FVN Chapter 36: Auction Begin!
Chapter 36: Auction Begin!
Chapter 36: Auction Begin!
"Ding~"
A crisp bell rang, and the entire auction venue gradually dimmed, and the originally noisy scene gradually began to quiet down.
The magic stone lamp on the auction stage in the center of the venue lit up, and everyone turned their attention to the center, only to see Vivian standing on the stage holding a microphone engraved with the magic of amplification.
As soon as she came to the stage, the mercenaries in the audience cheered one by one. They shouted Vivian's name excitedly, and some mercenaries even whistled directly at her, screaming excitedly.
"Why does it feel a bit like watching idols' concert..." The performance of these mercenaries was seen by Aurora in the box on the second floor. She vaguely remembered that she had seen similar scenes on TV before.
The only difference was that there were no light sticks and banners here.
"Welcome everyone to participate in the auction held by our Nightingale Chamber of Commerce. I am the auctioneer for tonight's event, Vivian. Thank you for your continuous support!"
The audience responded with another round of warm applause as soon as the words were spoken.
"Miss Vivian is really popular." Claudia stared closely at Vivian, who was smiling softly on the stage and waving to the mercenaries in the audience.
"Claudia, you're not bad yourself. Look at the people outside when they saw you. They were ogling at you as if their eyes were about to fall out at any second." Aurora teased.
In the blink of an eye, Claudia's face turned beet red. She punched Aurora's chest with a small fist, and her voice became a little fainter because she was too shy.Updated from
"Captain! You're bullying me again!"
"Hahaha." Aurora was in a good mood. She didn't know why she found it really interesting to tease Claudia. After all, looking at her face, which couldn't hide any emotions at all, always made her slightly tense nerves relax a little.
"Master, bad." Sitting on the sofa and biting off a piece of dessert, Flamme muttered silently.
After the simple opening ceremony, Vivian rang a small golden bell beside her.
With the ringing of the bell, a member of the chamber of commerce came up holding a tray covered with a red cloth.
"This is the first item in this auction!" Vivian tore off the red cloth above to reveal a beautifully shaped cup inlaid with gorgeous gemstones.
"Van Thiel's Crystal Cup!"
The mercenaries in the audience were whispering below, while the nobles on the second floor looking at the crystal cups on the tray with interest.
"I believe everyone has heard of the holy crystal. This crystal cup is made of holy crystal. It is said that whether it is water or fine wine poured into this crystal cup, it'll be imbued with a little light element. Continuous drinking is also good for the body." Vivian continued to introduce the information about this cup, "Then the starting price is 20 gold coins!"
"25 golds!"
"I'll offer 40!"
The mercenaries in the audience didn't respond, but the nobles on the second floor were bidding fiercely.
"Even if there is a little light element, if you drink it into your body, won't it be excreted normally?" The corner of Aurora's mouth twitched. "Miss Vivian can actually deceive people."
"Captain! Don't say those two vulgar words easily!" Claudia almost collapsed.
Would a normal girl easily say something like that in front of other???
"Then... pull it out?"
...
"Honestly..." at this moment Claudia clearly discovered a truth, that is, Aurora's mouth was really toxic!
At this time, the bid for the crystal cup had already reached 105 gold coins. As the price became higher and higher, many nobles gradually stopped asking for prices.
In the end, the crystal cup was successfully auctioned off by a nobleman at a price of 120 gold coins.
"Then it's our second auction item..." Vivian pulled back the red cloth, and a magic wand that seemed to be entwined with thorns appeared in front of people, "Elite wandNether Embrace!"
"What?! Elite class!!" The mercenaries in the audience were in a commotion.
"It's a pity, it's actually a magic wand..."
"Crimson starlight! It is made by dwarves looking for the purest and brightest rubies in numerous ruby mines. I believe that the lady who wears them will become the brightest star in the audience!" Vivian held up the pair of earrings and showed them off to the audience. With the movement of the light angle, the light reflected by the pair of earrings flowed and changed in the venue, which seemed dreamy.
"Then its starting price is... 20 gold coins!"
"30 gold coins!"
"40 gold coins!"
"Honey, I want this! Buy it for me!"
At this moment, the noble ladies on the second floor all went frenzy. Some of them were holding the hands of their partners and acting like spoiled children, while others have been participating in the auction with all their strength.
In a short period of time, this crimson starlight was bid for 130 gold coins. After reaching this price, many nobles stopped bidding. This price has far exceeded most of the jewelries.
"150 gold coins!" Aurora pressed the button.
"Captain???!" Claudia looked at Aurora unexpectedlywhy would she take pictures of this kind of thing? She didn't seem like the kind of woman who liked such a fancy thing.
As for why... Aurora didn't know; If it were in the past, she didn't even spare a fancy thing without practicality like this a single glance, but somehow she just felt that the pair of earrings were very suitable for Flamme, so she bidded it without hesitation.
"160 gold coins!" The nobleman next door immediately pressed down; his wife was viciously pinching the flesh of his arm at the time. And Aurora pressed down at the same time after his bid.
"170 gold coins!"
"Go and see who dares to fight the bid against me!" The nobleman who was pinched by his wife ordered the servant behind him, and the servant nodded and left quickly.
After the deacon left, the two continued to bid against each other. After a slight pause, the nobleman thought that the other party knew his name and was afraid, but Aurora just went to open a door.
Just when he thought that this pair of earrings was already in his pocket, the people next door followed suit, and the price rose directly to 200 gold coins.
Bam!!
The aristocratic man punched the sofa angrily. "Which bastard dares to steal things from me?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the door slam open, and the deacon man hurried in, came to his ear, and whispered a few words. After listening to the deacon's words, the originally angry nobleman seemed to be pouring cold water over his head. The one who bid with him was actually a new noble conferred by Earl Vidal himself!
He wasn't afraid of Aurora herself, who was only a baronetess, but it was a different story when the earl was involved. Almost everybody in the noble circle had already heard the story of how the young mercenary successfully cured Earl Vidal's daughter and was thus rewarded with a noble title. It meant that Earl Vidal owed Aurora a huge favour! Getting on the wrong side of this dame for the sake of a single trinket was pointless.
"Honey?! Why don't you continue bidding?"
"No, no, no! This thing we can't bid this thing anymore!" The nobleman tremblingly took out a handkerchief to wipe off the cold sweat on his forehead, "Listen to me! I can buy you any jewelry you want in the future! But we really can't bid on this one anymore!"
Seeing her husband flustered like this, the aristocratic woman also felt a little heartbroken. In the aristocratic circle of this town, she has never seen her husband make such a gaffe... Could it be that the one who was bidding with him now had an unusual background?
In the end, the noble lady relented in disappointment.
"Congratulations to your Excellency for successfully bidding on the Crimson Starlight!"
After the aristocratic man didn't continue to follow the price, the pair of earrings were successfully taken by Aurora. The grid suddenly lit up after paying 200 gold coins, and the Crimson Starlight lay quietly in it.
Aurora picked up the pair of earrings, turned around, and handed them to Flamme beside her. "This is for you."
"Master?" There was a look of surprise in Flamme's eyes, she didn't understand why Aurora would give this to her so suddenly.
"I feel that it must be very suitable for you." Aurora smiled lightly.
Flamme looked at the smile on her face and the pair of earrings that were still shining brightly on her hands, and her eyes softened slightly.
"Umm... thank you, Master, I will cherish it."
[Ding! Flamme's favorability has increased by 8, and her current favorability is 70 (respect)]
It actually increased so much?!
It seemed the saying that there was no woman who didn't like beautiful jewellery was true
"It's really a little bit pricey, but" Aurora looked at Flamme, who accepted the earrings, and could vaguely feel a part of the joy in her eyes. "It's worth it."