Chapter 183: The General Secret Workshop and the Great Auction
Since the Eighth Prince's Mansion has not yet given any tasks, Lu Zhan, who has just arrived in the capital of Chu, is in a relatively good state.
The day after meeting the Eighth Prince, the Prince's Mansion sent a deacon butler to contact the eldest and second princes, and immediately gave them a lot of care and convenience in their business. As a result, Lu Fu's business in the capital suddenly had many opportunities to expand, so that the two brothers, who had not been very happy, suddenly became much busier, running around outside all day and night, and it was difficult to see them in Qiya Building.
However, Lu Zhan is also happy to be alone, and now he can study the "Rainstorm Pear Flower Spear Technique" with his heart and practice this long-awaited martial arts technique, and at the same time, he has to focus on the upgrade of the "Cloud Sweeping Electric Gun".
Now that you have come to the capital, there is no doubt that the general secretary of the Chu State in the capital is a place that must be visited.
Xi Liuzi still adheres to his gossip specialty of "inquiring", even in the absolutely unfamiliar environment of Chu Jingcheng, he can also find out all kinds of news like a fish in water, including some situations in the general secret workshop.
"Boss, boss. After lunch that day, Xi Liuzi ran back and reported: "To tell you the old man, there will be a big auction of top items in the general secretary of the capital tomorrow." I heard that this auction is only limited to the top powerhouses of the Huajin realm. In addition, no matter how much money or power others have, they can't get in. ”
"Really?" Lu Zhan's heart moved when he heard this, and he raised his head and asked him, "Do you know what will be shot with great fanfare this time?"
"I don't know. ”
Xi Liuzi shook his head: "It's said that only peerless masters in the realm of transforming strength can participate, and a small person and a small character at the peak of bone forging will naturally not be able to inquire about what amazing objects will be auctioned inside." However, I heard that the rules of this auction are more special and interesting, and the buyers participating in the auction can choose any item in the secret house to be auctioned. For example, if you have already taken a fancy to something in the secret shop, you can propose to the secret workshop to put it in this auction, and the secret workshop will give a starting bid at that time, and if someone bids, it will be sold at the highest asking price; if no one bids, you can buy it according to the starting price, and this measure should attract a lot of self-esteemed powerhouses to come and participate. However, what is in the secret storehouse, only those who participate in the auction are qualified to know. ”
Lu Zhan let out an "oh", bowed his head and thought: This is a great opportunity, the secret workshop of Hongzhou City has revealed a news before. It is said that there are two 'Thousand Year Dragon Descending Woods' in the secret workshop of the capital, so there is a chance to get one of them at this big auction.
Xi Liuzi saw that Lu Zhan was silent, so he leaned his head close to him and asked, "Boss, you also want to participate in this big auction?"
The corners of Lu Zhan's mouth provoked a hint of a smile and said, "I haven't made up my mind yet, let's talk about it." ”
In fact, he had already made up his mind in his heart, but on this trip to the General Secret Workshop, he was ready to act in a low-key manner, without bringing Xi Liuzi, this kid was too nagging, and he gossiped about his surname. I always feel a little uneasy to have him by my side.
The next time, Lu Zhan was fully prepared and brought enough Dan coupons and silver tickets with him. And now the small world in his belly is already overgrown with exotic flowers and plants, even if the pill coupons he carries are not enough, he has enough rare medicinal materials that can be mortgaged and cashed on the spot to raise auction fees for himself.
Lu Zhan took out the "face-changing mask" that he hadn't used for a long time, turned his face into the face of a very ordinary passerby, and then set off for the largest general secret workshop in the Great Chu Empire.
The general secret workshop of Chu Jingcheng is located in the western suburbs of the capital. Unexpectedly, this famous General Secret Workshop was actually in an extremely large garden, which was more than twice the size of the entire Yunmeng City Lu Mansion.
Walking into the garden, pavilions, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, lakes and mountains are all available, it is simply a scenic spot that makes people forget to return.
But most of the people who enter and leave this garden are not very interested in the landscape scenery in the garden, and the interest of the people is naturally - the shops in the garden trade all kinds of things.
At the same time, the general secret workshop of the capital has the top auction place in the whole Chu country, which is built in a garden within a garden, and the auction hall is surrounded by a vermilion wall high on the periphery, leaving only a small black door to enter and exit.
The so-called top auction hall, the theme of each big auction held throughout the year is different, for example, the last top blade auction, then the weapons auctioned at the meeting are at least level 8 or above high-level blades, and there are even pseudo-spirit soldiers finale;
However, this big auction in this day is specifically aimed at the top powerhouses of the Transformation Realm, so it is stipulated that only the existence of the Transformation Strength Realm is qualified to enter it.
I saw that at the entrance of the auction house, there was a very deep pool, in the center of the pool there was a bright yellow jade, the jade was more than five feet square, sunk at the bottom of the pool, the distance between the jade and the edge of the pool, it was about three zhang away.
Those who want to enter the auction hall to participate in the auction must stand on the edge of the pool and shoot a small ball of qi into the bright yellow jade in the pool with the palm of their hand, so that they can pass through the waves and hit it. This piece of jade has a special peculiarity, if the force of hitting the jade reaches more than 800 even, the stone body of the jade will emit a yellow light, the greater the force of hitting the jade, the brighter the light, so this stone is also called: "test stone"
Only the top powerhouses above the realm of Huajin can use the air machine to shoot the "test stone" under the water with a yellow light. Therefore, those who want to enter this small black door to participate in the big auction today do not need to care about the dignity and inferiority of their family background, let alone whether they are from an official eunuch or a bandit, as long as they use the qi of their whole body to hit the "test stone" in the pool to a yellow light, they are eligible to enter the auction hall to participate in the bidding between the powerhouses of the Transformation Strength Realm.
This kind of test is not too difficult to say, in fact, even if it is a master who has entered the middle stage of the Qi Condensation Realm or above, he can condense the qi in his body into an air mass and fly out of his hand, reaching the point where the qi is formed and hurts people in the air. But the discerning people know that the real difficulty lies in the fact that the "test stone" is sunk deep under the water, and the jade is about three zhang away from the water surface. The resistance of water is much greater than that in the air, and the water in that layer of the pool becomes a natural buffer barrier, and the power of the qi engine in it will naturally be greatly reduced compared with that in the air.
Therefore, the qi machine played by the master of the Qi Condensation Realm is simply difficult to light up the jade in the pool water.
Only the top powerhouses who have stepped into the realm of chemical strength can exert such a huge power of their qi engine, basically ignoring the blockage of the water flow, and easily hitting the "test stone" under the water.
However, it was said that before Lu Zhan swaggered to that deep pool, he didn't have to worry that others would easily recognize him because he was wearing a "face-changing mask". So he showed his hand with confidence, only to see him lightly use his right palm to shoot a rapidly rotating qi machine, which hit a huge whirlpool in the water that could be discerned by the naked eye, and then the "power stone" under the water emitted a very strong bright yellow light.
Seeing this, the Secret Workshop Worshipper who was guarding the small black door and was in charge of testing nodded again and again, and said with a sneer: "This senior, this qi machine shot out by your old man has at least a thousand pounds of strength, it is really good, you can enter now." ”
Lu Zhan bowed slightly, walked through the small door, and then passed through a long gallery, and came to the big auction hall.
At the southern end of the garden there is a magnificent painting building, the door of the painting building is closed, and there are many guards in the secret workshop, and every two zhang there is a guard wearing the uniform of the secret workshop, which can be called heavily guarded.
Rows of bearskin chairs are neatly arranged on a large open space in front of the building, where the main venue for the auction will be held.
At this time, there were more than 20 people of different shapes sitting scattered on the bearskin soft chair, among which there were even two middle-aged women with graceful and luxurious appearances, but they couldn't tell their specific age.
The top powerhouses who have entered the realm of transformation are generally the overlords who suppress the luck of one party, so these first arrivals are very indifferent, rarely talk to each other, and keep a certain distance from each other.
When Lu Zhan slowly walked into the venue, many eyes fell on him in unison, among them, there was an existence who was familiar with the origins of all the powerhouses in the Great Chu Empire, and suddenly saw a stranger who was not good-looking, and his eyes showed a slightly surprised look.
The Great Chu Empire has a population of more than 640 million, and among them, there are hundreds of millions of martial artists who practice martial arts, but the number of people who can finally step into the realm of evolutionary strength is very small, at most only two or three hundred;
Therefore, even if the existence of the realm of Huajin has not looked at each other, it is possible to roughly guess the origin of the antelope through the number of traces of the antelope's horns and traces. But an existence like Lu Zhan, who is completely unfamiliar with both his face and the qi he exudes, will inevitably make people suspicious.
At this time, a waiter in a cyan uniform approached Lu Zhan, gave a deep salute, and then asked, "Does this VIP have a VIP card from our General Secret Workshop?"
Lu Zhan did carry the VIP cards of several secret workshops on his body, but he had never had this general secret workshop in the capital, so he shook his head and said, "This is the first time I have come here." ”
The waiter saluted him again and said, "Then please come with the villain first, and go through the formalities." ”
Lu Zhan followed the green-clothed waiter into the painting building through the side door of the courtyard, only to see that the building was even more heavily guarded, and all the personnel of the secret workshop were wearing uniforms embroidered with the badge of the secret workshop on their chests.
These personnel appear to be distinguished by the color of the Secret Workshop's uniforms, with the lower ones wearing cyan and gray uniforms, and the higher ones wearing crimson and lilac uniforms.
The waiter in Tsing Yi took Lu Zhan to a flower hall on the first floor, pointed to Lu Zhan and said, "If you want to participate in this big auction, please invite the VIP to go in and go through the formalities." ”
Lu Zhan walked into the flower hall as he said, and a beautiful woman wearing a crimson dress received him.
The woman first glanced at Lu Zhan up and down, and then said softly: "This VIP looks very raw, is it the first time to come to our Chu Capital General Secret Workshop?"
"Yes. ”
"May I ask your high name?"
"The surname is Yu, Yu Tao. In order to avoid people's eyes, Lu Zhan casually lied about a name.
(To be continued)