Dragon Race: Lu Mingfei Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 59 Asking Price (3k)

The 700 million US dollars alchemy weapon is still not known how powerful it is - after all, Sotheby's auction house did not arrange a "sword test" link.

If you can move a steel pillar and iron ingot or something, you can still show the sharpness of this alchemy long sword.

But looking at the exhausted look of the man holding the sword, it is estimated that the auction house has not found a hybrid with a high enough bloodline to really use this weapon.

That's why the auctioneer focused on the distinguished guests in the VIP room on the second floor.

But even if there is a hybrid who can use this sword freely, so what?

Times have changed.

Can your swordsmanship be as good as American Iaido, Thomson Ripple Sprint, and RPG Great Sword?
Therefore, in the eyes of the guests, the collection value of this alchemy weapon is far greater than the actual combat value, and it is still uncertain whether the next-generation species "Mimir" really exists.

"$730 million."

Someone started bidding.

"750."

"800."

……

The asking price kept rising and soon soared to 1000 million.

"2000."

The understated sound wafting from the external speakers for the first time directly doubled the quotation.

The guests raised their heads one after another, and saw the proud young man with golden eyes shining in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass of the No. [-] VIP room.

He still ignored nearly a thousand gazes from below, only the alchemy weapon on the stage in his eyes.

"2000 million for the first time."

After a few seconds of silence, the auctioneer saw that there were no more quotations from the loudspeaker on the second floor, and raised his small hammer to start the final countdown.

"2100."

Someone held up a sign, and the two numbers "88" on the number plate were particularly bright.

Donna looked at the boy who was too young beside her with some astonishment.

She thought that the other party and she were simply here to join in the fun, but she didn't expect that it would suddenly become a blockbuster and offer a sky-high price of more than 2000 million.

"3000."

The sound of the horn in the VIP room upstairs is still understated.

"4000."

Lu Mingfei raised his card again and added 1000 million in one go.

The guests were in an uproar, and their eyes were on the young Asian boy.

What surprised them was not the price of 4000 million US dollars, but his courage—the courage to confront those distinguished young people on the second floor.

"5000."

"6000."

As soon as the trumpet's voice fell, Lu Mingfei raised his card again without hesitation, and he was bound to win this alchemy long sword.

This is considered a sky-high price, although the identities of the mixed races present on the first floor are at least the CEOs and talkers of some group company, and they are worth hundreds of millions or billions.

But I am not very willing to use such a small amount of working capital of 6000 million US dollars to buy a collection that does not have much use other than collection.

They are self-aware of their bloodlines, and they don't think they can control this alchemy weapon that tests bloodlines like King Arthur pulled out the sword in the stone.

The bidder in the VIP room No. [-] looked away from the stage and glanced at the young man who was bidding with him below.

He raised his eyebrows, did not continue to quote, turned and sat back on the sofa chair in the middle of the room.

"I remember that little angel's card has 500 million, right? Did you transfer money to his account, Potato Chip girl?"

"If the auction house sees that his account balance is insufficient and invites him to the financial office, it would be too shameful."

In the VIP room No. [-], Mai Shutoku was also watching the bidding.

She lifted the light golden veil to reveal her beautiful face, and her red lips left a bright and seductive mark on the edge of the goblet.

"Just checked, little angel's student ID card account name is linked to Kassel, we don't even need to send money, the secret party will pay for him."

The potato chip girl's voice in the headset is lighthearted, and she seems happy to have saved another big buck.

For an established auction house like Sotheby's, there are naturally means to deal with such bad behavior as indiscriminate price hikes.

Every guest who raises a placard will have a financial system to confirm in real time whether his account has corresponding actual funds when he bids;

Of course, except for some accounts with special names, all of these accounts are Sotheby's VIPs, so there is no need to worry about this at all. As long as they call out the price, it means that they really want to buy.

"Secret Party? Angers, is this old guy going to spend all his money to tie the little angel to the dragon-slaying chariot?"

Sake Toku Mai said.

"It's not his blood, it's the secret party's."

"The Secret Party is a huge monopoly group that controls the 'syndicates' and 'trusts' in Europe and America. The wealth flowing out of their fingernails is in the billions. Buying something with tens of millions is like a mess."

"Didn't Ange want the little angel to come forward and become a weapon? Then he will definitely not be stingy with the little angel's money to buy weapons for himself."

……

"The third time for $6000 million! Deal! Congratulations to customer No. 88 for successfully bidding this alchemy weapon!"

The auctioneer tapped the hammer, and the deal was finalized.

There was reserved and polite applause from the audience.

"You are really rich."

Donna sighed softly.

"Not my money."

Lu Mingfei told the truth, but he had already begun to look forward to the feeling when he got the long sword in his heart.

Intuition told him that this alchemy weapon was not as simple as it seemed.

As the sixth auction item has achieved the highest price so far, many people have begun to pay attention to who the young man with number 88 is, and at the same time, they are also looking forward to the fierce bidding that will erupt in his next sale. Come.

The seventh auction item is a bronze blowtorch, which can emit quite ferocious flames. It belongs to alchemy products. The starting price is 90 US dollars, and the transaction price is 760 million US dollars.

The eighth auction item is the Sarahville Knife, known as one of the world's strange weapons. Elizabeth Bartel in the [-]th century gave it this name and used it to slit the throats of thousands of young girls.

After identification, it belongs to an alchemy weapon, which contains a complete and extremely aggressive alchemy matrix field.

This time, the distinguished guests in the VIP private room on the second floor made their bids one after another. The starting price of 300 million US dollars soared to 3200 million US dollars in rounds of bidding, and finally the VIP sitting in the seventh private room bought it.

Lu Mingfei saw that familiar figure, and it was Ange who bought the Sarahville knife. At this time, he was chatting and laughing with a beautiful young brown-haired young woman standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass.

The ninth...the tenth...

It was not until the No. 13 auction item came up that Lu Mingfei picked up the sign again.

"Among the previous auction items, there are incomplete or complete alchemy fields, which belong to the mysterious knowledge and technology of the ancient dragon clan..."

"And today's No. 13 auction item is a book that records a construction method in the alchemy field."

The auctioneer uncovered the red velvet cloth of the tray, and what was exposed under the spotlight was an ancient and dilapidated booklet with about 20 pages made of parchment, revealing a mysterious atmosphere from ancient times.

"What is recorded above is a field of alchemy that is applied to objects to reduce the weight of the object itself but maintain the same quality. To use a Chinese idiom to describe it, it is 'lifting weight as if it is light'."

"This is an alchemy technique that can break the laws of physics! Think about it, if this alchemy field is applied to weapons, or even military vehicles, rockets..."

The auctioneer was eloquent, eloquently introducing the field of alchemy recorded in this ancient book.

"Is there a specific formula? For example, the specific numerical ratio of weight reduction."

someone asked aloud.

An awkward but polite smile appeared on the auctioneer's face:
"I'm sorry, Sotheby's Auction House can only initially interpret this general information about the alchemy field, and there are not enough conditions to build the field."

The guests let out low laughter, and it was immediately clear that what the auctioneer just said was empty talk—commonly known as painting cakes.

Unless there is a master alchemist, there is little point in buying this ancient book, it can only be used as a collection.

"Okay, gentlemen and ladies, the auction of the Ancient Construction Book, which is as light as it is in the field of alchemy, is now up for auction."

"The starting price is US$70 million, and each increase must not be less than US$5."

"Compared to other things, this book is cheap..."

Lu Mingfei was a little surprised and was ready to bid.

One of the biggest problems with the classic armor he wants to equip is weight. If the weight can be reduced, the corresponding power assist system can also be optimized and reduced.

"85."

"95."

"100."

……

The guests present obviously had little interest in the book, and only a few raised their placards to bid.

But the distinguished guests on the second floor are more interested. They all come from mixed-race families with historical inheritance. Buying this kind of ancient alchemy books can at least enrich the family heritage.

The bidding price quickly soared to 1000 million, but compared with the previous auctions, the magnitude and speed of this bidding seemed relatively slow.

Because the coquettish old guy in the No. [-] private room has no intention of bidding.

They all knew Angers' identity and the master alchemist who belonged to the same faction as him.

With such conditions, the other party should not be silent.

"1100 million!"

Seeing the silence of the price, Lu Mingfei raised his number plate and started quoting.

This move of his immediately aroused the interest of the guests on the first floor, and this young man bid for the second time to the distinguished guests on the second floor with courage and financial resources.

But... Those distinguished guests also seem to have lost interest in bidding.

After a few seconds, the auctioneer looked around and saw no bids, so he had no choice but to raise his hammer and start the countdown:
"No. 88, 1100 million once! 1100 million twice! 1100 million three..."

Just when the small wooden hammer in the auctioneer's hand was about to be knocked down, someone bid:
"1200."

The sound of bidding came from the loudspeaker in VIP Room No. [-]. A young black-haired man was standing in front of the glass with a smile on his face, staring at Lu Mingfei in the guest seat below with golden eyes.

"1500."

Lu Mingfei raised his sign and raised the price by 300 million.

There was another few seconds of silence, no one bid, and the auctioneer started the countdown as usual:
"No. 88, 1500 million once! 1500 million twice! 1500 million three..."

"1600."

As if they had made an appointment, the VIPs in VIP Room No. [-] submitted new bids at the exact time of the hammer drop.

The guests began to feel that things were getting interesting, and they all looked at the young man in number 88 with a look of hope.

(End of this chapter)