Chapter 687: Two Letters
After the auctioneer finished reading it, he handed the letter to Rotika. The latter's expression of eating flies caused a murmur in the venue. Most of them are gloating, but a few are talking about the true meaning behind the sentence just now. Could it be that Cobalt Gold Mine is really planning to break the monopoly in this way?
Literally, that seems to be the case. However, there is also a hint of arrogance in these words, because cobalt gold mines have never been circulated in the market in Laximan, which is like it is impossible to buy "uranium" in the supermarket in modern society. Just want to ignore the high-handed rule of the parliament and "commit crimes against the wind"? Isn't this eating the bear's heart and leopard's gall?
Under such discussions, the auction continued. As the venue became quiet again, everyone began to wonder how amazing the finale item of the Nogforge Auction House was.
However, when the auction host exhibited the four charged crystals together, everyone's eyes widened, but they didn't see anything unusual about it.
Rahiman has a special calibration unit called "coulomb" for the energy of magic crystals. Within 10 coulombs are low-level magic crystals, 10-50 is mid-level, 50-100 is high-level, and more than 100 is too high. Rare, basically they are powerful magic crystals that can only be possessed by dragon crystals or creatures of the same level.
Nogfogg once auctioned a magic crystal marked at 120 coulombs, and it was sold at a sky-high price as the finale auction item. But the calibration of the charging spar right now...is only 14 coulombs.
"What's the situation? Can the mid-level magic crystal be auctioned off?"
Similar inquiries were heard endlessly, and the auctioneer was not in a hurry to explain, but went through the set of magic crystal inspection procedures that Houdini had done on the spot. When the four patterns overlapped completely, the complexions of the heads of several colleges changed drastically, and they stood up abruptly, their faces full of disbelief!
Eveli, who was sitting in the corner, was also trembling all over. She opened her mouth completely out of surprise, and couldn't speak for a long time.
"What does it mean?"
Doris next to her is not a "map maker" and doesn't understand what this means to the magic world. But Eveli knew very well that if she replaced this kind of spar when casting a spell, her strength would be tripled!
At this moment, even she wanted to try bidding.
The same magic crystals are mostly useful for mages when they are used for various researches. Apart from being used as a puppet energy source, the magic crystals used by Master Laximan in real battles are basically single.
But the "array master" is different. The quality and consistency of the magic crystal greatly affect the strength of the "array master". The range of the formation can be at least doubled; if it is to cast a protective enchantment,
The damage that can be absorbed will also be more than doubled!
But just as she was about to raise her placard to bid, she was interrupted by the turbulent shouts all around her. The four charged crystals with a starting price of 1,000 gold coins directly doubled their value by more than 20 times in ten seconds, and were awarded by Defoe Academy. Shout out the astonishing price of 23,000 gold coins!
After that, the price didn't stop at all, and went straight to 40,000 gold coins...
Eveli immediately shrank back. With so many Rahiman bosses around, the so-called "local tyrants" in other countries were simply not enough to look at.
"Are they crazy? These magic crystals are worth more than the cobalt-gold mine just now?"
Doris was frightened by the madness of these mages. She saw the representatives of two of the colleges spraying each other directly on the spot, and she almost pulled out her wand. This was difficult for her to understand, so she turned her head and asked Evely.
And the patriarch quickly gave the answer: "They are all extremely clever mages, and they all want to study the mystery of these four magic crystals. It is currently recognized that there is no such magic crystal in the world. If this thing is naturally formed , then it can be verified and written into a very influential paper; and if it is man-made, it may mean a revolution for the entire magic world..."
As she said, mages are willing to pay any price in order to get one step closer to the truth. Regardless of the number of gold coins shouted fiercely, in fact, if you can buy "truth" with "gold coins", then this is really the most cost-effective way. Even Mr. Rotika frowned, and raised his cards several times at the price of 45,000 gold coins. However, the cobalt gold mine he bought before had basically used up all the liquidity that he could use under his personal authority, so he could only use it when the price exceeded 50,000 gold coins. Give up after ten thousand.
In terms of more money, it’s not that Barrenna doesn’t have it, but the Nogforge Auction House doesn’t accept installments or other items for exchange, and only accepts gold coin transactions, which greatly limits the auction price… So it didn’t take long , the upward trend in prices slows down.
But even so, the price of these four charged spars has reached an astonishing 98,000 gold coins.
Nearly 100,000 gold coins in cash would probably take several carts to pull by a horse-drawn cart... The only remaining bidders were representatives from the three colleges. The other big families wisely chose to withdraw because they all saw the determination of these magisters to win, and they understood that this struggle was probably far beyond the comparison of thumping auction items.
And the few bosses who gradually fell silent were frowning and thinking about whether the price should be increased now. 100,000 gold coins means almost all the current working capital of a college. If you are rich, such as Tim College and Mofeng College, you can still grit your teeth and increase it. If it is Defoe and Capsmore College, you really can’t grit your teeth. Already...
The consequence of directly taking out so many gold coins is that the college's finances are on the verge of collapse, and the risk is too great.
The auctioneer was not in a hurry to drop the hammer. Although he was surprised that the price would be so hot, he also understood that these mages must be given some time to think. But before he could say a few words to ease the atmosphere, the old man who had been sitting in the front row suddenly stood up and followed him and turned to face the seats in the venue. The voices that were still discussing suddenly disappeared.
Although this is not a parliament, the prestige of Speaker Jeremy can be seen from this.
He first made a sincere request to the auctioneer to suspend the auction, and this request was granted after the auctioneer nodded. Then Jeremy said: "Bando, Carxi, Naxijia, if possible, I hope you will notify the members of your colleges to come here now. These four magic crystals are of great importance. I think if Being bought by any academy means a storm that is difficult to calm down."
What he said was indeed from the perspective of the "speaker". Although the six academies seem to be living in peace, one party suddenly used all the working capital to buy four unknown crystals before the "Twilight Autumn Crown". Not to mention the research of the crystals, the funding gap behind this is basically It is equivalent to making a college "disabled" for a period of time.
Laximan's mages are all "wolves". Those who lag behind will be beaten, and those who are strong will develop. If someone can't help but make big news, how can the country be stable?
His words also made the hot-headed representatives break out in a cold sweat when they bid for the auction just now. Seeing the silence of the crowd, Jeremy continued: "So I suggest collective bidding at the final auction price. Those who are willing to participate in the spar research can share the funds equally. Then draw lots to decide the order of research. Of course, this is the current proposal, if the councilors of each college are willing to agree, let’s talk about the follow-up matters.”
Jeremy's method is obviously the safest way at present. All the members looked at each other and understood that the "Crown of Late Autumn" conference was ahead, and no one could stand the trouble, so they immediately sent someone to call the members to report the information, and These councilors also responded quickly. They all flew directly to the auction house, conducted a unanimous vote on the spot, and then bid for the four charged crystals with the joint funding of 98,000 gold coins from the five colleges. …
Well, only the representatives of the Brenka Academy did not participate, because the liquidity for them to get 20,000 gold coins seemed to be stretched.
Nogfogg Auction House did not ask whether the buyer is a group or an individual, so it happily accepted this purchase method. After all, these people in front of them are also the owners of the auction house, and they are happy that both parties can find a suitable step down. For other people who participated in the auction, witnessing a Rahiman's highest-level parliamentary vote was worth the ticket price. But what surprised them most was that after the item was sold, the auctioneer also walked away. He came to the stage and took out a letter.
This move stunned the congressmen who had just signed the agreement, and Rotika swallowed a mouthful of saliva... Jeremy, the speaker who has always had a calm expression on his face, widened his eyes because they all realized A terrible question: Just after the auction of the cobalt gold mine, I took out a letter to read, and now the same scene is happening again... Is the seller the same person? !
The auctioneer still repeated the instructions in the "seller's message", and then opened the envelope. But after taking out the letter paper, he found that there was nothing written on it!
"Uh, it seems that the seller deliberately left an empty letter."
The auctioneer held up the white letter paper helplessly for the audience to show that he was not lying. On the contrary, Jeremy's pupils shrank, he stepped forward two steps, asked for the letter paper and looked at it for three seconds, then returned the letter paper.
"Well, there really isn't anything written on this piece of paper."
With Jeremy's confirmation in this way, the other members of the council said nothing more. The auction was successfully concluded, and the four crystals were sealed under the witness of the speaker Jeremy and members of the five colleges. The order of research will be determined by drawing lots at the meeting tomorrow.
The guests left one after another, most of them were excitedly talking about the functions of the four crystals, and a few were lamenting the wealth of Rahiman's colleges and the way the council acted. Only Chairman Jeremy stopped Rotika before leaving, and took a look at the letter paper that the other party put in his pocket just now, and then returned it.
Rotika didn't understand why, but Jeremy sighed after turning away...
Because he has confirmed that the material of these two letters is not Cory hemp paper, but the "blank paper" that he asked his subordinates to investigate.
The real winner of this auction can only be the seller behind it.