Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The Babu scepter was the scepter used by the founding emperor of the Balaya Kingdom, Babu. Since then, this scepter had become the symbol of power in the Balaya Kingdom. However, 400 years ago, this scepter was stolen by someone. After that, it disappeared without a trace. The Balaya Kingdom searched for it for 400 years and finally found the exact location of this scepter. They were very excited.
However, they received the news too late. It was impossible for them to rush to Aoqi. Luckily, Gulibaduo came to Aoqi at the same time. The King of the Balaya Kingdom thought that this was a blessing from Babu. Hence, he contacted Gulibaduo anxiously. At the same time, he transferred an astronomical amount of credits to her. He told her to buy this scepter at all costs.
When Ling Lan heard this, she knew that her opponent had made a move. In this underground auction, what awaited them was definitely an inescapable net. At the same time, Ling Lan knew that Gulibaduo would definitely attend this auction. As long as she won the bid for the scepter, her inheritance rights would be secured. Even if she knew that she would be in danger, Gulibaduo would still fight to the death.
Gulibaduo invited Ling Lan and the others to attend this underground auction with her. Ling Lan and the others hesitated for a while but still rejected her. After all, this kind of underground auction would definitely limit the number of people. If they went, Gulibaduo wouldn't be able to bring her own people.
However, their worries were quickly dispelled by Gulibaduo. It turned out that the Balaya Kingdom prepared three invitation cards for Gulibaduo to ensure that they would be able to bring back the Babu scepter. Each invitation card holder could bring five people into the auction. Hence, Gulibaduo gave one of the invitation cards to Ling Lan and the others. She only had one request. If she couldn't make a move during the auction, she could ask Ling Lan and the others to bid for her.
The Balaya Kingdom was responsible for the deposit and the insurance company so they didn't have to worry that no one would pay for the invitation card.
Ling Lan and the others were very tempted. After struggling for a while, they agreed to it.
Gulibaduo gave an invitation card to Senior Colonel Mu Youyun's Whirlwind Battle Team that was sent by the Federation to protect her. On the other hand, he would bring Lieutenant Colonel Qian Jialin, his three strongest team members, and his trusted personal servant to use another invitation card.
Of course, with only an invitation card and no contact person, it was impossible to find and enter the auction. However, since Princess Gulibaduo received the invitation, she knew how to find this person. Soon, they arrived at a magnificent eight-star hotel under the guidance of this contact person.
Because they had stayed in a nine-star hotel before, Ling Lan and the others were much calmer when they saw an eight-star hotel again. Of course, for an eight-star hotel to be built, the location would definitely not be too remote. It should be considered an extremely prosperous area. When Ling Lan entered the hotel, she quickly scanned her surroundings. To her surprise, she saw a security bureau diagonally opposite the hotel.
Seeing this, Ling Lan lowered her eyes slightly and covered her eyes. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly. As expected … it was very interesting!
They followed the contact person into the hotel. The contact person didn't take the elevator at the main hall. Instead, he took the left corridor and walked for a while. During this time, they intersected with other corridors. If they didn't know him, they would definitely be confused.
After walking for about five minutes, they finally arrived at the entrance of an elevator. The contact person pressed the button and the elevator door opened. The elevator was very big. It was 30 square meters. Ling Lan and the others, including the contact person, walked into the elevator. It wasn't crowded at all. In fact, it was very spacious.
The contact person didn't choose to press the button for the floor. Instead, he took out a magnetic card and pointed it at the button.
With a click, the elevator started to move. The elevator didn't go up. Instead, it went down. When the screen showed B4, a red light suddenly flashed. The words' Malfunction 'appeared on the screen. Then, the alarm in the elevator rang.
Princess's expression changed, but she still held back her scream and stared at the contact person's next actions.
The contact person pressed the emergency button. Soon, a gentle voice sounded. "Excuse me, is there an elevator malfunction here?"
The contact person said calmly, "Yes. I can't go to B47? "
“B47？ Mister, did you say something wrong? We only have the 39th floor here. "The gentle voice reminded him calmly.
"39th floor? Did I remember wrongly? Ah, I'm sorry. I want to go to B7. "
"I'm sorry, sir. We only have the B4 floor here."
“B4？ Did I remember wrongly again? " The contact person picked up his card and looked at the data on it. "As expected, I remembered wrongly. I should go to B9."
"I'm sorry, sir. We only have the B4 floor here." The gentle voice reminded him calmly again.
"I don't care. Anyway, you have to send me to a floor with the number 9." The contact person's attitude started to become nasty. "Do you want us to stay in this stupid elevator forever?"
As if shocked by the contact person's nasty attitude, the other party was silent for three seconds before replying, "Got it. I'll send you to the ninth floor." With this, the elevator started to move again. The numbers on the screen went up from B4 all the way to the ninth floor …
"Boss, the elevator is actually going down." Little Four suddenly reminded him in his mindspace. In the future world, elevators were very stable. Whether it was going up or down, there wasn't much movement. Ordinary people would have a hard time telling whether the elevator was going up or down.
"And it's not the ninth floor. It's actually at the seventeenth floor." Little Four once again told Ling Lan what he had discovered. It turned out that the data displayed on the elevator display was fake. Perhaps when the contact person took out the card and took a picture, all the data provided by the optical computer in the elevator was already fake.
At this moment, they heard a 'ding' sound and the elevator door slowly opened.
The first thing they saw was a carpeted corridor with a golden three-dimensional pattern. Two uniformed security guards were standing at the entrance. When they saw the princess and her group, they bowed slightly and asked politely, "There's a banquet going on here. May I know if you have an invitation?"
The contact person smiled and stepped aside. His mission of bringing people into the arena was over, and it was time for him to go home.
The princess saw this and didn't hesitate. She took out her invitation card and waved it at a device in the security guard's hand. With a 'beep' sound, the information on the invitation card was displayed on the device.
"Oh, it's a VIP from the Balaya Kingdom. Please bring your people this way." The security guard smiled and pointed at the corridor on his right.
The princess nodded at Ling Lan and Mu Youyun's group. Then, she brought Qian Jialin's group and her trusted servant in.
Mu Youyun didn't look at Ling Lan and her group. He acted as if he didn't know them at all. He walked forward and handed over his invitation card. Soon, he brought his people and left.
Li Yingjie handed over his invitation card. After checking that there was no mistake, the six of them were brought in by the staff.
They didn't meet anyone along the way. They didn't even see Princess Gulibaduo and Mu Youyun's group. Ling Lan knew that the three groups of people were brought to different places. Although it seemed like there was only one corridor, this corridor could be moved. When they were checking their invitation cards, the previous group of people had already left the corridor.
It looked like this underground auction house had put in a lot of effort to ensure its safety and secrecy. Little Four had not only told Ling Lan the secret of this passageway, he had also told her that on the ninth floor of this hotel, there was also a banquet going on right now. Anyone who tried to sneak in would all be brought there...
Although they were separated from the princess and didn't know where she went, Ling Lan wasn't anxious. Little Four had already locked onto the princess. Although they weren't in the same corridor, they were still walking in the same direction. This meant that they would meet in the end.
After walking for about ten minutes, Li Yingjie had an impatient expression on his face. The staff brought them to a private room and arranged for them to sit down.
The private room was luxuriously decorated. There were all kinds of food, fruits, drinks, and high-end wines prepared. Other than Li Yingjie who could barely maintain his composure, the other five people were like country bumpkins who had just entered the city. They exclaimed in surprise. Zilong and Zhao Jun even sprawled on the high-end sofa and touched it here and there. In the end, they even placed themselves on the super soft sofa and bounced around.
The staff here looked like they had gone through hundreds of battles and had excellent mental fortitude. Faced with Ling Lan and the other four's country bumpkins behavior, their expressions didn't change and their hearts didn't skip a beat. They maintained their best smiles without any change. When Li Yingjie felt that he had lost too much face and couldn't help but speak up to stop them, the staff smiled and began to explain some of the rules of the auction and how to operate during the auction.
After confirming that the six of them understood, he politely said goodbye to them and left the private room.
After he left the private room, he took a few turns and hurried along for two to three minutes until he arrived at a corridor. There were walls on both sides. The staff casually pressed against the wall and knocked three times, then five times, then four times … After knocking on the wall intermittently for five or six times, the originally neat wall suddenly cracked open and the staff quickly flashed in. The walls of the corridor quickly returned to their original state. It was a flawless wall again.
This was a small room that was only 20 square meters. There were screens of various sizes on all four sides. Some screens showed people while some showed empty rooms. One of them was Ling Lan's room. Without the staff beside them, Zhao Jun and Zilong took off their shoes and stepped around on the sofa. Li Yingjie and Lin Zhong-qing were anxiously trying to stop them. Compared to Lin Zhong-qing's persuasion, Li Yingjie's persuasion was weak.
On the other hand, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng were carefully examining the various famous wines in the corner. They had excited expressions on their faces as they looked around. Then, they opened a bottle of red wine that was worth more than 100,000 credits and secretly tasted it. From their actions and expressions, it was obvious that they wanted to take advantage of the situation.
"Seven Seven, what do you think of these six people?" There was a circle of sofas in the middle of the room. A man in his thirties was sitting on the sofa. He looked a little sinister.
"Brother Xu, they match the description on the profile. They are a rich second-generation heir from a wealthy family. They brought five commoners here to look at the market." The smile on Seven Seven's face disappeared. She had a serious expression on her face.
"They are just ordinary people. Why did the princess find them and give them a precious invitation card?" The sinister man, who was called Brother Xu by Seven Seven, was puzzled. This was why he sent his subordinates to disguise themselves as staff to find out more about these six people.
Seven Seven thought for a moment before replying, "Could it be that the princess used them to get rid of the young master from the Yun family? That's why she brought them here to see the market?"
"We can't rule out that possibility. However, the original plan was to let all of the princess's people enter the market. Now, there are five people outside …" Brother Xu frowned. The appearance of Ling Lan's group of six disrupted their original plan. This made him very unhappy. He was a little worried that the five people outside would bring some changes to their plan.
Seven Seven glanced at Brother Xu. Brother Xu sensed something and said, "Seven Seven, if you have something to say, just say it."
"Actually, it doesn't matter if we can catch all of the princess's people in one fell swoop. The most important thing is the princess." Seven Seven spoke her mind.
Brother Xu muttered to himself for a moment before nodding. "Go and make the arrangements." He agreed with Seven Seven's words. As long as they successfully killed the princess, the five people outside wouldn't be a problem.
Seven Seven accepted the order and left. Brother Xu raised his empty right hand. Suddenly, six photos appeared in his right hand. They were the solo photos of Ling Lan's group of six. His people had secretly taken them when Ling Lan's group was shopping.
Brother Xu looked at them for a few seconds. Suddenly, he swung his right hand forward and the six photos flew out. Then, a silver light flashed between his fingers. With a 'ding' sound, one of the photos was nailed to the wall by a silver blade. It was the photo of Ling Lan, who was leaning sideways with her head lowered. No one could see her face clearly.
"Everyone has a few photos of their faces, but you don't even have one. Is it because my people aren't skilled enough, or is it because you're not simple to begin with?" Brother Xu sneered. That was what made him suspicious.
"The show is about to start. Whether you're a dragon or a worm will be revealed soon. Don't disappoint me!" The moment Brother Xu finished speaking, he flicked his finger and a blade instantly pierced through the chest of Ling Lan's photo.
On the screen, Ling Lan's head was lowered. She was enjoying the wine. A cold light flashed across Ling Lan's eyes.
"Little Four, you said that I'm being suspected?"
"Yes, Boss!"
"Overdoing it is as bad as falling short?"
Ling Lan realized her mistake. Hiding too much had become a flaw. She didn't expect that she would be the first one to make a mistake.
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