In the Prux Hall, the sound of music resounding throughout the hall is like a gurgling stream flowing through people's hearts. Visitors in the hall quietly watch every stone sculpture.
The hall is mainly divided into three exhibition halls, the general exhibition hall, the master exhibition hall, and the master exhibition hall.
Among them, the general exhibition hall has the largest area and the largest number of stone carving works on display. There are three works in a row on the northeast corner of the general exhibition hall. These three works have a very special temperament. As long as you study stone carving a little, you will feel that a special atmosphere.
However, there are more than 10,000 stone sculptures in the ordinary exhibition hall. These three works are like a needle in the sea, and it is difficult to be noticed.
"Most of these works have form but no substance."
Count Juno, who is now over 160 years old, is walking slowly in the hall of the Proux Hall, his eyes swept across the stone sculptures. The Earl of Juno has no other hobbies than stone carving. He spends all morning in the Prux Hall every day.
However, in the ordinary exhibition hall, there are too few works that can make Count Juno's eyes light up.
"Lord Earl, what do you value about the stone carvings?" A beautiful waitress came over next to him, because Earl Juno came every day, and some of the service staff of the Proux Club were also very familiar with Earl Juno.
Earl Juno shook his head and smiled: "I haven't found it yet."
"Lord Count, the works in this ordinary exhibition hall are far inferior to those in the master exhibition hall and the master exhibition hall. Why do you spend most of your time in this ordinary exhibition hall every day?" The waitress asked curiously.
Count Juno pretended to be mysterious and said with a smile: "You don't understand this. There are so many works in this ordinary exhibition hall. Maybe there is a good work somewhere. This feeling of finding gold from the sand is very Wonderful."
"Oh?" The waitress looked at Count Juno with some doubts.
Count Juno said no more, and continued to appreciate the stone sculptures one by one, but when he walked in front of the three pieces of Linley's works, Count Juno's eyes lit up. Out of the special features of these three works.
"Cold, natural, aloof..."
Count Juno said involuntarily.
That is a kind of temperament, a stone carving work can be called a masterpiece, what it needs is a special temperament. Count Juno immediately felt the cold and arrogant temperament of these three works, and this special temperament immediately moved Count Juno.
"Come here and give me the price. I will bid 100 gold coins for each of these three works." Count Juno said directly to the waitress next to him.
The waitress immediately took out the record book from her bosom with a smile, first recorded the numbers of the three stone carvings and wrote the price, then took out three stickers and pasted them next to the three stone carvings. '100 Gold' is written on it.
The Count of Juno took a closer look at the three stone sculptures while the waitress was recording.
"Hey, that's not right!" Juno's dim yellow eyes suddenly lit up, staring at the stone sculpture of one of the 'raptors', "Why are the scales on the back of this raptor and the outlines of the legs so coherent? Logically, the scales should be carved with a round knife, and the outline of the legs should be carved with a flat knife. No matter how careful you are, it is impossible to achieve 100% smooth and natural!"
Juno has studied stone carvings for hundreds of years.
Originally, he was not a wealthy nobleman, but with his unique vision, he collected stone sculptures at a low price and sold some of them at a high price, making Count Juno the richest man in Finlay City.
"Could it be done with one tool? Impossible, the curve of the scales and the degree of depression, how can other tools be so perfect except for the round knife?" Juno frowned deeply. I have never seen such a strange scene.
"Lord Count?" The waitress next to her couldn't help shouting in a low voice when she saw Count Juno like this.
Earl Juno's eyes lit up, and he secretly said: "I didn't expect that such a special work can be encountered in this ordinary exhibition hall, and I can't make people pay attention to him. I will price 100 gold coins, so that some people will carefully observe this work, maybe This has led to a huge increase in the price of this work.”
Count Juno made a decision all at once.
In the last day or two of the exhibition of this work, it is not too late to bid again.
"You help me withdraw the bid." Count Juno said directly to the waitress next to him.
"Cancellation?" The waitress was stunned for a moment. According to the rules, it is not allowed to cancel the bid. However, since Earl Juno is a regular customer of the Proux Club, the waitress simply removed the three stickers. .
"Dare you ask the count, why did you cancel it again?" the waitress asked.
Count Juno smiled mysteriously: "Don't ask, by the way, let me ask, when is the end date of the exhibition of these three stone sculptures?"
The waitress carefully flipped through the record book in her hand, and then said with a smile: "The last day of the exhibition of these three stone sculpture works is June 30. These three works were also moved to this exhibition just yesterday afternoon."
Count Juno nodded slightly.
"Okay, I'll look around again, you're busy." Count Juno said with a smile.
Count Juno was secretly surprised. In his opinion, the real price of each of these three stone sculptures should be around three thousand gold coins. Because the work of the general master is about 1,000 gold coins. And these three stone carving works, each carving technique is very special. This particular carving technique alone can double the price of a work.
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Count Juno came to the Proux Club every day, and it was as expected, because there were too many stone sculptures in the general exhibition hall, and no one really noticed these three good works, even if some people saw them, but those people I can only feel that these three works are good, but I can't see their value.
June 10th this day.
Earl Juno once again came to the Proxus Hall, and observed it casually in the general exhibition hall of the hall, but when he walked to the position of Linley's three stone sculptures, his expression changed suddenly, because these three stone sculptures There are price stickers next to the works.
Three stone carvings, each priced at '300 gp'.
Seeing this price, Count Juno cursed in his heart: "Idiot, even if you see that this stone carving is excellent, don't make the price too high for the first time. Isn't this just to attract others' attention?" Count Juno was angry, but he also No way, he is not qualified to revoke the offer.
It was as expected by Count Juno.
On June 12, when Count Juno came here again, the price of the sticker had changed.
"500 gold coins?" Count Juno couldn't help narrowing his eyes, "It seems that there are many people who know the goods!"