MC's career as foreign lord

“There really are a lot of people!” Even though Horace had gotten up early and made a special trip from inside the territory, he still felt like he was late.

Of course, he wasn't really here to do business today. They had already negotiated the major transactions with the lord, and the smaller items had basically been settled with the patriarchs of various races and some of the managers in the territory.

Once the passage was built, everything could be transported over in an instant. They would also accept the territory's currency and exchange it for the gold and other things they had stored internally.

However, such interactions didn't really affect their behavior, just like this auction. Rumor had it that the items in the auction were enough to amaze even the gods.

This news didn't come from the outside world, but from within the Elf race. Everyone knew that the Elves had an excellent relationship with this territory. It could even be said that the lord of this mysterious territory was actually the son-in-law of the Elves.

If he became powerful enough in the future, it wouldn't be impossible for him to ascend to the Elven throne as a prince. There were also royal families who had married into other countries in this continent, turning from guest to host. As long as their ability was strong enough, they would still be accepted.

Therefore, the credibility of this news was very high, and it made them aware that even Corellon would marvel at the items that would appear at this auction, even Lathander would still want them very much. This matter had also been acknowledged by the Church of Dawn, because they had indeed sent people to participate in the auction.

This was why the crowd was so large today. Those people touched the transparent walls around them, which they couldn't see but definitely existed, and walked forward step by step, as if to find the basis for their existence.

“This place is really interesting, Horace!” The young man walking beside him seemed very happy. He hadn't been out of that place for a long time, and even just seeing so many people made him feel warm.

“Your Highness, you have a mission this time!” Horace said quickly. Don't be fooled by the gentle and harmless appearance of the young man beside him, because he was actually a terrifying existence that many people couldn't anticipate.

He was the first crown prince of the Rhine Kingdom, the person who would inherit the vast majority of the country's wealth in the future. It could be said that, counting everyone in this auction, they might not have as much money as this prince.

But precisely because of this, Horace was very worried. Although the Rhine Kingdom's wealth was unparalleled in the world, even those millennia-old churches couldn't compare with this country that was founded on commerce.

However, these things were not absolute. In a sense, they were merely a bonus, because this was a world filled with gods and legends, filled with power and terror.

And in such a world, all wealth was just a number. As long as the other party wanted you to take it out, you had to take it out.

This was also why Zhou Ren had readily handed over all the power of wealth to the Goddess of Wealth Church. The only reason for the church was that only when this church truly grew up could it withstand the endless pressure of terror in front of him, instead of letting himself run over to suffer disaster.

As long as today's auction didn't have any mistakes, and the Goddess of Wealth Church grew up in everyone's recognition, then he would at least have an umbrella that could last for many years. Those people's eyes would turn to this lukewarm but amazing Goddess of Wealth, instead of turning their attention to him.

Zhou Ren's calculations seemed very good. He also felt that this two-month-long preview should finally come to an end. And now, this prince from the Rhine Kingdom didn't seem to want the merchants around him to keep following him.

Young people always have their own ideas. “Do you think I can't buy things here just because I have money?” he asked. This question was difficult for Horace to answer, but he still insisted on his point of view.

“But if you snatch the things of other churches, you might not be able to get out of here!” He still warned his prince, because this was related to the survival of their kingdom in the future, even the future of the future.

However, after seeing the other party's impatient expression, he finally fell silent. No wonder the king sent out his least favorite youngest son.

If he had previously thought it was just a test, then it now seemed that this was clearly a pawn. The other party came out to attract the attention of others, so that the talents of their Rhine Kingdom could truly profit secretly behind the scenes.

He opened his box and slowly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that most of the contents were actually blank paper. “Your Majesty, so I'm not the real payer, and the person who wants to bid is hiding behind the prince, right?”

Even a small wealth kingdom already had so many thoughts. It was easy to guess the thoughts of other countries. Everyone had different ideas, and everyone was filled with all kinds of psychology, which made the situation even more chaotic.

In addition to them, the two people from the Mage Kingdom naturally jumped down from the building early. Although most of the area was blocked by transparent barriers, the good news might be that even here, no one would refuse someone to commit suicide (laughs).

So mages can buy a pair of expensive slime boots, which are designed to be purchased only by professionals, and each person can only buy one pair of magical boots.

Moreover, rumor has it that these boots have naturally changed their appearance. They are no longer the boots that were only used for bouncing, but have become omnipotent high-altitude magic boots. They have endless power. No matter what force knocks you down from the high altitude, you will not suffer any damage when you fall to the ground.

This made those guys who originally had wishful thinking suddenly have some other ideas. It's just that the idea of these people wanting to be scalpers was seen through when they entered the territory. Each person can only buy one pair of boots, and the things attached to the boots are called binding curses.

This means that either you don't take it, or once you take it in your hand, it will be bound to you. It may not be worn on your body, but it can recognize the arrival of other boots. Of course, two boots with binding curses cannot come to one person, they don't have item bars.

It was this method that cut off the scalpers' ideas, but it also made some mages more curious about the creations of this territory. Can you play such a strange trick with just a pair of boots that prevent falling from high altitude?

Before their thoughts were over, they saw a group of dwarves holding slingshots and catapulting themselves into the high altitude, and then using the elasticity of the boots themselves to steadily land on that huge statue of a firearm dwarf.

That wasn't just a simple statue; it was a Dwarf bullet-making workshop. This was their way of working. Because of this, these Dwarves even managed the Slime Treants. Every day, they would harvest newly grown Slime Trees there and make brand-new boots to sell and store.

Speaking of which, it seemed the two mages' leap had clearly aroused envy in those around them. Everyone was experienced here, having been in the territory for some time. They naturally understood the difference between the territory and other areas, at least in being able to buy these things.

And for those who came later to the territory wanting to buy these already very expensive things, it was even more impossible. Even if all the races worked tirelessly around the clock, they were still trying hard to earn all kinds of gold coins for themselves.

Of course, Zhou Ren earned the most of these gold coins. After all, as the lord, he was the legal holder of most of the currency. Most of the items also required him to pay taxes. What's more, all the resources in the entire territory belonged to him. What the Dwarves could obtain was only a small amount of work fees.

Under this situation, all the major races made a fortune from this. Not to mention the lord. Perhaps it was this kind of hunger marketing effect that made the sales of those things in the territory even more popular, because everyone knew that the output of the territory was not enough. (In fact, most of the things were stored in his own warehouse by a certain hamster lord)

So no matter what kind of things were sold, as long as they felt it was useful, all the major races were very hard trying to pull it into their own race. Even various churches began to desperately search for the source of these things and buy them at high prices outside the territory.

At this time, I have to mention the bitter Orcs. Because different races were buying these things, they were able to buy them inside the territory, but no Orc race spent more money. And due to the trouble of the humans and elves, the Orcs spent three times the price to receive the same thing, and it may still be a product that has been used for half the time.

It was precisely in these days of frantic trading that more and more teleportation gates opened by different races towards the town. They each established a small teleportation port near the elves and near the orcs, with several legendary figures personally guarding them, and no one dared to come and make trouble.

It was precisely because of this that the situation on the field became even more chaotic. Different camps belonged to both sides. Even the sale of ordinary items had even begun to transform into a particularly manic battle.

However, any fighting was prohibited inside the territory. When two people wanted to rely on their bodies to snatch items, some special props would be taken out to deal with them.

For example, the longbows in the hands of those skeletons and the arrows shot out directly pierced the body of a grumpy human warrior and nailed him to a wall. After being hung there for three days, no one wanted to provoke them anymore.

Even the legendary powerhouses, after encountering the suppression of those higher legends, roughly understood the situation. If they were not demigods, coming to this territory would be completely giving away food.

Those elven powerhouses were even more envious, jealous, and hateful. Clearly, they were unlucky companions, so why was this elven archer so much stronger than them in just one short month, and had also obtained a set of high-value equipment that even their savings couldn't afford?

It was precisely under this noisy situation that the situation on the scene became even more heated. Due to the appearance of today's auction, a batch of items was forcibly taken out of the already scarce market, and all kinds of rare crops and treasures were placed openly at the entrances of each market.

However, it seemed that the merchants had become smarter. These townspeople from the town could only get a portion of the commission, but they were also very active, not waiting there for others to come and buy, but very cleverly put up a sign for limited-time sales.

For example, the shop selling carrots even had the whimsical idea of bundling golden carrots and ordinary carrots together. Even though the two kinds of carrots were the same price, people present were allowed to auction them off after the auction ended.

Not to mention the shop selling a small amount of elf fruits next door. Because elf fruits were fruits that even the gods nodded in need of, this shop would only sell two a day, which was even more frantically contested, seemingly not even wanting face anymore.

A group of wealthy merchants and a group of mages stared at each other with wide eyes, and no one was convinced, after all, everyone was rich, and there was no rule that only someone could buy this thing. Whether everyone bought it to hand it over to the Holy See or to bribe certain evil gods, it was a particularly good choice.

The two mages watched this scene in some admiration, "Teacher, it's a good thing you had foresight and we came early, otherwise there would be one more guy fighting with them here!"

What the two legendary mages were saying was that one of the benefits of their early arrival was that they were the first to seize the sales rights for the legendary auction.

Zhou Yuan didn't expect so many people to participate in the auction at first. The auction, which was originally open to advanced mages, was forcibly adjusted to only high-level legends in the later stages. After all, there were only so many places at the auction. If it was only given to the people in front, there wouldn't be enough for the people behind.

The old mage also nodded lightly, seeming to admire himself very much, "The judgment of that group of long-eared people is almost never wrong, we just need to follow them! Is your money ready? Today's auction, the Mage Kingdom, is bound to get many things!"

"Of course, I exchanged tens of thousands of experience gold coins and sold all the magic gems and various magic items we brought!" The young mage said very happily, "But in fact, it would be a great achievement for us to bring these gold coins back. Those mages who want to go further on the legendary road will be very willing to buy them with several times the money!"

The old mage slapped him on the head unhappily, "Foolish, these gold coins will always be there, but who knows when those things that are sold will arrive next time? If we don't buy them, do you want to face the wrath of the council?"

"Hehe!" The little mage touched his head and followed his teacher into the venue in single file.