"Fifteen million Charles? Lao Ye, you're not kidding, are you? Just this broken stone? ”

"There's a gem in this stone? What gemstone has to be at this price? ”

"Who sold this, let him come out and I'll help him heal his brain!"

……

As soon as the price was quoted, the real venue was instantly boiling. In fact, it's no wonder that these people are so excited, even when Morningstar first saw the artifact, he just thought it was a strange stone.

The noise of the crowd soon quieted down after Ye Qingshan's words.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I can't reveal the identity of the auctioneer, but this stone is indeed a little unusual, please take a look." With Ye Qingshan's introduction, the assistant on the side picked up the stone, and the ice-blue aura visible to the naked eye was revealed from the stone. Ye Qingshan continued: "This stone contains magical ice energy, but unfortunately, we don't know how to apply it, and we can only treat it as an ice cube that will not melt. ”

"Brother Tsing Yi, according to what you say, fifteen million to buy an ice cube?" A middle-aged man with a rich face stood up and said in a mocking tone. Obviously, this person and Ye Qingshan are old acquaintances, and the relationship should be good, otherwise how could such a joke be made.

Ye Qingshan put a soft smile on his face and replied: "Brother Jin, it depends on what you think, even if this stone is just an ice cube that won't melt, it also has its own uniqueness, no matter how bad it is, you can use it to cool off your younger siblings, right?" ”

Everyone in the audience couldn't help but laugh, but the relaxed atmosphere did not help the auction itself, and no one bid for a while.

Morning Star sensed that the time had come, and raised the bid card in his hand slightly, attracting the attention of the audience. But the small discussions that came out were full of ridicule and banter.

"This can't be a fool, right? Fifteen million to buy a stone? ”

"Maybe it's hugging the Doyle family's thigh, and they don't care about the money."

"This soft rice is hard to eat, and it is blatantly squandered."

The ridicule grew louder and louder, but it stopped abruptly in Ye Qingshan's offer.

"This gentleman raised the price, sixteen million."

People followed Ye Qingshan's gaze and saw a young man holding the No. 33 price tag nodding to everyone with a smile. Morningstar also noticed the young man, and his brow furrowed.

Although the young man had a very sunny appearance and a gentle smile, Morningstar felt a hint of familiarity from him, not much different from Quinn's. When he first met Abbather on Itgleson, Abbather had said that there were many high-level life forms among the insects that had awakened their intelligence, and many of these high-level insects had also felt their fate and found their own destiny responders. Quinn is the person chosen by Abbather, and which side does the young man in front of him belong to?

Morning Star didn't think much about it, raised the number plate in his hand, and said calmly: "Twenty million." ”

Ye Qingshan didn't expect that Morning Star would continue to ask for the price, and when Morning Star raised his card for the first time, Ye Qingshan was already a little puzzled. Through his own observations, through Eve's side description, Ye Qingshan knew that Morning Star was not an unrestrained person, but why did he become so interested in this stone, which looked like a toy at best? gestured to Chenxing with his eyes, but found that the other party gave him a reassuring look, and Ye Qingshan didn't think about it anymore.

The smile on the face of the thirty-third young man remained unchanged, and he raised his sign again and said, "Twenty-five million." ”

"Thirty million." Morningstar didn't budge.

"Three thousand five hundred digs."

"Forty million."

The young man seemed to be unable to sit still, turned his head to look at the morning star earnestly, and then raised his card again.

"Forty-eight million."

Although Morning Star was also very painful, the other party's bid this time was obviously desperate, gritting his teeth, Morning Star once again raised the number plate in his hand.

"Fifty million!"

The audience was in an uproar, 50 million! What is the concept of 50 million new Charles? A New Charles family with both husband and wife working will earn about 5,000 to 10,000 New Charles dollars per month. A family-type floating car will cost about 200,000. A three-bedroom home in a good location will cost about 1.5 million. A Yuehua III custom mecha costs about eight million. These 5,000 new charres coins can arm a mecha combat unit!

The young man who was competing with Morning Star put down the number plate in his hand, straightened his clothes and walked to Xiang Morning Star, still with a soft smile on his face. Coming to Morning Star, the young man reached out and said, "Harvey." ”

Morningstar stood up, reached out and shook his hand with the other and replied, "Morningstar." ”

The two of them parted with a slight shake of hands, and the young man who called himself Harvey continued: "Very interesting activity, I have only seen such scenes in books before, but now I have experienced it myself, and my heart that has been silent for a long time beats violently. ”

Everyone around them who looked at Morning Star and Harvey only thought that Harvey's words were just a metaphor, but Morning Star could feel that it was not a metaphor. Harvey didn't have a heartbeat, and his heart was indeed as he described it, silent for a long time. Morningstar doesn't know how such a person who doesn't even have a heartbeat survives, even Quinn is no different from a normal human in ordinary times, but what is the situation with Harvey, who has a similar aura to Quinn, in front of him?

His heart turned upside down, but Chenxing's face was still a kind smile, and he said lightly: "It's really interesting, although it's not the first time I've participated in such an event, but it's the first time I've participated in an auction, and I narrowly won." ”

Harvey laughed, then lowered his voice and whispered in Morningstar's ear: "The result is still unknown, although I haven't gotten this artifact now, it doesn't mean that I won't get it in the future, you have to hide it." ”

"Waiting for you!"

Harvey was gone, as abrupt as he had appeared, and people were still discussing the two young men's previous rivalry and verbal arguments, and the next moment, only Morningstar himself was left in the room.

Eve didn't hear all the conversations between Morningstar and Harvey clearly, so she had no idea what the two were talking about, and walked up to Morningstar, Eve asked, "Do you know this person?" ”

"Perhaps." Morningstar's words were ambiguous, because he himself didn't know if this young man named Harvey was the person he had in mind, the man who could also release his form in the image that Quinn had passed on to him. The eyes of the goddess are not around, and they cannot be summoned when they are trapped, and with flesh and blood alone, Morning Star does not have the slightest certainty that he can defeat the other party. At one point, Morningstar was even afraid, not because of death, but because of the harm that Eve and Andrea would be harmed. Morningstar's previous handshake with Harvey made Morningstar sure that Harvey and Quinn must be in the same vein, and that kind of energy fluctuations on their bodies could not deceive. But Morning Star didn't understand that, according to the content of that video, the man couldn't be someone who was interested in bidding with someone holding up a sign, and Morning Star believed that he preferred to take it directly by violence. Don't? Harvey isn't the man in the video? If not, then how many Destiny Responders are there like Quinn, who have been selected by the High Worms?

Andrea returns to Morningstar, and it seems that what Eve has arranged for her to do is done. Ye Qingshan walked up to Morning Star, and reached out to congratulate Morning Star on getting the stone, and said that Jensen was invited. Morningstar's behavior has obviously changed everyone's opinion of him, and if you buy a toy stone for 50 million, you are either a fool or you really don't care about this "little money".

Declining the invitation of several people, Morningstar went to Jenson's study again, accompanied by everyone.

Jensen's face was a little serious, and he asked Morningstar straight to the point: "I know you must have your reasons, and I don't want to ask you what your reasons are, but I still have to tell you to be careful." This thing itself is very weird, and the person who bid with you before doesn't seem to be good, have you figured out what to do with this thing? ”

Morningstar nodded and replied, "Old man, I wonder if Eve told you about me?" ”

Jenson got up from his seat, walked to the window and looked into the distance, and replied, "It depends on what happens, my precious granddaughter is very fond of you, and I am sure she must be hiding some of your secrets from me, what?" You're going to tell me? ”

Morning Star didn't answer Jensen's question, but directly said about the artifact, which made Jensen and Ye Qingshan amazed.

"If you say so, the value of these 50 million flowers, if such a thing falls into the hands of Xiaoxiao, it is likely to cause unpredictable consequences." Jensen was very satisfied with Morning Star's honesty, and his attitude towards this grandson-in-law was much closer, he looked at Ye Qingshan and said, "Qingshan, this order, we bought it for Morning Star, it can be regarded as a meeting gift from me to my grandson-in-law!" ”

Ostentatious! On the high horse! This can be called an ancient old man in ancient times, and it is really domineering at this moment.

Morningstar felt extremely embarrassed by Jensen's generosity, and Eve had obviously cut first, but there was no afterlude.

Eve walked up to Jensen, grabbed the old man's arm, and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, the money used for Morning Star's participation in the auction this time belongs to our family." ”

Jenson was stunned for a moment, then pointed at the morning star and shouted, "You little bastard! You have already started your feelings, I am still thinking about you, I am afraid that you will be shy in your pocket, you, you! ”

Morning Star cheekily grabbed Jensen's other hand, and said seriously: "Grandpa, don't be angry, I know it's my fault that I didn't ask you first, but it happened suddenly, and I can't beg you directly over there, I hope you can understand." With a sigh of relief, Morningstar continued, "And, grandpa, it's not fifty million, it's sixty million!" ”

"You've got to make inches!" Jensen wanted to knock Morningstar on the head, but Morningstar was obviously on guard, and he and Eve grabbed the old man's arms left and right, leaving the old man helpless.

Morning Star smiled and walked a few steps away from Jensen, walked up to Ye Qingshan's side and asked, "Uncle Ye, if I'm not mistaken, the auction fee should still be in your hands, right?" ”

Ye Qingshan was very satisfied with the change in the name of Morning Star, which was called by Eve. Nodding, Ye Qingshan said, "Well, that's right, this matter needs me to deal with." What questions do you have? ”

Morning Star hammered his palm and said, "Great, Uncle Ye, there is one thing I need your help with." Help me make an appointment with the auctioneer, and I can give him an extra 10 million. If he doesn't agree, you tell him that I'll take the bond. ”

Ye Qingshan pointed at the morning star and said with a smile: "Little fox." ”

Morningstar replied with a hippie smile, "Compared to you, it's a little more tender." ”

Ye Qingshan consulted Jenson, and after obtaining permission, he began to help Morningstar make an appointment with the auctioneer. In the room, Jenson and Morningstar sat on opposite sides of the table, staring wide-eyed.

"It seems that you are more interested in the origin of this stone, so is the upfront investment a little too much?" Jenson asked, gulping down the cup of tea.

Morning Star hurriedly got up and filled the old man again, and replied: "Grandpa, I think it's worth it, if it weren't for this part of the investment, I would definitely not see this person, I think it's worth it." ”

Jensen raised his eyes to look at Morning Star, and found that his eyes were firm, without the slightest hesitation, he nodded, and Jensen said: "If you don't know the price of firewood and rice, you children, do you know what the concept of 50 million is?" But since it has already begun, then don't give up halfway, if you need follow-up funds, just ask, my old man is equipped with a coffin and will also help my grandson-in-law. ”

Morningstar hurriedly ran behind Jensen, pinched the old man's shoulders, and kept muttering thank you grandpa, which made the clothes and Andrea laugh on the side.

……

Ye Qingshan was very efficient, and the auctioneer's mentality was also guessed by Morning Star, and Morning Star finally met the auctioneer as he wished.

This is a middle-aged man in his forties. A weather-beaten face is full of wrinkles, and two hideous scars are in the center of the face in the shape of an X. The hair is messy, it hasn't been cleaned up for an unknown amount of time, and the left eye has been artificially transformed into a mechanical eyeball, but the workmanship is not bad, and there is no obvious difference from the other eye. He was wearing a shabby coat covered with patches, and there were a few new scratches where the patches didn't go. Both hands were gloved, but Morningstar could still tell from the lines on the glove that it was a mechanical arm. When the middle-aged man stood up and shook hands with Morning Star, Morning Star was shocked to find that both of the other party's legs turned out to be mechanical prosthetics. Morning Star stretched out his hand and held it tightly with the other party, and sighed in his heart, what kind of man is this, his body is already in tatters, but he is still walking on the line of life and death, what is the matter?

"Hello Mr. Morningstar, Mr. Ye told me just now that you took away my things, thank you so much." The middle-aged man's voice was a little hoarse, and it was clear that his vocal cords had also been injured. It's not that Morningstar hasn't seen similar people, those people are either physically mutilated due to accidents and are usually depressed, or they are extremely vicious people who are lucky enough not to die after fighting with others, and then reconstruct their broken bodies with machinery, such people are very angry. But the man in front of him, Morning Star felt an aura called responsibility from him, not for himself, but for the people he wanted to protect behind him.

Morningstar nodded and replied softly, "You're welcome, I'm just interested in this thing, and there is no such thing as thanks." What do you call it? ”

"This ......" The middle-aged man was a little surprised that Morning Star would ask for his name, and he looked very hesitant. Although the middle-aged man was greatly grateful for Morning Star's generosity, it was also a big risk to tell the other party about his news, after all, sixty million was not a small amount, and it could make countless outlaws trample on the rules.

Morning Star saw the middle-aged man's reaction, and his favor for him rose a few points. If this person blurts out a name, the Morning Star will probably go in and out of the left ear and out of the right ear, because it must be fake. But the middle-aged man's hesitation let Morningstar know that he was a real person.

Morningstar patted his forehead and said, "I'm sorry, I understand, I shouldn't have asked." ”

The middle-aged man smiled, leaking out a mouthful of white teeth, but there were two missing in the row below, and said honestly: "Mr. Morning Star, I don't know if you spent a lot of money to see me, do you want to ask about the origin of this stone?" ”

Morningstar nodded and replied, "Is it convenient to say?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I agree that you will definitely not hide anything, but you had better not think about this matter after hearing about it, it is too dangerous, it is really a life of death." ”

Morning Star smiled suddenly, and his bright smile surprised the middle-aged man a little. Stretching out his hand, Morning Star took the middle-aged man's arm and walked to the side and sat down, and personally poured him a glass of red wine, saying, "Brother, just with your words, we won't be just a deal today." I can see that you are very real, you are a friend, I made it. Let's not be in a hurry to talk about the origin of this stone, I feel that you are different from ordinary adventurers, although you are all using your life to repay the money, but you have no greed in you, if it is convenient, tell me about your origin? ”

The middle-aged man hesitated again, looked at the wine glass in his hand for a long time, and then patted his thigh, gritted his teeth and said: "Forget it, just say it, anyway, with your money, my brothers and sisters should be able to live a normal life, even if I die, I will be blind!" ”

After taking a sip of the red wine in the glass, the middle-aged man stared at Morning Star and said, "Do you know that seven years ago, Count Luke killed the door in the Alliance Capital Star District? ”

"I've heard a little, it seems to say that the chief of guard in Duke Luke's family rebelled and killed Duke Luke's family?" Morning Star poured the middle-aged man full of wine again and looked at the middle-aged man with interest.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, his tone was extremely sad, and replied: "These nobles of the alliance are really hand-eyed, and such a big thing makes them overwhelm and no one knows what they really want. Mr. Morningstar, I'm the 'rebellious' chief of the guard! ”