Alchemists, like warriors, have their own unique aura. Although they are not as powerful and domineering as warriors, they are extremely delicate and gentle with a kind of control.
Of course, it would be difficult to detect this invisible aura without super-sense.
Lin Zichen stared at the alchemist for a while, nodded slowly, and confirmed his idea.
Almost all the people who came here were collectors, including some company bosses, who had long been interested in collecting and had already reached the level of collectors. The sudden appearance of an alchemist had to attract Lin Zichen's attention.
"Zi Chen, what are you looking at?" Fang Ning asked.
Lan Luoshi followed Lin Zichen's gaze and said, "That man... is so strange. Everyone else is wearing suits, but he is dressed like an uncle who goes out to practice qigong in the morning."
Lin Zichen said softly: "Shh... Fang Ning, Luo Shi, lower your voice, that person... is not simple."
"Really? Why isn't it simple?" Lan Luoshi immediately became alert and lowered her voice.
Looking at her look, Lin Zichen couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, you're not angry now?"
When Lan Luoshi heard this, she immediately pouted again: "I'm still alive, Lin Zichen, let me tell you, I'm really angry this time, and I'm not that easy to coax, huh!"
Of course Lin Zichen knew that Lan Luoshi was acting coquettishly after being angry. He smiled, grabbed Lan Luoshi's hand, and leaned close to her ear.
"It doesn't matter if it's not easy to coax. I'll just coax you slowly."
Listening to Lin Zichen's soft tone, Lan Luoshi's face turned red, she lowered her head and said shyly: "Fuck you, who wants you to coax me."
While the two were talking, the first item appeared on the auction table, which was a bronze Ruyi.
The auctioneer patiently explained the origin, year and function of bronze Ruyi, but to Fang Ning and Lan Luoshi, they knew nothing about it, so they didn't listen much.
Lin Zichen had no interest in Ruyi, so he simply kept chatting with the two girls. Of course, during this period, he looked at the alchemist from time to time, and found that he did not listen carefully to the auctioneer's explanation, but lowered his head and pressed the cell phone.
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Haha, obviously he is not interested in these things, so his purpose of coming is probably the same as mine, or for some auction items related to alchemy, or... for the Cold Iron Cauldron!
Thinking of this, Lin Zichen's heart changed slightly. If he really came here for the Han Iron Cauldron, then...could he be the one who spent 60 million to buy the Han Iron Cauldron from Mr. Gu Honggu!
Soon, the first lot was bought by a boss for 200,000 yuan. When the auctioneer announced that the bronze Ruyi had been bought by him, the boss smiled proudly and immediately hugged Xiaomi and kissed her a few times.
Fang Ning glanced at the man: "He is rich but he is also a country bumpkin. I can guarantee that that person is not his wife."
Hearing this, Lin Zichen smiled but said nothing, but Lan Luoshi snorted: "Sister Ning, do you think the person next to Lin Zichen is his wife?"
Lin Zichen was stunned for a moment, he was really lying on his back. He secretly cursed that bumpkin in his heart, and he couldn't hold back at the auction...
Fang Ning couldn't help but smile to herself. Luo Shi was considered generous and gentle, but this time she was really angry, and every sentence was thorny.
She hurriedly came to the rescue: "Of course it will be. If Lin Zichen dares not to marry you, I will be the first to say no."
Lan Luoshi immediately looked at Lin Zichen, as if wanting an answer. Lin Zichen couldn't help but laugh: "I will definitely do it." After hearing this, Lan Luoshi managed to laugh and snorted: "Forget it.
You can talk."
Fang Ning leaned into Lan Luoshi's ear and said, "Are you feeling happy?"
Immediately, the two sisters laughed together.
The second and third auction items after that were a Qing Dynasty official kiln blue and white porcelain vase and a set of enamel tea sets. Since the former came from the palace and the latter was an orphan, the price was also higher, both priced at millions.
The transaction was completed at the above price.
However, Lin Zichen was too lazy to look at these things. When the auction items were brought to the stage, he was already sure that they were genuine, and he could tell in his mind the year and origin, including the auctioneer's introduction, which was somewhat inaccurate.
Even so, Lin Zichen did not come here for these antiques. If he wanted to, how could it be difficult to build a museum?
But the next lot made Lin Zichen stunned. He stared at a fist-sized red crystal in front of the auctioneer. Wasn't that... a molten crystal?
The molten fire crystal is a very commonly used consumable in advanced refining. With the molten fire crystal, if nothing unexpected happens, the refiner can basically let the molten fire crystal refine elixirs by itself without any control. Although the quality of the elixir will not be improved, it will
This saves the refiner a lot of time and energy.
But since it is a consumable item, it will of course be used up when it is used up. Generally, a piece of molten fire crystal can be refined in one time. A high-quality, pure molten fire crystal can only be used three or four times at most before it will melt in the fire.
Lin Zichen couldn't help but secretly rejoice that his molten fire crystal had already been used for refining, and he was afraid that it would disappear after three or four times. Finding another one at this time was undoubtedly a happy event.
However, the value of the Molten Crystal is not known to many people, so Lin Zichen is still looking forward to what kind of reserve price the auction house will give.
Just as he was thinking about it, Lin Zichen discovered that the alchemist in white had also changed a bit. He no longer looked at the phone in his hand, but focused on the molten fire crystal. Apparently, he had noticed something.
It seems that he has also discovered, haha, there will be one more competitor today.
"Everyone, this is a rare blood crystal. It is very rare. When our auction house received this blood crystal, we thought it was a ruby. However, after expert appraisal, we found that this is a blood crystal that has not been seen in a century and is naturally formed.
It’s transparent and blood-colored, and it’s also our fourth lot today.”
Listening to the auctioneer's nonsense, Lin Zichen couldn't help but chuckle to himself, Blood Crystal? This name is quite unique, but it doesn't matter, as long as the auction starts, I will win it!
Next, when the auctioneer introduced the origin and history of the blood crystal, Lin Zichen hardly bothered to listen to a word. He just looked at the quality of the molten fire crystal carefully. It should be considered a middle-grade one, better than the top-grade one he got from Tina.
Although there is a lot of difference, it is not small, so there is no problem in refining it twice.
"Okay, the base price of this blood crystal is 500,000 Chinese coins, and the price per lot is increased by 50,000 yuan. You can start bidding."
After the auctioneer finished speaking, there was a murmur in the audience. After all, blood crystal is very unfamiliar to these collectors. It is not blood jade, blood amber, or blood-colored crystal, but a separate category, so it is
No one dares to spend half a million to play with an unheard of object.
Lin Zichen did not rush to bid, but waited slowly. After all, no one would burn money for fun. He also hoped to wait until there were no bidders and the auction was about to be rejected before calling.
But soon, the alchemist also looked back at Lin Zichen, their eyes met. The man smiled and turned his head back.
Lin Zichen couldn't help but frown. It seemed... the other party had already figured out his identity, but he never showed it.
Master, this is Lin Zichen's evaluation of that alchemist.
"If no one becomes a monk, this auction will be rejected. I hope everyone will consider it." As he said this, the auctioneer looked at the alchemist in white.
Lin Zichen immediately understood that there should be some kind of tacit understanding between them. In this case, there was no doubt that he had spent 60 million to buy the Cold Iron Cauldron.
"Haha, I guess the auction will be rejected. I have been playing with antiques for so many years, but I have never heard of such a thing as blood crystals." A fat man in his fifties said with a smile.
"Yes, blood crystals... may exist, but at least we need to do more publicity. We plan to ask for 500,000 yuan as soon as we go to auction... Haha, that's a bit cruel." Another person said.
The bumpkin who just took the bronze Ruyi smiled and said, "Haha, if you can't afford it, don't talk about it."
"Tch, can you afford it? If you can afford it, why don't you shout?"
The country bumpkin hugged Xiaomi into his arms and didn't forget to touch her arm a few times: "Haha, I just came here for Ruyi, it's enough to get it."
"Haha, in my opinion, this blood crystal is indeed a treasure, but the treasure must be well known, otherwise it will be useless no matter how rare it is. After all, every stone is an orphan, and not necessarily worth thousands of gold."
"Yes, that's right. It seems that this blood crystal will definitely be rejected."
The constant whispers were mixed with some laughter. It was obvious that no one was planning to ask for a price, which made the auctioneer feel a little embarrassed.
He looked at the alchemist in white and said: "If no one bids again, the auction will be unsuccessful and we will auction the next item."
While talking, the auctioneer was so anxious that he was sweating. It was obvious that they had made some agreement in advance.
After hearing the auctioneer's words, the alchemist in white looked back at Lin Zichen, but Lin Zichen deliberately pretended to chat with Lan Luoshi at this moment, without looking at him or the molten fire crystal.
Upon seeing this, the alchemist in white showed a relieved smile and raised his right hand: "Five hundred thousand."
"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"
Everyone's eyes turned to Lin Zichen. The reason was very simple. The alchemist in white only raised the price within a second, and Lin Zichen had already increased the price. This was obviously prepared in advance.
What's even more exaggerated is that after the bidding, Lin Zichen didn't even look at the auction table, and continued to talk to Lan Luoshi and Fang Ning, looking a little casual, but also chic.
Seeing Lin Zichen bidding, Chen Feng couldn't help but be startled. He... made a bid? Can he afford 550,000?
It seems that 80% of the time Miss Fang wants it, but...this blood crystal has been secretly promised to Mr. Tong.
Thinking of this, he didn't know how to deal with it for a moment, so he stood up and walked towards where Guo Zhigang was.
The alchemist, Mr. Tong, frowned. He knew that this was definitely not the auction house's problem, but Cheng Yaojin's fault.
Huh, the absent-mindedness just now turned out to be just an act. This little guy is not simple.
But since you want to compare, let’s compare. I want to see who can compare with me in terms of financial resources!
"Six hundred thousand!" Mr. Tong called out the price again.
He originally planned to give Lin Zichen a smile after raising the price, but Lin Zichen didn't even give him this chance, and immediately bid at the same pace as before.
"Six hundred and fifty thousand!" After saying that, Lin Zichen looked at Mr. Tong and gave him a look that was sure to win!