Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 480 Hobert’s future economic pillar
That extraordinary weapon was just an appetizer prepared by Hobert. Its normal value in a normal transaction would only be 2000 gold riso.

Because of its scarcity, Hobert made it the first lot to be auctioned.

But it's different when it comes to auctions, especially for these rich people who don't pay much attention to thousands of gold riso. After the atmosphere is heightened, they seem to enjoy the bidding process.

The second lot is a Sequence 7 "Interrogator" with extraordinary characteristics.

Because someone from the royal family was present, Hobert explained: "Everyone should know that George III of Loen offered a bounty of 10000 pounds, which is 12000 gold riso, on my head.

“There are many reckless people who want to earn this high bounty, but in the end they are unable to leave my territory.

"The second lot is the contribution of a mercenary team from the Kingdom of Loen, an extraordinary characteristic of the 'Interrogator'."

It was basically difficult for the nobles to look away. The two royal families had extremely strict control over the extraordinary characteristics of this path. The nobles often had only one mid-level Beyonder in their families.

If anyone can obtain this extraordinary property, the family's strength will be greatly improved.

There are also some barons who have been Sequence 8 for several generations and are always looking for further opportunities.

Their eyes became very eager.

Seeing that he had attracted everyone's attention, Hobert immediately started bidding: "The starting price is 1500 gold liso, and each bid is 100 gold riso. The auction begins now!"

A baron said calmly: "1800 gold riso!"

Hobert didn't expect that he would be so fierce when he started: "1800! 1800 once..."

Before he could finish speaking, a viscount said flatly: "2500!"

Hobert smiled and said: "This gentleman who understands its value bids 2500! 2500 once!"

An earl also said calmly: "3500!"

Hobert's hand holding the hammer trembled: The nobles are still ruthless!I almost have to sell them at this price for some of the extraordinary features of Sequence 6 that are not very popular.

Of course, Hobert also knows that the price he can sell has a lot to do with him choosing the right customer group.

If sitting in the audience were a group of nobles from the Intis Republic or the Feysac Empire, their price wouldn't be so crazy!

Immediately afterwards, Hobert suddenly realized that auctions and extraordinary characteristics were a perfect match!

Of course, the premise is that you must find a good customer base. If you are auctioning a "werewolf" with extraordinary characteristics at this time, then the most likely situation is that the auction will fail.

While Hobert was stunned, the nobles had already raised the price to 5000 gold liso!
"5000 for the first time! 5000 for the second time! Is there anything higher? 5000 for the third time!" Just as Hobert was about to raise his hammer to seal the deal, Ethel, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly said calmly: "8000! "

Everyone exclaimed together. They all knew that 5000 gold liso was actually more than the value of the auction item. Even if they needed it very much, after reaching 5000 gold riso, the wealthy nobles were not willing to continue to increase the price.

Ethel's offer is more like a deterrent: the extraordinary characteristics of this path belong to the royal family, and only by being loyal to the royal family can you have the chance to be promoted.

Hobert on the stage was confused by Ethel's operation. Is this a malicious price increase?But Hobert likes such rich people very much!

After asking three times in a row, of course there was no higher bid, so the lot was sold at a high price of 8000 gold liso.

Klein wondered: I wonder if there could be an auction at the Tarot Club?How infuriating!It actually sold for 8000 gold liso, which is about 6500 pounds!And the "faceless man" extraordinary characteristics that Hobert purchased from me before were not so expensive!

Of course, Hobert didn't know what Klein was thinking. He was still concentrating on the auction.

The next few auctions did not cause any stir. There was a "barbarian" with extraordinary characteristics, many spiritual materials previously seized from Battleship Island, and two extraordinary materials carefully selected by Hobert.

There were 5 auctions in total, and the total transaction volume was only 2000 gold liso.

Finally, the grand finale that everyone has been waiting for is here: a level 2 sealed item.

Whether it is nobles, extraordinary forces, or the royal family, they all attach great importance to the collection of sealed objects.

Hobert also has such a hobby. If you look at the level 2 sealed artifacts in his hand now, he should be close to catching up with a family of Extraordinary people who have accumulated thousands of years of experience.

This lot is also of sufficient scarcity that transactions of this level rarely occur in ordinary extraordinary gatherings.

Hobert showed the colorful bracelet in the wooden box to everyone: "This is a very practical magical item. Its ability is: it can use spiritual materials to create scrolls with effects such as freezing and paralysis, with a 10% probability. Use the corresponding materials to create a scroll with extraordinary abilities; the wearer's spirituality will be greatly increased."

"The key negative effect is not big: it just makes you very eager to obtain occult knowledge; and unless the wearer prays to the 'Hidden Sage' for power, all ritual magic will end in failure."

This is what Hobert seized from the mercenary team that assassinated him. It is a magical item from the "Peeper" pathway.

"Everyone should know the scarcity of this level of auction items. Today I will use it as the finale auction." Hobert said: "The starting price is 6000 gold liso! Each time the bidding is 500 gold liso, the auction begins."

"7000!"

"8000!"

"9000!"

The price soared very fast, and only now did Hobert have the chance to interject: "9000! This discerning gentleman sells for 9000! 9000 once! 9000 twice!"

Darnell, sitting in the back row, bid: "12000!"

"Hmm~"

Everyone exclaimed and turned around to see who had made the bid.

"14000!" Bishop Simpson followed.

This bid once again made everyone exclaim, this is a fortune that can make people join the wealthy class in Feneport City!
"16000!" Jonathan from the Gnosis Society bid!
After Darnell's bid, the nobles and wealthy people fell silent. Only a few extraordinary organizations were left bidding, making the price become more and more terrifying!
At this time, Ethel struck again: "20000!"

To her, money is really just some paper.

"21000!" Only Bishop Simpson followed, but he seemed to be lacking in stamina.

Ethel directly asked for the price without giving anyone a chance to survive: "23000!"

Even Bishop Simpson was unwilling to follow.

In the corner, Klein, Fors and others were stunned. They all wondered if they had remembered it wrong: the exchange rate between gold pounds and gold riso was 1:5?Or is it 1 to 6?

In the end, this bracelet was sold for a terrifying price of 23000 gold riso. Some wealthy people who lacked the knowledge of extraordinary people were also very surprised. They really couldn't imagine what kind of bracelet was worth so much!Is this what nobles like to play with?

And Hobert on the stage realized that building an auction house was really the right step!
The reason why the price of an auction item is so high is that an important concept is its scarcity, which is the core of the auction. As for the psychology of "rare opportunity" mentioned by Hobert before, it is based on this core.

Extraordinary characteristics and extraordinary items are inherently scarce.

Those who hope to monopolize these extraordinary resources are organizations like the royal family and the church that don't take money seriously at all.

The reason why there are so few extraordinary auctions is because it is difficult to solve the problem of legality. If some gatherings of extraordinary people, such as the party initiated by Mr. A of the Aurora Society, dare to hold auctions, then it is estimated that official extraordinary people will come to check three times a day. It's not dark yet.

Hobert is definitely a special case. First of all, this is an auction in his own territory, and official Beyonders have no control over it.

Secondly, he himself is a Sequence 5, which is already a very powerful Beyonder. In the early stage of the auction house, he can provide enough items.

This special case is difficult to replicate.

Hobert had realized this a long time ago, so he hurriedly built the auction center.

The results of this auction made Hobert very satisfied. This night alone, the auction session alone created a profit of 36600 gold riso.

Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that there is a wealthy person like Ethel in this auction!
The profits from future auctions may not be so impressive, but auctions will definitely attract many other transactions.

For example, Hobert noticed that Darnell could no longer sit still.

Moreover, this is a channel for Hobert to sell stolen goods. If there are any spoils in the future, he will have his own sales channel. There is no need to let other forces make the difference.

This will be an important economic pillar for Hobart in the future.

Hobert smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged if you didn't get the product you like. From now on, there will be a large-scale auction like tonight on the 29th of every month.

“There will also be a small auction on the 5th, 15th and 25th of every month.

"If you need it, you can leave your address when you leave tomorrow, and I will send the main auction information to your residence in advance.

"Also, have you seen that room? There is someone on duty there 24 hours a day. If you need anything, you can enter that room and make your own requests, and we will pay attention to it for you.

"Finally, there is a second part of the auction: free trading!"

Another important source of income for auction houses is to use the popularity attracted by auctions to conduct transactions other than auctions.

Of course, Hobert would not miss this good opportunity and planned to hold a gathering of Extraordinaries after the auction.

He began to tell the rules: "If you have any needs, you can ask the waiter to come over and write them down with the paper and pen we provide.

“If I can help, I’ll ask you to stay after the party and we deal alone.

“If there’s a need that I can’t help solve, I’ll read it out loud on stage to see if other attendees can make a deal with you.

"If you need to keep it confidential, I still recommend finding an opportunity to go to the room on the side of the hall to express your request, or mark the word 'confidential' on the back of the note, and I will pay attention to it for you.

"Okay, now the party begins!"

Dennis came on stage, removed the auction table, and brought Hobert a chair.

Most nobles have participated in some Beyonder gatherings, so they are no strangers to the rules of such gatherings.Generally speaking, the notaries at such gatherings are powerful Beyonders. The second lot barely proved Hobert's strength. At least he was a Sequence 6, otherwise it would be impossible to kill a Sequence 7 so easily.

However, since this was the first gathering, everyone was still a little worried about Hobert's strength, so after more than half a minute, a noble tentatively wrote down a less urgent need of his.

The lights in the auditorium were relatively dim, and Hobert could only see that the other party was wearing an expensive suit, and could not tell what level of aristocrat he was.

The waiter handed the note to Hobert and opened it: he needed a complete five-color grass.

Hobert smiled and said: "This gentleman needs a Sequence 9 level extraordinary material, and I can help solve it. Please stay after the party, and I will deal with you alone.

"Mr. No. [-]! This is the code name for your transaction later!"

"Complete five-color leaf grass" is one of the main materials of "General Knowledge".

When Hobert accidentally took a peek at the "Knowledge Wilderness" a long time ago, he obtained some "knowledge itself" at the cost of having his head blown open. In addition, he also obtained the magic from Sequence 9 to Sequence 7 of the "General Knowledge" path. Medicine formula.

Among the previous trophies on Shipyard Island, there was a "complete five-color leaf grass".

Everyone saw that Hobert easily solved the first order, and then someone handed over a note: What are extraordinary characteristics?Why are there extraordinary characteristics?
Hobert smiled and said: "This gentleman asked an extraordinary question. I can also answer it. If you just briefly explain the appearance of this question, it will cost 100 gold riso. If you want me to explain the principle behind it, it will cost 1000 gold. Rizzo.

"Believe me, my asking price is very fair because there are some answers to questions that money can't buy."

When Klein and Forsi in the audience heard this sentence, they felt inexplicably familiar.

Hobert continued: "Mr. No. [-]! This is your code name. If you want to conduct transactions, please leave it after this party is over."

The trading atmosphere gradually became more enthusiastic, and 12 more transactions were initiated, 3 of which were asking for special questions.

There were seven transactions for purchasing extraordinary materials, and two transactions for purchasing "low-sequence" magic potion formulas.

Of the seven extraordinary materials needed, Hobert had already solved four of them himself, and Hobert also had the two magic potion formulas here.

Originally, Hobert thought that the transaction at the first gathering might go cold turkey, but he never thought that his accumulation of potion formulas, knowledge reserves, extraordinary materials, etc., would be fully capable of handling such a gathering.

Of course, there won't be any big deals at this kind of party, but it can accumulate a lot of potential customers.

If a baron buys a Sequence 7 potion formula today, then tomorrow he may have to buy Sequence 7 extraordinary characteristics, or else he may buy some extraordinary materials or something.

In short, they are the key force that activates the extraordinary market.

After the party ended and most of the bystanders left, private extraordinary transactions were completed one by one. At this time, only Forsi and Donna were left in the auction building waiting for Hobert.

Donna came up to him with a smile and said, "Hobert, my father said when he left that you have more business acumen than him and Rex."

Hobert smiled and said: "That's because my expenses are higher than theirs. Well, it's time for us to go back and rest.

"Look, it's such a charming night outside, and I still want to 'dance' with Forsi."

Forsi glanced at Hobert angrily, and now dancing has become a code word for the two of them.

Donna on the side was a little strange, why not just dance?Are these two couples laughing so happily?

But today's work was not over yet. As soon as he returned to the Lord's Mansion, Hobert saw Klein.

So Hobert asked Forsi to go back first, and he invited Klein to the study.

As soon as he entered the study, Klein stated his purpose: "It's time for me to go back."

Hobert nodded: "Thank you for your help these two days. Have a sip of tea and I will take you back right away."

Klein sat opposite Hobert: "Tonight my eyes were opened. I never thought that a Sequence 7 item with extraordinary properties could be sold for such a high price."

"I just found the right customer." Hobert smiled and said: "If I sell you the same extraordinary characteristics of the 'Interrogator', not to mention 1800 pounds, you have to consider it for 1200 pounds, because you don't need."

Klein felt a little better now. His complaint just now was not that he was stingy, but that at this week's Tarot meeting, Hobert had just spent 1500 pounds to purchase a copy of Sequence 7-level Extraordinary Characteristics from him. .

Compared with 6500 pounds (about 8000 gold riso), the difference is really huge, which inevitably makes him a little unbalanced.

Hobert sighed and looked out the window: "Our development methods are different. When I open my eyes every day, there are more than 2000 mouths waiting for food and wages to support my family.

"What do you think these 8000 gold liso are enough for?"

Klein did not agree with him. He just felt that he was lucky that he did not build an extraordinary organization that served him so quickly. The Tarot Club was just a party and did not require him, the "Fool," to pay any compensation. On the contrary, he could still get a lot from the Tarot Club. benefit.

"Okay, I'll take you back and keep in touch in the future." After expressing his inner complaints, Hobert took Klein back to Byam and continued Gehrman Sparrow's adventure.

Then Hobert came back with "Travel" and said to Dennis outside the study: "Go and get another pot of tea, and you can go back and rest."

Before Dennis could return from changing the tea, Hobert's expected guest Darnell arrived.

This demigod of the Tudor family still looks so easy-going and easy to talk to.

The two drank two sips of tea and chatted for a while. Darnell got to the point: "I apologize for Bunir's previous recklessness."

Bunir was the previous member of the Tudor family who claimed to be Hobert's grandfather.

Hobert smiled: "It doesn't matter, I have forgiven him a long time ago."

Darnell was stunned. Hobert's words proved that he was really angry at that time. Otherwise, he could have said something like "We are all a family" to make the conversation more harmonious.

This made Darnell couldn't help but secretly curse Bunir, a fool. The patriarch asked him to demonstrate first, which almost completely offended Hobert.

But Darnell can only say this. He is a demigod and cannot continue to apologize: "I still hope that we can make that deal happen."

Hobert was a little embarrassed: "You have also seen how popular the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Arbiter' extraordinary path are."

This is why Hobert asked Darnell to go to the auction, so that he could see what price his own channel could buy for the extraordinary characteristics of the "arbitrator" channel.

Darnell smiled and said: "If this deal can be facilitated, more of the resources and power of the family will be tilted towards your territory."

In fact, even if the deal is not reached, there will still be such a tilt.

After Darnell came to see it on site, he found that there were too many investment opportunities and room for extraordinary power to survive. The family should increase its investment in Jeffrey Territory.

Hobert was a little embarrassed: "Well, I'm still happy to do business with a gentleman like Mr. Darnell.

"But the price of extraordinary characteristics cannot be lowered any further. As you can see, money is needed everywhere in the territory. If the price is too low, there will be problems with my capital chain."

In fact, Hobert also hopes to reach this deal, because this is how the auction house makes money: creating scarcity!Raise the selling price!

Only when an item is very scarce will everyone go crazy when bidding. This is why Hobert only auctioned two items with extraordinary characteristics tonight.

At the subsequent small auction, he only planned to sell two pieces of "low-sequence" extraordinary properties to once again whet the appetite of customers.

Until the 29th of next month, Hobert doesn't plan to buy another "Interrogator" extraordinary characteristic. Instead, he plans to auction a "briber" extraordinary characteristic.

Just to create scarcity.

So since everyone didn't buy what they wanted at the auction site, of course they would go to the room specially prepared by Hobert in the auction hall and ask the auction house to help pay attention to their needs.

At this time, business came to the door, because the auction price was at the bottom, and the selling price of this kind of private transaction could not be lower.

Because this is a private transaction, the auction house will never disclose transaction information to the outside world on the grounds of protecting customer information.

The other party to the transaction feels that the goods they get are cheaper than the items at the auction, and of course they will not disclose the transaction with the auction house to the outside world.

Therefore, the scarcity of the market still exists.

Public auctions are the signature of the auction house, while private transactions with customers are truly long-term and profitable transactions.

Darnell had already thought before he came that this transaction would definitely cost more Jinlisuo, but he had to do it because there was no need for Hobert to create it, and the scarcity of extraordinary characteristics was also widespread.

It's just that after Hobert used the auction price to raise the price too high, Darnell couldn't use the "market price" to counter-offer.

Darnell took a deep breath and once again regretted that he could not reach a deal last time: "You can make a price."

Hobert smiled and said: "Although I have my difficulties, I still need to take care of Mr. Darnell.

"Let's see, it's basically the last quote: 'Arbiter' 400 gold riso, 'Sheriff' 1000 gold riso, 'Interrogator' 3500 gold riso, 'Judge' 8000 gold riso, 'Punishing Knight' 15000 gold riso.”

The extraordinary characteristics of "mid-series" have been slightly improved by Hobert.

Darnell breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he wasn't too ridiculously tall. Although the price was quite high, it was still acceptable.

If an "Interrogator"'s extraordinary characteristics cost 8000 gold riso, Darnell would definitely go back and kill Bunir immediately.

Darnell asked again: "Is the transaction volume still the same as last time?"

Hobert shook his head: "If I trade all the Beyonder characteristics to you, I would be at a huge disadvantage.

"I will only give you 12 copies of 'Arbiter', 10 copies of 'Sheriff', 2 copies of 'Interrogator', 2 copies of 'Judge', and 1 copy of 'Knight of Punishment'."

　Thanks to [Ru Meng Fu Sheng] for the reward.

　　The last chapter was blocked, and even the title was lost, but the author doesn’t dare to change it now, because if he changes it, he will have to be reviewed again, and he may have to be blocked again (˙˙)
　　
　
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