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The arrival of the Night Moon Chamber of Commerce has made Winter Snow City lively, and the number of pedestrians who come and go on weekdays has doubled today.

Near the center of Wintersnow City is a luxurious building that is resplendent and even comparable to the scale of the City Lord's Mansion - it is the auction house owned by the Night Moon Chamber of Commerce.

The auction is about to take place, and the people who participate in this auction are gradually arriving, some of them are gorgeously dressed and behaved in a high-profile manner; Some wore cloaks on their heads, and were silent,

Wealthy merchants, aristocrats, as long as the powerful people in the neighborhood can get tickets, all came.

This is not only an auction, but also a symbol of power and status, and poor ghosts who can't get on the stage can't get into the venue with limited places.

In an inconspicuous corner near the auction house, Luna in the form of a black cat and Black Hand look at the luxurious building not far away.

"I can sense that Lillian is in that building." The black cat raised its fluffy paw and pointed to the auction hall not far away.

The black hand in disguise pretended to glance at the three-ring symbol of the Night Moon Chamber of Commerce inadvertently, lifted the teapot unhurriedly, and poured himself a cup of tea.

"That's the territory of the Night Moon Chamber of Commerce, and according to Scott's agreement with Tash, our people can't use their privileges to enter casually."

"Then you won't get a ticket!"

"The auction is about to start, there is not enough time, and we are spies, not robbers. When the auction starts, there are masters in charge, and we can easily expose it, so we can only wait for the evening to try it out. The black hand took a sip of the cheap tea in the teahouse and said helplessly.

The black cat propped up its body and pointed at the black hand with the cat's paw, "Do you want you to cook it?" None of this can be done! ”

"It's easy to say, if it's exposed, people can't be saved, and we can't get out." The black hand spreads his hands.

"Humph! I see that you didn't want to contribute at all, and humans are really unreliable. ”

Luna twists her head and gives Blackhand the back of her head, looking disgruntled with him, but Blackhand has a bitter word.

Lillian had his life in his hands, and he had to save it. But in the final analysis, the black hand is just a subordinate, and it is difficult to do things under the hands of the nobles without being discovered.

"I think we'd better change places and go..."

"Huh! How did that nasty human end up here? ”

"......, which one do you say?" The Black Hand looked at the dignitaries not far away with some curiosity, trying to find out what Luna said about 'hating humans'.

"That's it! The man who just got out of the carriage. Luna gestured to the gray-haired man in the white gown.

"He, he is Reese, the second son of His Majesty Andrew, and he may be the next Grand Duke in a while, he should have been invited to this auction, what, do you know him?"

"Well, yes, Lily and I went to the Naia Desert with him."

Hearing Luna's answer, the Black Hand's expression was a little strange.

He had also met this second son in Andrew's Mansion, and unlike ordinary noble children, this guy seemed to be very reluctant to deal with his peers, and he really didn't know how Luna met him.

"Wait! He's going to the auction, right? Luna said with surprise in her tone.

"yes... You don't want to be yourself..."The Black Hand seemed to understand Luna's thoughts.

"Don't be verbose, let your people wait here, I'll come as I go, ready to answer me at any time. Remember, if Lily has a three-long and two-short, you won't have a good time! ”

The Black Hand shrugged, "Okay, all for Lilian-sama..."

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After his father's plan was achieved and he ascended to the emperor's throne, the eldest brother Peter followed his father to the imperial capital.

When he became the emperor, the crown prince naturally wanted to be established, and Peter successfully became the heir to the royal family.

However, Andrew, who was born in the north, did not want to completely abandon his roots, so Reese, who was originally idle, was recalled by his father to Wintersnow City and became the heir to the Grand Dukeship.

When the ritual is ready, Reese will become the new Grand Duke of the North.

Although he didn't want to inherit any title at all, to become the leader of the North...

However, after all, Andrew's blood is in his body, and he can't completely ignore the family's assignment, so he can only put aside his own affairs and come back to inherit the title of Prince Rausch.

Reece had already thought about it, since the title had fallen on his head, he would continue, but so many troublesome affairs in the north should be forgotten.

Anyway, the gang of power holders in the palace don't want him, the new Grand Duke, to take over their power as soon as he comes to power.

I'd better be an 'honorary duke' who plays birds and beasts, and I think they will be happy.

Reese, who had little interest in power struggles, thought.

Of course, this may just be his wishful thinking...

"Lord Reese, this is the auction house of the Night Moon Chamber of Commerce."

"Oh, it looks like it cost a lot of gold." After listening to the guide's introduction, Reese replied casually.

"That's right, when the auction house was built, I was in Wintersnow City, and it took the Tash people three years to complete it."

"But the income is much more than the investment, the Tash people are famous for making money, and our gold coins have also been earned a lot. This Night Moon Chamber of Commerce comes once a year, I'm afraid it's here to collect money. ”

"Looks like Lord Reese is interested in the Night Moon Chamber of Commerce!"

"If I wasn't interested, I wouldn't have come." Reece smiled.

Speaking of interest, Reese is more interested in the silver-haired Lori who saved him in the first place. But since he left the Naia Desert, he has never seen the silver-haired Illya again, which makes him a little melancholy.

Good things are always memorable, and so is Reese.

"Meow~"

A black cat suddenly ran out of the crowd and jumped onto the roof of the car in front of Reese, staring at Reese with two black eyes without blinking.

The black cat's hair is smooth without a trace of flaws, its body is flexible and elegant, full of spirituality, and its black pupils seem to have complex feelings.

"Be careful, adults, this wild cat may scratch you!" The guide rushed to chase the black cat from the carriage.

Seeing that the guide was going to drive away the black cat, Reece immediately stopped him, "It's okay, this black cat was originally my pet." ”

I don't know what to ask, this kind of common domestic cat in the countryside, he can actually feel a trace of familiarity.

He held up his palms and called out to the black cat:

"Luna."

"Meow~"

Hearing the call, the black cat jumped lightly, jumped on Reese's palm, climbed down his arm to his shoulder, and rubbed Reese's face affectionately.

Reese's body stiffened unnaturally, and then returned to normal, but his expression became a little strange.

Seeing the black cat squatting affectionately on Reese's shoulder, the guide was a little embarrassed, "It turned out to be Lord Reese's cat, I'm sorry for me..."

"It's okay, you don't know, I don't blame you, okay, let's hurry up and participate in the auction!"

With that, Rees turned and walked towards the door of the auction house.

The brisk steps were very different from the previous leisurely appearance, and the guide who watched was stunned.

Didn't you just talk about the Night Moon Chamber of Commerce in a hurry? Why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden, it's still a while before the auction starts...

The guide was puzzled, but he was worried that he would be blamed by Reese, so he also put aside his mind and hurriedly followed.

He didn't notice that the cat's tail wrapped around Reese's neck, with a hint of dull blackness, had already imprinted a red line on Reese's neck...

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