My Magic Age

There are many elves living in the imperial capital. They have their own living area. Almost all elves live there. The elves usually only like to eat fresh fish and fruits. I tried the elf-style fried fish, which is sweet and salty. It tastes pretty good.

Both of them probably don't want to cause trouble in the auction house. If the trouble gets bigger, not only will they lose face by being kicked out of the auction house by the organizer, but they will also lose the opportunity to participate in the auction. This will inevitably be a bit outweighed by the gain.

Although there was a little friction, it did not lead to any physical conflict. The elves were probably worried that the incident would gradually escalate, so the young men and women from the elves did not linger at the door of the auction hall and hurried away. Entered the auction hall.

They all had a layer of aristocratic pride on their faces, but none of them who could walk into the auction house were either rich or noble. I really didn’t understand what they had to be proud of. Is it just because they were elves?

However, our group did not rush into the main venue of the auction hall. Instead, we walked through the long corridor towards the service area behind the auction house. At the end of the corridor, at the corner, there was a hall of more than 400 square meters, as smooth as a mirror. There is a marble floor, exquisite fabric curtains and large oil paintings hanging on the whitewashed walls. The crystal chandeliers on the roof are like extremely gorgeous fireworks, illuminating the hall brightly.

There is a counter nearly forty meters long on the innermost wall. Auctioneers in uniforms sit neatly behind the counter. I didn't expect that a lot of people gathered here today, but it seems that order is maintained here. It was very good. Although there were many people, no one was making loud noises in the hall. Everyone would pay attention to lowering their voices when speaking.

Noah saw someone placing the jewelry in the magic-sealing box or bag on the counter, and having it inspected by the jewelry appraiser behind the counter. The experienced auctioneers handled it quickly. Although not everyone was satisfied, some people left happily. , some people cursed and walked away, but the most basic order could still be maintained in the hall.

"What are they doing?" Noah asked curiously.

"These jewelry appraisers seem to be appraising magic gems." Shirley Newman stood next to Noah and explained to him.

Noah usually likes to shut himself in the reading room and read various basic magic skills books. He is a standard otaku. His biggest interest is to specialize in hybrid magic, but he rarely wants to contact the outside world. Even auctions I rarely participate, but I don’t know as much as Shirley Newman.

"Jijia, what are we doing here?" Noah asked me with a confused look on his face.

I stood at the end of the line, took out a handful of bright magic gems from my magic belt, and explained to Noah: "I have some magic gems, and I want to mortgage my property here. There are the most professional gem appraisers here to confirm the magic." The value of the gems, give the lowest estimate for the gems, I am just worried that if the magic gems I want appear at the auction, I will not bring enough magic crystals when bidding, just in case."

"What kind of gems do you want to buy? If you are short of magic crystals, you can use mine." Noah patted his money bag.

I put my arm around his shoulders and said with some emotion: "I know this. If the magic crystal is not enough, I will have to use yours."

Shirley Newman stood quietly aside, looking at Noah's profile, her eyes seemed a little bright.

I saw three people holding gorgeous gems in front of me, but the jewelry appraiser behind the counter waved them away.

"What's wrong with them?" Noah is like a curious baby who always likes to ask questions.

Shirley Newman said with a smile: "Maybe it's because the gemstones in my hand failed to pass the appraisal, I'm a little frustrated!"

Standing pretty between Noah and me, she lowered her voice and said: "The jewelry appraisers at the auction house do not appraise all gems. The auction house is only willing to take over those precious and rare magic gems with ordinary quality." The auction house will not accept jewelry that is shoddy and whose valuation does not meet psychological expectations, and will not provide a valuation certificate.”

Shirley Newman's skin is as white as snow. Standing next to Noah, she is also a girl with rare fresh and beautiful appearance. Moreover, she has obviously received a good aristocratic education in both manners and etiquette. She is an outstanding person in every aspect. A female magician, and more importantly, Shirley's character is not as paranoid as other magicians. She is cheerful, generous, lively, and compassionate, and is better than Noah in every aspect.

But Shirley decisively chose Noah among many suitors. I remember that Noah drank a little wine one night and rarely confided some of his feelings to me. Among them, he asked Shirley: Why did you choose him? Shirley asked him: Do you need any reason to like me? Shirley's words were deeply engraved in Noah's heart.

But in my opinion, of course, you need a reason to like him. Noah is not outstanding in many aspects, but he has three major advantages.

First, he is a very creative magician. In the Royal Academy of Magic, a place where many stars gather, although Noah appears to be very mediocre in all aspects, he is the kind of magician with an unconstrained imagination. He has been persisting in the research of mixed magic and will definitely become a scholar-type magician in the future.

Second, he is a very generous person to his friends, and he also likes to suffer losses. Sometimes it is obvious that doing so does not benefit him, and sometimes it is obvious that he does not need to pay more, but he will rush forward without hesitation for his friends and offer his friendship. There are not many young nobles in the Green Empire today who can have such good qualities.

The life of luxury makes many young nobles arrogant, tyrannical, suspicious, and impatient.

Third, the family behind him is the ruler of Palestina - the Mensa family, and Noah is the leader of the youngest generation of the Mensa family and the younger brother of the first heir, Louis Mensa.

After dating Noah for just two months, Shirley Newman invited Noah to her home as a guest, which obviously means that Shirley's family has officially accepted Noah.

I stood beside Noah, listening to Shirley telling us all kinds of interesting stories about the auction house. I learned that Shirley's elders had run an auction house, but Shirley Newman's family's business was not in the imperial capital. But for Shirley Newman, who had been playing in the auction house since she was a child, the auction house was the place she was most familiar with.

Soon it was our turn. The jewelry appraiser sitting opposite me was a very capable middle-aged woman. There was a row of magnifying glasses of different sizes on the table, and a few magic crystals of unknown function. She raised her head and looked at us, and asked calmly: "Do you have any magic gems that need my appraisal?"

Maybe because we were too young, or maybe because we were wearing magic robes, she subjectively concluded that we were students of the magic academy, or maybe we were qualified to participate in such a grand auction because of our family. The middle-aged female jewelry appraiser didn't pay much attention to us, and her attention fell on the next table.

Following a few gentle exclamations, the jewelry appraiser at the next table was holding a fist-sized blood-colored magic gem in his hand. Between the rough stone skin, there were red lights the size of beans. The red lights were sometimes strong and sometimes weak, just like breathing constantly. A faint magical aura filled the entire magic gem.

"What a big piece of blood garnet!" Someone behind him couldn't help but exclaimed.

I thought to myself that this gem is actually called blood garnet, which sounds quite appropriate. The jewelry appraiser sitting behind the counter also held up a magnifying glass with a serious face, repeatedly examining this fist-sized blood garnet. After a long while, he exhaled and said: "This blood garnet has no artificial splicing points. It should be a complete blood garnet, but the blood garnet seeds are not full. This is also the only flaw of this blood garnet. On behalf of the auction house, I will give you a minimum price of fifty magic crystals for this blood garnet. If you can accept it, please sign this certificate."

"What, such a large piece of blood garnet is only estimated at fifty magic crystals. Didn't this gem sell for a high price of eighty magic crystals at the spring auction this year? Why did you cut the price so much at once?" The owner of the blood garnet standing in front of the counter looked very ugly and asked in surprise.

It seems that he is very dissatisfied with the price offered by the jewelry appraiser, but he can't say anything.

"What we do here is to maintain the lowest share price. After all, the auction house must be profitable. In addition, the gem market has not been very prosperous recently, and the sluggish price trend of magic gems is normal. You mortgage the blood garnet here. If you can't buy what you want, you don't need to use this money. You can take this certificate back to get the blood garnet." A friend next to him explained to him.

Na Ran thought about it and felt that what his friend said was very reasonable, so he took a certificate ruthlessly. Seeing his face full of reluctance, I don't know what he would take out his beloved things to mortgage this time.

At this time, a noble standing behind me said impatiently: "Young man, if you have anything that needs to be appraised, take it out quickly. The auction is about to start. If you miss some good things in front, it will be more than worth it."

The appraiser frowned slightly, kept spinning a magnifying glass in his hand between his fingers, and glanced at me impatiently again.

I smiled slightly, ignored the nobleman behind me who urged and mocked me, and took out a sheepskin bag from my magic waist bag, which was half full.

"Mister Magician, we only accept magic gems above the intermediate level. The auction house is very picky. Even the intermediate magic gems are not accepted in full. The unpopular gem auction house will not bear the risk of overstocking goods." The nobleman behind me couldn't help but remind me again.

The middle-aged female jewelry appraiser also looked at me with a strange look. From her posture, she was waiting for me to open the leather bag to reveal the ordinary gems inside, and then decisively rejected me.

I didn't make those fearless arguments, and I didn't open the leather bag as they wished. I just reached into the bag, grabbed a handful, and casually placed it on the counter. Six egg-sized stones appeared in front of the female jewelry appraiser, with mottled marks on the gray skin.

"What is this? A pebble picked up from the beach of Weiyang Lake?" The nobleman behind him laughed very unbridled.

But before his laughter stopped, the female jewelry appraiser sitting behind the counter picked up a stone egg with a serious expression and looked at the sea cloud pattern on the surface of the stone egg.

A blue magic halo shone through her fingers. The stone in her hand had a small cut on one side. Under the rough surface of the stone, there was a gorgeous blue gem. The deep halo was hidden in the core of the stone.

"Star of Elune."

The female jewelry appraiser blurted out, then widened her eyes and began to carefully examine the other five pebbles. She found that the cores of the gems were all emitting deep blue light. All six magic gems were "Star of Elune". The female jewelry appraiser held her breath and carefully observed the color of the Star of Elune gems.

The female jewelry appraiser quickly wrote a certificate on a piece of magic parchment, then pushed the certificate in front of her and said to me: "These magic gems are indeed Star of Elune. Although the color is average, it is a rare gem after all. The auction house can bid 100 magic crystals for each "Star of Elune". If you can accept this price, sign this certificate."

I was worried that the auction might have started at this time, so I quickly signed the certificate and left the six "Star of Elune" to the female jewelry appraiser. I just took this certificate and turned around and walked out of the hall with Noah under the stunned eyes of the people around me, and ran directly to the main venue of the jewelry auction.

I unfolded the ticket again and presented it to the guards at the venue, and then walked into the auction venue smoothly.

The venue hall of the jewelry auction was like a large movie theater that could accommodate thousands of people. About 70% of the seats were filled with bidders. The commentator was on the booth in the center of the hall. A row of maids in light gauze and white silk skirts slowly walked in from the back door with trays. The wooden trays were covered with velvet blankets, and it was unclear what was on the trays.

When we walked in, the auction had not started yet. At this time, the commentator had already occupied the stands. It seemed that the auction was about to start. Looking closely at the bidders in the hall, more than half of them were ladies. These ladies were sitting in their seats, whispering to each other and talking about something.