is nothing she can't get. And Scarlett herself is indeed worthy of being pampered. Not only is she beautiful, but she also has extraordinary talents, which were revealed early on.
Powerful elemental sensing and amazing magic power.
Originally, based on her status, she should have been accepted as a disciple by a certain Dharma God in the Magic Association of the Imperial Capital, and she would have been carefully tutored. At the worst, she would have been studying in a training camp. But no one expected that she would just leave the Imperial Capital.
Came to Lulian and was admitted to the Munich branch of the first training camp.
No one understood her decision. Neither her magic teachers nor her father, His Highness Anthony, understood what was going on in this little girl's mind.
However, this does not affect her becoming the dream lover of all the noble children with her beauty, noble status and outstanding talent. Whether in the circle of noble children in the imperial capital or in the noble circle of Munich, she is
She is the focus of attention and the goddess admired by hundreds of noble young people.
"Xia Li, shall we go in?" As if she was not used to the eyes of the people around her, Scarlett stretched out her jade hand with white embroidered gloves, gently held Xia Li's arm, and said in a soft and authentic voice.
The hint of coquettishness and pleading in her face made people want to do anything for her.
Today, Xia Li is wearing a crimson double-breasted long coat and a white ruff collar. Like the dozen or so aristocratic children beside him, he is all dressed in a well-behaved aristocratic style.
Hearing Scarlett's soft words of begging, he frowned slightly as he was talking to others. The noble children around him couldn't help but cast envious glances at him.
In the eyes of everyone, Xia Li and Scarlett are an enviable couple. Not only are their parents close friends, but he and Scarlett are also childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
But only Xia Li knew that the relationship between Scarlett and himself was definitely not the kind of relationship that others imagined.
In Scarlett's heart, there is no room for any other man except one man. The reason why she behaves so tenderly and obediently when she is with him is because...she
Love games like this.
From the day they came to Munich and were admitted to the training camp together, Xia Li was Scarlett's shield. With Xia Li in front of her, Scarlett could not only dispel some people's wishful thinking, but at the same time, she could also make those
Young people who are confident that they are equally good have the illusion that they can replace Xia Li.
Seeing the envious, jealous, passionate, or indifferent looks of the noble children around him, Xia Li couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth. The latest chapter of the Holy Temple
In his opinion, this is like a game of cat and mouse. Scarlett is like a lazy Persian cat, stroking them with her paws. Constantly giving them hope, but turning hope into despair again and again.
.The more outstanding a person is, the deeper he sinks into this quagmire of hope and despair.
When they think that if they work harder, they can defeat Xia Li and win Scarlett's favor, they don't know that compared with the person in Scarlett's mind, even a proud person like Xia Li has to admit that he
Just a firefly under the sun.
Although he didn't like Scarlett's behavior of using himself to attract fire, Xia Li was already used to it. He frowned slightly and glanced sideways at Scarlett. In exchange for her playful tongue, he
He turned around and walked towards the steps of the auction house door with her holding his arm.
Seeing Xia Li and Scarlett preparing to enter the venue, the noble ladies and gentlemen chatting next to them quickly followed them.
Along the way, many gentlemen and nobles greeted them with smiles.
In the aristocratic circle, auctions are not just auctions, but also a very important social event. Even surpassing dances and hunting, they have become the most accustomed and valued among all social occasions.
You know, in this world, not everything can be bought with money. If you want to get something that you can't see in the world, you have to compete in the auction house.
To the nobles, no matter how much money they have, it is just a pile of useless metals if it cannot flow. But a book of exercises, a set of armor, a bottle of elixir, a gift, or a large batch of materials and supplies, maybe
It can elevate the strength of their territory and family to a higher level.
In the auction house, they can not only enjoy the fun of spending money, but also the fun of fighting with each other. If there is a treasure that everyone is determined to get, the fierce atmosphere of you fighting for it is no less than a small
War always makes people addicted.
Not to mention participating in the fight, even if you just don't take action and just be a bystander, it is still a pleasure.
And these noble children are also frequent visitors to auctions.
Although they are not the main bidders in the auction house, for young people, to improve themselves without relying on family strength, learn the struggles and compromises between nobles, and show their abilities is to win fame, respect and recognition.
, the only way to lay the foundation for the future.
Moreover, as a large number of mercenaries, knights and nobles gathered in Munich in recent times, enviable auction items appeared in the previous auctions. Among them were a seven-star legendary long sword and a
The six-star reborn elixir fetched a sky-high price.
For young nobles who are in a competitive environment like a training camp and urgently need to improve their strength, this in itself has a fatal attraction.
The crowd walked toward the auction hall amid laughter and greetings.
This auction attracted almost all the nobles and wealthy people. As more and more people gathered around and carriages parked in front of the auction house, everyone could not help but glance around anxiously while smiling and chatting.
, see how many nobles stronger than yourself appear.
After all, more people means more opponents. After a while, it may be a bloody battle with red bayonets.
Among a group of young people, the most eye-catching one is naturally Scarlett.
In the sight, Scarlett gently held Xia Li's arm, smiled, and kept nodding her head to the people who greeted her, being gentle and polite. However, everyone knew that this beautiful and gentle lady, regardless of status or wealth,
None of them can be matched by ordinary nobles.
If there is something that catches her eye, it would be better for everyone to be more knowledgeable. Don't end up offending someone and being unable to compete with them. That would be like stealing a chicken but losing a handful of rice.
Just when everyone was about to enter the auction house, suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard. A carriage without any heraldic markings, escorted by more than a dozen riders, stopped at the door of the auction house.
Seeing this motorcade, many people couldn't help but stop.
That carriage was not surprising in the eyes of these nobles and rich men. Not to mention two ordinary Tregna horses and an ordinary carriage that was worth no more than a hundred gold coins at most, it was worth more than ten thousand gold coins.
Lu Lang, they have seen many magic-patterned carriages dragged by demon pets.
What caught everyone's attention were the dozen riders guarding the carriage.
These people all covered their faces with hoods or masks, obviously unwilling to reveal their identities. However, they did not hide their aura.
Needless to say, the four knights in front of them, their black cloaks and black Chatai horses were enough to make anyone hide as far away as possible. The fluctuations of fighting spirit emanating from the three guys behind the carriage even made many people present.
The knights all felt helpless to resist.
Those with sharp eyes discovered that there was also a magician holding a demon in the team and several bow hunters who resembled elves!
Not to mention the mysterious magician, just talking about elf guards is not something ordinary people can have. The cost of taming an elf and making it willing to become a guard is far higher than recruiting a just knight. Such a luxurious guard team
, among the nobles present, except for a few top ones, no one could take it out. But unfortunately, the carriage they were guarding didn't even have a sign.
In terms of population and territory, the province of Lulian is very large. But if it is said to be small, Lulian is also very small.
Although the nobles are scattered in different places, many of them have never even met each other in their lives, but even if they don't know each other, they can get a rough idea just by looking at the coat of arms and asking the clerks and staff around them. The Holy Church
But in the face of such a motorcade, no one present knew who the other party was. Therefore, everyone's curiosity became more and more intense. Both the people entering the venue and the people chatting stopped to listen and watch.
Looking at the convoy in front of me.
For a moment, there was a rare vacuum in front of the auction house.
Next to the driver's seat in front of the carriage, an old man dressed as a butler, wearing an expressionless mask, bowed and opened the door.
In the eyes of everyone, a small hand as white as jade gently rested on the butler's gloves. Then, a young lady wearing a half peacock mask covering her eyes gracefully held up the hem of her tutu.
, slowly stepped out of the carriage.
With her appearance, the already extremely quiet air became even more silent. Even though she had covered her face above her nose, her dreamlike eyes, delicate lips and devilish-like appearance were still visible under her peacock mask.
The alluring body is still dazzling.
Not only the eyes of the nobles present shone, but also the noble disciples surrounding Scarlett were holding their breaths attentively. Their eyes were full of surprise and excitement as they looked at each other.
However, this was not the only person on the carriage.
As the stunning young lady appeared, a young man with a mask stepped out of the carriage. He was not outstanding. He was a bit thin and wore a black gentleman's double-breasted coat, a hood of a large cloak and a
The Devil's Mask covered his entire face, including his hair and chin.
He and his subordinates didn't seem to care about the attention of the crowd. Miss Peacock Mask, who got out of the car first, took his arm and the group quickly disappeared through the gate of the auction house. When they passed by Xia Li and Sijia
When he was next to Li, he didn't even glance at the two of them.
Xia Li narrowed his eyes slightly, while the smile on the corner of Scarlett's mouth looked a little cold.
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"who are they?"
Tracy stood on the third floor balcony of the auction house building, holding a cup of coffee in her hand.
"I don't know." Li Fanxi, the sixth-level manager of the Munich Auction Center, stared at the group of people walking through the crowd downstairs and entering the door, and shook his head in confusion.
After sitting as the director of Munich Auction House for so many years, this was indeed the first time he saw the motorcade downstairs.
In this world, wearing a mask is not unusual.
For the nobles, the veil mask is not only a prop in the masquerade, but also an interesting and fashionable decoration. Many men and women who have affairs even wear masks from beginning to end. Even if they know every detail of the other person's body
They know each other well, but once they put on their clothes and meet in another situation, no one recognizes the other person.
Moreover, the popularity of masks and veils has also made it easier for people with status to go to some less respectable occasions. Among the people Li Fanxi knows, many have their own industries in the underground world, and they often work with some extremely vicious desperadoes.
The nobles who deal with disciples all have another mask identity of their own.
When he welcomes you in the magnificent castle with a smile that makes you feel like spring breeze, and warmly introduces you to the ball guests, you will never know that he may be the one who brought you the night before in the slums in the east of the city.
Mask sat on the chair indifferently, looking at the bloody devil.
However, generally speaking, the people who come to the auction house are respectable nobles and gentlemen, and at the worst they are the richest people. They buy and sell openly, competing for it, not only making money, but also gaining prestige. Very few people will do this.
Wear a mask in such social situations.
People who come wearing masks have only one reason, and that is that no matter how many famous families there are, they are not interested in them and have no intention of dealing with them.
The purpose of their coming here is just to trade!
"Is there anything special in today's auction?" Tracy watched the group of people below walk into the auction house, pondered for a while, turned around, left the balcony, and walked into the room.
Tracy is thirty years old, the seventh elder of the Lulian branch of the Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce, and the top executive of the Golden Skull Auction House under the branch's name.
The Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce is not a chamber of commerce, but a business organization that is jointly participated by hundreds of chambers of commerce, large and small.
From its establishment to the present, the Chamber of Commerce has a history of nearly two hundred years. It is even older than the Saint Solan Empire itself. If the Roman Emperor had not collapsed, leaving the Chamber of Commerce in a corner, I am afraid that the current Chamber of Commerce would have become
A world-class super federation.
Even so, the Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce still has supreme authority in the business world of Saint Solan. Its tentacles reach every corner of the empire. Its silver certificates and magic pattern cards travel through the empire. No matter whether it is the royal family or the common people, they are inevitable
You need to contact the Chamber of Commerce.
It can be said that in the Saint Solan Empire, the Golden Skeleton Chamber of Commerce is a behemoth that even the nobles are not willing to offend easily. Like the Mission Hall, the Divine Craftsman Hall, the Magic Mountain Temple, and the Knights Hall, it profoundly affects every aspect of the empire.
On the other hand, it has already become part of the empire's huge root system deep in the ground.
The most famous institution in the Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce is the Golden Skull Auction House.
Because there are countless chambers of commerce joining the Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce, the Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce has a unique advantage in terms of supply of goods. And the extensive business roads and commercial information channels it has are the best network to promote the circulation of goods. Therefore, the Golden Skull Auction House,
It has topped the auction list for many years and has become the symbol of the Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce.
Logically speaking, the director of a province's auction house must have at least decades of experience. However, Lulian's auction house director was Tracy, who was only thirty years old.
To be honest, since Tracy took office three years ago, no one has accepted the fact that she was only 27 years old. Several senior directors and appraisal experts even resigned collectively in an attempt to force her out with a mess.
No one expected that this graceful woman, who looked more like a noble lady than a guild director, would actually make Lulian's auction house prosperous even though she was being generalized.
Relying on her own ability, Tracy not only established a firm foothold in Lulian's auction house, but also won the respect and obedience of all auction house employees. It can be said that in Lulian's Golden Skull Auction House, Tracy's words
, is the imperial edict. No one dares to violate it.
However, Tracy is not invincible and always has smooth sailing.
At least now, she faces a problem.
Originally, according to Tracy's performance and ability, she could have been promoted to the Imperial Capital General Assembly. However, due to the suppression of some people at the top, Tracy was suppressed and unable to move. In a few months, she will be the Golden Skull
In the re-election of the Chamber of Commerce’s Presbyterian Council, if you fail to win this time, I’m afraid...
Hearing Tracy's question, Li Fanxi was not surprised at all. In his opinion, it was completely normal for Tracy's ability to grasp the key in an instant.
"This is the list of items registered for auction today," Li Fanxi handed an auction catalog to Tracy. "There are no clues in the items registered for auction. Although there are some good things, it is not enough to hide the identity.
To the point of purchasing. As for what will appear in the free trade later, I don’t know.”
Tracy looked through the list carefully and shook her head.
The auction is divided into three stages. The first stage is the auction of bulk commodities. The main transactions focus on materials such as grain, ore, refined iron, cotton and linen, and sometimes mass-produced weapons and equipment and war horses. The second stage is the auction of rare commodities.
, all auction items will be registered, appraised, numbered, and reserve prices set in advance, and will be auctioned one by one according to the process.
The third session is free trading. The goods that appear in this stage are all temporary. The auction house provides a trading platform to help with identification and auction, and charges a certain handling fee. This is for those who have no time to register in advance.
In fact, there are many treasures in the services provided by people, but they appear at this stage.
However, since there are no treasures in the registered auction items worth concealing their identity to purchase, naturally these people will not come for the auction items in the free auction.
After all, even the auction house doesn't know which products will appear in the free auction. If the other party knows, they can just find the owner of the goods and buy them. Why bother?
This means...Tracy put down the catalog with an interesting smile on her face: "They are here to sell things!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a rush of footsteps. A third-level manager quickly knocked on the door and walked in, handing an auction item registration form to Li Fanxi.
"Miss Tracy, you guessed it right." Li Fanxi scanned the registration form with a smile on his face: "They are indeed here to apply for the auction."
"Oh?" Tracy took a sip of coffee and asked, "What are they trying to sell?"
"A bottle of elixir and a magic pattern sword."
"Oh?" A trace of disappointment flashed across Tracy's eyebrows. In her opinion, since the other party came to the auction house in this way, he should at least be auctioning some secret technique or other special things that make people jealous.
.Unexpectedly, it was just a bottle of elixir and a magic pattern sword.
Although elixirs and magic pattern products are the most popular in the auction house, and are the focus of nobles spending large sums of money. However, she has seen many magic pattern masters and alchemy masters in the empire, and she has seen pills of any quality. In this way
The things really didn't arouse her interest.
"What kind of elixir is it and how many stars does it have?" Tracy asked half-heartedly.
"It hasn't been appraised yet," Li Fanxi said.
Tracy was stunned and frowned slightly: "Where is the magic pattern sword?"
"It hasn't been appraised yet." Li Fanxi coughed dryly. In all the years he has been running the auction house, this is the first time he has seen someone mobilizing a large number of people just to send two items to the auction that have not even been appraised. On weekdays, there are some
The magic weave master or the pharmacist sent the newly completed work.
But who sells both elixirs and magic patterns? Could it be that these unidentified things are all made by one person? And he is so confident?
Hearing Li Fanxi's answer, a trace of anger flashed in Tracy's eyes, and she almost thought that the other party was here specifically to entertain her.
However, as soon as she changed her mind, she put away this idea and pondered instead.
"Go and invite them to the VIP room upstairs, and invite the chief appraisers in charge of drugs and magic patterns." After pondering for a while, Tracy ordered the third-level officer who came to report, then turned to Li Fanxi and said:
"Mr. Li, let's go take a look together."
"yes."
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Entering the auction house, Roy and others were led directly to the auction item registration hall on the second floor after being asked their purpose of visit by the receptionist.
The Golden Skull Auction House in Munich is a beautiful group of buildings in the Romanesque style. In terms of scale, it is not much smaller than Munich Cathedral. And in terms of long history, it is still far away from Munich.
Above the city cathedral. More than a hundred years ago, when the Empire and the Holy Church were at war, the Munich church was completely burned by fire, and was later rebuilt on the original site. However, the Golden Skull Auction House continued throughout the war.
The thing was unscathed and still stands today.
After a hundred years of continuous expansion, reconstruction and repair, the current auction house has become one of the most magnificent and beautiful landmark buildings in Munich.
In the middle of the auction room is a rectangular hall. Huge pillars covered with exquisite murals hold up a high round-arched dome. The floor is paved with smooth marble, and the walls, eaves, beams, and doorways are full of exquisite decorations.
The sculpture is surrounded by three auxiliary buildings showing the arrangement of pin characters.
The style of the annex building is famous for its pointed narrow windows and complex and graceful lines. Downstairs is a road paved with stone slabs. The open space between the roadside and the buildings is covered with green grass. Walking there, it is not like entering a hotel full of noise and copper smell. The trading market is like visiting the riverside mansion of a prince or minister.
Observing the auction house carefully, Roy secretly admired it in his heart.
The Golden Skull Chamber of Commerce has been able to stand for two hundred years, and it has some skills. Not to mention anything else, this auction house alone makes the nobles and gentlemen who come and go feel comfortable. If it were replaced by those dirty and smelly auction houses in the market in the north of the city, I am afraid that everyone would I have no interest in staying longer, let alone treating it as an important social place.
It is precisely because the elegance and grandeur of the auction house attracted the nobles that auctions of all sizes have been integrated into people's lives and become the most important part of this era. If they did not go through the auction house, many nobles would even have Don’t know where to use the money?
After going to the auction item registration hall on the second floor and filling out the form, Roy placed the items he wanted to auction on the appraisal table waiting for appraisal.
There are not many people in the auction registration hall, but there are quite a few. Most of them are holding items to apply for the auction. There are antique calligraphy and paintings, magic cores, furs of high-level magic beasts, and materials for painting demons and refining medicine. , as well as weapons and equipment. When passing through the corridor, Roy even saw a few dark-skinned Barabs registering war horses one by one with the auction house staff.
This is a huge market.
Golden Skull Auction Houses throughout Saint Solan will release letter falcons every hour to deliver messages. There are also air magic ships flying back and forth and thousands of mercenaries and business groups to deliver goods to the final destination. A place where its value can be realized. It can be said that as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't buy.
"I heard..." While waiting quietly, Malyaer said in Roy's ear: "Is that Scarlett the princess?"
"Yeah." Roy nodded.
When he got off the carriage just now, he saw Scarlett and Xia Li, as well as the mage student Si Walker beside them, Klaus whose arm was broken by himself, Xiang Feng and Ning Maoer, etc. People. To his surprise, he also saw Anne and her brother Les among a group of noble children.
Obviously, with Anne's beauty, she is quite popular among the aristocratic children of Munich.
"Do you want me to help you kill her?" Mai Ya'er's voice came next to her ear.
Roy was stunned: "Who?"
"What kind of princess is that?" Ma Ya'er said matter-of-factly.
Roy had a headache. After spending time with Mal'er, he knew that for Mal'er, such a proposal was completely justified. People like Scarlett who took the initiative to provoke him should be killed by the dark elf. Let's avoid trouble. She doesn't care who the princess is or not.
"Don't cause trouble!"
"Humph," Mai Ya'er curled her lips: "I know you are reluctant to do anything to a beautiful woman when you see her. No wonder everyone in the manor calls you a pervert."
"Go away." Roy gritted his teeth and glared at Ma Ya'er fiercely. This girl was responsible for everything, and now she is actually using the charges she framed to frame him. What the hell is this world like? It seems, I can't pamper her anymore, otherwise it will be a disaster.
Malt and Oliver, these two debt collectors can do anything.
"No," Malyaer twisted Roy's arm hard: "I just don't like Scarlett. If you don't allow me to kill her, then I'll destroy her hands and feet. How about cutting her face with a knife?"
, if you take a step back, you can let Kalenich and the others hold her down, and let me beat her up."
Looking at the unreasonable Mai Yaer, Roy felt warm in his heart. How could he not know that Mai Yaer wanted to vent his anger for himself.
"Actually..." Roy recalled what Scarlett said standing in front of him in the academy, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "I don't like her very much either."
Malyaer said in surprise: "So, you agree?"
Roy shook his head, "There are many ways to retaliate against her." In his mind, he replayed the look in Scarlett's eyes when he and Mal'er walked into the auction house. A silly smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth: "In a moment,
Let's go to the auction and take a look. Since we are enemies on a narrow road, maybe we can get some interest back first."