"It's useless." Ferdinand continued to shake his head: "Bruno is an idiot. He made a move and let the word out before the auction started. Although many competitors came out early. But it also made more people think that learning from DeWitt It’s true that adults choose apprentices. Even if Bruno can be prevented from participating in this auction, there will be other people participating in fierce competition. I originally estimated that the 20,000 gold did not count for this situation.”
When he said this, a hint of understanding flashed in Ferdinand's eyes: "No wonder, no wonder when I spread the news, I felt that there were other forces helping to spread it. I couldn't figure it out at first, but now that I think about it, it's a 6-hour auction." Those guys at the 2000s are pushing it. They're trying to sell it for a high price, too."
Fang Xingjian nodded. He is determined to win the skull. The auction has not yet started, and the price limit has been raised again and again. The money in his hand is a huge sum wherever he puts it, but it is not enough to participate in this competition. auction.
During the constant discussion, methods were thrown out one by one, and then rejected again, and the exchanges continued until the dawn of the day. None of the four discussed a method.
Anthony fell down on the sofa and said in frustration: "Let's just rob Bruno, steal his money, and take it to auction."
Ferdinand curled his lips and said, "If you offend a titled knight or a high-ranking official of the empire, go by yourself. I won't accompany you to death."
"Pretending to be Bruno?" Fang Xingjian said thoughtfully, looking at the gradually turning white world outside the window.
"Impossible." Ferdinand said: "If Bruno is to be controlled, with his grandfather's power, if he must be investigated, it will be very troublesome to investigate thoroughly. We have to hide our identity from him. The person who sells the skull time is equivalent to hiding his identity. He has to hide both sides, and he has to steal Bruno's money. He also has masters sent to him by his grandfather. Who knows what other bone magic soldiers are there. Once we reveal our identities That's going to be a big problem."
"No." Fang Xingjian shook his head, and suddenly laughed: "Maybe it's really possible to impersonate."
He turned his head to look at Ferdinand and asked, "That Bruno, has he ever touched the titled knight's skull?"
"Probably not. There are a total of 5,000 titled knights in the country. Every year, a total of 20 people die accidentally, die in battle, or die of old age. Among them, at most 5 are at level 25 and above. Some of them are collected by their own families, and some are collected. To the royal family, but most of the skulls were sent to various state colleges. Almost 80% of the skulls were sent to the state colleges to train the next generation of titled knights. To get in touch with this thing, it is not a matter of money at all, if it is not this A state election is too big, and the academy in Arctic State will not take out their skulls. And with Bruno's ostentatious character, if he used the skull, he would have said it already."
Fang Xingjian nodded: "That's good, since he hasn't used the skull, then there is a way."
Ferdinand asked strangely, "What way?"
Fang Xingjian laughed: "Two auctions."
Ferdinand was stunned for a moment, but he was very flexible after all, and immediately responded: "Two?"
Fang Xingjian asked: "Leaving the skull in my own academy instead of handing it over to the state academy is a bit against the rules, so their auction has always been carried out in secret, and they have never dared to publicize it."
He stood up and walked around, his brain was running at high speed, and he kept muttering.
"The venue should be fine."
"If you have manpower, use my family's dead soldiers."
"No, if you can make a fortune by the way, you can also invite a few people over."
"I probably haven't seen Bruno over there."
"There are dramas, there are really dramas."
Ferdinand's eyes became brighter and brighter, but Robert and Anthony looked strange: "What's wrong?"
"Ferdinand, what have you come up with?"
Ferdinand shook his head: "There are a few key pieces of information that I still need to confirm. If there is no problem, I can do two auctions, but there is still the most critical point."
He turned his head to look at Fang Xingjian, and asked, "Brono, how are you going to lie to him?"
Fang Xingjian said lightly: "In my hometown, there used to be a similar state. I plan to try it."
"How to try?"
Fang Xingjian said: "Give me 500 gold, and I will go to the Yellow Spring Valley myself, and I will trouble you for other matters."
Seeing the two of them playing charades, Anthony couldn't bear it more and more, and asked again: "What's going on? What's the specific plan?"
Ferdinand smiled: "You will know tonight."
…
On the day of the auction, Coster was in front of a building called the Black Hall.
This cylindrical building has two floors. Because of the vast space inside, it has always been regarded as the best meeting place. Today, he has rented out both floors.
Because an auction that only Coster nobles and high-level people know will be held here.
Of course, for Fang Xingjian and the others, there were two auctions.
A group of people covered in black robes got off the carriage and walked towards the back door of the black hall.
A man in a tuxedo walked over with his head bowed, came to the head of the black-robed man, and bowed: "Welcome everyone."
The leader in black robe said coldly: "Where's Bennett?"
"Lord Bennett is entertaining guests in the hall. I heard that you don't want to reveal your identities, so I arranged the carriage to the back door."
The man in the tuxedo raised his head, revealing his face. It was Ferdinand.
He smiled and looked at the leader in black robe and asked, "Are you satisfied, my lord?"
The leader of the black-robed man was silent for a while, and a suffocating momentum rushed towards his face. When Ferdinand's temples and forehead were dripping with sweat, and when he felt that he was about to kneel under the pressure, the black-robed man finally spoke.
"Let's go."
Ferdinand nodded with an ugly face: "Yes, gentlemen, please follow me."
"This time we have invited some of Coster's most powerful buyers. I believe that today's transaction will not disappoint you. And it is all in accordance with your instructions. It is a secret auction and will never be disclosed by anyone. identity."
The leader in black robe didn't speak. Ferdinand turned his head, his eyes flashed with excitement, and led the group of black robed people towards the first floor of the black hall.
…
On the other side, the main entrance of the black hall.
Under the leadership of waiters in black, buyers came to the front door of the black hall, and led them to the second floor of the black hall.
Most of these buyers covered their faces with robes, so as not to reveal their identities. This is the requirement of this auction, and on the other hand, they do not want to reveal their financial resources. I don't even want to reveal my identity.
However, some of them didn't care. A man wearing a golden mask yelled towards the lobby on the second floor.
"Haha, everyone, I am determined to win this time. The skull is really very important to me, so please save face."
In this way, under Ferdinand's special arrangement, the buyers went to the second floor, while the sellers stayed on the first floor, and the two auctions on the two floors were about to start simultaneously.
…
On the first floor, just as the black-robed leader sat down, he frowned and asked, "Why is it so noisy outside?"
Ferdinand's heart sank: "What's wrong with this guy's hearing? This hall is almost completely soundproof, and he can hear the sound from outside." He smiled and covered up: "It's nothing, just one side of the corridor is under repair today."
The black-robed leader ignored Ferdinand, accepted it from the side and said, "Go out and have a look."
Ferdinand smiled and stood in front of the other party: "You don't have to be so cautious, today's black hall has been taken over by us, there will be absolutely no problem."
The black-robed leader sneered and said, "Go and see."
The men in the black robe bypassed Ferdinand and walked towards the door of the lobby on the first floor.