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“Box number seventy-seven bids thirty-seven thousand Galleons!”

“Box number nineteen bids thirty-nine thousand Galleons.”

“Box number seventy-seven bids again, forty thousand Galleons!”

Ethan decided not to bid any further. He was willing to pay a few thousand Galleons extra, but he didn't want to be a fool.

Mainly, he didn't want to go looking for someone. After all, the only person he knew who could brew Felix Felicis was Snape, but Snape definitely wouldn't brew it, even if Ethan paid him. To persuade him, besides Dumbledore, probably only Harry could do it.

Finding other people to contact potion masters would either cost Galleons or incur favors, which was about the same. But this was about the maximum price.

“Forty thousand Galleons for the second time!”

“Are there any higher bids?”

“Forty thousand Galleons for the third time!”

“Congratulations to the distinguished guest in box seventy-seven for successfully bidding for the Felix Felicis potion!”

As the third hammer strike fell, the auction of the Felix Felicis came to an end.

Soon, the next item was up for auction, and the door to Ethan's box was knocked.

A ghoul opened the door, and five people entered.

The leader conducted the transaction, while the other four protected the Felix Felicis, quite cautious.

Although Ethan could easily use the Imperius Curse to get it for free at this moment.

But the main event hadn't arrived yet, so there was no need to do that now.

Opening the dragon-hide pouch, Ethan took out forty thousand Galleons and handed them to the leading wizard.

After he checked and confirmed that the Galleons were correct, he turned to look at his companions and nodded.

Getting the signal from his companions, the four security guards opened the box and handed the Felix Felicis to Ethan.

Taking the bottle of liquid with a golden-yellow hue, Ethan confirmed it was genuine, and the transaction was complete.

After putting away the Felix Felicis, Ethan turned his attention back to the auction.

It was still the potions section, and those that could be auctioned were relatively rare potions, including some from other countries that Ethan had never heard of.

But in terms of effects, Ethan didn't see anything he liked, so he didn't bid.

Several potions even went unsold.

Next were the alchemical products. Works by alchemists from various countries could be seen here, and there were quite a few good items.

But for Ethan, this was not attractive. Given the time and materials, Ethan could create all of these products.

Later, during the auction of magical creatures and some of their materials, Ethan made two bids.

One was for ten Runespoor eggs. He didn't know when he might need them, and as long as the premium wasn't too high, Ethan didn't mind taking them.

The second bid was for two Flobberworms, which were auctioned together, captured in the Albanian Forest.

They were obtained for seventeen thousand Galleons, which wasn't very expensive.

This thing wasn't very valuable, and it was only for rich people to collect. Moreover, it wasn't very suitable as a collection. If it wasn't fed, it would starve to death within a year.

But if it was fed, one needed to know the Patronus Charm, otherwise it would easily be attacked by it.

The fact that two could be worth seventeen thousand Galleons was due to their rarity and their XXXXX classification as magical creatures.

Slytherin wouldn't have deliberately captured Flobberworms in the past. The one Ethan initially obtained was also a chance encounter. After all, since he had encountered it, he couldn't just let it go.

At least it was worth some money, and it ended up in Ethan's hands because it couldn't be sold.

This time, Slytherin also provided some magical creatures, but they were all sold at a fixed price, not an auction price.

Not only Slytherin, but other poaching organizations also provided them, resulting in a considerable number of magical creatures being presented this time.

But they weren't very attractive to Ethan.

If Hagrid came, he would probably excitedly ring the golden bell like crazy.

Chapter 190: Horcrux Acquired

“Now, this is the last item of this auction, and I believe that most of the distinguished guests who came here are here for it.”

“Before that, please allow me to introduce to you Herpo the Foul, one of the earliest dark wizards, who played a crucial role in the development of dark magic. Even today, some of his legacies still profoundly influence the development of the wizarding world.”

“The Basilisk was cultivated by him, the Horcrux was invented by him, and the books he wrote, you must know the value of these!”

“Not to mention that this book was also made into a Horcrux by Herpo the Foul, and under the influence of the unknown, it has given birth to its own wisdom, which can allow us to communicate with this two-thousand-year-old wizard.”

Listening to the auctioneer on the stage talking eloquently, Ethan knew that this was to increase the value of this Horcrux, because he didn't mention a single shortcoming.

As the auctioneer finished speaking, the same witch walked onto the stage, holding a tray.

The auctioneer personally unveiled the red cloth, revealing a transparent glass罩子, inside which lay a brown book.

With Ethan's eyesight, even without the aid of tools, he could observe very clearly that the material was definitely not paper, but more like the skin of some creature.

It might be human skin, but dragon hide would be much thicker than this.

He didn't know how this Horcrux book was found. Did they find Herpo the Foul's Horcrux lair?

Or was this book kept in the hands of some family by Herpo the Foul, and now others couldn't survive, so they exposed this book, which caused this auction.

But no matter what, the intelligence born from this Herpo the Foul Horcrux must be more distorted and darker than Little Tom.

After all, the time spent in eternal solitude is many times that of Little Tom.

If he wants to tame it by then, it will probably take a lot of effort.

“Now, this Herpo the Foul Horcrux, the starting price is 100,000 Galleons!”

The auctioneer directly announced what could be called an astronomical figure. Not many wizarding families can come up with such a sum of Galleons.

Those who could come here to participate in the auction were basically wealthy, but 100,000 Galleons was still a considerable sum.

Ethan was certain that if it weren't for the tight security here, with numerous wizards maintaining stability and protecting the goods,

plus the use of Anti-Apparition magic and space-solidifying spells that prohibited Portkeys,

there would definitely be a lot of people directly resorting to theft.

After all, most of those who came here were Dark Wizards; you couldn't expect them to be very law-abiding. The fact that they were sitting here obediently for the auction was already a big concession.

"Three hundred thousand Galleons!"

"Lot nine bids three hundred thousand Galleons! Are there any higher bids?"

Hearing that the first bid was so high, directly tripling the price, the host couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

In his heart, although he had hyped up the despicable Herpo's Horcrux to the heavens, he thought it would be remarkable if it reached 500,000 Galleons.

But now, the first bid was so high that it might even reach a million Galleons.

Although he didn't get a commission, and the profits were completely unrelated to him,

if the price was high, the boss would be in a good mood and give more bonuses!

"Five hundred thousand Galleons!"

Another voice rang out.

Many wizards knew what Horcruxes were, but not many knew how to make them.

Those who did know wouldn't spread the information.

This was a type of Dark Magic that could guarantee immortality; everyone hoped they could master it themselves, but didn't want their enemies to learn it.

Not to mention a Horcrux that had developed intelligence; it was basically another despicable Herpo. If they could obtain the knowledge in its mind, the benefits would be immeasurable.

This made many wizards willing to spend a fortune to bid for this Horcrux.

"Six hundred thousand Galleons!"

"Seven hundred thousand Galleons!"

"Nine hundred thousand Galleons!"

The competition on the floor continued, and Ethan shook his head as he listened, thinking they were truly crazy.

Even if he looted all the assets of the former leader of Slytherin, plus the income he had worked hard to earn over the years, he would still be a little short of 1.5 million Galleons.

But now, a single auction had reached 900,000, and the final transaction price was far from that. How many Galleons did these pure-blood wizarding families or large organizations actually have?

"Lot thirty-one bids one million and twenty-five thousand Galleons, are there any higher bids?"

The host shouted loudly below, hoping to push the price up further.

Although it had already far exceeded his expectations, who in the auction business would complain about the high price of their auction items!

Ethan also knew that it was almost at its peak. After passing a million Galleons, the price increases became much more cautious, only increasing by ten or twenty thousand Galleons at a time.

Moreover, there were probably quite a few who were planning to freeload, and these wizards wouldn't pay a penny.

"One million and twenty-five thousand, going once!"

"One million and twenty-five thousand, going twice!"

The host's hammer was knocking exceptionally slowly at this moment, and each knock would look at the boxes above.

Bang!

Ethan's hand directly hit the golden bell, and then he aimed at the microphone and said:

"One million and thirty thousand Galleons!"

"Lot seventy-seven bids one million and thirty thousand Galleons, is there anyone who wants to raise the price!"

"One million and thirty thousand, going once, one million and thirty thousand, going twice, one million and thirty thousand, going three times!"

Even though the hammer was knocked down extremely slowly at this moment, the imagined sound did not appear again.

He could only drop the third hammer.

"Congratulations to lot seventy-seven for obtaining the despicable Herpo's Horcrux!"

As the host's voice fell, it also represented the end of the auction, and the rest were just clichés and pleasantries.

Watching the servants below take away the despicable Herpo's Horcrux.

Lucius took a deep breath and silently clenched the wand in his hand, ready for battle.

He knew that Ethan would definitely not pay honestly.

Not to mention whether he had so much money, even if he did, he would not give it. After all, even if his family gave out 1.3 million Galleons, it would be a big hemorrhage, let alone a young wizard like Ethan with little accumulation.

Bang! Bang!

The familiar knocking sound rang, and it was still the ghoul who opened the door.

It's just that this time it wasn't a 4+1 wizard combination that came in, but a 12+2 wizard combination.

Obviously, this was also to guard against the actions of wizards who were planning to get it for free at this moment.

Moreover, this group of wizards was definitely stronger than the previous ones in Ethan's perception.

"Sir, it's time to trade now. Please pay one million and thirty thousand Galleons first."

A burly man on the left, about forty years old, took a step forward and said to Ethan with a vigilant look in his eyes.

But just as he stepped forward, his eyes changed, from sharp and vigilant to happy and satisfied.

"Of course, I'm ready!"

Saying that, Ethan smiled at the person on the right, and then took out a dragon skin bag, which was full of golden light, obviously containing an unknown number of Galleons.

The wizard on the opposite side waved his wand, and the Galleons flowed out continuously until they were enough for 1.3 million before stopping.

After that, he didn't do any testing, and directly put away the Galleons. The twelve guards behind him had no objection to this, and directly handed the goods in their hands to Ethan.

After Ethan took it, he also checked it. It was indeed a Horcrux, with soul fluctuations inside.

As for the material, it was indeed human skin. It looked a little dirty, but all the pages were well preserved, and the handwriting was quite clear.

As for whether it has developed its own intelligence, unless it communicates with itself now.

Or Ethan can only know after directly using the Soul Extraction Charm to pull it out, otherwise, if it doesn't reveal its flaws, you can't see anything from the outside.

But this basically confirms that it is genuine.