The auctioneer's strongly suggestive tone raised the expectations of the visitors on the deck.

There was still a faint look of memory on the auctioneer's face, and a heart-wrenching expression appeared on his face, and then he looked at the people under the stand and continued the pre-auction promotion:

"There is another thing that you don't know about this lot.

There was a small accident before the auction began, an important guest, before the auction began, suddenly submitted another lot to the organizer, this lot is very precious and special, so although it is too late to be listed in the auction, the organizer after careful consideration, or use this special lot to replace the originally prepared lot.

Yes, everyone knows by now that the lot that was replaced was lot 40! ”

Only then did everyone remember the list of lots in their hands.

Yes, the original lot 40 was the last stone sculpture of the goddess Eiffel completed by the late Master Refidic before his death. It is rumored that this life-size piece has been kept in the royal family treasury of the Holy Noche Kingdom, and it is unknown why it was circulated.

With the status and value of this stone sculpture of the goddess Eiffel among all the works of Master Refidic, it is undoubtedly worthy of its name to occupy the highly recommended lot 40, and the lot that temporarily replaced it before the auction is obviously even more above it, so that the organizer can temporarily replace the original lot at the risk of being questioned for credibility!

After listening to the auctioneer's recommendation, the scene fell silent for a moment, and then there was a buzz, and the discussion spread like ripples on the water.

Andre couldn't help but say to Lin An: "I can't help but look forward to it when he says it!" ”

Lin An smiled, this auctioneer's infectious power is indeed extraordinary, not only because he is well versed in the art of language, but also because his own passion can infect guests, Lin An feels the auctioneer's sincere admiration and yearning in his words.

Curiosity has always been a major characteristic of women, and Lin An cannot deny that he has also been aroused by this auctioneer.

……

In the actions of Lin An and others next door. Ke Milley was also staring at the high platform with shining eyes.

She couldn't help but pull her cousin beside her, "What the hell is that lot?" Kress, don't you know? Uncle Truman is not behind this auction......"

She was glanced at by Kress and immediately silenced.

Kress said lightly: "I am not an internal member of the organizer, even if I am my father's son, I can't know the contents of the lot in advance." ”

Of course, this is only a perfunctory statement, although he cannot rely on his father's rights to interfere, but through Guò Yorkett, the list of lots has already been in the hands of Kress, but he really does not know that Lot 40 has been replaced.

Kress looked sideways at a corner of the ship's side. Hidden in the darkness, Yorkett seemed to be able to detect his eyes, and was looking this way, and then shook his head imperceptibly. His face seemed to be a little weak.

Kressie's face was slightly gloomy.

This idiot! Before, he also said that Robson was old and lacked energy, and handed over a lot of things to him, and the situation of the "Strings of God" was already in his hands, and now he didn't know anything about such a heavy thing as changing the lot temporarily!

……

Front row. Galileo looked at Andre, who was whispering to Lin An, through the crowd, and showed a meaningful smile, and said to Jacob: "Hehe, that lot will definitely surprise them." ”

Jacob was silent, looked at him, and twirled the goblet in his hand.

……

And in the midst of a heated discussion. Remus sat quietly, looking at the sparkling platform in front of him, a mysterious smile on his lips.

……

And in a very rear-back corner seat. Someone looked at the atmosphere on the stage, and anxiety flashed in their eyes.

"Oops, the atmosphere is too hot, will it affect our plans."

"No, that's our chance!"

Another voice said. "Lot 40 is so eye-catching that it takes away most people's attention. Then the next few lots, no one will pay attention, it is convenient for Amani to act at that time! ”

The man who spoke before thought for a moment, "Yes, it's me who is too nervous, with Amani's ability, it will definitely go well!" ”

……

At this time, many customers could not stand the auctioneer's repeated sales.

"Merck auctioneer, don't procrastinate, hurry up and invite that lot out!"

A guest in the audience wearing a ranger's mask stood up and shouted, looking at his face that was not covered by the mask, he seemed to be very young and had a hearty voice.

No one present was rude to the young man's urging and agreed, and some of the guests who had not paid attention to the auction process in front of them could not help but sit up straight.

As one of the auctioneers' dedicated auctioneers for the auction organizers, the Merck auctioneer's attitude has only appeared a few times, and each revelation has brought a big surprise to everyone.

"Well, it looks like everyone can't wait.

So, let's see, tonight's lot 40, the statue of the Virgin—"

Lin An raised his head suddenly.

Her gaze touched the poignant portrait that could only slowly rise from the sparkling pool water, her face changed suddenly, and she was almost about to lose her posture and stand up the next moment, but she was held down by John's beside her, and then a person's soft laughter came from her ears, Lin An suddenly became extremely in the current environment, and suddenly reined in the drastic expression.

"Thanks, John." Lin An couldn't help but turn his head and said.

John shook his head, his expression slightly weird, "Someone reminded me in my ear. ”

……

And in the opinion of Galileo, who had been watching in this direction from a distance and since the portrait appeared, Lin An's reaction was within a reasonable range, and it was not at all abrupt compared to the stunned reaction of the people around him who unconsciously opened their mouths - of course, in terms of the sanity of a mage, it was still a little excessive, but this was not enough to prove anything.

Galileo couldn't help but be disappointed, and looked at Jacob, transmitting the sound.

"You said it right, judging from the first reaction, I can't find out whether she has anything to do with the fall of the saint - even the first reaction is so well hidden, I'm afraid her city is not as immature as it looks."

Jacob was also slightly surprised, and then said: "The one who is even more disappointed should be the people of the Holy See." ”

In their direction angle, of course, there was no movement of John to suppress Lin An. Otherwise, there may be a different answer.

"The Holy Maiden is dead, and I wonder what is the use of the Holy See in tracking down the cause of the fall of the Holy Maiden - didn't they send it themselves?" Galileo said with a slight sneer.

"The Holy Maiden was the bait they sent to the ice field, and she was supposed to bring a dozen strong men to the burial, or let the Holy See harvest a group of powerful slaves out of thin air. Now that the Holy See has worked hard to cultivate the Holy Maiden, but nothing has been found, of course, it is necessary to find out the culprit. ”

If the eleven strong men who survived on the flying boat died, or became servants of the Holy See because of the cursed judgment, then the entire ice field battle would be changed, and then a large number of necromancers suddenly appeared by the demons would deal a fatal blow to Merlin, and even the outcome of the legendary battle would be rewritten. Then the Holy Empire and Perre may have already moved north now, how can there still be such a stalemate as now.

Therefore, for the factor that led to the change of the curse of judgment, the Holy See absolutely hated it. Jacob was only curious, since the Holy See had already suspected that Venerable Lin, and even wanted to test the other party with his hand, why didn't he just kill her?

This could not help but make Jacob ponder the power behind this Master Lynn, which may be far beyond his imagination.

Galileo looked at him with a slightly strange look. "You know the Holy See's intentions, and you still trade with them?" As he spoke, his face changed, "The teacher reacted a little strangely when he mentioned this to me, are you hiding something from me?" ”

Jacob smiled slightly, "We have a back relationship. It means that the Tower of Dolan will not leave Merlin, and my father almost took half his life to me, to your master. It is also impossible not to vote. ”

"You mean the Holy See on the ship......" Galileo's face changed and he fell silent.

His gaze swept to several corners of the seat, and the objects at the end of his gaze were a kind old man, a calm middle-aged nobleman, a strange person who couldn't see his body like a cloud of smoke, and a girl under the age of sixteen......

At this time, they were all intently staring at the double black woman sitting on the right seat in the front row. I didn't know that my fate had been chosen.

……

In the other position, Remus tilted his ears slightly. As if hearing something, for the first time there was a second expression on his face other than a smile, his brows twisted slightly, and he said to himself:

"It turns out that there is such an inside story, it's really interesting!"

He looked in Jacob's direction with interest, then turned to Lin An's position, and finally looked at the high platform again, with a hint of expectation on his face.

……

The statue of the Holy Maiden, as beautiful as a blood-stained angel, had risen directly above the pool, and the shield that surrounded it burst with a bang, revealing the whole painting in its entirety:

Blood, feathers, iron crosses, beautiful maidens nailed to thorny, rusty iron crosses.

Blood flowed down her smooth calves, and in the middle of the girl's chest was a broken iron sword, and the girl held her head high, and the holy white pillar of light enveloped her, and despite the scars on her face, the girl in the middle of the portrait did not have a trace of pain and despair, only endless firmness, faith, and unapologetic pursuits.

Seeing the content of the whole painting clearly, Lin An's face was not different, but the constricted pupils in the depths of his black eyes diated and relaxed slightly:

No, no, it wasn't what she saw when she was judged by the curse.

The poignant image of the fall of the saint left a deep imprint on her heart. Lin An clearly remembered the poignant despair in the lake-green eyes that appeared in the blonde hair, and in this painting, the details of the scene are safe and consistent, but the saint is glorified as a holy and unapologetic devout person.

Lin An did not doubt the purity of the saint's faith, just as she did not doubt the resentment and despair in her heart after the saint realized who she was pushed into this situation before she died!

And about the knot in his heart that led to the death of the saint, Lin An has already passed it.

She calmed down completely, and began to ponder the reason for the appearance of the statue:

What is certain is that the statue of the Virgin has undergone artistic beautification, and the position of the painter can be imagined.

Lin An didn't think that apart from them who had a direct relationship with the death of the Holy Maiden, there were people who could know the details of which picture, so excluding the suspicion that she and those Merlin powerhouses, the person who was most likely to have seen this picture and drew it out was-

Lin An's heart jumped suddenly.

So why did the statue of the virgin come out, and is it a coincidence that it appeared in front of him - no, no, it should not have appeared, but it temporarily appeared in place of the original lot 40.

Lin An turned his head to look at the audience.

She suddenly felt a strong sense of murder.

……

There was silence in the audience. The holiness in the portrait is breathtaking, and the feeling of wanting to worship involuntarily rises in my heart, and an unprecedented feeling of emotion and tremor infects everyone!

After a short silence, the voices buzzed again, and people let out long sighs, and even the Fischer-Tropsch merchants, who had only money in their eyes, drew crosses on their chests and clasped their hands in prayer.

And many Merlin nobles buzzed and whispered, and from time to time they looked at the statue of the Holy Maiden with disbelief and uneasiness, and the deep emotion and yearning in their eyes, and the contempt and disgust of the Holy See in the past. At this time, it seemed that there was a little wavering.

The biggest shock was almost the touch of worship, and the shock at first sight was imprinted in my heart.

But not everyone was shaken by the portrait. After a few Merlin nobles came back to their senses, they couldn't help but stand up in anger when they saw the reaction of the audience.

"Bold! There must be some kind of demagogic magic on this portrait! That's what those sticks do! The organizers are so bold to let such a disastrous thing appear in the auction, do you want to commit treason! ”

A gray-haired old man stood in the crowd of several nobles. Raise your hands and shout, "Wake up!" Wake up! ”

Lin An touched Johann, and Johann stood up knowingly and raised his voice:

"Wise gentlemen! Ladies! I am a fighter who has just returned from the front! Among my colleagues, there may be your father, husband or son! They may have slept in the cemetery. Maybe it's getting ready to go, maybe it's already coming back! ……

Don't be fooled by a mere portrait, Merlin's loyal soul is unshakable! Merlin's great ancestors are watching us from heaven! The heroic spirits of our ancestors are looking down on us!

-- Iron Blood, Loyalty, and Generational Blood Feud. It is the blood that will always flow and be inherited in Merlin's bloodline!! ”

The more John spoke, the more excited he became, and he slowly and genuinely roared with great excitement, and at last he woke up many of the Merlin nobles present, and they could not help but feel ashamed of their weak will and convictions.

Lin An was behind John. The spiritual power had already stared at the sources of several murderous qi that had erupted against her, and then suddenly shocked by what was happening around these people who were staring at her.

……

Not far away. A middle-aged aristocrat stared at Lin An.

“…… Not bad! My loyalty to Merlin is unshakable! May my life prove it! ”

Suddenly, a sharp shout sounded behind him, and the body of the middle-aged nobleman who had already begun to walk towards Lin An shook suddenly, but a dagger had already sunk into his chest, and the middle-aged nobleman reached out to cover his heart, lowered his head, and fell down in astonishment with wide eyes!

The owner, who was originally holding the dagger, quickly blended into the crowd after a blow, and no one even noticed his actions.

And in the eyes of the guests who heard the chant and just looked back, the middle-aged nobleman seemed to commit suicide after swearing his life to prove his loyalty, and his hand was still tightly pressed on the dagger, which showed that he was resolute and firm in his oath!

The crowd couldn't help but exclaim, and some nobles had admiration in their eyes!

……

Coincidentally.

"The ancestors are above, and the ignorant juniors ask for your forgiveness!"

Less than a foot away from Lin An, an old voice said in a deep voice.

In front of that voice, the silver-haired old man felt the murderous intention, his face changed, his aging movements suddenly became rapid, and he rushed towards Lin An's direction, but his body suddenly weakened halfway, and the young man beside him who seemed to be a junior seemed to hug the old man's body softly but forcefully, and his expression was real and exclaimed.

But the old man in his arms struggled violently, his hands and feet continued to spasm, and finally he fell to the ground on the deck, his forehead clinging to the ground for a long time, as if he was extremely excited and repentant.

People gave way to the old man who was pious and repentant, until his juniors turned over the old man's body and found that his face was blue, as if he had died of an emergency caused by excessive excitement.

……

The death of the two nobles made the feelings of the guests even more chaotic, and the scene was in a commotion, and many people left their seats and stood up.

In the chaos, it was not that no one noticed the strangeness of the death of the two nobles.

But in the eyes of most of the guests, they were being inflamed by the loud cries of the old man and John before them, and they wanted to show their ambition and have the shout before they died. Under the preconceived thoughts, the hidden killing actually blinded most people, and occasionally some of the first doubts, they were also assimilated by the surrounding environment, thinking that so many pairs of eyes could see more clearly than themselves.

The other two or three assassins who were hiding in the shadows had not yet noticed the death of their companions, but their intuition, which had been wandering between life and death all day, could feel the malice lingering around them, and the crowd around them had hidden murderous intentions against them.

Realizing that their identities might be revealed, they immediately abandoned their disguises. Together, they sped up and hurried in the direction of Lin An.

From above the chaotic crowd, it seemed that three swimming fish were walking against the trend, quickly coming to the vicinity of Lin An.

Lin An had already locked the source of murderous energy. Seeing the target approaching, he didn't retreat but advanced, walked into the crowd, and almost approached head-on with a girl who had covered up, and he could even see the stunned flash in the other party's eyes!

Lin An smiled at him with murderous intent.

The girl was startled. His face changed instantly, and when he was about to pounce forward, suddenly a coolness flowed into his earholes, and he felt a sharp pain in his brain, and he suddenly lost consciousness!

The spikes of mental power were drawn from the ear holes, and the girl fell backwards into the arms of a waiter.

Materialize mental power. Within a zhang of the Lin An Center, there seems to be an invisible and qualitative flowing water, and the people in it can't feel its existence, but as long as Lin An'an moves. The vacuum-like spiritual power instantly turned into spikes, sinking into the most vulnerable parts of the human body, easily taking the assassin's life!

The other two assassins did the same, stirring their brains a few times before pulling them out, and the two stunned assassins were dumbfounded. The wide open eyes seemed to ask, "Aren't you already injured and lost your mental strength?" ”

The next two Assassins, one after the other, also fell into the attendant's arms.

After eliminating the three assassins, Lin An faced the people who were chasing and killing the assassins. smiled meaningfully—

The three of them were dressed as waiters, and their ordinary faces could hardly be remembered, and they were shocked to find that the assassin had suddenly collapsed, and a trace of blood was flowing from his ear.

Seeing the smile of Lin An, who was targeted in front of them, they were slightly stunned, and then as if nothing happened, they hugged the fallen assassin and screamed-

"Miss! Are you alright? ”

"Another fainted! She needs fresh air, carry her out! ”

Then, before the people around him could react, the dead assassin was carried out of the crowd, and the guests who had seen the lady unconscious at the ball gave way.

The killing machine disappeared, Lin An did not let down her vigilance, Shiryl stood behind her not far away, and Andre fixed the auctioneer on the stage with a petrified ray, and the auctioneer was then caught by the two nobles who rushed to the stage.

……

Not far away, Jacob and Galileo, who were seated on the edge of chaos, retreated to the side of the ship, and Jacob saw the death of several assassins near Lin An, his blue eyes flashed slightly, and he was shocked after thinking about it.

"Spiritual power? ......" he seemed to be talking to himself.

"What did you say, Jacob?" Galileo didn't hear it.

Jacob shook his head, "It's fine. ”

Sir Robson stood beside them, looking at the somewhat chaotic scene on the deck, frowned, and smiled bitterly at Jacob, "Your Highness, in order to follow your instructions. The old man has gambled his entire net worth, along with the reputation of the past ten years of business! ”

"There's nothing wrong with your gambling, and in the eyes of most guests, it's just a little mess, isn't it?" Jacob smiled. In order not to disturb the scene, he also took out a group of the most trained dead soldiers in his hands, and at present, it seems that he is in control.

Very well, the result was quite smooth, most of the guests did not notice the killing that was happening around them, and in the midst of the incited crowd, they even began to be hostile and attack the group of Fischer-Tropsch merchants who were sitting together.

However, they did not completely lose their minds, and when they got on the ship, they had already unloaded their weapons, and some of the Fischer-Tropsch merchants knew martial arts, and under the resistance, there were no casualties for a while.

Finally, a waiter in black vest uniform appeared at the gangway, and with a predetermined gesture of "one qiē end", Jacob nodded, and motioned to Sir Robson:

"Alright, you can get those guards and warriors you hired to come up, and we can end the curtain perfectly!"

Sir Robson was already nervous about the situation on the part of the Fisto-Trop merchants, and he knew that there would be death tonight, but that unrelated guests could not die, so Jacob signaled him to immediately signal the guest guards he had recruited to appear.

Eight Black Iron Sword Saints with swords and more than twenty armed guards appeared on the deck, immediately stabilizing the situation that was on the verge of getting out of control.

……

On the edge of the riot, Cress escorted Kemili to the edge.

He looked at the belated Black Iron Swordmaster and a team of guards, his keen nerves smelled a strange smell, his eyes swept across the audience, and he accidentally swept over the left side of the ship, and noticed Sir Robson standing with Jacob Galileo, his face sank suddenly.

On the other side of the boat, Lin An stood with some noble ladies who had withdrawn from the chaotic crowd, and after Andre was sure that the auctioneer had been charged, he returned to Lin An's side.

"Good work, Andrey." Lin An nodded at him.

Andrei waved his hand and asked with some displeasure: "Ann, why don't you let me do it myself." "The presence of the assassin is clearly related to the painting and the auctioneer.

"There's also a third party involved."

Lin An said in a low voice, "They seem to have known about the assassin for a long time, but they waited until this time to make a move, even if they helped, they were not completely on our side." ”

Andrei's eyes were cold.

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you Xia Worm _ Yu Bing Da, Fei Xin Da Da and Yang Lingfeng Da reward! o(n_n)o~

There are a lot of characters in this chapter, all of them interspersed, many of them are described at the same time, so in order to let everyone see clearly, I had to use ellipses to distinguish clearly, so I divided them into pieces, which caused me to arrange the order so confusing when I reworked it later - I hope you don't find it confusing.

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