My Magic Age

I saw those wealthy ladies living in gorgeous mansions wearing gorgeous evening gowns sitting on soft chairs, whispering to each other like housewives in urban areas, discussing various gossips, who were they usually talking about? The young marquis became the guest of the duchess again, or the young and promising earl of so-and-so family married his fifth bride, or some elegant and beautiful lady received the queen in the bathroom. Meet the young captain returning from the battlefield.

In the eyes of these ladies from aristocratic families, they will also have a strong interest in news such as plane wars. They are more willing to talk about gossips and erotic stories that appear in the imperial capital, or more serious things. When ladies get together, they will talk about the beautiful dresses, gorgeous jewelry, exquisite palaces, and the most luxurious ball held by the Duke.

Their social activities on weekdays are very boring. Many noble ladies prefer balls. Occasionally they will take a magic caravan for outings, ride horses in manors outside the city, and participate in various dinners and salons held by nobles. Over time, the annual The summer auction has also become the most anticipated social event for ladies, in addition to the spring, autumn and winter auctions.

Many wealthy ladies like to bid for several pieces of jewelry at auctions. The items auctioned here are often luxury jewelry that are not usually seen on the market, and there are also many unprocessed magic gems. These precious magic gems are just the beginning. Cutting them into shapes is very expensive. Jewelry designers often do not process them directly, but sell them on the market first. The specific processing method depends on the opinions of the buyers, and they usually customize some exquisite jewelry for the buyers. .

It was Catalina's first time to participate in such a large-scale auction, and she was full of novelty about everything in the venue. Shirley Newman did not neglect her because of her status as a maid. Instead, she took the initiative to serve as the commentator and told Catalina some of the auctions. Common sense inside the meeting, Noah and I had just sat down in our seats when we saw an uproar at the door of the auction hall.

Although I don’t know what it is, the news spreads from the door of the auction hall like a wave. Some ladies who were whispering to their friends remained unmoved at first and talked about their own topics. But when the news spread, they also became part of the commotion, and followed some of the original people. Get excited.

Obviously, Noah and I were not in the circle of ladies. Even after the news spread, Noah and I did not immediately know what happened. We originally wanted to get some information from the ladies behind us. , but those ladies were obviously not interested in Noah and me, and were not willing to talk to us at all. They leaned their bodies, twisted their necks, and chatted animatedly with the ladies in the back row.

Noah was curious about what happened, so he waved to the maid standing in the aisle. When the maid came over, Noah asked her: "What happened? What is everyone talking about?"

The maid didn't know what happened. When we asked about it, she ran to the entrance hall of the auction hall to find the reason. Not long after, the maid came back with a message: "I don't know who actually took six pieces of Elune." The star is mortgaged at the auction house, and the people in the auction house want to find the owner of the magic gem."

Noah and I were a little speechless. I asked the maid curiously: "Why are you looking for the owner of the magic gem? It's just the 'Star of Elune'. Could it be that the magic gem the auction house is bidding for today can't reach it?" Star of Elune's level?"

"Please believe that the magic gems carefully prepared in our auction house will definitely satisfy the two magicians." The maid explained repeatedly.

"The Star of Elune is said to be transformed from the tears of the Moon Goddess. It has the purest blue color. It is highly sought after by the elven nobles in the elven world. They like to make the Star of Elune into jewelry pendants. Exquisite necklaces and earrings." A pleasant voice came from the side, and an elf beauty stood quietly in the aisle.

"Although it can only be regarded as an intermediate-level magic gem among water-element magic gems, the price of the Star of Elune is much higher than other intermediate-level magic gems. The views of the nobles in the upper class society of the Imperial City towards many luxury goods are... It is deeply influenced by the nobles in the elven world. Because of this, the Star of Elune has always been a very popular jewelry in the magic market of the imperial capital." Noah and I turned to look, and the beautiful elven girl gave me a faint smile. .

The light and pure beauty of the elves was perfectly reflected in her body. She was standing in the aisle wearing a long beige dress, surrounded by ladies, making her stand out from the crowd.

The elf beauty asked me with a smile: "Hello, I am Geraldine Napaia, the person in charge of the gem auction at the Imperial Auction House. May I take the liberty to ask who is the six Elune Stars mortgaged in the auction house? ”

Out of politeness among nobles, I could only stand up from the soft chair when a lady asked. I hesitated for a moment before introducing myself, and then said, "Yes, those few rough stones of the Star of Elune." I mortgaged it to the auction house."

The elf beauty showed a hint of joy in her brows, then bowed slightly and said, "Magic Jijia, can you please take a moment to speak? I want to talk to you about those precious stars of Elune."

I smiled, but didn’t move even an inch. Noah originally thought that I would happily follow the elf beauty Geraldine Napaia, but when he stood up, he almost bumped into me, but saw that I didn’t go into the aisle. I wanted to leave, so I sat down again.

I smiled and said to Geraldine Napaia: "Miss Geraldine Napaia, with all due respect, although I mortgaged the Star of Elune to the auction house, I had no intention of auctioning these magic gems. The reason why I pledged it to the auction house was because I was worried that if I didn’t have enough magic crystals prepared, I would miss something I liked, so I took out a few Elune Stars and put them in the auction house as pledge.”

"Since Magician Jijia has needs, maybe we should communicate more, right?" Geraldine Napaiya said with persistence, the smile on her face unchanged.

At this time, my eyes fell on the dove egg-sized blue gemstone on the deep valley-like cleavage of her white chest. Under the refraction of the lights in the auction hall, this light blue magic gem took on the shape of tears. The jeweler polished the gems into countless even and fine planes, which perfectly reflected the bright light. Although I couldn't look closely, I initially estimated that this was an extremely perfectly polished 'Star of Elune', even if it wasn't perfect. Gems, at least, are flawless.

I really want to know if there is any inside story about the 'soul gem' in this auction. Now this elf beauty just didn't say it blatantly: 'If we are willing to sit down and talk about it, the inside story can be exchanged! ’

Originally, I only knew a little bit about the trends in the jewelry market in the Imperial City from the head of the jewelry trade of Emerald Bay Trading Company. I also knew that the 'Star of Elune' is a very in-demand luxury gemstone and is popular among wealthy ladies. and the elven nobles, but I didn't expect it to be so popular.

"In that case, fine! Let's talk about it then." I reached out and patted Noah on the back, motioning for him to come with me. I pulled up Catalina who was sitting next to me and followed Geraldine Napa. Oia walked towards the small door on the side of the auction hall.

At this time, Noah also quickly pulled Shirley Newman to follow him. Although he was a noble son of the Mensa family, he was a complete otaku. He usually only liked to study magic, but he had no contact with these luxury gems. As he walked, He also asked Shirley Newman in a low voice: "Shirley, are those magic gems Jijia took out valuable?"

Shirley was a very smart girl. She whispered in Noah's ear: "Oh, the estimate of one hundred magic crystals given by the auction house appraiser is not low. This kind of intermediate magic gem only has Ai Loen Star is worth the price.”

Noah thought about it for a while and then said doubtfully: "That's not a very valuable magic gem. Since it's just an auction agency business for 600 magic crystals, it's necessary to hurriedly take us in private before the auction starts." Come and talk?"

Shirley liked this kind of intimate interaction very much, so she continued to stick to Noah's arms and whispered to him: "It is said that the Silver Moon elves believe in and worship the moon god Elune. This may have something to do with it!"

I didn’t mean to eavesdrop on their conversation, but they themselves didn’t realize it. To me, the whispers they thought were very low were like someone having a normal conversation next to me. My five senses were too sharp. It's also a very embarrassing thing sometimes.

Geraldine Paia, who was walking in front, looked back and glanced secretly, seemingly unintentionally. For a moment, Shirley's reflection was reflected in her eyes, as if they were the reflections of Noah and Shirley. The conversation also fell into the ears of this elf beauty.

Geraldine took us into a small lounge in the side hall. It was much quieter here. We sat down on the sofa in the lounge one after another, and a maid from the auction house brought several glasses of cold drinks with ice cubes floating on them. , although the auction hall is well ventilated, so many people are crowded in one hall, and the auction hall is also very stuffy.

This small side hall is not much cooler. Most of the ladies sitting in the auction hall outside bring their own ice cubes and fans. It is a very considerate gesture to offer them a cold drink at this time.

"I wonder how I can convince the Jijia Magician to give up my love?" Geraldine Napaia sat on the sofa, her slender legs folded together, her sitting posture was meticulous and very aristocratic.

When her eyes fell on Catalina, her expression suddenly turned cold.

It seemed that she recognized the orc bloodline in Katarina. There were so few orc bunnymen in the Green Empire that most people wouldn't think much about it even if they saw Katarina's ruby-like eyes. However, the Silver Moon Elves on the Eastern Continent who live together with the Orc Bunnymen recognized Catalina's Orc bloodline at a glance. The Elves and the Orcs are natural enemies. Even after such a long period of peace, then This kind of hatred still cannot be easily resolved.

However, the unhappiness on Geraldine Napaia's face only stayed on her face for less than a second, and quickly turned into a sweet smile.

I picked up a glass of lemonade, took a few sips slowly, and then smiled and said to the elf beauty: "Miss Geraldine, can I take a look at the list of auction skins in the gem auction hall?"

"Ah! Okay." Geraldine waved her hand very simply and whispered a few words in the ear of a maid.

The maid ran out of the side hall briskly, and walked in holding a roster in a short time. The maid stopped beside Geraldine, carrying a wisp of fragrance, and her long skirt swayed in the wind.

Geraldine was not in the mood to look at the roster, so she handed it to me directly.

Noah and I were speechless and directly opened the roster. With limited time, we could only look down from a series of item details to find the items we wanted. My eyes slipped from the list line by line. Shirley, who was next to Noah, also came over to watch them together. Noah kept pointing at several high-level magic gems and asked Shirley if she liked them, which actually made Shirley smile sweetly.

It seems that no woman can resist the temptation of jewelry, and the same goes for magicians.

Seeing the auction items prepared by the auction house, it turns out that each one is extremely precious. Only a few intermediate-level magic gems appear in the auction. The rest are high-level magic gems, or precious luxury jewelry processed and polished by jewelry masters. When my eyes fell on the bottom line of the third page, my hands stopped completely.

Four words appeared in my eyes, which made me feel dazed for a while.

'Soul Gem'

When the thing I dreamed of appeared in front of me, I couldn't describe my mood at the moment. My eyes stayed on the soul gem for a long time and still refused to move away. Noah pushed me with some confusion and whispered to me: " What are you thinking about? Turn the page and see what good things there are!”

Geraldine, on the other hand, was waiting quietly. When she saw me stopping, her eyes lit up.

He followed my gaze and saw me staying on the 'Soul Stone'. He immediately said to me: "The most recent soul stone auction was the spring auction held this spring. At that time, there happened to be only one, but this time. Although this kind of gem belongs to the category of high-end magic gems, the market is very limited. I remember that it was sold for 5,000 gold coins. "

Geraldine stopped talking, and then looked at me quietly, waiting for my offer.

I smiled faintly, raised my head and looked at Geraldine Paia, and then said: "The six raw stones of the Star of Elune are conservatively sold for 600 magic crystals. If exchanged for gold coins, the market value is about 600. Thousand gold coins, this should be regarded as the most basic starting price. I am willing to exchange six Elune Stars for soul gems in private."

Geraldine frowned slightly. The elf beauty probably didn't want to break the rules of the auction house and took out the auctioned items for sale in private. She hesitated for a moment and said to me: "Our auction house Two options can be provided for Jijia Magician. The first is The first option is for the auction house to directly take over six Elune stars at a price of 120 magic crystals each. In this way, you can get 720 magic crystals. I believe that for 7,000,200 gold coins, The price is directly involved in the bidding of the soul gem, and it is impossible for it to be snatched away by others!"

Just when I was about to refuse, Geraldine quickly said the second option: "The second option is for the auction house to arrange the auction of these six Elune stars for you. What are the specific capabilities of your six Elune stars?" The bidders in the auction hall have the final say on how many magic crystals are sold. Either of these two options is far more cost-effective than pledging your gems to the auction house and getting back a credit certificate of 600 magic crystals. , not to mention that the six hundred magic crystals may not be able to capture this soul gem at the summer auction."

Hearing Geraldine say this, I stood up directly, smiled slyly at her, pulled out a bag full of magic crystals from my waist bag, untied the mouth of the money bag, and said to the elf beauty: "What if If I just use magic crystals to bid at the auction, then there is no need for me to sell these six Stars of Elune. I believe that the magic crystals in this purse are enough. In that case, please excuse us and thank you. Inside information provided to us by Miss Geraldine.”

Geraldine stared at the bag full of magic crystals on the round table, speechless.

Unless they don't want it, those great magicians who have a need for soul gems don't care about hundreds of extra magic crystals. I don't want any variables at the auction, and I don't want to raise the price to grab the soul gems. , it would be better not to do such an offending thing, so on the premise that there were enough magic crystals, I took out no more than six Elune Stars and went to the backstage of the auction house to mortgage them and exchange them for six Proof of assets of the Hundred Magic Crystals.

In fact, the purpose of the six Elune Stars is to lure out the person in charge of the auction house like Geraldine Napaia. It is best to conduct internal transactions privately so that other bidders are not aware of the soul. The gemstone appeared before the auction.

Just when I was about to walk out of the side hall, Geraldine quickly stood up and pulled me, biting her lip and said: "Okay, I promise you, I will coordinate this matter, exchange six Elune Stars for Soul gem..."