The greatest pirate in history!
When the price broke through the one dun mark, Xia Fei finally felt relieved. Spending more than a dun to buy a weapon that he did not need was not worth it. Even though the Fire Luminous Weapon had a twenty percent fire attribute bonus, that was only for fire ability users. As a speed ability user, Xia Fei would not benefit from it in the slightest.
"The next item will be the last item to be auctioned in The Brotherhood's carnival." The middle-aged auctioneer purposely paused here. His eyes swept across the tens of thousands of people in the crowd as if he was conveying some kind of special message.
The crowd was incomparably quiet, so quiet that one could almost hear their own heartbeats.
In past auctions, the venue would always use neon lights and sound to support the auctioneer's speech. This was a very common psychological inducement method. The lights and sound were all preset, and they could maximize the desire of the buyers in the shortest amount of time, getting everyone to raise their placards enthusiastically, thus achieving the goal of raising the final price.
This was not just the case for The Brotherhood's auction. Practically all the auctions in the Alliance did the same. After all, the auctioneer would receive a ten percent handling fee, and the higher the price, the more commission the auctioneer would take.
Xia Fei did a simple calculation. Disregarding the other items, just the commission The Brotherhood would take from this auction would be enough to cover all the expenses of this fifteen-day carnival, and there would even be quite a bit of surplus. Under the banner of promoting trade between the Alliance's warrior organizations, they could earn a lot of face and a huge profit, which was enough to show how shrewd the people of The Brotherhood were.
When it came to the last item to be auctioned, the venue was uncharacteristically quiet. The lights on the ceiling seemed to have fallen asleep, and the huge sound amplifiers were no longer making any noise. It was as if this item did not need any high-tech means to arouse people's enthusiasm, for it already possessed an unparalleled appeal.
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. This unusual atmosphere made him feel a little strange, but he was also somewhat looking forward to it.
After a full three minutes, the middle-aged auctioneer used his magnetic voice to announce, "Please bring out our last item."
Two beautiful women in ancient robes slowly pushed a hover cart from the backstage. Just now, all the ceremonial ladies were dressed in festive attire, either dazzling red or shining gold. However, these two ladies had changed into simple yet elegant white dresses without any accessories. Their expressions were also extremely solemn.
Meanwhile, the auctioneer's actions left Xia Fei even more confused. All he saw was the auctioneer tidying up his clothes very seriously. Because he had been excitedly hosting the auction, there was quite a bit of sweat on his body, so he had unbuttoned the button closest to his neck to let in some air. However, this time, he was very serious as he buttoned up the button, even using a handkerchief to carefully wipe his leather shoes.
Xia Fei did not understand. Just what kind of item was this for him to treat it so seriously?
His attitude didn't seem like he was auctioning, but like he was paying tribute to some kind of sacred existence!
Xia Fei turned to look at Thuram, hoping to learn some useful information from him, but unfortunately, Thuram was also puzzled by it.
Amidst the confusion of the audience, the auctioneer slowly removed the black veil, revealing a dark black machine. This machine was about a meter tall and was square in shape. Its surface was protected by an extremely exquisite matte black shell, with a dozen or so golden ports exposed, making it impossible to see the internal structure.
This is a cloaking device, the auctioneer turned around and said to the audience.
Xia Fei was slightly stunned. A cloaking device? No, this isnt any ordinary cloaking device, or else it wouldn't be so solemn as to only appear at the end of The Brotherhood's carnival. This is enough to show how serious this is.
There was not much of a reaction from the audience. Though cloaking devices were rare, it was not something difficult for these top figures in the Alliance, so it did not cause much of a stir.
"Furthermore, it was produced by the ancient human civilization," the auctioneer added.
This time, everyone let out gasps of surprise. It was common knowledge that the ancient civilization's technology was far superior to that of the present, so the cloaking devices they created were much better than the ones available on the market. This cloaking device looked like it was brand new, and such a well-preserved ancient cloaking device was a rare treasure!
"It was produced by the ancient Gustavus Group."
Shock!
Extreme shock!
When the auctioneer announced the name of this cloaking device, the atmosphere became oppressive. One could only hear the intense beating of hearts and stifled breathing.
Xia Fei was also dumbfounded, for this was a Gustavus cloaking device!
Perhaps some people would be surprised to find out just what the name Gustavus represented, so much so that everyone could not help but be excited.
Those who knew them would know that the Gustavus Group was actually a group of pirates, a notorious group of pirates who had lived in the ancient civilization.
However, it was precisely these pirates, whom the human government wanted nothing more than to devour, who had bravely stood up after the robot army rebelled, using their lives as the price to preserve a spark of continuity for humanity.
This was something that had happened a very, very long time ago. The robot army had stirred up a frenzy that swept across the entire universe in just a few days, leaving nothing behind in its wake.
The humans who had managed to survive began to anxiously head out into the unfamiliar sea of stars, hoping to find a new home far away from the slaughter of the robots.
What no one expected was that when the government forces were wiped out, the Gustav Pirates, who lived in the remote star regions, gathered their last fleet and set up humanity's last line of defense at the border, helping the fleeing humans leave their war-torn homes.
Even the well-equipped government army was helpless against the robot army, so how could a group of pirates possibly stop them? A large robot fleet soon followed the fleeing ships to the border, looking at the defending Gustavus pirates across a belt of asteroids.
Behind them was a fleet of fleeing civilians. These hastily assembled ships were completely defenseless, and the government army protecting this fleet had long since been wiped out by the robot fleet.
The only way to escape was through a chaotic wormhole. This wormhole had no fixed connection point, and simply put, there was no telling where one would end up after entering it. It could be a light year away, or it could be a million light years away, or it could even be sent into a black hole.
At the moment of life and death, humanity had no choice. This was the only path before them, and any conventional means of escape would be futile. They would not be able to escape the pursuit of the robot fleet.
In order to allow the remaining survivors of humanity to continue their escape, the Gustavus pirates had to delay the robot army for at least two hours, allowing as many civilians as possible to escape through this chaotic wormhole. Otherwise, humanity would vanish from the vast universe forever.
Life was a great joke. Whether humanity lived or died depended on whether a group of pirates, whom they normally hated the most, could delay the robot army.
Suddenly, the Gustavus pirates did something that no one had expected. They sent all their ships into the robot army and detonated their reactors, taking the enemy down with them.
This extremely crazy and reckless action bought humanity precious time to escape through the chaotic wormhole.
Many years later, humanity discovered that the robot army had somehow vanished, and only then did they gradually return to their homes, establishing the present Pan-Human Alliance amidst the ruins.
At the very top of the Venal Ring was a massive sculpture of a female general, angrily staring ahead as she led her fleet to charge at the enemy.
Her name was Estamel, the leader of the Gustavus pirates. She was a rare genius scientist, a genius commander, and the greatest pirate of all time.
This was the only time in the long history of humanity that a statue of a pirate had been erected in the capital.
"A cloaking system produced by the Gustavus pirates! Sure enough, there's a good supply for this carnival, "Thuram excitedly said.
Xia Fei nodded. "The Gustavus were pirates that combined research, production, and plunder. Even the top technology companies of the ancient humans might not have been able to catch up to them. It's a pity that so many top scientists chose to be pirates."
Thuram chuckled. "That's right. I don't know what's going on with the ancient humans, but the four leaders of the Gustavus were all top scientists, especially Estamel. This young female scientist is said to have an unprecedented IQ of 1600, more than ten times that of the average human. Why would a scientist become a pirate? That's probably an eternal mystery that will never be solved."
Xia Fei asked, "What price do you think this cloaking system produced by the Gustavus will be sold for?"
Thuram did not say anything, merely raising a finger.
"A shield?"
"Something like that. I recall that the Gustavus have produced three cloaking systems in the entire Alliance. The last time they were auctioned, they were sold for seven hundred billion. Even if this one doesn't reach the price of a shield, it won't be too far off. Why? You want it? "
Xia Fei nodded. This trip to the insectoid territory would be extremely dangerous. If he had a cloaking system, he could at least increase his chances of survival. Moreover, the Gustavus Corporation's cloaking system was the best in history, second to none!
Just as Xia Fei was thinking this, the auctioneer spoke again.
"Everyone might think that this is a Gustavus cloaking system, but alas, it's not. Though the Gustavus cloaking system has top-notch capabilities, it's not qualified to be the final item of The Brotherhood's carnival."
Everyone was shocked, all of them trying to guess what was so special about this cloaking system.
"To be precise, this cloaking system is called the Estamel cloaking system. It was personally developed by the leader of the Gustavus group, Estamel, and it was labeled with her own name."
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