Money is not so wasteful, right? Xia Fan smacked his lips, what does ninety thousand taels of silver mean? It was almost equal to the financial expenditure of Jinxia City in the year before he took over it.
No matter how expensive the tuition at Salerni College is, it still costs a total of six years and does not require a lump sum payment. And this person threw out gold coins that were almost six times the tuition fee in the blink of an eye just to take a piece of art. How rich does this person have to be to dare to squander it like this
It was also the first time for Olina to see such a scene.
She suddenly discovered that the gods were not as impartial and selfless as they were praised for.
Some people are still struggling on the line of survival, while some people can spend thousands of dollars because of their ambition.
"Really or not, who is that person?"
"It's hard to say, but the accent doesn't sound like someone from the royal capital."
"Now Achie is in trouble."
"Is this considered a setback? With almost 20,000 gold coins, there's nothing wrong with taking a step back."
The turbulent discussion was extremely harsh to Azie's ears. He turned sharply to the notary who had previously examined the Laughing Man, his eyes full of evil intent, and his threatening meaning was self-evident.
Due to his face, he could not say anything about "applying for justice".
This move has violated the rules of the auction, but the notary did not want to offend Achie, who had a bad reputation, so he could only shake his head helplessly - although he did not say a word, the look on his face proved that the other party was fully capable. Pay this amazing sum.
"Seventeen thousand two hundred gold karns, once!"
"Second time!"
"Three times, deal!" The host waved the gavel in his hand.
This time, Achie looked gloomy and did not raise the sign again.
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After waiting for the servants to leave, Li jumped down from the roof beam and landed in front of a door at the end of the corridor.
This place is located on the east side of the third floor of the Holy Palace. The location is not very hidden, but the security is obviously much tighter. The stairs leading from the second floor to the third floor not only have movable iron doors, but also have guards from the Holy Palace standing guard. This can also be considered as a disguised verification of the speculation that there is a better room than the upper room in the villa - at least there will be no one with a gun around the upper room. garrison.
The lingering smell in Xia Fan's hands is also most obvious here.
"It seems that this guy's usual room is this."
Li looked around and jumped briskly onto the aisle window sill.
She had no intention of breaking open the door.
The fox form is not suitable for using tools, and there is no need to walk through special passages that can only be used by humans.
After pushing open the unlocked window, she landed directly on the eaves of the second-story house outdoors, and then used the decorations and bumps on the wall to crawl all the way to the top of the roof.
This move also scared away several birds resting on the roof.
Li quickly found the chimney that led straight into the room—it was already summer, the fireplace had long been emptied, and she entered the house through the flue with almost no effort.
Since it was night, the room was really dark. Even though Li had night vision, he could only vaguely see the outline of the furniture without the starlight.
So the first thing she did was light a fire.
Fortunately, candles and tinders are readily available, so it is not difficult to ignite tinder using the forelimbs and teeth.
With the firelight, she was finally able to see the whole inside of the house - the decoration of this house was equally gorgeous, with golden light shining as far as the eye could see. Apart from the common exquisite furniture, just the complete bear skin with the head on it under the big bed. You can know the general tone of the whole house.
Among these furnishings, the most eye-catching one is the glass cabinet that takes up most of the wall.
Not only is the glass itself pure and translucent, but the various objects placed inside are also very unique, such as weathered wrists as dry as firewood, human skulls inlaid with huge gems, a broken golden crown, etc... Considering that this is only provided by the Holy Palace It's an exclusive residence, and the things placed here are only temporarily stored. The number of collections in Achie's home is probably quite astonishing.
It seems that Lassein's information is quite correct, Li Xin said. This person does have a strong desire to collect unusual and rare objects.
If the person who sneaked into the house was a thief, this business would definitely be fruitful, but what Li needed were clues—except for various collections, she did not find anything more related to Achie himself.
Does the other party just use this place as a place to rest and relax
After searching around the room, Li's eyes were suddenly attracted by a ceramic bottle on the desk.
From the style point of view, it has nothing to do with the art. From the function point of view, it seems to be just an ordinary pen holder, but this humble bottle has a very strong smell. Not only Achie often "played" with it, but other people also touched it frequently.
If the bottle was just a mortal object, Achie, who was used to seeing rare treasures, shouldn't have paid so much attention to it.
Li lightly jumped on the table and pushed the porcelain bottle, but the latter did not move at all.
She suddenly felt confident.
After wrapping her tail around the bottle, she gradually began to spin with force, and soon there was a crunching sound under the table.
Then the wall with the glass cabinets suddenly opened to both sides, revealing a secret door just big enough for one person to pass through!
I knew this house wouldn't be that simple. Li grinned and ran into the secret room like a ghost.
This compartment is only ten feet square, and there is nothing in it except a desk, a bronze mirror, and a skylight. What makes Li feel inexplicable is that in such a relatively closed space, the bronze mirror hanging directly above the table is half a person tall, and the frame is also quite exquisite. How exquisite is it? If it appeared in the lobby of the Holy Palace or at an auction In the hall, Li didn't find it strange at all, but in this small room with obviously insufficient lighting, it seemed very strange.
If the Holy Palace had such a secret room, it couldn't possibly be for the residents to put on make-up, right
Li cautiously did not get close to the mirror, but kept a certain distance from it, burying his head in the desk and rummaging around.
I found three or four envelopes, but unfortunately they were empty and the letters were not preserved.
There are also several books in the drawer, but they all record Achie's auction results, including the time of the auction, the cost and the destination. Li flipped through it and found that a small part of the collection seemed to have been given to the nobles in the city as gifts. Based on these lists, it might be possible to further narrow the scope of the search, but it would take a lot of energy to conduct an in-depth investigation. .
When she was about to put the book back in the drawer, a shiny object suddenly fell out.
Li couldn't help but let out a sigh and leaned over to straighten the fallen object.
It was a half-wood, half-metal emblem, with metal occupying only one side and a beautifully carved pattern. At first glance, its main body looks like a stone tower, with huge eyes open at the top. The sun, moon and stars are arranged on the left and right, and the base picture behind it is a standard six-pointed star.
What emblem is this? Li looked at it carefully for a while and remembered the pattern in his mind - if he showed it to Olina, he might find something.
However, at this moment, she heard footsteps outside the door.