197. Three-day competition
Around the hall, there were several large cages, each containing several people, men and women, all shapes and appearances, and those people were watching from the outside.
There is no host here, and it doesn't look like an auction, but each cage has a price tag, but it's not a competition point, it's food.
The highest price was set at 1,000 catties of mutant beast meat, and inside was a young girl, who didn't look very beautiful, probably because of her young age.
Chen Xiao walked around inside, and didn't see Alice, maybe he was too worried, Alice was not brought here, but she just didn't come back.
But at this moment, those three people came from a distance, and there was a man Chen Xiao was extremely familiar with behind him, and that person should be a chameleon.
"I heard you caught the best? What do you think? Didn't hang it up at the booth? The skinny monkey asked the chameleon.
"What do you say? When did my chameleon ever forget this? It is estimated that it will be pulled out in a while! ”
"Hehe, then I'll wait to see your goods, if it's not good-looking, I'll blow up your dog's head!"
"Skinny monkey, you person who has no performance, don't brag here, be careful that you will be kicked out of here!"
The thin monkey hurriedly covered his mouth, he understood what the gecko said, this underground trading place, the discipline is very strict, one of them is that you can't make loud noises here, let alone make noise with each other, if you are discovered, you will be kicked out of here, and you will never be able to come in here again.
No one knows who set the rules, no one knows who the managers here are, they only know that those who disobey the discipline have not been seen since then.
Directly above the hall, there is something like an alarm clock, but there are no numbers on it, only three triangular signs, and when the hands go anywhere, the bell will ring, and those who take care of the cages will open the bidding lane, allowing those in the hall to bid freely.
This similar form of auction makes the whole auction appear more free and random, people can choose the goods they want when the bell does not ring, and smash it down in one go, unlike ordinary auctions, only after one item is auctioned, the next one will be released, which is fully transparent.
The bell rang, and the people in the hall also approached the cages, and at this moment the ground in the center of the hall suddenly cracked, and from the center, a circle was cracked, and a cage rose from the inside, and covered it with a black cloth, I don't know what it contained?
Along with the cage came up with four guards, as well as a host.
This kind of scene is very abnormal, usually there should not be a host here, but once he appears, it means that there are heavyweight goods here, and then a host will be sent to preside over the overall situation.
Seeing this scene, everyone hurriedly gave up the auction in their hands and came to the center, staring closely at the black cage and the host next to them.
The host saw that everyone was gathered around and said with a smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor to see you here, I am the host who was temporarily sent, because of this superb cargo behind me, I will come here, next, please open your eyes, look carefully, what is called the world's unparalleled goods!"
The spotlights on the roof slowly gathered, and all the lights shone on the black cage in the center, and at the same time focused everyone's eyes on one point.
The host slowly pulled down the black cloth, and a beautiful woman in the cage was sitting in a panic, her eyes and mouth were tightly covered, and her body was changed into a gorgeous dress.
Although the costume has changed, Chen Xiao still recognizes it at a glance, that person is Alice.
Looking at the quartet standing not far from the cage, the chameleon was standing in place smiling non-stop, as if showing off his loot.
The few people next to him gave him a thumbs up, and never took their eyes off Alice.
The other people around the cage were also full of praise, and those who didn't succeed in the auction just now began to be eager to try, and those who had already finished bidding were beating their chests and feet with a regretful expression.
Chen Xiao looked at the crowd around him, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious, he didn't want to kill Alice, the ultimate goal was just to save her, and the root of all this was inseparable from the foursome.
"How can we get her out without hurting anyone?"
Chen Xiao's mind was thinking wildly, and at the same time, his eyes were constantly observing the surroundings to see if he could find a loophole.
"There are five lights on the roof, and there are more than a dozen on the surrounding walls, so it seems unwise to try to save people through the darkness."
"And although the cage can be broken by external force, it is easy to hurt the people inside, and it is not advisable to break in."
"But judging from the guards around her, the strength is not too strong, and there should be no problem to escape, but how to rescue her is a problem."
Just as Chen Xiao racked his brains to think about countermeasures, the host finally spoke.
"Lookouts! Next, our auction officially began, and the captor of the goods was priced at one ton of exotic meat! ”
"A ton? That's too much, right? Who can come up with a ton of food? ”
"yes? Even that adult can't come up with so much food, right? ”
The people around were all wailing, not only because of the high bidding fees, but also because of the regret of not getting the stunning beauty.
For a while, there was no one in the hall to bid, the host was very embarrassed to stand on the stage, and after looking around for a long time, he looked at the seller's chameleon standing next to him, walked over slowly, and asked in a low voice.
"What to do? Do you want to reduce the price appropriately? ”
"We'll see," the chameleon waved lightly, motioning to wait a little longer.
The host looked helpless, no way, who made the family a seller? As long as he gives an order, he can take the goods back, then his share will be gone, which is a lot of losses for him.
On their island, food is currency, because after the end of the world, all animals have become ferocious, and if they want to go out to forage for food, they may lose their lives if they are not careful, so this is also a paradise for the powerful.
As long as you have the strength and can get enough food, then you can dominate here, whether you are male or female, old or young.
In other words, this is a place where strength really speaks!
At that moment, a voice came from the crowd.
"Why don't you do this, if someone can kill the yak herd in the back mountain, who can take her away?!"
When the people heard this, they all began to whisper, some for and some against.
However, these two factions are only divided into two kinds of people, ordinary people and capable people, this opinion is obviously beneficial to the capable people, but now it seems that there is no better choice except this method.
Moreover, there are most capable people on the scene, and those ordinary people who account for a small number also have a few capable thugs beside them.
Seeing that the scene gradually calmed down, and everyone agreed to this suggestion, the host spoke.
"Good! Since everyone has thought about it, let's give you three days to go to the back mountain to hunt yaks, but killing ordinary yaks is not counted, you need a yak leader! ”
Everyone's faces turned dark, you know, ordinary yaks are already difficult to deal with, those are mutant yaks! One is equivalent to a few hundred catties, and the yak leader, to say the least, is a few thousand catties.
Although they are very confident in their own abilities, they actually have scruples about the yak herd, you know, this is not a group battle, this is a separate battle, you can't help but face the attack of the yak herd, but also beware of the sneak attack of the people around them, especially the four notorious human traffickers.
The atmosphere in the hall gradually became solemn, and the suspicion between people was the most terrible thing, and this complex emotion could easily tear two people apart and even give their lives.
Chen Xiao also heard their discussion in the distance, but he didn't care too much about this suggestion, and was even a little excited.