"Knock knock knock!"
Phil knocked on Anna's counter, while Anna was still organizing other people's information.
"Phil?"
Anna looked up and was surprised to see Phil running to her counter. She was quite surprised by Phil's arrival, since it was working hours and she couldn't just wander around aimlessly.
"How did you end up here?"
Phil didn't speak, but moved his body to the side. Only then did Anna notice the figure standing behind him. Although Phil's height couldn't completely block Joey, Anna, sitting on the counter, habitually looked at the first person.
"Mr. Joey?"
Upon hearing Anna's voice, Joey gave an awkward yet polite smile.
"Are you alright, Anna?"
Anna couldn't help but laugh when she heard this greeting.
The two hadn't been apart for more than two hours, so this greeting was rather strange.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else you want to buy?"
Anna instinctively assumed that Joey had come back because he hadn't bought everything he needed.
"No, I'm here to sell things!"
"Wait for me a moment, I'll be right out!"
Joey is, after all, an SVIP customer, and one-on-one service is the rule of the goblin system.
"No need, I only have one thing to sell!"
Joey didn't want to waste time; after all, it was just one gem, and there was no point in wasting time on it.
"I think we should find a room by ourselves!"
Phil, who was standing nearby, also spoke up. He didn't think it was a good thing for this thing to appear in public like this.
"Well……"
Anna shouldn't listen to anyone right now.
"Listen to me, you make the arrangements!"
When Anna heard Phil say that, she left her seat.
It was the same room, but now there were three people in it instead of two.
"Phil, what exactly is that? You're acting all mysterious."
As soon as they entered the room, Anna pulled Phil aside and asked curiously.
"Aqua Gem, Ruby!"
Phil kept his voice down, remaining cautious even after entering the room.
"The Gem of Aekoa? You're not seeing things, are you?"
Although Anna wasn't a snobbish person, she noticed that Joey had been rather stingy when he was buying things, and she didn't think he was the kind of person who could afford to produce the Ekya Gem.
"It's true, I've already checked!"
Phil said with great certainty.
"This is it!"
Joey had very sharp ears and overheard their conversation. He immediately took out the ruby.
"It really is! It's exactly the same as the one I saw in the encyclopedia!"
When the ruby appeared before Anna's eyes, she was still shocked, after all, such a priceless item was not something that ordinary people could afford.
"What do you mean exactly the same? This is the real deal!"
Joey wouldn't allow anyone to question his ruby anymore; it was a really good thing!
"So how many are you planning to sell them for?"
Anna also became curious about this. These rare gems are usually traded privately or already in someone's collection. How did they end up in their auction house? Moreover, the auction house has to charge a certain commission, which most people wouldn't be happy about.
"That's a very insightful question. I came here to ask you that question, after all, you work for the auction house!"
Joey had high hopes for Anna. Setting a price was a skill in itself; if it was too high, no one would buy it, and if it was too low, it would result in a huge loss. He needed a professional to oversee the process.
"I?"
Anna seemed a little nervous at this point, after all, she was just an employee and had never handled anything of this level before.
"Yes, you're the one!"
Joey's words were an attempt to give Anna some confidence.
"How about we have the bank manager check it out?"
Anna was still somewhat shaken.
"I love making things convenient for working people, so let that bank manager go cool off somewhere else!"
Joey was a working-class guy, so he naturally preferred working with people like Phil and Anna. He didn't like associating with those big bosses, even though he might become one himself someday, but that was a different story.
"In that case, how about we bid 1 million gold coins first?"
Anna swallowed hard; she wasn't quite sure about the number.
"How many?"
When Joey heard the price tag, he thought Anna must have lost her mind. She was a senior employee of the auction house, so how could her valuation of the item be so outrageous?
Although Phil has already said that the Akia Gem is indeed extremely rare and priceless, there is a difference between priceless and exorbitantly priced.
"One million gold coins, here's my idea: let's put it up first, and if it doesn't sell after a day, we'll change the price. As an employee here, I have that kind of authority!"
"I think..."
Joey was about to interject when Phil interrupted him again.
"Let's do it this way. I even think we should bid 2 million gold coins. We won't lose anything by leaving it up for a day!"
(Those two goblins must be insane!)
Joey now just thinks they're really daring. What does 2 million gold coins even mean? Has the world's prices inflated to that extent?
After Anna and Phil finished speaking, they looked at Joey, seeking his opinion, since the ruby still belonged to him.
"Fine, whatever you want!"
Joey, ready to see the joke, readily agreed.
After hearing Joey's agreement, Anna took out a square box from behind her. She opened the box and told Joey to put the ruby inside. Joey didn't suspect anything and put it in.
Anna then closed the box, took out a special quill pen from her pocket, and wrote the item's information and price on the top of the box.
Item type: Gem; Item name: Ekja Ruby (identified); Price: 2 million gold coins!
"Click click click..."
As soon as she put down her pen, the metal box emitted a series of sounds, as if dozens of locks had just been fastened.
"Alright, Mr. Joey, it's done. This will be temporarily stored at our auction house. If it doesn't sell at auction, we'll arrange for it to be returned to you!"
"Please rest assured, your belongings are perfectly safe with us. If they are indeed lost, we will compensate you according to the listed price!"
Hearing Anna's words, Joey even thought it would be better if the ruby were lost; he really needed to think carefully about how to spend the 2 million gold coins.
"Beep!"
The box suddenly made a sound.
Joey was still completely bewildered, but Anna, who was still holding the box, was startled by the sound and her hands began to tremble.
"It just beeped once, why are you so nervous?"
Joey sat down on the sofa, intending to rest for a while.
"Sell...sell...sell..."
"What?"
"This ruby...it's...it's sold!"
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