Chapter 802: Fueling the flames with the Holy Stone Council

The royal capital of Phalitis, Becquer.
The prosperity of commerce and culture, and the gradual increase of the foreign population, vaguely replaced Santa Cruz as the new central city of the Source Continent.
"Guests, please take a look. Regardless of the shape, color, or size of the flower, this blooming ‘Sunset Glow’ is a rare treasure.
The most precious thing about it is that the tulips, which can only bloom in April, are now in full bloom because they were carefully cultivated in the glass flower house. Perhaps they are also unique among the countries! "
The auctioneer, wearing a white shirt and a red bow tie, tried his best to build momentum for the auction, but he succeeded in attracting the attention of all the buyers on the stage.
There is a pot of beautiful tulips blooming beautifully.
It is about fifty centimeters in height and has a bowl-shaped flower with a full double petal diameter of twelve centimeters. It presents a gradual color from white to purple-pink from the outside to the inside. The petals also naturally grow silver star dust.
As a whole, it looks like a sunset glow with brilliant stars, and the recruitment of Tingting is beautiful.
Many female guests present at the auction house are gradually short of breath watching it, and they can't wait to take this magnificent tulip as their own right away.
Seeing the reaction of the guests, the auctioneer nodded in satisfaction, adding fire to the restless mood of the guests.
"Everyone should know that in the process of tulip cultivation, some naturally cracked bulbs can often be used to cultivate special new varieties, and finally produce beautiful and unique flowers.
But this extraordinary mutation can only be passed on through bulbs, not seeds.
As long as you can get this complete "Sunset Star", it means that you have got a unique tulip variety in the world!
I think many people have already heard that the price of a rare tulip in the'Lower Republic' just across the sea has been fired to a certain extent.
Well, let’s not say much. The starting price is ten golden lions, and the price is increased by one each time, and the bidding begins! "
"Fifteen!"
"Twenty!"
"..."
As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, the guests couldn't wait to start bidding.
In just a dozen confrontations, the price has risen to an astonishing one hundred golden lions, which is equivalent to the price of a high-quality war horse.
But no matter how beautiful the lot is, it is just a tulip with a flowering period of only ten days. Is it really worth so much money?
Some customers slowly regained their rationality, and their bids gradually eased.
"Are there any bidders? One hundred and ten at a time! One hundred..."
The auctioneer is also very satisfied with the price, thanks to the east wind blowing from the "Lower Republic".
Otherwise, in the past, it would be difficult for a tulip of this kind to sell 20 golden lions.
With joy, he was about to knock the auction hammer.
Suddenly, there was another clear voice in the field:
"Five hundred!"
The entire auction floor filled with black people was suddenly silent, and needles fell.
"Oh, the goddess is on!"
Hearing that number, many buyers in the venue who thought they had a lot of money were almost suffocated.
You know, this price is enough to buy an apartment with a large area in the royal capital Bekele.
For a flower?
Is this the happiness of the rich?
Boom!
The auction hammer fell heavily.
The auctioneer’s scream has broken:
"Congratulations.. Congratulations to the guest in Box No. 6! You are the owner of "Sunset Xinghui"!"
Ten minutes later, the auction came to an end.
But none of the guests left, all staring at Box No. 6 eagerly, wanting to see how sacred this wealthy lord is?
Soon, the VIP passage in the box was not taken.
Under the attentive service of the waiter, a tall and majestic figure in a black military uniform walked out first.
Behind her was a tall female companion who was wearing a white dress and stepped on silver high heels, with a girlish look on her body but with a charming charm.
And that brilliantly beautiful tulip "Sunset Xinghui" has been picked directly and inserted into her temple, like a mortal scene, beautiful and charming.
The girl took the arm of the tall figure and walked out without squinting.
Until they disappeared at the end of the aisle, the crowd slowly withdrew their gazes in a daze.
At this moment, someone in the crowd whispered:
"They... they seem to be the Grand Duke and Duchess of Galliot!"
In his early years, Aiwen rose from a naval soldier who "relied on himself", and he was a well-known legend in the alliance, and his fans were everywhere.
Major newspapers have numerous large reports every year, and it has even become a sales guarantee. There should not be too many people in the kingdom who know his appearance.
"The relationship between your Majesty St. Irvine and his wife is really good."
"Only such treasures are worthy of the beauty of the Duchess!"
It is said that nowadays the nobles of various countries are extremely fond of tulips, but people never think that they have pursued them to such a level. It is really a big deal just to smile for the beauty.
But after they were lost, they felt that they should have been so.
Just like the gift of the sword to the hero, it can be favored by the Garriots, and the "sunset star" is also worthy of this life.
"Oh, I have always had maritime trade with the lowlands. If the news of the grand duke's lavish money for the lady spreads today, the'tulip contract' over there is going to be sold madly."
"Unfortunately, we are not in the Low Countries, so we don't get a piece of the pie."
"..."
But these people with different minds don't know.
The romance of the Duke and Duchess, the sensational celebrity effect, and the magical assists to the tulip business of the Low Republic...
The price that Aiwen paid for it was only 3% of the auction fee.
Because the commissioning auctioneer is also him, the new variety cultivated by the glass flower house is just a new leaf picked off the roadside.
"Be careful."
Aiwen tenderly helped his wife to board the luxurious carriage that had already been waiting in front of the auction house.
With their ears and eyes, they heard the conversation in the auction room clearly, and they couldn't help but smile slightly in their eyes.
previously.
Ivan followed Jeros to visit his [Witchcraft Garden], which is the same as the city of Poseidia, with obvious characteristics of ancient civilization.
Except for the [reproduced doll] that has been freely used by Jeros, there are not many high-end technical materials left here, but only those branded murals and sculptures also contain valuable information.
Aiwen easily confirmed that the "Surfer" kind of creature that looks like a biological weapon is indeed very likely to be related to the Murian civilization!
But when I left, I was very surprised to see a few rare tulips planted in the [Witchcraft Garden·Uluk Temple].
As a regional feature in a small area, this flower is not common in other places.
He asked Jeros in his mouth and learned of this quietly rising trend of tulips.
After verifying this kind of "insignificant" fringe news, he deliberately sought out [faceless people] who had mixed into the lowland areas.
Aiwen paid great attention to it, and immediately took Olivia for a transcontinental trip.
Then there was the scene just now.
"I thought you would make a fortune by artificially spawning countless tulip bulbs while the price of tulips has been hovering at a high level."
Sitting side by side on the carriage, Olivia plucked the valuable tulip in her hand and played with it at will.
"Hahaha, where is this? It's just a sign now, and the good show is yet to come."
"Hey, do you think the price of tulips will be longer? Even if we buy this kind of luxury with a very short shelf life, we can't even blink our eyes. No matter how high the price is, someone will really pay for it?"
Olivia played with tulips, Aiwen played with her cute little hands like Mingyu, and explained with a smile:
"You only know one thing and don't know the other. At this stage, buying tulip bulbs is no longer a consumption, but an investment.
The value of the tulip itself is no longer important. As long as someone pursues and accepts the order, its price will continue to rise all the way, and it is not uncommon for it to rise five or six times on the basis of today.
Moreover, [The Faceless Man] reported that Constance Harlan, the Prime Minister of the Republic, who has just taken office, has opened up low-interest loans to citizens in order to boost the economy.
Guess the price of tulips is soaring now, those Republicans with large sums of money in their hands will invest the money in industry, or..."
Bo!
Olivia, who quickly understood Ivan’s consciousness, couldn’t help holding her husband’s neck, leaving a few red hickeys on his cheeks:
"Guck, dear, you look so handsome when you do bad things!"
But the girl still doesn't believe in the five or six times the price raised by Aiwen. What kind of stupid one has to be to believe that a flower is worth so much money!
"Hersey, how about we make a bet? Just guess the final price of the tulip."
"Oh? What to bet?"
With a smirk, Ivan lowered his head and whispered a few words with the girl, immediately embarrassing the duchess' jade-like beauty.
The breeze blew past the window of the carriage, vaguely as if to say something:
"Cat ears...maid outfit...desert dance dress...military uniform...extraordinary handcuff lock..." And so on, the meaning of separation is clear, but when combined, people don’t understand at all. Well, I don't understand at all.
......
In the following days, in addition to promoting various domestic construction projects and keeping an eye on the movement across the sea at all times, Aiwen's life is very fulfilling.
After successively conquering "Mother of Water" Melo and "Ms. Crow" Yehl, the spiritual origin and various resources of the entire northern region have almost all fallen into the hands of Aiwen.
With a sufficient supply of resources, the most important purpose of the massive [world favored] in his hands is no longer to enhance strength.
It took a total of more than three months from the return of God in November last year to the beginning of March the following year. Ivan finally completed one of the iconic spells of the senior high-level wizard-[Magic Eye].
【Like Spells·Demon Eyes of Insight】
Like Olivia's [True Seeing Demon Eye], it is a non-attack type demon eye.
Effect: Incorporating the "data-based vision" brought by the soul crossing into it, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com connects the eyes to the "root of the world".
Initially able to see the essence through the phenomenon, weakness insight, password interpretation, capture all forms of information (biological pheromone, infrasound, warning color...), discover the context of things, development trends, and so on.
Specific applications require a little experimentation.
For adventurers who focus on exploring the secrets, it can be called an artifact.
And now the unknown thing he is most interested in is the control core from the "Surfer". Using the [Insight Demon Eye] to take a look, there may be unexpected gains.
However, just took the stuff out.
Suddenly received a call from the "Snake Witch" Sai La:
"Ivan, the ‘Holy Stone Council’ of Celebes has issued the highest-level motion for convening.
It is said that Mr. Mennon Watt, the chief crown wizard of the "Alchemy School" who has always been in the simplest form, will also attend, and there are important things to announce. Are you going to participate? "