A strange world

Chapter 299 Section 152. The fifth day of harvest

The fat man led Annan into the VIP seat overlooking the auction hall.

"Just tell the maid what you like." The fat man remained humble and exited the VIP table.

Annan looked around at the VIP table and sat down on the velvet sofa. The maid then brought pastries and red wine. He leaned down just right to reveal a piece of white snow and stood aside with his hands folded. Annan's attention was not on the maid or the food. Olmedo said not to eat food from strangers. His attention fell on the fat man in front of the auction table: "Let us welcome today's distinguished guests, the bodyguard of Prince Minos, the epic mage Moro! The branch president of the Brotherhood of Shadows, Hilde Dickin, and the one from the north Twelve Kings, Annan Reeves!”

Annan guessed that this scene would happen and looked forward to the next development with interest.

"Master-grade Demonic Iron, starting price is 50 gold coins!"

Annan has seen more demon iron than all the guests at the auction house. Master-level demon iron comes from master-level demons. It costs 5 gold to sell it from Snow Mountain Fortress to Breeze City. It costs 10 gold to sell it to a merchant in Breeze City. In the royal capital, it costs ten times more - 100 gold coins is the final price.

"The rat priest's scepter was seized from the southern battlefield!"

A scepter that could only be used as a trophy was also sold for 40 gold coins.

Next is something familiar to Annan, the armor of the Knights: sold for 300 gold coins.

When something familiar appeared, and the price premium exceeded at least 20%, Annan realized the reason why he was sitting in the VIP seat - these nobles were showing off how rich they were.

Annan in the VIP seats and the fat man backstage laughed at the same time.

Annan heard the "simple understanding" of the nobility from Olmedo: the nobility will form circles due to interests. They are both cooperative and hostile, marry each other and frame each other, just like "I am against my biological brother." proverb. And when Annan, an outsider, appeared, brothers and cousins ​​united and announced that if Annan participated in the bidding, the knight's armor might be sold for 500 gold coins.

It's stupid, but it's how aristocrats stay together and survive.

If there are elders in the Reeves family, the eldest and second sisters will marry into the big family, and Levi Reeves, the heir, is no exception.

So does "I" have a marriage contract?

While Annan was daydreaming, a human-sized statue of the goddess of wealth was put on the auction block.

The statue covered with gold gauze curtains is different from the compassion of the church, beautiful and vivid. Followers of all gods regard their gods as supreme and dare not blaspheme them. The same is true for believers of the Church of Wealth, but at the same time, gold coins are a symbol of the Goddess of Wealth, so the Goddess of Wealth allows her followers to buy and sell everything with money - according to the official statement, the trading atmosphere among Goddess of Wealth believers is strong.

Most of the believers of the Goddess of Wealth are businessmen, and they are all about money. As long as they have money, they can even buy the virginity of the saint.

The reason why the goddess of wealth maintains order instead of chaos is also very simple - wealth only grows in the soil of order, and I have never heard of the devil giving money to buy things.

"The statue of the Goddess of Wealth, starting bid is 30 gold coins."

There was also a statue in Olmedo's office. Thinking that she seemed to be a shallow believer in the goddess of wealth, Annan tried to ask the maid to bid 50 gold coins. It would be just right to take it back to Olmedo as a gift, but forget it is too expensive.

Annan's first bid made waves at the auction, and then a young nobleman stood up and looked provocatively at the VIP seat where Annan was sitting: "Fifty-one gold."

"One hundred gold coins." Annan couldn't afford one more gold.

"One hundred and one gold, no matter what price he offered, I would be one gold more than him." The young noble's words triggered cheers of support.

Annan, who still wanted to give up, asked tentatively: "One hundred and fifty gold coins."

"One hundred and fifty-one gold!"

"Two hundred gold coins."

"Two hundred and one gold!"

"Two hundred and fifty gold coins."

"Two hundred and fifty-one gold!"

"Five hundred gold coins."

"Five hundred and one gold!"

Annan lamented that he was worthy of being a noble of the royal capital. A noble who could not sit in the VIP table could afford two hundred gold, so that the maid, whose chest was heaving excitedly, no longer had to shout.

The young nobleman bought a statue of the goddess of wealth for 501 gold. When he woke up from the praise around him and realized what had happened, he hated Annan so much - but he had to wait in line.

"What will happen if I can't pay?" Annan asked the maid.

"I have to pay liquidated damages to the auction house, and I and my family members will no longer be able to participate in black gold auctions for a period of time."

Aunt Susan used a broom to beat Martin. Would a nobleman in the royal capital use a golden broom to beat his son?

Annan did not participate in the subsequent auction, and asked the maid to take him to the fat man, ask the sender of the statue of the Goddess of Wealth, and then find him.

"I only have one statue, and even if I have one, I won't sell it to you." Basil Lehmann, a baron with several shops in the outer city, made no secret of his rejection of Annan.

"Split me."

"What?"

Annan said gently: "You told the unlucky guy who spent five hundred and one gold without telling me that you cooperated with me to defraud him of his money."

Baron Lyman suddenly opened his eyes wide: "伱...how dare you! I haven't cooperated with you, and I don't know you?"

"Who believes it? But the owner of the black gold auction house personally sent me to you." Annan whispered: "Unless you will return the gold coins to prove your innocence... but this does not seem to be in line with the teachings of the Church of Wealth."

Baron Lehmann was afraid and unlucky and threw Annan a money bag. "Take yours, hurry up -" he swallowed back and changed his words: "Don't tell anyone... Even if you tell them, they won't believe it!"

Annan flipped the money bag. It was half as heavy as the one given by Princess Biles, and should contain thirty to forty gold coins.

"I want half."

"This is impossible!" Baron Lehmann felt as if his soul had been torn in half, "If you keep pestering me, I will go find the city guard..."

Annan imitated the centurion's playful tone: "I scolded four legends the day I first arrived. The Knight of the Eighth Holy Grail and the legendary mage jointly invited me here. Why do you think I will be afraid of a group of city guards?"

Baron Lehmann's courage was again torn in half.

"501 gold coins, I don't need that 1 gold coin." Annan said kindly. If it were the blue dragon Ilimoyas, even if her parents came, she would still have to spend 50 silver coins. "You still have 251 gold coins...it's just a statue. How many years will it take you to open a shop to earn back the money?"

Baron Lyman looked pale and murmured: "I don't have that much money... Can I have an IOU?"

"certainly."

After borrowing paper and pen from the auction house to write down the IOU, Baron Lehmann's expression gradually recovered and he became sullen: "Are you satisfied?"

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Annan put away the IOU.

250 kinnar. Together with the 100 gold from Princess Seles, the income is 350 gold for five days - more tomorrow.

On the way out, I met the fat boss again.

"The auction house is a good place, but it's a pity that I didn't bring much money..." Annan said regretfully.

"It doesn't matter, what about tomorrow? I'll have my men prepare the treasures."

Annan and the fat man looked at each other and smiled, and the pleasant sound of gold coins colliding built a bridge of friendship between them.