Lu Fan was not surprised when he heard this name. Instead, he felt that the name sounded very consistent with what he had experienced along the way.
"Underworld is a dark organization that is rarely known to the world. Its origins are earlier than that of the Martial Alliance. It is difficult to trace back to which dynasty it was built. However, in various unofficial historical books over the past hundreds of years,
You can see their shadows everywhere.”
"This is a businessman organization that only operates in the dark world and never sees the light of day."
"Every item they have collected at home and abroad in the past hundreds of years is enough to shock the whole world."
"But that's not what they're most proud of."
When Dongfang Yanran said this, she paused slightly: "The thing that makes Underworld proudest is the official recognition."
"Officially recognized?"
Lu Fan was slightly startled: "You mean, the authorities are aware of the existence of the underworld and support their activities in the country?"
As we all know, the current official protection of cultural relics has reached the point where any transaction within three hundred years is considered reselling of cultural relics, which is illegal.
The huge cultural relics organizations that he had heard about when he went to Beijing have almost completely disappeared in recent years. They were either killed by superiors and imprisoned, or they moved overseas and lived miserable lives. They have long lost their former glory.
However, a huge disguised cultural relics organization like the Underworld can be officially recognized. Needless to say, the cultural relics that can appear in their hands are at least national treasures. Needless to say, there must be some shady tricks in it.
"In fact, there are not many cultural relics in the hands of the underworld. Although they are the largest and oldest auction organization in China and even the world, they rarely handle cultural relics, especially some recorded cultural relics, and they will not easily
If you touch it, even if you encounter it, you will take it down and hand it over to the authorities."
Dongfang Yanran's words answered Lu Fan's question: "In other words, they use the huge influence of their organization to collect cultural relics from all over the world and hand them over to the upper levels, and the upper levels protect their actions in China. Is this what you mean?"
Dongfang Yanran nodded: "That's right."
"Then what are they auctioning?"
Lu Fan asked curiously: "Since it is not a cultural relic, for the sky-high price of 40 million tickets, what else in the world can attract the interest of these people besides cultural relics?"
"What's in your hand."
Dongfang Yanran suddenly said: "Shennong's Wish, Merman's Tears, Muchen Beads, King Yu's Nine Cauldrons, Water Dividing Sword...these items that exist in real records and myths make everyone in the world flock to them, spend all their property and even
It’s something that life also wants.”
In Lu Fan's shocked eyes, he saw Dongfang Yanran sighing slightly: "Ten years ago, the finale treasure at the last Ziwu auction was a glazed lamp that was said to be able to connect Yin and Yang and awaken the memory of the deceased. Legend has it that the lamp contained within
, there is a gray flame, called the Fire of the Netherworld. After it is ignited, it can communicate with the underworld. It was discovered by a local master in a Shangchao tomb during the Republic of China. He found it useless, so he kept it at home and used it as an oil lamp.
"
"But since this thing appeared in the home and was lit for a long time, many strange and strange things happened in the home of this native master. When the native master realized that something was wrong, he threw them into the pigpen. Later, the times changed, and after several changes, it was finally
It fell into the hands of the underworld. After decades of research and multiple verifications by the underworld's 'True Ting', it was confirmed that this object is the divine object, the glazed lamp, that appears in the records of Shang Chao and Qin Dynasty, and can connect yin and yang."