Doomsday Totem

Chapter 334 Charges
After the final decision, the female auctioneer showed the second auction item.This is a delicate and small butterfly-shaped hairpin, which is lying in the palm of her hand at the moment, exuding a light blue gleam.

"The deep-sea blue butterfly is polished from the tooth socket of the mutant sawtooth tiger shark, the king of the seven seas. Its hardness is comparable to that of a diamond, and it is inlaid with a seven-carat and six 99-carat deep blue pearls and [-] pearls. Broken diamonds, from the hands of Langmaqi Horton, a master of marine jewelry in Luoyan Town, are exquisite in workmanship, classical and luxurious in style, suitable for all young girls, starting at [-] gold coins, with an additional price of [-]."

When this hairpin appeared, the eyes of all the women present lit up. Even Eva Green, who had always been calm and calm, couldn't help showing a longing look at this moment.

"Wow..." Looking at the dazzling accessories, countless small stars appeared in Hong Huihui's big eyes.

After a period of silence, people raised signs one after another.

"Five thousand and three." "Five thousand and three for the first time..." "Five thousand and six."

"Eight thousand!" At this moment, a girl in a pleated skirt stood up and said loudly.She was Miss Lisa of the Gresham family whom Eva had just introduced.

Following her strong quotation, the scene fell silent. Perhaps it was because of the prestige of the great nobleman Gresham's family, or perhaps it was because the price she quoted was too high, so everyone present chose to remain silent.

"The first time for eight thousand... the second time for eight thousand... the third time for eight thousand..." The female auctioneer uncharacteristically did not delay the time, nor did she ask if there were any bidders, but just reported the number of times mechanically. It looked like he was in a hurry to make a deal.

But just as she read the third sound and was about to make a final decision, a calm and clear voice came leisurely.

"Ten thousand."

Lisa Gresham suddenly frowned, and looked at the owner of the voice with a bit of annoyance.I saw Eva Green holding the sign in her hand, and when she saw her looking over, she smiled at her.

"Twelve thousand." Lisa snorted softly, sat down, then held up the sign and quoted the new price.

"[-] thousand for the first time...[-] thousand for the second time..." The female auctioneer looked straight at her and reported the number expressionlessly, like a robot who can only count.As an experienced auctioneer, she is used to seeing the battles among dignitaries. At this time, it is best to maintain a neutral attitude.

"At the anniversary ball last year, she stepped on my skirt, but she didn't apologize." Eva smiled and whispered in Tie Slag's ear.

"[-] for the third time...deal!" This time, Eva did not make another quotation. Her purpose was to raise the price, and she didn't really want to buy it.

After this episode, the auction will continue...

About half an hour later, it was finally the turn of the auction's grand finale—a huge, white skull with two recurved horns.Taking a closer look, there was still a severed sword stuck in the skull, which was the skull of the great abyssal demon that Iron Slag had hunted down.

"The skull specimen of the red-skinned abyssal demon. The commander of the hunting operation is Iron Slag, the wilderness knight. The broken sword on the skull is his weapon. The head of the abyssal demon has always been a symbol of wealth and status. The starting price is [-] A thousand gold coins will increase the price by five hundred."

"[-]." "[-]." "[-]." "[-]." "[-]!" Everyone present bid one after another, and the scene became lively .

Just then, a discordant voice sounded.

"Everyone! I must remind you that this is a trophy without glory!" A well-dressed young man suddenly stood up and said loudly.

"Because..." he glanced around, and continued, "The commander who killed this abyssal demon was a hooligan with no sense of honor, and a criminal who brutally murdered his colleagues!"

"There must be a voice of justice in the world. I stand here today to expose his hypocritical mask and let you know what kind of person this so-called Wilderness Knight is..."

When the young man said the second sentence, Eva motioned to the waiter who was waiting to stop him.And Iron Slag frowned, folded his hands on his chest, and looked at the young nobleman who spoke so generously with cold eyes.

If it was changed to the time when he was in Tieshan Town, he would have gone up and chopped the opponent with a knife.But this is not the Northern Wilderness he is familiar with, but the Eternal City in the western continent, which cannot follow the rules of the wilderness.But then again, people in Iron Mountain Town are usually not interested in such accusations. They only believe in what they have seen and heard with their own eyes, rather than illusory rumors.

For such an accusation, Tie Slag felt both resentful and helpless.This is the fundamental contradiction in the Yincheng world, the conflict between nobles and commoners, the natural moat between the privileged class and the non-privileged class, and the gap between the residents of Yincheng and the people on the ground.

Just like his distrust of You Ge back then, this prejudice has already been deeply rooted in the marrow, engraved on the soul, flowing in the blood, and it is no longer compatible.

"The truth will never be buried!" Not long after, the young nobleman who spoke aggressively was forcibly dragged away by the swarming auctioneer staff. While struggling, he shouted loudly, like an epileptic.

"He! And the planner behind him will definitely pay the heaviest price!" Seeing the figure disappearing in the porch, Eva Green turned her head angrily, facing Iron Slag, and said seriously.

After this unexpected incident, the auction site became silent, and everyone present seemed to have lost their original enthusiasm for the head specimen of the big devil.Not to mention whether the little noble's words are true or false, the value of this auction item will definitely be affected to a certain extent.And if his allegations were true, the buyer would lose everything.

The scene was quiet for a long time, until the female auctioneer came back to her senses and continued the auction process.

"[-] for the first time...does no one continue to bid? This is a rare red abyss demon skull, a symbol of wealth and status... [-] for the second time...is there anyone else? Bid a higher price... once in a thousand years... [-] third..."

"and many more!"

At this moment, a wealthy businessman in a suit and tie stood up, stretched out a big hand covered with gemstone rings, and signaled the suspension of the auction.He was the buyer who quoted [-] just now, but he regretted it now, and said in a rough voice: "I want to complain, you have concealed the real situation of the auction item, and I will refuse to pay the auction price."

There was a sudden commotion in the venue, and people talked a lot.

"When this happened, the price must have been greatly reduced." "Yes, the auction should be re-auctioned." "That accusation may not be true, maybe it's just some personal grievances between them." "But...the risk has increased... "

Seeing this, the manager of the auction house immediately ran out from the backstage, whispered a few words to the female auctioneer, and then said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, due to a small problem just now, the auction has been delayed. There was a dispute in the process, which was due to our inconsideration, so now, on behalf of the Bragi Auction House, I announce that the bid price just now is invalid, and the auction will start again for the skull of the Great Red Abyss Demon."

As soon as the words fell, people whispered to each other and started talking in low voices.

"This is more or less..." "What else to shoot, who would dare to buy it before the matter is clear?" "Yeah..."

"Bang bang bang..." The female auctioneer tapped the auction table with a gavel, signaling for everyone to be quiet, and then resumed the auction.

"The skull of the great red abyss demon starts at [-] gold coins, and the price increases by [-] each time."

As soon as the voice fell, the entire venue fell silent. For a while, it was so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.

"For the first time, no one answered the price?" After a while, the female auctioneer asked slightly embarrassed.

"The second time, is there no one to answer the price?"

"The third time, is there still no answer?"

"The skull of the great red abyss demon starts at [-] gold coins, and the price increases by [-] each time."

After the price cut, no one raised their placards to ask for the price.

"The skull of the great red abyss demon starts at [-] gold coins, and the price increases by [-] each time."

After another price cut, no one cares about it.

"The skull of the great red abyss demon starts at [-] gold coins, and the price increases by [-] at a time." The female auctioneer paused and added, "After this time, there will be no price reductions. If no one bids, this auction will This is the end."

Seeing this, Iron Slag couldn't help but exchanged glances with Eva, revealing a bitter smile.The latter smiled slightly, shook his hand vigorously, and comforted him in a low voice: "It's okay~ If you can't, I'll sell it next time..."

"For the first time, no one answered the price?"

"The second time, is there no one to answer the price?"

"the third time……"

Seeing that the big devil's skull was about to pass the auction, a young man in uniform suddenly stood up and shouted his offer: "Twenty thousand."

Hearing the hearty voice, Tie Slag immediately turned his head to look over, and that young man was the nineteenth young master of Bruno's family.He couldn't help being a little strange, they had never met before, why would they rescue him?But before he could figure out what was going on, another voice sounded.

"Twenty-five thousand!" Turning around, the owner of the voice was actually the seventh young master of the Climans family, nicknamed 'Little Monster', wearing round glasses.

Immediately afterwards, a lazy voice sounded leisurely.

"Thirty thousand~" Lisa Gresham casually raised a sign.

"Thirty-two thousand." The seventh young master of the Clemens family held up a placard and said.

"Thirty-five thousand." The nineteenth young master of the Bruno family raised his placard again.

Only then did Tie Slag realize that they were not helping him, but protecting the face of the nobles.He is a member of Yugo Lombard, and challenging him is tantamount to challenging the majesty of the temple princess.

No matter how fierce the internal struggles of the great nobles are, when faced with challenges from the lower classes, they will unite in unison, suppress them first, and then continue to fight.

In a broad sense, the Yincheng world can be roughly divided into six classes, namely the big aristocratic class, the territorial aristocratic class, the minor aristocratic class, the Yincheng residents class, the civilian and ground people class, and the exile class.Among them, the big aristocratic class and the territorial aristocratic class are the ruling class, the small aristocratic class and the Yincheng residents are the middle class, and the commoners, ground people and exiles are the bottom class.

In other words, this incident was originally a conflict between the minor nobles representing the middle class and the ground people representing the lower class. However, due to the extremely special status of Iron Slag, it can even be said to be a unique existence in the world, so that the contradiction Rapidly rose to between the ruling class and the ruled class.On the surface, Lisa Gresham and others are helping Iron Slag out of the siege, but in fact, they are safeguarding their own class interests.

(End of this chapter)