Auction

Ul is panicking right now!

Because he realized he might be walking further and further down the path of self-destruction!

How could he have forgotten the name of the city where Devil's Fang was located?

Staring at the Devil's Fang guild building just a few hundred meters away, Ul almost wanted to slap himself across the face.

At this close distance, once Angel Wings and Devil's Fang started fighting, given Ul's current position, he would definitely get caught in the crossfire!

You have to understand!

The battlefield range of a Mage is enormous...

"No, I have to find Jericho before Angel Wings' people get here. If I can't find him, then I need to get out of here as fast as possible." After making this decision, Ul quickly began to move!

The news that Devil's Fang and Angel Wings were about to go to war hadn't spread, so life in Moya City continued as usual.

According to the information Ul had gotten earlier from the shop owner in Starfish City.

Moya City was hosting a large "underground auction" today.

If Ul wasn't mistaken, that bastard Jericho would most likely use this auction to unload the stolen treasure, because things auctioned here were never questioned about their origin—only their value mattered!

As long as Jericho wanted to maximize his profit, he wouldn't miss this opportunity.

But although it was called an "underground auction," the venue itself was surprisingly "aboveboard."

Because the auction was being held in the tallest, most extravagant building in all of Moya City.

Entering the auction required an invitation.

Even though Ul didn't have one, such a small problem couldn't stop him!

He waited near the auction entrance for about half an hour.

Ul successfully obtained an invitation from some wealthy woman.

What?

Why a wealthy woman?

No-brainer!

Wealthy men who were into "man-on-man" action were rare. Even if Ul wanted to seduce a rich guy by selling his looks, he wouldn't have the means!

...Huh?

Why did that feel like he'd just revealed something?

Whatever!

Better not dwell on the details!

With the invitation in hand, sneaking into the auction became much easier!

That was the one good thing about this kind of "underground auction"—the invitations never contained any real personal information.

When Ul walked into the auction, a lot of people had already gathered inside.

Following the number on the invitation, Ul quickly found his seat—way in the back, in an inconspicuous corner.

After all, the wealthy woman Ul had knocked out was a target he'd carefully chosen; she naturally wouldn't be anyone important.

There were plenty of people in the auction dressed just like Ul, so trying to find Jericho purely by appearance was obviously impossible. But Ul wasn't in a hurry—as long as Jericho was really here, he would eventually have to show himself. So Ul just needed to focus on the items on stage!

It didn't take long!

A well-dressed old man appeared on the auction stage.

After a routine opening speech, the first item was soon carried out by several people...

Once the auction officially began!

Ul simply closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and rested quietly.

As for why he wasn't watching the auction?

Wasn't that obvious?

He couldn't afford anything whether he looked or not, so why bother?

But even though Ul forced himself not to look, hearing the constant bids of "several million," "several tens of millions" still made his broke heart ache with every call...

This went on for about twenty minutes!

Until the auctioneer shouted out the words "Heart of the Blue Ocean"—only then did Ul's tightly shut eyes snap open...

The so-called "Heart of the Blue Ocean" was a blue-white crystalline gem, and this gem was exactly the treasure Jericho had stolen.

Since this gemstone has appeared here, it also means that Jericho must be present at this auction right now.

This "Heart of the Blue Ocean" seemed to appeal greatly to the many wealthy attendees in the venue. The auction had only just begun when the gem's price climbed steadily, reaching tens of millions of J in no time...

Ul paid no attention to the auction of this gem, because the mission he had accepted did not include recovering the "Heart of the Blue Ocean"!

But that made sense, after all!

Wei Yi's reward was only a few tens of thousands of J. Converted to the currency of Wei Yi's previous life, that was just a few thousand RMB.

If he thought he could reclaim a gem worth tens of millions with that kind of money, he was dreaming far too sweetly.

All in all!

The mission Ul had accepted was riddled with flaws.

Ul didn't know whether the wealthy client who posted the mission had made a mistake, or if that client hadn't expected Jericho to auction off the gem so quickly.

Either way, it had little to do with him!

The final hammer price for the "Heart of the Blue Ocean" settled at thirty-six million five hundred thousand!

When the auction ended!

Ul immediately prepared to stand and head toward the backstage area, because at this moment, Jericho would surely be there to complete the transaction with the buyer.

But before Ul could get up!

Suddenly!

Boom!

A massive explosion suddenly rang out from above everyone's heads, and the entire auction hall trembled violently...