the only savior

Chapter 226 Auction

In the afternoon, there was a light rain in the sky.

The sound of tick-tock sounded in this world, accompanied by the fresh air, people can't help but be intoxicated by it.

In Wincheon Manor, cars drove in from the outside and parked beside the mansion in the center.

The two Wencheen brothers are busy entertaining guests now.

They hired people, arranged the environment, took out the antiques that had been collected by the family one by one, and held a small private auction in the manor.

Most of the guests who came here were rich and wealthy who loved to collect. Although they showed disdain for the surrounding things, they still looked polite on the surface.

When Shi Yong and his party came here, the auction had already started for a while.

They showed the electronic invitation letter to the security personnel outside the door, led them down to the hall of the house, and sat down gently in a row of seats at the end, watching the auction that was being held ahead with great interest.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a look at this lot."

On the stage, a white man in a suit opened the canvas in front of him, revealing what was inside - a wooden clock.

The white man was the auctioneer hired by the Wincheen family to preside over the auction, Damir Karloff, who was well-known throughout Oxfordshire.

"I believe everyone who came here to participate in the auction must have seen this thing, yes, it is the famous Black Forest cuckoo clock!"

Damir said that he came to the back of the lot and made room for it.

"Of course, this cuckoo clock is not a cheap cuckoo clock that you can buy casually outside. It is a real cuckoo clock produced in the Black Forest area on June 1742, 6 in the park! The materials are all from The local Black Forest, coupled with the exquisite wood carving craftsmanship, from the internal machinery to the external carpentry, is all done by hand..."

"I can assure you that in this world, no real cuckoo clock is the same, and each of them is a unique work of art!"

After hearing his words, the guests in the audience all began to whisper to each other, but from the few words they heard, it can be seen that most of them didn't seem very optimistic about it.

Behind the crowd, in the Canglan Expedition Group, a girl with a mixed race appearance shook her head and said:

"Red mouth and white teeth. There is no evidence. There are so many imitations of cuckoo clocks. Who knows whether his one is real or not."

Several friends around also subconsciously nodded.

On the stage, the auctioneer Damir's reaction to the crowd seemed to have been expected. He had a charming smile on his face, and then took out a small box from under the booth, opened it, and revealed several things inside. a piece of paper.

"Everyone, I know you may have doubts about the source of the cuckoo clock, but don't worry, as a powerful and old family, the Wencheen family naturally has very high requirements for the collection. In the box in my hand , that is, a series of certifications and appraisals about this clock are all from Master Huo An of our auction house."

"In addition, we also provided you with the only Vds certification certificate of the Black Forest Cuckoo Clock. With the support of the above documents, you can bid with confidence, and you don't have to worry about buying fakes!"

"I announce that the starting bid for the Black Forest Cuckoo Clock is £3."

As his words fell, the audience immediately remembered a burst of discussion.After a brief exchange among the crowd, someone was the first to raise the sign in his hand.

"The gentleman on the 17th bids £3!"

The auctioneer shouted immediately.

Another person raised the sign and made a 4 gesture at the same time.

Damir's eyes lit up, and he immediately said loudly:
"The lady on the 18th is offering £4!"

……

With the bidding of everyone in the audience, this item was finally sold for 8 pounds. The buyer was a gray-haired old man. From his eyes, it could be seen that he loved this cuckoo clock very much.

The auction went smoothly this time. With Damir, a professional auctioneer, the atmosphere at the scene was always active.

However, the members of the Canglan Expedition Group were somewhat disappointed, because they did not find anything similar to a shield among the many auction items.

"Congratulations, the gentleman on the 7th has obtained this precious 'Rubbing of the Phoenician Alphabets of King Mesha of Moab'! Everyone congratulates him!"

There was a burst of applause from the audience.

"Now, what we are going to auction is the equipment used by the ancestors of the Wencheen family. It is a shield that represents the glory of knights! So far, the Wencheen family has only kept two of these shields. The previous one It was bought for 2 pounds on the international trading network, and now it is the last one left in the world that can be auctioned! I hope everyone can grasp the opportunity!"

As soon as he said this, everyone in the Canglan Expedition Group under the stage was immediately attracted to the attention, and they all sat up straight immediately, and looked at the shield on the display case one after another.

"It's it! It's it! It's the same as what we saw on the trading website last time! As expected, there is still this kind of shield in Wencheen's house!" Someone said excitedly.

"Haha, did you see it? Did you see it? I knew it a long time ago! We will definitely find out when we come here!"

"Come on, come on, how much money do you have on you? Let's make it together, this time we will take this thing down!!"

On the other side, behind the temporary auction stage, there was also a shocked expression. That was the elder brother of the Wencheen family, Dane Wencheen.

"What, what's going on here? Sam, how can you put it up for auction!?"

Dane looked at his younger brother beside him in disbelief.

Sam glanced at his mouth and said, "Don't make a fuss, can you? Didn't we also sell the shield last time? Since they have already been sold, what does it matter if there is one more?"

When Dane heard this, he was furious.

"This is the last shield of our family! It is a symbol of our family's glory. If you sell it too, then the Wencheen family will lose even the last bit of memory!"

As he spoke, he pushed his younger brother away, then quickly ran to the stage, took the shield out of the display case, and left straight away.

Everyone was a little dazed seeing this scene, and it was the first time auctioneer Damir had encountered such a situation.Fortunately, he reacted quickly and made a remedy as soon as he came back to his senses.

"Everyone, I'm sorry for the accident just now. It seems that this shield is not in the lot list this time. Let's take a look at the next item..."

(End of this chapter)