The number plate held up was No. 4. The number plate was inlaid with gold rim, which meant that the other party was similar to Gro, and they were both people in the box. Even though his status is not as noble as Gro's, he is not much different. He is one of the most powerful old nobles in Cuijin City. Even if the king wants to take action against him, he must think carefully about it.
Several old nobles did not participate in the competition for exemption certificates last night, but this does not mean that they are not interested in the exemption certificates. On the contrary, they are very interested. However, he is waiting and watching the situation, and will only take action when the situation is right and give him a fatal blow.
Insidious, vicious, and sophisticated, they are like poisonous snakes. This is the standard behavior style of an old noble.
Therefore, an offer of 2,500 gold coins directly extinguished Gro's beautiful fantasy, leaving Gro and most of the people in the audience stunned. In this stunned state, the entire situation had changed.
A new round of bidding, the real bidding officially begins.
The waves of the sea surge out, one after another reaching the highest peak.
"No. 3, 3,000 gold coins."
"No. 8, 3,500 gold coins."
"No. 6, 4,500 gold coins."
…
In several boxes, several number plates within 10 were quickly increased in price, ranging from 500 gold coins to 1,000 gold coins, which was an exaggeration. Within a short time, the exam-exemption certificate was pushed to a super high price of 7,000 gold coins, which was already 7 times the starting price and 3.5 times the price quoted by Gro.
Gero was no longer stunned at this time. After reacting, his face looked extremely ugly. After all, the situation changed so quickly and so drastically that it far exceeded his expectations. Originally, he was ambitious and prepared to auction off all three exam-exemption vouchers. Who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, it would be difficult to even obtain one exam-exemption voucher at auction? This...
"Pah!" Gro said, slapping the table in the box hard and unable to help venting his emotions, "Damn it, how could they..."
But Grotto only said half a sentence, and suddenly swallowed the rest with a "gudong" sound. Then he worked hard to raise the corners of his mouth, showing an exaggerated smile, and raised his hands slightly, making an innocent look, like a poor bunny caught by a hunter.
"Gudong, misunderstanding... It's all a misunderstanding..." Grotto tried hard to prove his innocence.
Pandora, who was woken up, glanced at Gro with displeasure, turned over, and curled up on the seat again with Gro on her back and began to sleep.
"Huh..." Groo took a long breath, then looked at Richard with some resentment, asking with his eyes, "Why did you bring her here?"
"She came on her own."
"I… "
Gro was so angry that he really wanted to smash the table, but he really didn't dare.
He slammed his fist down on the table, and Pandora's fist might be about to hit him. It's hard to say whether he can break the table with one punch, but Pandora can definitely beat him half to death with one punch. Well, let's just beat him half to death. After all, we know each other, so we can't just beat him to death without mercy, right
Gro thought with great pressure in his heart, feeling that his whole body was a little stiff. The cute little girl sleeping next to her looked like an ancient ferocious beast.
After taking a look at Gro's appearance, Richard shook his head and asked softly to Gro: "What are you going to do now? The auction price for the exam-free certificate has already reached 7,000 gold coins. Are you still going to increase the price?"
After hearing what Richard said, Ge Luo remembered the business, his expression became slightly solemn, and he thought seriously.
He came to the auction this time and brought all his savings, nearly 8,000 gold coins, so he could really increase the price and give it a try. But... it may not be successful. It was successful, and he felt a little bit at a loss.
Nearly 8,000 gold coins, just to sell an exam-free voucher
Although, according to rumors, boarding the wizard's ship with an exemption certificate will provide you with various special treatments, but it's not worth 8,000 gold coins, right
Gro hesitated for a moment, then said to Richard: "I... let's wait and see. I think the price is a bit too high now and unreasonable. Maybe it's caused by a few old nobles deliberately driving it up. If that's really the case , the second exemption certificate should be cheaper, so I won’t be this big-headed guy.”
At this time, Gro was still a little confused about the sudden increase in prices of several veteran nobles in the box, and couldn't help but fantasize: Maybe the veteran nobles were temporarily confused, and when the second exemption certificate was auctioned , the other party calms down, then he can auction the exemption certificate at a relatively low price.
After hearing what Gro said, Richard didn't say much, and he guessed what Gro was thinking. However, in Richard's opinion, Gro's idea was probably wrong. At the price of nearly 8,000 gold coins, it is indeed expensive to buy a test-free certificate. But this time the situation should be different from the past.
The current Cuijin City is not the former Cuijin City.
In the past, no apprentice from White Stone Tower had died in Cuijin City. Not many families in Cuijin City had been attacked inexplicably before and suffered heavy losses.
The old nobles did not hesitate to spend a lot of money. They were obviously stimulated by recent events, which made them realize that to capable wizards, they were all lambs to be slaughtered at will and could be easily taken care of.
In this regard, the established nobles would rather pay a relatively high price and find ways to cultivate a wizard of their own family.
Richard thought as the bidding continued in the auction venue.
In the end, the first exemption certificate was auctioned by the owner of plate No. 6 for 8,500 gold coins—an exaggerated price to the extreme.
Then came the auction of the second exemption voucher.
Logically speaking, as the highlight of the auction, the exemption certificates should not be auctioned in a centralized manner, as this can also bring higher profits.
Similar methods include: at the beginning of the auction, first auction a novel auction item that is not too expensive but is more popular to boost the atmosphere; take a short break before the auction finale to give people expectations; use the continuous price finale Among the auction items, some less promising auction items are interspersed to prevent unsold auctions;
But this is the Middle Ages after all, and the traditional auction system is still relatively backward, and many tricks have not yet been perfected.
In fact, for the nobles in the field, this is what they want most - to quickly show the three exemption certificates, that's the real thing. If the auction keeps bringing out a bunch of "junk stuff," they have to tear it down.
To put it simply, auctions in the current world are relatively pure, and most of them will consider customers rather than profit entirely.
"Da da da… "
Footsteps sounded, and the young waiter walked up to the high platform carrying the second exemption certificate.
Then the auctioneer spoke up.
Because of the previous introduction, the auctioneer this time was very straightforward: "The second exemption certificate, everything will follow the old rules of the first exemption certificate, and the bidding will start now!"
After the auctioneer finished speaking, Gro took a look at the venue and once again became the first person to hold up the sign.
"Plate No. 1, 1050 gold coins."
The auctioneer announced immediately, and then the whole place fell silent. Everything was like a replica of the first exemption certificate.
However, Richard in the box knew very well that the silence this time was only because everyone in the room was just waiting to see whether the established nobles in the other boxes would bid.
If the old nobles bid, then there is no point in bidding. After all, not many people can afford the high price of thousands of gold coins.
Gold coins are not brought by strong winds. In the territory of a middle-class noble, after a year of hard work, the income is only a few thousand silver coins, which is only a little over a hundred gold coins. Some old nobles and families with deep foundations only earn about a thousand gold coins per year, and a few thousand gold coins is already considered a strain. If Gro had not lived a relatively frugal life, it would have been difficult for him to have saved nearly 8,000 gold coins as a prince after more than ten years.
In short, gold coins are very expensive and everyone is very poor. If the old nobles grit their teeth and bid, the rest will have no choice but to give up.
So will the established nobles make a bid
In the quiet waiting, a slightly older voice sounded.
"No. 9, 5,000 gold coins."
The answer came out: the established aristocrats made a bid and directly pushed the price to a completely different bidding level.
The frightening bidding begins again.