The smell of gunpowder between the Empire and the Federation is getting stronger. According to fairly reliable information, the border crossing between the Empire and the Federation has been closed, suspending all bilateral trade. Except for a very small number of businessmen who are dissatisfied with this, most people still hold a positive and supportive attitude.
I have been eager to take revenge for a long time. This time I finally have a chance. The entire imperial society is actively planning an unprecedented victory to wash away the humiliation that the Federation has brought to the empire.
The Federation also acted very decisively. This time, Mr. Sail, who had been promoting the development of things, finally transcended the United Parliament, the joint ruling group, and issued a war mobilization order in a master's tone.
Seeing that the war was about to begin, Du Lin continued his journey. He has been restricted from entry by the federation and some small countries, so the journey has become much shorter than planned. After picking up Nadiya, the group continued south and west.
It is worth mentioning that when he was in the Republic of Tolivia, Dulin participated in a very famous auction and found a very interesting thing, a coin.
The coin didn't look like a common gold or silver coin, but more like it was made of an alloy, about the size of an egg. There are some magical symbols around the front of the coin. Inside, there is the upper body of a creature that looks like a dragon but not quite like a dragon. It is a bit abstract, but it looks ferocious. Even without any modification, the triangular eyes give people a sense of wonder. The feeling of being stared at for no reason. On the reverse side of the coin, there are no known symbols or letters that represent numbers. There is a circle of complicated patterns without any regularity or beauty. There is a pattern in the pattern that looks like...
He didn't know why this world could actually see this word, but if he remembered correctly, this pattern was actually a kind of text, not a word from this world, but a word from the world in his dream—dragon!
That was what piqued his interest. He wasn't sure if he was right, but at this moment, he wanted to buy it.
The auctioneer on the stage was introducing the coin, and it was also introduced in the auction brochure in Dulin's hand, but the content was not as detailed as what the auctioneer said.
"This is a coin from before the Great Destruction. Very few coins have been unearthed. Since the first coin was discovered in 1779, a total of six coins have been found around the world. This is the seventh coin." , the auctioneer looked very young, in his thirties, and well-groomed. It is rare to see older auctioneers at some large auctions. Firstly, this is because the auction process is very long, and those who are too old may not be able to persist, even if there are several breaks in the middle. Secondly, as people age, their memory capacity declines, and it is difficult to recite the contents of the auction items verbatim.
Therefore, large-scale auctions are often hosted by young people. Older auctioneers either only host small auctions, or they transform into experts with various titles to sit aside and provide customers with a certain degree of professionalism. Authenticity services.
As the young people introduced the auction items, many people opened another booklet that was used to record the contents of the auction. Of course, more people still chose to listen to the auctioneer.
"Some experts in the field of archeology and world history agree that this is a non-circulating currency before the Great Disruption. It is more like a work of art, or a medal or something like that, which was used by high-ranking figures. The coins were given to their subordinates to express their appreciation. After verification and speculation by many scholars and experts, this coin was finally called the "Dragon Coin". There are some records in some incomplete manuscripts from the Great Destruction period. There was once a man named "Dragon Coin". The emperor's monarch, the ruler of a vast country, was an evil monarch, and in the end he was destroyed by his own madness."
"This kind of coin is something like a medal that he awarded to his subordinates to represent glory. So far, the whereabouts of four of the first six dragon coins are unknown, and one of the other two has been made into an ornament. It became a small toy for a certain big shot. The other one was embedded in a certain ruler's scepter to set off the huge gem. We refer to the last transaction price of the dragon coin and combine it with the current currency purchasing power. It’s already listed in the manual.”
"In addition, I will also reveal a little tidbit here. It is said that there is a huge secret hidden in every dragon coin, which has a certain relationship with the disappeared Dragon Empire. If someone can find this emperor's former treasure, use Wealth buying the next country may no longer be a joke!”
The history of the world basically began to be recorded in detail in more than 100 AD. There were not many detailed records before that. Even people still don’t know what the Great Disruption is. Why did so many glorious civilizations suddenly encounter devastating blows? Why are there no complete written records preserved before the Great Disruption? Nowadays, people's speculations about the Great Disruption all come from some incomplete manuscripts, plus some logical conjectures, to restore the advanced civilization that once existed in the past.
Many things were destroyed, but some things were preserved, and these things became treasures in people's eyes. There are often reports that someone found some kind of treasure somewhere and suddenly became extremely rich, or that the treasure map of the Great Disruption that someone spent a lot of money to buy was a fake, and he spent countless money but failed to make it. Nothing was found.
The starting price of such a coin, converted into star yuan, is more than 61,000 yuan, not counting fractions.
Four currencies can be used for settlement here. In addition to the national currency and star dollars, there are two other common local settlement currencies.
Du Lin held up the sign and quoted one hundred thousand stars.
Money is no longer an important thing to him now, it is just a bunch of numbers. He is not willing to wait too long for a step-by-step bid of 5% of the starting price, which is three thousand yuan, so it is better to go all out in one go. First raise it to 100,000, and screen out some people who plan to fish in troubled waters.
The auctioneer did not expect to get into the theme so soon. Before the auction begins, the auction house will conduct a simple evaluation of the items participating in the auction. What will be easy to sell, what may be unsold, and some measures will be taken. The dragon coin is a good thing in their opinion, but it may fail to be auctioned. Even if someone participates in the auction, the price will not be too high.
It seems that this thing is particularly remarkable. At one time it was something that represented a medal, at another time it was something that belonged to the emperor before the Great Destruction, and at another time it was something that the big shots played with. But in the final analysis, the value of this thing has not been accepted and recognized by people. The historical background and significance cannot be determined, it does not have any current representativeness, it is not an orphan, and there is no side proof. The starting price of 60,000 star yuan may not be accepted by anyone.
Unexpectedly, someone raised a sign so quickly and pushed the price to a very high level.
After the auctioneer encouraged him for a while, no one followed, which made him drop the hammer with a little regret, and the item was then handed over to Du Lin. He began to play with the silver coin without wearing gloves. If he knew more about the languages in the dream world, including hieroglyphics, then he would definitely be able to discover from the messy patterns that this was actually words, and the meaning they represented was simple and simple. -Lucky.
This is a lucky coin, not a dragon coin, and it is not a precious artwork held by an emperor, but it is also a priceless treasure, but no one knows what it is used for.
"Do you know what it's used for?" Nadia looked at the coin in Du Lin's hand curiously. She began to understand Du Lin a little bit. He was a person who couldn't afford to be early without profit.
Inviting Du Lin to this auction was purely a formality. Du Lin came to participate just to watch the fun, but he took the initiative to participate in the auction, which shows that he is very optimistic about this thing, or knows the use of this thing.
Du Lin shook his head with a half-smile and put the coin into his pocket. If there are big figures in the antique field, I am afraid that Du Lin's chances of buying any treasures in the future will be extremely low, because he does not cherish antiques.
"I just thought it caught my eye and I liked it, so I bought it. There may not be any reason."
This was very un-Dulin, at least that was what Nadia thought. Du Lin was unwilling to delve further into this issue, and she would not ask for trouble. Then Du Lin bought some jewelry with precious "blood", which was either collected by the royal family or leaked from the palace. These things would be good to give away in the future. Not only is the price high, but it also has enough historical background. With this background, money is no longer money, but fragrant banknotes.
After the auction, the President of the Tolivia Republic privately gave Dulin some works of art, precious works of art, but they were given to Dulin as printed matter. The reason is also very simple. Dulin had just signed a big contract with them using "his own money". The Republic of Tolivia had just become a republic and had just emerged from a divided state. At this time, it had received a large international order, which was important to the entire country. This is exciting news for the entire society. In addition to economic gains, the authority of the government in society has also increased a lot.
At least people will be more aware that the current government is meaningful and beneficial to the entire society, and will continue to support the current government in power. So some works of art that cannot enhance the national power of this "wild small country" should be given to Du Lin as a favor. There may be other good projects to cooperate with in the future. During the entire gift-giving process, except for the curator of the National Gallery of Art of the Republic of Tolivia, who kept looking at Dulin with a hostile look, everything went perfectly.
When Dulin's trip to the southern continent was coming to an end, the war broke out!
(End of chapter)