Heaven Slaughter's Arrival
The auction for the True Blood was essentially a battle for the VIP rooms on the second floor; it had absolutely nothing to do with the people in the Auction House below, who didn't even have a chance to bid.
But some people found it strange that even though every drop of True Blood was auctioned off, VIP Room No. 1 didn't bid even once.
"What are they waiting for in VIP Room Number One? Are they waiting for the last drop before making their move?"
"Could it be that the people in VIP Room Number One didn't come today?"
The crowd watching the spectacle below was also buzzing with discussion. Although it had nothing to do with them, sitting there watching the glittering True Blood on the stage and seeing the group of usually high-ranking experts on the second floor fighting over it made them feel quite pleased.
The fourth drop of True Blood was quickly auctioned off, with no bids falling below 80 billion. Gu Ding and his group also discovered that seven groups had successively offered to acquire the True Blood. With four groups already securing it, the remaining True Blood would likely be contested by three parties, and the price could potentially be even higher than the first drop.
As expected, the last drop of True Blood was offered a high price of 90 billion right from the start, but it still attracted fierce bidding. Finally, it was sold to VIP Room Number Four for 103 billion. 100 billion was actually the starting price for the True Blood of Second Sequence true god. But they could only reluctantly part with their money, because no one knew when the next True Blood auction would be.
Until the very end, no one in VIP Room No. 1 made a single bid, which puzzled the other contenders who had been wary of VIP Room No. 1.
"The people in VIP Room No. 1 didn't try to snatch it. Could it be that they consigned this True Blood?" In VIP Room No. 6, the middle-aged man looked thoughtful.
In the other VIP rooms, some people had similar thoughts, and some even considered stealing it.
Fortunately, this VIP room is protected by divine means to prevent detection. Furthermore, the exit is also secured, making it impossible for outsiders to discover who is inside VIP room number one.
With the last drop of True Blood gone, the Auction House was effectively over. After Bonnie made some meaningless pleasantries, Auction House crowd gradually dispersed.
Gu Ding and his group went backstage to collect the items they had won in the auction over the past few days.
"The total proceeds from this auction amounted to 631.8 billion Originium. After deducting a 2% handling fee, the remaining amount payable is 619.2 billion." Bonnie also appeared in the backstage area and transferred the Auction House proceeds.
"Thank you." Gu Ding. He was quite satisfied with the proceeds from this auction. Bonnie's auctioning skills also had a certain influence on the price.
"I should be thanking you," Bonnie said, covering her mouth with a smile. She had received a substantial commission for hosting Gu Ding and his group. "Normally, I should tell big clients like you to look for me next time. But you probably won't have many opportunities to come to Mandela Star again, so there's not much point in saying that. How about I treat you to a meal?"
"Looks like you really made a lot of commissions," Liliath teased.
"Thanks to you all," Bonnie did not deny it.
"Alright, since you're treating, we won't stand on ceremony." Gu Ding nodded in agreement. In reality, after becoming Interstellar Pirate, the opportunity to be treated to a meal was actually quite rare.
"Okay. I'll go change my clothes," Bonnie said, turning to leave.
"Bonnie, could you also arrange to meet that guy who sells Mechanical Heart today? That way we can leave first thing tomorrow morning." Gu Ding hadn't forgotten about Mechanical Heart either.
"I'll contact him now, it's just a few words." Bonnie nodded. She dialed a number and walked to a quieter spot nearby.
She hung up the phone shortly after and walked towards Gu Ding and the others.
"The man said he wants to make the deal right now, and he only wants to see you. The location is 32 Champs Elysees Avenue." Bonnie said, frowning slightly. "Although we've inspected the goods, and he does have Mechanical Heart, it feels strange that he wants to meet alone. Why don't we go with you? At worst, the others can wait outside without going into the room."
"No need, I can handle it. You guys go to the hotel first. Anyway, it will take time to serve the food, I'll get there as soon as possible." Since the other party requested a private meeting, Gu Ding decided to go alone.
As soon as Gu Ding finished speaking, he disappeared.
"I'll go after them and see," Hake, also somewhat worried.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Liliath shook her head at Hake. "Gu Ding won't do anything he's not sure of."
"Since they proposed a private meeting, their strength must not be very strong. If they really had the strength to crush us, they wouldn't need to propose a private meeting." Miko saw this point directly.
"I'll go change my clothes, please wait a moment," Bonnie said, turning to leave.
Number 32 on the Champs Elysees Avenue is a very old warehouse. It's unclear how long it has been unused; not a single pane of glass in the windows is intact, and they are covered in dust.
The door was ajar, and Gu Ding pushed it open and went inside.
A tall, thin man in a uniform wearing a hat stood in the center of the warehouse with his hands on his lower abdomen.
"Are you the seller?" Gu Ding asked directly.
With a bang, the half-closed door slammed shut automatically.
Gu Ding frowned slightly; the other party seemed to have ill intentions.
"Are you Gu Ding?" The uniformed man's question confirmed to Gu Ding that the other party was after him.
"It seems you deliberately lured me here, rather than genuinely wanting to make a deal."
"Of course we'll make a deal, but not with you. We'll use your head to do business with the Federal Government," the uniformed man said with a smile.
"There's a problem. How did you know the buyer was me? Logically speaking, Auction House under the Fei Nan Si Conglomerate shouldn't leak client information, right?" Gu Ding narrowed his eyes slightly. If his information had been leaked, then the other party should also know about the items he sold.
"Of course not. I just happened to see the Auction House notice posted here, and after thinking about it carefully, the Mechanical Heart should be something that the Mechanical Race would use, and one of your members happens to be Mechanical Race. So, I did some investigation and found that you did come to this planet. Therefore, there is a high probability that you are the ones who want this item."
"So, a few days ago, some idiot got drunk in a tavern and bragged about having these, intending to sell them. I used some tricks to snatch those two Mechanical Heart. Then, after two days, when the news of that idiot's death spread, I contacted the Auction House, saying that I had the Mechanical Heart and demanding that I meet with the buyer alone."
The uniformed man calmly recounted what had happened.
"So you're Interstellar Hunter?" Gu Ding asked.
The uniformed man extended one finger of his right hand and waved it from side to side. "You guessed wrong. How could my job be the kind of low-IQ job where you're simple-minded and only know how to solve problems with violence?"
"Shouldn't people with low IQs be mercenaries?" Gu Ding couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Mercenaries aren't even low-IQ; they're practically muscle- Pig-Boar Beast with brains full of gluttony. It's an even more despicable profession." The uniformed man's tone was even more disdainful.
"Then who exactly are you?" Gu Ding scratched his head, puzzled. "You don't look like someone from the Federal Government at all, and the Freedom Alliance shouldn't bother with me."
"Hmph, the Federal Government is full of useless incompetents. The Freedom Alliance does have quite a few capable people, but they are all passive and undisciplined, lacking any sense of cohesion." The uniformed man's tone was full of disdain as he commented on the two organizations.
"So, your organization must be pretty awesome?" Gu Ding sat down cross-legged, his eyes shining, looking like he was ready to listen to a story.
"Of course! Listen carefully, our organization is called [Heaven Slaughter]. Unlike those incompetent people in the Federal Government, our mission is to annihilate all dark forces within the Human Race Camp, representing the will of Heaven to slaughter the guilty. Our organization's minimum requirement for recruiting members is that they must be prodigies of five stars or higher. In our eyes, those so-called top organizations of the Federal Government are nothing but trash!" The uniformed man spoke with great enthusiasm as he introduced his organization.
"Sounds pretty impressive. There must be quite a few people in that organization stronger than you, right?" Gu Ding was clearly trying to get information out of the other party, but the other party didn't seem to realize it.
"Hmph, although I am only High-rank God, I still possess the Combat Strength of Four-Star Half-Step True God. Those with Half-Step True God Combat Strength are all core members in the organization. Among the core members, those stronger than me number less than five." The uniformed man directly revealed this rather private information.
"There are only a few core members who are stronger than you, so there must be others who are even stronger than the core members, right?" Gu Ding continued to probe.
"That's natural. Above the core members are..." The uniformed man suddenly sensed something was wrong. "Wait, are you trying to trick me?!"
"Of course not. You're so smart, how could I possibly get information out of you? It's just that your organization sounds so impressive, which makes me admire you, so I asked a lot of questions." Gu Ding quickly waved his hand.
"Of course," the uniformed man said proudly, then he looked Gu Ding up and down. "With your qualifications, you are qualified to join us, but you are Interstellar Pirate and have done too many bad things. If you are willing to turn over a new leaf, I would be willing to recommend you to join us."
"You want me to join? But I don't know enough about your organization. After all, I've never heard of it before. Why don't you tell me... if there are any particularly powerful people among them..." Gu Ding said, resting his chin on his hand.
"Extremely strong..." The uniformed man was pondering carefully, about to speak, when he saw the sly smile on Gu Ding's lips and immediately realized he had been tricked again. "You're too cunning, kid. You've tricked me again. I'll kill you!" (To be continued...)