Under the watchful eyes of the public, the Dark Moon's auction was about to be held as scheduled.
However, on the day before the auction, another incident happened that caught everyone's attention.
The new lord of the Shadow Empire's Bloody Vine Flower Estate, the third general of the empire, Crawford, led the friendly envoys to the Dark Moon to make an official visit to the Dark Moon Estate on behalf of the Bloody Vine Flower Estate.
In the friendly meeting between the Dark Moon's Princess Royal Jía and General Crawford, the two sides publicly signed the magic contract of the twin cities and exchanged the city keys symbolizing friendship. The Dark Moon and the Bloody Vine Flower Estate formed a friendship ground, and they carried out a series of mutual assistance cooperation such as meat seedling, land improvement, battle ball, etc.
The concept of "twin cities" was the first time in the Demon Realm, especially between transnational estates. Those cooperation clauses with great practical significance also fully showed the outside world that Crawford's visit and the so-called "twin cities" were not a formality, but a real cooperation that was approved by the Shadow Empire's empress.
To put it bluntly, the Dark Moon Estate is now under the protection of the Shadow Empire!
This news quickly spread to the Fallen Angel Capital. The entire capital and the entire empire were shocked.
Regent Obsidian, who was caught in the "money-gathering fraud scandal", was furious. He immediately lodged a strong protest against the Shadow Empire through diplomats.
The Shadow Empire's answer was very simple. The Shadow Empire and the Fallen Angel Empire were friendly allies. The subordinate estates of the 2 empires interacted with each other and cooperated in a friendly manner. This was a positive signal of the further development of the friendship between the 2 empires. It should be encouraged and commended. In the future, similar twin cities could be added under the premise of mutual benefit.
This high-sounding reason made Obsidian's strong protest like a punch into cotton. The beauty of the Dark Moon's move was that it was "friendly cooperation" with the outside world with the estate as a "unit". The Shadow Empire and the Fallen Angel Empire happened to be allies now, and their strength was also steadily suppressing the Fallen Angel Empire. Obsidian could only suffer in silence this time.
Many people had guessed: The reason why the Dark Moon easily defeated the reinforcements of the Red Spirit Estate and the Blue Lava Estate was not due to individual forces or powerhouses, but the secret support of the behemoth, the Shadow Empire!
Although Obsidian was extremely angry, soon, under the deliberate provocation of the Dark Moon, the Regent Royal Highness fell back into the debt collection storm that was suppressed with great difficulty. It was like adding snow to snow.
The Bloody Vine Flower Estate Lord, Crawford, came to the Dark Moon 10 years ago. At that time, Shea's father, Grimm, the son of the Lord of Midnight Sun, controlled the Dark Moon. Under the various oppressive means of Obsidian, the Dark Moon was almost suffocated. It could be described as "barren, depressed, and broken".
However, when he came to the Dark Moon after a lapse of 10 years, the prosperous and lively scene he saw in front of him was completely opposite to his memory. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still taken aback.
In particular, Crawford was greatly moved by the improved magic land and the exciting battle ball competition that Jía accompanied him to visit. These were exactly what the barren and lifeless Bloody Vine Flower Estate urgently needed. In summary, the quality of the high-quality breeding cattle, breeding pigs, and some specialty crop seeds paid by the Bloody Vine Flower Estate were far from enough, but the Dark Moon also gained the "momentum" that it urgently needed, so this cooperation was indeed beneficial to both sides.
For a time, the third general admired Her Majesty Empress' wise decision.
The friendly visiting group headed by General Crawford had a total of more than 100 people. The friendly visit period in the Dark Moon was 5 days, which was just in time to observe the auction event and the subsequent trade fair that had caused a stir in the entire Demon Realm.
The establishment of a friendly city with the Bloody Vine Flower Estate made the Dark Moon confident. Now the Dark Moon Estate had a thriving economy and a powerful army, and there was a strong support like the Shadow Empire. Even if the capital wanted to suppress them, they had to be cautious and cautious!
It was no longer a fantasy to recreate the most famous prosperous place in the Demon Realm 400 years ago.
Taking advantage of the visit of the Bloody Vine Flower Estate Lord, the auction began with an unprecedented grand occasion. The admission tickets were hyped to an unimaginably high price, but it was still difficult to get a ticket.
In addition to the auction house, various shops in the Dark Moon City also ushered in huge business opportunities. Even the consumption and benefits brought by outsiders who participated in the subsequent trade fair were enough to make every businessman cover their mouths and snicker.
In the auction house, there were no empty seats. The VIP rooms upstairs had put down the black curtains that concealed their identities. Someone was responsible for raising the sign to indicate that the offer was valid.
As for the largest VIP room, it was not covered up. Instead, it was transformed into an open platform that faced all the guests. Inside, the Dark Moon Lord Princess Royal, General Crawford, who was accompanied by the Bloody Vine Flower Estate Lord, Princess Royal Jía, was particularly eye-catching. However, this attention was quickly shifted to the stage as Jía officially announced the start of the auction.
On the auction stage was Krobelus in a silver dress. She looked glamorous, completely overshadowing the limelight of Old Gauss next to her.
Miss Long of Emerald had a considerable grasp of wealth. After trying to be an auctioneer several times, she was fascinated by this profession. Ms. Betty's natural keen sense and accurate judgment of treasures enabled her to exert an amazing auction talent and become the main auctioneer. Coupled with the old actor, Old Gauss, who could enliven the atmosphere and avoid awkward silence, they could be regarded as the golden combination of the auction house.
More importantly, with the strength of Miss Long of Emerald, she could deter many people with bad intentions.
Seeing that almost everyone's eyes were focused on her, Ms. Betty looked radiant. Her confident temperament added a bit more charm.
After a polite welcome speech, the auction of the first treasure began.
"The first auction item is a fine legendary grade magic ring of Master Xingxing, the president of the Dark Moon Mechanic Branch, Heart of Oak. It increases attack speed by 50%, accelerates physical recovery, reduces spirit power consumption by 30%, and absorbs magic damage by 30%. The starting price is 1 million black crystal coins, and each bid increase is no less than 100,000 black crystal coins. "
The first auction item attracted the interest of many people. Master Xingxing had been in the limelight recently. The legendary grade item already represented the highest mechanic achievement of the master grade. This legendary grade item was small and portable, and its function was very powerful. The increase in attack speed had reached the maximum upper limit of 50% of legendary grade products. It was very suitable for magic, strength, or dual practitioners. When Krobelus announced the start of the bidding, someone immediately began to bid, "1.1 million."
"1.2 million!"
"1.5 million!"
"…"
In the enthusiastic atmosphere, Krobelus, who was holding the gavel, looked very excited as she watched the auction items being sold one by one. As the finale approached, the auction was about to usher in the most intense and climax moment.
When the three translucent Magic Crystal Barriers containing the Devil Fruits appeared on the stage, countless pairs of fiery eyes were cast on them.
Compared with the royal family with nearly unlimited potential, ordinary Demons, even Demons with mutated bloodlines, had the biggest bottleneck in potential. This was why the peak powerhouses of the Demon Realm had always been firmly occupied by the 7 royal families. The higher the level, the larger the proportion of the royal family. Of course, the giant dragons outside the scope of ordinary Demons did not belong to this category.
As long as they could consume the devil fruit, they could have the potential almost comparable to the royal family. The hope of breaking through the bottleneck was greatly increased, and there was a chance to obtain additional mutated skills. It could be described as priceless.
Even the visiting VIP, General Crawford, the Bloody Vine Flower Estate Lord, couldn't help but show a scorching light in his eyes.
Crawford was a mutated Great Demon. His current strength was the intermediate stage of the Demon Emperor. If he could get a devil fruit, then it was very likely that he would directly break through to the later stage of the Demon Emperor. It would also be greatly beneficial for the advancement of the Demon Overlord in the future.
At this time, Krobelus said, "Guests, you should have seen the treasures in these 3 crystal covers. This is the rarest fruit in the Demon Realm, the devil fruit! I believe I don't need to elaborate on its function. Before bidding, I have 2 news to announce. The first news is that just an hour before the auction starts, we received a message from the original owner of the devil fruit, a mysterious seller. This mysterious seller claimed that in order to thank Princess Royal Jía of the Dark Moon Estate for the convenience and huge benefits that the auction house set up by Princess Royal Highness Jía has provided him many times, he decided to give a precious devil fruit to Princess Royal Highness as a gift! "
This news caused a sensation. I didn't expect the mysterious seller to be so generous! Everyone's attention fell on the VIP room where Jía was.
This is an amazing and precious gift!
Jía seemed a little surprised. After a moment of silence, she stood up. Her cold voice resounded throughout the auction house, "Thank you very much for the seller's hospitality. The Dark Moon Auction House will provide more convenience to all sellers. I am now giving the devil fruit to the visiting distinguished guest, General Crawford, in my personal name. I hope he can accept this gift of friendship. "
This was completely beyond Crawford's expectation. He was surprised and delighted. He immediately stood up excitedly and saluted Jía, "Thank you, Princess Jía, for your precious gift. I, Crawford. Tevez will always remember this personal friendship!"
Although Crawford was excited, he still did not forget to use the word "personal friendship" because he was now representing not only himself, but also the entire Bloody Vine Flower Estate and even the entire Shadow Empire.
Jía returned the salute and nodded, "May our friendship be as everlasting as the friendship between the 2 estates."
Crawford thought about it and said, "My only son, Monroe, is now in the Bloody Vine Flower Estate. He loves the battle ball very much. He has always wanted to come to the Dark Moon, the birthplace of the battle ball, to learn. I hope that Princess Royal Highness can agree to my personal request."
In fact, the cooperation between the 2 estates included the clause that the Dark Moon Estate would send someone to the Bloody Vine Flower Estate to train the battle ball. Crawford's request seemed redundant, but many people understood the meaning of the Bloody Vine Flower Estate Lord and the third general of the Shadow Empire. This represented a kind of personal friendship outside of the estate cooperation. At the same time, it also showed Crawford's personal support for Jía.
This kind of personal support was likely to play an unpredictable role at a certain critical moment.
Jía's eyes lit up, "Sir Monroe will receive the warmest welcome in the Dark Moon."
This interlude caused the devil fruit on the auction stage to become 2. Although many Demons showed dissatisfaction, this decision was made by the seller, so they had nothing to say.
There were already too many monks but not enough gruel. Now that there were only 2 devil fruits left, everyone's eyes became more and more enthusiastic.
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