The day of the auction came.

Louis put on a clown mask and came to the auction.

This auction was packed with people.

Rich people from all over the world gather here, making the entire art city much more lively than before.

Louis watched all this coldly.

Just on the way here in the carriage, his emanating mental energy captured a lot of information from the surrounding area.

Most of them were talking about the grand occasion of today's auction.

The City of Art has revealed to the outside world many of the big names that will be participating in this auction.

There are even some top wealthy people among them who make Louis frown when he hears them.

“The scale is much larger than in previous investigations.”

Louis thought to himself.

Fortunately, the funds were mobilized in advance.

Seeing this scene, Louis was basically certain that the Amn Empire was playing some tricks.

- For example, contact a large chamber of commerce with which you have close ties and reveal some information about "Snow Country Border".

Based on Louis's understanding of those top wealthy people, they would never mind spending a little time to join in the fun in the city of art.

If Snow Border is really as valuable as rumored, then they might really take a gamble.

Do these guys who live a good life like to gamble on the fate of the country? This kind of gambling with all one's money is the norm among these businessmen.

What is the saying that small gambling is good for your mood, but big gambling is harmful to your health? The most common thing among the gambling merchants is the freaks who play all-in.

——The premise is that the news from "Snow Country Border" is true.

So today he came to the scene.

A large number of people were invited to this auction, including some of the industry's top tycoons, so it naturally wouldn't start directly like an ordinary auction.

The person in charge of the Art City Auction chose a high-end banquet to warm up the event before the auction officially started.

What’s more interesting is that the warm-up banquet this time was a masquerade ball.

Louis didn't even have to dress up much when he went here as Mayer.

After all, what Mr. Meyer is best known to the outside world is the clown mask.

Louis chose to visit at a time midway between the banquet entrances.

When entering, some people subconsciously looked at Louis.

If it is a lower-end masquerade ball, there might be relatively funny masks such as clown masks.

But this masquerade ball is of a higher level. Although the people participating in the ball have fun as extravagantly as they want in private, they still pursue elegance and beauty when wearing masks.

These people who particularly value their appearance are unlikely to choose a clown mask.

And among those who dare to attend the dance with such an image...

Before Louis walked into the venue, someone came up to him: "Is it Mr. Meyer?"

Louis glanced at the man and nodded:

"Mr. Loda of the Adiya Chamber of Commerce?"

The man who stopped Louis had long erect ears and golden hair, as well as a pair of dark green eyes.

It was obvious that this was a half-orc.

There were not many powerful orcs who could attend this banquet, and dark green eyes were extremely rare among orcs.

In many countries where orcs are prevalent, blonde hair + dark green eyes generally indicate the same family.

The Orc family of Roda, which owns twelve large mines.

Masquerades usually conceal the identity of the visitors.

Once someone puts on a mask, it’s hard to tell whether he’s a human or a ghost behind it.

If Louis was just Mayer, it would obviously not be that easy to recognize the original person.

But Louis has a higher status than Mayer.

If he didn't know the specific list of people attending the masquerade, how could he not know the list of people attending the auction? The Enser Empire was not just there to eat and do nothing.

So the fact is... before entering the party, Louis had already memorized the characteristics of everyone participating in the ball.

To navigate the social world, what matters most is not the eloquence but the superiority of intelligence.

As expected, when Meyer revealed his identity, the orc Loda showed a cautious but satisfied smile: "That's right, Ansi Loda, meet the Imperial Fox."

There were vague discussions around.

Louis smiled and took the red wine glass from the servant's tray and said, "Cheers to Ms. Xilin. Nothing could make me happier than to make the dusty miracle appear again."

Luo Da was stunned for a moment: "It is rumored that your target for the auction this time is "Snow Country Border". Is it true?"

Louis chuckled and said, "Of course, the princess and His Royal Highness Louis are obsessed with Ms. Xilin's work, and they came here just to get their hands on "Snow Country Border."

Bang.

His red wine glass collided with Ansi Loda's and he smiled smugly.

Anxi was extremely surprised.

The Ansi Loda family has the bloodline of a legendary mythical beast. Every few generations, a descendant with the gift of "insight into people's hearts" is born.

The person of the most recent generation who possesses this ability is Anxi.

It is precisely because of this ability that he, who originally had mediocre business talent, stood out from his brothers and sisters and became the ruler of this generation of the Roda family.

Of course, insight into people's hearts is not that useful for those strong people.

For example, Mr. Meyer, who is rumored to be the Sapphire Dragon, can only feel implicit emotions.

The power of insight into people's hearts can be felt that what Mr. Meyer said is true.

This made Anxi feel incredible.

As expected, after Louis said this, many people in the crowd attending the masquerade ball looked sharp.

Princess Beatrice and Prince Louis both want to obtain "Snow Country Border". Could it be true, as the Amn Empire said, that Enser has mastered the use of "Snow Country Border"?

If that's the case, they'll really have to grab it.

Anxi felt that the floor beneath his feet had become hot.

He just wanted to come over and chat with the legendary Mr. Meyer.

After all, the Roda family owns many mineral veins and can become an important supplier of raw materials for the Meyer Chamber of Commerce.

When he came here, he actually learned a piece of news from Mr. Meyer.

"You, you... aren't you causing more trouble for your fight for the Snow Country Border?"

Looking at the crowd around him who were as ferocious as wolves and tigers, Anxi's scalp tingled.

If at the beginning it was only the Amn Empire that was affected, now the eyes of jackals, tigers and leopards from all over the world are focused on the auction.

It can be said that just this one sentence of his created a huge obstacle for the Meyer Chamber of Commerce to successfully acquire "Snow Country Border".

If one of his subordinates said this, he would directly call him an idiot.

But the person who said this is Mayer, a trendsetter in the business field today.

This made him at a loss for words.

"Do you think it's weird that I'm adding a competitor to myself?"

Louis took a sip of wine and said with a smile.

Ansi Loda nodded.

Louis laughed and said, "Many of you came here because you heard the rumors, right?"

Anxi lowered his head subconsciously, feeling a little embarrassed.

But it was just embarrassing.

Louis shook his wine glass and said:

“Whatever the final price of Snow Border is, it makes no difference to me.”

Anxi said: "Can I understand that you are absolutely confident in the cash flow of the Meyer Chamber of Commerce?"

Louis chuckled, "Of course... not."

He glanced at the people around him and said with a smile:

"When you all arrived at the auction, I was already the winner."

Anxi's pupils shrank and he said calmly:

"You are really confident."

But an idea was growing wildly in his mind, and he felt like he had done something very stupid this time.

——For example, coming to an auction.

He felt as if he was being controlled by puppet strings, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"It seems that you are plotting something again!"

Louis said: "Some time ago, Prince Louis got a work called "Door in the Painting", which was created by Ms. Xilin."

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said like a fox biting its prey:

"I just heard from His Highness that Enser and the Am Empire have negotiated to auction "Snow Country Border" in the City of Art."

"The moment we knew the news, it was destined that Meyer would enter the game."

His red wine glass circled the perimeter, and he said with a smile: "If Snow Country Border cannot be auctioned for a high price, then Mayer will make it sell for a high price."

"Is there any collector in the world who owns more works of Ms. Xilin than the royal family?"

Anxi subconsciously took a step back and said in a lost voice: "You are... well, well, what a good trick. The outside world always says that the Empire Fox always likes to use open schemes. After seeing it today, I really learned a lesson."

At this time, a half-orc youth pulled Anxi's sleeve:

"Grandfather, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

The person who spoke was Anxi's grandson, Milos Roda, who was also the next generation heir with the talent of understanding people's hearts.

Regarding the next generation successor whom he is currently training with all his strength, Anxi smiled bitterly:

"Let me ask you, who owns most of Ms. Xilin's works?"

Milos said, "In the hands of the Unther royal family."

Anxi added: “If Snow Country Border breaks the auction record for Ms. Celine’s work, what impact will it have on other works?”

Milos was stunned for a moment, his scalp tingling as he said:

"The value of a work of art depends on the outside world's perception of the work, especially for an artist like Ms. Xilin who has been around for nearly a hundred years. The price of her works actually has a lot of room for growth."

Anxi nodded with satisfaction and said:

"So the price increase of Snow Country Border will inevitably drive up the prices of all Ms. Xilin's works on the market."

"Compared to the overall increase in the value of all Ms. Xilin's works owned by the royal family, the little value of "Snow Country Border" is insignificant."

"This is Mr. Meyer's gift to the royal family."

Anxi raised his glass and clinked it with Louis's, then drank it all in one gulp and said, "I just didn't expect that the O5's White Gloves' plan to sell "Snow Country Border" for a sky-high price would actually become part of your gift. You are really... arrogant!"

Louis narrowed his eyes and said:

"How can you say that? Maybe the Empire really understands how to use Snow Country Border?"

Anxi said calmly:

“Does it matter?”

"Isn't it important?"

"Is it important?"

“…Haha, maybe it’s really important.”

Louis drank the red wine in one gulp, and seeing that the atmosphere on the scene had become somewhat subtle, he added with a smile: "By the way, the Meyer Chamber of Commerce has made an estimate of this wave of auctions in the City of Art."

"Consumption in this city has skyrocketed by at least 1 million gold coins in the past few days."

"It's rare that Am handed me a ladder. Just for the sake of making money, I'll be a little aggrieved and go up to perform for everyone. Is that okay?"

He blinked, turned and walked towards the auction room.

Leaving everyone at the scene dumbfounded.

It is a foregone conclusion that the Amn Empire wants to sell "Snow Country Border" at a high price.

Considering the importance of Ms. Xilin's work, as Ms. Xilin's motherland, the Enser Empire must have many powerful people willing to spend a fortune.

If they want to lower the price, the people of Am will also find ways to raise the price.

But after Mayer's operation, it is certain that the auction price of "Snow Country Border" will set a record high, but the biggest winner will only be the Unser royal family.

If Mayer gets his hands on "Snow Country Frontier", which is being fought over by countless top billionaires, the value of the work will be substantially increased.

Different from premium acquisition.

This is the value of "Snow Country Border" recognized by the "public".

Even if Mayer didn't buy it, the overall price increase of the royal family's works would become a reality.

The accumulated value of Ms. Xilin's works will transcend time and be realized ahead of time.

Not to mention the increase in consumption in the entire art city during this period due to the arrival of this wave of wealthy merchants.

This is exactly what they are most speechless about Mr. Meyer.

Most businessmen are accustomed to using some gray means to gain extra profits.

But Mr. Mayer's favorite thing to do is open conspiracy.

Complete your ultimate goal with a grand momentum.

The cushion for this wave of momentum was even proactively offered by the Amn Empire.

"Tall, Mr. Meyer is tall!"

Some people couldn't help but admire.

Among them, the most enthusiastic ones are not the top wealthy businessmen from all over the world.

The hottest...

He is a merchant from the Empire of Am.

"It would be worth the price of admission to see Mr. Meyer live, even if he died."

Yes.

For the visitors from the Land of Merchants, the group of people who believe in the goddess of commerce, Mayer's overt business conspiracy is truly an art that they cannot refuse.

This is true even if the gun of this conspiracy is pointed at oneself.

In the blink of an eye, the auction came to an end.

As everyone expected, "Snow Country Border" broke the historical record.

The transaction price of 1.8 million gold coins shocked the scene.

No painting in history has ever been sold for such a high price.

1.8 million! I can’t guarantee that a smaller country can collect that much tax revenue in a year.

But now people have witnessed the birth of a "national treasure" with their own eyes.

What Louis said on the spot soon spread out.

It is predictable that next a group of businessmen will exclaim in amazement, "You can play it this way", and then become Mr. Mayer's fans.

At this time, Louis, who was sitting in the carriage and had taken off his mask, said to Beatrice with a smile: "More than you expected, and less than I expected. This time, we really won."

Beatrice smiled.

If the true value of "Snow Country Border" were to be revealed, it would very likely exceed 10 million gold coins.

The operators of the Amn Empire are trying to operate in this direction.

Who would have thought that now, because of Louis, it would only be sold for a fraction of the price.

I guess some of you are about to cry out loud now.

It doesn’t cost money to manipulate public opinion!

In this wave, some people win, win, win, and naturally some people lose everything.

But, anyway, it’s not them, and that’s enough.

On this day, Mayer continued his business legend.

(End of this chapter)