Chapter 133 The Value of One Sword (2)
Adelian.
Due to the existence of the warp gate, the city where commerce is most actively developed in the northeast area.
So, people think that the Adelian family is the most wealthy man in the Northeast, but since the central government led the installation of the warp gate, they paid a huge amount of tax every year.
Even if the overall earnings were similar, it was bound to be different from Dmitry, who made money with their own capital and skills.
Arriving at Adelian filled with people, Lucas put on his robe and headed straight to the auction house.
“Guest number 23 on standby.”
“yes.”
The waiting line was long.
The Adelian Auction House is famous for its clear work, so most of the people who wanted to sell their goods preferred the Adelian Auction House, even taking a long walk.
Lucas’s turn 23. Leaving people’s eyes behind him, he entered the appraisal room and held out his sword when an employee said he would check the item.
“I’ll check things in a minute.”
The employee put on new gloves.
Carefully holding his sword, he checked things by illuminating here and there with the light of the magic artifact.
‘Ohh.’
eyes have changed
Magic artifacts show 7 colors depending on the strength of the object, but this sword hovered softly in a higher-grade blue light.
And that wasn’t all.
The anticipation of the sword was unusual.
Even as an employee who had appraised countless swords while working at an auction house, a sword that overwhelms one’s gaze was never common.
the staff asked.
“How are you planning to conduct the auction?”
“We will conduct a free competition anonymously.”
“Free competition does not guarantee a minimum winning bid amount. And a 10% commission is added, is that okay?”
“yes.”
free competition stuff.
It was the flower of the auction.
The condition of the item also looks quite good, so the staff decided that a little more certainty was needed.
“Anyway, I don’t think I can accurately judge the value of the sword with my abilities. In order to obtain a high price in free competition, we need to explain how great the value of the item is, so we will call an expert for a while to conduct a more accurate appraisal.”
* * *
Soon after.
A person from above appeared.
With his hair cut off, he shook hands with a bright face.
“My name is Maurice, who manages the Adelian Auction House.”
“Nice to meet you.”
We exchanged handshakes.
Seeing no reason to drag the story on, Maurice turned his gaze to the appraiser who had followed him.
“check it.”
“All right.”
An expert sat down.
Looking at the sword, he said something similar to the staff member’s opinion.
“Certainly, the strength and sharpness of the sword match the product. It’s rare to find a sword this well made… … . In addition, it is presumed that the sword was made by a skilled artisan because it has a moderate weight. In fact, it is a general market price to receive at least 30 gold for a sword like this. 30 gold is not a small amount of money, but it takes a lot of time and patience to buy an artisan sword.”
30 gold.
It was a considerable amount.
Considering that an average family of 4 spent 1 gold a year, the value of a single sword was enough to cover the livelihood of 120 people.
The problem was that it was an appropriate appraiser.
If people who want the sword competed with each other right away, hopefully, it seemed that they could get a price of around 40 gold.
“I will test the mana response.”
It was an essential process of emotion.
Depending on how the sword receives mana, it can determine whether this sword is a sword used by general swordsmen or a sword used by aura swordsmen.
Mana response is divided into stages 1 to 10.
It is only possible to acquire the title of a true master swordsman by reacting at least in level 3 or higher.
Ugh.
I pushed mana.
It was then.
The expert widened his eyes at the reaction from the sword.
“… omg?!”
The sword strongly sucked mana.
Manara had no objection to accepting a foreign substance and accepted the mana blown in by the expert like a hungry ghost.
This was by no means uncommon.
Some swords could break even with a little bit of mana, but this sword perfectly accepted mana.
furthermore.
The power of mana was amplified.
It did not end with simply accepting mana, but showed a reaction that maximized the power of mana.
‘Such nonsense.’
His eyes trembled greatly.
Decades of appraiser life.
I have seen many swords, but I can confidently say that I have never seen a sword like this.
“What the hell is going on? How great is it that you react like that?”
Maurice asked.
It seemed that the expert’s reaction was worn out.
The expert looked up at Maurice and spoke in a very excited voice, as if Lucas wanted to hear it.
“Mr. Maurice. The mana reactivity reaches a whopping 10. No, it perfectly accepts mana to the extent that the distinction between stages is meaningless, and even shows the effect of amplifying the power of mana. Even more shocking is that this is not a mana artifact. The magician’s power was not used at all, but the sword itself is perfectly assimilating with mana.”
Maurice was astonished.
Step 10.
That was a figure unprecedented in the history of Adelian Auction House.
* * *
That evening.
People flocked to the Adelian auction house.
With a larger number of people than usual, people showed signs of being wary of each other.
‘Everyone must be thinking the same thing. Information that express items have been released. It’s clear that everyone is after that.’
ahead of the auction.
Maurice spread the rumor.
It was also very important to seat that many customers in order to get the goods at their proper price.
“You must attend this auction. I promise on my name that there has never been anything like this in the history of Adelian Auction House. To briefly explain the item, it is a famous sword for aura inspection. You can think of it as a monstrous sword that allows a 1-star swordsman to defeat a 2-star swordsman.”
It was a shocking statement.
distinction of gender.
It is impossible for a 1-star swordsman to defeat a 2-star swordsman by common sense, but Maurice promoted the sword even by saying such a shocking metaphor.
Rumors spread quickly.
The exclusive information was only given to a few key people, but people who sniffed out how they knew it flocked to the auction house.
this auction.
The face of the guests was splendid.
The clerk suppressed a look of surprise after admitting people and confirming their identities.
‘… From provincial leaders to the capital’s richest people. In addition, even the Marquis Valentino, known as the richest man in the Kingdom of Cairo, attended the auction. The Marquis of Valentino is a person who has amassed enormous wealth while running a merchant company that is active on the continent. He always takes the middle course in the central government’s political battles, but he’s famous as a fighting rooster when a good item goes up for auction, no matter who the opponent is.’
Marquis of Valentino.
It was the VVIP of Adelian Auction House.
People reacted in whispers to his appearance, who laughed at spending hundreds of gold every time he attended.
sure
People who visited the auction house without accurate information knew that today’s auction was unusual just by the fact that the Marquis Valentino appeared.
A person of that level does not move without information.
This meant that the information was delivered directly from the auction house, and the Marquis Valentino entered the auction house confidently.
Even after that.
The giants who could be known just by looking at their faces arrived one after another.
The auction hadn’t even started yet, but the Adelian auction house was already heating up.
* * *
The auction was held.
Those weren’t bad things.
These were items worthy of the reputation of Adelian Auction House, but people did not show much interest.
The reason was obvious.
They were only interested in the item Morris said and did not recklessly win the bid, thinking that they might not have enough funds to purchase the item.
It was a pretty unlucky day for owners of other things.
On a day like today when a huge amount of items are scheduled, the overall winning bid price dropped sharply.
Before the storm.
The atmosphere became heavy.
It was only after the auction was going on for a long time that the moderator spoke with a smile.
“everyone. You’ve waited so long. Main event of the day. Let me introduce you to the famous sword, Blaze!”
sudden.
I peeled off the cloth covering the object and threw it away.
At the moment, the flashy spotlight was focused and Blaze’s smooth figure was revealed.
“The Blaze is the one that got the blue light in the strength test. If that was all this sword was all about, the Adelian Auction House wouldn’t have made Blaze the main event. Blaze’s true ability lies in ‘mana response’. Was it a year ago? A rapier named Needle was sold at a shocking price of 300 gold, showing seven stages of mana response. That’s a really staggering amount. As much as that, it is a great advantage to show excellent mana reactivity with the sword itself.”
300 gold.
It is an amount that small families would not dare to afford.
In order to win a bid for a single sword, the capital’s magnates bet an amount that would feed 1,200 people for a year.
for that reason.
People called Flair a money-eating hippo.
In order to destroy a castle, at least dozens of bullets had to be fired, but Flair boasted a huge amount of money worth dozens of gold per bullet.
So there was even a saying that if the war was not won even after mobilizing flares, the family would go bankrupt.
people in this place.
Those who were called rich were a class that could use hundreds of gold.
“Don’t be alarmed. Blaze’s mana response was a whopping 10 levels. Not only that, but it has demonstrated the ability to amplify the power of the auras it receives. I’ve auctioned countless famous swords, but I’ve never heard of anything like this existing in the world. We will proceed with the auction from now on. The starting price is 10 gold.”
in the words of the moderator.
buzz buzz.
People were perplexed.
I knew it was a great thing.
But no matter how much it was, I didn’t know that he would bring an item that showed the 10-level mana response.
it was a treasure
If the ability of a sword that did not borrow the magician’s power was that much, it was something that the aura swordsman had no choice but to be crazy about.
An artifact enchanted with magic.
Their abilities are really great, but it was the sword in its pure state after all that could receive the aura of power.
People raised their hands here and there.
In response to the announcement of the successful bid, the moderator delivered the situation as quickly as it was visible.
“No. 12, 10 gold, No. 29, 20 gold, No. 18, 30 gold… From now on, we will proceed in increments of 50 gold. No. 39 100 gold No. 41 150 gold Alas, customer No. 12 called a double and it became 300 gold in an instant!”
You have crossed your walls.
the expected sea.
There have already been cases of winning bids earlier, but I knew that no one would end up under 300 gold.
“From now on, we will proceed in increments of 100 gold.”
Prices rose quickly.
People’s hearts raced.
100 gold units.
It was a price that was burdensome even for the rich.
Spending hundreds of gold did not cause any financial problems, but investing that much money in a single sword was not an easy matter to think about.
Besides, I didn’t think it would end with 1200 gold.
In a situation where 500 gold was quickly surpassed, people showed signs of hesitation.
Finally.
“No. 12, 600 gold is out!”
“and.”
“… 600 gold.”
People were perplexed.
600 gold.
It was a huge amount.
Even with simple calculations, it was an amount that could feed 2,400 people for a year, and it was an amount that most families would not have dared to afford.
Number 12 was a celebrity at the auction house.
It was a cost that he himself had to sacrifice, but from the moment he heard Blaze’s explanation, he had the will to win the bid.
It was then.
on the side of the auction house.
The presenter widened his eyes at the signal sent by a person who had been quietly observing the situation.
“AA AA AA! Customer number 53 called for a double, and the winning bid price was 1200 gold! This is truly an unprecedented winning bid price in the history of Adelian Auction House!”
Moment.
The gaze was focused.
The people who confirmed the face 53 times fell into despair at the identity of the person.
‘The Marquis of Valentino.’
The godfather of Cairo.
He expressed his will to win the bid without fail.
