"Brother, this mask is so ugly" Ariel pulled the black and white mask on her face dissatisfied, they have come to the underground auction, with the addition of Grek and Ravel, he can rest assured that Lan Coco and Iluli will be with them, and he and Ariel will enter the underground auction first, according to the regulations, everyone must wear a mask.

"Be quiet, don't take off your mask" They were in a VIP seat, a certain distance from the crowd, and their view was just enough to see any corner of the auction.

Said to be an underground auction, they were actually still in a mediocre building on the ground, but the curtains in both places were closed, and magic lamps were dotted on both sides, and the scene seemed a little dark.

"Oh... Got it."

"Well, I'll make you a better mask later"

"Really!" Ariel said in surprise, her voice almost startling Ayton, and hurriedly asked her to be quiet.

Fortunately, the auction had already begun, and no one noticed them, and a seductive-looking, scantily clad woman was on stage introducing an 'Ancient Famous Sword'

But in Ayton's opinion, it was just a 'rare' sword, and the hilt showed signs of wear, presumably stolen goods.

"Brother, what kind of mask are you going to make?"

"Look what you like" Seeing that nothing happened, Ayton also talked to Ariel, in the dark cave, he also learned a lot from tailors, and he made those two backpacks.

"Brother, I remember that you used to tell a story about an ordinary person who was bitten by a mutant spider, and then had superpowers, and from then on put on a spider mask to do chivalrous deeds"

"Ahem" Ayton choked on two mouthfuls of saliva, looked at Ariel, imagined her wearing a Spider-Man mask, and shook her head again and again: "No, that mask has to look good with a spider tights, you don't fit"

"What about the Batman mask?" asked Ariel, blinking.

"Batman's words, it's not appropriate," Ayton thought about it and refused. At this time, the second item on the auction floor, the fruit wine made by the forest elves, I heard that the forest elves can only drink it during the New Year's holidays, and it has the effect of eternal beauty.

And this kind of thing forest elves are rarely spread out, and they are extremely rare.

"Forever!" Hearing the word, Ariel's attention instantly shifted from the mask to the auction item. The dark elves have a lifespan of 500 years, but only the last 100 years are considered to be in the aging period, and the face slowly fades, but as long as it is a woman, who will not care about their appearance.

"Don't listen to her nonsense, a bottle of fruit wine can last forever, what is the use of the legendary fountain of life"

"Oh," the golden light in Ariel's eyes faded, and this kind of thing could be understood when she thought about it.

"It's okay, Ariel will always be the most beautiful in my eyes"

"Really, compared to that Ilully, and Blue Coco."

"Together, the two of them don't look as good as you," Ayton said without hesitation. In fact, they can't be compared together at all, they can only say that they have their own merits, but in front of Ariel, he must say so, otherwise... The consequences Ayton couldn't imagine.

"Hee-hee, of course" Ariel happily leaned into Ayton's arms as she looked at the third lot. A female slave, human, and specially trained by others, the most basic shame and dignity have long been worn out.

Different from the dullness of the first two auctions, the people in the audience instantly became excited and bid one after another. That's the main topic of underground auctions.

After a fierce bargain, the female slave was bought by an obese nobleman for 1,000 gold coins, and the gorgeous and neat clothes could not hide the ugliness and disgusting on his face.

After that, several human slave girls were auctioned, and they were bought by some human nobles and big businessmen, and they didn't care about other people's eyes, and directly acted on the spot.

Seeing that a nobleman seemed to want to 'demonstrate' on the spot, Ayton hurriedly held Ariel's eyes. "Don't look at it"

"What's not to see here" Ariel didn't care, but still didn't break free, and obediently lay on Ayton's lap. Later, a strong male orc slave was auctioned off and bought back by a nobleman to work as a householder.

"Isn't there no forest elf," Ariel finally couldn't help but say, "Then wouldn't we be busy in vain?"

"Wait, the forest elves are said to be God's favorites, and their average appearance is the best among all the races in the continent, so naturally they are also the last"

The auction is coming to an end.

"Next up is our finale item" The enchanting auctioneer pressed the last syllable: "A pure forest elf... Maiden!"

As her words fell, an iron cage containing forest spirits was pushed onto the stage, looking only about 13 or 14 years old, the same age as Iruli, with short green hair, blown-out skin, and emerald eyes that revealed a hint of fear, which was pitiful. Although the elf's appearance was indeed outstanding, the crowd below did not react much.

"Looks like we've come to the right place this time, Ariel," Ayton whispered. It is estimated that a few days ago, a group of nobles bought forest elves privately, which caused the anger of the elf kingdom, and the Yaolan Kingdom arrested a group of nobles and prepared to throw them to deal with in order to maintain diplomatic relations.

Seeing that there was silence in the audience, the bewitching woman obviously expected: "Don't worry, we will hide the information for the customer, and that matter has been settled, everyone can rest assured"

"And that forest spirit is still a place, believe me, you can use it with confidence"

Don't worry, let you go, what did you say last time, but as a result, you're still staying in the Marquis's Palace. The people on the scene are still silent on the surface, but they are secretly scolding in their hearts.

The bewitching woman sighed secretly, but she was not disappointed, because the order given to her by the master behind her was to sell it if she could, and try to win over another nobleman as much as possible.

"1000 gold coins" A person suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of the bewitching woman, and her heart was suddenly happy, after operating in the underground auction for so many years, she knew everyone's voice and information clearly.

His name is Rust Willy, about fifty years old, a great nobleman in the south of the Thornlands near the Emerald River, and one of the two counts of the Thornlands (the other is still drinking tea at the Marquis's Palace), he was extremely lustful when he was young, I heard that he once captured a female forest elf privately, and made people's stomachs bigger, and he didn't come to the last auction for some reason, if he succeeds in wooing him this time, he will definitely get a reward from adults.

Ayton frowned, there was still someone who dared to buy elf slaves under the nose of the envoy, and then said loudly: "2000 gold coins"

The bewitching woman just wanted to make a final decision and sell the forest elf to the earl, but there was actually another person who made a bid, and it was actually a teenager who listened to the voice. Although she didn't know him, she couldn't blatantly break the rules of the auction, and the highest bidder would get.

The Earl hesitated for a moment, and said again, "2500 gold coins"

"Hiss" Ayton took a deep breath, he couldn't come up with any more money.

"It's just looking for death," Ariel sat up and said coldly, according to the plan, if you can't buy a forest elf, then you can only touch his house at night to 'steal'.

"2500 gold coins, is there anyone who pays a higher price, if there is no one, this pure elf is the possession of that lord" After a pause, seeing that no one was bidding again, the woman was instantly happy, and she still hoped that the earl would buy it.

Ayton didn't say anything more, his attention was always on the nobleman, who didn't seem to want to leave yet, and the two of them continued to consume him like this.

.......

"Next is the final auction item, a mutilated treasure map" Because the forest elves were bought, the bewitching woman's tone was relaxed.

There was a burst of boos from the audience, what is the use of a mutilated treasure map, and the devil knows that this is the real treasure map, maybe it was scribbled by a little kid, or maybe this so-called treasure has already been excavated.

The host seemed to see what they were thinking, and continued, "This treasure map was given to us by a large team of adventurers, and it is said to have been dissected from the belly of a large sixth-order demonic beast. ”

Everyone is noncommittal, this kind of thing that cannot be evidenced, as long as there is a mouth, you can say it.

"I guess it's very likely that a strong man was swallowed alive by this monster, and the belongings he carried also entered his stomach, and according to our identification experts, there are no traces of corrosion on the surface of this treasure map, and it is roasted by fire and washed with water, which will not cause the slightest damage to the surface of this treasure map, and even ordinary swords will be cut continuously."

"Then why is it still called a mutilated treasure map" Someone in the audience finally couldn't help shouting, they felt that this was too.

"This gentleman can ask yes" The bewitching woman did not get the slightest anger: "According to our appraisal experts, this treasure map needs to be at least a fourth-order powerhouse, and it is only possible to cause damage to this treasure map by using a 'rare' weapon that can infuse fighting energy."

She couldn't help but accentuate her tone, "I've never seen paper with such toughness, so this must be a peerless rare treasure map, if someone discovers the mystery, it will definitely be able to leap into the sky and become a peerless master"

"10 gold coins" A person in the field said loudly, which made the woman's eyelids jump uncontrollably, such a low price is purely looking for something.

"2000 Coins"

The young man's voice sounded, making the bewitching woman look happy, thinking that the young man had been successfully fooled by her, and hurriedly said: "Congratulations to this VIP, 2,000 gold coins, is there anyone who pays a higher price?"

In the end, the 'treasure map' successfully fell into Ayton's hands, and the others secretly laughed at him for being stupid and paying 2,000 gold coins for a harder piece of paper.

But Ayton didn't think so, he only bought the treasure map so he could follow the nobleman. As far as he knew, the items bought at the underground auction would be exchanged in a special room, and he would have an excuse to follow the nobleman and find out his identity.

After a while, the Count seemed to lose interest, and stood up to leave the premises.

Ayton and Ariel followed him to the next aisle, but were stopped by an attendant on the way, "Are you two here to pick up items, please come here"

The two of them had no choice but to give up, remembering the nobleman's clothing and figure, and followed the attendant into another small room to receive the treasure map.

"What kind of treasure is this, a drop of water" Ariel looked at the water droplets displayed on the 'treasure map' with a puzzled face, which looked like tears, surrounded by a criss-crossing maze and several marked danger areas. But they had no idea what this place was, and the crippled other half, they didn't know what it was.

"Whatever, let's go out and meet them first," Ayton took the treasure map into his arms and walked briskly out of the building with Ariel.

"Big brother, how is it, are there any of my clansmen inside?" asked Ilully eagerly when she saw the two of them come out.

"There is indeed your clansman, but he was bought by a nobleman for a higher price" Ayton whispered: "We have remembered the size of that nobleman, he is about to come out, let's avoid it first"

In order to avoid being noticed, only Blue Coco was by her side at this time, Ravel and Grek were on the other side of the building, constantly watching the movements, and meeting them as soon as they found someone with the characteristics of the forest elves.

After another moment, a slightly chubby, richly dressed nobleman walked out, followed by several family guards, followed by a petite figure wearing a cloak, much like the forest elf that had been auctioned off.

"Elully, is it your people," Ayton looked at Elully.

"Yes, I can feel that she is my people, and I seem to know her," said Iruli, and the forest elf seemed to look at Iruli as well, and the two eyes met instantly, even though they were separated by two cloaks, they still felt each other's presence.

Just for a moment, a guard blocked the sight of the two, and the forest elf seemed to say something, but he was still forcibly taken into the carriage.

Ilully couldn't help but stand up, and Ayton took her hand and whispered "Iluri, sit down first".

"But, big brother," Illuria looked at Ayton anxiously, but it was impossible for them to rob people in public, he knew very well that the city was mainly ruled by the Marquis of Thorns, Funovic, and even if he succeeded, he would not be able to get out of this city.

"Ayton, I know that nobleman" Lan Coco suddenly said in a loud voice: "It seems to be called Rust Wiley, a big nobleman in the south of the Thornlands, it is said that he used to be extremely lustful, and he also captured a forest elf woman, and almost had a diplomatic conflict for this"