When she heard that the treasure being auctioned at the finale was her crowbar, Ella's first reaction was to lead her troops to Vinland to hunt down Hestein. When she gave the crowbar to the courier as a token, she felt as pained as if she had cut off a piece of flesh. Who knew that Hestein had not returned it yet and actually sold the crowbar!
But when she took a closer look at the crowbar in the auctioneer's hand, Ella noticed something was wrong. Due to the distance, Ella couldn't see the details of the crowbar, but the crowbar in the auctioneer's hand was obviously larger than the one she had. It was something she almost never left her hands on, and there was absolutely no way she could mistake it—the crowbar was not hers.
The auctioneer still introduced excitedly in front of everyone:
"This is what the 'Triumpher' left behind to pay off the debt when he led his troops to Lübeck to borrow money. Because the 'Triumpher' has not repaid the money, now this crowbar appears in front of our eyes! Look at the crowbar The snake wrapped around the stick! This is the giant snake Jörmungandr! Many soldiers who experienced the civil war in the Pirate Kingdom two years ago can testify that as long as you master the appropriate spells, you can summon the snake that wraps around the world. Jörmungandr!"
"Look at Alexander's armor! It's just an ordinary armor, but it sold 26,000 Nomis horses! And this is a real artifact! We can predict that after the death of the 'Triumpher', its The price will increase tenfold or a hundredfold! If you want to leave a family heirloom, what could be more suitable than this?"
——The mayor of Lübeck made it fake?
Realizing this, Ella covered her mouth that almost shouted. She originally wanted to reveal that the crowbar was fake, but the mayor of Lübeck was one of her creditors and had met her several times. It would be difficult if he was discovered and chased for debt on the spot.
A voice suddenly rang clearly in the stands: "Thirty thousand Nomisma, Lord Frey Avine wants this!"
Everyone looked over, but they did not see the famous Hamburg city's richest businessman Frey Avigny. They only saw a young man in simple clothes, probably a follower of Frey Avigny. The entourage met everyone's gaze and said without changing his expression: "Lord Freiavine knows that everyone wants this treasure very much, but I just hope that everyone can make it easier this time. If so, Lord Freiavine will definitely I will never forget everyone’s kindness today.”
——Fray Avenet?
Ella felt that the name was somewhat familiar. When I thought about it carefully, I remembered that it was the man who crushed her carrot in the carriage.
This time Fray Avine sent someone to buy a gift for Ella. He believed that Ella was the pirate king, and if he was not careful when giving gifts, he would probably die on the spot. And if the gift you give does not make the other party happy, the subsequent contract will inevitably be affected. In order to consider what to give, he struggled hard until he heard that Lubeck was auctioning Ella's crowbar.
Lübeck was the city in the Alemannic Federation closest to the territory of the "Triumphant", so it was "borrowed" by Aila's troops. But since then, the merchants of Lübeck have never suffered any interference from the pirate kingdom. Even the mayor of Lübeck assembled a fleet several times to go to Gotland to collect debts, but nothing happened. Now that the "Triumph" troops are stationed in Stade, trade in several nearby cities such as Hamburg and Bremen has been affected, but nothing happened in Lübeck.
So when he heard that the mayor of Lübeck was selling the crowbar left by the victor, Freaviné jumped up with joy. In his eyes, Lübeck relied entirely on the 150,000 Nomis horses to obtain the blessing of the "Triumpher", and the purpose of the "Triumpher" in leaving the crowbar was not so much to pay off the debt, but more like giving. A token of blessing. The businessman in Lübeck actually sold this crowbar for money. How stupid must he be?
Fray Avnet could already imagine what would happen if he brought the crowbar to the Triumphant. The stupid Lübeck is bound to be abandoned by the "Triumpher", while Freiavine has the opportunity to be protected by the "Triumpher".
With the "Triumph" in the background, he has the opportunity to expand trade routes to the pirate kingdom. With the help of the pirate kingdom, he even had a chance to monopolize trade in the North Sea. Moreover, his status in the country is bound to be improved accordingly.
No one else present knew Freavi's inner plan, and 30,000 Nomisma was not a price that could be easily reduced, so he had no choice but to give up. The auctioneer repeated "Thirty Thousand Nomis Horses" three times and finally announced the deal.
The attendant sat back with a smile on his face. If this thing is done, Freiavine will definitely give him a lot of rewards when he goes back.
"Gu...what does this Fray Avne want my crowbar so much?"
Ella's favorability towards Frayavine has further declined.
Seeing that all three items were sold, the auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then let's start the auction of the last item now."
said the auctioneer.
"This is a very old book, and it was sent to us by the mayor of Lübeck. Unfortunately, the book is in Hebrew, and we have no way of knowing its contents. Even its title I can't understand it, so I can only trace the words of the book title in the list at the end of the invitation letter for everyone. If you know this thing or are interested in it, you can take a photo of it and bring it back. Check it out at home.”
Someone brought up a small, delicate box. The auctioneer took out the book and showed it to everyone. It was an ancient parchment scroll, somewhat yellow and dark. Two other people brought up a large board, on which the title of the book was drawn in large outlines in the same way.
The attention of Gottfried, Habiba, and Gregory was immediately mobilized. Gottfried and Habiba studied the magic of Kabbalah, and Gregory studied the Old Testament, all of which required exposure to Hebrew. Therefore, they understood at a glance that the meaning of those Hebrew words was "The Technique of Chariots Ascending to Heaven."
"The starting price for this volume is five hundred Nomis horses!"
The auctioneer's words made Habiba and Gottfried immediately feel discouraged. They originally sneaked in with the intention of picking up leaks. Who knew the starting price of this book was so expensive.
Probably because everyone felt that the price was too high, the venue was completely silent for a while. The auctioneer stood on the round platform with some embarrassment. After waiting for a long time, no one bid. Just when he wanted to say something to make up for the embarrassment, there was a sudden commotion outside the venue. Before anyone could check what happened, the door to the venue had been completely collapsed, and a black thing poured in like mist.
"Claudius?" Gregory frowned and stood up from his position.
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