After coming out of Sister Sue's place, Luo Di took me straight in the direction of the drama theater. I had never heard of a drama before, so I was a little curious when I entered the theater for the first time. It is a huge semi-amphitheater with a trapezoidal staircase that surrounds the central stage. The interior of the theater is resplendent and splendid, as if it was specially built for high society. But Roddy's introduction to the theater shattered my fantasies.

Roddy took a small numbered sign, and then looked for two positions at the back. Although we arrived early and could have sat in the front, Roddy said that the position in front was too conspicuous. I can understand that, after all, he is different from me, he is two levels higher than me in the Authority, and he naturally knows many more people than I do.

Shortly after he sat down in the two positions he had carefully chosen, the guy actually dozed off again. Obviously, he had rested on the small minecart for a while.

"Chaoge, say something, I'm afraid I'll fall asleep before the auction starts." Under the mask, he squinted his eyes and propped his head on one hand, looking really sleepy.

"Why don't you sleep for a while?" I replied.

"That's not going to work, I'm afraid I'll wake up and find out I've been kidnapped."

Hey, do you have delusions of victimization? Too cautious. And I see that your usual work is obviously very easy, why are you trapped like this? Of course, I didn't say these words, after all, there are too many unknowns for Roddy. For example, how much influence does he have in the Authority? What is the relationship between him and Sister Su? How well does he know about the black market?

"If you don't speak, then I'll ask you instead. Do you like to watch dramas? He closed his eyes, trying to use the conversation to ward off his sleepiness.

"I've read some, but I haven't seen a show." I answered truthfully.

"Then let me guess which plays you've read...... Hmm...... "Essoclos"? "Sophocles"? Medea or Oedipus the King? Shakespeare must have read it, and I think you'll like Macbeth...... Molière may have read it too...... What about Chinese dramas, "The Peony Pavilion" or "The Legend of the West Chamber"? ......" He was completely lost in talking to himself, but he guessed quite a bit.

"How do you know?" I asked.

"I remember you told me that you thought Phoebe resembled Artemis, the god of the moon, and that you were referring to the god of the moon in ancient Greece rather than the shorter Roman name of ancient Rome. So I guessed the more famous plays of ancient Greece. Also, when you were on the minecart, you quickly discovered that some of what I said was taken from the Tao Te Ching, so I guess you like classical culture......"

Well, that seems to make sense. He opened his eyes at this time, and he should have been dozing and about to wake up. Then he looked at me and smiled and said, "Why don't you guess what plays I've seen?" ”

"Then can you tell me first, how long have you been in the New World?"

"Twelve years."

It's only been twelve years, and if he doesn't say it, I'd think he's the same as Phoebe or Uncle Aizawa, and he's been crawling around in the New World for at least a few decades.

"Beckett? Ionescu? Albi ...... Tennessee William? O'Neill is also likely to ...... Did you guess right? "I popped up the names of dramatists like announcing the names of dishes.

"That's a lot right. It seems that my new little brother is quite capable. He had the look of relief on his old fatherly face.

I just think you're weird, so maybe you'll like these ridiculous dramas......

Slowly, the theater became more and more crowded, and the commotion became louder and louder, and after a while, the venue was full. I glanced at the pocket watch I was carrying, and it was almost time for the auction to start.

Suddenly, the lights went out, and a few seconds later a light hit the stage – the auction began.

The auction is divided into three parts, the first part is the auction of rare treasures from all over the world, including the rare blue-green phosphophyllite in the world, there are famous paintings and antiques (I don't know which artist in the New World these famous paintings are from, and which dynasty the antiques belong to), as well as the auction of urban governance, saying that some urban areas are very special, and many people want to buy their governance rights.

Just when I was still thinking about what kind of urban area is special and what is the use of the right to govern the urban area. A new "treasure" was presented on the stage. It was a key, and then the host shouted out in a loud voice: "Thirteenth, Valhalla." The starting price is 600 million gold coins. ”

As soon as the words fell, the audience immediately exploded, and the sound of bidding quotations came and went, one after another, and the venue instantly became lively.

I turned my head to look at Roddy, who was unable to make out what Roddy's expression was now due to Roddy's mask blocking half of his face and the relative darkness. When Roddy noticed me, he leaned slightly towards me and explained in a low voice, "Now it's the right to govern Valhalla. ”

"Valhalla? Is it the temple in the Norse Viking faith, or the Hall of Fame in modern Germany? I pressed on.

"The Viking one. You should be able to guess what, right? Roddy didn't answer me directly.

The Valhalla Temple, also known as Valhalla, is in the belief of the Norse Vikings, but all warriors who die in battle will be brought to this temple by the Valkyrie and become guests of the temple, enjoying infinite glory. The city was named Valhalla because—"It's because it's a city of warriors and soldiers, right?" ”

“Binggo！” He snapped his fingers

I see, it's understandable why so many people are bidding. Although I have heard that war is forbidden in the New World, that does not mean that force is not important, at least because the Authority is at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Imperial Family because of its lack of troops.

At this time, the price of Valhalla City was ridiculously high, and the bidding voice had become sparse, and finally the city fell into the hands of an unknown person in the front row, well, I guess eighty percent of it was bought by someone from the Authority.

Valhalla City is the last item in the first phase, and there is a gap of about ten minutes after the city is sold, and then it enters the second part. At this time, a large cage was pushed on the stage, and the cage was covered with a red cloth. After the host came to the stage, he immediately ripped off the red cloth, and looked from a distance, only to see a young girl in a green dress in the cage sitting reclining. The presenter took a long fork out of nowhere and stabbed the girl in the shoulder. In the next second, the girl let out a mournful scream, and immediately her appearance changed, her eyes turned red, her nostrils turned one, her sharp teeth were exposed, and her feet were webbed like only frogs. She glared at the host viciously, clutching the wound, blood gushing from her shoulder. But the host turned a blind eye and just shouted: "No. 1, report the banshee." ”

Is this also a commodity? The Banshee, a legendary British monster, grew up beside swamps and used her cries to tell people of the impending death whenever someone died...... She's not a monster that can do evil, so why did she become a commodity?

The scene caused me physical and psychological discomfort.

"This is the number one, I can't bear it now, I can't wait for the third link." Roddy whispered.

"The second part won't be all youkai, right?"

"Yes." He replied calmly.

I looked at these so-called "goods" on stage and couldn't help but send chills down my spine. If Zhen'er was in the cage now, would I still be able to sit here like this?

Everyone in the audience wore masks, indifferently watching the fresh life on the stage, and measuring the value of life by money. Yes, you don't feel uneasy about killing a fish in the market, and they don't have a conscience condemned for hurting and buying a youkai who is not of our race, even if this monster has the same emotions and desires as humans.

"Chaoge, if you feel uncomfortable, you can hold my hand." Roddy said softly.

"Thank you." I think I've been able to hold on so far.

The second part was undoubtedly a torment for me, and I was urging it to end quickly, but the more difficult I felt, the more slowly time seemed to flow.

Finally, after the thirteenth item was finalized, I breathed a sigh of relief. Then it's time for the third part, buying and selling the Book of Memories. There was another 10 minutes to rest.

I don't think I'll find Vera's Book of Memories here. Sister Su said that the books of memory bought and sold here are all dignitaries and nobles who have not had time to protect their books, either new high-level executives or financial giants who have suddenly risen. These people are new to the world, and before they have yet to understand the rules of the new world, they have aroused the jealousy of others in some areas, which has caused resentment, and at the same time, because they do not understand the rules and do not know how to protect their books, they give others an opportunity to take advantage of them. Zhen'er is just a small fox demon, and her book is unlikely to appear here.

Sure enough, by the end of the third session, Zhen'er's book never appeared.

At this time, I noticed that the brooch in my pocket kept vibrating - it was a message from the train. With Roddy's permission, I placed the brooch next to my ear and pressed the button on the back of the brooch.

"Chaoge," Phoebe was heard almost crying as soon as he pressed the button. "Zhen'er, she's gone!"

"Gone?" I subconsciously said loudly, Roddy made a silent gesture to me, and I randomly noticed that my voice was too loud, so I lowered the decibels.

"Phoebe, what's going on?"

"We used to talk together, but then Zhen'er said she was a little tired and went back to her room to rest. But I just went to her room to look for her, and she wasn't there, and Angelo and I searched the whole train and couldn't find her, and Angelo told me to contact you and ask Roddy what he could do......"

I relayed the incident to Roddy and asked Roddy if we should leave the venue early, the auction was almost over anyway. Before Roddy could answer me, he only listened to the host on the stage speak in a louder voice: "In order to thank you for your support to us all year round, we have a special program dedicated to you today......"