"By the way, what did you borrow the money to buy? What can't you Gold Coins afford more than four million?" Shane turned around and asked.
Sophia just sent the invitation and did not tell him what Claire wanted to buy at the auction, so Shane didn't know that Claire wanted to buy Life Force Potion.
Claire told the other party the general situation, using the excuse of conducting an experiment. Shane was not suspicious at all. His family ran a magic shop, so he naturally knew that mages often needed to buy some strange materials. Mages went back to buy things like salamander feces, not to mention vitality potion materials.
"Life-extending potions are indeed more expensive. No wonder you have to borrow money from me." Shane expressed his understanding. He also heard about Life Potion who would appear at the auction a few days later.
This kind of information does not need to be hidden at all. The auction house will even take the initiative to publicize and reveal the information to attract more customers. Of course, it is impossible to tell all the auction items, but only reveal some important information about the auction items to attract more customers.
"Right, so I have to make certain preparations, otherwise it will be a pity if I miss the money by then." Claire responded casually.
"Hey!" Shane suddenly slapped his head and shouted, suddenly remembering something.
"What's wrong?" Claire looked over in confusion.
"I remembered something... about this Life Potion."
Claire's expression became serious. He didn't want any accidents to happen in this matter. This was related to whether he could get more good things from Hong Qi in the future!
"Do you know Count Hawk?" Shane asked.
Claire shook his head, "I don't know, what's wrong?" He was not very familiar with the nobles in the royal capital, and even famous nobles like Sophia only got to know them through Shane's explanation.
"He spread the news a few days ago, saying that he is determined to win this Life Potion. Let us give him a face and stop fighting with him..."
"A very powerful noble?" Claire asked, "Can you give him face?"
"That's not the case." Shane picked up the snacks on the table and put them in his mouth to eat. His words were a little vague and he said, "It's just a general aristocratic family power. Even though he is over a hundred years old this year, he only has a few years to live. If it is not necessary, everyone will still sell him a favor and not compete with him."
"That's fine. If an ordinary earl is concerned, then my more than seven million can still compete with the other party." Claire breathed a sigh of relief.
Shane chewed a few times and swallowed the snack, "Are you really anxious to use that Life Potion? If you are not in a hurry, it is better to sell it to the other party to save face. It will also be good for us to do business with them in the future."
Claire nodded, "Absolutely."
Shane nodded. He was not afraid of that Count Hawk, so he said, "Then more than seven million should be enough? Let's see how much money that Count Hawk can spend."
Although he is the head of the family, if the money spent is harmful to the family, the elders in the family will definitely take the lead in opposing it.
Aristocratic families are not just the words of those family heads. If you want to sell the entire family to extend your life, this is simply impossible.
"How much money do you think he can spend?" Claire asked, holding his knees with both hands.
Shane raised his head and thought for a moment, then replied, "Count Hawk's family is only at the middle and lower reaches of the royal capital, but it is no problem for the family owner to spend five to six million. If it is higher, we have to consider the impact on the family."
A family definitely has more than a little money, but the head of the family is more like a manager and cannot fully control the property in his territory like Claire. Therefore, Claire can completely use all his property to bid. Anyway, he is the only one who is poor. Nafu City can now achieve the self-circulation of positive feedback, and there is no need for Claire to invest more money in it.
But those family heads cannot. There are many factors they need to worry about. What will they do if they run out of money to maintain a decent life for the nobles? No need to pay the knights and mages who are attached to their families? The most important thing is, what if the ancestor suddenly comes out of seclusion and needs certain materials, but he has no money to buy them? Once something like this happens, the whole family will be in turmoil, and the dog's life that he finally extended will disappear immediately.
Therefore, even if the funds owned by their family are dozens of times that of Claire, the head of the family can only mobilize a little, and Claire can completely bow to the opponent's wrist.
"That shouldn't be a big problem." Claire shook off Purple Crystal Card in his hand again. The auction house should be sure of it this time.
"One more thing." Shane sat up again, "Last time when you left, Sirian came to find you. He climbed out of the wall and was hung up and beaten by the dean of their hospital for a whole day." After saying this, Shane almost couldn't help laughing.
"Is this happening?" Claire also looked a little surprised.
"Yes, I didn't see you and got a beating." Shane had a smile on his lips. This thing was indeed very interesting.
"How long are you going to stay this time? I can send someone a message or something, so that I don't have to crawl out and get beaten again without seeing you again," Shane said with a smile.
Claire couldn't help but smile, and replied, "About two weeks, tell him not to run out, and then I can go inside to see him."
Shane nodded, "That's okay. Then I'll find some connections within the family and I should be able to let you visit him."
"Look what you said, going to school was like going to jail." Claire laughed.
"Knight Academy is much harder than being in jail. If you throw the prisoner in there, he will probably be crying and shouting that he wants to go back to the prison to serve his sentence in less than three days. There is a saying in the capital: I would rather go to jail than go to the riding court!"
Although that is said, Knight Academy's enrollment is full every year. The best knight seeds in the country are allowed to be selected by them. If they are not very outstanding young people, they will not even have a chance to become students there.
And Knight Academy is indeed worthy of the popularity of everyone. Today, 80% of the top military officials in the country are from the Knight Academy. Half of these top officials are from ordinary families. This is the best way for ordinary people to counterattack. There is no one.
Magic Academy requires even more talent. Those who are good are really good, and those who are not good are really incompetent. Some people can't even get started in their entire lives. Some people like Isaac are High Mage after five or six years of enrollment.
But practicing Battle Aura is different. Anyone who is willing to put in some effort can cultivate Battle Aura within a few years.
And it is not as expensive as learning magic. Any experiment done by a mage can be worth the annual income of an ordinary family. However, it is different for knights. The money used is not much, at most it is some medicine to assist training, but these academies will provide it for free.
Although some people come from prominent backgrounds, and the medicines they use for physical training and the Cultivation Method they practice are top-notch, but as long as you are willing to spend time and put in multiple efforts, the gap will not be as big as the mage profession.
In the legendary knight's tales, you can see many examples of dull knights turning over and singing through hard work. But when it comes to the legendary mage, the beginning of the story is always the same: **The mage has been extremely intelligent since he was born, and his wisdom is far beyond that of ordinary people! At how old is he, he has accomplished so many feats alone...