"Weber, what are you trying to do?"
Back in the room, the white-haired young man grabbed Ermero II's arm and asked loudly.
"There's no way the current Ermero family is prepared to pay that much money! Or are you trying to provoke Thousand Worlds Tree? "
"I don't have that much money."
Ermero II nodded.
"But we have to continue. Once the auction is over, everything will be over."
"Have you ever thought about what if that lady suddenly changes her mind and doesn't want to buy it? Wouldn't the Ermero family be finished? This train isn't the kind of place that allows you to make IOUs! "
The white-haired young man sighed helplessly.
"In fact, we've almost given up, haven't we? What's the point of increasing the price like this? As long as that lady raises her hand, she'll still win in the end. "
"Does Miss Red Ponytail have that much money?"
Grey couldn't help but ask in astonishment. Frankly speaking, she almost fainted when she heard that the amount had exceeded a hundred million. This pitiful country girl couldn't even begin to imagine how much it would cost.
"Of course, you may not know this, but Thousand Worlds Tree has become very famous in the surface world in recent years. It controls the production and sales of semiconductor raw materials, as well as the pharmaceutical industry...."
Ermero II shook his head helplessly. Very few people knew about this. After all, Thousand Worlds Tree was indeed rich, but most people couldn't imagine it. This was normal. For example, everyone knew about chip manufacturers like AMD and Intel, but very little was known about raw material suppliers like Amico and Nichia Chemicals.
In fact, the products provided by these companies were not secret weapons. They were well-known products, such as battery compounds, photoelectric materials, LED optical components, battery raw materials, and so on. But for the public, these companies were far less famous than Toshiba, Intel, Samsung, and other companies.
But the products they provided were the most indispensable.
Simply put, Intel might go bankrupt, and Samsung might go bankrupt, but companies like Amico would never have to worry about development prospects or raw material sales. Unless there was a new material that completely overturned the current global technology and turned those things into waste, they didn't have to worry about anything.
The Thousand World Tree was also a raw material supplier. They were mainly responsible for providing high-quality and cheap semiconductor materials and raw materials for LED displays. With the rapid development of technology, with the help of the Thousand World Tree's financial resources and Fangzheng's forward-looking vision, the Thousand World Tree had become one of the world's largest raw material suppliers in just a few years.
However, most magicians didn't care about technology. Although some of them controlled a lot of mines, it was just a simple supply of raw materials. The supply of high-tech raw materials was completely different. By relying on seizing the initiative and seizing the market, the current Thousand Worlds Tree … was no longer much weaker than the Twelve Sovereign Families of the Clock Tower.
Not to mention that Fangzheng could get money from the CIA and FBI anytime, anywhere.
"But … .that's not very good …."
Even so, Grey still didn't feel too good about it. After all, no matter how rich the Thousand World Tree was, it would not be fooled by others. Now that his master was bidding, it was obvious that he was stalling for time. It would have been fine if he was just stalling for time, but every time the price was called, it meant that the red ponytail would have to spend more money to buy the Magic Eye.
It would have been fine if the red ponytail was her enemy, but she had just helped Elmero II heal his injuries …. In Grey's opinion, her master was biting the hand that fed her.
"I'll apologize to her in person when the time comes."
That was all Elmero II could say at the moment.
Soon, everyone returned to the Magic Eye vault. The originally suspended auction began again. In fact, it seemed that not only Elmero II, but the others also seemed to have taken this opportunity to raise enough money for the final battle.
The price of the Magic Eye began to rise again, from 240 million to 260 million. At that moment, the pink-haired girl joined the battle again, raising the price to 300 million.
Then, the auction price continued to rise. It stopped when it reached 370 million, and then the white-haired young man raised it to 400 million.
This time, Huano Ryukari was the first to withdraw from the battle, leaving the white-haired young man and the pink-haired girl to fight each other.
Finally …
"500 million."
The pink-haired girl once again raised her paddle with a smile, while the white-haired young man silently chose to give up.
But at that moment, Elmero II raised his hand again.
"Please wait a moment."
The auctioneer shook his head when he saw Elmero II raise his hand.
"The auction does not accept a second break."
"It's not an intermission. I just want to give some suggestions to the Magic Eye Collector Train," said Elmero II.
Elmero II said. But at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"In that case, it won't be too late to bring it up after the auction."
Fangzheng stood up.
"One billion. If no one wants it, I'll take it."
"…."
This time, no one spoke.
Although she had expected it, Grey couldn't help but cover her mouth. Even Silent Seo and Fuino Asagami, who were next to Fangzheng, sucked in a breath of cold air. One billion dollars was not a small amount. Although the red ponytail had always successfully won the Magic Eye at twice the highest price, everyone thought that she would not do so again this time. After all, it was already an exaggeration to raise the price to 500 million dollars. In their opinion, the red ponytail would end the auction with 50 million at most.
But they did not expect her to offer a price that no one could imagine without hesitation.
"One billion dollars going once, one billion dollars going twice, one billion dollars going thrice …. Sold."
The auctioneer knocked the gavel in his hand.
"Congratulations, Miss Red Ponytail."
"You're welcome. Let's wait for the show to end."
Having said that, Fangzheng swept a glance at Ermero II.
"I'll settle the score with you later."
After saying this, she sat down and reopened the PSP. Hearing the red ponytail's words, Elmero II revealed a bitter smile. Then he coughed and waved to the side.
"Corlez, come here."
"Yes."
Hearing Elmero II's call, Corlez walked to the center and opened the leather bag in his hand.
"…!"
"What's that?"
All the magicians present were in an uproar when they saw what was in the leather bag. Even the two magicians widened their eyes curiously and looked down. What was exposed in the leather bag was the head of a woman.
To be precise, it was the head of the first victim of the "Magic Eye Train Murder Case", Teresa.
"Everyone who knows nothing about this incident, please allow me to take up your time. As the monarch of the modern magic department, I beg of you."
Elmero II bowed solemnly, and the magicians did not say anything else. Now that the auction had been settled, the Thousand Worlds Tree had bought all the Magic Eyes in one go, and they could not get the other Magic Eyes. In that case, they might as well listen to what Elmero II had to say to pass the time.
"First of all, from the beginning of this case, the victim, Teresa, was beheaded. As Miss Hua Ye said, the murderer was Kraber, who used the power of the Magic Eye of the Bubble that he possessed. But in fact, in London seven years ago, there was a similar series of consecutive murders. The victims were also beheaded, and their heads were missing. So, what do you think after hearing this? "
Elmero II spread his hands as he spoke.
"That is, they are all dead."
"…???"
Hearing this, everyone present fell into silence. The two magicians were also taken aback.
"Isn't that normal? Losing the head means that the person will naturally die, right? "
"That's not the same, ma 'am."
Elmero II shook his head.
"Now that we have proved that Teresa's head was hidden by herself, what about the others? What if we assume that the victims seven years ago were all the holders of the Magic Eyes? "
"So what you mean is that the culprit killed those people to use the Magic Eyes?"
At this moment, Olga and Mary also cut into the topic.
"But isn't removing the Magic Eye and transplanting it into someone else's body only possible on this train? You said that to use the Magic Eyes, is this also an accomplice? "
"Of course not."
Elmero II shook his head.
"Because of this reason, the culprit did not remove the Magic Eye, but took the head away."
“？？？”
Hearing this, the two ceremonies, Silent Seo and Fuino Asagami looked at each other in confusion. The other magicians seemed to have thought of something, and Olga Marie's face turned pale.
"So, you mean those heads …."
"That's right."
Elmero II nodded.
"The victim's head was taken away. It's still alive."
"Huh?!!"
Upon hearing this, the three girls immediately exclaimed in surprise. As for Fangzheng, he grunted lightly.
"What's so surprising about this? Isn't there already a similar experiment in modern medicine? As long as the organs are simulated and the blood flow is injected, the gorilla's head can survive for a few minutes. Even modern medicine can do it, so magic is certainly not a problem. "
"Woo …."
Hearing Fangzheng's explanation, the three girls' faces turned a little ugly. Fuino Asagami even involuntarily stretched out his hand to touch his neck. If he only had his head left, he would be better off dead than alive!
He would be better off dead!
"But you've been talking for a long time, but you still haven't said who the real culprit is."
"You're right."
Just as Elmero II's voice fell, a white light suddenly flashed and turned into a chain, binding the boy who was holding the head tightly.
"Tea-teacher?"
Looking at this scene, Corles revealed a surprised expression. Elmero II, on the other hand, shook his head and looked at Corles.
"The real culprit who manipulated Culper Frampton to kill Teresa Feloz is you."
"Huh?!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
"Wait, that … isn't that Mr. Elmero II's student?"
"Oh, he's a fake."
Fangzheng casually answered Mute's question while manipulating the plumber to pass another level.
"By the way, the Servant who attacked you before was also summoned by him."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, not only Mute, even Fuino and the other two were dumbfounded.
"Really? Xiao Hong? "
"Of course. When you were dealing with the Child of the Visceral Forest, that guy ran into my room and said a bunch of nonsense, saying that he wanted to cooperate with the Thousand Worlds Tree, but I refused. So he manipulated his Servants to attack you …. He wanted to take you as hostages, but you did a good job, so he ran away awkwardly."
"It's him?"
Hearing the answer given by Fangzheng, the two girls narrowed their eyes dangerously and stood up. Fortunately, Fuino reacted quickly and pulled her back.
"Wait, Shika-san, calm down …."
At the same time, the restrained Corlez also showed a troubled expression.
"Teacher, are you serious? But just based on this, you're saying that I'm the culprit …. "
"Indeed, I don't have any evidence."
Having said that, Elmero II turned his head.
"That's why I've been waiting for him."
At the same time, the others also followed Elmero II's gaze and showed a surprised expression.
"Thank goodness you made it in time."
"It's really tiring, teacher, but fortunately, I made it in time."
The bespectacled teenager sighed and looked down with a bitter smile. His appearance, appearance, and even clothes were exactly the same as the Corlez below.
Obviously, this was Corlez himself.
"I'm really surprised."
Seeing this, Corlez — — or rather, the person pretending to be Corlez smiled.
"I also want to ask you, how did the real Corlez get here? To be honest, I was thinking that if you used the phone or magic to expose me, you might be able to find a way to fool me. "
"Of course it's because of my hard work."
At this moment, a second figure walked in. She looked about the same age as Olga and Mary. She had a head of golden hair and bright red eyes that seemed to be burning.
"That's because I have a younger sister who is considerate of you. She traveled thousands of miles and cast flying magic all the way here."
"I was sleeping well at home, but when I opened my eyes, I ran into an abandoned building. I thought someone had cast an illusion on me, and when I woke up, several days had passed!"
At this moment, Corlez was also glaring at the imposter with clenched teeth.
"Now, can you tell me your true identity?"
"Of course."
Facing Elmero II's question, the young man blinked. A few moments later, the young man who was restrained disappeared and was replaced by a tall, skinny man with flame-like hair and fair skin. His clothes had also turned into a navy blue suit.
"You're the former head of the Modern Magic Department, right?"
"That's right."
The man nodded.
"That's the right way to address me. I've never been a LORD before, so I'm not like you. As for my name …. My old friends call me Dr. Harterence. I'll be very happy if you can call me that too. "
"I didn't expect to meet you here."
"That's normal. After all, when you took over as the head of the school, we didn't have the chance to hand over the position in person.
Harterence's expression did not change. He still had a plain smile on his face.
"Oh, what about my motive? Have you come to a conclusion? "
"Of course."
Elmero II took out a cigar, but when he saw the red ponytail playing with a PSP, he had no choice but to keep it.
"Your goal is to summon a Heroic Spirit, right?"
"Bingo."
Harterence snapped his fingers happily.
"Looks like you're pretty smart."
"Not only that, you're also the one who arranged for the Child of the Visceral Forest to appear here. The Magic Eye Collector Train runs on the spirit vein, but the staff should have confirmed it beforehand, but the Child of the Visceral Forest still appeared. However, the Visceral Child of the Forest still appeared, so it can only be assumed that someone deliberately set it up. Placing the Visceral Child of the Forest and the Magic Eye Collector Train on the same spirit vein will inevitably cause distortion. You used this to try to summon the Hero Spirit, right? "
Elmero II clenched his fists as he said that.
"So, the moment you summoned the Servant, you've already achieved your goal."
"That's right."
Harterence nodded and lowered his head. Then, he raised his hand.
"Then, you should know that as a Master, you have three absolute orders, right?"
Hartles said with a smile.
"For example … .in the name of the command spell …. Come!"
As soon as Hartlereth's voice fell, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared and completely erased the barrier binding Hartlereth.
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