The atmosphere intensified during the subsequent auction. Tia, with a charming smile on her face, loudly announced the next lot: "Dear distinguished guests, this next item is truly remarkable! It's a Class B Elf Mage!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a timid figure was led to the auction table with chains.
Seeing the elven wizard on the stage, the nobles present instantly became excited, with whistles coming one after another, mixed with some unbearable words.
These words were like sharp blades, piercing the elf's heart. Her eyes instantly ignited with grief and anger. Just as she was completely desperate and contemplating suicide, the chain around her neck suddenly emitted a dazzling light.
This light seemed to carry some kind of powerful restraining force, and the elf was instantly unable to move, and the desire to die that had just arisen in his mind was forcibly suppressed.
After a while, the elf slowly came to her senses. Humiliation and despair surged into her heart like a tide, and tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
The price of this elven wizard is even more staggering.
The bidding roared higher and higher, and the price soared, eventually reaching a whopping 230,000 gold coins. Witnessing this scene, Martin couldn't help but sigh, "The capital truly is a place where the rich gather!"
This scene truly made him realize the financial resources and madness of the nobles in the royal capital.
In the subsequent auction process, Martin never made a move easily, mainly because his fiefdom was currently facing the dilemma of shortage of funds.
However, Martin was determined to win the next item.
Tia smiled widely as she directed her attendants to push out a magical incubator containing an egg. She then spoke passionately, "My distinguished lords and ladies, please allow me to solemnly introduce this rare treasure to you—a dragon egg, and an extremely rare Fire Dragon Egg!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the audience erupted in excitement. Everyone was amazed, having never imagined that this auction house had such extraordinary abilities to actually acquire a dragon egg.
In an instant, bidding sounds came one after another, one wave higher than the other, and the price soared all the way, soon approaching 500,000 gold coins.
At this moment, Martin spoke decisively: "Everyone, my name is Martin White. I hope you will give me a favor and give me this dragon egg."
As soon as the words left his mouth, an ignorant noble businessman in the audience sneered, "Who are you? You say give in, and I'll give in?"
However, before he could finish his words, his companion beside him hurriedly grabbed him and whispered a few words in his ear.
In an instant, the noble businessman's face changed drastically. He hurriedly apologized in the direction of Martin, then stood up in disgrace and hurriedly left the auction house.
Martin didn't pay much attention to this little incident. Seeing that no one continued to bid, Tia, unwilling to give up, continued to praise the preciousness of the dragon egg. She thought to herself that this dragon egg was worth at least one million gold coins. Could it really be sold at the low price of half a million?
At this moment, something unexpected happened to Martin: another person in the auction room made a bid.
Martin looked over and saw that it was the same young man from before. Martin couldn't help laughing and thought to himself, "This is really a brave young man."
After that, Martin stopped raising the price, and it strangely stopped at 510,000 gold coins.
The other nobles present looked at each other, and no one continued to raise the price.
At this moment, the young man was also panicked. He originally just wanted to cause some trouble for Reina's fiancé and never expected that things would develop like this.
Tia on the stage still didn't give up and tried to bid a few more times, but still no one responded.
Finally, the boy won the dragon egg. Tia forced a smile and said, "Let's congratulate this brave boy!"
However, when the servant happily brought the dragon egg to the boy and asked him to pay, the boy suddenly looked embarrassed.
He had no way of getting so many gold coins, so he had no choice but to embezzle tax money. After seeing that the payment was successful, the servants left with satisfaction.
After Martin saw the boy take the dragon egg, his expression remained unchanged. He calmly turned to Eric behind him and ordered, "Bring that dragon egg back."
Eric did not hesitate. After receiving the order, the knight's power surged around him, and a dark space crack appeared in front of him in an instant. He stepped into it in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared in the auction hall and landed steadily next to the young man.
Upon seeing this, the nobles around panicked and dodged to the side, fearing that they would be implicated.
Tia on the stage also noticed something strange in the audience and was about to ask, but suddenly, she seemed to hear something and was stunned for a moment.
It turned out that the voice of the boss behind the auction house sounded in her ears. The boss ordered her not to interfere in the matter and to continue the auction after it was over.
After hearing this, Tia nodded slightly, said nothing more, and just watched the development of the situation quietly.
At this moment, the young man saw Eric suddenly appear beside him, and he knew in his heart that he could not protect the dragon egg at all. In a panic, he had the idea of breaking the jar and wanted to throw the dragon egg directly to the ground.
However, Eric would never let him succeed. Eric's aura suddenly burst out, and the powerful pressure was like an invisible mountain, instantly pressing the boy down and making him unable to move.
Eric took the dragon egg from the boy easily, and then he lightly tapped his fingertips, and a trace of pure knight power injected into the boy's body. Then he created a crack in space again, and disappeared in a flash.
Almost at the same time, Eric returned to the box where Martin was. He looked respectful and handed the dragon egg to Martin with both hands.
Reina didn't say a word from beginning to end. She knew in her heart that if she spoke up to plead for the boy in this situation, it would not only be the boy's family that would suffer, but Carlos' family would also be implicated.
The entire box was so quiet for a moment that you could hear a pin drop. Only the dragon egg in the magic incubator emitted a faint and mysterious light.
Martin keenly noticed that the atmosphere in the auction house had become oppressive and dull due to the incident, so he said loudly: "Continue the auction. Don't worry about what happened just now."
This sentence seemed to be the key to breaking the dullness. After hearing it, Tia on the stage and the people in the audience began to speak again.
As the auction continued, Tia, worthy of being an experienced auctioneer, livened up the atmosphere once again with her excellent eloquence.
Martin casually glanced at the list of auction items in his hand. After checking it out, he felt that there was nothing that could arouse his interest.
After thinking for a moment, he took out the communication crystal and sent a message to Marquis Roderick and Count Carlos, informing them that he planned to go ahead.
Not long after, the communication crystal lit up, indicating that the other party had replied.
Martin took a quick glance, put the communication crystal back into the space ring, and prepared to get up and leave.
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