Chapter 654 The Tenth Lot
"Harry, do you think I have a chance to take a picture of that potion?"
"Lachi, I don't know that either!"
"Harry, how many gold coins do you think the potion will fetch later?"
"I don't know how much gold coins it can be auctioned for, but I think it will definitely be a sky-high price!"
In the manor of the Sacred Trading Company, Gervis and Lach were following a large crowd heading towards the auction venue at the end of the manor.
But Gervis was tortured by Lach's bombardment of questions and regretted coming with him.
Just as Gervis finished answering, Lach's question came again.
"Harry, my father gave me the right to use 20,000 gold coins. Do you think that's enough? After all, no matter how powerful it is, it's just a potion!"
The reason why Lachi kept chattering was that he had lost his confidence at this moment.
The Holy City of Heka is very far away from the City of Hope. At this distance, even after the auction, Laci's father may not receive any news about the potion.
Fortunately, there is a kind of flying bird called the rainbow bird in the Holy Continent. Although this bird is only a low-level magical beast and is very small in size, its flying speed is very fast.
Almost every family, big or small, raises this rainbow bird to use for transmitting messages, just like the carrier pigeons in Gervis' previous life.
It only takes three days for the rainbow bird to fly from the City of Hope to the Holy City of Heka, so the news about the potion had already been passed back to the Holy City of Heka four days ago.
Laci's father was also very interested in this magical potion, but the distance between the two places would take eight or nine days even if riding a flying beast, so Laci's father naturally could not come to the auction in person.
In the end, the matter was handed over to Laci. Laci was fine on the way here, but he occasionally vowed to complete the task his father had assigned him this time and obtain a bottle of potion to increase mental power for the Holy City of Heka.
But when they arrived at the manor of the Holy Trading Company, Laci's original confidence disappeared without a trace, because he saw that the people walking around were all prominent figures of the Holy Alliance.
He originally thought that he had the right to use 20,000 gold coins, so he would definitely buy a potion.
But looking at the big shots around him, Laci knew that 20,000 gold coins were nothing compared to the magician.
"Laki, you'll know the result when the auction starts, so don't worry. It's useless to worry now."
Gervis naturally knew the reason behind Laci's continuous attacks, and there was nothing he could do even though it was a headache for him.
After all, no matter what, Laci was thinking of coming here to give him money.
So he could only pat Laci's shoulder helplessly and patiently say a few words of comfort.
As for what price the potion could be sold for, Gervis himself could not predict.
Thousands of gold coins? Or tens of thousands of gold coins?
All of this will only be revealed when the filming actually starts!
"Harry, what you said makes sense! There's no point in me worrying now. If I really can't even get 20,000 gold coins, then I can only help my father save some gold coins!"
After listening to Gervis' words, Lachi nodded disappointedly.
Then, perhaps all the questions that needed to be asked had been asked, and Laci finally stopped chattering.
Only then did Gervis feel relieved. The two continued to move forward with the crowd, and soon they arrived in front of the building where the auction was held.
The auction venue is an exquisite circular building, more than 30 meters high. There are many runes engraved on its walls, which should be used to reinforce the walls.
"My two honorable magicians, I'm sorry to bother you. Please show us your tickets to enter the auction site!"
When Gervis and Lach arrived at the entrance of the auction, a servant first saluted them respectfully, and then asked for their admission tickets in a gentle tone.
“This is our ticket!”
Laci immediately handed over a black card, which was the auction admission ticket issued by the Holy Trading Company.
This time, each family in the 108 holy cities of the Holy Alliance has one ticket, and one ticket allows two people to enter the venue, so Gervis came here with Laci today.
Of course, even without Laci's admission ticket, Gervis could still enter by himself, because Adela had already given him an admission ticket with a book.
However, Gervis received an invitation from Lach yesterday, saying that he would bring him here to see the world, so Gervis did not use his own card.
"Two honorable magicians, please come in!"
The attendant took the admission ticket from Laci and quickly verified it. After confirming that it was correct, he saluted the two people respectfully again, and then invited them into the auction venue.
After entering the auction venue, Gervis discovered that the layout here was actually somewhat similar to the arena in Lindong City. It was a semicircular layout with a total of two floors.
The first floor of the auction hall is the general area. Each seat is neatly arranged. Although it does not seem that spacious, it can accommodate quite a few people.
The second floor is the VIP area, which not only has fenced seats, but also has many attendants walking among the crowd, providing snacks and tea.
Of course, the auction hall can only accommodate a few thousand people at most, which cannot be compared with the Colosseum that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.
There is also a roof above the auction hall, inlaid with hundreds of deep-sea pearls, illuminating the entire hall like daylight.
At this time, the auction venue was almost full, and because Laci represented the Holy City of Heka, he was assigned a seat in the VIP area on the second floor with a better view.
When the two of them came to the second floor and sat down, they waited for a moment before other people participating in the auction arrived one after another.
when!
Although everyone was present, a pendulum clock finally rang from the high platform in front of the hall.
Then a middle-aged man in a tuxedo walked up to the podium. He was the host of today's auction.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Sacred Auction!"
After the host came on stage, he greeted everyone with a smile and clear and powerful words, then began to introduce the rules of the auction.
This was already Gervis' second time attending the auction, so he didn't listen much. Instead, he glanced sideways and found Adela and Edward sitting in a booth not far away.
Adela also did not listen carefully to the host's words at this time, but kept scanning the crowd below with her beautiful eyes. It was obvious that Adela was looking for Gervis.
"Now that I have explained the precautions, I will not delay any longer. Today's auction will officially begin!"
"The auction of the first item will begin now!"
After the precautions were given, the host proceeded to start the auction directly.
As he finished speaking, two beautiful maids came up to the high platform carrying a tray, and then placed the tray steadily on the display stand nearby.
When everyone looked carefully, they saw a small jar of silver sand.
"This is a portion of Mithril Essence, weighing one kilogram in total. I believe everyone knows its function. If you want to forge weapons and equipment of spiritual quality, you must use this Mithril Essence as the material!"
"If you want to forge your own legendary equipment or even better epic equipment, don't miss this item. The starting price of this item is 2,000 gold coins, and each bid increase must be no less than 50 gold coins!"
Seeing that everyone's attention was on the first item, the host started to introduce it at the right time.
"2100 gold coins!"
"I'll give you 2,150 gold coins!"
"I'll offer 2,200 gold coins!"
“…”
As soon as the host finished speaking, the sound of bidding was heard in the hall.
"Wow! There is actually Mithril Essence, which is rare! It's a pity that my 10,000 gold coins can only be used to auction those two potions."
As the sound of bidding rang out in the hall, Laci turned around and whispered to Gervis, his eyes full of envy.
This mithril essence is actually the core of the mithril mine, and the emergence of the mithril mine is also related to it.
As long as the mithril essence exists, even if the mithril mine is mined out, the mineral resources will still slowly recover after being stored for dozens or hundreds of years.
And as time goes by, the scale of the mithril mine will become larger.
It is precisely because of this that the Mithril Essence has become rare, and no family is willing to put the Mithril Essence up for auction.
Because once the mithril essence is taken out from the ground, it will immediately lose its function and can only be used as a material for forging weapons and equipment.
Most of the legendary or epic weapons in the Holy Continent were either picked up from the Land of the Fallen Gods, or the mithril essence used to forge them was dug out from the Land of the Fallen Gods.
As Lachi was muttering to himself, the auction of the Essence of Mithril was coming to an end.
As the host's hammer fell, this piece of Mithril Essence was finally bought by a lord of a holy city for 3,500 gold coins.
After the first lot was successfully sold, seven or eight more lots were also successfully sold, and the prices they were sold at were only higher than the previous Mithril Essence.
There was even a piece of armor that was auctioned for tens of thousands of gold coins, which made Gervis and Lach stunned.
Of course, there wouldn’t be so many good things at auctions in the past. This time, because of the potions, the Sacred Trading Company knew that many big shots would come, so the Sacred Trading Company made sufficient preparations and replaced all the items for precious things.
As the items at the auction became more valuable and the prices got higher, the emotions of the crowd at the scene were aroused.
"Next is the tenth lot!"
As the host spoke, the two maids came to the platform again carrying a tray.
When everyone looked at the tray, they found that the item was a bit strange. It was actually a small stone statue.
This stone statue has a human appearance and is wearing a suit of armor with many runes on it.
"How come there is a statue like this, and why is it even being auctioned at this auction?"
Lachi observed the statue for a moment, then muttered to himself.
Gervis heard Lach's mumbling, but didn't understand what he meant. Regarding these strange things in the Holy Continent, Gervis's knowledge in some aspects was not as much as Lach's.
Just as Gervis was about to ask Laci, the host on the stage gave the answer first.
"The tenth lot is this stone statue. It comes from a small temple ruin in the Land of the Fallen Gods. That temple ruin was probably the palace of a certain Ming God in the past!"
"When the adventurers found this stone statue, it was placed at the innermost end of the ruins of the main hall, next to a decayed throne!"
“Although it is impossible to accurately determine whether this statue is the original stone statue of the god! However, since it can be placed next to the throne in the temple, it goes without saying that this stone statue is special.”
"As for the statues that can directly record the appearance of gods, everyone knows that they are either made of extremely magical materials, or the stone statues themselves are stained with the breath of gods. Otherwise, they cannot record the appearance of gods."
"So the auction price of this item is 5,000 gold coins, and each bidding price must not be less than 100 gold coins!"
"Well, let me remind you again that we at Sacred Trading Company cannot determine whether this stone statue is the appearance of the god himself, so you need to consider it for yourself before bidding!"
"Now, the bidding begins!"
The host gave a detailed explanation of the stone statue, and when he announced the start of the auction, the scene, which had been extremely lively with nine items being auctioned in a row, suddenly became quiet.
Most people were observing the stone statue carefully, and they would frown and think from time to time.
"Laqi, if this stone statue really is the appearance of the god himself, then what is the use of it?"
Gervis looked at the stone statue on the display stand and suddenly asked Laci.
The host had said before that objects that could record the appearance of gods were either made of special materials or were imbued with the aura of the gods themselves.
Needless to say, this stone statue is definitely not made of any precious material. It is carved from the most ordinary bluestone.
This can only mean that if this statue is really a god, then it is imbued with the aura of a certain god.
Laci obviously knew the purpose of this god statue. When he heard Gervis' question, he immediately turned around and whispered to Gervis.
"Harry, if this stone statue is the appearance of the god himself, then if you are lucky after entering the Land of the Fallen God, you may be able to gain the favor of the descendants of the god's servants!"
"Or maybe you can even use the aura on the statue to open the treasures in the palace of this god!"
Lachi explained in detail the purpose of the god statue to Gervis.
After a pause, Laci suddenly remembered something else, so he continued.
"Do you know how the Golden Shield Family rose to prominence?"
"The Golden Shield family was still a vassal state more than two hundred years ago, but on the eve of the catastrophe they obtained a statue that was stained with the aura of a god, and were lucky enough to meet the descendants of the god's servants in the Land of the Fallen God."
"In the end, the Golden Shield Family used this statue to exchange for many treasures with the descendants of the gods' servants, and dozens of strong men worked for them for hundreds of years!"
"By the way, it is rumored that the Golden Shield Family also has a golden shield of immortal quality, which was also obtained from the descendants of the gods' slaves!"
"And the name of the Golden Shield Family also comes from this!"
“There is actually such a thing!”
After hearing what Laci said, Gervis couldn't help but be surprised, and at the same time sighed at the good luck of the Golden Shield family.
You must know that many empires in the Holy Continent were unable to recover after the catastrophe, but the Golden Shield Family took advantage of the statue of the god and became one of the top forces in the Holy Alliance.
"Haha! But Harry, you must not set your sights on this statue!"
"Did you hear what the host said just now? He said that the Holy Trading Company couldn't confirm whether this thing was a statue of a certain god!"
"If not, then it's just a big rock! 5,000 gold coins are just wasted!"
"Also, even if this stone statue is a statue of the god himself, when it was discovered, the palace had already been ransacked by adventurers, so there is no way there would be any treasure to be opened."
"As for searching for the descendants of the God's servant like the Golden Shield Family did, it's like picking up those two potions that were auctioned today while walking. It's not reliable at all and it's impossible."
"The Land of the Fallen Gods is vast and boundless, and no one knows how many years it has existed. And none of the descendants of those gods know whether they have all died long ago."
"You know the holy trees in every holy city, right? The reason why the holy trees have spiritual consciousness and can perform various magical methods is entirely because they contain the godhood of gods!"
"In order to cultivate a holy tree, in addition to the holy tree seeds, another very important thing is needed, that is, the broken godhead left by the gods. Only when the two are combined, it is possible to cultivate a real holy tree."
"Think about it, the Holy Alliance owns 108 holy trees, which means it possesses the aura of these 108 gods, and their divine consciousness! But no family has ever encountered the corresponding descendants of the gods' servants!"
"In addition, there have been many statues of gods like this that have been discovered. Because of the opportunity provided by the Golden Shield Family, many people flocked to these statues."
"Every time a statue like this appears at an auction, the starting price for statues that cannot be confirmed to be of a deity is tens of thousands, while those that can be confirmed to be statues of a certain deity can even be sold for hundreds of thousands of gold coins."
"But in the past few decades, as more and more such statues of gods have appeared, no one has really had the opportunity like the Golden Shield family, so now few people take pictures of such statues of gods."
"Especially in the various holy cities, almost every family, big or small, has one or two. Even my father had two!"
"Although the starting price of this statue is several times lower than before, I think few people will bid for it!"
Finally, Laci was worried that Gervis would participate in the auction on impulse after hearing about the opportunity of the Golden Shield Family, so he immediately reminded him.
"oh!"
Gervis listened to Laci's words. Although he said "oh" to himself, his thoughts were constantly turning in his mind.
Because he was going to take a picture of the stone statue.
Of course, it’s not that Gervis thinks he’s lucky or has a lot of money, so he wants to spend 5,000 gold coins to gamble.
On the contrary, Gervis doesn’t even have 200 gold coins in his pocket, so why would Gervis want to take a picture of this statue of the god?
This was because his system, which had been silent for several months and seemed to have disappeared, suddenly issued him a task.
Just after the host announced the start of the auction at the reserve price, the voice of the system came from his mind.
Thanks to "HEHUY" and "Rotsen" for the reward!!!
Sorry for the late update! I'll send you the 5000-word chapter first, and I'll continue writing! It took me an hour and a half to revise this chapter, I'm speechless...
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