The next day, the editorial office - the Department of Internal Affairs.

Qian: "Do you think it's real or fake?"

Xiao Yao is making a report on yesterday's events: "Whether it's true or not, at least that's what I can hear." If she is lying, there is nothing I can do, An Jia can use mind reading, and I can't use it. ”

Qian nodded slightly: "Yes...... too"

............

Yesterday, under the leadership of An Yingyu, Xiao Yao came to one of the underground venues in the commercial street.

This place is for "auction houses", not for serious business.

"The goods auctioned here are not allowed to circulate on the surface, because the nature of these goods is very special—ah! That's so cute!" An Yingyu said excitedly as she looked at a certain auction item.

After Xiao Yao saw it, he was speechless in shock-

It was a panda that had just completed the moon.

Pandas have long been forbidden to go abroad, and even if they go abroad, they must apply for and build a venue in the name of the state (and pay a large amount of rent), and they must return to China after a few years of foster care, and they must also return to their home country after giving birth. Generally speaking, those who dare to sell this animal on the market are under no less pressure than reselling antiques.

But at this auction, its starting price is clearly written: 500 points.

"Resource points are the currency that acts on these 'special commodities', so although these things are prohibited, they are also one of the important circulating goods of the feather dragon. An Yingyu said to the bodyguard beside her: "You take Young Master Yao over, I'll take a look here-"

Jimo nodded and said, "Yes......" Then he glanced at Xiao Yao strangely, and led the way: "Follow me." ”

This auction venue has three different venues, each with a building, and auctions are held up and down the floor.

Xiao Yao said: "The An family has been making a fortune from this recently?"

"Yes. ”

"Are you buying or selling here?"

"Sell. ”

"Then what kind of stuff are you selling that is so valuable that it can support a family's expenses?"

"People. Jimo just wanted to reduce unnecessary communication, and his answers were a bit perfunctory.

Later, she simply didn't answer, but sped up her pace and took Xiao Yao directly to the destination.

This is a fan-shaped underground building, which belongs to the innermost venue of this place, and in the middle of the stage, the auctioneer said loudly: "Then please sit down with the gentleman who just came, don't disturb the other guests, and welcome to the auction house——"

The host explained the auction items on the stage, and the auction items on the stage were very easy to explain: people.

This is an era that emphasizes human rights, freedom, and life, but at this moment, a live auction is actually staged on the auction hall.

"Selling people?" Xiao Yao couldn't help but mutter: "Can people in Yulong Commercial Street even be bought and sold on the bright side......

I can feel that Jimo is very prejudiced against herself, and only two words "scum" are written on her expression, and I can't understand where I offended her anyway, so I have to turn my head and ask the people around me.

A buyer beside Xiao Yao frowned and looked at him, puzzled: "Seller, you're new, aren't you? That's not actually a person—that's [character]." ”

Xiao Yao: "What is a character?"

The man was even more suspicious: "This also has to be explained? You're afraid it's not a spy who got in, right?"

"Ahem ......" character, he has not seen it, Xiao Yao coughed dryly: "It was summoned by the author of the embodiment system?"

"That's pretty much ......," the man's guard lightened slightly, and he continued, "There are some great authors of the Manifestation System who have died themselves after summoning characters, and there is a chance that those characters will be left behind. ”

Xiao Yao said: "What about after staying?"

"What else? Because it's a guy who can speak human words, of course it's not appropriate to kill it at will, but you can't let it out. There is no housekeeping service in the city of Yulong, so servants are always needed. ”

However, the heroes and protagonists of those stories have gone through their own legends with their heads held high - and they have fallen to their knees and become slaves.

Looking at the people displayed on the stage as commodities, Xiao Yao faintly felt that it was very inappropriate to do this......

He looked at the buyers around him, and suddenly there was a hint of contempt.

"Won't the character resist?"

The man laughed: "Characters without an author are all waste, and if you can't burn worship, you won't be able to use the ability to set." How can they resist? They can only rely on the author to survive, otherwise they will not even be able to eat. It can only survive as an accessory, and it is all useless garbage. ”

Xiao Yao: "This is a bit ......"

"Inhumane?" the man continued, "I think it's inhumane too, but do you know how many legacy characters there are in this world?"

The man said a few words and left the venue.

Xiao Yao saw a mirror next to her and found that her vision was very similar to Jimo, so it was so, she misunderstood herself.

Xiao Yao asked, "Are you too...... The character who was sold to settle down?"

Jimo sneered and was silent.

Xiao Yao said in a deep voice: "How can this be ......?"

Jimo finally spoke: "Think it's incredible, but the existence of 'our' has a long history, and there are few of the twelve magic clans who don't deal with the auction house. Even the editorial department turned a blind eye, and there was only one person who always opposed this kind of transaction. ”

"Who?" Xiao Yao just asked, recalling why An Yingyu asked his teacher during the day, and said clearly: "The chief editor is against it, so they are afraid that I am the chief editor's insider?"

"The whole city...... Only he is a good person-" A glimmer of hope flashed in Jimo's eyes, but it quickly dimmed: "But there is nothing he can do about it." ”

Xiao Yao frowned and said, "Actually, I also think that this kind of transaction will happen sooner or later......"

"But this is also a product of the system, you will challenge the system of Yulong for the works and characters you want to do? You won't, you're not the chief editor, so you're just going to be in the same league with these people. ”

On the stage, a beautiful woman in a dress was taken off in public to check whether there were any injuries on her body, and her figure and aesthetic proportions were measured.

The female character's face turned pale, and she was clearly struggling with great shame, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Before that, she could be the protagonist of a work, pushing history and enjoying honor. Then, just after the death of her author, the author system of Yulong pressed her to the last layer of the five-story pyramid and became superfluous.

Jimo said coldly: "The An family has been prosperous recently, and it is only by defeating the redundant servants among the sellers that they have made a fortune. ”

Xiao Yao: "Do they have a lot of characters for sale?"

Jimo didn't want to answer anymore, and turned away: "What you want to know, you already know." ”

Xiao Yao grabbed Jimo's hand: "I'm sorry, I don't know what makes you feel annoying, or do you hate all the authors?"

Jimo pinned Xiao Yao's wrist with his backhand and subdued him with his backhand: "I don't hate the author, because I understand that every [creator] needs to get millions or tens of millions of readers with creativity, plus years of cultivation to make up enough for 1,000 worships, hard work, talent, strength, and opportunity, and painstakingly condensed a character." ”

And this supreme profession, the soul condensed with life, finally accepts this insult...... The sin is terrible. Jimo was already angry: "Whether it's for us or for you, it's ......"

Xiao Yao was puzzled: "I have similar views to you, why do you hate me like this......"

"Hehehehe," Jimo sneered: "You obviously came here to buy things, fifty steps and a hundred steps, do you think you are different from this group of people?"

"I've bought it, I've ......" Xiao Yao suddenly remembered that he had indeed bought it.

Jimo sneered: "You can get the sky-high price of 8,000, it can be seen that you are determined to win, who is the character of 'good luck', who can meet a generous customer like you?"

"I don't know ......"

"Self-righteous scum ......"

This is Jimo's last evaluation to Xiao Yao.

............

Editorial Department and Department of Internal Affairs.

Qian: "You were scolded by that character?"

"Yes. Xiao Yao nodded abandonedly.

Qian: "What do you think?"

"Scolding me for being a hypocrite, that look, I don't think it's a lie, so this information is still reliable, at least the economic problem of the An family has been solved, isn't it?

Smiled bitterly: "I'm asking, how are you feeling?"

Xiao Yao got up and left: "I want to go home." ”

At home, there is also a character who has experienced many vicissitudes.