my age of magic

Chapter 1094 197. Private Auction
No matter how the host at the auction can brag, "how well-made this set of Nacoma black iron armor is, it was not damaged in the battle, and it was selected from the tens of thousands of black iron armor seized from the plane of Kenda High-quality goods', but the nobles below still can't arouse any desire to buy.

A middle-aged nobleman standing under the stage with a big belly parted the crowd, walked to the bottom of the terrace, raised his head and said to the host standing on the terrace: "With all due respect, your black iron armor is well-made No matter how good it is, our constructed knights won’t need it. If it’s just for recasting, the value of these black iron armors will be greatly reduced, unless this black iron armor is a certain Nacoma If the armor worn by the general is valuable for collection, we can bid, otherwise... you might as well weigh the armor and tell us."

The host stood awkwardly beside the black iron armor because of the fat nobleman's robbing.

After a moment of silence, the host said: "Ahem, this set of Nacoma black iron armor is just one of many armors. You must know that the war between the planes of the empire has erupted in an all-round way in the past two years. , Many legions have been stationed in the military strongholds of the planes, guarding those places with abundant resources. It can be said that those planes are the buffer zone of the entire Roland continent. It will affect the mainland of the Green Empire."

When the host on the stage said this, the noise and discussion in the audience gradually diminished.

This is the current situation of the Grimm Empire. The nobles are very soberly aware that once the forces of injustice occupy the buffer zone formed by each plane, the next target must be the mainland of the Grimm Empire in the Roland Continent.It's just that the nobles of the Green Empire have always been very optimistic about the situation. This optimism is based on the unrivaled Constructed Knights in the hands of the major dukes.

However, the consecutive defeats on the Warsaw plane have gradually made some small lords see the current situation clearly. On the Warsaw plane, the evil ghost army has taken advantage of several confrontations with the Constructed Knights. Lai The army defense line built by Duke Ann Busman became riddled with holes under the impact of the evil ghost army, especially after the Royal Constructed Knights led by the Prince of Wales withdrew from the Warsaw plane, the situation became more and more serious. Even more difficult to clean up.

During this period of time, many little lords who have Constructed Knights are extremely entangled in their hearts. They not only hope to get a ride on the legion battles of the Grand Dukes, but also worry that they will be trapped in the plane and cannot escape. They heard The news of victory will also become passionate, but it does not have the courage to put everything in one basket.

The host continued: "Everyone can probably feel that in recent months, resources on many planes can no longer be normally delivered to the Grimm Empire, which has directly led to the continued soaring prices of various items in the Grimm Empire. Magic herbs Everyone must know how scarce Mithril ingots are in the imperial capital market. Although the magical black iron is inferior to Mithril in terms of magic conductivity, the Mithril mines on all planes have not been able to function normally. I expect that the magic black iron will eventually It will replace Mithril and become an important material for making magic weapons."

I hold 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 runes The stencil is the core part of magic ordnance. The magic circle can provide a lot of energy for the ordnance. For example, the core components of the catapult and the bed crossbow are addicted to drugs. Of course, these belong to the category of magic ordnance.For civilian use, the most common ones are magic caravans, magic airships, magic street lights and so on.After all, magic black iron cannot replace Mithril.

The host continued: "These black iron armors were entrusted to me by the head of the Constructed Knights who have fought in the Kenda plane for many years. These Constructed Knights have fought in the Kenda plane for many years. For us, the spoils captured from the victory of the plane war are their most direct rewards."

"Having said that, in fact, it is quite cost-effective to take this magic black iron armor back as a strategic reserve."

I don't know how many nobles were moved by the words of the host at the auction.

In short, those who 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 Nacoma black iron armors was [-] sets, because the number was relatively large. During the auction, it is a single set bidding price, and bidders can report the number of bids.

I poked Aliya beside me, she turned her head to look at me, and I asked her in a low voice, "How much do you think this set of black iron armor is worth?"

"These black iron armors of the Nacoma people may only be worth the starting price, or maybe not even the starting price!" Aliya said, obviously she was not optimistic about these black iron armors.

She pulled my sleeve vigorously, and whispered to me: "Don't be stupid, if you want to buy black iron ingots, I'll help you contact a few big mine owners in private, it's better than bidding for these black iron ingots whose purity is unknown. Much stronger black iron armor."

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 balcony 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 650 pounds on average, and the purity of magic black iron is [-]%. above!"

Hearing what the host on the terrace said, Aliya curled her lips in an unladylike manner, and said to me: "Hmph, the weight and purity have been reported, so I don't want to sell it for a recycling price, this set of armor As gaudy as the dwarven shields imported from the dwarven kingdoms."

Before Aliya finished speaking, she heard the host standing on the terrace yelling: "The Nacoma Black Iron Armor is now up for auction. The starting price is 150 gold coins. Does anyone want it? Does anyone want to buy it?" of……"

The middle-aged nobleman with a big 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 shouted loudly: "150 gold coins! Ha, Earl Ornn has raised his hand, and Earl Ornn is bidding 150 gold coins."

"Ah! It's him! He's here! Earl Ornn has stepped forward!" the host shouted excitedly.

However, there was silence in the audience, and no one answered.

Earl Ornn standing in the front was a little dumbfounded.

"Is there anyone else who wants to bid?" The host asked loudly. Seeing that no one answered, he called out the countdown without hesitation: "Three, two, one! Deal."

The host smiled and said to Earl Aoun: "Well, let us congratulate Earl Aoun for bidding the Nacoma black iron armor with a starting price of 150 gold coins."

The middle-aged earl with a shy belly spat fiercely, put his hands on his bucket-like waist, stood in the audience and complained loudly: "Damn, I know no one wants this thing at all."

Someone on the side jokingly said: "Earl Aoun, there are 300 sets of this kind of armor, even if everyone in the auction hall buys one set, there will be more than [-] sets left, who do you think will compete with you for this starting price. "

Earl Ornn slapped his head vigorously, and shouted regretfully, "Oh, I forgot about this."

The host standing on the balcony on the second floor held on to the railing with both hands, leaned out and asked Earl Ornn on the first floor: "Lord Earl Ornn, I don't know how many sets of black iron armor you want. With multiple blacksmith workshops, at such a cheap price, you can buy a few more sets.”

"Damn, I didn't buy this black iron armor to throw it into the furnace and recast it. How much coke would it cost!" Aoun said with a big laugh.

"Then what do you want to do when you buy this set of black iron armor?" a friend standing by asked him.

Aoun said without thinking, "I want to put this set of armor at the gate of the blacksmith's shop, so that those blacksmiths can look at it a few times a day, maybe their forging level can be improved."

Then he said loudly to the host of the auction on the terrace: "I only need one set, one set is enough."

Faced with the reality of Earl Ornn, the nobles booed.

The host saw that the surroundings were quiet, and immediately started the next round of black iron armor auctions. There were as many as [-] sets of Nacoma black iron armors. It's over, so seize every second of it.

Just when the host repeated the previous words: "The Nacoma Black Iron Armor is now up for auction. The starting price is 150 gold coins. Does anyone want..."

"150 gold." Standing in the back row, I quickly raised my hand and said loudly.

The host on the terrace saw me and hesitated for a moment, probably because he didn’t know me, so he couldn’t say my name, but seeing me so familiar, he froze in place for a while, and finally saw me after three seconds. As soon as it lit up, he said loudly: "150 gold coins, Mrs. Alia's young magician friend bid 150 gold coins, is there anything else you want, is there anything you want?"

There was silence all around, no one answered.The host was also straightforward this time. Seeing that no one answered, he immediately shouted seconds, and then made a final decision, announcing loudly: "Congratulations to Mrs. Alia's magician friend for taking the second piece of black iron armor..."

At this time, boos came from the audience.And someone directly questioned the host on the terrace: "Hey, do you really not know him? Or are you deliberately not pronouncing his name?"

The host stood on the terrace in a daze, of course he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it, and immediately responded calmly to the noble under the stage, he said: "Please forgive me, the nobles and magicians in the imperial capital There are so many, I can't remember everyone's name, although this is a small private auction, there are still places I can't take care of, so I can't call out your name directly, I'm really sorry."

"He's the magician Jijia, the inscription master who holds the 'life magic pattern' on the murloc's body, don't you even know him?" The audience didn't know who was booing.

After hearing these words, the nobles in the audience all focused their eyes on me. Although I stood relatively back, the focus of these eyes fell on me, and I was surrounded by the circle of nobles all of a sudden. .

Many people looked surprised. Although most of these noble lords in the auction house can read magic newspapers, it doesn't mean that they will recognize me at a glance when they see me. If there is no troublemaker , I am afraid that quite a few people in the auction house have ignored my identity, just like the host, they regard me as "Mrs. Alia's young magician friend".

Since it was difficult to conceal my identity, I simply stood up and reminded the host on the balcony loudly: "You haven't asked me how many pieces of Nacoma black iron armor I want."

The host patted his forehead like a dream, realized that he was negligent, and immediately said: "Sorry, this is my negligence, so I would like to ask Mage Jijia, how many pieces of black iron armor do you want?"

"I want all five hundred sets!" I stretched out a hand, opened five fingers towards 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 sets, Magician Jijia, are you sure?" the host on the terrace asked me excitedly.

Before I could answer, Aliya stood up from her seat, raised her elegant snow-white neck, and said to the host on the terrace: "Isn't what Ji Jia said clear enough? By the way, Sunset Before, where should my magic caravan be parked?... to pick up the goods."

"Ms. Alia, Marquis Jonathan will personally arrange for you later." The host immediately said respectfully.

Then, the auction will continue...

Alia and I walked to the backstage with an attendant. At this time, the Marquis Jonathan came up to greet us with a smile on his face. He brought ten bolts of spider silk and magic weave cloth Yunyun, and then told Alia and me that there is only such a set of black iron armor in the manor, and the rest of the black iron armor are stored in the warehouse at the airport town. You can pay a deposit here first, and then inspect the goods at the airport town, but if you want to trade, you have to wait at least three days later, and the airport town is under martial law these days.

The corner of Alia's mouth curled up into an intoxicating arc, and she asked Marquis Jonathan with a half-smile: "Isn't this battle on the Kenda plane a great victory? And the big crack in the abyss has also been sealed, so why mess up the atmosphere?" I'm so nervous, didn't the soldiers even hold the simplest welcome ceremony when they returned in triumph? What happened over there?"

The Marquis Jonathan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Since you asked here, it's okay to tell you, anyway, people on the side of the imperial capital will know about this matter sooner or later, but the imperial military has issued a seal order on this matter." , and the major dukes have communicated in private, so please don’t spread the word.”

Aliya also agreed very readily and said, "Okay, I promise that Jijia and I will not tell this matter."

Seeing what Alia said, Marquis Jonathan first dismissed the attendants around him, then lowered his voice and said to me and Alia: "This time in the battle on the Kenda plane, a commander-level figure was seriously injured on the battlefield. It is said that his life is dying, and he will probably arrive at the imperial capital tomorrow afternoon. I am afraid that Master Sola of the Campbell Sanitarium has already made preparations. This matter involves the structure of the northern and southern forces of the Grimm Empire, so he has been suppressed by the top, and no news has been revealed... ..."

Hearing what Jonathan Marquis said, cold sweat rolled down my forehead, and I suddenly thought that Yingli had been staying in Prince James' manor recently. Could it be that Prince James, the supreme commander of the South Wind Army, was injured? Bar?
Thinking of this, Alia and I looked at each other in blank dismay.

(End of this chapter)