On the second day of the auction, Qu Jianlei and Nutrients arrived early in the morning and continued to visit the peripheral markets.
There are still a lot of good things, but not many that can make Qu Jianlei excited. I don't know if he overdrawed his luck in advance.
The regrets are not too small, but they are within the tolerance range - I can't bear it even if I don't want to, because I really don't have much money left.
In the evening, seeing that there were fewer and fewer people at the auction, Nutrient suggested leaving.
He believed that those who had brought treasures should have produced almost all the good stuff in the early stages.
"These people first sell things that are temporarily useless before they can collect enough money to enter the main auction venue to bid."
Qu Jianlei thought what he said was reasonable, "It seems like you can just walk around the peripheral auction house from now on."
Nutrients couldn't forget the blinking technique in the early morning, "Find a place to practice again after dinner?"
Qu Jianlei shook his head, "That's not necessary. There are so many people out there right now, and there will be plenty of time when the auction is over."
Yesterday, he was a little itchy and tested the blink. Now that he had basically mastered it, he felt that it was not appropriate to cause trouble again.
Nutritional Agent shook his head slightly, looking somewhat regretful.
The two of them returned to the courtyard, where Kross was cooking. This guy's cooking skills didn't look bad.
Corona's injuries have also improved a lot. She is a thin girl about 1.5 meters tall with a delicate appearance.
She was still covered in bandages, but she didn't look too bad. When she saw the two of them coming back, she even stood up to say hello.
When Qu Jianlei saw the two of them, he thought of yesterday's main auction.
With the appearance of the one-horned bronze figure and the divine inscriptions on it, if it goes to the main auction house, it should be relatively easy to sell it for two billion.
If you're lucky enough, it's possible to sell it for six to seven billion, but the bronze man is not a magic weapon, and the upper limit is limited.
Corona seems a bit introverted and not particularly talkative - mainly because Qu Jianlei's aura is also a bit strong.
Koros is a little better. If anything happens, he can talk to Nutraceutical.
He knew that this thin man could be assigned to move the Supreme, but after all, he was still A-level, so it was easier to get in touch with than the Supreme, right?
Nutritional Agent responded with a few words without any pain or itching. He was not cold and cold, but the status gap was just there.
Kross couldn't care less. In addition to asking about the auction house, he also wanted to know when the two of them could leave.
The nutritional agent said simply, "You designate a place, and I can send you two there at any time to ensure your safety when you land."
Kross hesitated and asked, "Isn't there anyone following you?"
The nutritional supplement rolled his eyes at him when he heard this, "It's just your little money...what's the point?"
He didn't think so, but Koros felt uneasy. Two billion was really an astronomical number he had ever come across.
The two people in front of them took out the money without hesitation, which is indeed trustworthy. "Can we leave with you?"
"This is really..." Nutritional Agent felt a little inconvenient, but finally said it.
"Okay, actually what you sold us, including helping you intercept the Supreme... the price is not cheap."
Only then did Kross understand why the other party had this attitude.
At the time of the auction, I might have been satisfied with the price, but the problem was that there was still a huge gap.
While the two were talking, Qu Jianlei suddenly stood up, dodged, grabbed Corona and shot away, "Run!"
The reaction of the nutritional supplement was not slow either. He was just stunned for a moment, grabbed Koros and rushed outside.
The next moment, a medium-sized cargo starship pierced the night sky and crashed heavily into the ground.
With a loud noise, the starship firestorm exploded, igniting a raging fire.
The place where the starship hit the ground was less than a hundred meters away from the small yard where they were, which was someone else's yard.
The fire explosion directly destroyed the small courtyard, and the air wave collapsed most of the walls of the surrounding courtyards.
Both Qu Jianlei and Nutrient used Flash Flash, and even though they were each carrying one person, they were already two kilometers away.
Kross, who originally wanted to resist, was stunned when he saw this, "Is this... man-made?"
Nutrients blinked twice before speaking in a deep voice, "It's artificial, isn't it a bit too much?"
The expression on Qu Jianlei's face was also a bit strange, "But the starship crashed...is it such a coincidence?"
Nutrient took out his watch and said, "I'll ask, but let's find a safe place first."
They rushed out out of desperation and did not consider anything else. They were worried about the power of the fire explosion, so they mainly wanted to run as far away as possible.
The place they were in now was also in a residential area, and there were people around them looking at the four of them in shock.
Especially Corona, who was covered in bandages, was really a bit dazzling under the illumination of the street lights.
"Let's go, let's go," Qu Jianlei continued to flash while carrying Corona, Nutrients let go of Kross, "Follow me!"
The four of them turned a few corners and disappeared into the night.
When he came to a small forest, the nutrients began to contact him, and Qu Jianlei released his senses to see how the small courtyard was doing.
The next moment, there was another loud noise, but it was unknown what was in the starship, and it exploded again.
The power of the fire explosion was even greater this time, and many surrounding houses collapsed.
Qu Jianlei and the others were nearly three kilometers away from the explosion point, but they were still able to catch the strong vibrations on the ground and the air waves hitting their faces.
"At least a dozen people have died," Qu Jianlei muttered softly, not sure if it was a simple accident.
Not long after, an official starship arrived at the scene and sealed off the surrounding area, while city guards came to the rescue.
Nutritional Agent also sent an off-road vehicle over. After the four people got in the vehicle, they quickly left.
Not long after, news reached his watch.
According to official announcements, the power system of the cargo starship was aging and parts fell off, causing the accident.
Qu Jianlei snorted, "Can you find out the detailed reasons so quickly? I don't think it's credible."
He himself is good at maintenance and has a lot of say in this aspect.
Nutritional Agent also believed in his judgment and sighed softly, "But I don't think it's necessary to deal with us like this, right?"
The impact of a medium-sized starship bursting into flames is still very large, and the damage caused cannot be underestimated.
Qu Jianlei agreed with his point of view, "The key is that this method is useless to us... What are you trying to do?"
Even if they didn't learn how to blink, they still had enough time to escape when the starship fell from the sky.
Judging from the known consequences, if they had not caught the Koros brother and sister and escaped, the brother could have basically run away with his sister.
Those who cannot escape in the surrounding courtyards are ordinary people or low-level awakened people who are less alert.
If the purpose of this starship is the four of them, there is something fundamentally wrong with the planned action.
"I'll go find out more," Nutrient stopped the car and disappeared into the dark night.
This place is more than thirty kilometers away from the fire explosion site, so it should be relatively safe.
Qu Jianlei also got out of the car, alertly sensing his surroundings.
Although the off-road vehicle is comfortable, the space is too cramped, making it difficult to respond in time if something happens.
The next moment, the big-headed butterfly started spinning, "Three crew members of the starship ejected in an emergency, and one of them was slightly injured."
Qu Jianlei asked silently, "What's the cause of the failure?"
The big-headed butterfly turned around again, "The three people claimed before ejection... that the power system was in emergency speed and was difficult to control."
"What about coaxing ghosts?" Qu Jianlei smiled disdainfully, "Have all the braking protections failed?"
Xiaohu is also aware of these situations. "What is certain at present is that it is indeed an emergency."
Qu Jianlei was speechless when he heard this - I wouldn't go so far as to bring trouble, would I?
Given the empire's technological level, the probability of vehicle accidents is not high.
In the atmosphere, the probability of an accident to a starship is lower than that of an aircraft, and even lower than that of a ground vehicle.
Now the starship has crashed and actually destroyed the house. This is not much higher than the probability of being hit by a meteorite, right?
At midnight, Nutritional Agent finally got the latest news.
The fault was indeed caused by man-made damage to the power system and protective devices.
The crashed starship had been blackmailed before, requiring the other party to pay 200 million bearer notes, otherwise the starship would be destroyed.
The current problem is that more than one starship has been blackmailed, and two have crashed.
When the news came out, the planet's government issued an emergency order prohibiting all starships from taking off.
Fortunately, the order was issued in time, and it was dark at night, so not many starships took off.
After inspection, it was discovered that more than ten starships had been damaged.
The means of destruction are the same, by scanning the outside with specific rays to destroy the power system and protection system.
The saboteurs not only used high-tech weapons, but also operated at a very high level, with no trace of damage visible from the outside.
The destroyed starships were located in different areas. It can be determined that it was an organized gang behavior.
And these damaged starships have all been blackmailed without exception.
There is also news that although more starships have received blackmail messages, their hulls have not been damaged.
However, the blackmailers' actions were also very rampant. After learning that the government was investigating, they sent out new blackmail messages.
They claimed that the matter would not end like this, and that if the fees were not paid, they would resort to more bloody methods.
When Nutrients presented the news, his expression was a little weird.
——The government believes that the purpose of this gang may be related to the ongoing auction.
At the auction, most people used bearer banknotes, and this is what the blackmailers wanted.
Moreover, there is a huge appetite to blackmail so many starships at once - it would be impossible without the Supreme Being involved.
So now the government is considering whether to negotiate with the organizers and take some actions.
Terminate the auction? This is unrealistic... Not to mention the hundreds of supreme beings who rushed over. Don't the supreme beings have no face?
However, the government believes that if the auction had not attracted so many supreme officials, they would not have been able to conduct a detailed investigation and the matter would not have developed to this point.
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