Volume 2: Chapter 34: Auction items that came from the wrong way
The end of the corridor was thought to be the "new customers" of the auction hall. When they followed the footsteps in the relatively quiet corridor to the end, they discovered that there was a double-open solid wood door on the right. This door was hidden in a nook on the right at the end.
This is a blind spot. When you look straight at the end of the corridor, you can only find a locked iron door, but you cannot find the door hidden in the dark.
This building built by the "Thug Party" is different from ordinary buildings. From the front, it looks no different from an ordinary office building. Only those who have personally entered the building can find that the area of the internal space of this building is obviously different from the outside.
When building this building, the architect was specifically asked to build it into a diamond shape, taking advantage of the topography of the dock to form a visual blind spot, so that when people first see it, it looks like an ordinary office building.
The dead end of this building is very "weird". It is difficult for ordinary people to notice. It is difficult for people who come to the dock for the first time to focus on an ordinary building. People focus more on their own goods.
superior.
If the blind spot formed by the office building alone is not enough to block everyone's sight, there will always be careful people who will notice it. Coincidentally, this is London, the world's famous "fog city". On average, it is foggy seven days out of ten.
The fog is a bit mysterious, which provides the building with a natural "invisibility cloak".
Usually the other side of the office building is not open to the public, and not many people know about it. Those who know the details are more or less connected with the "Thug Party" and are very strict with their mouths. People who talk all over the place cannot stay here.
It is long and very easy to burp and catch cold.
Today is different from usual. No one knows what price the black market paid. Anyway, the "dark side" of the office building was opened and used as an auction hall. People walked into the auction hall one after another under the guidance of the black market staff.
Chu Long is one of them.
The platform is made of pure solid wood. The auction table made of mahogany stands in the center of the platform. There is a wooden table parked on the right hand side of the platform. The wooden table is covered with a tablecloth printed with patterns.
The auction hall is filled with chairs facing the platform. Each chair is separated by an aisle for one person to pass, which facilitates passage while avoiding the discomfort of strangers being too close.
The rear of the platform is isolated by a wooden partition wall. A wooden door is opened on the right hand side. It is currently closed. In front of the door are two sturdy men dressed in the same clothes as those in the storage room. They have cold faces and are wary.
Keep an eye on every stranger who comes near here.
Different from the well-known auction houses on the market, people in the auction hall look at each other and exchange a few words with people they know. The auction hall of the black market auction house can be described as "quiet" in one word; two words "
Quiet"; three words "really quiet".
When Chu Long walked into the auction hall, about three-quarters of the seats in front of the platform were full.
Chu Long glanced at it and roughly judged that the auction hall was filled with only about 200 people. After excluding the platform area and the guest area, the only remaining space was the aisle. But for the black market auction hall,
Say it's enough.
After all, not everyone is qualified to go to the third floor. Of course, some VIPs are on higher floors to participate in more "trendy" auctions.
Chu Long found an inconspicuous seat to the side and sat down, looking around leisurely. Most of the guests in the auction hall were wearing cloaks. Except for a few who wore regular clothes, they all came to the auction with their identities concealed.
Silver mask, silver robe, and a pair of silver boots
The woman slowly walked onto the platform, followed by two tall and thin men standing on both sides of the platform.
Chu Long was sitting near the corner. In front of him were two men wearing black robes and pure white masks, talking in a low voice.
"Sir, the auction on this floor is hosted by the silver-faced girl. It seems that the black market attaches great importance to it!" One of the two men said in a slightly deep male voice.
"I'm only interested in things like that. I don't care at all who is hosting the auction!" a magnetic male voice responded.
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The two of them whispered softly, their voices sounding like the buzzing of mosquitoes. If Chu Long hadn't had an amazing ear, he would have thought they were buzzing!
From the simple conversation between the two people, Chu Long knew that black market auctions were usually hosted by women wearing black gauze clothes. People usually called them "black roses", but black roses never specifically refer to a certain person.
It changes every time, and the black rose never appears repeatedly in one area.
The hosts of the black market auction are all women, and all of them have graceful figures and graceful figures. However, their faces are covered by masks, and their faces cannot be seen, but this does not prevent the men from looking at them.
Of course, not all female hosts are the same, as the female hosts of auctions of different levels are also changing. Usually, those with an estimated price of between 200,000 and 500,000 are ordinary auctions, and Black Rose is responsible for hosting the auction.
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Those with an estimated value of more than half a million and less than one million are all hosted by "silver-faced girls". According to legend, silver-faced girls are female hosts specially trained by the black market. They are all top students who have come out of the academy.
The treasures will be introduced with unique insights. Many of them have been Black Roses, but this is just a process of learning experience, a transition in order to accumulate experience.
This time the black market held a special commemorative edition, and the "silver-faced girls" that are rarely seen in auction houses appeared. This shows that the black market auction house attaches great importance to this "commemorative edition".
"La! Bang!"
The door of the auction hall was slowly pulled shut by the security personnel guarding the door. The chandelier on the roof above the platform lit up, illuminating every detail of the platform. In sharp contrast, the dark scene around the platform, with several lights
The wall lamp vaguely revealed the many customers under the stage.
"The black market auction starts now!"
Without any nonsense, the silver-faced girl on the stage scanned all the visitors and went directly to the auction process, because she knew that everyone here came to see the treasures, not to listen to her nonsense.
The silver-faced girl motioned to the manservant not far away. The man turned around and left the platform. He took a tray covered with a kerchief from someone in a place where the light could not shine, and walked back to the girl's side.
The tray was gently placed on the auction table.
"The first lot, Greenland Deep Sea Pearl, can be ground into powder to heal corroded skin without leaving scars. It can heal most trauma and make your skin better than ever. It has a certain detoxification effect, and the most important thing is
It can also keep your female companion young forever.”
"Everyone knows that little Princess Anne wore Greenland deep-sea pearls. When she passed away at the age of eighty-five, her appearance was still the same as that of a twenty-year-old beautiful girl. She is still sleeping in her mausoleum, and her appearance is still the same.
It has not been corrupted by time.”
The charming voice of the silver-faced girl narrated the first treasure, Green.
The relevant introduction of Lan deep sea pearls provides reference for the bidders present.
He stretched out his hand wearing white gauze gloves and slowly opened the square scarf covering the pearl. Suddenly, the light hit the half-palm-sized pearl, and the milky-white halo of the pearl gave off a soft glow under the light.
color.
The eyes of everyone in the audience instantly focused on the pearl, and after a brief observation, they turned their attention to the silver-faced girl again.
"Without further ado, the base price of Greenland Deep Sea Pearls is 80,000 pounds, and each price increase must not be less than 5,000 pounds." The silver-faced girl said slowly when she saw eyes focused on her again.
"The bidding begins!"
"85000." A cloaked man in the same row as Chu Long shouted loudly.
"90000." A woman's clear voice came from the first row.
"100000."
"105000."
Bidding sounds continued one after another, and it was at this time that it became a bit like an auction house, followed by a cemetery when there was no bidding.
After a while, the bidding gradually decreased, and only the original woman and a woman with an old-sounding voice were still bidding.
"This is my upper limit, 200,000." The woman's clear voice said.
The woman's voice fell, and there was no more bidding. No one was following the price, not even the unknown old woman's voice.
"If no one is bidding, then this Greenland Deep Sea Pearl will belong to this young lady." The charming voice of the silver-faced girl rang out again.
No one bid for a while, and the hall returned to its initial quiet state.
"Okay, this Greenland Deep Sea Pearl belongs to this young lady." The silver-faced girl said loudly.
The woman sitting in the first row stood up and walked to the spot where the valet had been. Due to the light, that area was hidden in the shadows, making it difficult for ordinary people to see clearly what was going on there.
But Chu Long saw it. The lady hiding in the robe took out something from her body and handed it to a person wearing a bat-style half-face mask in the darkness. After the other person took it, he registered it and handed it back.
The lady turned around and returned to her seat. At the same time, the Greenland Deep Sea Pearl was also sent to the dark area.
The first lot at the opening is usually a rare treasure on the market, but it can still be found if you spend a lot of money to buy it. However, since it is being auctioned at a black market auction house, it means that the lot itself has an improper origin and cannot be sold in major auctions.
Conduct bidding.
However, under normal circumstances, most of the items that come to black market auction houses are items that have come from shady sources or are sold illegally.
"The next lot is a skeleton picture of an inherited ancestor from a certain tribe in Feizhou. As we all know, the god of death believed by Feizhou people is Black Mamba. He is the snake god. He represents death and panic. His scepter is made of Feizhou
It is made from the bones of the most elite warriors of each tribe. Many tribes believe in him, and the skull picture depicts a picture of Black Mamba holding a scepter and patrolling the territory's subjects."
"The Oswa tribe has believed in the Black Mamba since ancient times. Their totems are filled with Black Mamba. They are a large tribe that lives in seclusion in Feizhou. This skull painting comes from the Oswa tribe."