If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon

Chapter 300 The First Trade Item
The trader walked to the white display stand and stood still. He raised the 'trading product' covered by the red cloth with both hands, and placed it on the display stand carefully. Then he stood still and turned around without any faults. Facing all the guests of the opera house, he bowed deeply.

There was thunderous applause, but Lin Nian and the others stopped applauding in the high-ranking seats. They just stared intently at the trade item covered by the red cloth, their thoughts surging like bubbles and bursting in an instant.

"The first item to trade tonight." When the venue fell silent, the deep and magnetic voice of the trader rang out from the loudspeaker equipment throughout the opera house, "Sent to the organizer five days ago by guest '19' In his hand, according to his description, the trade item is full of mysterious and terrifying 'curse' color, which has brought bad news and death to countless poor people, and now he has moved here to wait for its next destined person or burial owner."

The trader's voice was contagious, and his opening words were eerie, but no one in the opera house was dissatisfied, but filled with anticipation.This is simply like the unwritten custom of the 'Abraham Trading Party', the weirder the objects on stage, the more interest it will arouse the interest of the guests who came here for novelty.

Seeing that the atmosphere had reached a certain threshold, the trader stopped talking nonsense, turned around and pinched a corner of the red cloth and yanked it away. At the same time, the spotlights in the opera house suddenly turned on.

The dazzling light made countless guests close to the stage subconsciously exclaim and cover their eyes. When they slowly accepted the brightness and tried to open their eyes wide, they were immediately thrown into the intoxicated starry sky by the beautiful thing full of bright stars on the white display stand. .

On the red velvet tray, where the spotlights gather, lies a string of high-end jewelry necklaces made of aquamarine gemstones and diamonds. Its beauty is sublimated in white light, instantly suffocating all the women in the venue. Involuntarily, she gently covered Bai Hua's chest and leaned back slightly, the beautiful eyes reflecting the gemstones were filled with waves, wishing to turn the sea blue gemstones into the waves in her eyes and take it as her own.

"The Diamond of Hope." The trader whispered the name of the gemstone, "It was a jewel that enjoyed notoriety in the Victorian period. Legend has it that those who wore it would bring misfortune. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Artoinette Once its owner, it accompanied France through the monarchy system for 1000 years, and then moved to England to become the embellishment of the queen's elegance, and finally fell on the streets of the United States and became a blood diamond for gangsters. Until today, he It appeared here and became the focus of everyone's attention at this moment."

In the seat, Lin Nian obviously felt that Wan Boqian sat upright slightly, and his eyes fell on the necklace known as the "Cursed Diamond" like a hook. He raised his hand to cover Wan Boqian's eyes to block it. Only then did she regain her senses slightly and said, "What's wrong?"

Lin Nian waved her hand to signal her to look at herself, Wan Boqian looked down at the auditorium below, and was horrified to find that almost every guest had sunk into the beauty of the jewels, their eyes were full of unrealistic dreams, and their faces were full of tears. The color of hope.

"'Aphrodite's Stone'? Why did it appear here?" Wan Boqian finally came to her senses, looked at the display stand again in surprise and murmured.It's just that this time her eyes were no longer fascinated, but full of fear and disbelief.

"The diamond of the curse, I've heard its story before, but I just didn't expect it to exist in the cat and mouse." Chu Zihang said softly.

"Even cats and mice have recorded it, which is enough to prove his popularity." Lin Nian said, "Diamond of Curse, Diamond of Hope, this thing has many names in various places, but in the hybrid race In the world, it is called 'Aphrodite's Stone', a product of alchemy."

"Aphrodite, the god of love in Greek mythology?" Chu Zihang asked.

"'Born from the foam of the sea' is the original meaning of the name of the god, and the sapphire on the 'Aphrodite Stone' took this meaning. She was loved and pursued by countless gods and mortals because of her beauty. , Countless wars broke out because of her, and the loss of life also coincides with the characteristics of this alchemy item, which can disturb people's spirit and arouse desire." Lin Nian glanced at Shao Yifeng sitting next to Chu Zihang, this little girl The fat man's eyes almost fell to the stage, he held his breath and did not dare to let out a breath, for fear of tarnishing the holy beauty of the gemstone, the fat face was so red that it was a bit funny.

"It's okay for mixed races, but it is fatally alluring for ordinary people, so there have been many murders, robberies, and local wars around the 'Aphrodite Stone', so it was also Named the 'Cursed Diamond' and the 'Stone of Doom'."

"I thought this necklace had already been collected in the Smithsonian Museum, why did it appear here?" Wan Boqian whispered, a look of palpitation and fear appeared on her face. She almost fell for it too.

"Who knows? All the trade items in this fair were brought by the guests themselves. Someone may have sneaked into the museum and replaced the real ones, but they couldn't find a buyer. Maybe they brought them here to sell the stolen goods." Lin Nian Said, "It is said that the alchemy field of the 'Aphrodite Stone' does not need to be opened by the 'blood sacrifice', and the living spirits inside are always awake no matter the day or night, so that there will always be disputes and death in the place where it exists, just Now the reaction of most people in the venue seems to be genuine."

"The organizer did not announce who took out the trading item. If ordinary people took out this alchemy item and traded it, does it mean that the secret of the dragon civilization has been exposed, and now a group of people have quietly started to spread it all over the world Looking for dragon civilization to make a fortune?" Wan Boqian's expression was a little stiff.

"Not necessarily." Lin Nian shook his head and analyzed calmly: "If the dragon civilization is really leaked, judging from the current number of people in the venue, there will definitely be a lot of public opinion in the society in the short term, and even the secret party will notice it. , but as far as the current situation is concerned, there are not too many rumors that the buyers who brought the trading items probably don’t know the meaning behind the trading items they brought. Most likely, they only know that rare goods are available to live in, but they can’t find them in other places. to sales channels. For example, for an alchemy product, there are very few eyes that can identify its true value in the black market, so it can only be worth 500 US dollars in the black market, but here, people who really know how to do it will spend ten times or even Buy it at a hundred times the price!"

"Businessmen who smelled huge profits began to use their relationships as if they had found a business opportunity, and began to collect alchemy products related to dragon civilization in every corner of society. Although they did not know what 'dragon civilization' and 'alchemy' were, But they only need to look for the common characteristics of alchemy products. For example, this necklace." Lin Nian said, "Any item that involves the background stories of 'curse', 'death', and 'spirituality' should be They are all popular at this fair, and most of the alchemy items meet these characteristics, you don’t need to know the dragon civilization to find the alchemy items, you just need to know the characteristics of the alchemy items.”

"But sooner or later some caring people among ordinary people will notice something if this continues." Wan Boqian said with a frown.

"So we have to prevent the organizer from carrying out such activities. Although the 'Jews' have been proven to no longer exist, our original intention has not changed much." Lin Nian said, "Find the organizer, arrest him and return to the executive department. .”

"When will we start?" Wan Boqian asked.

"No hurry." Lin Nian shook his head slightly and stared at the trader and the bright sapphire on the stage, something deeper was lurking in his gaze, "... If I guessed right, today's fair is still the most crowded place ever. The biggest one, it shocked many mixed-race families to appear on the stage, so there must be a finale trade item that can hurt them. I have a hunch that the finale item may be very dangerous, and at the same time it is very dangerous. Important If necessary, I may give up the main task and temporarily change the target of the operation."

".And if I remember correctly, Louis XVI was sent to the guillotine because of this string of necklaces. In this level of alchemy field, even mixed races can't completely resist. Now there are many ordinary people sitting in the venue. The first "trade item" took out such a troublesome thing. How should the organizers of the incident end? Let’s find out their bottom line first.”

In fact, Lin Nian didn't need to worry about it anymore. When the trader on the stage saw the same, he smiled and took out a mahogany hammer from his cuff and knocked it on the display stand with his backhand. PA equipment spread throughout the venue.

At this moment, when the trader looked up, his eyes were full of golden sharp blades.

An unknown field expanded from the trader, covering the entire stage in an instant, and stopped when approaching the first row of the venue. In the senses of many mixed races, the field released by the trader was like a jade bowl The undercut generally covers the entire stage inside, even if the line of sight is not blocked in any way, something is actually blocked.

"Yan Ling?" These two words rose in the hearts of most of the mixed races who had seen the world in the venue.

There is no doubt that the trader sent by the organizer is also a mixed race, and only a mixed race dares to host the trade fair of alchemy items.Can block the spirit of words in the alchemy field?At least Lin Nian and Wan Boqian had never heard of it. Not all speech spirits were recorded on the periodic table. Obviously, the speech spirit used by the trader was one of them.

"This is an extraordinary auction item, whether it is its natural carving workmanship or the crystal clear color of the gemstone itself. According to the jewelry evaluation theory, regardless of the story and history behind it, the market value is about 10 million U.S. dollars." Under the light, the trader's golden pupils did not look so outstanding, and he continued to scan the audience with a flat gaze. Explain the trading item, "Because the jeweler Asprey & Garrard later launched a similar product 'Heart of the Ocean' and sold it at an auction for 33 million US dollars, so this time our 'Diamond of Hope' will also start at $5 million, with each increase not less than $300."

"350."

As soon as he finished speaking, even if he lost the influence of the alchemy field, someone impatiently raised his card, and the female companion beside him tightly hugged his arm and stared intently at the bright sapphire on the stage.

The first bid came, but the trader didn't even try to shout "350 million a time", but just looked at the opera house with a faint smile, waiting for the wave of stacks that followed immediately. Another stack of bids.

"360."

"380."

"400."

A satisfied expression appeared on the face of the trader, as if enjoying the feeling of the wave of money being repeated in one urgent cry after another. Each quotation represents a huge amount of wealth that is difficult for ordinary people to flow in this theater. Everyone began to fall into the bidding competition, just like throwing themselves into the quagmire of the golden turn.

Just at this moment, an abrupt voice rang out, like a knife, directly cutting off all the voices of quotations, cooling down the heat that hadn't started yet.

"1000 million." Someone said.

The venue fell silent.

The silence was not because of the amount of 1000 million. Many people easily took out this huge sum of money. What they were silent about was the coldness in the bidder's voice, the realization that it was inevitable.

Opening his mouth was double the current asking price, like a knife cutting through all the bidders in front of him, aiming at the sapphire necklace on the stage.

Everyone couldn't help turning their heads to look at the bidder, and the mixed-race people in the VIP room on the second floor also quietly looked down, and at a glance they saw the excessively young man holding the number 66 in the crowd.

That was Lin Nian. At some point, he took the sign in Shao Yifeng's hand and quoted a sky-high price. He sat on a chair and swept across the audience with a look of indifference like ice. , Everyone who touched the eyes felt a coldness as if being stabbed in the heart by a knife.

This was the first traded item, and he showed a domineering possessiveness, as if he came here just for this traded item. So a natural scene happened, before the oppressive force of this young man, No one tried to raise their placards to make an offer anymore, and they all silently watched the trader on the stage drop the hammer three times, and finally shouted that "deal"!
Many people in the opera house also silently remembered this young man in their hearts. However, when their eyes fell on Lin Nian, some people couldn't help showing blank expressions on their faces.

".Why is he here? What is he doing?"

On the second floor, in the VIP room, Mai Jiude, who was sitting on the sofa chair, looked at the boy in the seat in astonishment and said subconsciously.

"how could I know?"

"...Anyway, it's impossible to stop by to buy something on the way home from school!" The voice of the potato chip girl in the headset also seemed extremely dull, and Mai Jiude could imagine the scene of potato chips slipping from the girl's hand in front of the screen.

"Hey, hey, are you sure it's him?" Potato Chip girl seemed to be a little bit incredulous about what she saw from the stolen surveillance video, she stood up from the computer chair and approached the screen.

"Otherwise who else could it be?" Mai Toku couldn't help standing up at last, walked to the guardrail of the stands on the second floor, and looked directly at the boy in the seat.

After seeing the other party's face clearly, the female ninja couldn't help but twitched with her calm expression, "What is this about? Shouldn't he be spending his summer vacation at Kassel Academy? Why did he appear in here?"

"Damn it, it's summer vacation!" Potato Chip Girl suddenly seemed to have realized it, and slapped the computer table and shouted, "This is his old hometown!"

"So you mean that it's a coincidence that he appeared here? Then... if the sponsor is someone from the 'emperor', do you think they know that their children have come under their noses?" Mai Toku paused and asked again .

"How do I know?" Potato Chip Girl asked strangely after a pause.

There was an eerie silence on the wireless channel.

Obviously, Lin Nian's high-profile appearance caused them to fall into quite a mess. No one expected that this boy would appear on this occasion.

But at the same time that they didn't expect it, another group of people seemed to have also failed to expect this wonderful accident to happen, and fell into silence like the two ladies in the nanny group in another hidden stand.

　ps①: there are
　　ps②: I heard that the monthly ticket will be doubled after [-] o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)