my age of magic

Chapter 1445 249. Private Auction

In my impression, an auction should be a lot of bidders sitting in a hall, with some bidding items on the stage, and then the auction host will quote the reserve price. Get those lots at the lowest price.

But the private auction that Aaliyah took me to was not what I had imagined.

When Alia and I walked into the gate and walked into the yard along a corridor full of creepers and wild vines, we saw that the whole yard was full of laurel, lilac and Taylor trees, and the trees were densely packed. The branches and leaves almost blocked all the sunlight, which made me feel as if I had returned to the black forest of the plane of Hierro the moment I stepped into the courtyard.

The trees in the courtyard are very different from those in the Black Forest. Some ferns with faint fluorescence are in the courtyard, and the courtyard is full of a magical atmosphere.

"This yard is so beautiful!" Betty, the personal maid who followed Alia, poked her neck and looked around like a curious baby. The garden must cost a lot of money."

The garden is paved with marble corridors. When walking along the corridor, I discovered that there are countless very obscure magic patterns on both sides of the corridor. These magic patterns are all in the most inconspicuous position of the corridor and in the blind area of ​​vision , The most important thing is that these magic patterns still have a lot of magic elements flowing, if you don't look carefully, you will never find that there is a large magic circle in this courtyard.

I can feel some magic power fluctuations in the surrounding space. The magic power in the yard is like countless extremely thin threads, which are connected to each other and slowly flow along the magic lines behind the marble floor under my feet.Perhaps the owner here is a very low-key rich man, so he built such a garden that looks ordinary on the outside, but is actually very luxurious.

I couldn't help whispering next to Alia: "What a luxury! There is actually a magic circle in the yard that can maintain the ecological balance here. There are four magic ecological parks in our Magic Academy. Building one like this I don't know how much the garden will cost, I only know that maintaining the normal operation of the garden every day is also very expensive."

In my opinion, this exquisite ecological art garden is like a huge gold swallowing behemoth, which needs to swallow gold coins that ordinary families can't earn in their lifetime every day.

Today, I have gradually come into contact with the luxurious life of the aristocrats in the imperial capital, and at the same time, I also understand how precious the spirit of those children of wealthy and noble families who are regarded as excellent in the eyes of the imperial capital, such as being the number one in the Mensa family The heir Luis Mensah, Zak of Durva, Ernestine of Salta, etc.

Alia and I admired the unique magical plants here while walking. A middle-aged man with the appearance of a housekeeper came out of the courtyard. He was wearing a traditional tuxedo with a brown tie on his neckline. He didn't have a smile on his face, but he looked so Standing in front of us and speaking to us in a standard Imperial language: "This courtyard is the epitome of the Evernight Forest. The original owner of this courtyard is the noble Silver Moon Elf. During the period of the Grimm Empire, because I often missed my hometown, I rebuilt this courtyard into the Forest of Eternal Night. Now that elf nobleman has returned to the elf world, this house happened to be used by the current owner Brent Philip. The Marquis bought it."

His voice is very soft, and his voice is a little deep, but it is not offensive: "Good afternoon, Mrs. Alia, Mr. Marquis Philip is arriving soon, and he is very happy that you can participate in this private auction. , before that, please allow me to take you to the lounge for a rest."

Alicia pursed her lips slightly, and said to the housekeeper, "Okay, I know Philip must be very busy today."

The butler immediately led us to the front and said to Alia: "That's true. Mr. Marquis has been running around to organize this private auction recently. I hope the items here will not disappoint you."

After the middle-aged housekeeper finished speaking, he still did not forget to greet me politely.

"This is Wizard Jijia." Alia did not forget to introduce me to the housekeeper.

"Dear Magi Jijia, welcome to Lord Philip's private auction!" The middle-aged butler immediately stopped and greeted me very formally after hearing Alia's introduction.

I figured he must know me, that's why he was so respectful when he spoke to me.

I said to the middle-aged housekeeper, "This is the first time I have participated in a private auction of this nature, and I look forward to some good harvest."

Passing through the exquisite ecological garden, we came to a building hidden in the green trees. The outer outline of this building looks like a tree stump. The tree stump is covered with round windows, and we can vaguely see With the pure white gauze curtain behind the glass windows, this stump-like building gives people the first impression of the living area of ​​forest dwarves, but judging from the row of exquisite sculptures at the door, it seems that this should be forest elves unique architecture.

Walking into this building, I found that the layout inside is completely different from the outside. From the outside, this huge tree stump looks like the oldest kind of amphitheatre. I think the rooms inside will follow suit. The shape of the tree stumps is circular and neatly arranged, but in fact the inside is very empty, and there is no auction hall as I imagined on the first floor, only countless corridors extending in all directions. There are no practical buildings in this building. On several floors, all the rooms are irregular and independent, with good privacy.

Aliya was not surprised by the layout of the building. Although she was appreciating this kind of alternative artistic decoration like me, she admired it with her lips pursed more than others.

But I was dazzled by the numerous corridors in the building. With my super memory ability, I couldn't tell where the end of each passage was.It is said that the lifespan of elves is generally [-] years old. During such a long period of time, elves like to make their homes like a maze, so as to increase the fun of living.

I originally thought that the butler would take us to a certain box in the auction hall to rest, but I didn't expect that there was no auction hall in this building. I was a little dumbfounded, and I didn't understand how such a private auction actually auctioned items of.

The middle-aged butler led us to the beautiful looking wooden house. This room has a round window. When viewed from the outside, those round windows on the stump-like building look inconspicuous, but when When we walked into this room, we realized how big the window was. The room was actually divided into upper and lower floors in the form of an attic, but only a beautiful wooden bed was built on the side near the window on the upper floor. It is the living room, all kinds of wooden furniture in the room are full of exquisite and elegant atmosphere.The upper part of the circular wooden window is on the upper floor of the room, and the lower part is on the lower floor of the room. The entire circular window is like a huge wall.

When I walk into the room, I feel very small.

A group of maids carrying exquisite silver trays followed us into the room. They put the fruit cakes and drinks in their hands on the table and left quietly.

The middle-aged butler stood at the door and said to Alia and me: "If you need it, you can always order the waiter outside, and there will be a waiter to assist you in completing the bidding."

After the middle-aged housekeeper left, only I, Alia, and Betty were left in the huge room. I was shocked by the luxury in the room.

It is said that the nobles in the elf world know how to enjoy the most. Before that, I always thought that Alia's bedroom was the most luxurious place I have ever seen, but after entering this room, you can see the courtyard through the huge round floor-to-ceiling windows. The rich green scenery, the decoration and furniture in the room are things I have never seen before, and I even understand the function of some decorations. This very intuitive feeling makes me feel that the world of nobles is still far away from me, or I never came close at all, it was just a matter of feeling good about myself.

"Is this the life that a rich and noble family should have?" I stood by the window and looked out, condescendingly looking down at the patchwork green plants in the courtyard. The colorful halos formed by countless magics decorated the entire courtyard beautifully. There is a verdant forest above Zhong's head, but there is an endless night sky under his feet. The huge mental deficit caused by the space disorder will make people feel very shocked.

Betty, the personal maid, helped Aliya untie the shawl and the crystal sandals on her feet. Aliya sat down on the sofa by the window, and Betty helped her smooth the folds of the skirt, and she heard Aliya say: "Only The lives of the elves and nobles are so exquisite and luxurious, and the nobles in the Grimm Empire have always followed in the footsteps of the elves."

Her eyes were complicated, and her tone was full of yearning and helplessness.

I let out a long and hasty breath to relieve the pressure brought by the luxury in the room: "Huh... I hope that one day I can live in such a gorgeous house."

I am still full of confidence in this, so I added: "Maybe... I will have it in a short time!"

Aliya felt the fluctuation in my heart, pulled me in front of her, hugged my head with both hands, let me stick to her chest, and said in the softest voice: "Okay, stop thinking about it, The private auction is about to start, and before that, we need to take out the lot, Betty, you go outside and call an attendant to come in."

"Okay, master," Betty said.

After speaking, he walked out quickly.

She stepped lightly on the cashmere carpet mixed with gold silk, her steps were very light.

I forcibly suppressed the strong temptation of the luxurious big bed on the second floor, and thought that this time I was not here for vacation, but to participate in a private auction, so I calmed down a bit, forced myself to sit on the sofa opposite Alia, and said to her : "By the way, what are the rules for bidding here? Shouldn't we sit in the auction hall and compete together?"

At this moment, Aliya's delicate eyes seem to be able to melt people away, and her cheeks flushed a little. After hearing my question, her eyes became clear, and she told me some rules of private auction: "This kind of private bidding The auction is a little different. In order to protect the privacy of the owner and the bidder, the auction here is conducted in the form of a hidden bid. After the auction starts, there will be information and information about the item to be sent in. If you are interested in this, you can also Take a closer look at this lot, and then write down the price in your mind, and the highest bidder will get the lot. In addition, barter is supported during the bidding process, and the owner has the right to decide what the bidder will exchange."

I admit that I didn't do enough homework preparation. Before that, I didn't know anything about it.

I listened carefully to Aliya's explanation, and said to her: "That is to say, if I want to auction these unidentified magic spar with merit, I have the right to decide whether the bidder should pay with magic spar or gold coins? "

Aliya shook her head when she heard my question and explained: "Recently, in private auctions like this in the imperial capital, low-level magic herbs are the hard currency, and many precious things need to use low-level magic herbs or healing. Pharmacy to pay for."

"That is to say, when I auction the magic spar, I can choose the bidders to pay with something I need?" I asked her.

"That's it." She smiled softly.

Just as I was chatting with Alia, there was a knock on the door.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk..."

Aliya sat up straight without smiling, and said in a calm and clear voice: "Please come in!"

Betty and a maid walked in one after the other, and the maid came to me and Aliya and curtseyed, and then said respectfully: "Dear guest, what can I do for you?"

"Here are some items that are ready to participate in the auction, please record them."

Aliya raised her chin, even sitting on the sofa would give people a strong sense of looking down.

"Yes, ma'am." The maid hurriedly took out a sheepskin book from her purse, and looked at Alia intently.

I took out a handful of black magic crystals from my pocket, and threw them into the gold plate on the table. The magic spar hit the gold plate and made a 'dang dang' sound, and then I handed the gold plate to the person The maid, said to her: "The items we want to take out this time are these magic crystals.".

The maid was not surprised when she saw the black magic crystals on the plate, nor did she show any confusion. She looked at these magic crystals carefully, and still asked very respectfully: "Dear guest, your The lots are these unidentified magic spar, right?"

I didn't expect that the maid who called here would be so knowledgeable, I gestured with my hands, and said to the maid: "Well, but these unidentified magic crystals on the plate are just samples, let's auction them off first. Three..., let’s auction off [-] pieces first, but I hope that buyers can pay with krypton gold or thorium first, of course, gold coins and ordinary magic spar are also acceptable.”

(End of this chapter)