Episode 3: The Beast Mountain Range Chapter 5: The Price (below)

Count Juno still didn’t bid, he was ready to wait until June 30th to bid again, as time passed, the price of these three stone carvings was slowly climbing, because the works of stone carving masters, it’s only about 1,000 gold coins, so the price of these three stone carvings increased slower and slower towards the back.

500 gold coins, 510 gold coins, 515 gold coins ……

The slow elevation of the quotes, even by June 29th, the quotes had only reached 625 gold coins only.

June 30th.

On this day Count Juno very rarely did not come in the morning, he waited until the evening to come over because the Proulx Guild Hall waited until twelve o’clock every night to close. Linley’s three stone carvings would also wait until after twelve to take them down.

“Yesterday’s offer was 625 gold coins, and I waited until the last bid.”

Count Juno smiled as he walked over to the three stone carving pieces.

“900 gold coins? That idiot quoted that!”

As soon as Count Juno saw the price, he cursed furiously in his heart.

Yesterday the offer was still only 625 gold coins, but now it has come to this price, Count Juno’s heart is no longer angry, he decided to wait here slowly, after a long time looked up and glanced at the wall clock on the wall.

“It’s already eleven o’clock, there is still an hour to close.”

Count Juno had a small smile on his face.

Count Juno in Finlay city can only be regarded as a medium aristocrat, young Count Juno is very embarrassed, and then rely on the collection of stone carvings before the wealth gradually increased, now the assets also have hundreds of thousands of gold coins, is considered to be a good rich man.

“Count Juno, you are also here?”

Only to see an eight-bearded middle-aged man wearing a tuxedo walking over with a smile.

Count Juno’s face couldn’t help but change when he saw the visitor, but he still smiled lightly and said, “Oh, so it’s Count Dermu, why, it’s more than eleven o’clock, how did you get here?”

Count Juno’s heart was feeling a little bad.

Count Juno, Count De Mu, in Finlay City among the stone carving circle belongs to the more famous two collectors.

“Me? Of course it’s for these three stone carvings.”

Count Dermu curled his eight-beard and said smugly, “Count Juno, look, the unique charm of these three pieces is so appealing. The expert who was able to create such stone sculptures must be a maverick.”

Count Juno’s heart was shaken.

Sure enough ……

This Count Dermu also valued these three stone carvings, I’m afraid that Count Dermu waited until eleven o’clock to come over, presumably with the same idea as himself.

“Miss, please come over for a moment.”

Count Dermu courteously said to the waitress not far away, who smiled and walked over. Count Dermu pointed at the three stone carvings that Linley had carved, “I’ll bid one thousand gold coins for each of these three pieces.”

The waitress nodded politely, “Please wait.”

The waitress took out her record book and recorded the number and the amount of the bid before putting a price sticker on the side of the stone carvings.

“One thousand gold coins?”

Count Juno’s eye muscles twitched slightly.

Earl Dermu smiled and looked at Earl Juno: “Earl Juno, these three stone carvings are indeed very good, by the way, Earl Juno, it’s late at night, old earl you’re not resting, why did you run here? Could it also be for these three stone carving works?”

Count Juno pondered slightly.

“I didn’t expect Earl Demu to be so fond of these three stone carving works, I haven’t paid too much attention to it yet. Allow me to observe them carefully.”

Count Juno smiled and said, then stared at these three stone carvings and scrutinized them, not paying any attention to Count Dermu beside him.

When Count Dermu saw this scene, he just laughed coldly in his heart, “Old man, I still can’t guess what’s in your mind?”

The natural music sound like spring water tinkling slowly flowed throughout the entire Proulx Guild Hall, Count Dermu and Count Juno both quietly watched the other works, the entire Guild Hall was so peaceful.

“Dang, dang ……”

The wall clock on the wall struck.

Twelve o’clock arrived.

“Miss, come here for a moment.”

Count Juno shouted to the waitress in the distance, who immediately trotted over.

“I’ll bid 1010 gold coins for each of these three pieces.”

Count Juno bid at this last moment.

The waitress looked at these three stone carvings that were originally priced at 1,000 gold coins, and couldn’t help but cast aspersions on Earl Juno, fortunately, Earl Juno added ten gold coins, and didn’t just add one gold coin.

“Please wait.”

The waitress took out the record book.

“Count Juno, you even added only ten gold coins? I’m bidding 1100 gold coins!”

Count Dermu’s voice rang out, Count Juno’s brows furrowed as he looked up, only to see Count Dermu walking over from the distance in a spirited manner, with a hint of complacency in his eyes as well.

Apparently this Count Dermu had also been paying attention to Count Juno, and he immediately came over as soon as Count Juno made his bid.

“I bid 1200 gold coins.”

Count Juno said in a low voice, his anger felt by outsiders. The waitress beside him also felt the kind of competition between the two nobles in front of her, the waitress temporarily closed the record book as she happily watched from the side. In the middle of the Proulx Guild Hall, those waitresses’ favorite thing to see was someone fighting to compete for quotes.

Earl Dermu glanced at Earl Juno in amazement, “Earl Juno, the works in the master’s exhibition hall are only like 1000 gold coins, and someone as frugal with money as you are is bidding 1200 gold coins?”

Saving money?

Stingy is the way to go, Count Juno’s stinginess is notorious.

“Count Juno you have bid 1200 gold coins, I can’t be stingy either, 1300 gold coins!”

Count Dermu said with a smile.

Count Juno’s gaze turned cold and said, “I bid high on these three stone carvings only because I like them myself, the real value is just over a thousand points, 1500 gold coins! If you, Count Demu, bid even higher, it’s yours.”

Count Juno reported the final figure.

To be honest, Earl Dermu’s vision was inferior to Earl Juno’s, and he didn’t even notice the weirdness in the carving details of these three stone carvings.

In Count Dermu’s opinion, these three pieces of stone carvings contained that special charm, which was considered a good work, and was worth around a thousand gold coins. It wouldn’t make much sense to bid again.

“Haha.”

Earl Dermu laughed, “Since Earl Juno is so bold for once in a rare while, then I can’t take away what I love, these three stone carvings will go to you, Earl Juno.”

It was only at this time that the female attendant next to him recorded the number as well as the bid on the record book.

“Lords of the two counts, it’s already twelve o’clock, our guild hall is closing. Earl Juno, tomorrow our guild’s people will send these three stone sculptures to your residence.”

The waitress said with a smile, and it was at this time that Count Juno revealed a smile.

Earl Juno glanced at Earl Dermu and despised in his heart, “Junior? How many years have I studied stone carvings? Not having enough vision and still fighting with me?”