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Chapter 97; The Auction Begins

The silent auction is over.

The booths in the hall were removed one by one, and the dining carts in the side room were pushed into the hall one by one. The spacious hall was instantly filled with the aroma of food and a joyful atmosphere.

The original booth area has been turned into a dining area, with sofas and benches, round tables and long tables.

Many desserts and table wines are freshly adjusted, the pastry chef can perform live according to the personal preferences of the guests, and the bartender is more like a performance.

Speaking of performances, a large round stage rises in the center of the hall, on which the song and dance drama of the old era's crusade against giants is being performed, which can be seen from every direction.

For this banquet alone, the ticket money is worth the fare.

The dishes at the banquet are very rich, including delicacies of seafood, wild animals and wild game. There are many special ingredients that Mo Xun and the other three have never seen before.

It has to be said that the quality of ingredients largely determines the upper limit of dishes.

In terms of cooking skills alone, Mo Xun could not lose to these chefs at the banquet, but there were many ingredients that Mo Xun could not buy at ordinary times.

"We must eat back to the original~"

A certain Binglang surnamed Li was very angry at the ticket price at the beginning, complaining that a small ticket is so expensive, it is really treacherous!

Entering the banquet stage, I started to eat in various dining areas.

Mo Xun followed behind to take care of him, and at the same time began to collect information through [Observation] and [Listen].

It is true that there are very few idlers who are eligible to enter an auction of this scale, and most of them are of extraordinary strength, even if they are legends.

There are even many in-service personnel of the search department and the supervision department.

At a banquet, making friends is the core process, and you can chat casually whether you recognize them or not.

They talked about family studies, business and gourmet food.

Most of them are facing the items provided by the auction house, one item at a time in the catalog of items in the final auction.

Because many lots are expensive, the auction usually does not display the lots, but will be published in the lot book a few days in advance of the auction, but this handbook does not necessarily include all the lots.

Things like Ye Zi's temporary auction items, as well as some small surprises set by the auction house, will not be displayed in the album.

And Mo Xun is not without gains, for example, the recent frequent kidnapping of Lomi Kazia, for example, in Tianya City, there was a big battle with the branch of "Deep and Shallow" recently, and for example, the extraordinary class in these empires The attitude of ordinary people.

Mo Xun originally thought that the extraordinary class of the empire was extremely indifferent to the common people, but judging from the situation at the banquet venue, the situation seemed to be much more complicated than he imagined.

The concerns expressed by most of the incumbents about the suffering ordinary people do not appear to be genuine.There is even a feeling of "worrying about the world first".

In the mouths of these people, whether they are cult members or sons of the curse, the resistance organization is the chief culprit who persecutes the empire, endangers human beings, and threatens the low-level people.

When talking, the color of resentment is beyond words.

To Mo Xun's disappointment, the news about Moros had indeed spread, and many angry youths who had just received the news at the banquet even slapped the table angrily and gritted their teeth.

"To kill so many good sons of the curse, the pressure in various places will increase again, I don't know how much!"

"These bloody traitors!"

The clenched fist was so angry that the nails were embedded in the flesh.

"Don't die!"

The outbreak of the Moros incident can be said to have discredited the empire.

But more people are also feeling sorry for the compatriots who died in battle, resenting the behavior of "reason" and "anti-entropy", and finally worrying about the large number of cursed sons "escaping" from Moros.

In recent years, most of the empire's troops have been devoted to eradicating the cult organization. Now that the Son of the Damned incident has broken out, it is very likely to trigger a war that has never been seen since the beginning of the new era.

When the war comes, the people who suffer the most are the lower class people.

Some employees left the banquet in a hurry after talking, planning not to participate in the auction in the afternoon, sacrificing their precious vacation and returning to work.

There is another very important piece of information, that is, "Li" set up an ambush on the way to get rid of the pursuit.

Another big battle broke out between the two sides in Cangyue Port, the search department suffered heavy losses, and the empire's tracing troops temporarily lost their clues.

This also means that Yue Luo and others have completely escaped the pursuit of the empire, which is not bad news for Mo Xun.

Fortunately, Yueluo and the others slipped away, so the empire couldn't get any news about itself from there.

Badly, after they slipped away, the empire would definitely let go and start looking for other clues, and the possibility of the escape route of his group being discovered would also be greatly increased.

In particular, my party did not go to Hlatip according to the arrangement of the [Self-improvement Association]. If the [Self-improvement Association] showed its flaws, it was very likely that I would betray my party for self-protection.

However, these are all expected things. Compared with the two major resistance organizations, I, Lixiang and Claire are just small shrimps.

And after observing along the way, Mo Xun can be sure that there is one of the most serious problems in the empire's ruling system.

Not just corruption and infighting, but also a severe shortage of police force.

A large city has a population of hundreds of millions, but the security management of these hundreds of millions of people relies on only tens of thousands of management personnel.

Although strong enough in terms of force, it pales in comparison in terms of control.

The technology tree of the empire is very lacking in communication, especially the means of communication can only be used by extraordinary people, resulting in a serious lack of empire's dominance over the vast land.

The further outward, the less the empire's control over the region.

This shortcoming is the same as the huge medieval empire in the previous life, communication and transportation capabilities are largely equal to dominance.

Although the technology tree of the empire's transportation has reached a very high point, the continent of this world is really too big.

If there is no absolute deterrence of force, the "vassals" in the marginal areas will be separated like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States.

In addition, most people's disgust towards the son of the curse has also been raised again because of this incident.

In the eyes of many imperial people, the son of the curse is no longer a member of human beings at all.There are also serious doubts about Moros's loose policy.

Others are some news of no value for the time being.

After all, it is a public place, and it is impossible for everyone to talk about confidential content.

"Brother, this is super delicious!"

Because of hiding her identity, Li Xiang didn't call out Mo Xun's name either.

Li Xiang said and handed a plate of side dishes to Mo Xun. This is already No. 20 seven dishes...

Li Xiang's appetite is not very large, and she is not a very gluttonous type. She can eat so much to get back her money.

But once he eats something delicious, he will help Mo find that plate, which is not in vain.

Perhaps it was because the behavior of the two of them eating violently was not very elegant, like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, so not many people approached the two of them.

This is also good, the province to deal with.

Although more information can be obtained through [chat], there is also a risk of exposure. If you can not talk, it is better not to say as much as possible.

As for some important questions, Mo Xun had already handed them over to Ye Zi before he came, and Ye Zi only needed to ask them on his behalf, and Mo Xun would prick up his ears to listen and the matter would be over.

In the last hour of the banquet, a concerto concert was held in the hall, and professional musicians filled the second floor and side corridors.

More than 20 instruments and more than 400 musicians.

The concerto echoed in the hall, sometimes magnificent, sometimes melodious, as if it dyed the hall golden.

Delicious food and wine are still being supplied, some people are still eating (Pear), and some people put down their wine glasses and dance in the empty space.

In the urban area outside the auction site, many ordinary people are also at lunch time. Busy workers can afford a bowl of rice, and beggars on the roadside can eat two steamed buns if their "business" is good. Eating steamed buns.

outer city.

Chu Meng'er encountered a fairly strong opponent, and accidentally splashed blood on her body when she killed him instantly.

Fortunately, ruby's recycling ability can remove the things you hate.

There were 27 bad guys killed by himself in the house. These are all damned guilty people.

But I also want to repent because of the blood on my hands, because I, who killed the sinner, also have the blood of sin on my hands.

Every time Chu Menger kills someone, she will repent in this way in her heart.

The small sword is a sword that cuts evil, but Chu Menger walked all the way, once Chu Menger chose to use the sword, none of the beheaded people survived.

There are too many villains in this world, Chu Menger can't kill them all, but whenever she encounters them, Chu Menger will not let one go.

Gollum~
"Speaking of which, there seems to be a place where you can eat free food today, but it seems that you can't catch up now."

"Frustrated."

After reporting the case to the search department, Chu Menger hurried to the food street, deciding to try all the delicacies that she hadn't tried yesterday.

emmmmm, I have to go anyway, why not eat everything I have tried.

……

As for Romer, through the clues of several parents, he finally found a clue.

The last area where several children were seen was playing with cats and cats in the long alley near the community. One of the children escaped by hiding in a puppy hole and falling asleep.

Two hours had passed since the child woke up. When he came outside, he found that everyone had disappeared. He thought he had forgotten himself, so he went home alone.

At the peek-a-boo location, Romer found traces left by several children playing, and roughly deduced where the children were tied up.

With the assistance of several parents, it took a long time, and finally there was a clue.

"Oh, it was just yesterday. A little fat man was spanked on the back. He said he played truant because he was too naughty."

"That kid is a tiger, and he keeps beating his father."

Although I only know the general direction and appearance, it can be regarded as a breakthrough.

Based on the suspect's clothing and appearance, and from the mouth of Uncle Zhang who has been active in this area all year round, this person is likely to be a member of the "Tiger Head Gang".

For the time being, Romer wasn't sure if the news of his betrayal had spread, so he didn't dare to contact the search department, so he had to stabilize the adults and decided to go alone to rescue the children.

It's just a private gang, Romer is still very confident in dealing with it.

Let's find Mo Xun and the others to meet up after settling the matter here.

……

Time hurried to noon.

The grand banquet finally came to an end. During the banquet, the results of the silent auction had been counted. With Ye Zi, the heir of the capitalist, checking in, they almost bought all the items they wanted.

And judging from what Ye Zi bought, he bought 18 pieces of golden leaves, two cans of Ganqingzhiquan, and 19 plants of Xingyun grass. Almost all of them were bought at the lowest price when the items were sold out.

It can only be said that capitalists will not lose money even if they buy things.

Finally came the public auction.

Moving from the lobby on the first floor to the fourth floor, the number of people participating in the public auction environment was reduced by half compared to the banquet. Either there were no attractive items in this issue, or the lack of financial resources left the venue early.

The public auction can be held in the lobby or in the private room. It is better for Mo Xunji not to show their faces.

He was led to the private room by maid No. 174.

The small room is only six or seven square meters, with a long sofa, a wooden coffee table, beautiful landscape murals on the left and right walls, and a projection screen covering the entire wall in front.

The scene in the auction house was displayed on the projection screen, just as if the front wall did not exist.

Warm tea and fruit plate are used as after-meal digestion, but Comrade Lixiang can't even eat a grain of rice.

"Lying badly" on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling with blank eyes, gently stroking her bulging belly with one hand.

"I feel like I don't want to eat anymore in this life~"

Mo Xun rolled his eyes, but there was no consolation, Li Xiang should also teach himself a lesson about this kind of thing.

Speaking of which, I ate no less than Lixiang.

The reason why she looks like a normal person is because of the additional attribute of [eating], the digestion ability is many times stronger than that of Lixiang.

After resting for more than ten minutes in the private room, a sound finally came from the center stage of the auction venue.

"Dear gentlemen and ladies, on behalf of Shengteng Commercial Bank, I would like to extend a grand welcome to all distinguished guests!"

"I am Xu Hang, the auctioneer of this auction."

Like Yuexia, Gongshu is also a family, and it can be regarded as a respectable family in the empire, but there is still a certain gap compared to the seven families that Ye Zi mentioned.

Gongshu's surname is also a surname taken after the family has grown and grown, following the example of the Qi family.

"Welcome everyone to participate in this Lomi Kazia Autumn Maple Auction. A total of 376 items have been prepared for this auction."

"In addition to the 342 items shown in the album, there are 34 additional items to be auctioned. I believe everyone has already selected their favorite items and is ready to receive surprises!"

Xu Hang's voice was calm and heavy, and the honorifics and diction in the words accompanied the voice, which gave people a solemn yet humorous feeling.

"Then, I announce that this auction will officially begin!"

Accompanied by a burst of polite applause from all the staff and guests, the first lot rose slowly from the middle of the object.

"First up is our first lot."

"No. 48 Workshop of Yuexia Heavy Industry, using 48 times of refined black pattern gold and Sun Star Meteor [-] as the base material, headed by first-class blacksmith Lu Zhi, took four months and eight days to create the miraculous armor: Yangyan armor!"

"This set of armor can resist the attack of the fourth-ring attack magic without operation, and the coordinated defensive circle can resist even the sixth-ring magic."

"At the same time, there are a total of six synergistic amplification circles engraved on the two palms, elbows and shoulders, and the front of the helmet, which can especially enhance the elemental magic of the fire system."

"The Armor of Yang Yan, the starting price: 2000 black gold coins, the single price increase shall not be less than 100 black gold coins"

"Now--"

"Start shooting!"

　The transcripts are all fake.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)