Chapter 188: Note Auction (Part 2)
Of course, when many people were talking, there were a few audience members who remained silent, because they were holding cups in their hands, savoring the purple liquid in their mouths. For a moment, they closed their eyes and fell into deep thought, ignoring the noise at the scene.
The auctioneer didn't care about the discussions from the guests below the stage and upstairs. After all, if he wasn't the auctioneer, he would have cursed a few times.
The auctioneer continued to hold the note in front of his chest for more than a minute to make sure everyone could see it clearly, then he continued: "There are five notes in total. One will be auctioned at a time. The reserve price is 50 silver coins. You can start bidding now!"
As the auctioneer finished speaking, the entire auction hall fell silent. The people who had been talking turned their heads and looked around. They wanted to see if there was any fool who would pay 50 silver coins for a torn piece of paper.
"Ha ha!"
Seeing that the place was eerily quiet for a moment and no one made a bid, Kevin laughed, glanced at Gervis with contempt, and became excited. He seemed to have seen the scene of himself becoming a silver knight and holding two Warcraft crystals in his hands.
30 seconds, 50 seconds, 60 seconds…
As time passed second by second, a worried look appeared on Pat's face, and he couldn't help but look at Gervis. At this moment, in addition to Pat, Caroline and others also looked at Gervis intentionally or unintentionally, but there was no worry on their faces. Instead, the corners of their mouths were slightly raised, revealing a faint smile.
Of course Gervis noticed the gazes of several people, but his face remained calm. However, beads of sweat had already appeared on Gervis' palms. It was impossible for him not to be nervous about the two Warcraft crystals. After all, the value of the two Warcraft crystals was almost close to 2,000 gold coins.
Gervis was originally quite satisfied with his plan, but the nearly one-minute silence caught him off guard.
"Is this too obscure? Don't those people understand the meaning of the note?"
Gervis wrote the word "wine" on the note. Gervis believed that no one could resist the charm of wine. As long as people tasted the wine that Pat had just given away for free, there would definitely be people who would want to buy the unknown wine in their hands.
As for the three words "wine" on the note, even though people don't know whether the purple-red wine is this name, there is no other wine in this world except beer. Since this note can appear on the auction table, they will definitely take a picture of it and try to find the source of the wine. That's why Gervis made this bet with Kevin, hoping to trick Kevin with wine.
"No one's bidding?"
After waiting for more than a minute, the host didn't hear anyone bidding, so he asked.
As the auctioneer spoke, he was ready to put down the hammer in his hand. As long as the hammer in the auctioneer's hand was placed on the table, it would mean that the note was unsold, and the servants behind him would immediately take the note away.
After the auctioneer finished asking questions, the place was still very quiet, so the auctioneer did not waste any more time and prepared to put down the hammer.
He was originally wondering if there was anything special about the notes Caroline gave her, but it seemed he was overthinking it.
"Baron Gervis, thank you for your two..."
"55 silver coins! I'll give you 55 silver coins!"
Seeing the auctioneer's hammer about to be placed on the table, Kevin's face showed the joy of victory. He was just about to say something to scold Gervis, but before he could finish his words, a bid was heard from the private room next to him!
"The VIP upstairs has offered 55 silver coins! And no one is interested in this ordinary-looking paper with a mystical secret!"
The auctioneer didn't know about the bet between Gervis and others, but since someone made a bid, it was a good thing. Moreover, as long as the item was auctioned off, not only would Snowland Manor get a commission, but he would also get a little bonus, so he began to brag about it in various ways.
"60 silver coins!"
"The gentleman at the back offers 60 silver coins! Are there any other gentlemen who would like to raise the price..."
Wow~
When the first person made a bid, the guests attending the auction had not yet reacted. However, when the second bid was raised, they finally realized that someone had actually bid for the piece of paper, and that there were two people bidding.
"Is there really something special about this note?"
"How come I didn't see it? It was clearly three made-up words like 'wine' written on the lowest quality paper. If it had said 'beer' I might have believed there was some secret...?"
"Say we should take a picture later to see if there's anything special about it. It's only a few dozen silver coins anyway!"
Basically, those who can enter this manor have titles, and many of them are wealthy. Faced with such strange things, the wonder increases their curiosity. Some people have already thought about whether they should spend a few silver coins to buy an answer to solve their doubts.
Of course, this is just the idea of a few wealthy people. Most people just talk about it, but they will not spend money recklessly without knowing the reason. After all, the starting point is 50 silver coins, which is not a small amount of money.
"80 silver coins!"
As the bidding continued, Gervis finally breathed a sigh of relief without anyone noticing. He smiled and took a sip of the wine on the table. Then he asked Kevin, who was in shock, "Brother Laji, what did you want to tell me just now? I didn't hear you clearly. Please tell me again."
"Hmph, don't be so proud, this is just the beginning, there are still four more notes to come!"
Now Kevin is the one who is nervous. He scratches his head but cannot figure out why someone would bid for this piece of paper.
Kevin already regretted making a bet with Gervais, especially using the deed to the shop in Winterfell. Although he didn't know what was wrong with those bidders, the more people participated in the auction, the lower his chance of winning would be.
"1 gold coin and 10 silver coins. Anyone else want to raise the price?"
While Gervis was beating the downtrodden dog above, the auction price below had soared to 1 gold coin for 10 silver coins.
"1 gold coin and 10 silver coins at a time!"
Seeing that no one raised the price again, the auctioneer waited for a while and then hammered on the sleeper with a small wooden hammer.
“…”
"1 gold coin for 10 silver coins three times! Congratulations to the VIP upstairs for winning this piece of paper!"
As the third hammer sounded, the first note - 1 gold coin and 10 silver coins - was won by someone in a private room on the same floor as Gervis.
"Here is the second note. This note is exactly the same as the first one. The reserve price is 50 silver coins. The bidding will start now..."
When the first piece of paper was carefully taken off the stage by the servant, the auctioneer immediately raised the second piece of paper. It could be said that this was the first time he had encountered such a strange item in his ten years as an auctioneer. Although the transaction price was only 1 gold coin and 10 silver coins, which was not even a fraction of the other items, the auctioneer felt that he could go out and show off in front of his peers in the future. After all, he was the man who sold a piece of torn paper for 1 gold coin!
"Grevith, congratulations!"
Until this moment, Pat finally felt relieved and raised his glass to clink glasses with Gervis. He was also involved in today's events, and it was Kevin who was tricked, so Pat was particularly happy.
“Haha, let’s celebrate together!”
Gervis laughed and raised his glass to clink it with Pat's. But just as Gervis was about to take the glass back, Caroline was quick-witted and quickly snatched the glass from Gervis' hand. Then, in front of everyone's surprised eyes, she put Gervis' glass to her mouth and lowered her head to take a sip.
(End of this chapter)
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