My Magic Age

In my impression, an auction should have many bidders sitting in a hall, with some bidding items placed on the stage, and then the auction host will quote the minimum price. The bidders are red-faced in the audience, and they all want it. Get those lots at the lowest prices.

But the private auction Alia took me to was not what I had imagined.

When Aaliya and I walked into the gate and walked into the courtyard along a corridor covered with creepers and wild grapevines, we saw that the entire courtyard was planted with laurel, lilac and taro trees. The branches and leaves almost blocked all the sunlight, making me feel as if I had returned to the black forest of the Hierro plane the moment I stepped into the courtyard.

The trees in the courtyard are very different from those in the black forest. Some ferns emit faint fluorescent light in the courtyard, and the courtyard is filled with a magical atmosphere.

"This courtyard is so beautiful!" Betty, the personal maid who followed Aria, stretched her neck and looked around like a curious baby. While looking at it, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Build such a beautiful courtyard. The garden must cost a lot of money.”

There is a marble path in the garden. As I walked along the path, I discovered that there were countless obscure magic patterns on both sides of the path. These patterns were all in the most inconspicuous places on the path and in the blind spots of the field of vision. , the most important thing is that these magic patterns are actually flowing with a lot of magic elements. If you don't look carefully, you won't find that there is a large magic circle in this courtyard.

I can feel some magic fluctuations in the surrounding space. The magic in the yard is like countless extremely thin threads, connected to each other and flowing slowly along the magic lines behind the marble floor under my feet. Maybe the owner here is a very low-key rich man, so he built such a garden that looks ordinary on the outside, but is actually very luxurious.

I couldn't help but whisper beside Aria: "What a luxury! A magic circle is actually arranged in the yard to maintain the ecological balance here. There are four such magic ecological gardens in our magic academy. Build one like this I don’t know how much the garden costs. I only know that it costs a lot of money to maintain the normal operation of the garden every day.”

In my opinion, this exquisite ecological art garden is like a huge gold-swallowing beast, which needs to swallow gold coins every day that ordinary families cannot earn in a lifetime.

Nowadays, I have gradually come into contact with the luxurious aristocratic life in the imperial capital. At the same time, I have also understood how valuable the spirit of those wealthy and aristocratic children who are regarded as outstanding in the eyes of the imperial capital people is. For example, as the first in line of the Mensa family The heirs were Luis Mensah, Zac of Durva, Ernestine of Salta, etc.

Aria and I were walking and admiring the unique magical plants here. A middle-aged man who looked like a butler walked out of the courtyard. He was wearing a traditional tuxedo with a brown tie at the collar. There was no smile on his face, but he looked so... He stood in front of us and said to us in standard imperial dialect: "What this courtyard shows is eternal life." A microcosm of the night forest. The original owner of this courtyard was the noble Silver Moon Elf. During his stay in the Green Empire, he often missed his hometown, so he transformed this courtyard into the eternal night forest. The current owner The elf nobles have returned to the elf world, and this mansion happened to be bought by the current owner, Marquis Brent Philip. "

His voice was very soft, a little deep, but not offensive: "Good afternoon, Mrs. Alia, Lord Philip, the Marquis, is arriving soon. He is very happy that you can participate in this private auction. , before that, please allow me to take you to the lounge to have a rest.”

Aaliya pursed her lips slightly and said to the housekeeper: "Okay, I know Phillip must be very busy today."

The butler immediately led us in front and said to Aaliya: "That's true. The Marquis has been running around recently in order to organize this private auction. I hope the items here will not disappoint you."

After the middle-aged housekeeper finished speaking, he did not forget to greet me politely.

"This is Magician Jijia." Aaliya did not forget to introduce me to the housekeeper.

"Dear Magician Jijia, welcome to Sir Philip's private auction!" After hearing Aaliya's introduction, the middle-aged butler immediately stopped and saluted me very formally.

I felt that he must know me, so he seemed so respectful when speaking to me.

I said to the middle-aged butler: "It's my first time to participate in a private auction of this nature. I hope to get some good results."

Passing through the exquisite ecological garden, we came to a building hidden among green trees. The exterior outline of this building looks like a tree stump. This tree stump is covered with circular windows, which can be vaguely seen. With the pure white gauze curtain behind the glass window, this tree-stump-like building gives the first impression that it is a living area for forest dwarves. However, judging from the row of exquisite sculptures at the door, it seems that this should be a forest elf. of unique architecture.

Walking into this building, I found that the layout inside was completely different from what I saw outside. From the outside, this huge tree stump looked like the oldest amphitheater. I think the rooms inside would also follow suit. The shape of the tree stumps is made into a ring and arranged neatly, but things In fact, it is very empty inside, and there is no auction hall on the first floor as I imagined. There are only countless corridors extending in all directions. There are no actual floors in this building. All the rooms are irregular and It exists independently and has good privacy.

Aaliyah was not too surprised by the layout inside the building. Although she was admiring this kind of decoration full of alternative artistic flavor like me, she pursed her lips to appreciate it more than anything else.

And I was dazzled by the numerous corridors in the building. With my super memory ability, I couldn't tell where the end of each corridor was. It is said that the lifespan of elves is generally 800 years. During such a long period of time, elves like to make their homes like a maze to increase the fun of living there.

I originally thought that the butler would take us to a certain box in the auction hall to rest, but I didn’t expect that there was no auction hall in this building at all. I was a little dumbfounded and didn’t understand how items were auctioned in such a private auction. of.

The middle-aged housekeeper led us into the exquisite-looking wooden house. This room had a round window. When viewed from the outside, the round windows on the tree-stump-like building did not look eye-catching, but when viewed from the outside, When we walked into this room, we realized how big the window was. This room was actually divided into two floors in the form of a loft, but the upper floor only had a beautiful wooden bed built on the side near the window. The lower floor of the room It is the living room. The various wooden furniture in the room are full of exquisite and elegant atmosphere. The upper part of the circular wooden window is on the upper level of the room, and the lower part is on the lower level of the room. The entire circular wooden window is like a huge wall.

When I walk into the room, I feel very small.

A group of maids carrying exquisite silver trays filed into the room behind us. They placed the fruit cakes and drinks in their hands on the table and left quietly.

The middle-aged housekeeper stood at the door and said to Aaliya and me: "If you need it, you can always ask the waiter outside, and there will be a waiter to help you complete the bidding."

After the middle-aged housekeeper left, Aaliya, Betty, I, and I were the only ones left in the huge room. I was shocked by the luxury in the room.

It is said that the nobles in the elf world know how to enjoy themselves best. Before this, I always thought that Alia's bedroom was the most luxurious place I had ever seen, but after entering this room, I could see the courtyard through the huge round floor-to-ceiling windows. The rich green scenery, the decorations and furniture in the room are all things I have never seen before, and I can even understand the functions of some of the ornaments. This very intuitive feeling makes me feel that the world of nobles is still far away from me, or I never got close at all, I just felt good about myself.

"Is this the life a rich and noble family should have?" I stood by the window and looked out, looking down at the scattered green plants in the courtyard. The colorful halo formed by countless magics decorated the entire courtyard beautifully. There is a green forest above the head, but there is an endless night sky under the feet. The huge spiritual deficit caused by the chaos of space will make people feel very shocked.

The personal maid Betty helped Aaliya take off her shawl and take off her crystal sandals. Aaliya sat down on the sofa by the window. Betty helped her smooth the wrinkles of her skirt. Then she heard Aaliya say: "Only The life of the elven nobles is so exquisite and luxurious. The nobles in the Green Empire have always followed the footsteps of the elves. "

Her eyes were complicated, and her tone was full of yearning and helplessness.

I exhaled a long breath to relieve the pressure caused by the luxury in the room: "Huh... I hope that one day I can live in such a gorgeous house."

I was still confident about this, so I added another sentence: "Maybe... I will have it soon!"

Aaliya felt the fluctuations in my heart, pulled me in front of her, held my head with both hands, let me stick to her chest, and said in the softest voice: "Okay, stop thinking about it, The private auction is about to begin. Before that, we need to take out the lots. Betty, you go outside and call an attendant in. "

"Okay, Master," Betty said.

After saying that, he walked out quickly.

She stepped lightly on the cashmere carpet mixed with gold threads.

I suppressed the strong temptation of the luxurious bed on the second floor. Thinking that this time I was not here for a vacation, but to participate in a private auction, I calmed down a little, forced myself to sit on the sofa opposite Aaliya, and said to her : "By the way, what are the rules of bidding here? Shouldn't we sit in the auction hall and compete together?"

At this moment, Alia's charming eyes seemed to be able to melt people. Her cheeks were slightly flushed. When she heard my question, her eyes became clear and she told me some rules of private auctions: "This private auction is slightly different. In order to protect the personal privacy of the owner and the bidder, the auction here is conducted in a blind bid. After the auction begins, there will be information about the auction items and sent in. If you are interested in it, you can further observe the auction item and then write down the price in your mind. The highest bidder can get the auction item. In addition, barter is supported during the auction process, and the owner has the right to decide what the bidder will exchange."

I admit that I did not do enough preparation. Before this, I knew nothing about it.

I listened carefully to Alia's explanation and said to her: "That is to say, if I want to auction these unidentified magic crystals with merits, I have the right to decide whether the bidders pay with magic crystals or gold coins?"

Alia shook her head and explained: "Recently, in private auctions like this in the imperial capital, primary magic herbs are the hard currency, and many precious things need to be paid with primary magic herbs or healing potions."

"That is to say, when I auction magic crystals, I can choose bidders to pay with something I need?" I asked her.

"That's it." She smiled gently.

Just as Alia and I were chatting, there was a knock on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Alia sat up straight without a smile, and said in a calm and clear voice: "Come in!"

Betty and a maid came in one after another. The maid came to Alia and me and knelt down to salute, and then said respectfully: "Dear guest, what can I do for you?"

"Here are some items ready for auction, you come to record them."

Alia raised her chin, even if she was sitting on the sofa, she would give people a strong sense of looking down on her.

"Yes, ma'am." The maid quickly took out a sheepskin book from her waist bag and looked at Alia with a focused expression.

I took out a handful of black magic crystals from my waist bag and threw them into the golden plate on the table. The magic crystals hit the golden plate and made a crisp sound of "dangdangdang". Then I handed the golden plate to the maid and said to her: "The items we want to take out this time are these magic crystals."

The maid didn't show any surprise or confusion when she saw the black magic crystals on the plate. She took a closer look at the magic crystals and asked very respectfully, "Dear guest, your auction items are these unidentified magic crystals, right?" I didn't expect that the maid who was randomly called here would be so knowledgeable. I gestured with my hands and said to the maid, "Well, but these unidentified magic crystals on the plate are just some samples. Let's auction three... Then let's auction three thousand first, but I hope that the buyer can pay with krypton gold or thorium first. Of course, gold coins and ordinary magic crystals are also acceptable."