Chapter 659: Sucker!
"What? Give this magic card to Miss Adela? Don't end the auction for now?"
"What's that person's name? Where is he now?"
When Lolita saw the black card covered with inscriptions and a number in the servant's hand, her face changed instantly and she began to ask anxiously.
Lolita was such a smart person that she immediately thought of a possibility, that was the mysterious pharmacist.
Because only this can explain why the man asked his servant to come and notify that the auction should not end, and also gave Adela a magic card for storing and accessing items in the Holy Trading Company.
"Miss, I came directly to the auction venue after that person handed me the card! He didn't even tell me his name!"
When the servant saw Lolita's face change drastically, he didn't know the reason and was naturally very nervous, so he immediately answered honestly.
"Ped, go and tell them now that the auction is not over! Wait another ten minutes!"
"And you, hurry up and give this magic card to Miss Adela, and then come with me to the front to find that person!"
"Yes! Miss!"
"Yes, Miss!"
Following Adela's quick orders, Pedder and the servants responded quickly and then quickly took action.
At this time, Lolita and her companions were still in the corridor on the second floor. The commotion here naturally attracted the attention of many people, and their conversation was also heard.
Under the gaze of everyone, the servant ran forward quickly and then came to the booth where Adela was.
"Dear Miss Adela, here is an anonymous access card of our Sacred Business. A customer just asked me to bring it to you, saying that he hopes you can go and withdraw it immediately!"
"Hmm? An access card for me? And I have to take it out immediately? Could it be..."
Adela was naturally familiar with the access card of this sacred business, as she had used it just once a week ago.
But that time, Gervis handed the book to her secretly, but this time it was very sudden and Adela didn't react for a moment.
But the next moment he naturally guessed whether it was given by Gervis, and he was very puzzled why Gervis would directly let the servant give it to him?
"Thanks!"
But no matter what, Lolita still took it. If it was really given by Gervis, then he must have something to give to her.
Thinking of this, Adela turned and looked at her grandfather.
At this time, Edward was naturally also looking at the magic card in Adela's hand.
Adela said, "Grandfather, I have to go get some things now!"
"Is it your friend's?"
Although Edward didn't know the reason, he could naturally think of something.
“It’s possible!”
Adela replied simply.
"Then Grandfather will go with you!"
"OK!"
Afterwards, Adela, accompanied by Edward, walked out of the auction venue and headed to the building at the entrance of the Holy Trading Company Manor.
"Ladies and gentlemen, due to some unexpected circumstances, the auction will continue for another ten minutes. Please be patient and wait for a moment!"
When Adela and Edward left the auction venue, the host below spoke and informed everyone present.
"What's going on? What unexpected situation has occurred? Why do we have to extend the auction time? Are there any items left to be auctioned?"
The few city lords on the second floor heard the conversation between Lolita and the servant, so they just thought about it and didn't say anything.
Especially when they saw Adela and Edward leaving with the magic cards, they had vague speculations in their minds.
However, many people who were attending the auction on the first floor did not know this. When they heard the host's words, they asked with some confusion.
After all, if it was a bad emergency, the auction should have been ended immediately and the crowd evacuated.
Asking everyone to wait for ten minutes now is the only possibility.
"Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, this is the latest notice from Miss Lolita! I'm not sure if there are any new items, but please wait for ten minutes and there will be a result!"
Although the host was nervous, fortunately he had rich experience in dealing with emergencies and immediately spoke to calm everyone down.
Although the people below were still talking after hearing it, they were all upper-class people in this world and naturally were not in a hurry, so waiting for ten minutes was no big deal.
The most important thing is that this auction is held by the Sacred Trading Company. Everyone believes that if there is no important matter, such a situation should not happen.
…
The auctioneers were asking everyone to wait, while Adela, accompanied by Edward, had already arrived at the deposit and withdrawal area of the Sacred Commercial Bank.
"My dear lady, you are here again?"
The steward who received Adela was still the same one from last time. Although Adela had changed her clothes today, it was hard to forget such a beautiful face in a short time.
The steward recognized Adela the moment he saw her and was a little surprised, after all, Adela had just taken something here a week ago.
Judging from the fact that she is holding another magic card in her hand, she is probably here to retrieve something. There are quite a few people coming to the Sacred Bank for deposit and withdrawal services, but not many either. It is really rare for Adela to retrieve items for the second time in a short period of time.
"Well, help me take out the storage items of this card!"
Adela didn't waste any time, she simply responded and placed the magic card on the table.
"Yes, my dear lady!"
The manager responded respectfully, then opened the register and began to check.
"Adela, did you take out the potion here last time?"
At this time, Edward, who was accompanying Adela, asked curiously.
"Yes, Grandfather!"
Adela nodded in affirmation.
After Edward got a positive answer, a little light flashed in his eyes. The reason why he came here in person was that he guessed that this magic card was related to the potion.
Now that I have Adela's confirmation, I think it should be almost certain.
"My dear lady, the number of your access card is 521. It was just deposited there! Do you really want to take it out?"
The steward asked Adela respectfully.
At the same time, he was full of confusion. The registered storage time was clearly today, and the ink had not yet completely dried.
This means that item number 521 was deposited not long ago, so why is it being taken out now?
Naturally, there is not only one service staff in charge of the deposit and withdrawal business of this sacred business. The person who handles the storage and the person who withdraws the items are not the same.
Therefore, the manager did not know in advance that number 521 was deposited a few minutes ago.
"Well, I'm going to take it out now!"
Adela naturally would not explain to the steward, so she said something immediately.
"Okay, dear lady, please inject magic power into the magic card and then say the reserved message!"
Although he was confused, as the manager he had no control over how the customers spent their money.
After hearing what Adela said, the steward immediately responded to Adela respectfully.
"Um!"
Adela had the experience of the first time, so she didn't say much. She picked up the magic card again and injected magic power into it.
When magic power was injected into the magic card, the rune appeared out of thin air. Adela hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.
"I'm Gervis' girlfriend!"
The servant didn't say any reserved message when he handed her the magic card, so Adela hesitated for a moment.
However, if this card was really given to her by Gervis' servant, the message should be exactly the same as before.
Sure enough, after Adela spoke the message, the number that appeared out of thin air changed from gray to green, and then the magic card made a click and broke into two pieces.
Edward stood beside Adela and saw it all, but he had some doubts in his heart.
"I'm Gervis' girlfriend? What kind of message is that!"
To Edward, the message was like a child's play, too short and too careless. After all, potion was such an important and precious thing.
"My dear lady, please wait a moment. I will go get you item number 521 now!"
Having said that, the steward immediately went towards the storage room.
After a while, the manager came back with a small wooden box in his hand.
This small wooden box is very ordinary and nothing special, but when Edward saw it, his eyes lit up. He moved forward a little closer. This small wooden box is exactly the same as the last one.
"My dear lady, this is item number 521. Please inspect it!"
As he spoke, the steward placed the small wooden box in front of Adela.
Adela nodded, then slowly opened the small wooden box a crack and looked inside as she did last time.
"ah!"
When Adela saw what was inside the wooden box, it was the spiritual power increasing potion worth tens of thousands of gold coins, and there were five of them at once! This surprised Adela a little!
This small wooden box is worth 150,000 to 160,000 gold coins.
The steward was a little curious when he saw Adela's surprised look, but the next moment he was driven away by Edward.
"There's nothing for you to do now, go ahead!"
Edward's tone was full of majesty, so the manager naturally didn't dare to say more. There was nothing else for him to do now, so he ran away immediately.
"Adela! Open it and show it to Grandpa!"
After the steward left, Edward's originally dignified face instantly turned into a warm smile, and his tone was full of kindness.
Adela naturally had no objection to her grandfather's words and immediately opened the small wooden box completely.
When the small wooden box was opened, five potions as green as crystal lay quietly inside.
When Edward saw the five potions, the smile on his face grew even wider.
"Hey, there's a note!"
At this moment, Adela saw a small note on the corner of the wooden box, which she had not seen before because the gap was too small.
Adela immediately picked up the note and began to read it.
"Adela, please help me sell these five potions, thank you! Gervis Gale!"
"Adela, what does it say?"
Edward also shifted his gaze over, wanting to take a look at the note.
"Nothing, Grandfather! Just asked me to help sell these potions!"
Gervis' name was written on it. Adela naturally didn't dare let her grandfather see it, so she quickly put away the note and put it into the space bracelet.
Edward looked at his precious daughter, then at the several potions in the wooden box, but ultimately he did not delve into the matter of the note.
Instead, he spoke softly to Adela.
"Pearl of the Sky City, you promised grandfather last time that you would give him half of the potion when you get it again!"
This was exactly why Edward came along. He guessed that it was about the potion. He had long thought of privately withholding half of the potion, otherwise he would have nothing to lose if he took it to the auction.
After all, if he took away too many by himself, the Sky City would definitely be feared by other holy cities.
"Grandfather, how much money are you prepared to give?"
When Adela heard what her grandfather said, she did not refuse. After all, Gervis had already told her that as long as half of the medicine was sold on the market, it would be fine.
"Grandfather will certainly not make things difficult for the pearls of the Sky City. Grandfather will buy them for 35,000 gold coins each!"
Tens of thousands of gold coins were not a big deal for a big power like Sky City, so Edward simply purchased these potions at the previous auction price.
"Okay, Grandfather, these two are for you!"
A smile immediately appeared on Adela's face, and she took out two potions from the small wooden box and handed them to Edward!
"Adela, how about giving Grandfather three?"
Edward was naturally not satisfied, so he continued to speak.
"Grandfather, this is only the second time I'm selling it. If there are more potions in the future, I'll give you more. Otherwise, what if my friend is unhappy?"
Adela naturally refused. If there were six, they could be split in half. Now there were only five. If she gave three to her grandfather, she was worried that Gervis would blame her.
"Okay! Okay! Two pearls from the City in the Sky, that's two!"
Edward didn't force it. What Adela said actually made sense. This was the second batch of potion.
He still didn't know what the relationship was between his granddaughter and the mysterious man who fell to the ground. If this really displeased the mysterious man, he would no longer entrust his granddaughter to sell medicine in the future, which would result in a greater loss.
Before finding out the origins of the mysterious man, we still need to play the long game to catch the big fish. After all, such medicine is too precious.
Next, Adela and Edward did not stop and walked directly out of the hall with the potion.
When they walked into the hall, they ran into Lolita and Alonso.
"Duke Edward, Lady Adela!"
When Lolita saw Adela and Edward, her eyes were fixed on Adela's face.
At this moment, Adela had a faint smile on her face, and it was obvious that she had gained something.
"Ms. Lolita, you've come at the right time. I still have three potions to auction!"
If these three potions were to be auctioned, they naturally had to tell Lolita. Now that Lolita was here, Adela spoke directly, as there was nothing to hide.
"Is this really a potion to increase mental strength?"
Lolita confirmed it again, and at the same time she regretted it even more. The mysterious pharmacist had come to the Sacred Trading Company at least twice, but she had missed the opportunity to meet him both times.
"Yes!"
Adela nodded!
"Okay, Miss Adela, let's talk while we walk! People at the auction venue should be getting impatient!"
After getting the confirmation, Lolita did not delay any longer. She put aside her regret and headed towards the auction venue side by side with Adela.
…
Seven or eight minutes had passed in the auction hall, and at this time, the host finally saw the eldest daughter of his own company, and immediately ran over as if he had seen a savior.
After a while, the host returned to the podium with a relaxed smile on his face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good news!"
"Just now, Miss Adela, the pearl of the Sky City, once again provided our Holy Company with three magical potions that permanently increase spiritual power!"
Wow!
Upon hearing this, the people participating in the auction on the first floor were instantly excited. They didn't expect that there were actually three such potions.
The city lords on the second floor were calmer, because they had heard the conversation between the servant and Lolita before and had already made some guesses.
Of course, there are people who are not calm, and that is Duke Hulton of the Golden Shield Holy City.
He had just almost had a fight with Palmer over this potion, and had spent 48,000 gold coins to get it, but now the host told him that there were three more such potions.
"Aren't you just trying to make fun of me?"
Hulton was furious!
Moreover, if the auction prices of these three potions are not as high as his, then he would be the one being taken advantage of.
Of course, all this was caused by himself. He had already paid the gold coins. Even if it was true, he could only swallow his bitterness in silence.
…
"Adela, Duke Edward! Where did you go just now?"
When Adela and Edward returned to their seats, Gervis asked them curiously.
"Let's go get some stuff!"
Adela smiled slightly and replied to Gervis.
Edward looked at Gervis carefully for a moment, but when he saw that Gervis looked calm, he looked away!
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The last chapter tonight! After reading, go to bed early!
(End of this chapter)
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