The cost of maintaining a knight is quite expensive.
The big head of this is naturally the cost of the baptism, as well as the knight's plate armor and the manor!
These three things are juxtaposed because they have almost the same value.
A complete set of knight armor is often a family heirloom of some small families, inherited for several generations or even dozens of generations.
The craftsmanship of the highland craftsmen is famous far and wide. The armor on the high platform is shining crystal light in the light. The smooth lines and the precise joint between the various parts all show that it is a top-grade piece!
Naturally, its price has also risen, and it was finally bought by a man in black at the price of 3,200 Jin Delong.
"The next auction item...is the long sword used by 'Original Blue Blood', 'Conqueror', the king of the Windfly Plain, and King Thaler I—Dragon Heart!"
The auctioneer lifted the red cloth of the second treasure, and saw a blue two-handed sword, flashing fluorescence under the light. Ferocious breath.
"The starting price - 2,500 Gold Delong!"
Accompanied by the voice of the auctioneer, more intense calls came and went.
Wu Ming noticed that when he looked at the big blue sword, the girl in his arms, Beatrice, visibly trembled.
"If it's really just a weapon, even if it has a historical bonus, it's too much..."
His eyes moved: "Could it be... an extraordinary weapon!?"
With this thought, Wu Ming narrowed his eyes immediately.
True spirit possession, although the power dissipated, it still brought him keen perception.
At this time, with all his attention, he immediately felt a deep and unpredictable force occupying the dragon heart sword.
'Especially... having a little connection with Beatrice? Bloodline weapon? Restricted descendants to use? '
He pondered with some uncertainty, and finally watched the Great Dragon Heart Sword being bought by a mysterious person at a high price of 5,000 Jin Delong.
"If it's really just an antique, this deal will be a loss... So... a blue-blooded nobleman?"
Wu Ming stared at the mysterious man's back with deep eyes.
Since the other party appeared here, what kind of hostility would he encounter as a person who bought a blue-blooded female slave
Maybe it's okay in the black market, but once it goes out, it's hard to say.
"The last auction item!"
On the stage, the auctioneer smiled and said, "You must have guessed it... There is a can of holy oil, and there are two pints in storage, which is definitely enough for a knight's baptism... One more news for you, the spring In the martial arts competition, the Earl of Blue Mountain intends to reward the champion, not the former Jin Delong, but the canonization of Jazz!"
Crash!
There was an uproar underneath.
Although he already knew that this martial arts competition was no small matter, but hearing that there was indeed a knight canonization, the atmosphere in the black market was still heated up.
"Therefore, there will definitely be many free knights and landless knights coming to the martial arts competition next year... This pot of holy oil may be the opportunity for you to start the road of knighthood, the key to the door to glory!"
The auctioneer announced in a bewitching tone: "One jar of holy oil, the starting price—five thousand gold Delong!"
There was a sound of inhalation below. Obviously, the price has been several times or even several times higher than before.
And, this is just a reserve price!
It is conceivable that relying on the hype of the news of the martial arts competition, the final transaction price must be an astronomical figure.
"Wait a minute!"
In the midst of the silence, a voice suddenly sounded.
"What questions does this guest have?"
The auctioneer smiled and looked at the weird-looking guest who was holding a little girl underneath, showing excellent self-cultivation.
"Can you guarantee the authenticity of the holy oil? It must be the same as the church and the two great nobles? Guaranteed to become a knight!?"
Being watched by a lot of eyes, and even feeling the approach of several dangerous breaths, Wu Ming was fearless and uttered his doubts loudly.
"Is this your first time here?"
The auctioneer is still gentle and polite: "The holy oil sold by this auction house can be guaranteed to be indistinguishable from the original version... I have never received any complaints about quality problems, and... the baptism of the knight has a certain possibility of failure. Even the gods cannot guarantee it!"
Of course Wu Ming knew this, so she took a deep breath and asked the most critical question this time: "Can I identify it?"
"So that's it, this guy must be a pharmacist!"
Before the auctioneer on the stage opened his mouth, the people below all looked at Wu Ming with wise eyes, as if they knew everything: "Another idiot trying to crack the secret formula!"
Obviously, this kind of thing has happened countless times.
"no problem!"
The auctioneer obviously also has experience: "According to the rules, every time the Holy Oil is auctioned, we will provide three samples, each about one-tenth of an ounce, for buyers to check!"
He blinked and looked a little cunning: "Of course... To get a sample, the customer needs to pay fifty Jin Delong first!"
For a knight's baptism, the standard portion of holy oil normally required is two pints, which is equal to forty ounces according to the weight and measure of this world, and the price at the last auction was around 5,000 to 6,000 gold Delong.
In other words, Wu Ming needs to use fifty Jin Delong to buy a product worth only fifteen Jin Delong, which is obviously a loss-making business.
"Can!"
Wu Ming immediately took out Jin Delong and bought a tenth of an ounce of holy oil, not paying attention to the foolish eyes around him. Of course, his identity as a pharmacist was confirmed.
"I have no problem!"
He was overjoyed when he got what he wanted, and he no longer cared about the auction after the episode, and slowly came to the entrance at the beginning.
He chose to leave, after all, there were only a few Jin Delong left on him at this time.
Boom!
Seeing the door like a wall, he stepped forward and knocked, the stone wall opened with a bang, and the smiling face of the previous waiter appeared: "Is the guest leaving?"
…
"I can only see you here, and good luck, sir!"
It was still the same black carriage, the waiter bowed to leave, and finally said a word, let the carriage start slowly.
The axles roared.
Wu Ming put away the holy oil, then looked at the girl curled up beside him: "Can you talk?"
"..."
After waiting for a long time, what he got was silence.
"Okay! Let me remind you, something bad may happen later, if you are really scared, just close your eyes..."
"Of course, based on your experience, maybe you don't care too much, just protect yourself!"
Wu Ming silently closed his eyes and rested his mind, his right hand had already grasped the fine steel long sword at his waist.
"Sir, here we are..."
After playing tricks, the carriage stopped in a remote corner of the southern district.
"Thanks!"
Wu Ming sent the driver to leave, and saw a garbage dump around him, with a stinky ditch flowing beside it, even if the poor passed by, they would try to leave as quickly as possible.
"It's a nice tomb, how about burying you?"
Wu Ming smiled, put Beatrice aside, and looked at the six or seven figures that appeared around him.
"It's unlikely that the black market auction house, after all, I didn't really disrupt its auction plan... So, is it a robber who covets wealth?" Or some blue-blooded aristocrat who doesn't like me? Or some other inexplicable force? '
He drew out his long sword: "It's just... what does this matter?"
Whoosh!
While speaking, he had rushed out like a gust of wind.
boom!
The sound of gold and iron clashing sounded, and a man in black drew his sword to resist, but the weapon was easily knocked away by the huge force, and blood overflowed from his chest.
"knight!"
This speed and strength immediately shocked the other men in black, some of them stretched their hands behind their backs and took out their short bows.
"kill!"
Wu Ming moved like the wind. When the men in black were sluggish for a moment, the steel long sword in his hand seemed to come alive and have a life of its own. Suddenly, it flashed twice and took the lives of two men in black.
Whoosh!
When he killed the last frontal attacking enemy, his ears moved, and then he tilted his head, dodging two tricky arrows like a prophet.
"Damn it!"
The two archers immediately turned and ran, as if they saw a monster.
Don't run! It's not like they haven't besieged knights before, but even knights who have experienced the baptism of holy oil are only a little outstanding in one aspect, or they have amazing strength, or their skin is hard, their speed is fast, or they recover quickly.
But the person in front of him seemed to be strengthened in all aspects, without any shortcomings.
The combat power displayed here is more terrifying than ordinary knights!
"Want to go?"
Wu Ming laughed loudly, and chased after a man in black in two or three steps, directly grabbed the wrist of the stabbing dagger he turned back, and sent the tip of the blade into his heart.
Afterwards, he looked at the last escaped person, took a deep breath, and threw the fine steel long sword in his hand.
call out!
A stream of light flashed by, and the man screamed, was pierced by the silver light as his chest, and was nailed to the ground.
"The body is very clean, without the slightest identification!"
Wu Ming came to him, turned over carefully, shook his head immediately, pulled out the long sword and took it back.
"Are you okay?"
He looked again at Beatrice.
The little girl didn't seem to be threatening at first glance, and Wu Ming's actions were too fast, so she was lucky enough to stay until now, without even cutting her skin.
Of course, seeing Wu Ming's killing scene like chopping melons and vegetables, the girl finally couldn't maintain the indifferent expression on her face, and there seemed to be a slight fluctuation in her eyes.
"Let's go!"
Wu Ming leaned over to pick her up, and quickly left the murder scene.
It won't be long before the rats in those stinky gutters will show up and take every last bit of usable stuff off the corpse, so he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.