Kasi Empire, Xiluo City.
Xiluo City was the capital of the Kasi Empire, with a population of a million, and a renowned metropolis on the Qio Continent. It boasted beautiful scenery and embodied the Kasi Empire's distinctive culture, while also being a city that prized martial prowess.
In the center of Xiluo City, a grand auction was held once every three years. Truly rare treasures could be bought there, and each auction drew the rich and powerful, with even wealthy people from neighboring countries traveling great distances to attend.
At previous auctions in Xiluo City, not only had all manner of treasures frequently appeared, but Divine Artifacts had even appeared twice. Starry Sky, the Divine Artifact Phoebe now wielded, which had been taken from Selt, had once appeared at the auction, changing hands several times before finally coming into Selt's possession.
This was a truly grand event. Aside from the auction that served as its finale, all kinds of unusual items were sold beforehand, and those with a discerning eye could often find what they needed there.
Every grand auction attracted people from all walks of life, and this one was naturally no exception. Even Han Shuo had come to Xiluo City through Bingling City's Magic Teleportation Array only after hearing about the auction's splendor there, spending three thousand gold coins and resorting to underhanded means.
Han Shuo had yet to recover fully from his injuries. He needed to purchase materials for refining Gilbert's body, and also take the opportunity to inquire about the recent situation in the Lancelot Empire. That was why he had come to Xiluo City, the capital of the Kasi Empire.
Compared with Xiluo City, Bingling City was merely a small city on the Kasi Empire's frontier, beyond the reach of the Dark Curtain's network of