Urban Sims

This auction organized by the Ward Slave Chamber of Commerce attracted the attention of all the dignitaries of the Yadud Kingdom.

Active participation.

Because the grand finale of this auction is an elf.

An elf that has not appeared in the Kingdom of Yadud for hundreds of years.

At this auction, many participants thought that even if they couldn't afford the elves, they still wanted to take a look at them.

Those who planned to buy the elves raised a large amount of money and were determined to get the elves.

Zhou Ming called several brothers and joined the auction.

The target is also that elf.

There are 1 million gold coins in his magic crystal card. During the auction, if someone bids more than 1 million, he will give up.

In the human world, elves are very rare, but that doesn't mean it's worth losing everything to get them.

As for why Zhou Ming bought elves, was it also to meet some needs?

of course not.

How could he be so superficial?

information.

He wanted to get some information about the elves through that elf... Even the most basic information would bring a lot of help.

Because Zhou Ming had a hunch that maybe he and the elves would have some interactions in the future.

After all, even if the ancient race of elves is weak, it will not be reduced to arbitrary bullying.

They remain a force to be reckoned with.

Zhou Ming might be able to use this power one day.

However... 1 million gold coins was indeed the number that Zhou Ming came up with after gathering all the working capital together and borrowing some from a few classmates.

If the auction price exceeds this price, he really has no choice but to give up.

Information is indeed important, but it does not mean it is worth paying such a high price for it.

…

The auction lasted for more than an hour.

After the auction of the first dozen items was completed, the final item, the elf, was placed in a mithril cage and carried onto the auction stage by several big men.

"Gentlemen and gentlemen, please open your eyes and look at this cage."

"This is the elf that many of you have never seen in your life!"

"Wow~"

The auctioneer lifted the red silk covering the cage, revealing the item inside - a female elf.

Forehead……

Ugly female elf.

"Boom~"

There was an uproar in the audience.

This...what's going on?

Why is the elf in the cage so ugly?

In fact, if you don't look at the face, this elf actually conforms to all the beautiful fantasies that humans have about elves.

Long silver hair.

Milky skin.

Pointed and long ears.

Slender thighs and perfect figure.

but……

The scar on her face was like a sore, black as if burned by fire, and covered more than half of her face, completely reaching the standard of disfigurement.

Is this... so crazy?

How dare you put such an ugly elf up for auction here?

Isn't this off-putting?

Many dignitaries who attended the auction expressed their dissatisfaction.

Especially those nobles who saw the elf's profile or back, their lower bodies started to get hard, but as soon as the face was turned around and the lights hit, they were so frightened that they almost didn't move.

Faced with strong dissatisfaction, Ward came on stage and quickly explained.

"This is a curse, a curse invented by the Elf Queen. Any female elf who has imposed this curse will be fine if she stays in the Elf Forest. Once she leaves the Elf Forest, this curse will take effect and her face will grow. Dark spots appear.”

"This kind of dark spot will be small at first, but as time goes by, the dark spots will become larger and larger, and finally cover the entire face."

"Gentlemen and gentlemen, this kind of curse is indeed very troublesome, but it does not mean that this elf is not worth buying."

"The elves that can be cast this kind of curse are all the fourth-ring warriors among the elves who are highly skilled in archery. They are very powerful. If they can be tamed, they will be good bodyguards."

"In addition, it is not impossible to undo the curse on them. If we can find a legendary mage who is willing to help, he can dispel the curse in this elf."

Legendary mage?

After hearing this, someone in the auction house stood up, cursed and turned around to leave.

"Wait a minute, please wait!"

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, listen to me before you leave!"

"The curse on the elf's face only works on their faces and will not spread to other places. As long as their faces are covered, everything else is the same. Gentlemen, elf, she is an elf, so the feeling must be different. of!"

Ward shouted loudly, but more people left. Only a few people reluctantly sat down after hearing that the "black spots" would not spread to the lower part of the head.

Seeing that less than one-third of the guests were left in the auction house, Ward felt his heart bleed.

200,000 gold coins.

In order to buy the elf in the cage from the big slave trader, he paid a full 200,000 gold coins.

At that time, he thought he had gotten a big bargain, because in the central human kingdom in the hinterland, no matter which country he went to, such elves could be auctioned for millions of gold coins.

Unfortunately, he didn't inspect the goods carefully at that time and didn't notice that there was a black spot the size of a sand hole under the elf's left ear.

When we reached the border of Yadud Kingdom, the black spot had expanded to the size of a gold coin.

Ward's heart skipped a beat when he noticed this dark spot.

It's over.

Ruined.

Big loss.

This black spot curse began to appear decades ago, causing many slave traders who fantasized about getting rich overnight to lose all their money.

Since then, all the dealers and slave-catching teams who are engaged in the slave business have a clear idea. All elves with black spots on their faces, regardless of whether they are sure to be cursed by the black spots, should quickly sell them at a low price, otherwise they will wait for the black spots to expand. Lose money!

Because no matter which kingdom the auction is held in, the elves with the black spot curse will fetch at most one-tenth of the price.

Ward, who thought he would make a fortune, accidentally fell into a big pit.

He gave up the idea of ​​going to a richer kingdom to auction the elves. No one in the Kingdom of Yadud had bought elves for hundreds of years. Things are rare and expensive. This elf is a bit ugly, but there are always people with strong tastes who want to try something new. .

250,000 gold coins.

He hopes to achieve this price, which will allow him to make a little profit. If the customer cannot bid for this price, 200,000 gold coins, he hopes not to lose money.

…

In a solid mithril cage.

The elf Angelique Tika couldn't help but smile sarcastically when she saw the reactions of the human dignitaries under the auction stage.

"My noble Queen of the Moon, you have shown me the most ridiculous aspects of human beings."

"Are you surprised? Are you disappointed? Are you disgusted?"

"And those slave traders, why don't you laugh as much as you want? Didn't you catch a million elves?"

"Hmph~ Greedy and stupid humans, sooner or later, the elves will make you pay the price!"

Angelique Tikka said bitterly, and then half-closed her eyes.

…

The auction has officially begun.

The starting price is 50,000 gold coins, and each bid increase must not be less than 1,000 gold coins.

"55,000 gold coins."

"56,000 gold coins."

"60,000 gold coins."

"60000……"

The price keeps rising, but the amount added each time is not much, and there is no fierce competition as expected.

Ward spent half an hour anxiously before the price was increased to 99,000 gold coins.

"99,000 once, 99,000 twice, 90,000..."

The price was less than 100,000, and the auctioneer had already started shouting once or twice.

Ward's heart was filled with despair, it was over, the loss was big, and the loss was going to be big this time.

"100,000 gold coins, I will pay 100,000 gold coins!"

A voice from the audience shocked Ward and he quickly turned his head to look.

Prince Luther.

It turned out to be Prince Luther.

Ward quickly took the hammer from the auctioneer's hand and said to Prince Luther: "His Royal Highness has bid 100,000 yuan. Is there any higher price? If you are interested, please increase your bid quickly!"

"105,000." A majestic old man not far away directly added five thousand.

Everyone turned to look and saw that this old man turned out to be Duke Morat Hansen, the most powerful person in the kingdom. He and his vassal's fiefdom accounted for more than one-third of the kingdom's area. He was One of the three pillars of the kingdom, some major decisions and affairs of the kingdom would be absolutely difficult to pass without Duke Hansen’s nod.

Prince Luther never thought that Duke Hansen, who had always been at odds with the royal family, would dare to steal his elf?

His head felt hot and he immediately said: "110,000 gold coins!"

"115,000."

Duke Hansen added lightly. Although the elf in the cage had a face that made him want to vomit, he did have a good figure. The sight made his mouth dry. If he covered his face, he would feel better for a few days. It wouldn't be a huge loss to resell it.

"120,000 gold coins!"

Luther is unhappy, you old guy, if you dare to steal what I like, I will fight with you!

"130,000."

Duke Hansen glared at Luther, "Who do you think you are? Don't you know how to respect your elders?"

"140,000 gold coins!"

Luther really fought hard, on the one hand to get the female elf, and on the other hand to suppress Duke Hansen. He is the prince of the kingdom and the future king. How dare this old guy steal something from the future king?

The two kept adding to the price, and the price soon approached the 200,000 gold coin mark.

"200,000, 200,000 gold coins! Duke Hansen, do you want more?"

Luther stood up and stared at Duke Hansen with burning eyes.

this……

Duke Morat Hansen calmed down, looked at the elf on the stage again, thought about it, stood up and left the auction house without continuing to increase the price.

He just wants to play with that elf for a few days. 200,000 gold coins is really too luxurious. The knights in his territory only spend 2 million on military expenses a year. He really can't afford to spend a tenth of it to play with that elf for a few days. Something like this happens.

"Hahahaha, old man, fight me!"

Luther laughed. At this moment, he felt like he had won a big victory.

He didn't notice at all that the people around him looked at him as if they were mentally retarded.

Moreover, after the bidding of 200,000 yuan ended, he did not hear the sound of "200,000 gold coins once, 200,000 gold coins twice" and then the small wooden hammer falling. Instead, he heard "210,000" in his ears.

who?

Who else?

Luther suddenly turned his head and saw a fat middle-aged man with a big belly, looking at him with a smile.

The wealthy businessman Tebal Xinch.

Xin Qi, the richest businessman in the kingdom.

It is said that in the Kingdom of Yadud, no one is richer than Xinqi, a wealthy businessman who runs many industries such as food, clothing, blacksmith shops, livestock, jewelry, real estate, etc. He is the richest man in the Kingdom of Yadud, and his title of earl is spent. 1 million gold coins, bought from the king.

"Your Highness, I also want this elf. Why don't you let me buy it and play with it for a few days? When I have enough fun, how about giving it to Your Highness?"

Tebal Xinch, whose face was shiny, said,

Boom~

Luther suddenly became furious.

You are just a businessman, how dare you be so arrogant?

Why don't you wait until you've had enough fun and then let me play with the rags that you, a businessman, have played with?

Luther's eyes turned red, he gritted his teeth and said in one word: "220,000!"

Ward smiled happily on the stage. Not only could he save his capital from this auction, but he could also make a small profit. Of course, he would give some of the profit to Tebale Xinqi... He was The "entrustee" I hired was hoping to meet a customer with a bad temper who could help raise the price.

Originally, the probability of such "entrustment" being put to use was generally small, but I didn't expect that it would actually be used today.

Zhou Ming, who had been watching indifferently in the audience, saw that the roll call was coming, and he was trying to drive up the B price. He didn't expect that there would be an idiot willing to get into this rhythm.

Seeing Luther looking like he was about to explode, Zhou Ming shook his head.

"Why did King Jaime have such an idiot son?"

"280,000 gold coins! Fatty, are you still following me? Are you still following me?"

Luther shouted out a surprising price, which was already nearly six times the original low price.

Ward made a profit, he made a small profit this time.

The guard next to Luther was desperately holding his arm, almost pleading on his face.

"Your Highness, stop asking for prices. We have no money. We really have no money."

"Get out of my way!"

Luther threw him aside. Of course he knew that he had no money. The magic crystal card in his pocket only contained 100,000 gold coins that he had scraped together. But he still had his mother and his father. This kingdom!

How could he have no money?

Tebal Xinqi and Ward on the stage looked at each other, and felt that it was almost enough, so he handed over to Prince Luther and said: "Your Highness, this elf is yours. I wish you a happy body and mind, and promote the glory of our human race." !”

Ward on the stage banged his wooden hammer and said:

"280,000 gold coins once."

"280,000 gold coins twice..."

Luther raised his head and chest, as proud as a rooster.

The young guard next to him knelt on the ground, hugged his feet and wailed: "Your Majesty, we have no money, we really don't have that much money! His Majesty the King will definitely kill me!"

Of course the young guard knew that his life was in danger. His Majesty the King would not pay the remaining 180,000 gold coins. He would only take his head and say that it was because of his bewitchment that Prince Luther did such a ridiculous thing. ...Didn’t the five guards who were with the prince all die for similar reasons?

The young guard saw his own end, but Luther seemed to turn a deaf ear.

"280,000 gold coins three..."

As the third sound of the wooden hammer was about to strike, the young guard seemed to hear the death knell ringing for himself.

"290,000 gold coins."

When this voice sounded, the desperate young guard suddenly turned his head.

benefactor!

A lifesaver!

"who!"

"Who else is against me!"

Luther's eyes turned red and he glared angrily, bastard, bastard! He will tear all the bastards who oppose him into pieces!

"idiot!"

A word popped out of Zhou Ming's mouth, and he looked at him with caring and retarded eyes and said: "If you raise the price again, I promise not to follow. Who will be more embarrassed?"

"And that guard, if you want to survive, take your idiot master home quickly and don't let him be embarrassed again."

Luther rushed towards him.

"What did you say?"

"What did you say?!"

"I am going to kill you!"

"Let me go, I'm going to kill you!!"

Amidst Luther's angry roar, his guard hugged his waist and dragged him out.

This farce has finally come to an end.

I believe you have never seen this kind of plot.