Chapter 24: Golden Lion Auction House and Bronze Key (Please read on)
Chapter 24 ‘Golden Lion Auction House’ and ‘Antique Bronze Key’ (Please read later)
“It’s good to go and gain some experience. Em will be the host of the auction this time, and William will go with you.”
Earl Arthur was not surprised by Chen Mu’s choice.
He also knew that his youngest son had been staying in the manor for a while and was a little bored.
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In Earl Arthur’s opinion, Willy has changed a lot in the past few months.
It was as if he had walked out of his mother’s death and became a person who couldn’t sit still.
Thinking of Chen Mu’s mother, that is, his wife, Earl Arthur’s eyes became a little complicated.
“Father, does our family hold an auction every year?”
Chen Mu asked, because the original owner did not remember the auction.
"Large auctions don't happen every year. It's normal that you don't pay much attention to them.
The Golden Lion Auction House holds small auctions every month. Large auctions are usually held every three years. This year, it was held earlier."
Hearing Chen Mu's question, Earl Arthur spoke up.
He didn't say the reason for the early auction, and Chen Mu didn't ask.
"Father, is there a list of items for this auction? I want to take a look first."
"Yes, Em is in charge of this. If you are interested, you can ask him."
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Earl Arthur didn't doubt anything and replied casually.
Ten days passed in a flash.
On the last day before the auction, Chen Mu and William came to the Golden Lion Auction House in the Far East.
The Golden Lion Auction House is a large auction house owned by the Golden Lion family.
The architectural style of the auction house is somewhat similar to the architectural style of the European Middle Ages in Chen Mu's previous life.
The characteristics of this kind of building are magnificent and large-scale gorgeous decorations.
From the outside, the auction house looks like a large cage.
The entire auction house has three floors, all built of marble and granite, exuding an ancient atmosphere.
The walls outside the auction house are decorated with exquisite carvings and reliefs. Just looking at it from a distance, you can tell that it is expensive.
Chen Mu now knows the glory of the Golden Lion Family in the past.
These things cannot be built by the Golden Lion Family today.
Enter the auction house.
Compared with the glory seen outside, the interior of the auction house is not only not restrained, but even more luxurious.
The interior design of the auction house is extremely exquisite, with a large number of carvings and murals, and a highly decorative ceiling above the head.
The tall ceiling is hung with chandeliers exuding an ancient atmosphere.
In the middle of the first floor stands a large auction podium.
There are many seats around the podium for people participating in the auction to sit here.
This large-scale auction was held on the first floor of the auction house.
As for the second and third floors of the auction house, there are stages, concert halls, art showrooms and small boxes.
This is a place for people participating in the auction to appreciate, learn and rest.
The Golden Lion Auction House can be said to be a perfect combination of architecture, art and culture.
Even Chen Mu couldn't find any fault with it.
In a small box on the second floor, Em handed a list in his hand to Chen Mu.
"Master, this is the list of auction items you want. All the items for this auction are on it."
Seeing Chen Mu receiving the list and starting to look at it carefully, Em didn't mean to disturb Chen Mu, and went to the side to chat with William quietly.
Chen Mu was concentrating on the list of auction items.
He looked at each item carefully to make sure that nothing was missed.
"Found it!"
Chen Mu's expectations were not disappointed, and one of the items on the list was exactly what he was looking for.
[Lot No. 42: Bronze Key]
[Introduction: The age is unknown and long, the design and craftsmanship are very exquisite, with unknown text and patterns, and it has a considerable collection value. 】
[Estimated price: 500 gold coins or unsold]
"That's right, it's this bronze key."
After seeing this description, Chen Mu was sure that this was the bronze key he was looking for.
After all, there were no other keys on this list.
From the text description alone, this bronze key is not special at all, at most it is a work of art with a little collection value.
And the estimated value is not high, compared with other items on this list, it is a small witch compared to a big witch.
There is even a possibility of unsold, it looks like the Golden Lion Family just put something together to make up the number.
But after two simulations, Chen Mu knew that this key was the target of the Black Clothes Seeking Dao Society.
After seeing what he was looking for, Chen Mu did not hesitate, called Em and whispered:
"Sir Em, I am very interested in this bronze key, can you cancel the auction and keep it directly."
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Em was a little surprised.
But he still took the list from Chen Mu's hand, looked at the 42nd lot, and found that it was not a precious thing or anything special.
Although he was somewhat puzzled as to why Chen Mu was interested in this key, he did not ask any more questions.
As the second young master of the Golden Lion Family, Chen Mu still had this privilege.
Let alone one, even if Em was asked to cancel several items, he would not refuse, after all, the items on it were all from the Golden Lion Family.
Then Em said:
"No problem, Master. I will ask the auctioneer to cancel the lot and leave it to you later. In fact, Master, you can also bid directly at the auction."
Aim thought that it was Chen Mu's first time to attend the family's auction that he could actually experience the feeling of bidding auction, so he said this in passing.
"No need, Sir Em. By the way, will the list of this lot be revealed in advance before the auction starts?"
Chen Mu naturally refused.
After all, if you bid directly, it will be the same as in the simulation.
"No, this auction is completely confidential. I was the only one who had this list before the auction started, but now I have you.
Because sometimes a few items are added or removed before the auction starts, the list is actually not fixed.
Just like Master, you requested to cancel one of the lots this time, and you will temporarily add another one before the auction starts. "
Aim opened his mouth to explain to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu nodded after hearing this.
It was only now that he heard Em's explanation that he realized that the auction items would not be disclosed in advance.
It seems like a coincidence. The people from the Black-clothed Seeking Association attended the auction, and then accidentally discovered what they had been looking for at the auction?
What a coincidence.
But if Em betrayed the Golden Lion family, it would not make sense to leak this list in advance.
Not to mention Earl Arthur’s absolute trust in Em.
Even if Em really betrays him, it shouldn't be difficult to get this bronze key.
Because Aim is in charge of this auction, it would be too easy to cancel an item privately.
Moreover, when Chen Mu told Aim that he wanted to keep the bronze key, he actually paid attention to Aim's reaction.
Em's reaction was not a special reaction to knowing the key.
After a while, a guard handed a box to Aim, and then Aim handed the box to Chen Mu,
Chen Mu opened the wooden box. Inside the box was a bronze key.
Judging from the appearance alone, this is an extremely ordinary copper key.
There's even a patina of patina on the key.
At most, the petal-like pattern on it is a bit special, but Chen Mu can't see what's special about it.
It doesn’t have the feeling of a treasure in the previous life novel at all.
Taking advantage of the auction that was about to start, Chen Mu rubbed the bronze key in his hand.
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