Volume 3 Chapter 102 - Arch Magus Thorne’s notes (1/2)

Anvilmar at the end of October was filled with the autumn breeze and it became dark early, the air reverberated with a chill.

But the streets of Anvilmar City were still filled with people, being very crowded.

That was because today was the day of the monthly auction. The auction house at the center of the most luxurious street in the city, Elysee Street was even more boisterous. The sun had just set and countless people pushed in, completely filling up the large auction hall.

As per usual, among the people here, one could easily find nobles and large merchants.

For them, since this was a place to show off their wealth, it was a very important social gathering. As long as they were qualified to come, they definitely wouldn’t miss it.

This monthly large auction was the most important topic in Anvilmar City.

During these discussions, what came up the most was which noble or large merchant would use a large amount of money to buy what precious item.

For example, in last month’s auction, a painting that came from the last elven dynasty three thousand years ago reached a price of three hundred and seventy thousand gold coins, creating a stir in the entire city.

But the person who bid for that painting refused to reveal their identity. So even now after a month, there were countless people who secretly discussed this person who had actually thrown down a giant amount of three hundred and seventy thousand to buy a single painting.

As for this month’s auction, the topic that everyone cared about was what precious goods would appear and what high price they would sell for.

For example, could it beat the record set last month by the painting for three hundred and seventy thousand?

When Xu Yi entered the auction, he found the seats that he had reserved ten days ago with Hannas and sat down. Hearing the issues being discussed by the people around him, he couldn’t help revealing a faint smile.

Three hundred and seventy thousand gold coins wasn’t considered a large amount for him now, but if he had this much money, he would rather invest it in researching magic machines. He wouldn’t be willing to spend even a single gold coin on luxury goods that didn’t have any meaning to him.

And on his trip to Anvilmar City this time, he came to this auction not for some luxury goods, but he had a goal.

After patiently waiting for some time, it reached seven. An auctioneer came out and the crowd immediately became silent.

Xu Yi couldn’t help nod. Based on this, this Nessing Auction House really was the largest auction house in Anvilmar City and the entire Lampuri Kingdom.

The auctioneer gave a large introduction to the auction before entering the main topic.

Xu Yi completely ignored all the strange things. He just listened to the people around him call out bids and watched the atmosphere surge under the auctioneer’s control.

The first auction reached a final price of less than five hundred gold coins. When it reached the tenth item, that price had broken ten thousand gold coins.

Seeing the surrounding people bid, Xu Yi couldn’t help feeling emotional.

Based on this situation, it seemed like there were quite a few rich people in the Lampuri Kingdom.

But the strange thing was that the Lampuri Kingdom’s financial situation wasn’t that good.

Even if it increased greatly last year compared to the past years, it was still less than three million gold coins. It was only slightly higher than the revenue of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce last year.

Xu Yi didn’t understand this situation and had asked Seveni, but he didn’t receive a clear answer.

As one item finished bidding, the price increased and the atmosphere in the auction hall became more lively. Every person who participated in the auction became very excited, like they had lost their mind.

However, when the auctioneer took out the seventeenth item, it became cool again.

“One volume of Arch Magus Thorne’s notes, a minimum price of three thousand gold coins. Each increase will be no less than two hundred gold coins. Everyone please start bidding.”

When the auctioneer’s voice fell, the hall was silent. Everyone looked at each other and most people were confused.

Although everyone knew the meaning of the words “Arch Magus”, the notes of Arch Magus Thorne didn’t have any use to most people.

If it was a famous Great Magus, based on the fame this Great Magus had on the continent, any item related to them would sell for a sky high price.

For example, in an auction last year, there was a pen that was used by Great Magus Lifer. It had reached a shocking price of one hundred and thirty thousand gold coins.

But an Arch Magus was not a Great Magus. It was only a single grade, but the difference was like heaven and earth.

Because on the Sines Continent, there were always Arch Magi and they weren’t that scarce. For example, there were currently twenty seven Arch Magi on the Sines Continent.

But a Great Magus is rare. Since humans started studying magic, in the four thousand years, there were only a few Great Magus that had appeared in human history. One might not appear even in several hundred years.

Compared to this, Great Magus were naturally more rare, so they had a higher position in people’s minds.

Xu Yi waited for a bit, but seeing that no one was bidding and the auctioneer was about to raise his gavel to end this auction, he raised his hand while shouting, “Three thousand.”