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Sure enough, after the price exceeded 10,000 yuan, the nobles stopped calling out the price.

The beauty of elves, coupled with their innate aura of being close to nature, has always been popular in the slave market.

Short supply often means huge profits. Ordinary elf slaves can be sold for thousands of gold coins, and high-quality goods can be sold for thousands of gold coins. Cases of transactions involving tens of thousands of gold coins are not unheard of.

Huge profits gave rise to the prosperity of the slave-catching industry. Every year, there are countless slave-catching teams that go deep into the Elf Forest.

Although the Elf Kingdom is cracking down hard, it still cannot stop the greedy people. No matter how strict the precautions are, there will always be oversights.

Most of the slave-catching teams never came back, but some succeeded in catching slaves after all. Every year, as few as dozens or as many as hundreds of elven slaves are produced.

There seemed to be a lot of them, but they were distributed throughout the Aslant continent, and they suddenly became cherished.

With their unique temperament, elves conform to the aesthetics of almost all intelligent races except Warcraft.

It was not only humans who participated in the slave hunting operation, other races also contributed.

Fortunately, the elves have good talent for cultivation, and coupled with their long lifespans, there are endlessly strong people in the clan.

Coupled with the unique topography of the Elf Forest, this blocked the prying eyes of the outside world.

Moon elves are relatively rare, and these two sisters are stunningly beautiful. The premium is as high as 10,000 gold coins, which is still the bottom line in everyone's hearts.

If before the war broke out, this price could be increased by at least three to five thousand gold coins. Nowadays, everyone is tightening their belts and living a life without the usual heroic spirit.

The price was lower than expected, and the auctioneer was sweating profusely. Why was the customer unwilling to bid, and there was nothing he could do.

You can't deliberately arrange for someone to raise the price, right? If such a scandal really happens, the auction house's reputation will be ruined.

The nobles participating in the auction are not soft persimmons. If they get angry, they can kill people with swords.

There are many nobles involved, no matter how tough the backstage is, they can only give in when they are in the wrong.

The atmosphere was not up, and everyone was not very enthusiastic about participating in the next auction.

Everyone should always think twice before making an offer. Once most items approach the market price, no one will increase the price.

As a melon-eater, Hudson doesn't care about the price of goods.

The low transaction prices seem to be caused by emotions, but in fact they are caused by the war.

If you look at the auction, you will know that the final transaction price for anything related to war or that can improve one's personal strength is not low.

Those that cannot be sold at high prices are basically luxury goods that have been highly regarded in the past, and there have even been cases of failed auctions.

Although the auctioneer tried his best to shout, it was still in vain in the face of a group of customers who tightened their belts and spent rationally.

"The last auction item is a mysterious treasure map. According to the owner of the treasure map who is selling it, the location recorded in the treasure map is a secret vault left by the Empire of Light for the restoration of the country.

In order to protect everyone's interests, we have authenticated the age of the treasure map. The treasure map is at least 350 years old.

Everyone knows what the Empire of Light means. One can imagine how valuable the treasures left behind by an empire and used to restore the country are.

Rumors about treasures have also been recorded in history books. It’s hard to believe that someone would have come up with a fake treasure map more than three hundred years ago to joke with us.

In this auction, there is no minimum starting price, and there is no limit on the amount of bid increase. The auction starts now. "

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the hall began to boil with excitement, and all the guests began to discuss the treasure map.

The "treasure map" is almost a must-have for time travellers. Hudson is also very keen on it, but it is difficult for him to fight for it at all costs because of a treasure map that is difficult to distinguish between true and false.

Even if the treasure map is real, it doesn't mean the treasure is still there. If it were left to Hudson, he wouldn't mind taking the treasure first and then selling the treasure map.

If the treasure is not taken out, it can only prove that the location where the treasure is buried is too dangerous, or that the so-called treasure is a trap.

Normal people will not set traps randomly, which does not mean that cult organizations will not either. Maybe the so-called treasure is just an altar to the evil god.

Looking at the lower nobles fighting below, Hudson silently mourned for them. The probability of trying to get rich overnight through treasure hunting is not much higher than playing the lottery.

Not only did Hudson not take action, but none of the nobles in the box participated in the fight for the treasure map.

The benefits and risks are equal. A small aristocrat who is precarious in troubled times can choose to take a gamble, but an established aristocrat with a big family and business cannot gamble.

The reality is cruel. Even if the treasure is real, it will be difficult for everyone to achieve another class jump.

From the middle nobles to the great nobles, it seems that there is only one step away, but this last step reaches the threshold straight into the sky.

Being able to cross over is not because of ability or hard work, but because of illusory luck.

When the cake was not enlarged, there would already be a carrot and a hole in the upper layer. For new radishes to grow, you have to pull out the ones in front of them.

Under the current rule system, unless the nobles above themselves cause problems or fail on the battlefield, the newcomers will have no chance at all.

…

"Sir, Viscount Oran invites you to go to the banquet tonight."

What should come will eventually come, but this efficiency is too high. As soon as the auction ended, my father-in-law sent out the invitation.

"Got it! Tell the person who comes that I will attend on time tonight."

If you can't hide from it, you have to face it. Whether a romantic affair is big or small, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of face.

As far as Hudson knew, his father-in-law had many lovers outside, and even had several illegitimate children.

Everyone is the same, no one is any higher than anyone else. The only problem is that the standards are different. The requirements for your son-in-law and the requirements for yourself must not be the same.

The nobles had to pay attention to their cards and often went to Beida City for activities. Hudson also had to follow the locals and bought a house in the city.

Compared with the sky-high prices in the Royal Capital, the housing prices in Beida are much more harmonious. A house covering an area of ​​nearly three acres was less than a quarter of the price of two elf sisters.

The mysterious organization's work is quite grand. Even the carriage transporting the boxes was left outside, directly benefiting Hudson.

Of course, nominally these carriages, coachmen, and a few empty boxes that concealed everything belonged to Isabel.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is Isabel taking all her wealth to defect to Hudson. Gaining both people and wealth, a typical winner in the world.

Under the envious and jealous eyes of everyone, Hudson and Isabel got into the carriage together, like a pair of loving lovers.

Since you are being targeted, you have to perform a complete performance. Any omissions will cause unnecessary trouble.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and among the crowd was an old man who looked suspicious, but his expression was particularly ugly.

After painstakingly arranging it for so long, reports were flying all over the place, but in the end nothing happened.

Deep down in his heart, the old man had already greeted the entire family of the bureaucrats in the Governor's Mansion. It is really dereliction of duty. So many major things can be treated as if nothing happened.

Seeing the convoy moving forward slowly, the old man quickly turned around and left.

"If you can't do anything, get out of the way immediately." This is the main reason why he has been able to live freely in the mainland for so many years.

After hurriedly leaving Beida City, the several members of the Skull and Bones Society who followed the old man had very ugly expressions on their faces.

The performance of my Holy Lord is really too "steady". Nothing happened, he just ran out of the city as if he was on the run.

"Holy Lord, what happened just now, why..."

Before the young man could finish his words, the old man scolded him: "Idiot! Everything has been exposed, and you still don't know it.

The officials in the Governor's Mansion didn't take any action. Didn't you notice anything unusual?

Under normal circumstances, the noble gentlemen who reported this kind of report would always make mistakes and never let them go, so how could they stand still! "

After hesitating for a moment, the old man reflected on himself and said: "I underestimated my enemy too much in this matter. It involves a powerful viscount, how could I handle it as usual?

Nobles are all from the same road, and they definitely treat their own people differently. Maybe as soon as our letter is delivered, someone else will receive the news.

A big net is being laid out, waiting for us to fall into it. If I hadn't reacted quickly enough, you wouldn't have been able to run away even if others followed the clues and found me. "

While speaking, the old man was still a little frightened. It was as if he was congratulating himself for reacting decisively and not falling into the enemy's plot.

Several members of the Skull and Bones Society behind him were also frightened at this moment. They don't know unless they analyze it. After analyzing it, they discovered that the world of the nobles was too dark.

Just by mentioning Viscount Hudson, he almost got himself killed, which directly refreshed everyone's understanding.

"Holy Lord, the people from the Holy See have never come out since they entered the auction house.

The guards seemed to be about the same size, but in fact they were replaced halfway through.

They were all temporary mercenaries. Could it be that after the deal was completed, they took their things over the wall and left.

Isabel, who stayed behind, was just to cover up for them. "

Karlis on the side exclaimed.

After all, he has been mixed up in the Holy See, and he still understands some of the Holy See's habits.

When it comes to the "Blood Moon Horn", this kind of special mission must be done by any means necessary to achieve the goal.

Being able to complete the mission and send out a singer is nothing at all.

The most terrifying thing is "brain speculation", which almost guesses the truth. Unfortunately, their reaction is still a step slow.

Several hours passed in succession. For an expert, such a long time would have already reached hundreds of miles away.

If there were air power to support them, maybe everyone would have left the southeastern province by now.

I don't even know the direction in which the enemy is leaving. Even if I want to pursue him, I don't know which way to pursue him.

…

It was said that he was invited to the dinner, so Hudson was not stupid enough to wait until the evening was over. As the sun began to set, Hudson's carriage appeared at Viscount Oran's house.

Compared with the shabby little house in Hudson, this place is undoubtedly much more luxurious, covering an area of ​​seventy or eighty acres.

The noble houses occupy large areas, which is also a characteristic of the Aslant continent. In almost every city, most of the land is occupied by the mansions of nobles.

As a "family member", Hudson was still warmly welcomed by his servants. It can be seen that they are all professionally trained and know their duties very well.

From the layout of the house, it can be seen that there is no sign of a banquet tonight. Inviting him over would most likely be a private dinner or a family dinner.

As the master, Viscount Oran has not appeared for a long time, and Hudson can't help but feel a little flustered.

Explanation is impossible. He didn't dare to expose the transaction with the mysterious organization at all.

For safety reasons, even the origins of the mysterious organization were not traced by Hudson.

Even though deep down in his heart, he believed that the mysterious organization was the vest of the Holy See, Hudson still insisted on a mysterious organization and was determined not to have anything to do with the Holy See.

The "Blood Moon Horn" does not exist, and the transaction does not exist. In some cases, he and Isabel fell in love at first sight and then developed into a relationship.

Now this is the truth, no matter who comes to dig, they must stay at this step.

There is no way, they gave too much in this deal. Putting aside the priceless knowledge, the magic crystals and magic cores obtained alone are worth millions of gold coins.

These things cannot be bought even with money. It is not unacceptable to sacrifice your reputation for this.

It is impossible to feel guilty if your father-in-law is caught "stealing sex". Just thinking of Viscount Oran's pile of illegitimate children, Hudson's heart slowly dropped again.

At worst, if you get scolded, just pretend you didn't hear it. Such a small thing is not enough to break off the engagement.

"Melissa, why are you here?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Hudson regretted them. The typical way to send propositions is to trick yourself.

"This is my home, why can't I be here! Could it be that I showed up at the wrong time and disturbed some people's romance..."

Before Melissa could finish her words, Hudson rushed forward, blocked her mouth, and held her in his arms.

To be fair at this time, something big will definitely happen. Let's just be bold and get over this hurdle first.

"let me go!"

As soon as he struggled to finish speaking, Hudson kissed her again. The weak little magician couldn't break free at all.

What was originally a call to action gradually turned into flirting. The servants in the room quietly retreated. They were not allowed to get involved in this kind of thing.

"Hudson, I'm going to call someone if you do this again."

The anger is still there, but compared to the indifference before, there has been a slight change.

"You go ahead and shout! I have set up a magic barrier. No matter how much you shout, your voice won't get out.

Even if someone sees it, with our relationship, who would come over and cause trouble! "

As they spoke, a magical soundproof magic barrier enveloped the two of them.

Melissa, who was originally aggressive, was instantly dumbfounded. A pair of big eyes stared at Hudson, as if to say: I am very angry and I will never end this matter with you!

It's a pity that all of this has almost zero damage to Hudson. He was not polite at the moment and directly checked the body of his fiancée.

"Stop, don't mess around here!"

As she spoke, Melissa's eyes flashed with fear. After all, she is a girl, how could she have seen this battle? Lest Hudson go further and put her right here...

Seeing this scene, Hudson decisively stopped. It's okay to just show off, but big trouble can really happen if you just play around.

This is a living room, and someone may come over at any time. No one would say anything about taking advantage or flirting. If he went further, Viscount Oran would definitely get angry.

"How about going to your room?"

Hudson asked tentatively.

"no!"

Melissa said in fear.

At this moment, she no longer cared about settling a score with Hudson, but was thinking about how to escape from the clutches of the devil.

Having sex with your fiancé before marriage would also be considered inappropriate in the aristocratic world. Such a reputation has a bad impact on both parties.

The only difference is that Hudson's romantic reputation has been spread out, and there is no hope of restoring it. The possibility of breaking the pot cannot be ruled out.

"When did you come back? Why didn't you notify me?"

In an instant, Hudson changed to a concerned face again. The process is not important, let’s solve the immediate trouble first.

"snort!"

With a cold shout, Melissa, who recovered, couldn't help but taunted: "Some people gave me promises when they were in the capital.

After a short time, he was brought into the mansion. If I come back later, can I attend your wedding? "

There is no such thing as a "wedding". If you dare to recruit a singer, the Koslow family will probably explode first. Maybe Baron Redman will take the whip and settle the score with Hudson.

The younger brothers under him will most likely switch camps. Everyone knows that there is no future in following an unreliable boss.

"How can a mere singer compare with you? She brought it to your doorstep. Can you blame me?

If it weren't for accidents and some people had come through earlier, there wouldn't be anything like this. "

As he spoke, Hudson held Melissa in his arms again, and his hands continued to roam her body.

Melissa realized something was wrong and hurriedly pushed away and said, "Don't mess around. Father is still waiting for you in the study. Don't keep him waiting."

After getting this answer, Hudson looked at Melissa, who was blushing, and burst out laughing.

Knowing that the two were going to have a conflict, he asked his daughter to come over for questioning. The father-in-law was probably not prepared to let him go.

But considering that the flag at Viscount Oran's house didn't fall down and the colorful flags were flying outside, nothing happened. Maybe he really didn't take this seriously.

"I know! But someone still needs to be prepared. If you go out like this, I'm afraid everyone will think I did something to you."

Hudson said with a smirk on his face.

His intuition told him that if he really messed up, he would probably succeed today.

As for whether he will be pursued by Viscount Oran afterwards, it's hard to say.

For such an exciting thing, Hudson felt it was better not to try it. Even if you want to steal the forbidden fruit, you have to change the place, and it can't happen under the eyes of your father-in-law.

Should you try inviting Melissa over as a guest?

As soon as the idea came up, Hudson decisively killed it. There is still a singer at home that has not been dealt with. Wouldn't it be a Shura field to let the fiancée go there?

Thank you, Taoist Qingjin, leader of South Street Spirits! ! I owe you an extra update first, and I’ll arrange it later.

IOU: On September 23, 2022, Haiyue owes readers 2 chapters.