Chapter 332 Wilde
The first day of the auction basically sold extraordinary items, and the second morning's starting bids were almost all antiques and artworks.
Because he had found the Starlight Bottle, although Richard didn't care much about antiques and artworks, he still participated in the auction and carefully stared at every auction item.
But his good luck didn't continue to come, and there was no auction item that Richard liked in the morning.
However, the nobles like to be pretentious and have a strong vanity. They compete to snatch various antiques and artworks, especially the nobles who are not threatened by war, who spend a lot of money on their favorite artworks.
Richard secretly estimated that the transaction price this morning was close to 300,000 gold coins.
In the afternoon of the auction, the antique and artwork unit had passed, and various jewelry and luxury goods began to be auctioned.
Because of the existence of extraordinary power, there is no shortage of female nobles in the Dawn Plane. Even female professionals who have powerful power naturally like beautiful jewelry and various luxury goods.
The Harland Territory is located on the border of the Orc Empire. The external threat is very serious. The nobles in the territory have not formed a culture of luxury and vanity. From Richard to ordinary professionals, they don’t care about antiques, artworks, jewelry, and luxury goods.
Dozens of exquisite and precious jewelry were auctioned in succession, each of which cost at least one or two hundred gold coins, and at most several thousand gold coins, which made Richard dumbfounded and lamented the amazing purchasing power of nobles.
Just when Richard was a little drowsy, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.
"Because there are so many items to be auctioned this year, the auction must be extended to 10 pm. Now, please take an hour's rest for all distinguished guests. We have prepared a sumptuous dinner.
The slave auction unit will be held in the evening. There will be not only beautiful female slaves, but also powerful professional slaves. The finale of this unit is 26 young elven female slaves. Please don't miss it."
The host of the auction came on stage to introduce a few words, and then knocked on the table. Female slaves kept pushing food carts to the auction venue, and the magic lamps also emitted bright light. There was even a musical skit performance on the auction table.
Richard was not a particularly particular person. He ate a little casually. Soon the dinner time was over and he entered the slave auction unit that Richard was concerned about.
The first items to be auctioned were various craftsman slaves, including goldsmiths, coppersmiths, blacksmiths, carpenters, stonemasons, glasssmiths, etc. These slaves were basically in groups of more than ten people, and the starting price was not very high, roughly between two and three hundred gold coins.
The people who raised the placards were mainly local nobles of the Grant Kingdom, and the competition was not fierce.
Although it has been developed for more than ten years, there is still a shortage of various craftsmen in Harland Territory. Richard also tried to auction more than ten groups, spent 3,600 gold coins, and bought 156 craftsman slaves.
After the auction of craftsman slaves ended, the ones who were auctioned were beautiful female slaves.
These female slaves are tall, fair-skinned, and bright-faced. Although their temperament is very ordinary, they are all beautiful beauties with thousands of charming features.
To be able to appear at the auction of the multinational chamber of commerce, their appearance is of course extremely high.
The appearance of the female slaves instantly ignited the atmosphere of the auction.
This group of female slaves is in groups of two or three, and the starting price is often between 600 and 800 gold coins.
After the auction of female slaves began, the competition was very fierce, and a group of female slaves could often reach between 2,000 and 3,000 gold coins.
As the auction progressed, the status of the female slaves became higher and higher, and the last ten groups were all noble ladies.
Because of the strict knowledge and etiquette education, noble women have a special temperament. Standing together with civilian female slaves, they are like a crane standing out from a flock of chickens, and it is easy to distinguish.
The appearance of the noble slave girl immediately made the atmosphere more lively.
The auction price of a lady from a baron's family can often reach three or four thousand gold coins. Of course, the auction price is higher for those with higher status.
After the auction of the slave girl, the auction of professional slaves began.
Many backbones of the Harland Territory were born as slaves. Lost, the captain of the second brigade, and Claude, the captain of the sixteenth brigade, were contract slaves purchased by Richard from the Grand Duchy of Stannic.
Now Lost is already a sixth-level knight, and Claude has also been promoted to a fourth-level warrior. Although both of them are professional slaves, they have now integrated into the Harland Territory and become the backbone of the Harland Territory.
Because it is an immigrant territory, the Harland Territory does not discriminate against outsiders. As long as there are talented people, it is easy to stand out and become the backbone of the Harland Territory.
At the beginning, the auction was all low-level professionals, with a group of six to ten people. Their identities are also different, from various countries, and all have signed a ten-year service contract.
The Harland Territory has formed a complete training channel, and there is no shortage of low-level professionals. Moreover, the breathing methods practiced by many people are incomplete, and it is difficult to develop further.
Over the years, Harland has collected more than 20 breathing methods, but there are only four complete breathing methods, and the rest are incomplete versions. The most damaged breathing methods are only apprentice versions.
As the auction of low-level professionals is over, the auction items of middle and high-level professionals begin to appear.
Because of the increase in their own value, these middle and high-level professionals have stronger bargaining power. Not only do they have personal freedom, but the service contracts they sign are also more relaxed, and some have even put forward special conditions.
Richard carefully selected and decided to take down the slave contract of a silver knight.
"Wilde, a seventh-level silver knight, the third son of Viscount Sarn of the Stark Kingdom, was captured in the Battle of Grimland. His father refused to pay a ransom for him. After the war, he was unwilling to serve the enemy and became a contract slave. He still has six years of contract.
Although Mr. Wilde only has a six-year contract, if you have enough personal charm, you can still inspire Mr. Wilde to serve you after the slave contract expires. This contract is equivalent to a prerequisite for conquering a silver knight. Because the contract time is short, the starting price is 1,500 gold coins."
Normally, the salary of a seventh-level silver knight is between 200 and 300 gold coins a year.
But high-level professionals are very rare in the market. Knights who can be promoted to the seventh level are either geniuses or have consumed a lot of resources. Such people are mostly nobles and will not easily serve outsiders.
Harland has always had a decree to recruit talents, which has lasted for several years. So far, only one third-level magician, one third-level knight, two fourth-level warriors, and one fifth-level warrior have been recruited.
Even if he was promoted to Duke and became one of the top nobles in the Grant Kingdom, it was difficult to recruit high-level professionals. Roman, the only seventh-level warrior who joined Harland in recent years, was still an old man over sixty years old and exhausted his potential.
If it weren't for William's relationship, Roman might not have joined Harland. It is more likely that he would serve the royal family and join the second-tier legions such as Flying Eagle and Flying Bear.
Wilde is only forty-six years old, but he is already a seventh-level silver knight and has the potential to impact the legendary realm. If such a person can serve the Harland family, the disadvantage of the Harland family's lack of high-level professionals can be alleviated.
Moreover, compared with the hired high-level professionals, with the slave contract in hand, Wilde can have a high degree of control and is more convenient to use. Even if Wilde is not considered to be recruited in the future, the value of this contract is close to two thousand gold coins.
Harland lacks high-level professionals, and Richard's decision to buy this contract is also more than other nobles. He repeatedly raised the placard and spent five thousand gold coins before bidding for Wilde's six-year contract.
In addition to Wilde, Richard also bought a ten-year contract for a sixth-level warrior.
This sixth-level warrior is called Driffin, and he comes from a noble family in the Kingdom of Delong. Because of the war last year, the Driffin family lost their territory and had to rely on their savings to become a businessman.
After Driffin organized the caravan, it was attacked by horse bandits from the Mayan Kingdom. The caravan was completely wiped out, the Driffin family lost all their floating wealth, and he himself became a prisoner and was sold to the Cangqing Chamber of Commerce, falling into the class of contracted servants.
In just one year, Driffin has experienced ups and downs. Now he has fallen to the bottom. His people are not far from the Kingdom of Grant, and their lives are not good. As long as Richard takes Driffin's family over, he has great hope of conquering this person.
Driffin is over fifty years old and has average potential. There are many people in the great aristocratic class, and there is no shortage of such people, so the competition is not fierce, and it only consumes Richard's two thousand gold coins.
After the professional auction was over, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. The auction was about to end. As many as twenty-six elves were dragged to the booth.
"These elves are our finale auction items this year. They come from a declining elf tribe in the East Continent. The male elves have been killed. You don't need to worry about the elves seeking revenge. You can enjoy them with confidence.
There are two high-level professionals among these twenty-six elves. Be careful when enjoying them. We can provide a weakening potion to weaken the physique of female elves and help control these female elves.
Look at these elves. They have fair skin, delicate looks, how beautiful their pointed little ears are, how moving their graceful postures are. It is such an enviable thing to have an elf slave."
As the auctioneer introduced diligently, the opera house suddenly became lively. Many male nobles' eyes became hot and they spent a lot of money at the auction.
Reading the books recorded by the predecessors, Richard knew that elves and dwarves were alien species in the Dawn Plane.
In ancient times, the first to open the plane channel and enter the Dawn Plane was the Undead Lord.
The ancient wizards of the Dawn Plane mastered a lot of plane knowledge through the war with the undead. Later, they discovered the Lanser Plane and opened the plane channel. The wizards captured the extraordinary people of the Lanser Plane for research, which led to the invasion of the Lanser Plane gods. The cross-plane expedition brought elves and dwarves by the way.
Among the seven gods of the Dawn Plane today, there are three gods of the Lanser Plane, namely the God of Kingship and Order, the God of Glory, and the Goddess of Wealth.
Starting with the expedition to the Lanser Plane, the Dawn Plane entered the Age of Seven Gods.
The seven human gods joined forces to defeat the Undead Lord, expelled the ancient wizards who mastered the rules, and suppressed foreign gods such as orcs, elves, and dwarves.
After entering the Dawn Plane, the elves mainly moved in the East Continent and the South Continent.
Because of the Pale Disaster, most areas of the East Continent are not suitable for biological survival, and a large number of remaining undead are active. Only a few elf tribes live in a few coastal forests.
The climate in the southern continent is hot and not very suitable for human survival, but the average physique of the elves is far superior to that of humans. Except for a few territories occupied by lizardmen, the southern continent has fallen into the control of the elves.
In terms of strength, the elves are quite powerful, about 80% of the orc empire, and there are more than 30 famous legendary masters in the elves.
Since two thousand years ago, the Holy Glorious Empire has had a tradition of capturing elven female slaves.
Because of this, a fierce war broke out between humans and elves. In the end, the elves and orcs joined forces to severely damage the army of the Holy Glorious Empire.
After the defeat, the Holy Glorious Empire signed a contract with the elves and no longer sent official forces to capture elves.
However, because the nobles liked the elf slaves, and the elves were immortal, if they gave birth to children, they could improve their bloodline, so the nobles were willing to pay a high price. With huge interests, there were still fearless adventurers in the folks who crossed the sea to capture the elf slaves.
The elves hated the raising of elf slaves very much, and often sent people to the Central Continent to take revenge. The means were also extremely fierce, and often caused massacres because of raising elf slaves.
All nobles who raised elf slaves often had an endless hatred with the elf tribes.
After listening to the auctioneer's introduction, the tribes of these elf slaves had died out, and the nobles put down their worries.
The transnational chambers of commerce were supported by big forces, attached great importance to commercial reputation, and would not easily tell lies. Since the transnational chambers of commerce dared to take the risk of auctioning elves, they must have handled the trouble well.
After a short hesitation, the nobles raised their placards. Even if an elf slave girl was not a virgin, she could be auctioned for a high price of five or six thousand gold coins.
The auction price of virgins of the elves is often higher, reaching more than ten thousand gold coins.
On the contrary, most nobles dare not act rashly with two high-level elves. After all, if they are not well controlled, they may die. In the end, these two high-level elves were auctioned by a legendary duke of the Stark Kingdom for eight thousand gold coins and put into his pocket.
Elves are born professionals. Although it is more difficult to advance than humans, they can often advance to high-level warriors over time. In an elf tribe of several hundred people, the proportion of high-level professionals is very high, reaching about 20%.
The most critical reason why elves failed to become the overlord of the Dawn Plane is their poor fertility.
Most female elves can only give birth to one or two children in their lives of more than a thousand years. The poor fertility makes it almost impossible for the elves to increase their population. Although the high-level combat power is very strong, they cannot beat the fertile humans and orcs in a full-scale war.
A large elf tribe may control millions of square kilometers of forest, but the total population is only a few thousand people.
The largest Elf King's Court has a population of only 30,000 people.
However, the Elf King's Court can send out more than 3,000 high-level professional troops. This force once defeated the Flame Horse Cavalry Regiment and almost annihilated the Holy Glorious Empire's trump card Wyvern Cavalry.
The 3,000-man Elf King's Court elite has made a great name for itself in the Dawn Plane, and its record can be regarded as the strongest army among all races.