Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 680: Chapter 56: Wealth Far Beyond Expectations

The auction proceeded very smoothly, and the theme of this auction was jewelry, artifacts, and treasures, so the first three items were all related to Dwarf jewelry.

The fourth auction item was the Crimson Pearl from Hesse Territory!

The grade of this gemstone is similar to the Dragon Blood Stone, but the key is that it is very suitable for those vain women and noble ladies below.

Even Lady Bayonetta participated in the bidding, and she went all-in at once, offering as high as 2,700 Golden Crowns.

Senator Smith unceremoniously pushed the price to 3,000, which was already three times Su Li’s estimated value.

Lady Bayonetta, though wealthy, wasn’t extravagant enough to spend 3,000 Golden Crowns on 100 pearls, so Senator Smith smoothly outbid her.

The fifth auction item was something from the guild’s treasury, a snow weasel fur shawl from Kislev, made by a Kislev master from snow weasel fur. It is a fantasy ice-and-snow creature, and it’s said that their fur can absorb faint cold Magic. Specific Kislev snow weasels can even convey messages about the future to humans through dreams, especially before a blizzard arrives. A snow weasel shawl crafted by a Kislev master is impervious to cold and heat, dust-resistant, and always keeps itself and its wearer impeccably white and clean.

The starting bid for this item was as high as 350 Golden Crowns, and increments couldn’t be less than 50 Golden Crowns, which indeed triggered a small climax among the people below.

Perhaps it was because of Lady Bayonetta’s entrance today, with her fur shawl leaving a deep impression on everyone, the noble ladies couldn’t help but want such a fur shawl themselves, hoping they could be as beautiful as Lady Bayonetta.

Thus, the enthusiasm for bidding soared, and soon the price of this garment skyrocketed to over 900 Golden Crowns.

President Roger saw that Su Li had not started bidding and smiled, saying, ”Brother Su Li, is there nothing you like? There’s no need to save for me, this is a rare chance for me to show off, don’t reject my good intention.”

Su Li hadn’t been bidding not to save for President Roger, but because most of the items so far were his. However, since President Roger said so, it would be inappropriate for him not to make a move, so he smiled and said, ”Then I’ll ride this wave and heat things up. 1,400 Golden Crowns!”

As the price was quoted from VIP room number 6, there was a sudden exclamation from below, as the bid had directly increased by 500 Golden Crowns!

This price indeed made most people calm down.

Golden Crowns even exceeded the value of this garment itself. You must know that although this item is made by a master, it’s similar to the Heart of the Mountains Dragon Blood Crown shown by Su Li in the castle hall. It’s a masterpiece that jewelry masters and tailoring masters can occasionally create each year.

But that jewelry piece was only sold for 487 Golden Crowns in the Hesse Territory’s commercial firm, which was already sky-high.

Although the origin of this snow weasel shawl is indeed tens of thousands of miles away from Marle Castle, the premium on it was already very high.

However, Su Li indeed underestimated Marle Castle’s wealth capacity. After most people stopped bidding, someone below quickly shouted a price: ”1,500 Golden Crowns!”

Before Su Li could speak, someone from the adjacent VIP room number 3 bid: ”2,000 Golden Crowns!”

Then VIP room number 5 directly pushed the auction to a sky-high price: ”3,000 Golden Crowns!”

President Roger, upon seeing this, said, ”VIP room number 5 should be Mrs. Winterworth, the lady who loves hosting salons the most in Marle Castle. She is in charge of the Clothing Production and Trade Committee, basically managing Marle Castle’s tailor shops, cloth shops, and even silk trade from the East. Buying this fur shawl, she’ll host another salon ball to show off her new outfit.”

Senator Smith snorted and said, ”Just a trick. This fur shawl is likely her item, to raise prices and make it trendy, then sell their firm’s similar shawls while the trend is hot. She basically paid a small handling fee to advertise for herself.”

Is it possible to play like this?

Su Li truly learned a lot, feeling he could also manipulate things more in the future. Come to think of it, Senator Smith auctioning off the Crimson Pearl also unwittingly achieved the same effect.

The Crimson Pearl would no longer have to worry about sales in the future. Philis just had Bertrand hand over two new Magic Tide Pearls to Su Li. After putting these into Lake Revelin, the lake’s Spiritual Energy saturation level would be further enhanced. Not only would it irrigate Jorn Shallow Bay below and increase grain production, but it would also increase mutated cave corals in the lake, thereby boosting Crimson Pearl production.

With Fastrick being sent away, someone else will have to handle those nasty Monsters.

While he was pondering over this, the auction of this item had already ended, and according to the auction house’s predictions, it would now enter a relatively calm period.

Su Li also hoped to acquire the upcoming sixth piece of jewelry, Ice Soul Condensed Light, at a relatively low price.

The auctioneer, enthusiastically and professionally, introduced, ”Dear guests, the jewel before you today is said to be a mysterious treasure excavated by a team of brave Adventurers from the ruins of an ancient relic. When they discovered it, all other artifacts in the entire ruins had already turned to dust after ages of erosion, yet this one gem miraculously survived to this day.”