The meeting of the Alchemy Council will be held in Fein City in thirteen days, and Irene does not intend to leave Nasir, so only Byrne goes there in a carriage.
He has traveled back and forth to Fein City dozens of times in the past few years, and has long been accustomed to the experience of business trips.
"Alchemy Council? This is my first time contacting a secret organization."
After setting foot in Fein City, Byrne quickly went to the designated bank and got a gift box stored there. He went to the hotel to open the gift box and took out a dark golden mask.
It is carefully made of high-quality metal materials, strong and elegant, and the corners are carefully carved with complex patterns. The surface is also covered with a shimmering coating, which will shine even more dazzlingly under the light.
"It's a nice piece of art. The maker must be a powerful person who is proficient in alchemy."
Byrne quickly realized that this was an alchemical product created through magic, and the maker was probably an alchemy-type spellcaster with considerable strength.
Its existence can be regarded as announcing to all invitees the strength behind the Alchemy Council.
He carried a total of bank notes equivalent to four hundred gold coins. In today's era, it has become a trend for people to use bank notes that can be exchanged for gold at the bank at any time.
As the night got darker, Byrne came to the uninhabited alley written in the address, and then gently touched the wall, but nothing happened next.
"..."
He was silent for a moment, suddenly woke up, put on the dark golden mask, and reached out to touch the cold wall again.
The next moment, Byrne felt that the environment in front of him had completely changed.
In a trance, he had arrived at the porch inlaid with golden brass decorations. Bright and warm light was reflected around him. The waiters all wore smiling silver masks that completely covered their faces and looked at the new visitors quietly.
"Please come with me."
The waiter led him through the doorway and into the magnificent hall.
Gorgeous crystal chandeliers hang from the high ceiling, emitting sparkling light and illuminating the entire space. Rows of chairs are already filled with guests wearing all kinds of strange masks.
It was like a high-end aristocratic club. Byrne was no longer the country bumpkin. In the past few years, he and Mr. Jin had occasionally visited similarly decorated places.
And through the powerful memory brought by the extraordinary characteristic "deep memory", he quickly counted the total of twenty silver-faced waiters present, and the number of guests who came here was thirty-two.
It's very interesting. Byrne found that he clearly remembered the physical characteristics of all the nobles and rich people living in Fein City, but he couldn't match up with every one of the thirty or so people.
"I see, it seems to be the extraordinary effect brought about by the alchemy mask."
He soon realized that this was the "concealment" effect brought by the mask itself. The extraordinary power contained in the mask was hindering his cognition, and he was unable to "detect" the true identities of the guests through normal methods.
It seemed that the Alchemy Council's auction followed the principle of secrecy. Byrne immediately became more relaxed, and even some of the shameful desires deep in his heart were relieved.
He immediately realized this. It turns out that another meaning of the mask is to prevent people from being able to auction prohibited items. Since no one can recognize who is who, people's sense of morality will naturally decline.
The silver-faced waiter handed Byrne an auction list written on gold paper, which contained all the transaction details of the auction.
Byrne didn't think much about it for a while at first, but he was soon shocked!
There was actually an option for buying and selling foreign people on this list. He fell into silent contemplation. The abolition of slavery was only a few decades old. In fact, slaves still existed in many small places. He couldn't understand that slaves would be sold in such places. .
The auction started soon, and the first items auctioned were all insignificant works of art. It was not until the auction of books and extraordinary inheritance that Byrne finally decided to take action.
He bought some books about hidden history, most of which were secret and forbidden books. Storing them privately was not allowed by the church, and it cost a total of fifteen gold coins.
At the same time, Byrne also knew Vanessa's talent, so he bought a set of spell inheritance for summoning spellcasters, which cost thirty-seven gold coins and ten silver coins.
Its creator was a monarch-level spellcaster five hundred years ago. It contains three common summoning types of spells: "Summon Firefly", "Summon Bird", "Summon Vine" and a general spellcasting expertise "Spell Extension".
Spell Expansion is one of five common spellcaster universal feats.
Its effect is to consume several times the mental power in exchange for a larger range and greater quantity of the final effect of the spell. A caster who has mastered it to the extreme can burst out terrifying spell effects in an instant.
However, only spellcasters who have successfully reached the metamorphic level can learn and master "spellcasting expertise". However, Vanessa is still just a talented ordinary person, not even the weakest spellcaster, and she may not be able to become one in the future. A metamorphic caster.
In the military systems of various countries, second-level spellcasters are considered the mainstay. They are undoubtedly powerful extraordinary beings with identity and status.
The Alchemy Council then auctioned off some of the alchemy tools.
After thinking about it, Byrne bought twenty-five copies of the blood potion as raw materials, three special alchemical flintlock guns and fifty matching bullets, and also purchased a large number of alchemical explosives and three powerful alchemical burning potions. .
Then he also purchased two copies of alchemical poison mist potions. They will evaporate quickly when exposed to the air, covering an area of tens of meters in radius. They will corrode the skin of all ordinary creatures and cause ulcers in the area.
Although it cannot kill people immediately, most lives will suffer from it and almost completely lose their ability to move and their will to fight.
Five awakening potions, which can gradually wake up people suffering from mental disorders, must be taken by mouth, so people with mental disorders often need help from a companion to take them.
The above-mentioned alchemy items cost a total of seventy-four gold coins and thirteen silver coins.
The auction has come to an end, and tonight’s finale finally appears.
The Alchemy Council's auction will be held only once every few months, and the final auction items of each auction must be very coveted things.
Finally, the final auction item appeared. It looked like a blood-red ring, which contained extremely powerful power.
There was no fluctuation in the voice under the host's mask, and he introduced without joy or sadness: "Today's last auction item is the treasure-level mysterious item 'The Ring of Soul Leaving'."
"Its effect is to make the wearer's consciousness temporarily leave the physical body in the real world, and then the consciousness can pass through obstacles such as walls and soil in an invisible state. The duration depends on the user's mental strength. The starting price is two hundred .”
A treasure-level mysterious object, many people on the scene immediately became interested. The starting price was two hundred gold coins. Byrne bid twice, 230 and 270 gold coins respectively. However, he couldn't get it at all. Can make up the numbers to add to the fun.
The treasure-level mysterious items were all important items worth hundreds of gold coins. He watched the bidding price get higher and higher all the way. In the end, it was actually sold to a female guest sitting in the front row for 535 gold coins. Take it.
After leaving the Alchemy Council, Byrne felt deep in his heart that he was still unsatisfied. The feeling of spending a lot of money would be addictive to almost anyone.
Then he recalled the aliens who were auctioned off, expressing slight sympathy but unable to act as a "savior". Suddenly, the extremely beautiful elf figure in the moonlight appeared in his mind.
Byrne shook his head and said to himself: "That was probably the last time we met. I hope she won't fall into the hands of those people."
When he was young, he had unrealistic expectations and even some romantic thoughts about meeting the elves again, or even meeting them again.
But after getting married, Byrne's wife's position in his heart was only Margaret.
"I don't know who is behind the Alchemy Council's auction. I'm afraid I will come here again in the future."
Just when he was about to leave completely, he suddenly stared at the dark gold mask again, stopped suddenly, quickly turned around and returned to the deserted alley, put on the mask and re-entered the porch to see the confused silver-faced waiters.
Byrne said in an extremely calm tone: "I want to buy a few more alchemy masks with 'concealment' effects."
