[Special Event Triggered: Hasty Auction] [Hasty Auction: Your cooperative auction with Sakri is about to begin, and it will inevitably draw the attention of many beings and factions from Flame City and beyond...] [Based on the player's actions, determined to be an independent faction.]
(Note 1: During Special Events, the better the player's performance, the higher the evaluation.)
(Note 2: Player performance includes, but is not limited to, combat.)
"A Hasty Auction?"
Qin Ran muttered to himself, then shook his head slightly.
The timing might have been hasty, but the preparations were not.
In fact, ever since he had entered this dungeon world, he had begun laying the groundwork. The "cooperative" auction with Sakri had merely happened to come at the right time.
Simply put, even without Sakri, Qin Ran had his own plans for the Piercing Thorn.
And now?
It merely made that plan more direct and brought more "participants" into the game.
Qin Ran was not surprised by the God of Forest City becoming one of those "participants."
Gods from the same city would openly and secretly fight because of their differing stances, let alone gods from different cities.
Conflict was inevitable.
Even if they appeared harmonious on the surface.
"The God of Forest City..."
Qin Ran lightly tapped the chair's armrest as he considered this "participant."
Qin Ran did not know much about the God of Forest City, but that did not prevent him from learning more about him.
Besides...
Qin Ran had a very suitable "person" in mind.
In a quiet public courtyard somewhere on Foothill Street, Qin Ran, restored to his original appearance, sat on a black bench with the old detective, waiting silently.
Unlike the overcrowded public areas in Flame City's other districts, the wealthy residents gathered on Foothill Street