The wizard's road begins with the simulator

Chapter 24 ‘Golden Lion Auction House’ and ‘Bronze Key’ (seeking for further reading)

"It would be good to go and gain experience. This time, Em is hosting the auction, and William will also go with you.

Earl Arthur was not surprised by Chen Mu's choice.

He also knew that his youngest son had been a little bored staying at the manor recently.

From Earl Arthur's point of view, Viri has changed a lot in the past few months from before.

It was as if he had emerged from his mother's death and became a person who couldn't rest at all.

Thinking of Chen Mu's mother, his wife, Earl Arthur's eyes became a little complicated.

"Father, will our family hold an auction every year?"

Chen Mu asked, it turned out that the auction was indeed not in the memory of the original owner.

“Large-scale auctions don’t happen every year, so it’s normal that you don’t pay much attention to them and don’t know about them.

The Golden Lion Auction House holds small-scale auctions every month. Large-scale auctions are usually held once every three years, but this year they are held earlier. "

After hearing Chen Mu's question, Earl Arthur spoke.

As for the reason for the advance of the auction, he didn't say anything, and Chen Mu didn't ask.

"Father, is there a list of the items in this auction? I want to take a look first."

"Yes, Em is in charge of this. If you are interested in this, you can ask him."

After hearing Chen Mu's words, Earl Arthur did not suspect anything and replied casually.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

On the last day before the auction, Chen Mu and William came to the Golden Lion Auction House in the Far East Territory.

Golden Lion Auction House is a large-scale auction house owned by the Golden Lion family.

The architectural style of the auction house is somewhat similar to the European medieval architectural style of Chen Mu's previous life.

The characteristic of this kind of architecture is its grandeur and large-scale ornate decoration.

From the outside, the auction house looks like a large cage.

The entire auction house has three floors, upper and lower, all built of marble and granite, exuding a simple atmosphere.

The walls outside the auction house are decorated with exquisite carvings and reliefs. Just by looking at them from a distance, you can tell that they were expensive.

Now Chen Mu knows the glory of the Golden Lion family.

The current Golden Lion family alone may not be able to build a capital.

Enter the auction house.

Compared with the splendor seen from the outside, the interior of the auction house is not restrained, but appears even more luxurious.

The interior design of the auction house is extremely exquisite, with a large number of carvings and murals, and a highly decorative ceiling above the head.

A chandelier with a rustic feel hangs from the high ceiling.

In the middle of the first floor stands a large auction podium.

There are many seats around the podium for auction participants to sit here.

This large-scale auction was held on the first floor of the auction house.

As for the second and third floors of the auction house, there are stages, concert halls, art showrooms and small boxes.

This is a place for people attending the auction to enjoy, study and rest.

The Golden Lion Auction House can be said to be a perfect combination of architecture, art and culture.

Even Chen Mu couldn't find fault with it.

In a small box on the second floor, Aim handed a list in his hand to Chen Mu.

"Master, this is the list of the auction items you want. All the items in this auction are on it."

Seeing that Chen Mu received the list and began to read it carefully, Em had no intention of disturbing Chen Mu and went to the side to chat softly with William.

Chen Mu, on the other hand, was looking at the list of auction items attentively.

Look carefully at each lot to make sure you don't miss anything.

"found it!"

Chen Mu lived up to his expectations, and one of the lots on the list was exactly what he was looking for.

[Lot No. 42: Bronze Key]

[Introduction: The age is unknown and long-standing. The design and craftsmanship are very exquisite. It has unknown words and patterns, and has great collection value. 】

[Estimated price: 500 gold coins or failed auction]

"That's right, it's this bronze key."

After seeing this description, Chen Mu was already sure that this was the bronze key he was looking for.

After all, there are no other keys on this list.

Judging from the text description alone, this bronze key is not special at all. At most, it is a work of art with some collection value.

And the estimated value is not very high, dwarfing the other lots on this list.

There is even a possibility that it will not be sold, as it looks like the Golden Lion family just randomly scraped together something to make up the numbers.

But Chen Mu, who had gone through two simulations, knew that this key was the goal of the Black-Clothed Seeking Association.

After seeing what he was looking for, Chen Mu did not hesitate, called Aim and spoke softly:

"Sir Em, I am very interested in this bronze key. Can you cancel the auction and just keep it?"

After hearing Chen Mu's words, Aim was a little surprised.

But he still took the order from Chen Mu and looked at Lot 42, finding that it was neither precious nor special.

Although he was a little confused as to why Chen Mu was interested in this key, he didn't ask any more questions.

As the second young master of the Golden Lion family, Chen Mu still has this privilege.

Not to mention one thing, even if a few items are withdrawn, Aim will not refuse. After all, the items on the auction are all belonging to the Golden Lion family.

Then Em said:

"No problem, Master. I will ask the auctioneer to cancel the lot and leave it to you later. In fact, Master, you can also bid directly at the auction."

Aim felt that Chen Mu could actually experience the feeling of a bidding auction when he came to attend the family auction for the first time, so he said this in passing.

"No need, Sir Em. By the way, will the list of this lot be revealed in advance before the auction starts?"

Chen Mu naturally refused.

After all, if you bid directly, it will be the same as in the simulation.

"No, this auction is completely confidential. Before the auction started, I was the only one who had this list, but now I have you.

Because sometimes a few items are added or removed before the auction starts, the list is actually not fixed.

Just like Master, you requested to cancel one of the lots this time, and you will temporarily add another one before the auction starts. "

Aim opened his mouth to explain to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu nodded after hearing this.

It was only now that he heard Em's explanation that he realized that the auction items would not be disclosed in advance.

It seems like a coincidence. The people from the Black-clothed Seeking Association attended the auction and accidentally discovered what they had been looking for at the auction?

What a coincidence.

But if Em betrayed the Golden Lion family, it would not make sense to leak this list in advance.

Not to mention Earl Arthur’s absolute trust in Em.

Even if Em really betrays him, it shouldn't be difficult to get this bronze key.

Because Aim is in charge of this auction, it is too easy to cancel an item privately.

Moreover, when Chen Mu told Aim that he wanted to keep the bronze key, he actually paid attention to Aim's reaction.

Em's reaction was not a special reaction to knowing the key.

After a while, a guard handed a box to Aim, and then Aim handed the box to Chen Mu,

Chen Mu opened the wooden box, which contained a bronze key.

Judging from the appearance alone, this is an extremely ordinary copper key.

There's even a patina of patina on the key.

At most, the petal-like pattern on it is a bit special, but Chen Mu can't see what's special about it.

It doesn't have the feeling of a treasure in the previous novel at all.

Taking advantage of the auction that was about to start, Chen Mu rubbed the bronze key in his hand.

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