Although the chip hadn't come out with the performance upgrade plan for the Magic Probing Staff, Connor had already returned to Loen on the steam train. After all, no matter what the final enhancement plan was, it required the support of alchemy materials. On the one hand, Tunguska was too small. Connor didn't even know if there were any wizards there, let alone finding alchemy materials. On the other hand, Connor's current channels to obtain alchemy materials were all in Loen.
After returning to Loen, Connor wanted to look for Marguerite, but unfortunately, Leoni said that Marguerite was busy with an important matter and wasn't in Loen. This gave Connor a bit of a headache. His other channel for obtaining alchemy materials was the Prosper Club, which held a gathering every other month. This month's gathering had already ended a few days ago, and it would take more than twenty days for the next gathering to take place.
More than twenty days was a long time for Connor. He couldn't wait that long, so he decided to take a risk and go to a place he had never been before.
Connor, who had disguised himself as a middle-aged man, pressed down on the bowler hat on his head and looked up at the plaque in front of him. The words "Meazza Manor" were neatly written on it.
Connor scanned his surroundings from the corner of his eye and made sure that no one was paying attention to him. He slowly pushed open the manor's door and stepped into Meazza Manor. Meazza Manor was located in the eastern suburbs of Loen. On the surface, it belonged to Loen's wealthy businessman, Azpilicueta. However, Marguerite had once revealed to Connor that there was a hidden wizard auction held every Sunday.
The manor didn't have any gatekeepers, so Connor entered the manor without any obstruction. Although it was easy to enter the manor, Connor felt a chilly wind blow at him as soon as he stepped into the manor. The next second, a terrifying female ghost in white with long hair and pale skin and red lips appeared in his sight. At the same time, the female ghost's resentful screams rang in Connor's ears.
"Hmph!"
Sizing up this female ghost with interest, Connor slightly shook his head. Then he lightly snorted. The female ghost, the chilly wind, and the screams all disappeared without a trace. Instead, they were replaced by a red-robed, masked, Intermediate Sorcerer-Apprentice. His face was filled with vigilance as he scrutinized Connor.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Connor said with a smile, "I'm Mr. Pierre. I heard that there's an auction here!" After saying that, Connor took out fifty gold pounds from his wallet and threw it to the man in the red robe.
Hearing Connor say the name "Pierre", the red robe masked man looked at Connor with less vigilance. He took the gold pounds from Connor and raised his head. With a hoarse voice, he exhorted, "Don't wander off. Follow me!" He then turned around and led Connor to the auction.
Unhurriedly following behind the red robe man, Connor began to ponder. He didn't know who this "Mr. Pierre" was. He only knew that Marguerite had told him that he could participate in the Meazza Manor's auction by mentioning this person's name.
From the outside, the Meazza Manor didn't look big, but after walking in, Connor discovered that there really was a universe inside. The red robe masked man led him into a pile of alleyways. After walking for more than ten minutes, they still hadn't walked out. Just as Connor's patience was gradually running out, the red robe masked man led Connor to the right and turned into another alleyway. This time, there were two red robed masked men in the same attire as the one who led him in. These two red robed masked men were guarding a bronze door.
The red robed masked man who led Connor in nodded to the two red robed masked men guarding the door. He then ignored Connor and turned to leave. Just as Connor was puzzled, the two red robed masked men opened the door they were guarding and gestured for Connor to enter. One of the taller red robed masked man said in a low voice, "Please come in. The auction is about to begin!"
Hearing this, Connor had no more questions. He walked in through the bronze door. Behind the bronze door was a hall of about three hundred square meters. Dozens of chairs were placed around the edges of the hall. At this moment, all kinds of wizards were sitting on these chairs. They all kept a certain safe distance from others as if they had a tacit understanding.
Sitting in a secluded corner of the hall, Connor narrowed his eyes and pondered. He was no longer the ignorant man he used to be. The bronze door he had just passed was nothing special except that it was made of bronze. However, as an alchemist, Connor could vaguely sense the uniqueness of the bronze door. First of all, Connor could confirm that the bronze door did not exist alone. It was connected to the hall where he was now. Connor had reason to suspect that he was stepping on a magic circle.
However, Connor didn't know what kind of magic circle it was and what its function was.
Clang!
Just as Connor was lost in thought, a loud bell rang from a wall clock in the hall. At the same time, a strong, white-haired old man walked into the hall and stood in the center. He looked around and laughed loudly, "I'm very happy to see you here again. Many of you know me, but there are also many new friends who have just joined the auction. So, let me introduce myself. I'm Salazov, the owner of this Meazza Manor and the host of this auction. "
"Salazov? Odin? " Hearing the old man's name, Connor's heart skipped a beat. If he remembered correctly, Salazov was a very common name in the Odin Empire. Thinking of this, Connor secretly looked at the face of the white-haired old man who called himself Salazov.
Yes! Broad eyebrows, high nose … If this old man wasn't disguising himself, he was most likely from Odin!
Just as Connor was guessing whether Mr. Salazov was from Odin, Mr. Salazov reiterated the rules of the auction to everyone present.
"Please don't bid recklessly here. If you bid this price, you have to buy the item at this price if you win the bid in the end!"
"After bidding for the item, the customer can leave immediately after paying the money. The others can only leave after the auction is over!"
"We support the price of the item, but it's up to us to decide whether the item is worth the price. The price for the item is 70% of the market price!"
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
