radicalducati Chapter 233 Zhao Family Auction House
Chapter 233 Zhao Family Auction House
Chapter 233 Zhao Family Auction House
"I don't need to buy anything right now, so I won't go. You guys go ahead," Mu Nujiao said softly.
"Ah, Sister Mu, it's been so long since we've been to an auction house. Why don't we go take a look?" Ai Tutu's face fell instantly upon hearing this, but she was unwilling to give up so easily.
When Mo Fan invited them to go together, Ai Tutu became interested. However, if Mu Nujiao didn't go, Ai Tutu couldn't go alone with Jiang Han and the others. No, Ai Tutu couldn't miss this rare opportunity to go to the auction house.
"Sister Mu, shall we go?" Ai Tutu clung to Mu Nujiao's arm and began to whine.
If Jiang Han were the only one present, Mu Nujiao would never have agreed. However, with Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan also present, it would be somewhat uncomfortable for Ai Tutu to continue holding her. Mu Nujiao had no choice but to agree. Upon seeing Mu Nujiao's agreement, Ai Tutu immediately released her arms, her face beaming with excitement.
"Lead the way," Jiang Han said, looking at Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan.
Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan nodded and consciously walked ahead to lead the way. They could guess to some extent the relationship between Jiang Han and the two school beauties. Did they want to stay and watch them being lovey-dovey? They had no interest in that.
The Zhao family's auction house is quite high-end and classy; even the auction hall is decorated in a magnificent and opulent style.
The number of people attending the auction today is not very large. The items auctioned each time are easily worth tens of millions, so the auction is naturally not as crowded as a regular shopping mall.
As soon as Zhao Manyan led Mo Fan and Jiang Han into the hall, a middle-aged man in a suit greeted them with a smile.
The middle-aged man, the manager in charge of the auction for the Zhao family, asked with a smile, "Second Young Master, what brings you here?"
"I brought some friends over, could you arrange a private room for us?" Zhao Manyan waved his hand and said.
"Okay, please wait a moment while I make the arrangements," the middle-aged man said with a smile.
After saying that, the middle-aged man went to arrange private rooms for everyone. There was still some time before the auction started, so Zhao Manyan led Jiang Han, Mo Fan and the others to stroll around the hall. When they arrived at the back of the hall, Mo Fan found that it was bustling with people coming and going.
"Hey, Lao Zhao, what do you sell over there? It looks like they're trading scrolls or something. Do you guys sell star chart books here?" Mo Fan asked Zhao Manyan.
"Oh, that's not a place selling reels, it's a place selling 'lottery tickets'," Zhao Manyan said, glancing at the crowded area.
"Buy lottery tickets? You must be kidding me, a bunch of mages coming to your Zhao family's auction house to buy lottery tickets?" Mo Fan said.
"Great Demon King, the lottery he's talking about isn't the kind you understand. If you went to the auction house a few more times, you wouldn't be so clueless. Aren't you a hunter mage? Most of the bounties posted by the Hunter's Alliance have reliable sources. And when the Hunter's Alliance posts bounties, they need to provide a guarantee and pay a commission there, so that the hunter mages who accept the bounties don't end up with nothing."
"But in reality, what people get while wandering in the wild is often just hearsay, and such hearsay can't naturally be offered as a bounty in the Hunter's Alliance. So, people write down the valuable but uncertain information they've obtained in scrolls and sell them at a price, which is quite similar to lotteries in society," Ai Tutu explained.
Seeing Ai Tutu's disdainful look, Mo Fan's lips twitched involuntarily. Apart from the last time he went to the auction house to buy the Mingli Shield, he had never been to an auction house before. It was no wonder that Ai Tutu said that, since he was short of money.
If his wallet were full, would he need to go to the Qingtian Hunting Agency to accept all sorts of commissions to make money whenever he has time?
"Surely no idiot would actually buy this thing?" Mo Fan said in surprise.
In Mo Fan's opinion, these scattered rumors are just for hunter mages to share among themselves. Why would they need to go to the auction house to sell them? Do those mages have so much money they don't know what to do with it?
"Brother, this is the information age. Hunter mages not only need formidable strength, but more importantly, accurate and extensive intelligence and information. In short, you've seen it yourself; there's a long line of people wanting to buy," Zhao Manyan said calmly, glancing at the trade fair.
Jiang Han followed behind Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao, lost in thought. He had a vague recollection that Mo Fan seemed to have obtained a significant opportunity at this trade fair, but he couldn't quite remember what that opportunity was. He had encountered many things and met many people in the more than ten years he had been in this world, but his memories of the original work were becoming increasingly blurred.
Perhaps he will be able to fully recall his memories of the original work from his past life once his spiritual realm breaks through to a higher level. Right now, his spiritual realm is only at the mid-level of level 5, which is still far from the higher level.
For an ordinary person, reaching the third level of the minor realm at Jiang Han's age would be quite impressive. However, due to his transmigration, Jiang Han's spiritual realm is naturally higher than that of ordinary people, which is why he has reached the fifth level of the intermediate realm at his current age.
"That's really like buying lottery tickets, just like you said. If the information is true, then we've made a fortune and can save a lot of money on accurate information. If the information is false or outdated, then we've worked for nothing," Mo Fan said.
"Well, what mage doesn't have some spare cash? Who doesn't dream of winning the lottery? Anyway, a Secret Scroll isn't expensive. Spend a little money to buy a few. Even if you don't get the information you want, it's still good for broadening your horizons. If you're lucky, you might be able to buy two related Secret Scrolls, then the accuracy of the information will be extremely high. Being the first to act can bring you significant benefits. For example, where there are fragments or signs of spirit seeds, where rare demons frequently appear, where the elemental aura is rich and there might be rare treasures, and so on," Zhao Manyan said with a smile.
"Old Zhao, I have a feeling you're trying to trick me into buying this secret scroll." Mo Fan looked at Zhao Manyan suspiciously.
"To be sure, he's just trying to trick you into buying the Secret Scroll. But if you have the money to buy a powerful demon cub, you probably won't have enough. You might as well try to glean some useful information from the Secret Scroll," Jiang Han said calmly as he stepped out.
"Ahem, Jiang Han, don't be so blunt. I'm doing this all for Mo Fan's own good," Zhao Manyan said with a smile.
"Much of the information in the Zhimi scrolls is fabricated, but in order to pass the auction house's information falsification rate screening and to sell their Zhimi scrolls for a good price, most monks selling Zhimi scrolls will reveal some true information. After all, the higher the information falsification rate, the cheaper the Zhimi scrolls that the monk sells will be. If the price is too low, the auction house will directly disqualify the monk from selling Zhimi scrolls."
"Oh, by the way, the title of 'Secret Mage' requires a hunter mage of at least the rank of High-Rank Hunter. Most of the 'Secret Mage' scrolls are provided by Hunter Masters, but a small number are also sold by Hunter King-level hunter mages," Zhao Manyan continued to explain.
If those messages came from Hunter Masters and Hunter Kings, then this secret scroll is indeed extremely valuable!
However, when the Hunter Master was mentioned, Mo Fan looked at Jiang Han with shining eyes, which made Jiang Han feel a chill.
"Damn it, Mo Fan, what do you mean by looking at me like that? I consider you a brother!" Jiang Han warned sharply.
"Hehe, we're brothers, aren't you going to help me out?" Mo Fan smiled and walked towards Jiang Han.
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