Chapter 122: Auclair (In honor of the guild leader

"Does this imply that, in all likelihood, there are no Mysterious texts, and I shouldn't think about picking up a bargain?"

Aaron smiled and nodded: "I'm just here to take a look..."

As for why Clark brought Bruce along, it was quite easy to understand.

Secret History Scholars are always extremely thirsty for items containing an ancient aura.

"Next, let us all admire the first auction item—the Frunio Gold Plate! This is a ritual implement used by the Purple-Eyed Nobles when they sacrificed to their deity—the Green Banyan Tree Ancestor Grandmother. It is primarily made of gold, inlaid with numerous gemstones, and inscribed with ancient 'Frunio' characters... The starting bid is 200 Pounds, and each increment must be no less than 10 Pounds!"

The moment the host's voice fell, a merchant on the first floor couldn't wait to raise their hand: "210 Pounds!"

And on the black velvet inside the glass case, an ancient ring was lying quietly.

However, no auction item that met his expectations appeared, so he did not participate in any bidding.

He chuckled softly and looked at Clark: "So... Mr. Das, do you think that is real?"

And the next moment, a slightly trembling female voice rang out from the corner: "2100 Pounds!"

"Auclair declared this a breach of oath, the greatest insult to him. After returning to his fief, in the sixteenth year, after the Demoness Empress passed away, he launched a rebellion... This once caused great damage to the Fabri Dynasty; a large number of commoners, soldiers, and nobles died, and countless precious cultural relics were lost or destroyed... But in the end, Auclair was defeated. He fled, and there was never any news of him in history again. And the one who defeated him was the sixteen-year-old new Emperor at the time—Isabella Sotos! In history, she is also known as—the Bloody Witch!"

Without needing him to explain too much, everyone present understood the value of this ring.

Clark, on the other hand, purchased a clay pot and a copper page inscribed with ancient poetry for 90 Pounds and 45 Pounds, respectively.

Clark clutched his chest; if he weren't an Extraordinary, Aaron would have thought he was having a heart attack.

Aaron muttered to himself in his heart, gazing at that collection piece.

"Could it be that I've awakened a protagonist constitution, where trouble is guaranteed whenever I visit an auction house?"

The historical knowledge he had crammed did not contain content regarding this.

"What a tangled mess..."

"220 Pounds!"

"It could also be a replica from a thousand years ago..."

Clark seemed long accustomed to the lively scene, scoffed, and said: "These upstarts always think that by decorating their homes with oil paintings, antiques, famous horses, and famous dogs, they can obtain a ticket to high society... To us historians, what is truly precious about a cultural relic is the value it embodies!"

"The second item, the Turquoise Pendant, starting bid 50 Pounds... each increment must be no less than 2 Pounds!"

Aaron was speechless: "But the result is fine; at least the meat stayed in the pot."

"When it came to a certain Demoness Empress, she faced the trouble of having no heir. She had once intended for her nephew, Auclair Sotos, to be the successor. He was a Diji of an Elector, and his conditions were perfect in every aspect... But in her later years, this Demoness Empress didn't know where she brought a baby girl from, claiming it was her daughter, and played Auclair for a fool completely..."

He had worn the real one for six years and had rubbed it countless times; looking at that collection piece now, he did not feel that subtle sense of familiarity.

"2200 Pounds!"

Seeing this, Bruce explained in a low voice from the side: "The founder of the Fabri Dynasty, the Demoness Empress Ginny Sotos, had five children in her lifetime. One of them inherited the throne, and the other four became Electors. According to the ancient blood oath agreement, the Diji descendants of their four houses also possess the right of succession to the kingdom..."

The style of this kind of ancient ring was very famous a thousand years ago; many lords and nobles liked to use it to press and seal wax on letters, or use it as a seal at the end of documents.

For him, buying this Frunio Gold Plate was somewhat extravagant. The other party's true target should be those items that are not high in value themselves but carry a rich historical aura. As for whether the material is gold, silver, or clay, it makes not the slightest difference.

The auctioneer announced loudly.

The host's voice on the high platform suddenly became high-pitched, pulling away the red silk covering the collection piece to reveal the glass case behind it.

"Next, will be the finale of this auction—"

In the end, he divined that there was a certain danger but it was bearable, so he continued to watch the heated auction bidding.

"I am not sure, but the rich historical aura on it cannot be faked; it should have a history of about a thousand years..." Clark shook his head, his brow full of regret: "Pity... its final price will definitely be an astronomical figure; it is not something I can hope for..."

At the same time, his heart stirred, and his Spirituality sensed a certain danger.

"Green Forest Ring of Power, starting price 2000 Pounds, each increment must be no less than 100 Pounds!"

It was pitch black all over, bearing traces of corrosion, with a pattern of a twisted banyan tree on the front.

"It is said that the rebels at the time once fought their way to the royal palace. The Ring of Power, which was stored in the palace and represented the Green Forest Earl, also went missing in the chaos..."

Aaron complained in his heart, took out a coin, and rolled it back and forth between his five fingers as if bored.

"Impossible!"

In the end, after the wealthy people on the first floor scrambled for it, the Frunio Gold Plate was taken away by someone in a second-floor box for the high price of 420 Pounds, like a silent irony.

The host's enthusiastic voice echoed slowly in the auction hall: "The Green Forest Ring of Power! Once the symbol of the Green Forest Earl, although after the establishment of the Fabri Dynasty, its authority was replaced by the King's Seal, this does not diminish its charm... Its former owners include the Legend inventor Aaron Sotos and the Demoness Empress Ginny Sotos!"

"This kind of collection piece should appear at the Kingdom's Grand Auction House in Plymouth... How could it appear here?" Clark kept muttering, seemingly having received a great shock: "But the historical aura on this is so rich... It shouldn't be... According to historical records, the ring representing the jurisdiction of the Green Forest was lost during the Oath-Breaking War launched by Elector Auclair, and its whereabouts have been unknown ever since..."

"The Oath-Breaking War?" Aaron blinked.

"I hear a faint sourness in that..." Aaron muttered to himself, though he also knew Mr. Das was not a very wealthy man.

The impact of the second collection piece was not as great. Aaron watched coldly from the sidelines and found that the prices of the subsequent auction items mostly ranged from dozens to hundreds of Pounds, with the occasional item failing to sell.

Soon, she was outbid.

In the second-floor box, Lord Rake, who had originally maintained noble elegance, couldn't help but tug at his bowtie and roared: "3000 Pounds!"

(End of this chapter)