"Big Brother Karan," Alice whispered, looking at Karan anxiously.
Some people may be proud to be the 'prototype' of a master stone carving. However, this piece of Linley's work is different. As long as you have some research on stone sculptures, you can taste the past of Linley and Alice from the charm contained in the five independent humanoid sculptures.
If Alice just becomes the wife of a small family, that's fine.
However, it was Karan Debs who was going to marry her.
The future heir of the Debs family, the Debs family is also one of the top three big families in the Kingdom of Finlay.
"Don't worry, don't worry." Kalan held Alice's hand.
But Alice felt that Kalan's hands were covered in sweat.
"Father—" Kalan looked at his father, Bernard, and then at his mother. His parents love him very much, which is why they are willing to give out 8 million gold coins for Kalan. After all, 8 million gold coins are a lot of money for the Debs family.
"Kalan, don't think about it, it's impossible for the family to give out more than ten million gold coins for your fiancée." Bernard said with a serious face.
Kalan was stunned, and even Alice looked up at Bernard, her eyes full of worry and hope.
"According to our prior decision." Bernard ignored Alice's expectations and pronounced the verdict indifferently.
Kalan was still for a long time, and Alice next to her held Kalan's hand tightly and stared at Kalan's eyes. Alice knew very well what Bernard said just now, and Alice was very reluctant to accept the result.
Karan glanced at Alice, sighed helplessly, and shook her head gently.
"Brother Karan, I don't want it." Alice said in a low voice.
Kalan shook Alice's hand and shook her head gently: "No, Alice, I am the heir of the family, I must consider the family, and I also hope that you can sacrifice a little for me, I promise, I Your heart will never change."
Alice was silent.
Family heir!
These simple words doomed everything about Kalan to be closely linked with the honor and disgrace of the family. Although Bernard loves his son very much, he will not allow Alice to be Kalan's wife no matter what.
Yes, you can't be a real wife.
In other words, the children born by Alice in the future will not be direct descendants.
In fact, since the stone sculpture 'Awakening from a Dream' was seen by many people, the Debs family once asked Kalan to give up Alice. Even if they wanted to marry Alice, it was impossible for Alice to become Kalan's wife. But Karan persisted.
Later, Bernard, who loved Kalan, compromised, and he decided that if he could buy 'Awakening' back, he would reluctantly agree to it.
But now it seems...
"Brother Karan." Alice looked at Karan, her eyes moist. At the same time, he looked at the members of the Debs family around him, but whether it was Kalan, Bernard, or Kalan's mother, they all ignored Kalan.
At this moment, Alice felt a chill in her heart.
She suddenly recalled that when she was with Lin Lei, Lin Lei took care of her in every possible way. In the past, she thought it was right for Linley to accommodate her like that and to care about her. But at this moment she was so eager.
He looked up and looked through the glass to the third floor of the auction hall. But all she saw was pitch-black glass.
"10 million gold coins, 10 million gold coins, is there anything higher?" the blond host shouted loudly on the stage.
The man in the loose robe casually glanced in all directions, and then shouted directly at the blond host: "Hey, stop talking nonsense there, count down." The rich and nobles next to him all laughed.
How can the person who presides over the auction listen to what the people below say
According to what the rich and nobles knew about this blond man, he would render the auction items again and again, rendering the price of the works to an extremely high level.
When the blonde host heard the voice, he felt as if he had been hypnotized, and said naturally: "Then I will start the countdown, three, two..."
"10.1 million gold coins!"
An old voice came from the box on the second floor.
Everyone's eyes were focused on this box, and even the man in the loose robe stared at this box in surprise. In this second-floor box, except for the Debs family, the families in the other boxes are large families that are well-known throughout the Magnolia Continent.
The wealth of those large families is much greater than that of the Debs family.
"Hey, I'm really knowledgeable, but adding 100,000 gold coins is too stingy. I'll add a little more, 10.3 million gold coins." The man in a loose robe said casually with a smile.
At this moment, Linley and the others who were on the third floor of the auction hall noticed this man in loose robes. However, from their position, they could only see the side of the man in the loose robe, and couldn't see the face of the man in the robe at all.
"kindness?"
Archbishop Gilmer of the Holy See of Light and Archbishop Lampson both stood up. They frowned and walked around the glass window to the other side, looking carefully at the man in loose robes below.
And at this moment-
The man in loose robes seemed to notice that the two red-clothed archbishops above were looking at him, and even raised his head and glanced at the two red-clothed archbishops.
"It's him?"
The faces of the two red-clothed archbishops turned pale.
Gilmer and Lampson looked at each other and shook their heads. In fact, the Holy See of Light had made a decision before the auction, and decided to auction off the stone sculpture 'Dream Awakening' at a huge price this time, so that Linley could have a better relationship with the Holy See of Light.
However, when Gilmer and Lampson saw the man, they changed their minds.
"Don't argue with this lunatic," Gilmer said softly.
Lampson also nodded: "I don't want to mess with this lunatic."
Although they called each other a 'madman', that fear was deeply rooted in the bones of the two of them. Lampson and Gilmer were very clear about the horror of the man in his 30s and 40s below. Especially Lampson...
Because, if it wasn't for this lunatic, I'm afraid Lampson would not have had the chance to advance to one level and become a red-clothed archbishop.
There are only five red-clothed archbishops in the Holy See of Light. It is precisely because this lunatic killed a red-clothed archbishop at will that Lampson had the opportunity to take this position. But even if he killed the red-clothed archbishop, Pope Guangming was not willing to really oppose this lunatic because of this.
"10.4 million gold coins." In the box on the second floor, the old voice sounded again.
The man in the loose robe looked up and frowned: "You are still troublesome enough, 11 million gold coins."
"11 million gold coins, this gentleman has bid 11 million gold coins, is there any higher." The blonde host was also excited, and he needed to know that the 'blood-eyed mane lion', the head of the top ten stone carvings, was just 13 million gold coins.
On the third floor, Gilmer asked Lampson in a low voice, "Lampson, do you know which family is in that box? You dare to fight this lunatic, do you think you have a long life?"
"Director Maia." Lampson called to Director Maia not far away.
Curator Maia came over immediately.
"Curator Maia, do you know which family is quoting in the box?" Lampson asked, "It seems that the person in charge is a young girl." Lampson stood on the third floor and looked through the window naturally. Go to the person sitting on the sofa in the second floor.
As for the man with an old voice, he seemed to be the girl's servant.
Curator Maia glanced at it and said with a smile: "Lord Gilmore, Lord Lampson, this girl is the direct descendant of the Lane family of the Magnolia Empire. This box was reserved in the name of the Lane family."
"The Lane family?" Lampson and Gilmer were shocked.
The Lane family, the top five super families in the Yulan Empire's oldest empire, the Magnolia Empire, and the top five families in the Magnolia Empire, any one can easily kill the Debs family.
And most of the children of the Lane family are in important positions in the Magnolia Empire, and they have a huge power network in the Magnolia Empire.
"Gilmer, the first magic genius 'Dixie' in our Ernst School of Magic in the past seems to be from the Lane family of the Magnolia Empire." Lampson asked.
Gilmer was familiar with Ernst School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Yes, it's not just Dixie, I can't remember the name of his sister. Both of these brothers and sisters are studying at our Ernst School of Magic, but Dixie has applied for it a few days ago. Graduated." Gilmer said directly.
Lampson nodded too.
"Looks like that girl is Dixie's sister." Lampson looked at the box.
In the box reserved by the Ryan family on the second floor, Delia, who was wearing a purple suit, had a calm face, sat on the sofa, and looked at the 'Dream Awakening' stone sculpture below through the window.
"Miss, stop arguing, the one below can't be provoked." The old man said worriedly.
As the super family of the Magnolia Empire, the Lane family is very clear about the potential power of the entire Yulan continent, as well as some super experts. They understand very well that although they are a super family, some people cannot be offended.
For example, the young man below who seems to be only in his thirties and forties.
The old man knew very well that although he was over 400 years old this year, it was estimated that when he was not born, the man in loose robes looked like this.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Hugh, can you help me give this note to him?" Delia took out a pen, quickly wrote a sentence on a piece of paper, and handed it to the old man.
The old man took the note and couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the content.
"Miss, you, how are you..." The old man was shocked by the content.
"Don't worry, you can give him this note." Delia didn't hesitate at all, the old man hesitated for a moment and finally walked out of the box to the first floor.
"12 million gold coins!"
Delia's crisp voice sounded from the box.
The man in the loose robe below frowned, and a ray of evil energy began to condense between his brows. At this time, the old man named 'Hugh' had already walked towards the man in loose robes, walked in front of the man in loose robes, bowed respectfully and said, "Sir, I am a servant of the Lane family, this is for you from my lady. letter."
The loose-robed man frowned, and then took the piece of paper with interest.
"Yo..." The man in the loose robe lit up when he saw the content, and then laughed.
"Okay, okay, I won't fight, I won't fight." The piece of paper in the loose robe man's hand turned into fly ash, and the loose robe man himself sat down with a smile and looked up at Dilly on the second floor Ya's box.
At this moment in the third floor of the auction hall.
Linley and Yale were stunned when they heard the crisp sound of '12 million gold coins'. This voice was all too familiar. Linley, like the owner of this voice, had known each other since he first entered the Ernst School of Magic.
"It's Delia." Yale said in surprise.
Linley immediately got up and walked to the other side of the window, where he could see Delia's box. Sure enough, Delia, who was wearing a more serious purple suit, was sitting on the sofa, staring at the stone sculpture 'Dream Awakening' below.
"3, 2... 1, bang!"
The blond host slammed the hammer and shouted excitedly, "Congratulations to the Lane family for auctioning off Master Linley's work at a price of 12 million gold coins, 12 million gold coins, I am honored to announce that the stone sculpture 'Dream Awakening' has become It is the third most expensive work among the top ten stone sculptures. Only Master Hoover's 'Blood-Eyed Mane Lion' and Master Proux's 'Hope' are more expensive than this 'Dream Awakening'."
The entire auction hall suddenly became noisy, and warm applause also sounded.
Linley, on the other hand, was standing in front of the window on the third floor, looking at Delia below, and then turning to look at Alice in another box. The two girls were sitting on the sofa, but Delia had a smile on her face, while Alice was pale.