Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Lan knew that she was being suspected but she wasn't frustrated. When she decided to accompany Princess Gulibaduo to the auction, she was already prepared for the possibility of her identity being exposed. However, she was exposed earlier than she expected.
Under Little Four's surveillance, Ling Lan knew where the princess and Senior Colonel Mu Youyun were staying. It should be said that a lot of thought was put into the arrangement of the auction house. The rooms of the three parties were arranged in a triangle. They were quite far from each other. If something happened to the princess, they wouldn't be able to save her immediately.
Ling Lan thought for a moment and decided not to make a move. Ling Lan believed that although the people in the Aoqi Underground Auction House wanted to kill the princess, they definitely wouldn't be willing to let the people in the Aoqi Underground Auction House perish together with the princess. Thus, they probably wouldn't make a move during the auction. The biggest possibility was when they left the auction house with the Babu scepter. Thus, the princess should be safe now.
And so, Ling Lan and the others relaxed and played around in their private rooms for a while. Very soon, it was time for the auction to begin.
The originally mirrored glass wall suddenly lit up, and the image that appeared was the scene of the auction. The auction site was filled with people, and there were no empty seats. It seemed that not all the bidders were in the private rooms, and there were still a large number of them at the scene.
Ling Lan secretly glanced at Li Lanfeng. Li Lanfeng understood what she meant. He was curious. He excitedly walked in front of the optical supercomputer and started reading the information about the auction items.
There were all sorts of things being auctioned in this auction, with a total of over six thousand items. However, there were only fifty items that were truly qualified to be auctioned on the spot, and all of them were treasures that made people sigh in admiration and desire. As for the other items, they could place their orders when the auction started. One hour later, before the auction started, if they placed the highest bid, the staff of the auction would send the item to them personally after the auction ended. They would complete the relevant procedures on the spot.
The rest of the people gathered around. When they saw the Federation's military ace mecha on the auction list, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Everyone knew that the Federation's ace mecha were prohibited weapons and were not allowed to circulate in the market. If the Federation found out that someone had privately purchased an ace mecha, the military would definitely use thunderous methods to seize and suppress them.
In order to protect the Federation, powerful weapons like ace mecha that could decide the outcome of a war were not allowed to be in the hands of ordinary people. Even the elite families weren't allowed to have them.
Who would have thought that the ace mecha that the Federation's military was guarding against would be auctioned off in private on a planet millions of light years away? This was undoubtedly a bit ironic.
Of course, the Federation's ace mechas weren't the only ones that were banned. Various powerful weapons from other countries had also appeared. For example, the Kaiser Empire's latest ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA (Nuclear Particle Fusion Bomb) had detailed information about it. It was said that it could be developed into a weapon that could be installed on a mecha. The maximum power of its shot could destroy a battleship.
However, Caesar hadn't really turned the ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA into a mecha weapon. The ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA could only be used as a battleship's cannon. Ling Lan believed that many countries would be interested in this information.
"Boss, this isn't the latest weapon from Caesar. It should be the first generation of the ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA." Little Four felt Ling Lan's exclamation and quickly said.
"Can Nandou make the ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA with this information?" Ling Lan didn't think that this information was the latest weapon from Caesar. Aoqi was Caesar's ally so they definitely wouldn't auction off Caesar's top technology.
"The ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA can be made. However, the metal material that can support it is hard to find. Even if we find it, we still need to do long-term research on how to make it." Little Four pouted and said with disdain.
"As expected, Caesar wouldn't let other countries get their hands on their research so easily." Ling Lan replied. She suspected that the ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA was created to help Aoqi make up for the problems caused by the appearance of the Federation's ace mecha. This way, even if the Federation's military found out that their ace mecha was smuggled out of the country, they wouldn't be able to do anything to Aoqi. After all, Aoqi even auctioned off the latest weapon from Caesar. This was enough to prove that Aoqi's market was very free and "neutral".
"Yes, Caesar has already developed the ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA to the third generation. Even if other countries bought this information and started their research on it, they would still be behind Caesar by 10 to 20 years. Caesar is still in the lead in nuclear laser weapons. They even made other countries unable to develop other new weapons. They can only follow behind Caesar and develop this ATOMIC BEAM BAZOOKA." Little Four immediately guessed the evil intentions of Caesar.
"I hope that the Federation won't fall into their trap." Ling Lan thought to herself.
"Let me tell you a piece of bad news. I just collected the information of the customers who attended the auction. There are at least four batches of people from the Federation," Little Four said.
"Which four batches?" Ling Lan was curious.
"One of them is a businessman with the surname Jiang from the Federation. His background is very mysterious. He seems to have some business dealings with the 3rd division." Little Four put his hands behind his back and said mysteriously.
Ling Lan flicked Little Four's forehead and said coldly, "Speak properly. He's just a puppet representing the 3rd division."
Little Four rubbed his forehead and said gloomily in his heart, "Boss, how did you know?" He originally wanted to surprise his boss, but he didn't expect that before he could say anything, he would be discovered.
"The three great marshals of the Federation. Even my father doesn't dare to offend them. The only people who have business dealings with them are their people." As she grew older, Ling Lan understood more and more things. Ever since she entered the 23rd Division, although it had only been a few months, she had experienced the true power of the three great marshals of the Federation. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that they could cover the sky with one hand. This was also why her father, Ling Xiao, who was so proud and arrogant, still chose to work under the First Marshal in the end.
After being taught a lesson by Ling Lan, Little Four didn't dare to pretend to be mysterious anymore. He immediately told her the details of the other three batches of people. "The other two batches of people are from the only two super aristocratic families in the Federation. They are the Li family and the Ye family. I just don't know why they came to the auction this time. The last batch is from the Yun family. "
"The Li family?" Ling Lan's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't help but glance at Li Lanfeng who was beside her. Although Li Lanfeng was just a collateral descendant of the Li family, Ling Lan always felt that Li Lanfeng valued the Li family very much. However, she couldn't feel this from Li Jinghong, who was also a collateral descendant of the Li family …
This was Ling Lan's intuition. Ling Lan believed in her intuition. However, Ling Lan wouldn't ask Little Four to investigate Li Lanfeng because this was Li Lanfeng's private matter. As a friend, she would respect Li Lanfeng.
Li Lanfeng seemed to have felt Ling Lan's gaze. He raised his head and looked over. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Ling Lan couldn't help but smile. Li Lanfeng's eyes suddenly went blank. Then, he abruptly lowered his head and looked at the information on his optical supercomputer. Ling Lan's smile froze when she saw his expression as though he saw a ghost. In the next second, Ling Lan's expression turned cold.
"Do I look ugly when I smile?" Ling Lan gritted her teeth and said. Although she didn't smile much and her smile was stiff and unnatural, she wouldn't let the other party feel as though he saw a ghost.
Little Four pinched his nose. He didn't know whether he should tell Boss that her smile was too … Thinking back to the smile he saw just now, Little Four felt a gush of hot air coming out of his nose. To protect his glorious image, Little Four decided to leave first. As for explaining … Little Four wasn't the one who was misunderstood. That Li Lanfeng, hmph. He dared to fight with him for Li Lanfeng's favor. Little Four wouldn't be so kind as to help him explain.
Thus, Little Four left Ling Lan's mindscape in a flash.
Li Lanfeng could feel the coldness exuding from Ling Lan's body. He was extremely frustrated. He didn't expect himself to be stunned by Rabbit's smile. This was definitely a stain on Rabbit's image! He thought of himself. He also hated the way other people looked at him …
Rabbit, he must hate me now! Li Lanfeng panicked. Although he was controlling the optical supercomputer to browse through the information, his mind was blank. His mind was filled with the thought that he must be hated by Ling Lan. This made the usually calm Li Lanfeng panic.
"Ah, stop flipping." Li Lanfeng was pushed out by a strong force. At the same time, Li Lanfeng was pushed out of his self-loathing.
Li Yingjie angrily took over Li Lanfeng's seat and started to look at the information on the optical supercomputer. Li Lanfeng flipped through the pages too quickly. They didn't even see the content clearly before he flipped to the next page. They could tolerate it if it happened once or twice. However, they couldn't tolerate it if it happened five or six times. Li Yingjie, who had a bad temper, was the first to attack.
Li Lanfeng regained his senses and calmed down instantly. He saw Ling Lan standing at the side. He thought for a moment and walked over. "Rabbit, I'm sorry."
Ling Lan glanced at him. "What are you sorry for?"
"Just now, I saw that you were a little carried away." Li Lanfeng wasn't someone who would back down.
"Is it very scary?" Ling Lan raised her eyebrows.
Li Lanfeng smiled bitterly. "Yes, it's very scary." Her smile was alluring!
"Hmph!" Ling Lan was unhappy. According to Ling Xiao and Lan Luofeng's looks, she definitely wasn't ugly. Ling Xiao's smile could warm people's hearts. However, when it came to her, it became frightening? Oh right, this Li Lanfeng walked the same path as her father. He also had a refreshing smile. Was it because they had a good smile that they looked down on her because she didn't have a good smile?
"Rabbit, I think it's better for you to keep a cold face." Compared to him who had a mask, Ling Lan's cold face was better. Li Lanfeng knew very well that some powerful people liked to collect all kinds of beauties. Although Ling Lan had Ling Xiao's protection so she wasn't afraid, it was better for her to be careful. Some people would do crazy things for their own selfish desires.
Keeping a cold face was better? Was he being despised by her? Ling Lan glanced at Li Lanfeng coldly. She squeezed out a sentence between her teeth. "Leopard, thank you for your suggestion."
She would never forgive Li Lanfeng, this damn leopard! Ling Lan turned her head decisively and looked at Li Yingjie. She didn't care about Li Lanfeng anymore.
Li Lanfeng felt a stronger coldness radiating from Ling Lan … He seemed to have really angered Rabbit! Li Lanfeng's forehead was covered in cold sweat. An unprecedented sense of danger rose in his heart.
No, he must change the image in Rabbit's heart. He must change it! Li Lanfeng clenched his fists secretly.
The strange atmosphere between Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng didn't attract the other four people. They were drooling because of the dazzling array of products on the optical supercomputer. Unfortunately, they appeared to be poor on the surface. Even Li Yingjie, who was pretending to be a rich man from a village, couldn't afford the items here that were worth tens of millions.
Thus, they could only look at the items and satisfy their cravings. However, they had already decided that they would find a chance to enter the auction house during their holidays. Then, they would boldly use their credits to buy whatever they wanted.
Of course, not all of the items in the auction were expensive. Some interesting little things, or unknown materials that could not be identified, would also appear here. The price of these items was very flexible, and they could be priced at a few million credits, or they could be priced at only a few thousand credits …
Alright, a thousand credits was the lowest price here. Items that cost less than a thousand credits wouldn't appear in this underground auction house.
"Boss!" Little Four, who disappeared, suddenly appeared in her mindscape with a fawning expression.
"What's the matter?" Ling Lan asked cautiously. Every time Little Four looked like this, nothing good would come out of it.
"Swoosh!" A three-dimensional object appeared in front of Ling Lan. It was a cylindrical object made of an unknown material. It was yellowish-brown in color. There was a layer of dark dirt on the surface of the object. The introduction said that there was no way to clean it. However, it was confirmed that it was different from the material below.
In the end, Aoqi's underground auction house identified this object as a structure that had been around for a long time. Perhaps this was only a part of the structure. Due to the missing parts, they couldn't determine what the main object was. Thus, the price was set very low. It was only 3000 credits.
Currently, a few people had placed their orders. However, the price only rose to 3280 credits. It seemed that many people didn't think highly of this object. The people who placed their orders thought that since they didn't have much money, they could buy it and study it. Even if it was useless, they would only waste 3000 credits.
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