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The next day, Lin Shuo was not surprised when he saw Yantong at the auction place.

The other party was not surprised, and motioned to Lin Shuo, "Go in together?"

"it is good."

There are carts pulled by camels and beasts parked all around. Aristocrats and big merchants in long robes stepped down from them, each with many attendants. People like Lin Shuo and Yantong stood inconspicuously among them .

Suddenly, Lin Shuo saw a familiar figure.

The young man who had met in the Colosseum before got out of the car.

The sun shone on his face, Lin Shuo had a feeling - it looked better.

I don't know why? This time the young man also accurately sensed Lin Shuo's gaze and turned around.

Lin Shuo smiled brightly at him again.

"You guys know each other?" Yan Tong asked.

"I don't know, who is he?"

Yantong let out a "hmm", and looked at the atmosphere between the two subtly, then said: "He is the Lord of Huangsha City."

"The lord of that poor and sturdy remote city-state?" Lin Shuo asked.

"Almost..." Yantong coughed lightly, "Don't be so straightforward."

"I can't tell." Lin Shuo's gaze stayed on the young man for a while, and he said to himself, "It looks very expensive."

It's not that Lin Shuo has never seen the world, the young man's perfect face is shining in the sun, like a gem, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a person who came out of a poor place.

Yantong showed the stone tablet to prove her identity and the voucher for entering the auction to the attendant at the door, and said: "Let's go, it's almost time."

Lin Shuo followed behind him, suddenly said: "Doesn't it mean that few people know what the Lord of Huangsha looks like? I think you are quite familiar with him."

Yantong said: "I often do business in this area, so I have more knowledge than others."

Lin Shuo curled her lips, maybe because of the tacit understanding between each other,? Yantong even found excuses very perfunctorily.

The Council Hall is the tallest building in Jushi City. It is tower-shaped and has six floors surrounded by steps.

Lin Shuo and others, led by the attendants of the City Lord's Mansion, climbed up the stairs.

The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the wind is blowing across the face, and stone-polished wind chimes hang in the corners around the tower, tinkling.A string of wind chimes, big and small, made all kinds of pleasant sounds in the wind, but the big washbasin in the middle didn't move at all.

Yan Tong followed Lin Shuo's gaze and said, "This is the summoning bell of the meeting hall. Once the city lord wants to convene people to discuss matters, he will ask his attendants to shake the stone bells on each floor. The sound will be heard far away. When the bell rings, I will rush to the Council Hall in time."

"If the stone bell rings three times, it means that the city lord is holding a meeting with several consuls. If it rings six times, it means that something important has happened in the city. All the officials of the city lord's mansion must rush to it. If it rings nine times, it means that the Boulder City will hold a general assembly. , all civilians must come.”

"In addition, there are different bells for judging criminals, voting for officials, and other affairs, so that the people of Boulder can know what is going on in the city."

The two walked around a corner, and Lin Shuo saw a huge horn placed on the highest floor of the tower building.

The reason why I can notice it is because of the material of this horn, it is covered with golden gold, and it is shining brightly when it is illuminated by the sun, it is extremely beautiful.

"Is this bronze?" Lin Shuo asked.

"Yes..." Before Yan Tong could speak, he heard the envious businessmen coming behind him say: "Look at that horn, it's so beautiful, only a big city-state like Boulder City can use horns made of bronze, like In Thornclaw City, we only have two stone horns."

"We have a bone size there, not as big as this."

"Our place is made of giant rhinoceros horns, and it's also quite beautiful."

"Actually, the material is not important. The important thing is that bronze is so precious. We don't have enough weapons there. The Lord of Boulder City is willing to use it as a horn. It shows that Boulder City is rich and has a good relationship with Central City and the temple."

"Don't come with envy, don't come with envy..."

Yan Tong said: "You heard it too, it's made of bronze, such a large piece of bronze, other small city-states may not be able to get it for a year. This is the clarion call to summon the legion. The slave legion in Boulder City has tens of thousands. It is impossible to all be stationed in the center of the city, the sound of this horn is loud and clear, and when it is time to fight, the city lord will send someone to blow the horn so hard that it can be heard even a dozen miles away from the city."

Lin Shuo listened, seemingly curious, taking in all the surrounding scenery.

While speaking, everyone was led into the fourth floor of the Council Hall.The space on the entire first floor has been opened up, and it is very spacious. There are more than 40 people who have qualified for the auction, the attendants around them, and the slaves brought by this trip. There are hundreds of people, all of which can fit in.

The floor is spliced ​​with large stones, flat and clean.The attendants of Boulder City shuttled through the main hall. They led the visitors to their respective seats, and politely led the slaves and attendants to the corner next to them.

In the center of the main hall, a platform is arranged with stone bricks and cloth curtains, which is the place to display the auction items.A dozen or so comfortable chairs were placed in the position with the best view right in front, and the city lords and consuls from other city-states were led to sit there, followed by the nobles of Boulder City, and behind them were big businessmen.Commoners like Lin Shuo who paid for tickets to come in could only stand at the end.

After all the people arrived, the auction began soon. The first few auctions were some special products of Boulder City, such as nearby ores and gems, exquisite pottery, and brightly colored cloth.

Normally, these auction items are quite popular, but unfortunately, none of the people present today came for this purpose. Only the city lord of Huangsha City called the price several times and took a few gems.

Lin Shuo looked at the young man and asked Yantong in a low voice, "Didn't you say that Huangsha City is poor?"

"correct."

"Is that so extravagant?"

Yantong whispered, as if she was afraid of being heard: "No matter how poor you are, you are the city owner. There are tens of thousands of people in Huangsha City. Each person pays a tax of one shell coin a year, and the city owner has tens of thousands. This kind of gem, he You can buy one house at a time.”

Lin Shuo: "..."

He lowered his eyes and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Yan Tong asked softly.

"I realized I was wrong."

She thought that the other party was as poor as herself, but she didn't expect him to be a big dog!

He had just developed an affinity for this young man just because he was also poor, and now it seemed that he was unworthy.

……

The auction continued, and halfway through, the host on the stage winked, and four slaves lifted up the huge wooden cage from below.

He lifted the black cloth covering the cage.

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed.

I saw a huge lion lying horizontally in the cage. Its fur was smooth and brilliant, showing a bright golden color, and every hair looked like it was made of gold.A beam of sunlight slanted in from the window behind it, hitting the lion's back. The strong bones, smooth and undulating muscle lines, furious hair, and those shining eyes make the lion look like an ancient statue.

"What kind of beast is this?" Everyone in the audience said, "It's so beautiful, isn't it?"

"I haven't seen it before. Why is it so soft and hairy?"

The lord of Boulder City took the host's words, he stood up, turned his head, and said proudly: "The giant beast in front of me comes from the wild forest, and it is a beast that lives with the barbarians there. If you buy it together with the barbarian slaves, If you download it, you can exert greater power. What is the specific use... I won’t talk about it, you can explore it yourself after you buy it.”

It was the first time the people present had heard of such a thing, and they stared at the lion with fiery eyes.

The owner of Jushi City noticed their expectations, clapped his hands, and said complacently: "By the way, let me add that this kind of beast is not only for sale, but also requires slaves to start the price. One is worth two mature slaves. Now, Let's shoot!"

Everyone was in an uproar. They didn't expect the owner of Jushi City to have such a means of earning money. For a while, he probably didn't have enough slaves.

"Fortunately, the city lord listened to others and bought dozens of slaves in the slave market." Standing far away, Lin Shuo heard several attendants whispering.

"That's right, no one told us before we came here that we had to use slave auctions, otherwise we would have brought hundreds of slaves here. It's not like there are no slaves in Thornclaw City."

Lin Shuo winked at Hui Ling, Hui Ling nodded, and while everyone in the auction house was busy looking at the lion, a shadow of gray fell from his sleeve, and Xiaopi let out a "squeak" and nimbly shuttled back and forth under the cover of his robe In the auction house, he quickly jumped under the robe of a slave who was in charge of carrying the cage, his claws grasped the tattered clothes, motionless, and followed him out of the hall.

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

Lin Shuo: Didn't you say that Huangsha City is poor?

Big Dog: Don’t worry, it’s enough to keep you.

Brother Shuo was knocked unconscious by a big dog with a room full of gems, and has since become his child bride-in-law. End of text. {no! )