Chapter 23(1/2)
Jiang Chaoge learned from the guard that the ten silver coins given to him just now were a deposit to prove that you were not here to cause trouble. If you deposited more money, the location would be particularly good, so the two of them were arranged in the third row of the auction hall.
People participating in the auction have already arrived one after another, and those who want to come in and watch the excitement are put on the second floor. Jiang Chaoge has participated in many auctions before, and there has never been any auction like this one.
It is a drama, and it is also a noisy comedy, which requires the whole audience to stir up the atmosphere.
Since Zhi Xuan didn't like to come into contact with humans, Jiang Chaoge could only sit in the corner. As the number of people gradually increased, the auction officially began.
The first few items on display were all ordinary earth-level animal materials, which did not arouse anyone's interest.
The sixth auction item finally has some meaning. It is a flute made of Luan bird bones. It is said that the Luan bird's call has five scales, which is like the sound of nature. It is very graceful. Even people who don't understand the music at all can use this flute.
Just blowing it casually can make an intoxicating sound. Sure enough, the auctioneer blew it twice on the spot, and the sound of the flute was melodious and charming. If someone with soul power can use it, he can also summon the Luan bird to play the flute at the same time.
The picture is wonderful when you think about it.
The starting price for this Luan bird flute is five hundred silver coins.
Zhi Xuan's eyes sparkled and he pulled Jiang Chaoge's hair, "I want it."
"It's just a listening thing, but it's not practical."
"No, I want it." Zhi Xuan pointed at the guard and ordered: "Go and buy it."
Jiang Chaoge winked at the guards and told them to ignore him. He patted Zhixuan on the back and said, "Why do you want this? You can't play the flute."
"Sounds good."
"This is the sixth exhibit. There are many interesting things in the back. If you like everything you see, I can't afford it."
"Isn't Yu Renshu rich?"
"How can we have the nerve to waste other people's money?" Jiang Chaoge thought to himself, he must spend the money on useful things.
Zhi Xuan frowned, his face full of displeasure.
"Listen, the price of the flute has been increased to 800 silver coins. These auction items are very expensive. Let's do this. If you like it, I will buy you one, but today I can only have one. Do you still want the flute?"
Zhi Xuan thought for a moment, nodded, and then shook his head.
Jiang Chaoge touched his head and said with a smile, "You're so good."
The Luan Bird was eventually auctioned off for one gold coin. Although the flute was good, if someone was not obsessed with music, it would be useless to buy it back, so one gold coin was already quite high.
The seventh auction item is a whole animal bone. It is roughly the size of a cow, with a smaller head, a bird's body, and an ape's feet.
People in the auction hall began to speculate what kind of animal bones they were. Some people shouted loudly, while others refuted. The hall was very noisy.
Jiang Chaoge asked the guard, "Won't the auctioneer tell us what it is?"
The guard shook his head, "If you don't tell us, we will let us judge for ourselves."
This kind of auction is just like gambling on stones or playing with antiques. It requires you to use rich knowledge and experience to select treasures. The thrill of selection and the surprise of finding good treasures are both delicious, exciting, and destitute.
Getting rich overnight can happen overnight. Just this kind of thrilling tension is a good thing.
Zhi Xuan curled his lips and said, "Several things."
Jiang Chaoge said: "Do you know what it is?"
The people nearby heard their conversation and turned their heads one after another.
Just as Zhi Xuan was about to glare at him, Jiang Chaoge turned his little head and whispered: "You know what it is, don't say it out loud, tell me quietly in my ear."
Zhi Xuan grabbed Jiang Chaoge's earlobe and put his lips directly on his ear, "It's Shusi, a beast with the head of a cat and the body of a bird. It is only suitable for use as earth-level soul weapons."
Zhi Xuan's lips were wet and soft, and the hot breath blew into Jiang Chaoge's ears, which made him feel a little itchy. He shrank his neck reflexively, "Oh, I understand."
The base price for this number of bones is 200 silver coins, and it is guaranteed that the beast soul has not been occupied.
Jiang Chaoge wasn't interested at all. Firstly, the price was too high, and secondly, it couldn't be sold at a good price. Earning dozens or hundreds of silver coins simply couldn't satisfy him.
Jiang Chaoge gradually felt a little bored after several auction items were auctioned, all of which were of such prefecture-level animal materials.
Zhi Xuan said impatiently: "I want the flute."
"Don't cheat."
Zhi Xuan snorted heavily.
The auctioneer said loudly: "The next auction item comes from the hands of a disciple of Que Lingxing, the soul weapon master of the Dongfang Que clan. It is a half-soul soul weapon created by the Que clan. The production is complicated, and it is not suitable for advanced soul weapon masters.
Don’t dare to take action on your own initiative.”
There was a commotion in the auction hall. Although the auctioneer said that it was made by a disciple of Master Que, it may not be true, but if it is true, it must be a good thing.
Jiang Chao Ge also immediately became energetic. He asked the guard, "What is a half-soul Horcrux?"
The guard said: "The Horcruxes we usually use can only summon the entire beast soul, but the half-soul Horcrux can only summon a part of the beast. For example, you can only summon the glowing part of some alien beasts to make an everlasting lamp, or
The sharp part is used as a hidden weapon. Some Horcruxes only need the useful part of the alien beast, and the other parts are a burden. About five or six years ago, Que Lingxing, the master of the Horcrux family, created this kind of half-Horcrux, pioneering
A whole type of Horcrux was created. Since then, many people have tried to imitate it, but very few have succeeded, so the price of half-Horcrux is very high."
Jiang Chaoge said excitedly: "I don't know what good things will be this time."
The auctioneer took out a palm-sized white translucent... purse from the wooden box. Yes, it looked like a small purse. He said with some excitement: "This auction item is of extremely high practical value among half-horcruxes.
The storage bag is made from the maw of the bighead carp. The bighead carp is huge, and the maw of this bighead carp is enough to hold a whole person!"
There was a commotion in the auction hall.
Jiang Chaoge said in surprise: "Storage bag?"
The guard hurriedly said: "The first half-horcrux invented by Master Que is a storage bag. You can use the soul power to summon the half-soul. You can use the half-soul as a container, place some items, and then put the half-soul back into the horcrux. In this way
, you can carry very heavy things with you, which is very convenient. Oh, but you can’t put living things in it.”
Jiang Chaoge's eyes lit up, this thing is great and so convenient.
Zhi Xuan immediately said: "I want it, I want it, I want this, I want to fill it with wine."
The auctioneer quoted: "The starting price for this storage bag is two gold coins."
As soon as the quotation came out, the hall suddenly became quite quiet. Two gold coins are not a small sum of money. I really need to think carefully about whether it is worth spending such a sum of money to buy a bag to hold things.
Someone called out the price: "Two gold coins plus two hundred silver coins."
"Two gold coins plus five hundred silver coins."
"Two gold coins plus seven hundred silver coins."
Jiang Chaoge shouted: "Three silver coins." When he thought that he was about to embark on a journey, having such an easy-to-carry "space bag" would save a lot of trouble. Anyway, he didn't plan to pay for it himself, so he shamelessly asked Yu Ren
Just pay for it.
After adding three silver coins, the number of bidders decreased by more than half.
Zhi Xuan experienced bidding for the first time, and he was so excited that he stood up on Jiang Chaoge's lap. It was originally Jiang Chaoge who was shouting the price, but in the end he shouted: "Three gold coins plus five hundred silver coins, you fool, you dare to snatch it from me."
thing--"
Everyone looked sideways and saw a beautiful three- or four-year-old doll jumping up and down on a young man's lap, showing its teeth and claws, looking fierce, but paired with that pink face, it was actually a bit ridiculous.
Jiang Chaoge smiled helplessly and said, "Ancestor, please calm down."
Zhi Xuan said angrily: "That human dares to snatch my things, let me bite him to death." As he said this, he wanted to pounce forward.
Jiang Chaoge hugged him back and forced him to sit down. "No one dares to snatch it from you. That space bag must be ours." He shouted: "Four gold coins."
This time, no one followed the bidding, and he bought the bighead carp's bag for four gold coins.
The guard whispered: "Sir, use four gold coins to buy a storage bag..."
Jiang Chaoge said: "What's wrong?"
"Although Your Highness is traveling and has many servants, it is your turn to worry about your luggage."
"I think this thing is quite useful. Hey, have you brought enough money?"
The guard was stunned, "Huh?"
Jiang Chaoge looked at him with a smile, "If you don't bring enough, just go back and get it, or let them go to His Highness's palace to get it?"
The guard was dumbfounded. He probably didn't expect Jiang Chaoge to be so rude. He hesitated and said: "Uh... OK, my lord, please wait a moment." He and another guard hid in a corner to discuss.
At the end of the auction, Jiang Chaoge only bought this storage bag, but he was very satisfied. This way he could throw all the animal materials that were inconvenient to carry into the storage bag and sell them again when he had the opportunity.
The guard finally got the money from Yu Renshu and brought the bag back.
Jiang Chaoge looked at the small purse in his hand and felt very good. He injected his soul power and immediately summoned a hollow fish bubble that was half the size of a car. The fish bubble was oval, white and translucent, and faintly emitted.
There is a fishy smell, and the interior space is not small. It seems that it will not be a problem for two or three people to fit in.
Zhi Xuan's eyes lit up, "Let me in!"
Jiang Chaoge put him down.
Zhi Xuan got into the fish bubble, his little face flushed with excitement, and he touched the inner wall curiously. If it weren't for the appearance of the ancient beast, he would probably roll over. After he came out of it, he shouted: "I want to be in the fish bubble."
It’s filled with wine.”
Jiang Chaoge squatted down and said, "Master Ancestor, let's discuss it carefully. Can you use half of the space to hold wine and the other half for me?"
Zhi Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
To be continued...