Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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The main reason is that he hasn't earned much gold since he arrived in Kanriel...

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu suddenly remembered that after killing Kelda yesterday, he had casually taken Kelda's magic pouch, as well as the magic pouches of the bandaged face and the afro-haired man, which he hadn't had time to open yet.

I need to go back and check on things later.

Luo Xiu picked up the blank card, pondering how much price to fill in.

Just then, a loud voice suddenly came from ahead:

"Gentlemen!!!"

Upon hearing the voice, everyone looked up in confusion, for it was not the voice of the woman in the white dress, but the voice of a man with a strong voice.

A particularly burly, muscular man with a buzz cut stood up in the center of the room, slightly to the left.

He wore a floral shirt, his muscles were prominent, and he wore a mask that looked like a demon. His imposing presence made everyone sitting on the sofa next to him look inexplicably smaller when he stood up.

Even the sofa he was sitting on looked like an extra-large size, big enough for two or three people to sit on.

Noticing that everyone was looking up at him, he slowly removed his mask, revealing a fierce-looking face with a scar running from his left forehead down to his cheekbone.

When the crowd saw this face, their reactions varied—some were surprised, some were afraid—and they all clearly recognized the crew-cut man.

"I am Alger from the Berserker Academy. I believe that all of you here should know me."

The crew-cut man spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, his tone carrying an inherent sense of pressure:

"Everyone, I'm preparing to participate in this academy competition and I desperately need this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood. If possible, I hope you can bid rationally and not let the price of this rare item exceed its intrinsic value by too much."

"I only have 150 gold coins with me this time, which may not be enough. However, if any gentleman wins the bid for this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood, I will visit him after the auction to see if I can persuade him to part with it."

After the words fell, the whole place fell into silence.

PS: Why does Little Berserker Academy dare to cause trouble in the Chamber of Commerce?

Chapter 116 Sudden changes

After Alger finished speaking, the entire room fell into a long silence.

Crazy, so crazy!

Although Alger's words didn't contain any overly inappropriate language, anyone could tell it was a blatant threat.

This is a chamber of commerce, and Alger's actions are undoubtedly damaging the chamber's reputation.

Moreover, this means that the price of this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood will definitely not be very high, which would be a serious loss for both the seller and the guild.

It's worth noting that the seller of this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood was Rivers.

The woman in the white dress on the auction stage changed her expression:

“Lord Alger, this seems rather improper, and I haven’t finished explaining the Silver Dragon Blood yet.”

Upon hearing this, Alger glanced at her, and the deliberately released murderous aura made the woman in the white dress shiver, instinctively wanting to look away.

Alger slowly began to speak:

"I'm just letting you all know in advance to avoid the competition becoming too fierce and everyone losing. Also, Dean Bing and I will visit you again afterwards to express our gratitude."

Dean Bing is the dean of the Berserker Academy.

After Alger said this, the woman in the white dress dared not say anything more.

Her eyes darted anxiously toward a spot beside the auction stage, hoping that Botta and Rolda, who were standing there, could offer some solutions to this unexpected situation.

Little did they know that Bota and Roldah also looked extremely grim at that moment.

They actually knew that Alger wanted to buy the Blood of the Silver Dragon.

Even the Berserker Academy's Dean Binger had spoken to Lord Rivers beforehand, so they knew about this.

To put it more bluntly, the ownership of the Silver Dragon Blood, the final item in this auction, is already biased towards Alger. In the next stage, the woman in the white dress will fabricate some flaws in this bottle of Silver Dragon Blood to lower the final auction price and increase Alger's chances of winning the bid.

This is also their usual auction tactic.

It's impossible to overhype an item or even fabricate its merits; otherwise, the truth would be exposed once the buyer gets their hands on the item, and the chamber of commerce's reputation would be completely ruined.

However, pointing out minor flaws in the auction item doesn't cause any loss. These minor flaws won't affect the quality of the item itself, but they can lower the final auction price and increase the chances of the person who initially reserved it winning the bid.

In this way, the pre-selected person gets what they want, and the auction not only uses this high-quality item to enhance its prestige but also gains a reputation for integrity.

Three birds with one stone.

But the key point is...

The price that Lord Rivers and they agreed on was not 150 gold coins at all, but 230 gold coins!

Moreover, the plan didn't include the part where Alger stood up and said those words at the beginning.

Once the woman in the white dress points out the flaws, the price will naturally stabilize at around 200 gold coins, and it's definitely possible to get it for 230 gold coins.

They've mastered this technique to perfection; they almost never make a mistake.

Now that Alger has done this, it's like putting the uncle and nephew on the hot seat.

So, should we stop it or not?

If they tried to stop it, it would be tantamount to breaking ties with the Berserker Academy. The uncle and nephew knew very well what the Chamber of Commerce was like. In business, one should make friends but not enemies. If they broke ties now, one of them would eventually be pushed out to appease the Berserker Academy's anger.

But if it's not stopped, the auction will be ruined. Not to mention the damage to the Chamber of Commerce's reputation, the uncle and nephew's careers will definitely suffer a major blow.

Is this guy crazy?! A fourth-tier player broke the agreement and caused trouble at the merchant guild for eighty gold coins!

Bota looked ashen-faced as if he'd eaten raw bitter lettuce.

He suspected that someone was behind this, targeting him and his nephew; otherwise, he couldn't understand why Alger would do such a thing.

On the sofa, Luo Xiu saw Bota and Rolda's expressions from a distance, and also noticed their negative emotional states.

Although there were some parts he couldn't quite understand, he still took out a piece of paper from his magic pocket, wrote a few words on it, folded it up, and called over the bunny girl behind him.

After whispering a few words in the bunny girl's ear, Luo Xiu handed the folded paper to her.

The bunny girl nodded and then jogged away.

Seeing Luo Xiu's actions, Lillian asked curiously:

"What did you do?"

Luo Xiu beckoned to Lillian, and after Lillian leaned closer, he whispered:

"can not tell you."

Lillian's face fell, realizing she had been tricked. Looking at the half of Luo Xiu's face peeking out from under his cloak, she was so angry she gritted her teeth.

But just as she was about to lash out, Lilina coughed twice, and she immediately deflated.

There's nothing she can do; she tricked her cousin today, so now she has no choice but to obey her cousin.

Lilina looked at Luo Xiu, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke with a worried tone:

"With Lord Alger's actions, the person in charge of this auction is going to be in trouble."

Luo Xiu spoke:

"Does Miss Lilina know anything about Lord Alger?"

Lilina was overjoyed to finally strike up a conversation with Luo Xiu:

"I know, Alger, the strongest generation of students in the Berserker Academy in the last five years, 28 years old, lower fourth rank. He was supposed to participate last year, but he thought he wouldn't win the championship last year, so he voluntarily postponed it to this year, also wanting to try to see if he could break through to the upper fourth rank, but he failed in the end."

"His height should be 2.7 meters, and his weight is..."

As Lilina spoke, she realized something was wrong and her voice gradually became softer.

Her face flushed red as she realized that she had started talking as if she were chatting with her best friend.

After discussing height, the next things to mention should be weight and measurements.

Hey, what are you doing, Lilina?

She thought to herself, feeling very frustrated, as if she had messed things up again.

Every time she talked to those young geniuses, this would happen after only a few words, resulting in them keeping their distance and thinking that she was an improper girl.

After all, nobles take such matters very seriously, and at least they can't openly discuss them.

She turned her head away, not daring to look at Luo Xiu again, afraid that Luo Xiu would treat her in the same way.

did not expect……

"Thank you."

Luo Xiu's gentle words of thanks came from beside her. Lilina's eyes widened in surprise. She carefully turned her head to look at Luo Xiu and found that he really didn't look down on her.

Luo Xiu truly didn't care.

Whether he likes one person or a hundred, it doesn't matter to him; he and Lilina aren't lovers.

As for what is considered impolite...

Well, compared to some situations in my previous life, this is nothing.

In the distance, the bunny girl ran to Bota's side and nervously handed him the note.

Bota was like an ant on a hot plate. When he saw the note handed to him by the bunny girl, he immediately recognized her as the one he had arranged to serve Luo Xiu.

He looked up at Luo Xiu, and their eyes met.

He quickly tore open the note in his hand, looked at the information on it, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he looked up at Luo Xiu again.

Seeing Luo Xiu nod, he thought for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and sent someone to deliver the message to the woman in the white dress.

After receiving the message, the woman in the white dress immediately composed herself and smiled as she spoke:

"What Lord Alger just said is exactly what our Chamber of Commerce wants to say. We hope that everyone will not let the Silver Dragon Blood ruin the harmony and will bid reasonably. At the same time, we also guarantee that whoever wins the Silver Dragon Blood in the end, our Chamber of Commerce will ensure its safety."

"You can all rest assured about this."

The woman in the white dress finished speaking, which slightly eased the awkward atmosphere, but did not reignite the bidding interest of many.

Most of them adopted a wait-and-see attitude. After all, most of them were shrewd and could see that the auction had now turned into a contest between the Berserker Academy and the Chamber of Commerce. No one wanted to get involved in this mess.

Although those who can participate in the auction all have certain social status and background, there are different levels of status and background.

Many viscounts don't even have a single fourth-rank subordinate.