Chapter 189: Note Auction (Part 2)
Of course, while many people were talking, there were also a few spectators who remained silent, because they were holding cups in their hands, savoring the purple liquid in their mouths, and for a moment they closed their eyes and fell into deep contemplation.
, ignoring the noise at the scene.
The auctioneer didn't care about the comments from the guests below the stage and upstairs. After all, if he hadn't been the auctioneer, he would have wanted to curse a few times.
The auctioneer continued to hold the note in front of his chest for more than a minute to ensure that everyone could see it clearly, and then continued: "There are five pieces of paper in total, one for each auction, and the auction minimum price
For 50 silver coins, you can start bidding now!"
As the auctioneer finished speaking, the entire auction house fell silent instantly. The people who had just been talking turned their heads and looked around. They wanted to see which fool would pay 50 silver coins for a piece of tattered paper.
"Ha ha!"
Seeing that there was a terrible silence in the field for a while, and no one bid, Kevin laughed, glanced at Gervais with disdain, and fell into excitement. He seemed to have seen himself holding the hand after becoming the Silver Knight.
A scene with two Warcraft crystals.
30 seconds, 50 seconds, 60 seconds...
As time passed by second by second, Pat's face also showed a worried look, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Gervais. At this moment, besides Pat, Caroline and others also looked at Gervais intentionally or unintentionally.
Oh, but there was no worried look on the faces of these people. Instead, the corners of their mouths were slightly raised, showing a vague smile.
Of course, Gervais noticed the gazes of several people, but his face still looked calm and calm. It was just that there was a trace of sweat on Gervais's palms. With two Warcraft crystals, he was not nervous.
It's impossible, after all, the value is close to 2,000 gold coins.
Gervais was originally quite satisfied with his plan, but the nearly one-minute silence caught him by surprise.
"Is this too subtle? Those people don't understand the meaning of the note?"
What Gervais wrote on the note was wine. Gervais believed that no one could resist the charm of wine. As long as they tasted the wine that Pat just sent for free, someone would definitely want to buy it from them.
Unknown wine.
As for the three words "wine" on the note, even if people don't know whether the purple wine has this name, there is no other alcoholic beverage in this world except beer, and since this note can appear in
On the auction stage, they would definitely take pictures and try to find the origin of the wine, so Gervais made this bet with Kevin, hoping to use the wine to trick Kevin.
"No one bids?"
After waiting for more than a minute, the host did not hear anyone bidding, so he asked.
As he spoke, the auctioneer was ready to put down the hammer in his hand. As long as the hammer in the auctioneer's hand was placed on the table, it meant that the note failed to be auctioned, and the servants behind him would immediately remove the note.
After the auctioneer finished asking, the venue was still extremely quiet, so the auctioneer stopped delaying and prepared to put down the hammer.
He was originally wondering if there was anything special about the notes Caroline gave her, but it seemed that he was overthinking it.
"Baron Gervais, thank you for your two..."
"55 silver coins! I'll give you 55 silver coins!"
Seeing that the auctioneer's hammer was about to be placed on the table, Kevin's face showed the joy of victory. He was about to start talking to Gervais for a few words. Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, a bidder came from the private room next to him.
sound!
"The distinguished guest upstairs bids 55 silver coins! No one is interested in this paper that looks ordinary but has a mysterious secret!"
The auctioneer didn't know about the bet between Gervais and others, but since there were bids, that was a good thing, and as long as the things were auctioned, not only would the Snowland Manor get a commission, but he would also get a little bonus, so he started to change his ways.
boasted.
"60 silver coins!"
"The gentleman at the back offered 60 silver coins! Is there any other gentleman who wants to increase the price..."
Wow~
When the first person made a bid, the guests who came to the auction had not yet reacted. But when the bid was increased for the second time, they finally knew that someone had actually bid for this piece of paper, and it was still
Two people bid.
"Is there really something special about this note?"
"Why didn't I see it? It was clearly three random words about wine written on the lowest quality paper. If it had been written on beer, I might have believed there was some secret...?"
"Do you think we should take a photo later to see if there's anything special about it? Anyway, it's only a few dozen silver coins!"
Those who can enter this manor are basically those with noble titles, and many of them are rich. Faced with such strange things, it is strange and at the same time makes them more curious. Some people are already thinking about whether to spend a few dollars.
A silver coin buys an answer to solve the doubts in your mind.
Of course, this is just the idea of a few rich people. Most people say that they are just talking, but they will not spend money randomly without knowing the reason. After all, starting with 50 silver coins is not a small amount of money.
"80 silver coins!"
As the sound of increasing bidding prices continued to ring out in the venue, Gervais finally breathed a sigh of relief without anyone noticing, smiled, picked up the wine on the table, took a sip, and then asked the astonished Kevin
One sentence: "Brother Trash, what did you want to say to me just now? I didn't hear you clearly. Please tell me again."
"Humph, don't be too proud. This is just the beginning. There are still four more notes to come!"
Now the nervous person has become Kevin. He scratches his head and can't figure out why someone would bid for this tattered piece of paper.
Kevin already regretted his bet with Gervais, especially using the deed of the Winterfell store to bet with Gervais. Although he didn't know what the bidders had gained, and they were crazy, but the more people participating in the auction, the more money they took.
The lower his winning rate is.
"1 gold coin and 10 silver coins, does anyone want to increase the price?"
While Gervais was beating up the drowned dog above, the auction price below had soared to 1 gold coin and 10 silver coins.
"1 gold coin and 10 silver coins at once!"
Seeing that no one raised the price again, the auctioneer waited for a while and then hammered the sleepers with a small wooden hammer.
"..."
"1 gold coin and 10 silver coins three times! Congratulations to the distinguished guest upstairs for taking this note!"
As the third hammer sounded, the first note - 1 gold coin and 10 silver coins - was taken by someone in a private room on the same floor as Gervais.
"The following is the second note. This note is exactly the same as the first one. The base price is 50 silver coins. The bidding starts now..."
When the first note was carefully taken down by the servant, the auctioneer immediately raised the second note. It can be said that this is the first time he has encountered such a strange lot in the ten years he has been an auctioneer. Although
The transaction price was only 1 gold coin and 10 silver coins, which was not even a fraction of the other lots. However, the auctioneer felt that he could go out and show off in front of his peers in the future. After all, he was the man who sold a piece of tattered paper for 1 gold coin!
"Gervis, congratulations!"
Until this moment, Pat finally felt relieved and raised his glass to clink glasses with Gervais. He was also involved in what happened today, and it was Kevin who was the one who cheated. Pat was particularly happy.
"Haha, we are all happy together!"
Gervais laughed loudly, raised his glass and bumped it with Pat. However, just when Gervais was about to take the glass back, Caroline had quick eyesight and quick hands and snatched the wine glass from Gervais' hand, and then
Chapter completed!