"The 38th item is a rune lamp made by a rune master. The starting price is five gold coins …"
"The 39th item is the Pink Heart. A necklace made by Master Vonman Jewelers. It is inlaid with a large pink diamond and seven small pink diamonds. The starting price is seven gold coins …"
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The next few items were sold for higher and higher prices. There were fewer people bidding on the first floor, but there were more people bidding on the second floor.
The 50th item was carried onto the auction stage by a woman with slender legs on a tray.
Gray noticed that there was a vest type inner armor on the tray. The material of the inner armor should be made of leather. It was pure black, but it was different from the usual black as it reflected light.
"The 50th item, which is also the last item of this auction, is the Iron Rhino Inner Armor refined by Master Roland."
Auctioneer Annie said with a smile.
"Iron Rhino Inner Armor. Could it be an inner armor made from the fur of an Iron Rhino?"
Hearing the auctioneer Annie's introduction, Gray guessed.
The Iron Rhino was a murderous level blood fiend known for its strong defense. Gray had seen an introduction to this blood fiend in a book.
Not only was this type of blood fiend powerful, but it also had an invulnerable "iron skin". Even if a Murderous Blood Warrior used the blood fiend ability, it would still be very difficult to leave any serious injuries on an adult Iron-Armored Rhinoceros.
Although it was not the strongest among all the murderous level blood fiends, it was definitely the most difficult to kill. Even a blood berserker would have to spend a lot of effort to kill it.
While Gray was thinking about this, Annie had already introduced the item.
"As everyone knows, the Iron Rhino is known for its strong defense. This Iron Rhino Inner Armor is made from the fur of the Iron Rhino, which has the strongest defense. It was made with a special method."
"Not only does it inherit the strong defense of the Iron Rhino, but it is also greatly enhanced on the basis of its strong defense."
"This auction house has tested it before. Even if a murderous level blood warrior used the blood fiend ability, it would be difficult to damage it. It is definitely an excellent life-saving measure at a critical moment. The starting price is 500 gold coins. Each bid must not be lower than 100 gold coins. The auction starts now."
The high price of 500 gold coins silenced the first floor of the auction house.
Those who appeared on the first floor were all small families without titles. Perhaps they were families that had risen up through business, or perhaps they were families that had declined and were stripped of their titles. In short, the total wealth of these families would not be able to gather 500 gold coins.
Moreover, 500 gold coins was only the starting price. Generally speaking, the final transaction price would be several times the starting price. Therefore, this last auction item was destined to have no fate with them.
The first floor was silent, but the second floor was bustling with activity.
"It's actually the Iron Rhino Inner Armor. Looks like I was right to come to this auction."
"The Iron Rhino Inner Armor is a good item. Last time, the Iron Rhino Inner Armor was auctioned off by the Oliver Clan. This time, no matter what, we must get this one!"
"I've always wanted an inner armor to protect myself, and now I've finally found one!"
In the private rooms on the second floor, there was a burst of surprise, followed by the sound of continuous bidding.
"600 gold coins."
"700 gold coins."
"800 gold coins."
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"2000 gold coins."
The price quickly rose to 2000 gold coins, and there were still many private rooms bidding, including the one Gray and the others were in.
"2100 gold coins."
"2200 gold coins."
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"3000 gold coins."
When the price rose to 3000 gold coins, the craze finally subsided, and some nobles began to give up. 3000 gold coins was enough to cause financial problems for an ordinary baron's family. Although the Iron Rhino Inner Armor was good, it could not cause a shortage of family funds.
"3100 gold coins."
"3200 gold coins."
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"4000 gold coins."
When the price rose to 4000 gold coins, there were only three private rooms left in the auction.
One of them was the private room Gray and the others were in, the other was the private room Viscount Oliver was in, and the last private room, from the voice, Gray judged that the person in the last private room should be Viscount Locke, whom he had met once before.
"4100 gold coins."
"4200 gold coins."
"4300 gold coins."
"Since the two of you are so determined to win, I'll give it to the two of you."
When the price reached 4300 gold coins, Viscount Locke withdrew from the auction. His voice came from the private room, and it was very gentlemanly. Those who did not know him would have been subdued by his demeanor.
However, whether it was Viscount Fergus or Viscount Oliver, they clearly knew Viscount Locke very well. The two of them were unmoved, and they continued to bid while arguing with each other.
"4400 gold coins. Viscount Oliver, didn't you already bid for the Iron Rhino Inner Armor last time? Why? Do you want to bid for another one?"
Viscount Fergus said.
"4500 gold coins. Of course, I won't complain about having too many good things. Even if I don't need it, I can give it to my children."
Viscount Oliver sneered.
"4600 gold coins. The Oliver Family has been spending so much recently. There shouldn't be any financial problems in the territory, right?"
Viscount Fergus' voice was filled with sarcasm.
"4700 gold coins. Don't worry. The Oliver Family's foundation is not something other families can imagine."
Viscount Oliver snorted.
"Is that so? Then I'm relieved. How about this, 5000 gold coins. If Viscount Oliver still wants to increase the price, I'll give it to you."
Viscount Fergus said with a cold smile.
After hearing his bid, there was no sound of a bid from Viscount Oliver's private room.
"Master, forget it. Viscount Fergus might really be planning to give up. If he continues to bid, I'm afraid we can only bid for it."
A middle-aged beautiful woman with long brown hair in a black dress frowned and said softly.
"Yes, Father. You already have the Iron Rhino Inner Armor. It's not worth bidding for another one."
A young man in his twenties with brown hair in a formal suit also said softly.
Viscount Oliver waved his hand and interrupted the two of them.
"Since Viscount Fergus wants it so much, I naturally can't take it away from you. I won't bid for it."
He wasn't sure if Viscount Fergus was telling the truth. However, just as the middle-aged woman said, it wasn't worth it to spend over 5000 gold coins to bid for an already owned Iron Rhino Inner Armor. Even if the Oliver Family could afford it, it wouldn't be worth it.
"Thank you. I was going to bid for it for 7000 gold coins. Viscount Oliver saved me 2000 gold coins."
Viscount Fergus sneered.
"Hmph."
Viscount Oliver snorted. He was slightly regretful that he didn't continue to bid. However, he had already said it and naturally couldn't take it back. The Oliver Family's reputation wouldn't allow him to go back on his words.
After the auction ended, Gray and the others waited in the private room for a while. Not long after, someone knocked on the door and walked in.
There were four women. The three women at the back were tall and wore the same long dress. They were the women in charge of bringing the items up for auction. At this moment, they were holding trays in their hands.
On one tray, there were two gold earrings inlaid with diamonds. On another tray, there was an oil painting by an oil painting master from over a hundred years ago. On the other tray, there was a black inner armor. These were the items that Viscount Fergus had bid for.
The woman in front wore a low-cut red dress. Her chest was full and white. She was the auctioneer, Annie.
"Lord Viscount, your items have been sent over. The total is 5430 gold coins. I'll give you a discount of 30 gold coins. The total is 5400 gold coins!"
She said with a sweet smile.
"Mm, thank you."
Viscount Fergus nodded. Then, he took out a leather pouch embroidered with golden silk patterns from the right side of his trousers. He opened it and took out a pile of black and purple coins. They were about the size of a five-cent coin.
"These are magic coins!!!"
Seeing these purplish black coins, Gray's eyes couldn't help but light up.
Magic coins were coins made from magic crystals. One was equivalent to 100 gold coins. The value it represented was extremely high. Almost 99% of the commoners wouldn't be able to see one in their lifetime. This was because it represented wealth that they couldn't create in several lifetimes.
Moreover, not only did this magic coin represent an extremely high value, its own value was also extremely high.
Within the magic crystal, there was a huge and special magic that could drive rune items. All rune items needed this kind of magic crystal to drive them. The rune lamps of the Fergus family were driven by this kind of magic crystal.
Viscount Fergus counted out 54 magic coins and completed the transaction. Then, Gray and the others left the auction house in a carriage and returned to the territory. They only arrived at Fergus Castle when night was about to fall.
After a day of travel, Gray didn't reap any visible rewards. However, he did reap a lot of rewards.
In this day, he saw more things than he had seen in the past few months combined.
The Thousand Refined Weapon with beautiful fish patterns that looked like a work of art.
The Apothecary's formula was so good that even the top pharmaceutical technology in his previous life couldn't reach it.
The Rune Items that required magic crystals to be driven. There were many different kinds of rune items.
Not to mention bulletproof, even the Iron Rhino Soft Armor wouldn't have a problem stopping artillery shells.
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The level of civilization in this world wasn't too far behind. In fact, in many aspects, it surpassed his previous life. However, the direction of their development was completely different from that of a technological civilization. If he really had to use a word to describe it, it would be "Advanced Magic Civilization".
At the same time, he had a clearer understanding of the strict hierarchy in this world.
The nobles in this world had more power than the people in his previous life.