The Zodiac Twelve Palaces (Cont.)

Hearing his young master's question, Cookson immediately choked. But at last, he also understood just how correct his guess had been. This young master had no idea what the Twelve Palaces were for at all. No wonder he had been so ferocious back then.

Naturally, he could not let such muttering show on his face. Cookson gave a dry cough, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes again as he said in a deep voice, "Young Master, the Zodiac Twelve Palaces aren't merely impressive. They're insanely badass!"

Perhaps feeling that his young master's description had not quite hit the mark, even Cookson, rare as it was, let slip a curse.

The moment the words left his mouth, Cookson's expression turned awkward. Speaking to his young master like this was terribly impolite. After secretly glancing at Liu Feng and discovering that his young master had no intention of punishing him, he finally relaxed and began slowly explaining the origins of the Zodiac Twelve Palaces.

The Zodiac Twelve Palaces was a general term for something similar to a religious order. Within it were twelve forces, respectively the Palace of Life, Palace of Wealth, Palace of Siblings, Palace of Property, Palace of Entertainment, Palace of Servants, Palace of Diplomacy, Palace of Sickness, Palace of Migration, Palace of Career, Palace of Parliament, and the most mysterious Palace of Mystery.

The areas and responsibilities handled by these twelve forces were all different. But precisely because of that, the power of the Zodiac Twelve Palaces had become even greater.

Not only did the Zodiac Twelve Palaces possess enormous financial strength, each palace was also filled with experts like clouds. Their experts were classified by the title of Star Envoy, from First-Class Star Envoys to Third-Class Star Envoys, and these were the true embodiment of the Zodiac Twelve Palaces' strength.

A First-Class Star Envoy was equivalent to a ninth-level powerhouse on the Falan Continent, a Second-Class to eighth level, and a Third-Class to seventh level. It could be said they were all existences of the high ranks and above.

The distribution of experts in each palace was different, and the noble young master Liu Feng had killed was the eldest son of the Palace Master of the Palace of Sickness. Among the Zodiac Twelve Palaces, aside from the most mysterious Palace of Mystery, the one with the greatest number of experts was this Palace of Sickness.

The Palace of Sickness was responsible for all external fighting and killing affairs. The Palace Master himself was a First-Class Star Envoy, meaning he possessed the strength of a ninth-level super powerhouse, and under him there were as many as twenty-one Second- and Third-Class Star Envoys. Their strength could be called extremely formidable.

And precisely because they had so many experts, the Zodiac Twelve Palaces were an extremely unique existence on the Falan Continent. Although they did not belong to any country, no country dared provoke them lightly. After all, on the Falan Continent, a single nation might not necessarily possess so many experts. Take the Saint Mavana Empire, for example—it had only barely one Saint-rank and a few ninth-level powerhouses.

Within the Zodiac Twelve Palaces, however, the number of ninth-level powerhouses was definitely above ten. And according to legend, in the most mysterious Palace of Mystery, there even existed terrifying Saint-rank experts.

Experts plus wealth gave the Zodiac Twelve Palaces an absolutely transcendent status on the Falan Continent. Even when the emperors of nations faced disciples of the Twelve Palaces, they would show them exceptional courtesy. The same was true of the powerful religious forces, The Church and the Fire Worship Sect. This point could be seen clearly from Colin's attitude toward that noble young master.

Therefore, no one could imagine that in this tiny York County, the eldest son of the Palace Master of the immensely powerful Palace of Sickness within the Twelve Palaces had actually been killed outright by the useless eldest son of a declining count!

If this matter spread across the continent, it would absolutely cause a sensation. The name of the Palister Family would undoubtedly resound throughout all of Falan once again because of it, and the unknown Liu Feng would certainly become a household name as well.

Everyone wanted fame, but the price of this fame was truly terrifyingly high. One could imagine what kind of storm-lashed, rain-pounding revenge the Zodiac Twelve Palaces would launch against Liu Feng and even the entire Palister Family once they learned of this matter.

After listening to Cookson finish his introduction in a trembling voice, Liu Feng was completely dumbstruck.

Ignorance was fearlessness! Liu Feng instantly thought of this truth and could not help sighing over the ferocity and sorrow of his own life.

However, Liu Feng had not the slightest thought of regret. Even if he had known that noble young master's identity at the time, even if he could do it all over again now, if he had the chance, Liu Feng would still make the same move.

Life was precious, but in this world there were many things even more precious than life, things that needed to be protected even more. That was dignity!

Moreover, ever since arriving in this world, Liu Feng had long since thought it through. Unless he was content to be a useless count's eldest son and muddle through life waiting for death, then what he was living was a job with his head tucked into his belt. In this world, the only thing one could rely on was fists.

Not to mention, judging from the way Colin had been scared into fleeing at once by a single sentence from the old ancestor, Liu Feng's confidence grew a few more degrees. With such a terrifyingly powerful person in the family, what was so frightening about the Zodiac Twelve Palaces? According to Liu Feng's guess, even if the old ancestor's strength was not Saint-rank, it definitely could not be far off.

But when he thought of facing the Twelve Palaces' retaliation in the future, Liu Feng still felt his scalp tingle. He could not help longing even more for his own strength to grow quickly. As soon as he thought of this, Liu Feng immediately remembered his purpose in coming to the auction house. After calming the still somewhat panicked Cookson, he asked with a smile, "Where is Boss Roger?"

In the office at the deepest part of the auction house, Liu Feng saw this fat boss again.

Liu Feng was also very clear in his heart why this fellow had let him recover from his injuries here. It was nothing more than because of his status. After all, Roger had opened an auction house within the territory of York County, and this count's eldest son had now basically become the person in charge of the manor. How could Roger possibly not look for a chance to get close to him?

Since he understood Roger's intentions, Liu Feng did not want to be overly polite. After a few simple and hypocritical pleasantries, he went straight to the point and brought up the matter of the Gold-Quenching Stone.

Roger had heard of this Gold-Quenching Stone before, but he still did not dare determine whether what Liu Feng said was true or false. For a time, he was somewhat doubtful and uncertain.

Knowing that this crafty fat man would absolutely not believe his words so easily, Liu Feng did not want to put on airs either. He directly had Turner bring in the Gold-Quenching Stone from the carriage and let Roger test it on the spot.

Seeing that the Gold-Quenching Stone in the fire did not explode as imagined, Roger was first stunned, but in the next instant it turned into wild joy. He grabbed Liu Feng's arm with his fat hand and asked excitedly, "Respected Young Master Nicholas, how did you do this?" As a businessman of many years, Roger immediately inferred what kind of sensation this usable Gold-Quenching Stone would cause if it appeared on the market.

Without leaving a trace, Liu Feng shook off the fat man's greasy hands and smiled faintly. "Boss Roger, this involves a trade secret. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to ask like that?"

The fat man also knew at this moment that, in his excitement, his words had been somewhat improper. He could not help laughing awkwardly, rubbing his hands together as he said, still excited, "Yes, yes, that was rash of me. Young Master Nicholas, I will begin auctioning this Gold-Quenching Stone for you tomorrow. However, I wonder how much there will be in terms of quantity?"

"For now, just this much! As for later, it's hard to say. You know as well that this thing isn't so easy to get!" Liu Feng pondered slightly, then decided it was better for now not to let the fat man know he could absorb it endlessly. After all, although Liu Feng did not understand business, he still understood the principle that things were precious because they were rare. No matter what good thing it was, if there was too much of it, it would not be valuable anymore.

Hearing Liu Feng's words, a trace of disappointment flashed through the fat man's eyes, but he still nodded hard. "In that case, please rest assured, Young Master. I will definitely help you sell it for a good price!"

Suppressing his excitement at soon having his first pot of gold, Liu Feng smiled and nodded. Suddenly, his heart stirred and he asked, "Oh right, Boss Roger, where is that little girl from the Gema Tribe?"