However, there were very few records about this incident. In fact, this incident happened 14 years ago, which was a year after the disappearance of Count Guitalera, whom Li Huailin was looking for.
At that time, someone was selling this gem at the auction house, and it was added at the last minute. Therefore, due to insufficient preparation, not all the rich people were present at that time, and the final transaction price was not high, about 150,000 gold coins. After that, the rich people who heard about this incident immediately became interested in this exquisite gem, and expressed their willingness to buy it at a high price. At one point, the price actually reached as high as a million gold coins, but in the end, it was the Emperor of the Demons, Baizera, who shouted the final and most astonishing price, which was a city.
Unfortunately, the owner of the gem seemed to be very fond of this gem, and even if he wanted to exchange it for a city, he was still rejected. What happened after that was just as Polit said, the collector's entire family died. According to the testimony of the witnesses at that time, they saw a huge dragon, and according to the current situation, the investigators here also accepted the testimony of the witnesses. Of course, this matter was left unsettled because the other party was a dragon, so there was no way to investigate the rest.
Of course, everyone knew that dragons liked gems, so for this collector, this was simply an undeserved disaster. However, after listening to this story, Li Huailin felt that something was wrong, and there was a strong element of conspiracy in it.
But no matter what, while the dragons were by his side now, Li Huailin decided to ask these dragons if they were involved in this matter. First of all, Li Huailin had to identify the targets. According to his previous understanding, there were a total of 16 adult dragons that still existed on the continent. Although Nojorda was still alive, his position was replaced by Millet, so there were still 15 targets left for investigation.
Among them, the Red Dragon Queen, Myrios, and her two subordinates, Fidra and Quedratos, lived in the Dragon Valley all year round to manage the young dragons, so the suspicion was very small, and there were only 12 left.
"Oh, then continue to investigate the previous matter, I'll take my leave first." After speaking to Polit, Li Huailin returned to the Dragon Valley and appeared in front of Wimi Dios with a "whoosh", scaring Wimi Dios.
"You, you, you … What's wrong with you?" Remy Dios pointed at Li Huailin.
Li Huailin took a look at the current situation. On this side, Liminos and Millet were still in their human form. There was a row of charcoal grilled dragon tails on the ground as a test subject. It seemed that this guy was now experimenting on how to make his tail taste better.
"Hey, isn't this growth rate a little too fast?" Li Huailin pointed at the pile of tails.
"That's the regenerative ability of our dragon race …" Dimir immediately said proudly. Li Huailin quickly took out his notebook, then pointed to the Peerless Gem and asked, "Let me ask you a question first. Have you seen this gem before?"
"Eh? The drawing is quite nice. "Liminos nodded." I haven't seen it before. What's wrong? "
"Oh, it's okay. You guys continue, I'll ask other dragons." Li Huailin said as he walked out.
"Hey, wait, let's have a taste first," Remy Dios shouted from the other side.
"Forget it, I have something to do." Li Huailin quickly refused.
Soon, Li Huailin asked Fidra and Quedratos, and the answer was no surprise. Both of them had never heard of this thing, but they seemed to like it. They were indeed dragons.
Li Huailin also knew that these three dragons were basically not suspicious. The rest were the key, so Li Huailin asked a little bit about the nearby dragons that had already arrived. Among them, the testimony of a dragon named Basaran caught Li Huailin's attention. Of course, the information about Peerless was also provided by her.
"I originally wanted to rob it, but I couldn't find the other party's location." Basaran said with a little pity. "You know, this gem is really beautiful. I was fascinated by it the first time I saw it at the auction. I couldn't take my eyes off it."
"Auction?" Li Huailin stared blankly for a moment. Indeed, this gemstone had appeared in the auction for the first time, but according to the previous intelligence, this gemstone had participated in the auction at the last minute. Speaking of which, why was Basalan able to see this gemstone? "You participated in the auction at that time?"
"Yes." Basaran nodded. "Of course I turned into a human, but the auction was held in the human's main city. There were a lot of masters there, so I didn't dare to show up and rob it. However, I remembered the seller and was ready to go there to rob it. In the end, I lost him."
"No, how did you know that the auction would auction this gem? Did you meet it by chance?" Li Huailin asked.
"Hmm …" Speaking of this, Basaran suddenly lowered his head and thought for a while. Then, he suddenly raised his head and said, "I remember now. Someone told me."
"Who?" Li Huailin asked immediately.
"Ah, this …" Basaran looked as if he couldn't remember.
"Think about it carefully. Do you think the other party knows about your identity as a member of the Dragon Clan? If they do, their relationship is definitely not ordinary, right? Otherwise, why would you believe the words of others?" Li Huailin helped to recall.
"Oh?" Basaran seemed to have remembered something. "Wait, I remember now."
"What did you remember?" Li Huailin asked immediately.
"I remember what happened," Basaran said. "This happened more than ten years ago. At that time, I was in the territory of the human empire. At night, I was resting …"
"Hey, hey, can you get to the point?" Li Huailin said. "There's no need to start from the beginning."
"I'm recalling as I speak. Are you going to let me continue?" Basaran said.
"Alright, alright. You were resting. What happened after that?" Li Huailin asked.
"I rested in the middle of the night. Suddenly, I heard fighting sounds and woke me up. However, I didn't care at that time and continued to sleep. However, the fighting got closer and closer. I had no choice but to take a look. In the end, I saw about four or five people chasing after a human child. Uh, a human child who was about fifteen or sixteen years old. "Basaran recalled as he spoke.
"Chasing?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. "What happened after that?"
"Because it was annoying, I directly sprayed them to death," Basaran said. Basaran said, "But what surprised me was that the kid didn't die after being hit by my Dragon Breath. He was only injured."
"Oh?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. An adult dragon's dragon breath wasn't something an ordinary person could withstand. It seemed like the child was very powerful.
"Of course, I didn't plan on letting the child go. I planned on killing him directly. However, the child suddenly said something to me. He thanked me for saving him and was prepared to tell me a great piece of news. It was about a precious gem. He knew where to put it." Basaran said, "Of course, that's a good thing. I love gems the most. I thought that a child's life wasn't that important. It would be great if I could really see a gem. So I brought the child back to the city. Of course, I transformed into a human and entered the city. Then, the child brought me to the auction site. Of course, I saw the Peerless Gem later."
"Then what about the child?" Li Huailin asked.
"I don't know. When I saw the Peerless Gem, my attention was on it. When I came back to my senses, I didn't know where the child had gone. I didn't look for him after that. He was just a child. The gem was the most important. However, I didn't find him in the end." Basaran said while looking a little disappointed.
"I see." Li Huailin nodded. "In other words, in order to protect himself, the child tricked you into being his bodyguard and escorted him all the way back to the city. I understand now … Maybe he saw you before, which was why he took the initiative to lead the pursuers in your direction. Hmm …"
"Eh?" Basaran was slightly stunned. He didn't seem to understand that he was being used.
"Don't mind it, don't mind it." Li Huailin waved his hand. "I know what happened. What's the child's name?"
"Huh? This … I don't think I asked. "Basaran thought for a while and said," I think you asked? I can't remember. Maybe you asked. "
"Then you don't remember?" Li Huailin said.
"Yes, I can't remember. Why don't you say a few names and let me see if I have any impression of them?" Basaran asked.
"Where can I say that?" Li Huailin facepalmed. "Doesn't this child have any special characteristics?"
"Special characteristics? What special characteristics? I can't remember at all," Basaran said.
"I …" Li Huailin facepalmed.
"Oh, speaking of which, the fighting aura on this child's body is quite beautiful." Basaran suddenly said, "The red fighting aura is quite obvious at night. It's especially nice to look at."
"Huh?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. "Wait, you said red fighting aura."
"Yes." Basaran nodded. "I remember this very clearly."
"Anthony?" Li Huailin said tentatively.
"Hmm?" Basaran was slightly stunned. Then, he suddenly seemed to remember something. "Yes, yes, yes. I have an impression of this name. I think it's this name. Wow, you're too amazing. I asked you to randomly say a few names, and you got the first one. That's amazing. How did you do it?"
"Oh no, this matter seems to be getting more and more involved." Not caring about Basaran, Li Huailin held his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
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