The atmosphere suddenly changed from serious to somewhat ambiguous.

Anna watched Raymond's expression gradually become a little lewd, and said in a strange tone, "Hey, hey, hey, you brat, are you trying to make another crooked idea?"

Raymond rubbed his hands and said with a flattering look on his face: "Um...Teacher Anna, you didn't tell me there would be an auction tonight, and I didn't bring much money with me..."

Anna saw through his poor performance at a glance, and said with a joking smile: "I told you earlier, and you brought the money?"

At the end, she didn't forget to hit the target, "Do you have money?"

"..."

The corners of Raymond's eyes were full of black lines, which was not such a slap in the face.

However, he does still have more than one million quarks in the system package. But in today's formation, no matter how much money it is, it is not enough to fill the gap.

Anna had no intention of teasing him any more and said, "I will take a photo of it for you later. After all, the manuscript is not for sale exclusively today, so the price won't be too high."

Raymond showed unexpected joy, "Thank you..."

"Don't be happy first, this money is lent to you. You will have to pay it back later!"

Anna, like a qualified miser, counted on her fingers and said: "Reviving the war will require a lot of money... to buy equipment, to recruit personnel, to build ships... it is a bottomless pit. So, wait for you later

Now that you have money, you can return this money to me."

"This is no problem."

Raymond always felt a little guilty about being merciless, and felt like he was being cheated. After thinking about it, he took the initiative to ask: "That...couldn't it be a loan shark?"

Seeing his serious and cautious look, Anna couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Of course not."

She showed her trademark shrewd fox smile and added: "I'm just curious, how many secrets do you have hiding from me? Tell me...for example, how did you become Aldrich's disciple?"

?Also, how did you get those three-barreled strange guns? Why do I feel that except for your name, everything you say is fake..."

Hearing this, Raymond breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a loan shark or a cheating mission, everything would be easy.

"It's a long story...there was a troubadour..."

"speak English!"

"I can't explain it in a few words... How about we talk about it later?"

"..."

...

After listening to Anna's introduction, Raymond realized that the White Shark Tavern's "status in the world" was much higher than in his game.

The owner behind the tavern has great supernatural powers. It is said that he has some contacts with almost all the major forces in the Black Sea. Even the famous pirate groups on the reward list have informants in the tavern.

Therefore, many shady things can be openly discussed here.

For example, the ransom transaction for meat tickets,

And tonight's blatant stolen goods auction.

"Look, the man at the auction table is Chapman, the owner of the White Shark Tavern."

Raymond looked in the direction of Anna's gaze and saw a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face. He was wearing a straight suit, a black turtleneck tights, pointed leather boots, and short shiny hair. He looked as strong as a male bear.

The bulging muscles seem to burst the clothes on the upper body, and the visual impact is extremely strong.

Hmm...like the kind of "thug in a suit" who always keeps a straight face.

Raymond swallowed his saliva, his eyes seemed to see a mountain of flesh, and he could not recover from the shock for a while.

However, he also had some murmurs in his heart.

Logically speaking, this kind of guy who seems to be very good at fighting should be a key NPC in the game, so why doesn't he have no impression of himself?

Since the White Shark Tavern has such an awesome NPC, how can it not be famous in the game?

...

One after another, people entered the auction venue, and before long, dozens of temporary booths were filled with people.

Raymond glanced briefly. Although most of the people's faces were hidden by their cloaks, he could roughly guess a few of them. Those who really wanted to reveal their identities were probably all the famous boss-level figures in the past games.

The auction was hosted by a scantily clad bunny girl.

When the choppy girl came on stage, Raymond glanced over unconsciously.

"Yo, you like this?"

But it was this glance that Anna captured.

She turned her crystal eyes and looked at the bunny girl with interest, imitating Raymond.

But she was not like Raymond who looked at it secretly. At the end, she commented generously, "The front is curved and the back is curved. Men all like this one."

Raymond glanced at Anna's graceful figure under the cloak, and said quietly: "No matter the appearance, temperament, figure... they are far worse than you..."

Not as old as you... He didn't dare to say these words.

"Yeah, I have a good eye for it."

Anna nodded solemnly, with a satisfied arc at the corner of her mouth.

...

There are all kinds of weird things on offer at this auction.

Weapons, guns, martial arts, magic potions, various sea beasts, crystal nuclei, magic, alchemy products... everything is available.

However, a few items appeared to be normal, while most of the other items seemed to have come from erroneous sources.

Like a knight's armor with a certain lord's exclusive heraldry, a long sword that has been handed down from generation to generation in a certain family, or a product that was robbed from a certain chamber of commerce some time ago...

Anna herself also took a photo of an item, "The Logbook of the Nahir".

A diary with great gimmicks but little practical value.

This is the logbook found on the iron-clad ship "Nihil" that has been missing for thirty years. The only thing that attracts Anna is that this ship disappeared in the nightmare and then floated out again thirty years later.

.

Of course, not only is the hull now in tatters, but the crew members are all dead.

The only valuable thing is some route, ocean current, and wind direction data automatically recorded in the machine.

But everyone knows that the ocean currents and wind directions in the Nightmare Ghost World are not regular at all, and even a logbook is of little reference value.

Anna still stubbornly took a photo of it.

Raymond didn't stop her from spending such a sum of money. Instead, he looked through it with interest. After discovering that it was garbled data, he lost interest.

...

"The auction item below is the 'Sword Codex of Soderos'. The price is 3 million quarks per copy, and it is limited to three copies."

Finally it’s the turn of the handbook.

“The price is so low?”

When Raymond heard the price, he was very surprised and a little confused in anticipation.

This kind of top-level swordsmanship inheritance would never be left for auction on ordinary days. Now by chance, there is one, and the asking price is so low?

Even for beginners in swordsmanship, this is abnormal.

Bunny Girl: "Before the auction, we have an obligation to explain one more thing to you. We have verified that this note is indeed the note left by Sodros himself. However, it is only half. The note only contains moves and no qi methods, so

Its value is greatly reduced.”

Raymond understood this statement.

It's like the "Evil Sword Technique" in novels. It only has sword moves and no mental skills. The power is in the sky and in the earth.

However, this was what he expected. This castrated swordsmanship manual was also a popular version that players in previous games could obtain through normal channels.

But even so, the auction price was too low.

At this time, there seemed to be some insiders nearby, and they started shouting.

"Only half of this manuscript is still sold for three million? I heard that this thing is not only sold in Philip's Territory, but dozens of surrounding territories are entrusted at the same time. It is basically a street stall. I can't guarantee that it will be sold in a while.

, you can learn it at any kendo gym for a small amount of money."

The auction girl calmly explained: "The only thing our White Shark Tavern can guarantee is that the auction item is the original, unedited version. As for whether the employer sells it elsewhere, this is beyond the scope of our explanation."

Someone said again: "It's just half a basic swordsmanship book. Even if it is Sodros's inheritance, it is not of high value."

Although most of the people participating in the auction had their faces covered, it is possible that those who entered here were more or less people of some status. The appeal of this incomplete elementary swordsmanship is really average.

There was a lot of talk, but very few people actually took action.

Finally, it took a while before the first person called out the price.

"The guy who is selling this thing on consignment is also a thief. It seems that the price is not high. If you sell dozens of territories at the same time, you will make no less than selling the original. That's all... I should spend a little money to buy peace of mind. You guys from the White Shark Tavern

I can still trust your reputation.”
To be continued...