Chapter 33

Rolling around, begging for votes, favorites, and clicks, the cute girl won't do it today, just save it for now.

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Lin Yun indeed did not make a move...

Because Faro made the move. Faro didn't even ask any questions and slapped Jonathan, leaving him dazed.

He didn't care whether you were the butler of the Mengqi family. He was already worried about how to atone for his sins and mend the relationship with the future Master Artisan. You, Jonathan, actually came to the door. With Cadgar's direct order, how could Faro take you, a mere butler, seriously? He went straight up and slapped you...

"Magician Merlin, let's go upstairs and sit down. Don't let this small matter affect your mood..." After cursing, Faro put on a flattering smile, changing his expression so quickly that it was truly astonishing.

"Alright, let's go..."

"No, no, no one is allowed to leave!" As soon as Jonathan heard that the two were leaving, he immediately jumped up: "You hit me and you want to leave? Someone, someone, grab these two brats for me!"

"Shut up." Just as Jonathan was jumping around, the door of a private room upstairs suddenly opened, and Mengqi himself walked out: "Get up here, don't make a fool of yourself there."

When Mengqi said this, the crowd below immediately fell silent.

Jonathan, who had been jumping around just a moment ago, suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon, "squeak" and fell silent. After glaring at the two, he crawled into Mengqi's private room.

"Sorry, President Mengqi, I hit a bit too hard."

Faro shouted from a distance, and Jonathan, who was halfway up, stumbled and almost fell back down...

"Look at the mess you've made!" After the private room door closed, Mengqi's face turned ashen: "Is Faro someone you can provoke? He is a young alchemist that even Cadgar values. Did you eat too much?"

"I... I didn't, sir, I just saw that boy from the Merlin family..."

"Shut up, are you trying to cause more trouble for me?" After scolding Jonathan, Mengqi himself couldn't help but show a hint of doubt: "But how did that boy from the Merlin family end up with Faro, and they seem to have a good relationship..."

"Probably just a coincidence. Mafa Merlin has always had good luck. Last time at the Sage Tower, he somehow befriended Solon and even kicked me out of the library." Mason, who was sitting beside, interjected, his face clearly showing resentment.

Growing up in the Mengqi family, a powerful force, Mason had rarely suffered any setbacks. But recently, he was first kicked out of the library at the Sage Tower, and then when he went to the Gilded Rose to cause trouble, he was forced to eat a glass bottle.

Mason couldn't bear this...

After returning from the Gilded Rose, Mason had been looking for an opportunity to take revenge. But after a conversation between his father and elder brother, he was not allowed to go to the Gilded Rose again. Today, he finally met Lin Yun at the Black Horn Auction House, and immediately started thinking about how to take revenge.

"Are you still bringing up the Sage Tower incident?" Mengqi gave Mason a disapproving look, but for once, he didn't scold him for his guess.

Because Mengqi himself also thought that the two young men probably met by chance, perhaps due to shared interests or mutual benefits, and had formed a good friendship.

Otherwise, Faro wouldn't have stood up for Mafa Merlin, nor would he have secretly arranged a private room for him. These private rooms were reserved for the heads of major forces in the eastern part of the kingdom. Even if a few were empty at this auction, they couldn't be assigned to just anyone. If Cadgar found out, he would at least scold, or even punish. Faro was willing to take this risk, which basically proved that their friendship was quite good.

However, no matter how good, it was just a friendship between two young men, and wouldn't have a significant impact. If it weren't for his butler being hit, Mengqi wouldn't even bother to think about it.

So, after a brief thought, Mengqi let it go and said to Jonathan: "Alright, Jonathan, you don't need to look so pitiful. After the auction, I'll talk to Cadgar. The butler of the Mengqi family isn't someone anyone can hit."

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..." Jonathan quickly bowed and thanked him, already planning in his mind. After the auction, if the master could intervene, Cadgar probably wouldn't get involved. At that time, those two boys would be at his mercy.

As for how to humiliate them, there was no need to rush, there was plenty of time to think about it...

Jonathan definitely didn't know that at this moment, someone in the next private room was thinking about the same problem.

"Jonathan really doesn't know when to die. He actually dared to be disrespectful to Magician Merlin. After the auction, I'll make him pay!" After Faro flatteringly arranged for Lin Yun to sit down, he still couldn't forget the unfortunate butler.

For Faro, this was a golden opportunity. He was worried about how to please this future Master Artisan, and suddenly Jonathan appeared. This made Faro speechless. Even without Cadgar's backing, it was easy to deal with a mere butler in the Black Horn Auction House.

Such an easy task could please a future Master Artisan. Was there a better deal in the world?

At this moment, Faro had already decided that when dealing with Jonathan, he would put in extra effort to show Magician Merlin his sincerity and determination to make amends. Perhaps Magician Merlin would be pleased, not only forgiving his previous mistakes but also giving him some alchemy guidance, which could be a shortcut to success.

The more Faro thought about it, the happier he became. He almost wished the auction would end immediately so he could go to the next room and deal with Jonathan...

"Alright, Faro, let's focus on the auction first." Faro hoped the auction would end soon, but Lin Yun had no such thoughts. What a joke, he hadn't even obtained one of the four materials yet. How could the auction end now?

"Right, right, let's focus on the auction..." Faro was now fully in character, not needing Cadgar's instructions. Whatever the future Master Artisan said, he would do.

As they were talking, the auction officially began.

The auction was hosted by Cadgar himself. The first item was an enchanted dagger from the City of Odd Rocks, called the Hurricane Tooth.

"Hurricane Tooth, a masterpiece by the Great Alchemist Andre of the City of Odd Rocks. It is embedded with three windstones and has a Wind Blessing spell permanently cast. It not only significantly increases the holder's movement speed but also automatically casts a wind spell of up to level five every minute. It is a rare and fine piece among excellent magical items. The starting bid is 5,000 gold coins, and each bid must be at least 500 gold coins higher."

Cadgar, as the chief auctioneer of the Black Horn Auction House, clearly and concisely introduced the excellent magical item with just a few words.

"5,500 gold coins." As the first auction item to warm up the crowd, it generally had a good price-to-performance ratio. So as soon as Cadgar finished speaking, someone in the audience raised a bid.

"6,000 gold coins!"

"6,500 gold coins!"

"7,500 gold coins!"

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Of course, there were more than one connoisseur. In just a moment, the price of the Hurricane Tooth reached over 10,000 gold coins, and was finally won by a wealthy man from the City of Odd Rocks for 13,000 gold coins, who apparently intended to pay tribute to Master Andre.

After the first Hurricane Tooth was sold, Cadgar quickly completed the auction of two more magical items, both of high quality. Even Lin Yun was somewhat tempted by one of them, but temptation was one thing, and taking action was another. For the current Lin Yun, more magical items were meaningless. Once he advanced to Great Mage and obtained the hundreds of meters long Nether Iron ore vein, he would have as many excellent magical items as he wanted. Not to mention, if his plan went smoothly, even Extraordinary magical items might bear his name.

However, Lin Yun didn't have to wait long, because the fourth auction item was soon presented. This time, it was the River of the Dead water, one of the four materials missing for the Mana Baptism!

"The next item for auction is a bottle of River of the Dead water from the City of Ghosts. Many alchemists here know the value of this bottle of River of the Dead water, so I won't waste time. The starting bid for the River of the Dead water is 10,000 gold coins, and each bid must be at least 1,000 gold coins higher."

"11,000 gold coins."

"13,000 gold coins."

"14,000 gold coins."

"17,000 gold coins."

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As soon as Cadgar finished speaking, the audience began to bid one after another. The River of the Dead water, starting at 10,000 gold coins, quickly reached 20,000 gold coins.

However, Lin Yun was not in a hurry, because he noticed that after the price reached 20,000 gold coins, the bidding slowed down significantly. This meant that in most people's minds, the bottle of River of the Dead water was worth 20,000 gold coins, and any higher would be a bad deal...

In this era, the true value of the River of the Dead water was known only to Lin Yun. The current alchemy technology was not advanced enough to fully realize its value. Not to mention other powerful formulas, just the Mana Baptism alone would not appear for at least a thousand years.

So Lin Yun was not at all worried...

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