Chapter 500: Get Rich
In terms of understanding of the Blackwing Gang and Dracula, Davy Jones is definitely at the forefront.
In order to confirm whether the [Spell Bottle] was brought to Ash Island by Dracula and left on the scorched earth, he conducted an extremely in-depth investigation into the Black Wing Gang.
For this reason, he even found those members of the Black Wings Gang who were still lingering in the City of Black Sails or their descendants after the Black Wings Gang fell, and conducted some inhumane torture and interrogation.
But unfortunately, in the end, all his plans failed to succeed before the blazing blue flames of Ember Island.
"Blue Flame Ring. Embroidered Silver Necklace" Davy Jones put down the Blue Flame Ring, recalled and compared the relevant information of the Black Wing Gang in his mind, and quickly retrieved the key information.
"This is the personal equipment of Fallon, the deputy leader of the Black Wings. He and Dracula landed on Ash Island together and died on Ash Island, so these two pieces of equipment are like magic bottles, left in a corner of Ash Island."
As the deputy leader of the Black Wing Gang, he was most likely in the same place as Dracula when the blue flames rekindled. Therefore, their relics should not be far apart."
The light in Davy Jones's eyes became brighter and brighter, like two dancing will-o'-the-wisps, reflecting on his scarred cheeks.
Over the years, his position in the City of Black Sails has been as stable as a rock, his wealth has continued to accumulate, and his strength has reached the peak of a five-ring mage driven by sufficient resources.
At the same time, Davy Jones's heart grew bigger and bigger, like an abyss that couldn't be filled.
The current title of Pirate King can no longer satisfy his growing ambitions.
Him He wants to be the King of Blue Flame and turn the Blue Flame Islands into his own private land and back garden.
But in the City of Black Sails, although he is the strongest, he is not invincible.
If nothing else, Sarah Fortune, who had emerged over the past few decades and rejected his marriage proposal, was not easy to deal with—otherwise, Davy Jones would not have let those who disobey him live to this day.
If you want to be truly invincible, you must continue to improve your strength.
His mage level is already at the fifth level and cannot be upgraded, so he can only seek breakthroughs from external objects.
[Spell Bottle] is the strange object that Davy Jones thinks can most obviously improve his strength.
As long as there is any information or information, he is not willing to miss it.
"Who is the person who sent these two extraordinary ornaments? Have you investigated his origins?" Davy Jones asked.
The burly man noticed Davy Jones's concern and nodded quickly, "This man's name is Gothe. He entered the waters of the Blue Flame Islands on a Plantagenet merchant ship ten days ago and happened to encounter the Garrote Chapter who escaped from the hunting fleet."
He swallowed and quickly stated the information he had investigated: "In the end, they stopped at the slaughterhouse of the Anchor Gang, and that night they encountered that crazy bitch Sara. She was so crazy that she even accepted the reward list for a small person like the leader of the Anchor Gang, and directly killed that guy Santos."
"The Embroidered Anchor Gang collapsed. This Gothe should come from some kind of merchant guild or family in the Plantagenet Dynasty. He is accompanied by a four-ring mage as a bodyguard. The hunting fleet saw this rare opportunity and found him to cooperate with him. Together they occupied the Anchor Slaughtering Dock. "
"But there is a very strange point. Before the All Souls Festival auction started, the merchant ship he came on actually returned first, leaving him and his bodyguard in the City of Black Sails."
“Since the All Souls Day auction, Gothe and his bodyguards have participated in every auction. This is what they have taken in these days.” The sturdy man said as he handed a list to Davy Jones.
Davy Jones took it and glanced at it, "The magic crystals, saplings, tree seeds, and Rune Master's supplies are all very messy."
With their Blood Sail Pirates' control over the City of Black Sail, with only these relatively "basic" information, one day was enough for them to get to the bottom of Gothe.
"According to what the appraiser below said, this Gothe wanted to participate in the auction of tomorrow's bottle of five-ring ring-raising magic potion. He was in a pinch, so he took out these two jewelry. He even wanted to auction these two jewelry as soon as possible today to cash in." The strong man told what happened in the appraisal room today.
"Of the items he has won in the past few days, the most expensive one is today's Soul Clarity Incense. Obviously, his financial resources are limited. If he doesn't take out these two accessories, let alone win tomorrow's ring-raising potion, he won't even be qualified to be on the table." Davy Jones put down the list and said expressionlessly.
"Over there, do you want to take action?" the strong man asked again.
Judging from the information currently available, Gothe's wealth is obviously not equal to his strength.
A fourth-level mage, but holding at least two pieces of fifth-level equipment. This combination is a "fat sheep" that should be killed and eaten.
"No." Davy Jones said decisively, his attitude could be described as resolute. He did not explain the specific reason to his men, but just ordered: "Don't do anything, keep an eye on them, pay attention to their whereabouts, and report to me in time."
ah? ! The strong man was stunned at first, a little confused, but he did not dare to show any disrespect towards Davy Jones, so he immediately nodded and said, "I understand."
After the strong man retreated from the room, Davy Jones' eyes dropped again, and his face flickered brightly and darkly against the firelight on the oil painting behind him.
"Although I don't know how he did it, it is certain that Fallon's personal equipment was left on Ash Island, so these two accessories must have been taken from Ash Island.
Let the merchant ship return first. It means that he intends to stay in the Blue Flame Islands for a long time. This person must have discovered or possessed some means to support him to gradually explore the Ash Island. "
The room is full of Davy Jones's increasingly high-spirited and greedy muttering.
“Perhaps, this is the opportunity to find the [Spell Bottle]. Once the [Spell Bottle] is obtained, the entire Blue Flame Islands will be in my possession!”
As usual, Gaode entered the auction hall on time, found an empty seat and sat down.
Today, there are several more guards exuding fierceness at the entrances of the corridors of the auction hall. Even the oil lamps hanging from the dome have been replaced with new grease. The flames are dancing and the figures in the hall are particularly clear.
The auction hall, which used to have more or less empty seats, was actually almost full today.
Those empty seats in twos and threes are also caused by the fact that one ticket allows up to two people to enter, but some guests are alone.
The melodious bell rang, and Midi, who had presided over the auction for three consecutive days, stepped onto the central auction stage in a leisurely manner.
Today, her dress was obviously much more serious than that of the previous three days.
The upper body is a tight-fitting black leather armor that is tanned extremely softly, perfectly outlining the tight waist and abdomen lines. The edges of the leather armor are embroidered with flame patterns with silver thread.
Wearing a short dark purple velvet cloak that only reaches the waist, the collar is tied with a large bronze skull button. The eye sockets of the skull are inlaid with two dark red agates, like solidified blood beads.
His lower body is a pair of dark brown leather breeches, with the legs of the trousers tucked tightly into leather boots.
The grandeur also reveals the unique bravery of the black market city.
"Dear guests." Midi raised her hand to tuck the broken hair behind her ears. Her voice, with just the right amount of enthusiasm, penetrated the entire hall: "The Easter Auction can be held as scheduled for so many years, and it is getting better and better. It is inseparable from the big... She paused, glanced at the whole place, and raised her red lips slightly, "In the auctions in the past six days, I think many people here have taken pictures of the treasures they like."
She raised her hand and clapped it, and a wave of ripples flowed through the light screen showing the bidding behind the auction table. "Today is the last auction. According to the rules of our Blue Flame Auction, all visitors are here, so we can't let you leave empty-handed.
So today we have specially prepared many good things for the finale that are difficult to see in other auctions in the outside world."
“Today, there will be a total of ninety-nine lots.” She stretched out her finger and counted a number in front of her.
"Next is the first auction item today."
The familiar old actor's crystal pillar rose from the stage.
There is a tray covered with red cloth placed above the top of the column.
Such a pretentious gesture aroused everyone's interest very well.
Mi Di noticed the rising atmosphere and smiled even more.
She understood very well that too much is not enough, and she quickly pulled away the red cloth to reveal the items inside.
It was a spar, shaped like a human brain, with dense irregular ravines, and liquid like mercury flowing in those ravines.
"Thought Resonance Crystal."
"Things can be shared by multiple people when touched."
"This object once appeared in religious holy wars and was used to interrogate enemy prisoners of war. It is called a torture tool for thoughts."
"The size of this crystal is limited and can only be effective for mages of the fourth ring and below. If it is higher, the mental power will be too strong and exceed the crystal's load, causing the crystal to break."
"Starting price, 6,000 gorse coins!"
After hearing the specific function of the Thought Resonance Crystal, Gothe guessed that the price of this thing must be astonishing, but when he heard the starting price, he was still stunned.
After all, the Thought Resonance Crystal is closer to a "prop" than a piece of equipment, and it cannot improve a mage's strength at all. In this case, the starting price is so exaggerated.
Originally, he thought that if the price was acceptable, he would try bidding.
Because it’s not a bad idea to hoard this kind of thing. Gaode feels that there is always an opportunity to use it.
But now that the price came out, he immediately stopped this idea.
In Gaode's view, the applicability of this thing is limited, but there are too many rich people in the world, and there are even more rich mages.
Hence, although the bidding for the "Thought Resonance Crystal" was not booming, it still lived up to its status as the first item to be auctioned today. Under repeated quotations, it was sold at a price of 8,000 Plantagenet coins.
Gaode was a little emotional, but he put the matter behind him after a moment.
Because, as the crystal column rose and fell, the second lot appeared.
The ring is embedded with a huge blue flame crystal, but there are obvious cracks on the crystal.
It was the blue flame ring he sent for auction yesterday!
"The blue flame ring, a fifth-level extraordinary jewelry, starting price, 10,000 gorse coins!" Midi took a breath and slowly quoted the price.
As soon as Midi finished talking about the price, there was a slight commotion. One person even directly asked: "What, the lowest price for fifth-level equipment?"
The average price of normal fifth-level equipment is around 30,000 gorse coins.
"I know that everyone has doubts about this starting price, please listen to me explain in detail," Midi said calmly: "With the reputation of our profession, if it is said to be fifth-level equipment, it is naturally fifth-level. There is no lie in this. The price is so low, and the reason is very simple."
She pointed at the cracked blue flame spar and said in a very regretful tone: "As you can see, this ring is damaged. It is broken, it is a defective product, but we can guarantee that it is still the fifth level, but the effect is greatly weakened. "
"A lean camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how weakened the fifth-level extraordinary jewelry is, it is still more powerful than most fourth-level extraordinary equipment."
Then, Midi introduced in detail the effect of the blue flame ring and the test results obtained by their appraiser after physical testing.
Many people who were extremely excited were suddenly poured cold water on them and no longer had the excitement they had before, but there are still many people who are ready to take action.
They really can't afford flawless fifth-level equipment. This kind of flawless equipment just meets their needs. Their wallets can accept it and the specifications are high enough.
——In Gaode’s previous life, many people would rather give up brand-new Android phones and choose second-hand fruit machines.
"The bidding begins!" After introducing the blue flame ring in detail, Midi announced without hesitation.
Immediately, someone increased the price by one thousand gorse coins, which made many people who wanted to "pick up a bargain" suddenly wake up.
"The current bid is 11,000 gorse coins, is there anyone else bidding?"
"11,500."
"11,600." Seeing this, Gothe remained calm on the surface, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
It seems that this defective product is also quite popular.
· Although the current bidding increase is not crazy, it comes from many different customers.
When there are a large number of bidders, even if the price increase is slightly conservative, the final price will still go up.
The fact is just as Gothe expected, the blue flame ring was finally sold for 16,600 gorse coins.
His joy had not dissipated, and the third lot followed closely behind.
“This third lot, like the previous lot, is a fifth-level extraordinary jewelry with flaws.” Midi had already begun to introduce it in her very provocative language.
There are only 99 lots in this auction. How could there be so many defective fifth-level extraordinary jewelry?
So this third lot is the embroidered silver necklace that Gaode sent for auction.
Blue Flame Auction House actually auctioned his two auction items together, which was a bit beyond his expectation.
According to his observations in the past few days, in order to control the rhythm of the auction, they rarely auction items of the same type together.
But Gaode soon understood the intention of the auction house.
Because of the precedent of the Blue Flame Ring, everyone's acceptance of defective products is at an extremely high level. At the same time, a preliminary psychological price level has been established for fifth-level defective extraordinary equipment.
The auction of the Blue Flame Ring has just ended. Several customers who have just lost the bid are still in an emotional stage and have not completely calmed down. When they saw such a "meal replacement", they almost didn't hesitate and immediately jumped on it.
This has also resulted in the bidding for the embroidered silver necklace being much more intense than the blue flame ring, and the price increase is also much higher than the bidding for the blue flame ring.
After less than ten rounds of bidding, the reserve price of 10,000 Plantagenet coins soared to the transaction price of the Blue Flame Ring, which was 16,600 Plantagenet coins.
With the price increase reaching this point, the bidding is still continuing, but the price increase has finally returned to normal levels, and the back and forth of 100 Plantagenet coins has begun.
In the end, the price of the embroidered silver necklace stopped at 17,500 gorse coins.
Two extraordinary ornaments brought a total of 34,100 Plantagenet coins to Gaode's account.
Of course, this is without deducting the auction house’s commission and handling fees.
"It's gone." Gao De's heart was filled with joy.
The cooperation with Sarah was ultimately forced.
But Gao De never had much resentment or displeasure about this matter.
Why?
Because Sarah really gave too much!
A rare item [Drunkard's Talisman] + two pieces of defective fifth-level extraordinary jewelry as a reward. They are still polite, so what's wrong with taking some risks!
(End of this chapter)