bookrandom Chapter 1302 I am the one who sets the rules
Chapter 1302 I am the one who sets the rules
"Husband, is there anything special about this piece of scrap iron?"
Murong Yan looked at Lin Zhen's suddenly focused gaze and asked with some curiosity.
Although she couldn't figure out what was so special about that dark, unremarkable piece of iron, she knew her man.
Anything that can pique his interest can never be ordinary.
"It's not a piece of iron."
Lin Zhen's gaze was fixed on the piece of "trash" downstairs, which was inconspicuous in the eyes of everyone else. His voice carried a hint of excitement that he himself did not realize.
"It is a fragment of an information storage device from an advanced civilization."
"You can think of it as a book that records all the secrets of that civilization... a celestial book."
"Although it is broken and most of the information inside has probably been lost."
“But…” Lin Zhen’s eyes gleamed with hunter’s confidence and calculation, “As long as I can get it, I will have a way to decipher key information about the ‘Nihilistic Party,’ the ‘Core of the World,’ and even other ‘parallel worlds’ that we don’t yet know about!”
Upon hearing Lin Zhen's explanation, Murong Yan's beautiful phoenix eyes instantly lit up with a dazzling light.
She knew exactly what this seemingly insignificant "broken piece of iron" meant for their next plan!
This is more than just an item up for auction.
This is a universal key that allows them to see all of the enemy's cards in advance!
"Ladies and gentlemen! I know you must be thinking right now that Bloody Mary Auction House is playing a silly joke on you."
Just then, the auctioneer's voice rang out downstairs once again.
He looked at the disdainful and mocking faces below the stage, but showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, he revealed a mysterious smile.
"However, I can assure you with my reputation and that of the entire Bloody Mary Auction House."
"This piece of 'extraterrestrial meteorite iron' is absolutely the most magical and incredible treasure you will ever see in your lifetime!"
"Its starting price is not high."
"All I need is one hundred gold coins!"
"Now, is there any discerning gentleman willing to pay for this mystery from the stars and the sea?"
The auctioneer finished speaking.
Everyone looked at him like he was an idiot.
"One hundred gold coins? To buy a piece of junk that's not even scrap metal?" a pirate captain shouted in a gruff voice, drawing a burst of laughter.
"I think Bloody Mary is just obsessed with money!"
"I wouldn't even consider this thing as ballast on my ship; it takes up too much space!"
They must be crazy to do something so stupid!
As the situation was about to descend into an awkward silence with no one bidding, the auctioneer's forehead was already beaded with sweat, but he still forced a smile.
Just then, a lazy, somewhat cynical young voice suddenly came from an ordinary-looking private room on the second floor.
"I'll offer a thousand gold coins."
The sound wasn't loud, but it pierced the noise of the entire venue like a needle.
All eyes turned to the direction of that private room.
Inside the private room sat several men dressed in black cloaks, their faces covered with masks, making them appear incredibly mysterious.
The one who just made the bid was one of the guys who looked like the leader.
"Hey, there really are idiots!"
"A thousand gold coins for a piece of junk? You must have money to burn!"
The crowd's mockery had shifted its target, but it remained just as fierce.
"Oh? Finally, someone who knows their stuff has taken the bait?"
Seeing this, Lin Zhen, who was in a private room on the third floor, smiled.
He knew that the spies of the "Nihilistic Party" hiding in the shadows had finally made their move.
Without the slightest hesitation, he pressed the bidding button in front of him, which represented the "Eye in the Sky" VIP box.
"Ten thousand gold coins."
A cold, emotionless electronic synthesized voice instantly resounded throughout the auction hall.
"A distinguished guest from 'Eye of the Sky' has offered 10,000 gold coins!"
"boom--"
The moment this price was announced, the entire hall erupted in chaos!
One...ten thousand gold coins?
Just to buy that piece of scrap metal?
This so-called "Prince of Kunlun" is not just rich and stupid; he is a complete and utterly incorrigible madman!
Even the man in black who had just made a bid on the second floor froze when he heard the offer!
His brows, hidden beneath his face mask, furrowed tightly.
He didn't understand.
Why would this nouveau riche from the East, who appeared out of nowhere, be so interested in this fragment of information?
Could it be that he knows the origin of this thing?
Impossible, it must be a coincidence!
He must have seen that I had made a bid, so he deliberately raised the price to show off his ridiculous wealth! Yes, that must be it! These natives of the backward world love to use money to demonstrate their pathetic existence.
Having figured this out, a cold killing intent flashed in the man in black's eyes.
"Fifty thousand gold coins." He coldly pressed the bidding button.
The price has increased fivefold again!
The crowd in the hall had become numb; they now felt as if they were watching a contest between two madmen.
"One hundred thousand."
Lin Zhen's voice was calm and nonchalant, as if he were not stating an astronomical figure that could bankrupt a small country, but simply saying, "The weather is nice today."
The man in black on the second floor had his fists clenched.
One hundred thousand gold coins was already beyond the usual budget for this item within his authority. However, this item was of great importance and absolutely could not fall into the hands of outsiders, especially not a powerful figure of unknown identity.
He has to win!
"Two hundred thousand!" The man in black's voice was already tinged with barely suppressed anger.
"Half a million."
Lin Zhen's voice remained calm and composed.
The auctioneer on the stage forgot what he was supposed to say. He stared at the "Eye of the Sky" with his mouth agape, the gavel in his hand trembling slightly.
Five hundred thousand gold coins!
This already exceeds the total value of all the items auctioned before tonight!
All of this was for a piece of "broken iron" that no one could understand!
"The king...the prince..."
Elizabeth, standing to the side, was so anxious about Lin Zhen's wasteful behavior, which made him seem like he didn't care about money at all, that she almost cried.
She walked quickly to Lin Zhen's side, lowered her voice, and her face was full of heartache and confusion.
"What are you doing? It's just a piece of scrap metal. Is it worth that much money?"
Her voice was trembling.
"Five hundred thousand gold coins! My God! That could buy five of our old 'Black Pearl' ships! No! Ten of them!"
She counted on her fingers, her heart aching more and more with each calculation.
"Even if... even if it really is the 'heavenly book' you're talking about, you can't spend it like this! We can wait until the auction is over and just snatch it! That's what we do!"
She's genuinely feeling sorry for him now.
She felt her heart was bleeding.
“Elizabeth.” Lin Zhen turned her head and looked at her face, which was full of “spendthrift, stop!” She shook her head with a smile.
"Have you forgotten what role we're playing now?"
"Huh?" Elizabeth was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
"Foolish people with lots of money."
A playful smile curved at the corners of Lin Zhen's lips.
"If you're going to act, then you should act it convincingly."
"And..." His gaze fell on the man in black downstairs, who was already trembling with anger at his "divine operation," and a fox-like cunning flashed in his deep eyes.
"Do you really think I'm just bidding against him?"
"Do not."
“I was telling him, and everyone behind him.”
"In this city, on this sea."
"I am the only one who has the right to set the rules of the game."
As he spoke, he pressed the bidding button in front of him once again without hesitation.
This time, he didn't even bother to listen to the other party's offer.
One million gold coins.
"I want this."
"Who dares to snatch it from me?"
"I will make him, along with his family and his country, disappear from this world completely."