296: Flower Fairy Aphra

Chapter 295: Afra, the Flower Elf

To Dick's surprise, after Jinna led the two into the top-floor VIP box of the auction house, she left.

According to her, there was another distinguished guest today who needed to be received.

This was clearly very strange.

One must know, although Leon was younger, he had another identity, which was the future head of the Bit Family.

With even a little common sense, Jinna shouldn't have left Leon to go accompany other guests.

Although Leon said it didn't matter, Jinna shouldn't have been so impolite, and it didn't fit her shrewd personality either.

Unless... a more important distinguished guest than Leon had arrived at the auction house today!

Meanwhile, in another VIP box at the auction house, Jinna was enthusiastically introducing today's auction items.

"Respected Lady Afra, you are absolutely right to come today. Four pieces of true ice raw ore have just been transported here and will be auctioned off shortly..."

Sitting beside Jinna was a tall Elf beauty. Unlike the Snow Elf with silver hair and blue eyes, she had waist-length pink hair and a pair of deep purple eyes.

These were the characteristics of the Flower Elf. This clan possessed beauty that could rank among the top five in the world; both males and females were naturally stunning.

But when it came to the Flower Elf, what was most dazzling was not their beauty, but their countless wealth.

The wealthiest super-force in the world, the Elf Gold Firm, was actually controlled by the Flower Elf Clan behind the scenes.

Like the Adventurers Guild, the Elf Gold Firm had numerous branches across the nine continents. As long as it was a city of considerable size, there would basically be an Elf Gold Firm.

However, most of the Gold Firms didn't have Flower Elf because the reproductive ability of this clan was too poor, and their numbers were truly pitifully small.

Among the nearly hundred types of Elf in the world, the fertility of the Flower Elf was as outstanding as their money-making ability, just at the opposite extremes.

"I heard that only extreme ice gemstone that is ten thousand years old is valuable, and anything less than ten thousand years is trash. I'm not interested."

Hearing Afra's dismissive evaluation, Jinna nodded repeatedly, then respectfully said, "You are a distinguished guest, and this is your first time here. I can tell you some inside information..."

Soon, Jinna told Afra exactly what she had said to Dick earlier, emphasizing that the probability of extracting ten-thousand-year true ice was extremely high.

"Probability?"

Afra smiled contemptuously, smoothed her hair, and shook her head, saying, "I never believe in probability. Why not just buy all four pieces of true ice raw ore directly?"

Hearing this, Jinna was ecstatic.

She knew Afra was outrageously rich. That beautiful pink long hair symbolized that she wasn't short of money.

Afra's identity was very special; she was the daughter of a high-level executive at the Elf Gold Firm.

Nominally, Afra's visit to the Eternal Frost Forest was for tourism, and to survey the market along the way.

Although in the Northern part of the continent, the wealthy areas were generally Human cities, such as Toya Royal City or Emilia Imperial Capital.

But Afra still chose the Eternal Frost Forest as her first stop.

Compared to the cunning and despicable Human, the foolish and reckless Orc, the stubborn Dwarf... Afra preferred the Snow Elf, who were also of the Elf race.

In fact, all the high-level executives and management decision-makers of the Elf Gold Firm around the world were various types of Elf; there wasn't a single non-Elf.

After all, the first two words of Elf Gold Firm were Elf!

Of course, the long lifespan of the Elf race was also a consideration. Not needing to frequently change personnel meant the organization could maintain stability.

With less than five minutes until the auction began, the entire auction house was filled with people, incredibly lively.

Thanks to Jinna's continuous month of promotion, more than half of Bit City's nobles and wealthy merchants had gathered here. At this moment, the auction felt more like a social gathering for upper-class elites.

Besides the auction of the four pieces of true ice raw ore today, there were also dozens of high-value magic items and art pieces, each with various selling points.

Dick sat on the beast-fur sofa in the VIP box, chatting with Leon while calmly looking out at the floor-to-ceiling window in front.

The view from the box was excellent. Through the floor-to-ceiling window, one could perfectly overlook the entire auction house, with the auction stage and audience seating all clearly visible.

Not only that, but each box was also equipped with dedicated narrators, analysts, and bidding assistants, solely to provide the most comfortable environment.

After all, only with excellent service could guests better spend lavishly.

However, Dick refused all services and stayed in the box with just Leon, as the goal of this trip was only ten-thousand-year extreme ice gemstone.

And when it came to appraising treasures, even experts who had been immersed in gem betting for thousands of years were far less capable than Dick.

Supreme talents such as 'Mineral Identification' and 'Magic Item Identification' ensured that Dick would never be mistaken.

"Leon, have there been any distinguished guests visiting the Bit Family recently?"

To be safe, Dick still asked about the doubt in his heart. Jinna's behavior just now was indeed a bit strange.

"Who knows," Leon shrugged indifferently, "Anyway, Mother didn't tell me. The distinguished guest Aunt Jinna mentioned is probably just some rich nobody..."

Seeing that Leon didn't care at all, Dick didn't ask any more questions, but instead focused his attention on the auction hall below.

The seating arrangement directly showed the class stratification in the Eternal Frost Forest.

The wealthy Snowman Clan magnates with strong financial resources sat at the back. In the middle were some Snowman nobles with hereditary titles, who were basically on good terms with the Bit Family.

As for the front seats, they were all Snow Elf nobles, who were top-tier in both power and wealth.

As for the VIP box where Dick and Leon were, only members of the Bit Family could enjoy it.

As the auctioneer's loud opening remarks sounded, the auction officially began, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly became heated.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the first item to be auctioned is a long sword from the Far East, the personal sword of an ancient monarch. It is filled with imperial aura and has immense collection value..."

Listening to the auctioneer's impassioned introduction, Leon couldn't help but stand up and use vision enhancement magic to examine the long sword. The more he looked, the more he liked it.

As a Magic Swordsman, Leon naturally had a special fondness for sword-type magic items.

Although this sword was far inferior to his divine weapon, Thunder, he could collect it.

It was a Far Eastern antique and a monarch's personal sword - full of prestige!

"Dick, what do you think of this treasure sword..."

"It's trash."

Hearing Dick's merciless evaluation, Leon looked stunned. After all, even now, the auctioneer was still praising the sword.

"Dick, my Bit Family's auction house wouldn't sell fakes..."

Hearing this, Dick shook his head and chuckled lightly, explaining, "The original owner of this sword was named Oda Nobunaga, the monarch of the Neon Country in the Far East."

"That Neon Country was just a poor small island, less than a tenth the size of the Eternal Frost Forest, and it has now sunk to the bottom of the sea."

"Oda Nobunaga had at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, personal swords during his lifetime. His descendants are all professional sword sellers, and they all sell Oda Nobunaga's swords."

Looking at the dumbfounded Leon, Dick smiled and concluded, "Heh heh, the item is indeed old, but it's basically useless."