Chapter 283 Assassin's Flying Knife
The person in box number five was Ikram, Bahaman's son.
As Bahaman's eldest son, he certainly didn't want Ashcoman to be auctioned off. After all, he was Bahaman's first heir.
Previously, Bahaman decided to use Ashcoman to buy peace under Leon's threat of force, and Ikram tried to attack Leon while leading him.
But at that time, the hundred or so poorly equipped Ghazi raiders were beaten to pieces by the elite guards around Leon.
And at that time, Ikram disappeared.
Now he appeared again, but at Ramon's auction.
"Lord Tahir, you'd better not move! Ramon! Stop this meaningless auction... otherwise..."
Ikram said this sinisterly, his eyes full of despair and madness.
Ramon frowned on the stage, but his eyes were not fixed on Ikram. Instead, he turned to look at Box No. 1 on the other side.
"Mr. Yunus, I know that Ikram is your agent...Did you instruct me to do this?"
Ramon asked this question to Box No. 1.
Yunes is the second son of Emperor Marius, but the Bacchus Empire is not a hereditary state, so there is no such thing as a "prince". Yunes does not have any position in the Bacchus Empire, so he can only be called "Your Excellency".
"It's none of my business... He's in Box 5, and I'm in Box 1. Isn't that enough to explain the problem? He's not my agent..."
A voice with a Bucks accent came from Box No. 1, which was a little frivolous.
"Humph... you little brat, you think you can deal with me?"
Tahir was held hostage by Ikram and was initially relatively calm, but after hearing Yunes' words, the Lord of Sinjar suddenly reached out and pinched the blade of the knife at his throat with his palm!
This is probably because Tahir felt that Ikram's behavior seemed to be a personal one, and young people like him did not know the seriousness of the matter, so he had to save himself.
Tahir's hand was cut by the blade and blood was dripping, but he managed to temporarily move the blade against his throat aside, and successfully turned his body and began to wrestle with Ikram.
The Lord of Singal acted very bravely, but this kind of wrestling was obviously a disadvantage - he turned around holding the blade, and the knife almost crushed his palm.
Besides, Tahir is over 50 years old after all, and he cannot compare with young guys like Ikram in strength.
“Whoosh!”
Just as Tahir was about to be crushed to the ground, a flash of cold light flew out from the stage and flew across the venue with a clear sound of breaking wind.
“Ah… uh…”
The two men who were struggling fell to the ground at the same time, but the scream came from Ikram.
There was an assassin's throwing knife stuck in Ikram's left eye - the dagger from the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood that was being auctioned on the stage.
This was a flying knife shot by Ramon, which flew over a distance of more than 30 meters and accurately hit Ikram's eye socket, and it happened during a fight between the two people. Such a technique is rare in the world.
Afterwards, Ramon's men in black rushed forward to control the situation, and the assassin's throwing knife was sent back to the stage.
"I didn't expect you to help me..."
Tahir climbed up while holding his bleeding hand, took a few steps back, and turned to look at Ramon.
"I'm not helping you, Tahir, but this is my auction after all, and I have to ensure everyone's safety..."
Ramon held a handkerchief and wiped the bloody flying knife while shaking his head: "Okay, now the problem is solved, the auction continues! ... The last bidder was the distinguished guest in Box 2, 1.2 million dinars for the first time!"
Ramon continued to bid as if nothing had happened. Even after such an incident and the blood, he still clearly remembered the previous progress...
"Wait... Ramon, what should we do with that kid?"
Tahir stretched out his injured right hand and a man in black was bandaging it.
Ramon's men had cleared the scene in half a minute.
Ikram was not dead and the bleeding from his left eye was stopping, but he had been tied up and gagged.
"I can understand why Ikram came to the auction to cause trouble, but I don't understand why he wanted to cause trouble for you, Tahir. But since he is causing trouble for you, then of course you can deal with him. This is the rule..."
Ramon waved his hand, signaling his men to hand Ikram over to Tahir.
Ikram was a hot potato at this time, and Ramon, as smart as he was, certainly would not seek trouble for himself.
Besides, Tahir was at least nominally the caliph of this area and the lord of Sinjar.
Since he was attacked on his own territory, the attacker should certainly be handed over to Tahir for disposal.
"Huh... Ramon, if that's the case, then I'll sell him to you as a slave... Will you accept him?"
It seems that Tahir didn't want this hot potato to fall into his hands, so he sold the person on the spot...
"No, no, no... Tahir, I'm no longer in the slave business. Of course, if you're looking for a ransom broker, I have plenty of them! Okay, the auction continues, everyone please observe order... Box No. 2, 1.2 million for the second time!"
Ramon obviously wasn't going to take the challenge.
In order to ensure the safety of other people at the auction, Ramon could shoot Ikram. This was a reasonable behavior and could be justified anywhere.
But he absolutely could not let Ikram fall into his hands as a slave - he was Bahaman's son, and Ramon was now nominally Bahaman's agent.
Tahir was attacked by Ikram in his own territory. According to Desha's revenge logic, he could indeed sell Ikram as a slave to anyone, no matter who Ikram was.
But Ramon was different. Ramon was nominally just a civilian of Sinjar. He naturally could not purchase the son of another caliph as a slave. Otherwise, it would be an insult to Bahaman, which was much more serious than murder.
He could only act as a ransom broker and have Ikram redeemed by Bahaman as a noble prisoner of war, and it would be best not to do it personally - so he asked Tahir to find his men.
"Hmph... 1.2 million plus Ikram!"
Tahir didn't go back to the box, but just stood there and shouted a new price.
The man in black who was bandaging his wound hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to raise the sign...
Ramon curled his lips and sighed, "Okay, the guest in Box 3 bids 1.25 million dinars! 1.25 million for the first time!"
Seeing that his men didn't know how to deal with the situation, Ramon simply offered Ikram 50,000 dinars and continued bidding.
Fifty thousand dinars, this is a price that no male slave can reach. In fact, the ransom of prisoners of war can rarely reach such a high price - unless it is a noble above the rank of duke.
Tahir probably originally bid the price just to vent his anger, but Ramon took advantage of the situation and it became difficult for him to get angry.
So the auction continued.
Ikram was also taken to the backcourt by several men in black - he was now equivalent to Tahir's asset, with a value of 50,000 dinars, second only to the Noldor elf girl back then.
"One million and three hundred thousand..."
A female voice sounded - Alina made another bid, and she was extremely calm, as if nothing had happened.
At this time, a figure came out from the outermost box No. 28 and sneaked to the backcourt.
That was the box in the corner. There was a backstage passage outside the door, and there was no need to pass by any seats. Except for Ramon on the stage, no one should be able to see this person.
Ramon did see it from the stage , but he said nothing.
Because that figure was Li Ang.
Perhaps everyone thought that Leon should be outside the city of Toba now, but he had already quietly come to Singal.
But Leon actually did not come here to participate in the city lord auction. In fact, he came here for another business - he wanted to sell the throne of Bahad Khan.
The previous capture of Toba City did not bring much profit, and Leon was unwilling to rob the innocent people in the city. Besides, it would not be cost-effective if the city was damaged too badly - it would be difficult to sell.
So Leon distributed most of the gold and silver he got from Cardan's warehouse to the soldiers in the army to avoid any trouble during the army's retreat.
——Five hundred thousand dinars were basically all distributed by him as rewards, which were distributed according to the number of knights and military merits.
There were a total of about three hundred knights participating in this military assembly - this refers to the number of knights under other lords, not the number of troops.
Generally speaking, each knight brought eight to ten levies, and three hundred knights meant about three thousand men.
Leon basically rewarded every knight with more than one thousand dinars.
One thousand dinars is actually a huge fortune for an ordinary Serenity Knight.
Although they had been traveling long distances this month, they only fought one real battle in Toba City in the end, and it was an extremely easy battle. To them, Lord Leon was indeed quite generous.
As for the rest of the proceeds, namely Cardin's concubine and children, Leon gave them to Lehman, or rather to Ulrich - that meant a large ransom, which could basically be seen as Leon bribing Ulrich through Lehman.
After all, Leon is the marshal, and the king must be aware that these gains actually came from Leon, which can make Ulrich remain silent about Leon's subsequent operations.
In other words, Leon had achieved his strategic goal of "taking Toba City" in this war, and the reputation of the Fierce Lion Kingdom was definitely saved. Moreover, he had distributed all the profits from this war, leaving himself with basically nothing...
Then isn't this a waste of effort?
Of course not... The Lord just wants greater profits.
How could Lord Li Ang do business at a loss?
Both Toba City and the throne of Bahad Khan are to be sold, so Toba City cannot be destroyed, nor can the soldiers be allowed to plunder.
In addition, Leon will also get half of the proceeds from the auction of Ashcomb.
Ramon will get his share of the agency, which is 20%.
In fact, what Ramon cared more about was the fame he would gain from this - he was not short of money, he wanted fame, and he wanted to use the fame gained from this auction to make some changes to his business and no longer be involved in the slave trade.
As for the remaining 30%, it was to be given to Bahaman as a "bride price", which he exchanged for his daughter Ruha and the legal right to rule.
This was a result that satisfied all three parties. Since Emperor Marius' fleet had already landed in Eichcommen, Bahaman would not have been able to defend Eichcommen. This would at least allow him to obtain a large amount of wealth in the short term and quickly rebuild a powerful army.
With troops, one has everything. No matter who Ashcoman sells it to, it is possible to take it back in the future - both Bahaman and his brother Qawan Khan understand this.
Moreover, marrying his daughter to a man who could buy Ashcomb in an open auction was a good opportunity for Bahaman - the Desha people would never ask their daughters if they were willing when they were looking for a son-in-law. Sarah's father had originally planned to marry her to a fat old man who had never taken a bath in his life.
Besides... isn't it only natural for a father-in-law to take back the territory that originally belonged to him from his son-in-law?
So for Bahaman, although he could only get 30%, it was like picking up money. In fact, he was even full of gratitude to Leon...
However, his son Ikram was too young and impulsive, and had not yet learned to see the essence through phenomena.
Therefore, the Lord intends to let Ikram see clearly what the so-called "honor" is.
"Ikram, you had someone attack me before, should we settle this account?"
At this moment, Li Ang was standing in front of Ikram, looking at the one-eyed young man with a bandage on his eye.
Ikram's eye sockets were still bleeding, but the blood was not much and he was still conscious.
It seems that Ramon's flying knife did not penetrate deep enough, and probably just destroyed Ikram's left eyeball without damaging his brain - this control of strength made Leon think more highly of Ramon.
"Hehe... Count Leon? You can kill me or chop me up as you like! Go ahead!"
Ikram seems to be a tough guy, and probably has a bit of a broken jar mentality.
"You are Tahir's property now. Fifty thousand dinars is quite valuable. I don't intend to deliberately damage other people's property..."
Li Ang smiled. This kind of young man is actually the easiest to deal with. "Ikram, have you ever thought about why your father Bahaman wanted to give Ashkoman as Luha's dowry? Or... why did he give me the right to deal with Ashkoman?"
"That's a cowardly decision! If it were me, I would fight you to the death! Even if I die in battle, I will protect the dignity of my family..."
Ikram gritted his teeth in hatred and his attitude was quite brave.
"It's because you've always been so stupid that Bahaman was forced to resort to this desperate measure... Ikram, you still have the nerve to call your father a coward?"
Li Ang sighed, thinking that this kid really didn't have a good brain, so he could only make his words clearer: "Your eyes are really useless, it doesn't matter if you go blind - you've been stabbed by Ramon, and you still don't realize the relationship between the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood and Ramon..."
To be honest, most people sitting in the box at the auction should be able to see that Ramon is related to the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood...
Not to mention the miraculous knife throwing skills, just the public auction of the significance of the assassin's flying knife is something that not everyone can do.
Tahir obviously understood, so he still followed the rules of the auction even when his hand was injured;
Alina obviously noticed it, so she even pretended that nothing had happened.
——No one wants to offend the Scorpio Assassin, especially those who are bidding on Ashcoman.
