Invitation from the Saint Speech Clan

The Auction House lasted for seven days, and Gu Ding and his team spent six days preparing.

For the next six days, Gu Ding wore the Mecha almost all the time, except when he was sleeping. The six days of training had given him a high level of familiarity with the Mecha. Besides using martial arts techniques, he could even control the correct amount of force when washing dishes.

Liliath's hat-shaped mental energy amplifier could amplify her mental energy by a full two hundred times. Over the past few days, she had been slowly adapting to controlling such a greatly amplified mental energy, trying her best to use every bit of her strength in the right place, and she was improving every day.

Bigge, on the other hand, devoted the time he spent researching recipes to studying swordsmanship. He gained a great deal of insight into the way of the sword from the Dark Blade. Apart from the short time he spent cooking each day, he devoted the rest of his time to practicing swordsmanship and improving his Combat Strength.

Gu Ding didn't attend the final day of the Auction House. He had arranged in advance for them to transfer the total proceeds directly to his account. He also didn't witness the sensation caused by the final item, the Witch Clan Staff, which became the highlight of the auction and sparked fierce and frenzied bidding.

All he knew was that after the staff auction ended, his account had an additional 12.8 billion Universe Coin. This amount had already been deducted from the Auction House's fees.

"It's unbelievable that this staff could fetch such a price in the Long Teng Universe Country." The Sea Emperor was also slightly surprised when he saw the amount.

The money had barely been deposited into his account for two minutes when Gu Ding's communicator rang. Gu Ding already had the number saved; it belonged to the Auction House.

The call connected, and the voice on the other end sounded somewhat familiar to Gu Ding, "Young man, do you still remember me, the appraiser?"

Gu Ding pictured the old appraiser in his mind. "Oh, it's you, sir. What can I do for you?"

"Look at what you're saying. Can't I just catch up with you if there's nothing wrong?"

Gu Ding chose to remain silent in response to the old man's words; he truly had no interest in chatting with anyone at the moment.

"Alright, I won't beat around the bush. Have you ever heard of the Saint Speech Clan?" The old man felt a little bored after not getting a reply from Gu Ding.

"I've heard of it. This race seems to be a special race that has been around since the Middle Ancient Era. They can foresee the future." Gu Ding didn't quite understand why the other person asked this question.

"It's not that simple. Predicting the future is just one of the powers of this race. They will evolve other abilities and become exceptionally powerful," the Sea Emperor added in Gu Ding's ear.

"Since you already know, it saves me a lot of trouble explaining. What I'm about to say is related to the Saint Speech Clan." The old man paused. "Most of the items you obtained from the Witch Clan were bought by them, including the staff that was just auctioned off today."

"Those guys really want to meet the seller of the staff. Of course, out of professional ethics, I didn't reveal any information about you to them. I only told them that I would help them make the connection. Whether or not to meet is your decision. If you don't want to, I'll just veto it for you. Given their racial customs, they probably won't keep bothering you."

Gu Ding was about to reply with "no interest" when he heard the Sea Emperor's voice in his ear. "Gu Ding, agree to meet."

"Alright!" Although Gu Ding was not in the mood to see the Saint Speech Clan, he still agreed when he heard the Sea Emperor say so.

"5:50 PM, at the south gate of the Auction House, I'll come find you there." The old man said this and hung up the phone.

"Why should I agree to meet with the Saint Speech Clan? The result predicted by one diviner is bad enough; I don't want to hear any more bad news." Gu Ding really didn't want to deal with these so-called diviners and prophets.

"Regarding Lily, Mien's divination may not be accurate, and the meaning of the images on the cards is still somewhat unclear. I think it would be better to take this opportunity to consult a diviner."

In the afternoon, around the designated time, Gu Ding finally exited his Mecha and arrived at the Auction House venue.

Looking down at the time, Gu Ding realized there were still a few minutes left before the old man had given him. His gaze swept around and suddenly he spotted a familiar figure.

That was the man who had sold the axe earlier; he had casually set up his stall on the ground not far from the Auction House.

"Sea Emperor, do we still want that axe?" Gu Ding asked.

"Yes!" The Sea Emperor also noticed the man not far away.

Gu Ding walked over to his stall. "Uncle, the Auction House is over, and you still haven't sold your axe. Why are you setting up your stall here?"

"They charge stall fees every day in that tower. I ran out of money, so they kicked me out." The man remained sitting cross-legged on the ground, not believing that Gu Ding would buy his axe.

"What price are you going to quote this time?" Gu Ding thought the man would lower his price, because after so many days, he should know that his price was unreliable.

"One hundred billion, in Universe Coin! No bargaining!" The man raised his eyelids to look at Gu Ding; he didn't think Gu Ding could afford it.

"Can't you lower the price a bit?" Gu Ding was clearly taken aback when he heard the price for the second time. He had originally thought that after so many days, the man's opinion would have changed.

"Not cheap!" The man shook his head. "I originally planned to sell it at a lower price on the last day, but after watching the last Auction House today, I realized that if something is truly valuable, there will always be someone who knows its worth willing to pay a reasonable price."

"Buy it, you won't lose out," the Sea Emperor urged Gu Ding from the side.

"Alright! 10 billion it is." Gu Ding finally agreed, "Give me your account number."

"It's Universe Coin, not Star Coin!" The man emphasized again after handing the account number to Gu Ding.

After the Sea Emperor arranged the transfer, a large sum of money appeared in the man's account in less than ten seconds. He carefully counted the number of digits several times and checked the currency unit several times. Only after confirming that everything was correct did he hand the axe to Gu Ding.

Upon receiving the axe, Gu Ding immediately threw it into his Storage Space. He then saw the old appraiser walking towards him from a distance.

Upon reaching Gu Ding, the old man paused slightly. "Come with me!"

Gu Ding followed behind him, passing through several alleys. The old man stopped and pointed to a towering, tower-like building not far away, saying, "In that building, on the thirty-third floor, room 3301."

"Aren't you coming with me?" Gu Ding called out when he saw the old man turn around to leave.

"No, they want to see you." The old man didn't even turn his head and quickly disappeared into the alley.

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