Once all the auction items had been displayed,
As a premium customer, Yi Chen did not need to go to the back of the auction house for the rather tedious identity verification process. He only had to wait for the inspection and payment of the remaining balance,
Golden Mask had already used "Human Body Preservative Film" to package the decaying Skin Carrier, placed it inside the complimentary suitcase, and sent it over as soon as the auction ended.
Once the twenty thousand Ancient Coins had been transferred to Golden Mask, Yi Chen asked,
"Where is Mr. Achim Cross? May I meet him?"
"I'm terribly sorry. Mr. Achim Cross died not long after Molting. To ensure that the Malignant Disease on his body would not spread, we carried out a 'Golden Burial' immediately. In other words, we threw his corpse into superheated liquid gold. His body evaporated instantly, returning to the embrace of the Old World in gaseous form."
"He's dead..."
Yi Chen had a very bad feeling. Since entering Lamp City, this was the first Skin Slave he had encountered who belonged directly to the Abyssal Skin Factory, yet he had died after his skin disease became uncontrollable and eventually worsened severely.
A Sick One had died from his disease, and he had even reached the Source Opening level. It was truly bizarre.
Combined with what he had heard through various channels recently about the changes within the Skin Factory, he vaguely felt that something major was about to happen.
Of course, it was also possible that Yi Chen was overthinking things. Perhaps the Skin Factory was simply carrying out a modern reform to welcome a new era, requiring all Skin Slaves to remain inside the factory and perform their respective duties. That would explain why Skin Slaves had rarely