City 23 is one of the many military cities in the vast expanse of Siberia, where more than 30,000 people live in almost unknown cages, where soldiers, workers, scientists, and even family members are not allowed to enter the city's only cinema to prevent useless yearnings from not existing.

Directly below the city is the world's largest electromagnet, which is described in the top-secret archives as studying deeper atomic weapons, but in fact, this disturbing environment can effectively shield the perception of dragon-blooded creatures, such as the Scythe and the Vacuum Snake, although the electromagnet is not targeted at the spirit of speech, but the quality reaches a certain level and triggers a qualitative change, similar to the force of the brick fly.

Among the numbered cities with up to three digits, some are for the study of nuclear-powered bombers that can continue to fly around the surface of the earth for dozens of times, some are for the deduction of antimatter that is not yet complete in theory, and some are simply supercomputer matrices, among which three cities are the most mysterious, recorded by the top-secret archives under the rather idealistic code name "God City", which contains unbelievable and near-complete - the super soldier project, the immortality project, and the research on "God".

The old taverns of City 23 have nothing to offer other than the rugged and spacious Siberian look, but after the advance party has completed the arrangement, the tavern that is about to be hidden by the wind and snow has become luxurious and atmospheric, like a stately castle in the snow.

As if from the beginning of a curtain call, the white Russian girls who act as waiters stand in the corner waiting for the wine glasses to be empty, these beautiful and youthful girls are appendages of the city, if they don't mind problems such as information leaks, they can directly send out invitations, in line with the principle of VIP supremacy, they don't mind asking for each other's pleasure before Bunin gives the order to kill.

On the wine table, accompanied by enthusiastic dancing, Sonya's skirt had hung down to the position of her hips, ignoring the many eyes that seemed to have a pinprick feeling, she blew out the burning vodka and drank it all in one go, and then lifted the wine glass to show the whole circle, and immediately resounded countless cheers and whistles.

Sonia got down from the table, not caring about the long dress that was falling off, she exhaled slowly, and the strong smell of alcohol drifted away, and when she picked up a cigarette, the handsome young man next to her took the initiative to light a match.

"The ownership of the first potion is almost doomed, we can't compete with the syndicate owners across Europe, unless we are united, of course, this kind of joke is not to mention, so this year's competition will be fierce, I hope that friends who are not so short on time can give up a little chance."

Oginets, who looked like the leader of the crowd, spoke, and the atmosphere around him suddenly fell silent.

"The number of potions is fixed every year, and there are only a few bottles, and if I have the opportunity, I will not give in." Said the handsome man who had just lit a cigarette for Sonya.

The essence of leech medicine is a specially treated high-level dragon serum, which can not only restore the state of the human body, but also cure most diseases, including terminal diseases such as ALS and leukemia, even if you don't need it, it can also be used as a foundation to trade with others at critical moments, or as a favor to help the family get through the difficulties in times of crisis, which is equivalent to hard currency, far more valuable than gold.

"You know, I don't have a reason to buy another potion this year, but everyone is a unit, Furnetv is in a bad state, and what is lost will always be gained in another way." Oginets said faintly.

The handsome man was too lazy to say, he just responded with a sneer, if there was no benefit, the other party would not be kind, this is a reserved program before the start of each auction, it is nothing more than co-optation and division.

Bunin pushed the door in, smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the auction will start in two hours, and please prepare the funds, this year's quota is seven, the old rule, the further back, the higher the quality." ”

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On the streets of city 23, the cold wind howled through the alleys on both sides, setting off a terrible whimper, the number of cigarette shops is the largest, there is no one to guard it, and the things placed are taken at will, whether it is wasted obviously depends on personal quality.

Laurent tightened the collar of her coat, although Mescala came out to hang out by herself She was quite surprised, but this environment is really not like a so-called date, Siberia in winter is very cold, and a girl with a weaker physique may have to lose half her life after a walk, not to mention that she feels that she is definitely not a thing of the opposite sex in the eyes of the other party, if it is more accurate, she is probably more inclined to a pet that can bring positive returns, like a dragon with treasure and greed for a princess, Given that there is no depiction of the loss of a princess in the epic, the collection is a little more likely for female outliers, or rather, a dragon without a princess is absolutely incomplete.

"What was I thinking?" Laurent's muttering was drowned in the cold wind, she came to this strange no-man's land city completely to receive training and develop the spirit of speech, as long as she can become a real S-class, she can completely stabilize the family, this is the status of the leader of the half-blood, not to mention the always brilliant Mandate of Heaven Dragon Slayer, the Knoll Group, which has been established for a short time, is developing smoothly and with few obstacles.

"How do I know what you're thinking?"

Jiang Yuan continued to look around, and replied casually, his hearing was far beyond ordinary people's imagination, and the effect was not even inferior to that of the high-level half-breed Exploration Department Yanling, but even so, he still failed to lock on to the specific location of the target, the underground of the entire city was as complex as a large karst cave, there were dozens of air-raid shelters and they were connected to each other, and the same clan was located somewhere in it.

The shapers have already started to search step by step, but there is no one to guide them, and it will take at least half a day.

"Mezcal, can you tell me your real name?" Laurent asked a little overstep, they were friends, but in fact she didn't even know what kind of race the other person was.

"Noll." Jiang Yuan replied seriously, he admitted that he was not lying.

Laurent nodded thoughtfully, in order to win over the alchemy master, the S-level half-breed deliberately chose "Noor" as the name of the group, which seems quite reasonable, and the other party obviously deserves such a grand treatment, after all, for a force, in the case of the alliance between the two sides has a foundation of trust, the name is not too important to be compromised.

Bunin appeared at the corner of the street and greeted the two with a smile, "Two distinguished guests, please move to the venue, the auction will be held immediately, and when it is over, my boss would like to have a friendly conversation with Mr. Mezcal." ”

"Boss?" Laurent was surprised, she thought that Bunin was the owner of the city, but judging from the number 23, it is estimated that similar cities are still a huge legacy of the old era, and the most important thing is that it has not been known before.

"I'm just the host." Bunin explained earnestly, "My friends and I are both working for the boss, and this auction is the year-end dividend, specifically the leech potion that Mr. Mezcal mentioned when we met before, and I think it should not be difficult to get one with the financial resources of the Laurent family." ”

This auction originally had a very private nature, but there are many things that the alchemy master can do, and the secretary general of Lu University acquiesced to someone participating in the assembly, and the technical level contained in the leech potion is actually not low, and what is represented behind it is the huge knowledge of alchemy and pharmacy, which is not surprising and has a strong temptation.

At the same time, the information big data system that has been spying on the flow of funds around the world in the haven has discovered the close cooperation between the Noel Group under the S-class half-breed Bude and the Laurent family, which happened specifically after Mezcal's visit to the Kassel Academy, and the two have had a lot of scandals, given that someone admitted his identity as Bud in the Dark Side Monarch Conference at that time, so Mezcal is half of his own person in the eyes of the secretary general of Luda.

When the three of them arrived in front of the circular building in the center of the city, the young boys and girls also stepped on the time limit, and they changed into hunting clothes and evening dresses again, and the warm atmosphere had disappeared just now, but became reserved and restrained, even a little nervous, each holding a thick folder in his hand.

Laurent looked sideways at someone's hands, the guy only had a black box, and she wasn't sure if the card she was carrying would work properly in this place, so she asked out loud, "Are you ready?"

Jiang Yuan bowed, he didn't need to bring money, the defective products he refined casually were enough to offset the consumption, because of the existence of power, every relatively simple alchemy could be completed in an instant, as for the defective products, the alchemists who could imitate them must have understood the corresponding degree of Taiyi, and the alchemists who couldn't understand the Taiyi definitely couldn't imitate it, alchemy was like a dead knot.

At twelve o'clock in the night, a dull bell rings from the sharp bell tower at the top, solemn classical music begins to reverberate, and in this snowy bleak city, all the doors of the circular building are open to welcome the dignitaries who come here.

The scarlet carpet and walls seem to be an attempt to lead people to hell, the final auction will be located in the underground round conference room, the space is not large, but it is extremely luxurious, everyone is seated, the lights suddenly dimmed, everyone's attention is on the booth in front of him, Laurent saw this and quietly tossed the coin, and after five consecutive heads, he ushered in failure, and with each increase in the number of times, the difficulty will also increase, compared to the previous stage of practice, now it is more like an external application of his own control.

At the booth, the high-backed chair turned to the door with a sense of ceremony, and Bunin said solemnly: "Welcome to the scene, this is Mr. Cuarón, he will ensure the safety of your funds, but first of all, as the host, I need to verify your property status, the old rule, the auction does not accept debt funds." ”

The middle-aged man with round-framed eyes and a mustache stepped forward with a wooden tray, and one by one the sealed document bags were handed over, and when he arrived at Jiang Yuan, the original asset certificate was replaced by a boxy black box, which contained a hundred alchemy bullets, but the focus was not on the bullets, if Bunin sent this box to the secretary general of Lu University, he would be able to use this to lock the location of the safe haven, provided that the 100 alchemy bullets had the value of being sent over.

"I want to get a fair price."

Caron looked back blankly, and Bunin only thought for a moment, and then immediately replied, "Our new friend is here for the first time and deserves the size he deserves, so in view of the special circumstances, please give me five minutes to contact the boss and complete the price." ”

No one objected, because no one was sure of the boss's attitude towards the result, everyone present was a half-blood, ordinary people only had one host, and the leech potion was poison to normal creatures that were not dragon's blood, and without its own dragon's blood neutralization, even if it was handled perfectly, it would only be eroded.

Bunin left the conference room through the passage behind the high-backed chair, and in less than five minutes he returned with a black box, one of the bullets in it had already been used, and under the guidance of the boss, the effect was successful, and it could only be described as shocking.

"According to the pricing, it is worth five million dollars each, although it is dozens of times more than the regular alchemy bullets on the market, but it is clear that it is completely worth the price, dear Mr. Mezcal, the boss asked me to ask you the name of this bullet on his behalf." It was only at this point that Bunin had a concrete idea of the gold content of the master alchemist, whose work itself could assume the function of an equivalent, and did not need to be bound by the products of the outside world to give meaning.

"The Spirit of Words Crash Bullet is only useful for elemental spirit spirits of hybrid races below level B, and there are restrictions on operation, and the bullet needs to be sent into a range of one meter around before the target is launched." Jiang Yuan calmly explained the shortcomings of his work, lest the secretary general of Lu University raise certain ideas that would make it impossible for both sides to end.

In fact, A-level hybrids are only a very few, and there are only a dozen of them in Kassel Academy, which is the talent reserve base of the secret party, and there are only a dozen of them in each session, and the B-level hybrids are the backbone, similar to the users of the fiery sun - Raymond is enough to become an excellent executive commissioner, and the C-level is the mainstream, assuming the role of the secret party screws, and can maximize the combat power of individual soldiers after being equipped with a full set of modern equipment, and is responsible for dealing with increasingly intensive low-level dragon blood events, but D-level is indeed a cannon fodder type, as for E and F, Only one person in the history of the Secret Party can reach this unprecedented level, and even the school director may not know that he has refined the hierarchy to this extent.

Laurent glanced up, and then continued with his second stage of practice, this kind of result that belonged to the normal category was not worth surprising her, when she first set off, the alchemy copy matrix engraved by someone was the real ingenuity, and it reminded her of that extremely rare spirit mirror pupil.

Bunin was as shocked as the other participants at this alchemy bullet that had never appeared before, but he always kept his mission in mind, and was the first to react and clapped his hands, and seven girls walked into the conference room with boxes, heavy chains tied the girls' hands and boxes together, they were transporters and excellent professional bodyguards, and they always had a pistol at their waists ready to fire.

"There are seven shipments this year, and there has been hoarding before, which is also allowed." Bunin glanced at someone, the boss rarely showed a desire for something, although it was subtle, but it did exist, he couldn't imagine that in the dark world, this kind of alchemy bullet was equipped as standard, and the danger level would be greatly reduced if it was impossible to use the hybrid of words and spirits normally.

"The first shipment, the starting price is 15 million US dollars."

(End of chapter)