The parchment, which the auctioneer called the 'scroll of revelation', caused a ripple in the crowd when it appeared. The low exclamation spread like ripples and soon reached the ears of Brando and his party, letting people know
The auctioneer has succeeded, at least initially, in attracting the attention of most people.
However, although people whispered, most of them stood still. The nobles who were willing to compete for this scroll generally had a certain amount of wealth. These people sat leisurely in the box above, waiting for the first bidder.
"Most of the scrolls of elemental revelation are the work of the fairies of the Crystal Tundra. There is a quota every year. It was originally intended to add more lower-level elementalists to the tribe - but there are actually quite a few scrolls like this that leak out privately every year.
"The cripple explained on the side.
"Then why don't they do more?" Roman asked aside.
"Making an elemental revelation scroll requires consuming the magic power of the elemental pool, which is not a trivial matter for a high-level elemental user." Charles replied on the side.
"Besides, even ordinary people can succeed in using elemental scrolls to forcibly achieve elemental contracts, but their achievements in a lifetime are ultimately limited. They will not be any better than ordinary people. The more scrolls like this, the better." He continued.
said.
Bottom, Antitina and Roman were fascinated by what they heard. They didn't expect that a small scroll had such an origin. Charles and Brando had heard about it for a long time, but Brando still answered:
"I just didn't expect to see this in Prague."
The lame man's sense of smell is as sensitive as a sneaky rat, and he can tell that the young man's knowledge in Brando's words is far more than limited to a small place like Prague - although for Roman and Antitina, here
It was almost the largest city they had ever seen - he thought for a moment and asked, "Sir, are you interested in that thing?"
"A little."
"How about I ask my people to bid?" the lame man asked.
Brando thought about it and nodded. The price of the revelation scroll was 5,000 Thor, and each increase was 5% of the base price. So at the lame man's signal, his men quickly raised it on the other side.
brand.
five thousand.
However, with the first mover, the price quickly went up. New quotes quickly came from the second and third floor boxes, and they were refreshed one after another. Before the auctioneer had time to lift the hammer, the price had already reached
The location of the Eight Thousand Thors.
The quotation almost walked around the 'small theater' before returning to Brando's hand. The lame man turned back and looked at him with questioning eyes. He thought for a moment, nodded and compared a number.
The person over there held up a sign——
Eight thousand five hundred.
Antitina's expression changed slightly.
Little Roman was indifferent.
Bottom looked like he was watching a good show.
However, a new voice soon came from the box on the second floor, and the auctioneer's assistant read out a new quotation: nine thousand tols. The nobles in the box had become a little impatient.
The second round of competition lost its obvious flavor of trial, and almost saw blood. The voices reading out the quotations became colder and grimmer, and the numbers gradually went higher; starting from nine thousand tols, the original price was doubled by a hundred almost every time.
One-tenth, ten thousand, ten thousand, twelve thousand...
The auctioneer and assistant both seemed a little calm, but no introduction was needed at this moment, and the competition was entering a fierce stage. But the price obviously had not reached the position in these people's minds.
Finally, a faint voice came from the fourth box from the left, "Fifteen thousand."
Like the last drumbeat in a storm, when the last burst of rain passed, the sound of wind and rain stopped. The dark crowd sitting below felt suffocated like an audience in a theater, thinking that this was the final tone.
hammer.
The lame man slapped his mouth, then turned around.
Brando frowned. This was a question of whether it was worthwhile to exchange 16,000 Thor for 2,000 experience points. But he just hesitated and patted the back of his hand.
The lame man raised his sign again:
Sixteen thousand tols.
The crowd suffocated slightly, understanding that the most critical moment had been reached.
When the auctioneer's assistant saw the sign erected on the 'auditorium', he couldn't help but muttered: "Is the cripple crazy? We didn't let him do that. Those nobles would probably be unhappy -"
The auctioneer nuzzled at his young assistant: "There is someone behind him."
When Brando made the gesture, Antitina and Bottom both turned to look at him. They didn't understand why the young knight was so fond of that scroll. Did he want to become an element?
make?
But didn’t the wizard apprentice say that even the lower-level elementalists opened with the scroll of revelation will have limited achievements after all. This kind of thing is actually prepared for talented people - it can save those talented people from using elements.
Time wasted in the accumulation phase.
But Brando did not explain.
Charles didn't need to explain, he certainly understood why the young man was so fond of that scroll.
The lame man's bid made the voices in the box above pause slightly. The nobles seemed to be considering the identity of this sudden competitor, but in just a moment, a new bid fell on everyone below.
Eighteen thousand tols.
It was still the fourth box from the left. The lame man put his mouth to Brando's ear and whispered: "Baron Donnel, the family has several manor houses near Pragues. He himself also has some properties in Pragues, and he is also a businessman.
Member of the local council in Prague, a role his father and grandfather both held—"
Brando nodded. These local gentry can be seen in many places in Eruin, but a small baron will not fight for a scroll. The other party may be a big shot.
agent.
When he was slightly startled, the quotation had already risen to 21,000. A knight in the third-floor box and the baron obviously made a deal.
In the bickering between the two, the quotation rose all the way to twenty-six thousand tols. However, the big shots in the first-floor box finally took over. The quotation seemed to turn into a knife at this moment, and the knife was brandished at the people below.
Above the heads of the audience, the astronomical figure of 40,000 tols reached in the blink of an eye.
In the meantime, Brando participated again when it was about 20,000 Tors, but it was immediately refreshed by the noble's agent. In the end, the scroll was sold for a sky-high price of 42,000 Tors, which made the young man a little bit regretful.
After all, it is two thousand experience points. It would be good if he could buy it with twenty thousand to thirty thousand Thors. However, more than forty thousand would be a bit of a stretch, and it would even affect his plan, so Brando gritted his teeth.
, had no choice but to abandon the deal.
It was just that his face was calm, but Antitina and the cripple didn't see any clues. They just thought that this young man had a rich family and did not regard this money as money.
After the first small climax of the auction, it entered the smooth transition period that Brando expected, and then several items were sold in succession, with prices ranging from a few thousand to ten thousand tols.
The transaction was unremarkable, and everyone present seemed a little bored. However, the lame man could find something to do. He introduced the origins of these things to Brando and others one by one - he might not be able to name one that could be released like a candle.
Guang Lai's magic ring was a product of that workshop, but he could at least tell where it was stolen from and that it was something secretly leaked from that noble family.
Antitina, Little Roman and Bottom all listened with interest. Only Brando and Charles discussed more about the origin of those things.
They mentioned Tamar once, and they couldn't help but feel a little pity that the master of alchemy was unable to go because he was devoted to his work. Otherwise, there would probably be something he liked among the several magic items that were traded before.
Then the second climax of the auction soon came. This time, the auction was for a necklace. To be precise, it should be a few stones strung together by a rough rope. If you are not familiar with the goods, you may miss this good thing.
But Brando almost screamed when he saw this necklace——
Rock Corps Necklace.
This thing is used in conjunction with the 'Stone Lair' created by level 17 alchemy. It can reduce the material consumption of the stone puppets produced in the 'Stone Lair' by fifty percent, thus increasing the output in disguise.
While he was explaining the function of this necklace to others, Roman and Ciel were okay, but Bartomeu and Antitina's eyes quickly shone with light. One of them is a mercenary who has been exposed to war for many years, and the other received a noble education.
Of course, the rich lady understands the role of this necklace in a territory.
In Warend, the war relies on three resources.
The first is people, the second is amber rough stones, the third is all other strategic materials, and the fourth is the 'nest'.
There is no need to explain. On the vast land with almost unlimited kindness, the productivity brought by the power of magic has given birth to a population that far exceeds the limitations of this era. They are the basis for the potential for war between countries and between territories.
.
The amber raw stone is separated from the Saumir raw mine. It is an associated mine of a series of metals such as silver, gold, and copper. This transparent amber-like crystal has the ability to store magic power. Antitina's 'magic transmission device'
It was designed precisely to transform the power of this raw stone——
It is the basis for the prosperity of the magic system of all intelligent creatures on the earth, and it is also the blood of this 'industrial system'.
Other resources, food, metal, wood and stone, are the most common strategic resources even on the earth where Brando was originally located, and they are reserved for war.
But the last point, 'nest', is a complex and very different concept from the war we are familiar with - but Brando, as a player, is very familiar with this thing -
In fact, when talking about nests, we have to start with the origin of the world of Warnd.
How does chaos exist and how does order arise?
How does magic act on the earth, where do monsters come from, and how are their "lairs" used by humans.