The bookstore owner's reputation wasn't small, but he still only got ordinary tickets, which were tickets to sit in the hall. As for the private room tickets, they were simply too precious. They were probably meant for those family heads or city lords to use.
Because there were no private room tickets, it wasn't convenient for Du Feng to bring Xiao Hei along. He could only let him hide in the small world of the necklace and sneak in. Unless there was an accident that required Xiao Hei's help, he wouldn't be allowed to come out.
Since it was a black market auction, it naturally wouldn't be too obvious. This matter was also very interesting. Even the City Lord's Mansion's people were participating, but it was still a black market auction. This also meant that on the surface, the officials didn't recognize the existence of this auction. If something happened, the officials wouldn't be responsible.
This was where the officials were smart. Because many things in the black market auction were prohibited, they couldn't support it. At the same time, these prohibited things could be used by the various family heads and the City Lord's Mansion's higher-ups, so they still needed to participate.
This way, this black market auction became a black market transaction that was even larger than a regular auction. The venue was set up in the center of the Holy City, but it wasn't near the City Lord's Mansion.
The Holy City's City Lord was very interesting. He wasn't in the center of the city, and there was more than one. The Holy City had four City Lord Mansions, which occupied the east, west, south, and north sides. It was like a box, but the center was empty.
The people living in the middle area weren't big families or higher-ups, but a large number of God Emperor Realm cultivators, including members of the Primordial Gods. Most of these people stayed in the Holy City because of their elders. However, their qualifications weren't that high, or they didn't meet the conditions, so they were arranged in the middle.
This place really was like a box because there were high walls surrounding it. They were living in the center of the city, but it was like staying in a large prison.
Not only was there not that rich in resources, but the environment was also harsh. Even the power of the earth veins was relatively weak. Actually, living in this place wasn't as comfortable as living in other cities, such as Gold City or Silver City. However, there were some people who couldn't bear to leave the Holy City. They would rather suffer here than leave.
Therefore, the City Lord's Mansion drove them all into the high walls, leaving them to fend for themselves. External threats would definitely not affect them. After all, they were within the protection of the Holy City. For example, the incident with the plane invaders didn't affect them at all.
But inside the walls, they could kill each other. This was because the law enforcers would not come within the high walls, nor would they care about their lives. It could be said that the area within the high walls of the Holy City was the dirtiest place in the holiest city.
For the black market auction to be held in such a place, it could be said that they had put in a lot of effort. This was a place outside the law, but at the same time, it was within the monitoring range of the City Lord's Mansion. Once there was a problem, the people from the City Lord Mansion could attack from all sides.
Therefore, the people from the City Lord's Mansion would definitely be fine in this black market auction. As for the people outside the City Lord's Mansion and the City Lords of other cities, that was not necessarily the case. Even the patriarchs of the Sacred City did not dare to say that they would definitely be fine. Even though their families were in the Saint City, there were still times when they couldn't take care of them.
There were only four ways to enter the high walls from the outside. Each high wall had a small door, and in front of the door was a long bridge. Below the bridge was a moat. Du Feng looked down and smelled the fishy smell of the river.
What's going on? Is this seawater? Why did he have such a doubt? Because the fishy smell of the river here was very similar to the smell of the Divine Sea outside Sea City. If that was the case, didn't it mean that the seawater of the Divine Sea was connected to this place?
But the Divine Sea was on the other side of Sea City, which was very far from the Holy City. If the seawater there was connected to this place, then it could only mean one thing. The underground of the Divine Realm was actually connected to each other, and it flowed here through certain channels. Since seawater could flow here, didn't it mean that the Sea Demons and Merpeople could also come here?
The Holy City was the center of power in the Divine Realm. How could they allow those inferior things to come in, unless they did it on purpose?
"Let's go. Don't block here!"
Just as Du Feng was thinking, someone behind him urged him. Because the bridge was not wide, everyone had to pass quickly. After crossing the bridge, they still needed to verify their admission tickets at the door. Only with an admission ticket could they enter the high wall.
Of course, the admission ticket would not be taken away because it would be verified again when they entered.
When Du Feng stared at the water just now, he had a slight urge to jump in and see what was going on. Of course, it was just a thought. He immediately withdrew his thoughts. He quickly lowered his head and walked forward quickly.
"Stop!"
Sure enough, as soon as he walked to the door, he was stopped by two guards. Although Du Feng was an official resident of the Holy City, he could not go inside the high wall at will. He knew the rules, so he took out his admission ticket and showed it to them. Just as he was about to take it back, the guard did something strange. He drew a mark on his admission ticket.
What did this mean? Why did he draw a mark on my admission ticket? Could it be that he had some ulterior motive? In order to figure out the situation, Du Feng deliberately walked slowly and looked at the people behind him. He was relieved when he found that their admission tickets had also been marked.
"Brother, it's your first time here, right?"
The bearded man who had urged Du Feng to hurry up was behind him in the queue, so he immediately followed. This man was quite interesting. He was very short, not even reaching Du Feng's shoulder. But his beard was very long, almost reaching the ground. Moreover, his beard was not the usual black, but reddish-brown.
It was fine if his beard was long, but at least it could be said that it was a different custom. But why did his nose hair also grow so long? It stretched out to cover his upper lip, which looked a little disgusting.
Of course, Du Feng could not ignore him just because he was ugly, so he casually replied, "Yes, how did you know?"
"I could tell at a glance. You are not familiar with this place. Let me tell you, this place …"
The bearded man nagged at Du Feng for a long time and said a lot of things that he did not know. For example, the bridge outside. Although it looked fine now, it was actually a nightmare for the people inside the high wall. If they wanted to get out, they had to pass through many checkpoints, including this bridge.
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