Chapter 318: Chapter 305: Frost Dragon Staff and Thunderclap Breakthrough (5K) _1
Translator: 549690339
“So, a Qi Condensing Pill and the opportunity to explore the ancient ruins with Lord Asher Porter of Viennas City will be won by this gentleman at table number 8, at the sky-high price of one million Gold Dragons!”
Immediately, Baron Poli’s magnetic professional voice resounded throughout the whole Starry Sky Auction House.
For a moment, the entire auction house instantly boiled with excitement.
All eyes were focused on the same spot.
On the other side, feeling the reverent gazes of numerous aristocrats and wealthy merchants around him, Leo Ray took a sip from his champagne in his high-footed glass, his expression indifferent.
Without a doubt, at this moment, he and Scarlett beside him had once again become the focus of the entire audience.
Meanwhile, Kelsey in her red dress had already run over to a group of flashy aristocratic women earlier, so she didn’t attract much attention.
That being said, even though he was now in the spotlight, Leo Ray was not worried about encountering any problems.
First of all, his identity was originally disguised as a remote noble of Coldflame, one that had no territory, belonged to a minor branch, and had already fallen into obscurity, which left no hints for others to trace.
Secondly, based on the current situation,
These usually high and mighty aristocrats and wealthy merchants obviously mistook him for a higher-ranking aristocratic family.
Therefore, even if his false identity was discovered, it would be a reasonable and expected occurrence.
After all, there were no shortage of wealthy and mischievous scions of aristocratic families who hid their true identities while causing trouble everywhere.
And his extravagant bidding only reinforced this belief in the minds of others.
Lastly, and most importantly,
Leo Ray was originally an Otherworld Lord who had traversed here, and he had no identity in this world at all.
Moreover, the location of his territory in the Demonic Shadow Forest had not been exposed yet.
And when he left, he had used the Returning Crystal to flee directly, leaving no trace behind.
“That being said, the reason why I publicly bid for the opportunity to explore these ruins this time is twofold. Firstly, it is to get acquainted with the Lord of Viennas City and learn more about the Ancient Chest. Secondly, it is naturally in regard to those two Knight Captains.”
From the information previously revealed by Kelsey, it could be deduced that the financial situation of the knight troops under those two people was not very ideal.
Seeing his extravagant spending and his earlier intentional goodwill in the Magic Medicine auction,
If nothing unexpected happens, they should probably take the initiative to make contact with him later.”
Thinking of this, Leo Ray slightly turned his head, his dark eyes shifted, and he looked stealthily back.
He noticed that Tina and Layne in the back row were both looking over in shock, their expressions filled with envy and desire.
At this moment, Baron Poli in black tails on the auction stage continued, “Alright, honorable guests, I declare that the second part of the Viennas City Joint Auction has come to an end!
Next, guests who have signed up to attend the evening auction, please enjoy your time at the venue.
The third and last part of the auction will be held in another hall in an hour!”
Thus, as the crowd began to disperse, Leo Ray noticed,
As he had just anticipated,
At this time, the two Knight Captains, Tina and Layne, did not immediately leave.
Instead, they hesitated for a moment before finally approaching Leo with several accompanying warriors.
Seeing this, Leo Ray smiled and went to greet them with Scarlett.
“Congratulations, Your Excellency, on successfully obtaining the final masterpiece!”
On the other side, Tina and Layne almost simultaneously bowed their fists and congratulated Leo Ray.
Immediately afterward, noticing their first-ever closeness and the mutual dislike between the two Knight Captains, both frowned slightly, distanced themselves from each other, and bowed slightly towards Leo Ray.
It wasn’t until this moment that the two fully realized,
That the seemingly gentle-looking and gentle-hearted young man in front of them was hiding such immense power behind him!
“You two are too kind,”
With a gentle smile, Leo Ray nodded and replied, “I’m just acting on a whim, it’s nothing grand.”
“A whim that costs one million Gold Dragons…”
On the other side, upon hearing Leo Ray’s somewhat Versailles-like response, Tina and Layne, the two economically challenged Knight Captains, couldn’t help but reveal their shock once more.
Although they too had several hundred thousand Gold Dragons, they had to bear the responsibility of providing for the livelihoods of thousands of people.
If the difference were averaged out, it would be unimaginable.
Looking at the astonished expressions of the two Knight Captains, Leo Ray changed the subject and said, “By the way, I’m a bit short on manpower right now, and I was wondering if the two of you could provide some support when it’s time to explore the ancient ruins.”
“Of course, the half of the treasures I obtain, will be subsequently shared fairly among the three parties since my main concern is safety.”
The reason Leo Ray made such a suggestion was to further strengthen his relationship with the two.
It should be noted that for the current territory,
Two knight troops, each with around 3,000 members and stronger than the average defense army, could definitely become an indispensable force to be reckoned with.
“In short, using this opportunity to have these two knight troops owe me a huge favor will only be beneficial for my future plans, “