Above the mage!

Chapter 362 Getting rich suddenly
The Town Hall Square, where the Lagos Clock Tower stands, is the very center of Lagos.

The land here is extremely valuable even in today's economic depression.

The streets surrounding the town square are wide and tidy, and are even cleaner than other places in the city.

On both sides of the street, there are tall buildings with different architectural styles, some with pointed towers and some with classical symmetrical styles. In short, they are all very exquisite.

On the streets, most of the vehicles coming and going are various exquisite and luxurious private carriages.

The carriage was made of the finest wood and painted with the finest lacquer, which sparkled in the sun. The curtains at the windows were made of gorgeous plush and inlaid with colored glass.

And although it is called a horse-drawn carriage, in fact, most of the people pulling the carriage are tamed beasts with the blood of earth creatures, and they are extremely powerful.

Those getting on and off the carriages were all nobles and wealthy businessmen dressed in gorgeous clothes.

There is a lot of traffic on both sides of the street.

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A black four-wheeled carriage, which looked a little plainer than those private carriages, stopped in front of a magnificent building at the corner of the street.

Of course, this is only true when compared to those private carriages. Whether it is the body made of fine oak or the exquisite patterns decorated on the doors, it shows that it is not cheap.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a middle-aged man with a big belly emerged from it. He bent his knees slightly, and landed steadily on the stone slab on the ground in an almost standard posture, making a dull yet elegant sound.

Then, another woman came out of the carriage, probably a servant. She lifted her skirt and walked down from the carriage carefully, her steps light and steady.

After getting off the car, the maid quickly walked to the middle-aged man, stood behind him and to the right, crossed her hands in front of her body, fingers lightly interlocked, with a dignified posture, and always maintained an appropriate distance of about two steps from the middle-aged man, her eyes fixed on the ground.

The maid had a pretty face, so she attracted some people's attention.

The middle-aged man stood in front of the building, raised his head slightly, and his eyes followed the delicate stone carvings on the building's facade all the way up to the huge bronze sign directly above it.

"Corinthian Auction House".

The font is beautiful and coated with gold powder, so it sparkles with golden light under the sunlight.

This is the largest auction house in Lagos, affiliated with the Corinthian Chamber of Commerce, the richest chamber of commerce in the city.

The level of trade and commercial development in Lagos is far inferior to that of Dorne, the county town, and these two are precisely the basic indicators that determine the number of auction houses in a city.

Therefore, there are only five auction houses in the entire city. Although the title of "largest" sounds loud, it actually only ranks first among the five auction houses.

At the entrance, the huge arched porch is supported by four thick stone pillars, the surface of which is carved with complex and elegant vine patterns.

Three marble steps lead up to the quaint, heavy double oak doors, and next to them stands a stone statue: a man in a top hat holding an auction gavel.

The middle-aged man, Gode who had changed his appearance through [Disguise+], took a deep breath, straightened his collar, and walked up the stairs with Aisha who pretended to be his servant and walked into the hall of Corinth Auction House.

As soon as he entered, Gao De felt a slight brightness in front of his eyes.

The spacious hall is gorgeously decorated, with exquisite magic crystal lamps hanging from the dome. Soft light shines through the glass gaps in the dome onto the marble floor.

At this time, a staff member in a black tuxedo-like uniform came over quickly and bowed slightly, "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?

"I want to sell a valuable item to your bank. Please introduce me to your person in charge."

The staff member took a subtle look at what Godd was wearing, and then glanced at Elsa standing behind him, and immediately responded with a professional smile: "Sir, please wait a moment, I will go and inform you."

A moment later, the staff member reappeared: "Sir, please follow me. Mr. Wilson is waiting for you in the reception room."

Gao De nodded slightly, and with her big belly, she was led by the staff through a long corridor and came to the elegantly decorated reception room.

Opposite the door of the room was a long carved oak table. Behind the table, on a soft leather chair, a middle-aged man with meticulously combed hair was standing with his back to Gao De, admiring the paintings on the wall.

"Mr. Wilson, the guests are here." the staff said respectfully.

Then, Mr. Wilson slowly turned around, his eyes sharp, revealing a shrewdness and calmness.

"I heard that you have something extremely valuable that you want to sell to us. What is it?"

Gao De clapped his hands lightly.

The next moment, Elsa behind him took out an exquisite ice crystal jade box from her arms.

Elsa did not move, but just raised her hand slightly, and the jade box floated forward and finally stopped above the long oak table.

Then, accompanied by a slight "click" sound, the lid of the box was opened by an invisible force, and the ten crystal clear ice jade sycamore leaves contained in it all floated into the air and appeared in front of Wilson.

This action made Wilson's eyes flicker slightly.

But the next moment, he could not care about anything else and could not help but lean forward slightly, his eyes scanning back and forth on the ten icy jade sycamore leaves, with a barely perceptible hint of surprise and solemnity in his eyes.

He sensed the mysterious power contained in the leaves, mysterious and powerful.

"What is this?" Wilson asked.

"Ice Jade Wutong Leaves, soak them in water and drink it to increase the mage's mental power limit. A first-level mage can increase his mental power by about 30, but it will only be effective after the first drink." Gao De said calmly.

"Increase the upper limit of the mage's mental power?" Wilson, who has always been calm, couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, and his face changed slightly.

Although it is only a slight change, it is enough to show the extraordinary effect of the Ice Jade Wutong Leaf.

After all, as the head of Collins Auction House, Wilson has seen countless treasures on a daily basis and is very knowledgeable. Ordinary objects will not cause him any concern at all.

"Sir, could you please wait a moment? I need to ask our appraiser to come and appraise this item." Wilson quickly regained his composure and said politely.

"Well, try to be faster, I'm in a hurry." Gao De said casually.

The auction house naturally won’t believe everything you say. It will follow its own procedures, which is reasonable.

Wilson nodded, then gave an instruction to the staff who were still waiting on the side.

After a while, an old man with graying hair and wearing a gray wizard robe walked in.

"This is the chief appraiser of our auction house, Master Harris." Wilson first introduced him to Gode.

"Master Harris," Wilson nodded to the old man and said, "This guest said that these Ice Jade Wutong leaves can increase the upper limit of the mage's spiritual power. Please help to identify them."

The old man called Master Harris raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Then, he took a few steps forward, came to the ice jade paulownia leaf, stretched out his hand and touched one of the ice jade paulownia leaves that was still floating in the air.

Seeing this, Gao De subconsciously raised his eyebrows. In his vision, he clearly saw the magic power surge, flowing along the fingertips of Harris the Mage, and gradually flowing towards the Ice Jade Wutong Leaf.

In fact, the fluctuation of magic power was barely perceptible, but God had already opened the Mandor Magic Eye when Master Harris entered the room, so all the energy flows were visible in his eyes.

However, he did not make any other moves and allowed the magical power to flow on the ice jade phoenix tree leaves.

Because God recognized what Master Harris was doing.

It is a rare first-level spell [Identification].

Cast [Identify], designate an object, and keep in contact with it during the casting process. If the object is an extraordinary item or other object with magical powers, the wizard will be able to know its properties and how to use it.

As the spell continued, Master Harris's expression became more and more solemn.

After a moment, he withdrew his hand and said to Wilson in a deep voice: "What this gentleman said is true. This Ice Jade Wutong Leaf does have the effect of enhancing the spiritual power of the mage."

Wilson heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and turned to Gao De and said eagerly: "Sir, are you going to entrust our auction house to help auction these ice jade sycamore leaves?"

"Don't worry, our Corinthian Auction House is the most authoritative auction house in Lagos. If you give these Ice Jade Sycamore Leaves to us, we will be able to help you sell them at a high price through the operation and publicity of our auction house, and we will only charge a commission of half of the transaction price."

Gao De just shook his head calmly when he heard this.

"Sir, a commission of half of the transaction price is not high. After all, we will spend a lot of effort to help you with pre-promotion, which costs money."

Before Wilson could finish, Goder interrupted him.

"I believe in the strength of the Corinthian Auction House, but I'm in urgent need of funds now and can't wait for the auction to start, so I hope to sell them to your house at a fixed price."

The core business of an auction house is to accept commissioned auctions, but usually they will also accept a fixed price to purchase treasures, and this situation is actually not uncommon.

Some sellers, like Gaode, are in urgent need of funds, or do not want to go through the uncertainty of the auction process and are worried that their treasures will not reach the expected price in the auction, so they will take the initiative to sell the treasures to the auction house at a fixed price.

If the auction house assesses that the treasure has a certain market value and profit margin, it will consider purchasing it at a suitable price.

On the other hand, for some treasures with clear market value, easy resale and stable customer demand, the auction house is confident that they can be sold quickly at a price higher than the purchase price. In order to save time and auction process costs, they will also choose to purchase directly.

After hearing what Gode said, Wilson fell into deep thought.

Treasures that increase the upper limit of a wizard's mental power will naturally have no trouble selling.

So what he was thinking about was not whether to accept the fixed price approach, but what price to offer to AutoNavi.

After a moment, he looked at Gao De, considered his words, and slowly said, "Sir, our auction house is willing to buy your Ice Jade Wutong Leaf, but what do you mean by the price?"

"3500 Plantagenet coins." Gao De didn't play the buck and directly made an offer.

According to his estimate, the value of the Ice Jade Sycamore Leaf is 300 broom flowers per leaf.

But considering its rarity and the market demand for it, a premium of 20% to 40% is a normal range.

But the auction house has to make some profit, so Gaode offered a moderate price.

When Wilson heard the price, his eyes flickered slightly. This was higher than the purchase price he expected, but it was within an acceptable range.

After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded, "Okay, this is the price."

Gao De smiled with satisfaction.

The price was agreed upon and the subsequent procedures were quickly followed up. After signing the corresponding transaction documents, an auction house staff member walked in holding a metal box that was one foot long and about half a foot high and wide.

"Here are your 3500 Plantagenet coins."

"Elsa." God waved his hand.

Elsa behind him immediately stepped forward and took the metal box from the auction house staff.

3500 Plantagenet coins plus the box itself weighed nearly 900 ounces. Elsa took the metal box with one hand without changing her expression.

She opened the metal box and quickly counted the number of Plantagenet coins inside, then nodded slightly to God.

"It's a pleasure working with you." Goder smiled with satisfaction, straightened his collar again, and without stopping, he stood up and left the room under the gaze of Wilson and Harris.

After watching Gode and Aisha disappear, Mage Harris leaned closer to Wilson and whispered, "This guy looks a bit strange and doesn't look like a local. Do we need to send someone to keep an eye on him?"

Wilson narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."

"The spell that the maid behind him used when she displayed the Ice Jade Wutong Leaf was a second-level spell, [Levitation]. To have a second-level wizard with an excellent appearance and figure as a servant, this person must have an extraordinary background."

"Also, he has a faint scent that is close to musk, but softer and more delicate than musk, similar to sandalwood, with a clear scent of marine plants."

"This is the smell of ambergris!" Master Harris whispered.

Wilson nodded. "Ambergris is not only expensive, but also produced in very small quantities. It is often impossible to buy it even if you have money. The fact that the person has this smell means that he is often in an environment filled with ambergris."

"It's not a wise choice to offend such a person."

"Indeed, it's not worth taking the risk for 3500 Plantagenet coins." Mage Harris exhaled slowly and agreed.
Godard took Elsa out of the Corinth Auction House and got into the carriage that had been waiting outside.

The carriage started slowly, and the wheels rolled on the stone road, making a "gurgling" sound. After turning seven or eight times, it finally stopped at the entrance of a remote alley.

Gode ​​and Elsa jumped off the carriage, paid the fare, and asked the driver to leave first.

Then, the two turned into the alley and soon disappeared.

In Haiyinrong Orphanage, in a room on the second floor.

Eight metal boxes of various sizes were opened, filled with golden Plantagenet coins.

Gao De stood in front of the box, leaned over slightly, stretched out his hand and gently fiddled with the gold coins. The "rustling" sound was particularly clear in the silent room.

"Done." He breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to sell the Ice Jade Wutong Leaf safely, he and Elsa went through a lot of trouble and went to several auction houses, wizard organizations and large magic material stores.

Corinthian Auction House was their last stop.

Fifty pieces of icy jade phoenix tree leaves, divided into eight attacks.

A total of 17000 Plantagenet coins were exchanged, an average of 340 Plantagenet coins per piece, which was 2000 more than initially expected.

(End of this chapter)