There was no surprise. In the end, the painting failed to be auctioned. Not to mention the weirdness of the painting itself, the price alone was enough to deter many people. A thousand gutons was basically only available to guests in the VIP rooms.
Can afford the price.
However, even if they can afford it, it doesn't mean they are willing to spend a thousand gutons to buy back a strange waste product, even though the auctioneer lady just explained that there is a treasure map hidden in it.
But no one knows what kind of thing is hidden at the end of the treasure map. Whether it is worth a thousand gutons is another matter.
Not to mention, it is still unknown whether the treasure map can be accurately found from this painting.
After the auction, the guests will come to the guest room prepared by the Bauhinia Flower Merchant Association to hand over the items previously auctioned, and Crow is no exception. After that, President Luo led the three of them to a private room, where there were items placed on the mahogany table.
Desserts and tea.
"Miss Crow, please wait here for a moment. The items you photographed will be delivered to you in a while," President Luo said.
At this time, Esther had already sat down on the sofa unceremoniously, picked up the dessert in front of him, and threw it into his mouth. The taste was quite strange. Lilina also followed Esther's example and sat next to him.
, picked up the dessert in front of him and took a small bite.
"Hmm!" It tasted surprisingly good.
"President Luo, please go and do your business first. There is no need to waste time with us," Crow said.
President Luo naturally heard the implication of Crow's words, smiled at her, said something, and left the room.
After a while, a waiter brought the Bai Youlan that Crow had photographed into the private room. The Bai Youlan was packed in a jade box, quiet and pure white.
After getting Bai Youlan, Ya didn't plan to stay here anymore. After putting it away, she said to the two people on the sofa: "We are going back."
At this time, Esther and Lilina had already finished all the desserts on the table.
"..." Crow just looked at the two of them quietly, and kept staring at them.
"Well, Sister Crow, can you stop looking at me like this? It feels a bit strange." Lilina couldn't help but say.
At this time, Esther stood up from the sofa and said, "I'll buy some snacks when I go back. That's okay."
After hearing Esther's words, Crow withdrew his direct gaze.
"Hey, is it because of the snacks?" Lilina said blankly.
On the way back, they met the man who was at the auction before.
At this time, the girl with short red hair whom he auctioned was following him in prison uniform.
"It seems that the aura before was not my imagination. Welcome back to this world, Esther." Einzwhite said in his own unique gentle voice.
His voice is full of magnetism and maturity, and combined with his height of about two meters, it gives people a very reliable feeling.
Esther is not short, but every time he meets these people, they are always a head taller than him.
Einzwhite's face was covered with a white cloth, and a simple magic circle was carved on the white cloth, but he didn't know what the magic circle did.
"Crow, long time no see." Einzwhite also said to Crow.
"Long time no see." Crow said.
"Do you all know each other?" At this time, Lilina said belatedly.
Einzwhite looked at Lilina, "This lady is a bit unfamiliar, with red pupils. Esther, is she your dependent?"
"I didn't expect you to see it right away." Esther said.
"It's just a guess. It seems I'm not wrong."
At this time, Einzwhite said: "It's getting late, and the journey back to England from here is not short. If you have time, you are welcome to come, and I will not continue to accompany you."
"Okay, let's meet again later."
I saw Einzwhite knocking the cane in his hand on the ground three times, and his figure, together with the girl, disappeared directly in front of the three people.
After Einzwhite left, Lilina asked: "Asted, who is he?"
"A friend, but I don't have many opportunities to meet him. He usually lives alone and has a somewhat withdrawn personality." Esther said.
"Don't you have to worry that he will expose your affairs?"
"Don't worry, he has a very strict mouth."
It was already late at night when we returned to the hotel from the auction. This time happened to be the most active time for the vampires. Esther was going to take Lilina out to find some food, while Crow stayed in the hotel, enjoying the desserts he bought on the road.
With Ested taking her along, Lilina would not be discovered by the Catholic priests at all, and the process of foraging could be said to be smooth and safe.
When they came back from outside, it was already daytime.
"Today we set out to the place where the dwarves live, located in the Alps."
It was said to be a self-driving trip. In order not to ruin the experience of this trip, Esther did not choose to fly there directly from the sky. That would be too boring. They rented a car from the Rome branch of the Magic Association and drove directly
Arrive at the scenic spots in the Alps.
From here on, they have to walk on their own.
"It's just summer, so there's a chance you can meet bears looking for food."
"Asted, is the legendary snowman real?"
Snowman, basically every year, many climbers claim to have seen a snowman on the mountain. The word snowman seems to have magic power, tempting many photographers or people who want to capture the snowman to become famous to climb here.
But so far, humans have never caught a snowman. Some traces of hair and the like have been found, but there has been no definite evidence.
"Some places are real, and some places are fictitious, but on a huge mountain range like the Alps, there must be a tribe of snowmen living. Their intelligence is not high, but they are strong and have strong magic resistance.
"Sex, the last thing most human wizards want to encounter in the mountains is snowmen, and they usually appear in groups." Esther said.
In his spare time while walking on the road, Esther has been spreading various knowledge to Lilina. This knowledge is quite novel to Lilina, and Lilina listens to it with relish.
After walking through the snow and green grassy slopes for an unknown amount of time, Esther and the others finally arrived at the mountains where the dwarves live.
This place looks like a city gate. The huge stone gate is carved with unique patterns. The dwarves live in the mountains. They are a prosperous race with their own civilization and heritage.
The concealment of magic makes it impossible for ordinary people to find this place. This is the city of forging, and countless sophisticated magical instruments are all made by dwarves.
"Give me your name if you come!" The dwarf looking down from the stone wall shouted in his rough voice.