Originally, I thought that the Ampeseta family was deservedly at the forefront of the era in the field of research on the awakened people, but at this moment, it was suddenly discovered that someone had already far surpassed them.

This fact is somewhat ironic and somewhat alarming. Elizabeth thought for a while before she spoke slowly, "A lot of things...... I'm too far away from you to find out, but I can be sure of one thing...... The so-called 'thief of heavenly fire', he is definitely not alone. ”

"What do you mean by not being alone?"

"Yes, to be exact, he would not have been able to do this without the support of a huge force behind him, and the Ampeseta family would not have been able to do this without the awareness of the Ampeseta family." Elizabeth said in the affirmative.

"Could it be...... In addition to the three major families, there is also the Light Shadow family...... Is there another force? Xiao Yao asked tentatively, he remembered the guess he had before, was there really a third-party force involved in the footsteps of the Lantern Shadow Family?

"Impossible," Elizabeth denied, "though the Ampeseta family has speculated on the possibility of a third party, ...... That's the sentence, if there really were a third party, they would not have developed to such a huge size under the noses of the Ampeseta family. ”

Elizabeth's words are not wrong, in the thousands of years of human beings, the power of the three major families has penetrated into all areas of the whole Kolo, and in terms of heritage and historical records, even the Light Shadow Family, which has the advantage on the frontal battlefield, cannot be compared with them.

A huge force hidden in the shadows of the world, unknown, secretly manipulating the development of everything in this world, this setting sounds very emotional, but it is completely impossible.

The real situation is that in this Kolo world, there can be no hidden forces outside the sight of the three major families.

"So...... What the hell is ......" Xiao Yao seemed to understand what Elizabeth meant, but that answer surprised him a little.

"Yes, it's a study of the awake. First the Light Shadow family is eliminated, and then the ...... is left We have three families. Elizabeth sighed, "Su, Typhon...... And, Ampesetta. In this world, I am afraid that only the three big families have the motivation and ability to do this kind of thing. Although we are nominally a united front, in reality we ...... Heh, you should be able to guess. ”

The three major families that have been facing each other for thousands of years, even if they are temporarily on the same front because of the emergence of a common enemy, how can the grievances and hatreds accumulated over the years be easily erased? Each family must have hidden many secrets of its own.

"If you don't know, then I'm afraid the possibility that the Ampeseta family is behind it has been minimized, then...... Is it the Typhon family or the Su family? Xiao Yao held his chin and thought.

It is obvious that the three families cannot fully trust each other, and each family must have its own exclusive things. So...... What happened in Jiu'an City, which big family's secret?

"Yikes! That's right! Elizabeth suddenly clapped her hands as if she had thought of something, but it startled the pensive Xiao Yao.

"What do you think?" Xiao Yao asked in surprise.

"I've heard one thing about Jiu'an City - there is a secret high-end auction house in Jiu'an City, called 'Devil's Deal', which hides in the shadow of the city, auctioning things that walk on the edge of the law." Luo Mengyun explained to Xiao Yao, "Some things that are auctioned in the 'Devil's Deal'...... It has set foot in the transcendent realm. ”

"You mean...... That clubhouse has something to do with what I'm talking about? Xiao Yao understood what Elizabeth meant.

"Because Jiu'an City is so 'clean', all records related to supernatural power have been completely annihilated along with those things that have been sucked away." Elizabeth said, "This is the only one thing I know of about the transcendent nature of Jiu'an. ”

"As far as I know, I'm afraid that these extraordinary events in Jiu'an City are all related to a certain extent, and it seems that I need to go to that 'devil's deal' to take a look." Xiao Yao thought and said.

"yes, I just heard about this auction house from my dad by accident. The Devil's Deal's place seems to be an organization related to the transcendent realm. However, Dad felt that the auction on the edge of the transcendent realm was meaningless to our family, and he never responded. ”

"As a result, these 'edges' are one step ahead of you, and they have achieved the miracle of creating the awakened?" Xiao Yao said half-jokingly.

"Uh...... Who would have thought? Elizabeth stuck out her tongue, "Although I don't have an invitation to the 'Devil's Deal' in my hand for the time being, you should be able to gain access to the 'Devil's Deal' by holding my ruby as a token of the Ampeseta family." ”

"Well, then, I'll borrow your name." Xiao Yao smiled slightly, he already had a plan in his heart.

Elizabeth smiled and held Xiao Yao's hand: "Use it casually, we are destined to ...... anyway" The girl's face was slightly red, and the second half of the sentence was so small that it was inaudible.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing?"

"Nothing?"

"I say nothing, it's nothing! Listen to mine or yours? ”

“…… Okay, well, listen to your ......."

……

Xiao Yao has to admit that throughout his two lives, it is the first time he has come to this gray area walking on the edge of the law.

After communicating with Elizabeth for most of the day, he had arrived at the venue called "The Devil's Deal".

The dim light flashed across people's faces, the narrow corridor was filled with a dull range, the faces of people coming and going were extremely cold, and the occasional eye contact was quickly staggered.

Xiao Yao ignored the precious auction items displayed on both sides of the road and walked quickly, and his hurried vision only vaguely captured antique porcelain from a few years ago, iron swords sharpened like clay, high-purity sapphires, and aged wine hundreds of years ago...... Many of the things here are treasures of incalculable value, and many of the auction items here have even been put on the verge of the law.

Xiao Yao thought that he could try to report this place after he was done, after all, he was a good law-abiding citizen.

He only paused in front of an auction item, a bronze mask with a patina covered in a few cracks on it, and the mask was carved with hideous animal teeth, and even a few dark red marks...... It's like blood.

Xiao Yao read the introduction of the exhibits next to the mask, this gluttonous beast face seems to have been used as one of the cores of an evil god sacrifice in ancient times.

It looked like a very evil thing, Xiao Yao nodded, so it was not surprising that he had captured the remnants of extraordinary power from this mask.

This bronze face, with the remnants of supernatural power, has a sky-high price, and is displayed at the end of this narrow room. Xiao Yao speculated that this was a screening, a dividing line, screening out auctioneers who wanted to get involved in the transcendental, and dividing the auctions between mortals and the transcendent realm.

It seems that this so-called "devil's deal" really has a deep connection with the transcendent realm. Xiao Yao lowered his head, quickly walked to the counter at the end of the room, and held Elizabeth's ruby to the administrator with an expressionless face.

"I wonder if there's anything here that would interest us Ampesetta?" Xiao Yao put on an unfathomable look.

The administrator, who was small and looked like an underage girl, raised his head in surprise and looked at Xiao Yao.

"You!" Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and wanted to grab the girl's shoulder.

The girl reacted with great speed, leaned to one side, dodged Xiao Yao's grasp, and then leaned against the wall, I don't know what mechanism was touched, the wall reversed, and swept the girl's body over.

Xiao Yao frowned and slowly withdrew his hand.

It's a transcendent, and that girl is a complete awakener. She must have suppressed her transcendent aura before, causing her to not recognize her identity until he looked at her.

Interesting, very interesting, this is the first awakened person he met in Jiu'an, and it seems that the transcendents of Jiu'an are not all half-human and half-awake people who cannot be identified like law enforcers.

It's just a pity, presumably the local awakens know something about so many strange phenomena in Jiu'an City, and if they can catch her, they should be able to ask a lot of questions.

Xiao Yao thought about whether to break the wall and continue to chase him, but this idea was quickly rejected by him, because he still didn't know the other party's position, and it was better not to do it.

Just as Xiao Yao was pacing back and forth thinking about what to do next, several well-dressed attendants walked up to him, and the person who took the lead said in a humble voice: "Hello guests from the Ampeseta family, we apologize for the presumptuous actions we have just taken on behalf of the hostess. ”

"Actually...... it's nothing," Xiao Yao said embarrassedly, "It's me who is too abrupt." ”

"The hostess said that her respect for the Ampeseta family could already be described as awe," the leading attendant continued, "so she will adjust herself before meeting you." Now, you are welcome to participate...... The real 'devil's deal'. ”

"The real 'devil's deal'?" Xiao Yao raised an eyebrow.

"Since you are a distinguished guest of the Ampeseta family, these mundane things here must be difficult for your eyes." The squire bowed, his tone more respectful, "And on the real 'Devil's Deal', we will offer truly attractive auction items. ”

"Oh? What is it? I'm kind of interested. "I can't imagine that even that bronze mask is just a "mundane thing" in the mouth of the attendant, and according to Xiao Yao's observation, it may even be a relic of an exceptional person! Xiao Yao became more and more curious about what kind of treasures would be put on the auction table in the real "devil's trade".

The attendant smiled mysteriously: "The devil has rebelled against the gods and tempted mortals to buy the authority that only the gods can bestow. And the so-called 'devil's deal' is to put the inestimable on our auction table and buy the authority of the gods with worldly money! ”