"Everyone is almost here."
The underground of Oxon Auction House is a much larger space than the hall above. However, many places inside are no longer within the scope that players and customers can enter and exit at will. What is reflected through the magic lights
In the psychedelic passage, many customers from all over the world are gathering in one of the basements, but these gathering scenes seem to be under the surveillance of other people: "We...can we...
here we go?"
"Have all the people we invited arrived?"
"Most people have arrived, but..."
The two figures in the darkness looked at the image displayed on the magic screen in front of them, and their words were filled with an unrecognizable turbidity: "A few important people are not here."
"……snort."
As the light on the screen surface continued to flash, a figure wearing a black butler uniform gradually became clear: "The arrival of the adventurers is just a foil. It doesn't matter whether the candidates for the throne come or not, but if
It's the city lord and those people who didn't come..."
"The plan this time has lost its meaning."
"This plan was originally a gift from fate."
Another black figure replied in a low voice: "I also listened to the suggestions of several adventurers before holding this large-scale auction. If the other party does not come, it will just be a waste of this gift, hehehehe
…”
"The restoration has already embarked on a prosperous road. Old El must not have had time to understand what we did, so he lost this opportunity... We still have the next time, and the next time." The black shadow that looked like a butler slowly
He lowered his head slowly: "It's just that I originally thought that the city lord who likes 'freedom' would be interested in the auction proposed by the adventurer. I didn't expect that in the end, he didn't come..."
"You don't have to blame yourself, maybe it's just because of what happened last night." Another dark figure responded in a low voice: "The city lord at this time may be busy dealing with the troubled aftermath, so you don't have to worry about it.
The shadow of the past, the excessive inferiority complex about one's own plans..."
"snort!"
As if mentioning his pain point, the guy in black dress covered his shoulders, but the humiliating anger in his eyes slowly extinguished after a period of suppression: "Adventurers... huh, they don't know how.
There’s no chance it will interfere with our plans again.”
"We should pay attention to the existence of adventurers." Another dark figure pointed at the increasing number of visitors in the hall on the screen, and nodded with emotion: "This is my conclusion after living in this city for many years.
One of the lessons learned is that although they are very weak, they are not afraid of death. Every time at a critical moment, they can always create many miracles..."
"...Are you going to bow down to these weak people?"
"No, I don't want to bow to them, I mean... take advantage of them."
He reached out and tapped the figures of some players in the center of the screen. There was a hint of pride in that person's voice: "They have never been united, especially in the City of Freedom. If we can show
If we are strong and promise huge profits at the same time, the threats from these adventurers will not be feared at all, and they... will take care of themselves."
"Like those scapegoats?"
"Like those scapegoats."
Lying down behind his seat, the shadow's voice was full of another form of longing: "If the Magic Empire can be rebuilt, wouldn't everyone be our ministers? The Empire, the Principality, and the Free City.
The city lord, and these adventurers who have taken the lead for us...which one is not within our scope? For the sake of the great cause, temporary tolerance is worth it. As long as we can get our own future, their surrender can only be doomed.
It’s just fate.”
"Let them get lost in their daydreams. Our plan will eventually come true." He finally said in a low voice: "This auction is a proof. You can stay here to recuperate and enjoy it."
The adventurers' performance, their greed and distrust... will be staged before your eyes soon."
"...I have seen their greed and aggressive character many times before." The black figure wearing a black butler uniform was silent for a while, and then replied in a low voice: "I don't know about those people inside the empire.
Guys, is the plan going smoothly..."
"Don't worry, they currently have a huge advantage, plus Old El's restraint... huh?"
The two people's voices suddenly paused, and they stared at the center of the screen, where the figures of several players were gradually appearing, and then led by a certain businessman into the auction hall. Belonging to adventurers
Their dressing up and attire would not attract anyone's attention in this place full of money and power, but many people's attention was still attracted by those players, several of which belonged to private rooms exclusive to the player guild.
Inside, there were also bursts of discussions and orders: "Look, look, look...that person is Xue Ling Huan Bing, right?"
"How come the guys from Wings of Liberty...came all the way here?"
"How did they get in? And the players next to them..."
"You guys go outside and check the list of participants in this auction..."
There was a slight fluctuation in the gorgeous auction hall due to the appearance of Duan Qing and others, and then gradually stopped with the decisions made by several guilds, but the guys who knew some of the inside stories still did not stop talking:
"Those people...are the guys you met outside before?"
"Including Xueling Huanbing and Xuyu Liushang, they all appeared in the battle last night."
Mephisto, who was sitting in the private room, nodded lightly and glanced at the figure of a man next to him: "So I just disgusted them a little bit..."
"... We are no longer the devil's paradise we used to be. At least we must maintain basic respect for the strong." The man with his legs crossed and his wine glass tilted his head in thought for a while, but his voice in response was full of indifference.
: "If we can learn from Wizard and have the opportunity to invite a few powerful players to join us, Devil's Paradise may be able to get rid of the embarrassing position of always being at the bottom of the league rankings..."
"It's impossible, just give up." Mephisto glanced at the other party sideways, and then pointed to a room not far away from them: "Have you forgotten..."
"Does Xuyu Liushang have anything to do with those guys?"
In a room not far away from them, a player who had been staring outside for a long time slowly lowered the curtains in front of him, then turned around angrily and slapped the "corpses" of the two players next to him:
"Get up! Stop pretending to be dead! Does anyone at the venue know..."
"Huh... let me sleep for a while..."
"Aren't there still a lot of empty seats..."
"Kora, your sister! Get up!"
The player named Yun Jingbu knocked the other two players off their respective lounge chairs with three punches and two kicks. At the same time, he pointed at the scene of people outside and said: "That woman is here too!"
"Who is that woman..." The red-haired man rubbed his eyes and blew bubbles from his mouth. After a while, he suddenly woke up: "That woman?"
"Is what the old devil said before true?" Another fat man named Immortal Star Soul also quickly got up: "She is actually back?"
"Not only did he come back, but he also brought several reinforcements."
Yun Jingbu stretched his head again and stared in the direction of Duan Qing and others and said without looking back: "A man and two women, one of whom is dressed very uniquely... Well, that man seems a bit familiar.
Ah, is it the one who appeared in the competition server during the auditions before... Huh?"
"Isn't that guy Xueling Huanbing?" He suddenly shouted: "Did that woman join forces with Wings of Freedom?"
"What?"
"The Wings of Freedom are coming to our Free City?"
The two players who were completely awakened finally rushed to the window of the private room and began to fight for the position of the window with their respective bodies: "Damn it, the world is not chaotic enough. A group of lunatics next to it have just started to fight for independence..."
"Hey, maybe this is one of their plans! While we are turning our attention to those Restorationists, we will look for an opportunity to settle in the City of Freedom..."
"In order for the plan to go smoothly, they sent an advance team and also found a guide who was familiar with the local area. This person is Xu Yu Liushang..."
"Wow, it's so insidious and ruthless. Only that woman can come up with such a plan... Hey, hey, don't squeeze, don't squeeze..."
boom!
Next to where several people were, the door of the private room was suddenly opened forcefully. The angry madman carrying two swords walked into the room, and then fell towards the man who was holding his head due to the impact of the door.
A certain fat man on the ground glanced at him: "You guys... what are you talking about?"
"The real master is here, the real master is here!" The red-haired demon resurrected hurriedly kicked the fat man away from his feet, and at the same time pulled the instructor who had been training them strictly for the past few days to the window: "Come and tell me something.
Tell me, what is that woman’s evil purpose?”
"Evil purpose?" The double-sword warrior was stunned for a moment, then followed Yun Jingbu's finger and looked in a certain direction in the center of the hall: "Oh, they... I don't know."
"I don't know? Then why did you blow your hair last night?"
"Could it be that we went out for another night of drinking and then came up with crazy ideas while drinking?"
"Frog and the others just told me that you were still walking with that woman..."
"And that Snow Spirit Huan Bing, they are together! Don't tell me you ran over just to tease..."
"Cut the nonsense!"
Finally unable to restrain the veins on his face, the angry maniac yelled and suppressed everyone's voices: "If you continue to talk nonsense, you can put more weight on me and run ten kilometers cross-country! There is also Snow Spirit Magic Ice
Who is she and what does she have to do with us here..."
"Xue Ling Huan Bing, Xue Ling Huan Bing." Yun Jingbu tapped his arm: "That's the one from Wings of Freedom, the opponent we just played in the finals..."
"Oh, that woman."
The man with the double swords, who finally had an impression, scratched his head and muttered in reply: "Labour and management have just seen Liu Shang, so how can they have time to care about others... Uh, I mean, our team competition finals are over again.
It’s not a sparring match, it’s not normal to forget your opponent!”
"Besides... don't worry, according to my understanding... they should have nothing to do with each other."
"ah?"
"I said, they should have nothing to do with Wings of Freedom."
Turning his attention to the direction where Duan Qing and the others were sitting, the angry maniac said calmly: "Those people..."
"It seems he is on a mission."
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A luxurious stage, colorful magic lights, delicious waiters, and expensively dressed bidders... As time goes by and the atmosphere is deliberately created, an equipment auction that looks extremely exciting and adrenaline-pumping is just around the corner.
Under the background of various lights and hawking, it appeared in front of everyone. With the appearance of a certain auctioneer who was dressed strangely and had a strange voice, the auction, in which the quality and quantity of the items were unknown, officially began.
But for Duan Qing at this moment, this is not the first auction he has encountered in his gaming career, nor is it the most gorgeous auction he has ever seen.
The only thing this auction allowed him to see was how far the so-called "illegal" could go.
"The King Benikir Stone produced in the north of the Free Continent! A gem used by the imperial royal family! Anyone who owns it will have the same luxury as the emperor of the empire!"
"Bellilomu Potion, a whole box of powerful potion! A freshly baked alchemy product! With just a few drops, all the men here can regain the majesty you have never felt before! Show that you are the most majestic man.
Charm!"
"The Horn of O'Hali comes from the horn of the O'Hali dragon in the Andachel Mountains! The highest-grade material pursued by magicians, the sharpest weapon prototype in the hands of warriors! But please be careful, the seller of this product has not obtained the approval of the Mages Council.
With the permission of the Warriors’ Home, please bear all the trouble caused by this on your own..."
"The Ilf people from the northern highlands! Women! Slaves just sold by the pirates! They are beautiful, they are homeless! Which lucky person will take them back to his home and accept the freedom from freedom?
What about the baptism of mainland ‘civilization’?”
"While I'm glad you brought us to this place..."
Duan Qing stared dumbly at the pieces of "goods" that appeared on the auction stage. Duan Qing murmured to a businessman next to him: "But this kind of auction is really a bit too eye-opening.
a little……"
"The Free City is such a place, you have to learn to adapt." Garr, rubbing his hands, looked at several adventurers who were also silent around him, and replied to Duan Qing with a smile: "Once you accept it...
Maybe you will also be interested in these things."
"maybe."
Looking around at the auctioneers who kept raising their numbers, Duan Qing sighed and said, "But even if we are interested, we don't have that much money."
"Oh, the Garr Chamber of Commerce also operates a loan business." The smile on the old man's face became even brighter: "Because we are acquaintances... I can give you a 50% discount."
"Forget it, it's probably just the money we earned from selling our truckload of goods anyway."
Looking away from the women on the stage who were being auctioned as goods, Duan Qing curled his lips and replied: "By the way, we paid such a high price... have you done that?"
"That, hahahaha... that, that..."
The old man's eyes kept flickering, and finally he looked at the next item on the stage and shook his hands: "Let's watch the auction first, I believe..."
"You adventurers will be very interested in what follows."
This chapter has been completed!