The whole empire thinks I cheated
Chapter 35
Because the guests from both sides had to have a brief exchange, the bidding of the auction was suspended, and many people outside had already begun to inquire about the identity of the current owner of Room 206, which was auctioned with the Mu Ya family all the way to the end.
"Mr. Mu doesn't know what kind of interest he has in this ring? Collection?" Mu Ya Duoduo smiled.
Xun Mulong: "Well, my younger brother likes antiques, so I bought them for him to play with."
Mu Ya's smiling face froze: "...Mr. Mu dotes on my brother very much, he is really a good brother."
"I feel the same way." Xun Mulong boasted boldly.
Mu Ya Duoduo: "..."
"Mr. Mu," a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl squeezed into the video, and said arrogantly, "Our Mu Ya's family wants this ring, so stop it quickly."
"An'an, it's impolite." Mu Yaduoduo glanced at the girl, turned her head and apologized to Xun Mulong, "My sister's words are inappropriate, please don't mind Mr. Mu. I just saw that Mr. Mu is very interested in Lingzhi. Mu Ya's family is willing to exchange twenty stalks of minlin grass in exchange for the ring, what does Mr. Mu agree with?"
Xun Mulong sighed, such an ancient family, so short-sighted, if not for the shaman who sits in the town, I am afraid that it will continue to go downhill.
"Sorry, Miss Mu Ya, I can't see your sincerity."
Mu Ya Duoduo's eyes blinked: "You don't like Lingzhi? I think you also took pictures of the snake song fruit. Mr. Mu must also have a snake beast at home. In this case, I would like to use five snake calls What do you think if we exchange them?"
Xun Mulong felt that it was not bad.
"Okay!" He readily agreed.
The ring was never his goal, and the follow-up was just to get people from the Mu Ya family to take the initiative to contact him.It's not bad to be able to exchange some snacks for the little black snake now.
After receiving Xun Mulong's answer, Mu Ya Duoduo's smile became more sincere. Both parties were very satisfied. After a few polite greetings, the video was terminated, and the auction continued.
Xun Mulong did not add anything, and the Mu Ya family got the ring with 120 million star coins as they wished.
The penultimate lot is an energy box, grade nine.As soon as this item came out, the major families did not hesitate to fight for it. Instead, Xun Mulong paused, touched Xiao Hei in his pocket, and was thinking about whether to add a mecha manufacturing class to his little highness .Anyway, Qi Yuan won't go to the battlefield, so if you give him the potential to be a master, maybe you can pull this marginal prince.
The price of the energy box was finally taken by Pai Lin's family at 180 million star coins. So far, there is only the last auction item in the promotional page, an egg the size of a fist.
"Snakes, eggs have nine-level peak energy fluctuations, which means that after birth, they may directly break through level nine, enter tenth level, and become the peak class of beasts. At present, the shell is about to break, and the seedlings can be domesticated and directly controlled by animals. The starting price is, 50 star coins."
Eggs have a level nine peak fluctuation, and when the shell is broken, you can raise it casually, and you will be a high-level suppressed fighting beast, which is equivalent to adding a strong security force to the owner of the beast, or it can be said to be earning power.
Beast-monitoring skills are also reserved for Gerzado.
The appearance of this superb snake egg really makes people flock to it.In a short period of time, 150 million has been photographed, catching up with the ninth-level energy box.
Xun Mulong tapped the table with his fingers, waited for a moment, then turned to ask Delia, who was holding fruit and eating non-stop: "Have all the big families made a move?"
He only remembered the private room, and the family corresponding to the private room, and only Delia knew it well.
"Yes, sir." Delia put down the fruit core, "all powerful families are bidding. Do you have any demand?"
Xun Mulong raised his eyes and glanced at 208. The Mu Ya family was also constantly increasing their prices, as if they had... the determination to win.
"206 guests, 200 star coins!"
After the quotation for Room 206 scrolled to the screen, Xun Mulong obviously heard a thin girlish voice: "It's that guy again, isn't it! Sister, he really doesn't know what to do!"
Xun Mulong is indifferent.
He gave up a chase, which gave many families a kind of confidence, and they sent people to approach 206 quietly, asking to give up the chase, and offered various compensations.
After meeting four or five people in a row, Jason turned his head and asked Xun Mulong, "Sir?"
"Young snake..." Xun Mulong said casually while playing with the little black snake, "I can't carry two snakes in one pocket. I can give up this, but I only accept the conditions of the Mu Ya family."
Jason frowned: "But there is no Mu Ya family here."
Xun Mulong: "Continue to take pictures until the Mu Ya family comes."
"What if there is no one from Mu Ya's family?" Delia raised her hand curiously.
Xun Mulong said calmly, "Take it back and give it to my brother."
Mu Ya's family didn't give this opportunity to Xun Mulong. When the chase reached 300 million star coins, the communication between 206 and 208 was connected again.
"Mr. Mu, this is my younger sister, Mu Ya An'an," Mu Ya Duoduo directly pulled the 12-year-old girl over, and introduced to Xun Mulong, "She has reached the age where she needs to guard beasts. A cub that is about to break its shell is the best choice for them at this age. After all, it is something that will accompany them for a lifetime. You don't have the habit of guarding beasts, and you already have a snake beast, do you think you can give it to my sister?"
Xun Mulong said indifferently: "I don't know what Miss Mu Ya wants to exchange?"
Mu Yaduoduo: "If you like it, I have a domesticated beast here, and I can give it to Mr. Mu."
"What beast?" Xun Mulong asked.
"There are ninth-level Layton beasts, eighth-level blue beasts, and ninth-level command beasts." Mu Ya Duoduo said, "They are all mature beasts. You only need a contract to use them. Compared with young beasts that have to be domesticated slowly , it’s much more cost-effective.”
Xun Mulong thought for a while: "Are there any small things that can run fast and disappear temporarily, and can play with the children?"
"Are you referring to the Chachadu beast?" Mu Yaduoduo said, "I don't have one here. It's a weak little guy, not suitable for royal beasts. If you want, I can send someone to hunt one right away." Level nine, what do you think Mr. Mu will do?"
Xun Mulong readily agreed: "Yes."
Another concession brought a smile to Mu Ya Duoduo's face: "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Mu."
Before the communication was hung up, Mu Yaan'an's extremely dissatisfied voice came out vaguely: "Why is my sister so easy to talk, you want me to be straightforward..."
"Sir..." Delia said cautiously, "You may have been deceived, Chachadu Beast, it's just a gadget, even if it's level nine, it's a weakling with no strength, as long as you need it, any mercenary will do it for you." It can be captured for you, and the market price will not exceed 20 star coins."
Xun Mulong didn't speak, and Falcon directly blocked Delia's mouth with fruit again.
Mu Ya's family persuaded Xun Mulong, and at this time Xun Mulong had already raised the price to 500 million star coins. Other families gave up, and Mu Ya's family picked it up again.
Or maybe it can be said that he was cheated.
500 million eggs.
When the last auction was over, only the guests sitting in the lobby started to get up and leave, and none of the guests in the private rooms on the second floor moved.
Xun Mulong took time off, waiting for the good show to begin.
After 10 minutes of idle time, after clearing half of the venue, the hostess returned to the booth again, smiled and said in a hearty tone: "Dear guests, here is a temporary addition, presumably..."
"I already know! Just bring it up!" This is a young man with a bad temper.
At this time, under the dim light, the glamorous Zhan Fuling quietly returned.
Zhan Fuling's return only made Diliado take a look, and then raised the fruit plate in his hand: "Miss Aojia, please."
The womenswear duo amicably share the fruit.
Those who stayed here had heard the news, or they almost came here for this purpose. They knew what the auction was going to be, and the host didn't make a lengthy introduction, just a simple sentence.
"The belt of the King of Glory from the Empire, Major General Xun Mulong, has gone through several owners. After going through untold hardships and trying to steal it from Cadus... and traveling to Gerzado, the current owner decides to auction it off General Xun Mulong's personal property, the starting price is 50 star coins."
Xun Mulong: "..."
Jason: "..."
Zhan Fuling: "..."
Falcon looked at Xun Mulong uncertainly, and confirmed that the face of the major general was too dark to look directly at, and threw Delia, who was about to talk, by the collar of his back, silently. .
his belt?
Xun Mulong didn't know what expression to use to welcome the news.
He was ready to shock the audience with something unworldly, but the one above... took out one of his belts.
Put in a transparent isolation box, the black leather belt is closely connected with the metal buckle. It is shaped like a military belt. Except for the Tatsumi family emblem on the inner buckle, it is basically an ordinary belt.
However, such a belt was stolen and transferred to Gerzado, where it was put up for auction in a grand manner!
Xun Mulong took a deep breath, and decided to reorganize the security of the Kadusi Military Region when he went back.
The starting price of a belt with a cost of 50 star coins at 100 star coins is already absurd enough, and the bidding price has been rising steadily, breaking through 200 million, and heading towards 300 million, especially the Haifeier family and the Anjia Du family, who raised their prices like crazy , in Xun Mulong's speechless eyes, the belt he threw away has already reached [-] million star coins, and it continues to rise.
Zhan Fuling looked at Xun Mulong silently, and said in admiration: "As expected of Major General Xun of the glory of the empire, a belt can be exchanged for several million star coins. If the Kadus military region is short of money, I think Major General Xun only needs to take off one set of clothes, and it is enough to sustain a battle."
The corner of Xun Mulong's mouth twitched.
Jason smiled wryly: "Miss Aojia, please stop talking." Didn't you see that the owner of the belt was about to explode?It was everyone in the Kadusi Military Region who went back to suffer, and the first to bear the brunt was his dereliction of duty adjutant!
Tired, why would someone steal your belt instead of leaving the military information?
The absurd auction continued. In the dull and stiff atmosphere of 206, this expensive belt was finally auctioned off by An's family at a price of 800 million star coins.
A waste-like belt was sold at a price much higher than that of a practical item.
While the frustrated sighs of the two families that were not photographed came, an excited young voice contained excitement.
"The belt worn by Your Excellency the Major General! My Lord General! My faith! I can finally take a step closer to you! My Excellency!"
Hearing this sentence, Xun Mulong: "..."
"Ah, it's An Minqi," Delia recognized immediately, "The next heir of the An family, a fan of General Xun, his dream is to kneel at the feet of Major General Xun one day and swear his allegiance. But very soon It's a pity that Your Majesty the Major General will not come to a place like Gerzado. He can't go to Cadus to seek death for doing illegal things, and he can only frantically collect everything related to Your Excellency."
Xun Mulong expressionless: "..."
Jason took a cautious look at Xun Mulong: "...Sir, are we... going to say hello to Mu Ya's house?"
Xun Mulong wiped his face, took out something from his pocket and put it on his little finger, and said in a dull voice, "En."
No matter how bad it is, there is still business to do now, Xun Mulong put away his absurdity, got up and went to the gate of 208, when passing by the private room with Anjia's family emblem, he resisted not looking at it, and walked quickly.
Mu Ya Duoduo Mu Ya An'an and his followers were waiting for Xun Mulong. After meeting each other, they saluted each other, and the two teams walked out slowly together.
"Thank you, Mr. Mu, for letting go." Mu Ya Duoduo was already holding the ring box from the auction house in his hand, and smiled, "I have always liked antiques, and I also like people who are also interested in antiques."
Xun Mulong was three steps away from Mu Ya Duoduo, with his hands in his pockets, he said casually: "I don't like these, but my younger brother likes them. He has collected a lot, especially those from the royal family, like this."
Xun Mulong casually raised his left hand, revealing the tail ring he had just put on: "I appraised the tail ring with a history of 1000 years, it seems to have come out of the palace. My brother gave it to me to play with."
Mu Yaduoduo's footsteps down the stairs paused, her breathing was slightly rapid, she stared at Xun Mulong's left little finger, and said dryly: "Mr. Mu, this tail ring is very beautiful, may I borrow it for a look?"
The author has something to say: The Seventh Prince. Younger Brother. The Blame Man. His Royal Highness Qi Yuan: "Ah Choo! Hey, Taki is thinking of me?"
The little black snake who was touched all night: "Touch it, touch me now, and I will touch you when I go back."
龑: yan three-sound flying dragon is the only one in the sky, no need to explain who this word represents→_→
"Mr. Mu doesn't know what kind of interest he has in this ring? Collection?" Mu Ya Duoduo smiled.
Xun Mulong: "Well, my younger brother likes antiques, so I bought them for him to play with."
Mu Ya's smiling face froze: "...Mr. Mu dotes on my brother very much, he is really a good brother."
"I feel the same way." Xun Mulong boasted boldly.
Mu Ya Duoduo: "..."
"Mr. Mu," a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl squeezed into the video, and said arrogantly, "Our Mu Ya's family wants this ring, so stop it quickly."
"An'an, it's impolite." Mu Yaduoduo glanced at the girl, turned her head and apologized to Xun Mulong, "My sister's words are inappropriate, please don't mind Mr. Mu. I just saw that Mr. Mu is very interested in Lingzhi. Mu Ya's family is willing to exchange twenty stalks of minlin grass in exchange for the ring, what does Mr. Mu agree with?"
Xun Mulong sighed, such an ancient family, so short-sighted, if not for the shaman who sits in the town, I am afraid that it will continue to go downhill.
"Sorry, Miss Mu Ya, I can't see your sincerity."
Mu Ya Duoduo's eyes blinked: "You don't like Lingzhi? I think you also took pictures of the snake song fruit. Mr. Mu must also have a snake beast at home. In this case, I would like to use five snake calls What do you think if we exchange them?"
Xun Mulong felt that it was not bad.
"Okay!" He readily agreed.
The ring was never his goal, and the follow-up was just to get people from the Mu Ya family to take the initiative to contact him.It's not bad to be able to exchange some snacks for the little black snake now.
After receiving Xun Mulong's answer, Mu Ya Duoduo's smile became more sincere. Both parties were very satisfied. After a few polite greetings, the video was terminated, and the auction continued.
Xun Mulong did not add anything, and the Mu Ya family got the ring with 120 million star coins as they wished.
The penultimate lot is an energy box, grade nine.As soon as this item came out, the major families did not hesitate to fight for it. Instead, Xun Mulong paused, touched Xiao Hei in his pocket, and was thinking about whether to add a mecha manufacturing class to his little highness .Anyway, Qi Yuan won't go to the battlefield, so if you give him the potential to be a master, maybe you can pull this marginal prince.
The price of the energy box was finally taken by Pai Lin's family at 180 million star coins. So far, there is only the last auction item in the promotional page, an egg the size of a fist.
"Snakes, eggs have nine-level peak energy fluctuations, which means that after birth, they may directly break through level nine, enter tenth level, and become the peak class of beasts. At present, the shell is about to break, and the seedlings can be domesticated and directly controlled by animals. The starting price is, 50 star coins."
Eggs have a level nine peak fluctuation, and when the shell is broken, you can raise it casually, and you will be a high-level suppressed fighting beast, which is equivalent to adding a strong security force to the owner of the beast, or it can be said to be earning power.
Beast-monitoring skills are also reserved for Gerzado.
The appearance of this superb snake egg really makes people flock to it.In a short period of time, 150 million has been photographed, catching up with the ninth-level energy box.
Xun Mulong tapped the table with his fingers, waited for a moment, then turned to ask Delia, who was holding fruit and eating non-stop: "Have all the big families made a move?"
He only remembered the private room, and the family corresponding to the private room, and only Delia knew it well.
"Yes, sir." Delia put down the fruit core, "all powerful families are bidding. Do you have any demand?"
Xun Mulong raised his eyes and glanced at 208. The Mu Ya family was also constantly increasing their prices, as if they had... the determination to win.
"206 guests, 200 star coins!"
After the quotation for Room 206 scrolled to the screen, Xun Mulong obviously heard a thin girlish voice: "It's that guy again, isn't it! Sister, he really doesn't know what to do!"
Xun Mulong is indifferent.
He gave up a chase, which gave many families a kind of confidence, and they sent people to approach 206 quietly, asking to give up the chase, and offered various compensations.
After meeting four or five people in a row, Jason turned his head and asked Xun Mulong, "Sir?"
"Young snake..." Xun Mulong said casually while playing with the little black snake, "I can't carry two snakes in one pocket. I can give up this, but I only accept the conditions of the Mu Ya family."
Jason frowned: "But there is no Mu Ya family here."
Xun Mulong: "Continue to take pictures until the Mu Ya family comes."
"What if there is no one from Mu Ya's family?" Delia raised her hand curiously.
Xun Mulong said calmly, "Take it back and give it to my brother."
Mu Ya's family didn't give this opportunity to Xun Mulong. When the chase reached 300 million star coins, the communication between 206 and 208 was connected again.
"Mr. Mu, this is my younger sister, Mu Ya An'an," Mu Ya Duoduo directly pulled the 12-year-old girl over, and introduced to Xun Mulong, "She has reached the age where she needs to guard beasts. A cub that is about to break its shell is the best choice for them at this age. After all, it is something that will accompany them for a lifetime. You don't have the habit of guarding beasts, and you already have a snake beast, do you think you can give it to my sister?"
Xun Mulong said indifferently: "I don't know what Miss Mu Ya wants to exchange?"
Mu Yaduoduo: "If you like it, I have a domesticated beast here, and I can give it to Mr. Mu."
"What beast?" Xun Mulong asked.
"There are ninth-level Layton beasts, eighth-level blue beasts, and ninth-level command beasts." Mu Ya Duoduo said, "They are all mature beasts. You only need a contract to use them. Compared with young beasts that have to be domesticated slowly , it’s much more cost-effective.”
Xun Mulong thought for a while: "Are there any small things that can run fast and disappear temporarily, and can play with the children?"
"Are you referring to the Chachadu beast?" Mu Yaduoduo said, "I don't have one here. It's a weak little guy, not suitable for royal beasts. If you want, I can send someone to hunt one right away." Level nine, what do you think Mr. Mu will do?"
Xun Mulong readily agreed: "Yes."
Another concession brought a smile to Mu Ya Duoduo's face: "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Mu."
Before the communication was hung up, Mu Yaan'an's extremely dissatisfied voice came out vaguely: "Why is my sister so easy to talk, you want me to be straightforward..."
"Sir..." Delia said cautiously, "You may have been deceived, Chachadu Beast, it's just a gadget, even if it's level nine, it's a weakling with no strength, as long as you need it, any mercenary will do it for you." It can be captured for you, and the market price will not exceed 20 star coins."
Xun Mulong didn't speak, and Falcon directly blocked Delia's mouth with fruit again.
Mu Ya's family persuaded Xun Mulong, and at this time Xun Mulong had already raised the price to 500 million star coins. Other families gave up, and Mu Ya's family picked it up again.
Or maybe it can be said that he was cheated.
500 million eggs.
When the last auction was over, only the guests sitting in the lobby started to get up and leave, and none of the guests in the private rooms on the second floor moved.
Xun Mulong took time off, waiting for the good show to begin.
After 10 minutes of idle time, after clearing half of the venue, the hostess returned to the booth again, smiled and said in a hearty tone: "Dear guests, here is a temporary addition, presumably..."
"I already know! Just bring it up!" This is a young man with a bad temper.
At this time, under the dim light, the glamorous Zhan Fuling quietly returned.
Zhan Fuling's return only made Diliado take a look, and then raised the fruit plate in his hand: "Miss Aojia, please."
The womenswear duo amicably share the fruit.
Those who stayed here had heard the news, or they almost came here for this purpose. They knew what the auction was going to be, and the host didn't make a lengthy introduction, just a simple sentence.
"The belt of the King of Glory from the Empire, Major General Xun Mulong, has gone through several owners. After going through untold hardships and trying to steal it from Cadus... and traveling to Gerzado, the current owner decides to auction it off General Xun Mulong's personal property, the starting price is 50 star coins."
Xun Mulong: "..."
Jason: "..."
Zhan Fuling: "..."
Falcon looked at Xun Mulong uncertainly, and confirmed that the face of the major general was too dark to look directly at, and threw Delia, who was about to talk, by the collar of his back, silently. .
his belt?
Xun Mulong didn't know what expression to use to welcome the news.
He was ready to shock the audience with something unworldly, but the one above... took out one of his belts.
Put in a transparent isolation box, the black leather belt is closely connected with the metal buckle. It is shaped like a military belt. Except for the Tatsumi family emblem on the inner buckle, it is basically an ordinary belt.
However, such a belt was stolen and transferred to Gerzado, where it was put up for auction in a grand manner!
Xun Mulong took a deep breath, and decided to reorganize the security of the Kadusi Military Region when he went back.
The starting price of a belt with a cost of 50 star coins at 100 star coins is already absurd enough, and the bidding price has been rising steadily, breaking through 200 million, and heading towards 300 million, especially the Haifeier family and the Anjia Du family, who raised their prices like crazy , in Xun Mulong's speechless eyes, the belt he threw away has already reached [-] million star coins, and it continues to rise.
Zhan Fuling looked at Xun Mulong silently, and said in admiration: "As expected of Major General Xun of the glory of the empire, a belt can be exchanged for several million star coins. If the Kadus military region is short of money, I think Major General Xun only needs to take off one set of clothes, and it is enough to sustain a battle."
The corner of Xun Mulong's mouth twitched.
Jason smiled wryly: "Miss Aojia, please stop talking." Didn't you see that the owner of the belt was about to explode?It was everyone in the Kadusi Military Region who went back to suffer, and the first to bear the brunt was his dereliction of duty adjutant!
Tired, why would someone steal your belt instead of leaving the military information?
The absurd auction continued. In the dull and stiff atmosphere of 206, this expensive belt was finally auctioned off by An's family at a price of 800 million star coins.
A waste-like belt was sold at a price much higher than that of a practical item.
While the frustrated sighs of the two families that were not photographed came, an excited young voice contained excitement.
"The belt worn by Your Excellency the Major General! My Lord General! My faith! I can finally take a step closer to you! My Excellency!"
Hearing this sentence, Xun Mulong: "..."
"Ah, it's An Minqi," Delia recognized immediately, "The next heir of the An family, a fan of General Xun, his dream is to kneel at the feet of Major General Xun one day and swear his allegiance. But very soon It's a pity that Your Majesty the Major General will not come to a place like Gerzado. He can't go to Cadus to seek death for doing illegal things, and he can only frantically collect everything related to Your Excellency."
Xun Mulong expressionless: "..."
Jason took a cautious look at Xun Mulong: "...Sir, are we... going to say hello to Mu Ya's house?"
Xun Mulong wiped his face, took out something from his pocket and put it on his little finger, and said in a dull voice, "En."
No matter how bad it is, there is still business to do now, Xun Mulong put away his absurdity, got up and went to the gate of 208, when passing by the private room with Anjia's family emblem, he resisted not looking at it, and walked quickly.
Mu Ya Duoduo Mu Ya An'an and his followers were waiting for Xun Mulong. After meeting each other, they saluted each other, and the two teams walked out slowly together.
"Thank you, Mr. Mu, for letting go." Mu Ya Duoduo was already holding the ring box from the auction house in his hand, and smiled, "I have always liked antiques, and I also like people who are also interested in antiques."
Xun Mulong was three steps away from Mu Ya Duoduo, with his hands in his pockets, he said casually: "I don't like these, but my younger brother likes them. He has collected a lot, especially those from the royal family, like this."
Xun Mulong casually raised his left hand, revealing the tail ring he had just put on: "I appraised the tail ring with a history of 1000 years, it seems to have come out of the palace. My brother gave it to me to play with."
Mu Yaduoduo's footsteps down the stairs paused, her breathing was slightly rapid, she stared at Xun Mulong's left little finger, and said dryly: "Mr. Mu, this tail ring is very beautiful, may I borrow it for a look?"
The author has something to say: The Seventh Prince. Younger Brother. The Blame Man. His Royal Highness Qi Yuan: "Ah Choo! Hey, Taki is thinking of me?"
The little black snake who was touched all night: "Touch it, touch me now, and I will touch you when I go back."
龑: yan three-sound flying dragon is the only one in the sky, no need to explain who this word represents→_→
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