Chapter 664 A Campaign Worth Five Million (Five Thousand)

(PS: The old rule is to finish each content in one chapter! The civet cat is such a cheerful cat~! Haha ^-^.)

Needless to say, the upstart with the narrow eyes was Tang En, and the stocky one was David.

While they were talking, precious or rare items were constantly placed on the stage, bidding calls came and went, and the auction was proceeding in an orderly manner.

As mentioned before, today this is just a small auction. Although most things are valuable, they are not that valuable. For example, jewelry, weapons and armor, and some underwater corals with good ornamental value, etc...

Originally, according to the established process in the past, this small auction passed smoothly until the fourth auction item appeared on the stand...

This is a colorful bracelet made of agate, coral beads, crystal diamonds, etc. Under the light, it looks like jewels and wealth. The auctioneer stood aside and introduced vigorously: "This is a bracelet made by a mysterious master craftsman, called the tears of the goddess of the sea. The materials are..."

As the saying goes, there is no melon seller who does not say that his melons are sweet! This sentence is most applicable to auctioneers. For every good thing coming out of their mouths, at least three points must be added. In fact, as long as you analyze their words carefully, you can hear some clues.

For example, if this bracelet is really made by a master, then the auctioneer will definitely mention the name of the master when promoting it, because this can add a lot of color to the auction items and can also sell for a good price. Now it is because the maker is not well-known, and the name is a bit dim, so it is called the mysterious master craftsman to attract attention.

As for the Tears of the Sea Goddess, when you hear this name, you instantly have a feeling of nobility, and the literary and artistic pathos is strong. Those with rich associations can come up with a tragic story about this. She is actually a sentimental noble woman who has no worries about food and clothing. A must-kill weapon. In fact, it’s just because there are some agate, coral and other marine minerals in it, which makes it relevant...

But no matter what the secret is, as the auctioneer continued to introduce it, the women in the venue looked at the string of bracelets that were selling well, their eyes were full of splendor, and they became very interested. But at this moment, a rough laugh suddenly interrupted the auctioneer's ramblings,

"Haha, I like this thing. It looks like it's worth money. It's not like those bluffing bottles and jars before... I'll pay you 2,500 gold!"

Wow... As soon as he finished speaking, the auction venue was in an uproar. Most of the people sitting in front turned around and looked back. The meaning in their eyes was not shock, but mockery similar to a joke.

Although this bracelet is beautiful, it is just beautiful. Its value is around eight hundred gold coins at most. Even if someone tries to raise the price, it will only be worth one thousand gold coins. But now someone is directly shouting for two thousand five hundred gold. Isn’t this a stupid person with too much money?

However, the sturdy upstarts who were being watched had no consciousness of being looked down upon. Instead, they looked around triumphantly, very much like a villain. Even the slender-eyed upstart next to him waved his hand with a look of disdain on his face, "What do you want with that fraction of a cent? You're too petty. Just three thousand gold!"

The venue fell silent! Everyone's expressions were speechless. If it was contempt and ridicule before, now there is a little pity in their eyes. How stupid is this...

Some women didn't think too much, but looked very dissatisfied. They know in their hearts that this bracelet is not worth so much money, so even if they like it no matter how much they like it, the men next to them will not bid for it.

The only person who was happy was probably the auctioneer. He was stunned at first, then looked ecstatic, and quickly asked if anyone had raised the price, before finally making the final decision and announcing that the bracelet belonged to the upstart with a narrow eye.

"Ha!" With a loud laugh, the slender-eyed upstart stood up, grabbed a handful of large-denomination gold tickets from his arms, and was about to go on stage to receive the bracelet.

"Huh? Haha..." Seeing this situation, everyone in the venue was stunned for a moment, and then they couldn't help but burst into laughter. The atmosphere in the venue was full of joy. However, the auctioneer looked a little embarrassed and quickly stepped down to explain.

The auction house is not a shop. You do not need to pay in person to buy items here. After the auction, service staff will guide you to the backstage, where you can pay and pick up the items. Of course, if the buyer insists, he can trade immediately, but the location is not at the auction venue. After all, the scene of counting money and getting change in front of someone is somewhat not classy.

It was a mistake, but the upstart with narrow eyes had no sense of shame. He waved his hands and muttered that this high-end auction house was not as convenient as a small shop, and his words were full of contempt.

But at this time, everyone around him had no intention of continuing to laugh. To be precise, they didn't even look at him. This stupid idiot makes you feel like your IQ has been lowered just by looking at him...

After the drama, the auction continues. Most of the auctions below were paintings, exquisite ceramics, etc. For this kind of abstract art that required discerning appreciation, the two upstarts really had no interest in bidding anymore.

"No change... Ahem, boss, your disguise is absolutely amazing!" David came closer and expressed his sincere admiration at Tang En's vivid image of a nouveau riche, and praised in a low voice.

"It's nothing, you're not bad." Tang En patted David on the shoulder, with admiration on his face, "They all say that life is like a play, it all depends on acting. But I can't stand you, this play is like life, it all depends on sincerity! I I am very optimistic about you, please continue to act as you are!"

After a pause, his voice suddenly raised, he pointed at the auction item below and suddenly said, "Boy, this thing sounds good. You have so many women, do you want to buy it back?"

David was startled when he heard this. He took a look and realized that what was being auctioned was a medicinal elixir. After listening to the auctioneer's vague introduction, he realized that it was a medicine that could greatly enhance a man's ability in that area.

To be honest, although this thing is not on the market, it is definitely a hot commodity. After all, there are too many nobles who are old-hearted and immature.

"Uh, brother, please stop joking." David's face suddenly darkened when he heard this. He straightened up with his arms bent, his muscles as gnarled as an old tree, and shouted loudly, "Look! My shoulders can run a horse, no matter how many women there are, It’s no big deal, let’s leave this thing to those useless cowards!”

Damn it... the old nobles who were raising placards to bid suddenly froze when they heard this, their faces turned red and they almost couldn't hold their breath.

This attack was too broad. Originally, everyone was tacitly aware of this matter. At most, they would just put on a "you understand" smile on their faces and it would be over. After all, matters between men and women are commonplace for the aristocracy, and it is also a graceful thing to say. . But after David made it clear like this, no one would be willing to continue bidding despite the risk of being regarded as a softie. Isn't this just exposing one's face to others...

It was in this weird atmosphere that the auctioneer watched with a wry smile as the medicine was bought at a very low price, and the last bidder was not at all happy about picking up a bargain. He looked at David with a look that was obviously He looked like he was going to go on a rampage and kill people.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, the auctioneer didn't care to feel any more distress, and quickly put the next auction item on the stage. It was a dark-colored book with broken corners. The material seemed to be some kind of Warcraft skin, and it looked like it had a history at first glance. A sense of vicissitudes of life.

"This is a book that adventurers found in the ruins of an ancient ruin. Although the text inside is a bit obscure, according to the evaluation of professional appraisers, this book with at least a thousand years of history should be a mysterious fighting spirit secret book. …”

This introduction successfully aroused some interest in everyone present. Ancient things are already valuable, not to mention that this is probably the secret book of the original mind method, so the value is even more difficult to estimate.

But it's just a little bit of interest. After all, if this was really a great secret book, the auction house wouldn't put it up for auction at all, let alone at such a small auction. Obviously, the degree of obscurity mentioned by the auctioneer is definitely not just "somewhat". As for the mental secrets and so on, it is more likely just a gimmick.

This is almost the case. After receiving this ancient book, the auction house immediately invited relevant experts to decipher the translation. However, even though those experts searched through all the ancient books, they could not find any strange words similar to this one. In the end, they had no choice but to define it as a random graffiti by a child in ancient times.

In fact, it's normal that they can't crack it, because even the producer himself doesn't know what it means...

However, no one in the venue noticed that the two upstarts unconsciously straightened their bodies after seeing this book. The upstart with narrow eyes looked towards somewhere in the auction house and nodded slightly.

"...The base price is five hundred gold coins, and the bidding starts now!"

"I'll pay five hundred." "Six hundred." "Six hundred and fifty gold coins..."

There are very few takers, and prices are only slowly rising. This is also expected. No one is a fool. It is impossible to fetch a high price for a book that has no idea what it is about. Those who bid for it were just because the book was a rare and ancient thing, and they were just buying it for collection as a curiosity.

But at this moment, the loud voices of the two upstarts reached everyone's ears again.

"Brother, do we want to buy this?"

"It looks like worthless stuff at first glance. What a waste of money to buy... Uh, wait, let me think about it..." The slender-eyed upstart picked at the corner of his mouth and beard, and his expression changed. Then he seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly hit his palm. , "Buy! Must buy! I don't think anyone will dare to say that we are uneducated in the future!"

"Okay! Well, how much did you increase the price just now... Hey, forget it, three thousand, I'll pay you three thousand gold coins!"

paralysis! These two idiots are here again... When everyone heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched a few times, and they cursed silently, no longer too lazy to continue laughing.

As soon as the three thousand gold coins came out, the previous bidders naturally lost the idea of ​​increasing their bids. It’s not that I don’t have the money, it’s that I want to compete with such nouveau riche for wealth… I can’t afford to lose this person!

The auctioneer on the stage was very happy when he saw this, thinking that he had finally made back the money for the medicine. He raised his wooden hammer and asked symbolically: "Your Excellency has offered three thousand gold coins, and what else?" There is no higher one. If not..."

"Five thousand gold coins!"

The wooden hammer fell, "Then this ancient book belongs to... eh?" The auctioneer staggered, barely able to hit himself with the wooden hammer, and looked up in shock.

Everyone in the venue was surprised when they heard this. They subconsciously looked back and saw a fat, middle-aged man dressed as a businessman in the corner calmly holding up a placard to bid.

"What the hell?" The stout upstart immediately became angry when he heard this. He looked at the other party provocatively and shouted, "Eight thousand, I'm going to pay you eight thousand gold coins."

"Ten thousand!"

"You fucking...50,000!"

"One hundred thousand!"

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Two hundred thousand!"

…

In just a short breath, prices soared. There was an uproar in the field, and exclamations came one after another. The auctioneer's body on the stage was trembling with excitement, and he clenched his fists. He waited for it, and finally let me wait. This is the rhythm of the auction...

When the price rose to five hundred thousand, the stocky upstart paused, glared at the other party fiercely, stood up, poked his finger in the air, and shouted word by word: "One, one hundred, ten thousand! I'm going to pay the price." One million! Damn, you are richer than me? You are too young!"

Wow...

The atmosphere in the venue began to stir. Even though most of the people were wealthy, they couldn't help but feel dizzy when they heard this absolutely huge number. What is the concept of one million gold coins? A small city doesn't collect that much tax revenue in a year, right? But now it's just to buy an inexplicable book?

Sure enough, people are stupid and have a lot of money... After stabilizing their minds, everyone couldn't help but smile with gloating smiles. Obviously, this vulgar upstart is vindictive now. He may regret it later. His IQ is worrying!

As for the chubby businessman, in the eyes of everyone, he must have really looked down on the two upstarts, so he deliberately raised the price to deceive the other party. His IQ was instantly judged!

But is this really the case?

During the commotion, the chubby businessman frowned, glanced at the ancient books on the table, then turned his head and took a deep look at the stout upstart, with an unmoving expression, he said calmly: "Two million!"

As soon as the words fell, the auction house fell into a dead silence, and only the collective sound of swallowing saliva could be heard.

Passed, passed... Some people shook their heads unconsciously, thinking that this is not the way to raise prices. If you scare the other party away, don't you have to suffer the consequences?

However, most of the flexible people frowned. Such a large number of two million cannot be to raise the price. Looking at the chubby businessman's calm demeanor, he doesn't seem to be easily angered... From this point of view, there is only one possibility, that is, this auction item is really worth two million!

Realizing this, his burning eyes instantly focused on the ancient book. What is the content of this book that is worth so much? Is it really the secret book of the original mind method? But to what extent can a secret book of mental skills be mastered to be worthy of two million...

The people who were in shock and uncertain were just concentrating on guessing, but they didn't notice that the corners of the mouth of the upstart with narrow eyes were slightly raised.

Haha, it worked... Tang En chuckled in his heart and leaned back on the wooden chair with a relaxed expression.

This so-called ancient secret book is actually a deceptive arrangement made by Tang En in order to release the Dou Qi circulation channel.

After the old butler's system arrangement, Tang En now has several complete channels for improving fighting spirit without side effects. However, this news cannot be spread, otherwise no matter how strong Tang En is, he will be eaten to pieces.

In this case, the only way to achieve a publicity effect by spending money is through such contrast. Like I said before - build momentum! A book actually sold for millions of gold coins. Does everyone want to know such exciting news? Then he kept guessing what the content of this book was... When everyone's attention shifted to this ancient secret book, Tang En could safely release the flawed Dou Qi circulation channel!

Of course, some rumors need to be spread out afterwards, such as the incomplete secret book, etc., so as to eliminate the negative consequences of the side effects first... Here, Tang En is secretly planning. David and the chubby businessman, that is, Harry, join forces. The price has been raised to four million!

At this time, not to mention the onlookers, even the auctioneer was dumbfounded. A total of four million, and it seems that it has not yet been capped, just to grab this book that is probably the graffiti of an ancient child? Are these two people crazy, or are they crazy themselves, or is the world collectively having a seizure...

"Hoo...hoo..." Pulling the necklace around his neck that seemed to be a little tight, David was obviously into the drama. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Four and a half million! Fuck, I Offer four and a half million gold coins!”

Come on, keep on adding... Everyone looked at the chubby businessman and said silently in their hearts. They were a little numb as they were being led, and they seemed to feel that the four and a half million gold coins were not a lot.

Harry's acting skills were also very good, and he vividly portrayed his desperate but helpless and angry look. He stood up slowly, looked at David expressionlessly, and said stiffly: "Five million!"

Look, the price has indeed increased... Everyone collectively turned their attention back to the sturdy upstart.

"I..." The upstart suddenly jumped up when he heard this, and opened his mouth to curse, but at this moment, the narrow-eyed upstart on the side grabbed him tightly and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Forget it, dick. , We are all people with status, don’t be the same as this lunatic.”

After a pause, he looked at the chubby businessman, pretending to be strong but lacking in confidence, "Well, it's not that we brothers are afraid of you. We have plenty of gold coins, but we didn't bring them all with us today... Ahem, anyway, To show you face today, I will give you this book!"

After saying that, he pulled the sturdy upstart and walked quickly towards the exit of the auction house.

Is this... a sign of weakness?

Everyone present felt that they were discerning people. Naturally they didn't believe what the other party said about the situation, such as "I didn't bring the gold coins with me," "I'm giving you face," and so on. They watched the two arrogant and domineering upstarts escape in despair, even though This is not what they did, but their hearts still feel like they drank ice-cold water on a hot summer day. It feels so good, and the previously depressed thoughts suddenly became clear.

"Ha ha……"

"Go back, you two arty country bumpkins..."

"Isn't it more than money? Why don't you compare? Keep going, haha..."

…

While walking in a panic and haste, Tang En glanced back, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.

Haha, it feels good to be slapped in the face, right? Isn’t it enjoyable to watch? Are you now eager to tell others what happened here? Haha, publicize it, publicize it for me as much as you want, although I will not pay you even a copper plate for advertising...

…(To be continued.)