"After review, this auction house has determined that this is a fair and legitimate transaction. We will therefore accept the following bid:"
“The Inheritance Rights to the Ye Residence in the North District of Earth Central City, in exchange for the access Key to the Iron Gate Universe.”
"Does anyone have a higher bid?"
"Please continue bidding!"
The auctioneer shouted from the stage, his expression wild with unprecedented excitement.
But the audience below was deathly silent.
Their expressions varied, but no one spoke or met anyone else's eyes. They seemed stunned.
“Inheritance Rights... are they worth that much?”
Xu Yuan could not help asking.
“Of course. Not just anyone can enter Central City. This would raise your standing in one leap and make you a senior member of the Returners' Alliance,” Joaquin said.
"And that's not all—"
“Everything the Ye Residence has gathered from civilizations over the past thousand years would be yours,” Andrei added.
Xu Yuan's smile was faint, his expression composed.
How could anything this good be real?
These people had established themselves in the Floating City and held on to power for countless years. They stood at the very pinnacle of humanity.
Would they really do such a thing?
"—I don't believe pies fall from the sky," Xu Yuan said with a smile.
None of the others had seen anything like this either. For a moment, they did not know what to say.
At last.
On the auction stage.
The auctioneer brought his gavel down hard and shouted:
"Sold!"
"For the item's safety, please proceed backstage at once to complete the transaction!"
The black-haired girl raised a hand and gave it a gentle wave.
The entire auction stage turned into illusory light and shadow. Behind the raised platform, the chest guarded by twenty experts rose into the