No matter how the host at the auction hall boasted about how well-made this set of Nakma black iron armor was, it was not damaged in battle, and it was selected from the tens of thousands of black iron armor captured in the Kenda plane, but the nobles below still couldn't muster any desire to buy it.A middle-aged nobleman with a big belly standing at the bottom of the stage parted the crowd, walked to the bottom of the terrace, tilted his head and said to the host standing on the terrace: "With all due respect, no matter how well-made your black iron armor is, our knights will not use it, if it is only photographed for recasting, the value of these black iron armors will be greatly reduced, unless this black iron armor is the armor worn by a certain Nakma general, if there is collectible value, we can bid, Otherwise, you might as well weigh this armor and tell us. ”The host stood beside the black iron armor with an embarrassed face because of the fat nobleman's snatching of white.After a moment of silence, the host said: "Ahem, this set of Nakma black iron armor is just one of many armors, you must know that in the past two years, the plane war of the empire has been in full swing, and many legions have been stationed in the military strongholds of the plane, guarding those resource-rich places, it can be said that those planes are the buffer zone of the entire Roland Continent, as long as those planes do not fall one by one in the hands of the dark forces of the unjust prison, the war will not affect the Grimm Empire for a while." ”When the host on the stage said this, the noise and discussion in the audience gradually became smaller for a while.This is the current situation of the Grimm Empire, and the nobles are very aware that once the unjust forces occupy the buffer zone formed by various planes, the next target must be the Grimm Empire itself on the Roland Continent.It's just that the nobles of the Green Empire have always been very optimistic about the situation, and this optimism is based on the incomparable Constructed Knights in the hands of the major dukes.However, successive defeats in the Warsaw plane have made some of the minor lords see the current situation clearly, and in the Warsaw plane, the Demon Legion has the upper hand in several encounters with the Constructed Knights.
The Legion's defensive line built by the Duke of Bussman was devastated by the Legion of Demons, especially after the Royal Constructed Knights led by the Prince of Wales withdrew from the Warsaw plane, and the situation became even more difficult to manage.During this period of time, many of the small lords who have constructed knights are extremely entangled in their hearts, they not only hope to catch the ride of the archdukes' legion-style battles, but they are also worried that they will be trapped in the plane and will not be able to get out, and they will become enthusiastic when they hear the good news of victory, but they do not have the courage to make a desperate move.The host continued: "In recent months, everyone can probably feel that many resources on the plane have been unable to be transported to the Grimm Empire normally, which has directly led to the continuous soaring prices of various prices in the Grimm Empire, and the extent to which magic herbs and Mithril ingots are scarce in the imperial capital market must be understood, although the magic black iron is inferior to Mithril in terms of magic guidance, but the Mithril mine on the major planes has not been able to operate normally, I expect that the magic black iron will eventually replace Mithril and become an important material for making magic weapons." ”I have a negative attitude towards whether magic black iron can replace Mithril, this matter should be distinguished from the use of these magic metals, first of all, the main function of Mithril is to make metal rune plates, these metal rune plates are the core part of magic weapons, and the magic pattern circle can provide a lot of energy for weapons, such as the core components of catapults and bed crossbows are addictive, of course, these are all in the category of magic weapons.For civilian use, the most common ones are magic caravans, magic airships, magic street lights, and so on.Magical black iron can't replace Mithril after all.The host continued: "These black iron armors were commissioned by the head of the Constructed Knights who have been fighting in the Kenda plane for many years, these Constructed Knights have been fighting in the Kenda plane for many years, and for the Constructed Knights, these trophies captured by the victory of the plane war are their most direct reward. ”"Having said that, in fact, this kind of magic black iron armor is quite cost-effective to shoot back as a strategic reserve material."
I don't know how many nobles were touched by the words of the host at the auction.In short, the doubts that sneered at the magic black iron basically disappeared, and then began to bid for these magic black iron armors, the host said that the number of these Nakma black iron armors was five hundred sets, because the number was relatively large, the auction price was a single set, and the bidders could report the number of bids.I stabbed Arya beside me, she turned to look at me, and I whispered to her, "How much do you think this black iron armor is worth?"
”"These Nagraman black iron armor may only be worth a starting price, or maybe not even a starting price!"
Arya said, apparently she wasn't optimistic about the Black Iron Armor.She tugged my sleeve and whispered to me, "Don't be stupid, if you want to buy black iron ingots, I will help you contact a few big miners in private, which is much better than bidding for these black iron armors of unknown purity." ”I smiled and said to her, "I want to see the big mine owner, and I want to buy the black iron armor!"
”At this time, the host standing on the terrace on the second floor had already raised his hand, he pointed to the black iron armor beside him and said, "This set of black iron armor weighs six hundred and fifty pounds each, and the purity of magic black iron is more than seventy percent!"
”Hearing the host on the terrace say this, Arya pursed her lips without any ladylike demeanor, and said to me: "Hmph, the weight and purity have been quoted, and I don't want to sell it for a recycling price, this armor is as flashy as the dwarven shield imported from the dwarf country." ”Before Arya finished speaking, she heard the host standing on the terrace shouting: "The Nakma Black Iron Armor is now bidding, the starting price is one hundred and fifty gold coins, does anyone want it?"
Is there anything you want to buy" The middle-aged nobleman with a shy belly raised his hand at the front, however, there was silence all around, only he raised his hand.The host stood on the terrace and hurriedly shouted: "One hundred and fifty gold coins!"
Ha, Count Orne has already raised his hand, and Count Orne has bid one hundred and fifty gold coins. ”"AhhIt's him!
He's coming!
Count Orne has stepped up!
”The host shouted excitedly.However, there was silence in the audience, and no one answered.Count Orne, who was standing at the front, was a little dumbfounded."
There is no one to bid, there is no one, there is no one to want."
The host asked loudly, and seeing that no one answered, he shouted the countdown without hesitation: "Three, two, one!"
Deal. ”The host smiled and said to Count Aoun, "Well, let's congratulate Count Orne on buying the Nakma Black Iron Armor at a starting price of one hundred and fifty gold coins. ”The middle-aged earl with a shy stomach spat hard, pinched his hands on his bucket-like waist, and stood under the stage and complained loudly: "Damn, Lao Tzu knows that no one wants this thing at all." ”Someone on the side joked: "Count Aoun, there are five hundred sets of this armor, even if each person buys one set in the auction hall, there are still more than three hundred sets left, who do you say will compete with you for this starting price." ”Earl Orne slapped his head hard and exclaimed with remorse, "Oh, I forgot about it. ”The host standing on the balcony on the second floor held on to the railing with both hands, leaned out and asked Count Orn on the first floor: "Lord Earl Orn, I don't know how many sets of black iron armor you want, you have opened so many blacksmith workshops in the imperial capital, you can buy a few more sets at such a cheap price." ”"Damn, Lao Tzu bought this black iron armor back, but it wasn't to throw it into the furnace to recast, how much coke would it cost!"
Orn said with a laugh."
Then what do you want to do when you buy this black iron armor back?"
A friend standing aside asked him.Orn didn't even think about it and said, "Lao Tzu is going to put this armor at the gate of the blacksmith shop, so that those blacksmiths can take a few glances every day, maybe their forging level can be improved." ”Then he shouted to the host of the auction on the terrace: "I only need one set, and one set is enough." ”Faced with the reality of Count Orne, the nobles in the audience booed.The host saw that the surroundings were quiet, and immediately carried out the next round of black iron armor bidding, this batch of Nakma black iron armor is as many as five hundred sets, if such a bidding one by one, I don't know how long it will take to end, so we must grasp every second.Just as the host repeated the previous words: "The Nakma Black Iron Armor is now open for bidding, the starting price is one hundred and fifty gold coins, is there anyone who wants it?"
”I stood in the back row, quickly raised my hand, and said loudly.The host on the terrace saw me and hesitated for a moment, probably not knowing me, so he couldn't call my name, but seeing that I was so familiar, he froze in place for a while, and after three seconds, his eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "One hundred and fifty gold coins, Lady Arya's young magician friend bid one hundred and fifty gold coins, is there anything you want, is there anything you want?"
”There was silence all around, and no one answered.The host was also simple this time, seeing that no one around answered, he immediately shouted seconds, and then made a final decision, and loudly announced: "Congratulations to this magician friend of Lady Arya for taking the second piece of black iron armor" At this time, there was a boo from the audience.And someone directly questioned the host on the terrace: "Hey, don't you really know him?"
Or did you deliberately not pronounce his name?
”The host stood on the terrace in confusion, of course, he didn't feel anything wrong because of this, and immediately hit back at the nobleman in the audience with a calm face, he said: "Please forgive me, there are so many nobles and magicians in the imperial capital, I can't remember everyone's name, although this is a small private auction, but there are still places that I can't take care of, I can't call your name directly, I'm really sorry." ”"He's the Jiga Magician, the one who holds the life pattern on the fish-man's body, don't you even know him?"
The audience didn't know who was heckling.After hearing this, the nobles in the audience focused their eyes on me, although I stood relatively back, but the focus of these eyes fell on me, and suddenly I was surrounded by this circle of nobles in the center.Many people looked at me with surprise in their eyes, although most of these noble lords in the auction hall read magic newspapers, but this does not mean that they will recognize me at a glance when they see me, if it were not for the good deeds, I am afraid that a considerable number of people in the auction hall have ignored my identity, and just regarded me as Lady Arya's young magician friend just like the host.Since my identity was difficult to hide, I simply stood up and reminded the host on the terrace loudly: "You haven't asked me how many pieces of Nakma Black Iron Armor you want. ”The host patted his forehead like a dream, realized that he was negligent, and immediately said, "I'm sorry, this was my negligence, so may I ask the Wizard Jijia, how many pieces of black iron armor do you want?"
”"I want all five hundred sets!"
I reached out a hand, spread five fingers at the host, and said loudly to him.There was an uproar in the entire auction hall, no one would have thought that I would actually buy all these black iron armors."
Five hundred, Jiga Magician, are you sure?"
The host on the terrace asked me aloud with an excited face.Before I could answer, Alia next to her stood up from her seat, raised her elegant snow-white neck, and said to the host on the terrace, "Isn't what Jiga said clear enough?"
By the way, where should my magic caravan convoy park before sunset?
Pick-up. ”"Lady Arya, Marquis Jonathan will personally arrange it for you later."
The host immediately said respectfully.Then, the auction continued, and Arya and I followed an attendant to the backstage, at this time, the Marquis Jonathan came up with a smile on his face and greeted us, first thanking Arya for being able to come over in person to support the event in her busy schedule, and also brought ten spider silk demon cloth Yunyun, and then said to me and Arya that there is only such a set of black iron armor in the manor, and the rest of the black iron armor is stored in the warehouse over there in the airport town, you can pay the deposit here first, and then inspect the goods in the airport town, But if you want to trade, you have to wait at least three days later, and the airport town has been under martial law for the past few days.The corners of Arya's mouth hooked up an intoxicating arc, and she asked Marquis Jonathan with a smile, "Isn't this battle on the Kenda plane a great victory?"
And the Great Rift of the Abyss has also been sealed, why make the atmosphere tense, is it possible that the warriors have returned triumphantly, and even the simplest welcome ceremony will not be held?
What the hell is going on over there?
”The Marquis Jonathan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Since you asked here, it doesn't hurt to tell you, anyway, the people in the imperial capital will know about this matter sooner or later, but this matter, the imperial military has issued a gag order, and the major dukes have communicated in private, so please don't spread it." ”Arya also readily agreed, saying, "Okay, I promise Jijia and I won't talk about it." ”Seeing Arya say this, Marquis Jonathan first dispersed the attendants around him, and then lowered his voice and said to Arya and me: "This time in the Kenda plane, there is a commander-level big man who was seriously injured on the battlefield, it is said that his life is in danger, and he will probably arrive in the imperial capital tomorrow afternoon, I am afraid that Lord Saura of the Campbell Sanatorium has already been prepared, this matter involves the pattern of the northern and southern forces of the Green Empire, so it has been pressed from above, and no news has been revealed" Hearing Marquis Jonathan say this, Cold sweat ran down my forehead, and I suddenly thought that Ying Li had been staying in Prince James's manor recently, could it be that Prince James, who was the supreme commander of the South Wind Legion, was injured?
Thinking of this, Arya and I looked at each other.