Last Totem Novel - Chapter 334
Chapter 334 Allegations
After finalizing the bid, the female auctioneer displayed a second item. It was an exquisite butterfly-shaped hairpin. It was currently lying on her palm, emitting a faint blue light.
“Deep sea blue butterfly, Made from the teeth of the mutated serrated tiger shark, the king of the seven seas, It is comparable in hardness to diamonds, with a 7-carat and 6 1.5-carat Deepblue Pearl and 99 broken diamonds. It is made by Luoyan Town’s Grand Marine Jewelry Master, Longmarch Horton. It is exquisite in workmanship and classic in luxury. It is suitable for all young girls. The starting price is 5,000 gold coins, plus 300 at a time. ”
When the hairpin appeared, the eyes of all the women present lit up. Even Eva Green, who had always been calm and composed, couldn’t help but reveal a yearning expression.
“Wow” Looking at the dazzling ornaments, countless small stars appeared in Hong Huihui’s big eyes.
After a period of silence, someone raised the sign one after another.
“Five thousand three.” “Five thousand and three for the first time …” “Five thousand and six.” “Five thousand and sixty-one times … Is there anyone else bidding … five thousand and sixty-two times …”
“Eight thousand!” At this time, a girl wearing a pleated skirt stood up and said loudly. She was Miss Lisa from the Grisham family, whom Eva had just introduced.
Along with her strong offer, the scene fell silent. Perhaps it was because she was afraid of the reputation of the noble Gresham Clan, or perhaps it was because the price she offered was too high. Everyone present chose to remain silent.
“8,000 first time … 8,000 second time … 8,000 third time …” The female auctioneer did not delay for a moment, nor did she ask if there were any bidders. She only mechanically reported the number of times, as if she was in a hurry to close the deal.
However, just as she was about to finish her sentence with a third chant, a calm and clear voice came leisurely.
“Ten thousand.”
Lisa Gresham’s eyebrows furrowed as she looked at the owner of the voice with some anger. Eva Green raised the sign in her hand and smiled at her when she looked over.
“12,000.” Lisa snorted and sat down. She then raised the sign and offered a new price.
“12,000 first … 12,000 second …” The female auctioneer’s gaze was flat as she expressionlessly reported the number of times, as if she could only count robots. As an experienced auctioneer, she was accustomed to the battles between high-ranking officials, and it was best to remain neutral at a time like this.
“She stepped on my dress at the anniversary party last year, but she didn’t apologize.” Eva smiled and whispered in Tie Zha’s ear.
“12,000 for the third time … Deal!” This time, Eva did not bid again. Her purpose was to raise the price, not really want to buy it.
After this episode, the auction continued …
About half an hour later, it was finally the final item of the auction-a gigantic, white skull with two inverted horns. He could tell that there was a broken sword stabbed into the skull. It was the skull of the Great Abyss Devil that Tie Zha had hunted down.
‘”The skull specimen of the Great Abyss Devil with red skin. The commander of the hunt is Wilderness Knight Tie Zha. The broken sword on the skull is his weapon. The Great Abyss Devil’s skull has always been a symbol of wealth and status. The starting price is 12,000 gold coins, with an increase of 500 gold coins at a time.”
“12,500.” “Thirteen thousand.” “15,000.” “15,500.” “19,000!” Everyone present was bidding, and the scene was instantly lively.
At this moment, a discordant voice sounded.
“Everyone! I must remind you that this is a spoils of war without glory!” A young man dressed in bright clothes suddenly stood up and said loudly.
“Because …” He glanced around and continued, “The commander who killed this Great Abyss Devil was a ruffian with no sense of honor, and a criminal who murdered his fellow comrades cruelly!”
“There must be a righteous voice in this world. The reason I’m standing here today is to expose his hypocritical mask and let you know exactly what kind of person this so-called Wilderness Knight is …”
When the young man said the second sentence, Eva signaled the waiter to stop him. Tie Zha furrowed his brows and crossed his hands in front of his chest. His gaze was cold as he looked at the young noble who had spoken so generously.
If it was back in Tieshan Town, he would have already chopped him up with a knife. However, this was not the Northern Wilderness that he was familiar with, but the Eternal City of the Western Continent. It could not follow the rules of the wilderness. However, the people of Tieshan Town were usually not interested in such accusations. They only believed in what they saw and heard with their own ears, and not in illusory rumors.
Tie Zha feels both resentful and helpless against such allegations. This was the fundamental contradiction of the Silver City world, the conflict between the nobles and the commoners, the heavenly chasm between the privileged and the unprivileged, and the gap between the residents of Silver City and the people on the ground.
Just like his distrust of You Ge back then, this prejudice had already penetrated deep into his bone marrow, engraved on his soul, flowing in his blood, and was irreconcilable.
“The truth will never be buried!” Not long after, the young noble who spoke too much was forcefully dragged away by the crowd of auction house staff. As he struggled, he shouted loudly like an epileptic.
“Him! The mastermind behind him will definitely pay the heaviest price!” Looking at the figure disappearing from the porch, Eva Green turned around with a warm and angry expression and said seriously to Tie Zha.
After this unexpected incident, the auction site became completely silent. Everyone present seemed to have lost their original enthusiasm for this Great Devil’s head specimen. Not to mention the truth of the young noble’s words, the value of this item would definitely be affected to a certain extent. If his accusations were true, the buyer would have lost all his money.
The auction was quiet for a long time, until the female auctioneer regained her senses and continued the auction process.
‘”Nineteen thousand for the first time … no one is bidding anymore? This is a rare symbol of the Great Red Abyss Devil’s skull, wealth and status … Nineteen thousand for the second time … Is there anyone who can offer a higher price … a once-in-a-lifetime … Nineteen thousand for the third …”
“Wait!”
At this moment, a wealthy businessman wearing a suit and tie stood up. He stretched out his big hand full of gemstone rings and signaled for the auction to be suspended. He was the one who offered 19,000 yuan just now, but now he regretted it and said in a rough voice, “I want to complain that you have concealed the truth of the auction item. I will refuse to pay the auction price.”
Everyone in the meeting hall was in a commotion.
“When this happens, the price will definitely be greatly reduced.” “That’s right, it should be re-auctioned.” “That accusation may not be true. Perhaps it’s just some personal grudge between them.” “But … the risk has increased …”
Seeing this, the manager of the auction house said, He immediately ran out of the backstage, After whispering a few words to the auctioneer, he said loudly, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry that there was a small problem just now that caused the auction process to become controversial. It was due to our improper considerations. Therefore, on behalf of the Bragg Auction House, I hereby annul the previous bid and the skull of the Great Red Abyss Devil will be reopened.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd whispered to each other and began to discuss in a low voice.
“That’s more like it …” “What else? Who would dare to buy it before we get to the bottom of this?” “Yes …”
“Bang Bang Bang Bang” The auctioneer knocked on the auction platform with a wooden hammer, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then the auction started again.
“The skull of the Great Red Abyss Devil will start at 12,000 gold coins. The price will be increased by 500 gold coins at a time.”
Just as he finished speaking, the entire venue became quiet. For a moment, it was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard.
“This is the first time, no one has agreed to the price?” After a while, the auctioneer asked awkwardly.
“The second time, didn’t anyone agree to the price?”
“For the third time, is there still no one to agree to the price?”
“The skull of the Great Red Abyss Devil will start at 10,000 gold coins. The price will be increased by 500 gold coins at a time.”
After the price reduction, no one raised their cards to agree to the price.
“The skull of the Great Red Abyss Devil will start at 8,000 gold coins. The price will be increased by 400 gold coins at a time.”
After the price was lowered again, no one paid any attention to it.
“The skull of the Great Red Abyss Devil will start at 6,000 gold coins. The price will be increased by 300 gold coins at a time.” The female auctioneer stopped and added, “After this time, the price will not be reduced. If no one agrees to the price, this auction will end.”
Seeing this, Tie Zha couldn’t help but look at Eva and reveal a bitter smile. The latter smiled and shook his hand forcefully. “It doesn’t matter ~ I can’t sell it next time …” he comforted him in a low voice.
“This is the first time, no one has agreed to the price?”
“The second time, didn’t anyone agree to the price?”
“The third time …”
Seeing that the skull of the Great Devil was about to be slapped, a young man in military uniform suddenly stood up and shouted out his offer: “20,000.”
Hearing the straightforward voice, Tie Zha immediately turned his head to look over. The young man was none other than the nineteenth young master of the Bruno family. He couldn’t help but wonder why they had rescued him since they had never met before. However, before he could figure out what was going on, another voice sounded.
“25,000!” Turning his head, he saw that the owner of the voice was actually the seventh young master of the Kreemans Clan, nicknamed ‘Little Monster’, who wore round-rimmed glasses.
Immediately after, a lazy voice sounded.
“Thirty thousand!” Lisa Gresham casually raised the sign.
“32,000.” Seventh Young Master Kriemans raised his token and said.
“35,000.” The Nineteenth Young Master of the Bruno Family raised his
Only then did Tie Zha understand that they weren’t helping him, but rather protecting the dignity of the nobles. He was a member of Yoga Lombar, and challenging him was equivalent to challenging the dignity of the Temple Princess.
Regardless of how intense the internal strife was, when facing challenges from the lower classes, the nobles would join forces and suppress the internal strife before continuing to fight.
In a broad sense, the Silver City world can be roughly divided into six classes, namely, the Grand Nobility Class, the Territory Nobility Class, the Minor Nobility Class, the Silver City Residents Class, the Common People Class and the Ground People Class, and the Exiles Class. Among them, the great nobles and the nobles of the territory were the ruling class, the small nobles and the residents of Silver City were the middle class, and the commoners and the ground people and the exiles were the bottom class.
In other words, this incident was originally a conflict between the nobles representing the middle class and the ground people representing the bottom class. However, because Tie Zha’s identity was extremely special, it could even be said to be the only existence in the world, so that the conflict quickly rose between the ruling class and the ruled class. On the surface, Lisa Gresham and the others were helping Tie Zha out, but in reality, they were defending their own class interests.