Luckily, this was Wu Xiaofeng's camp, so no one disturbed her. She only came out when she was woken up.
Wu Xiu took out a stone from her hand. Through the cracks of the stone, one could vaguely see a trace of blood-red veins inside.
Little Worm cheered and swallowed it in one gulp. It burped a little and then darted into Gu Zheng's ear. It found a comfortable position and went back to sleep.
That stone was several times bigger than her. Wu Xiu was already used to it. To be honest, she was shocked the first time.
Before Gu Zheng could say anything, a loud voice rang out from behind. "Brother, I was going to look for you later. I didn't expect you to be here."
Looking back, it turned out that Wu Xiaofeng and the six monkeys were behind them. Wu Xiu saw her brother and immediately passed by Gu Zheng. Like a gust of wind, she ran into Wu Xiaofeng's embrace, leaving behind drops of tears that reflected the rainbow.
"It's okay, it's okay. Look, I'm fine." Wu Xiaofeng hugged Wu Xiu and comforted her clumsily. Six Monkeys ran back to the team and faced everyone with a guilty expression.
"It's good that you're back. Don't think about anything else." Fourth Rabbit said softly.
"En." Six Monkeys nodded heavily. His eyes were red.
Seeing such a harmonious scene, Gu Zheng was also happy. He did not want to disturb the other party and quietly moved his feet, preparing to leave.
Seeing that Gu Zheng was about to leave, Wu Xiaofeng hurriedly comforted his sister. He shouted to Gu Zheng, "Brother, don't go yet. The Elder wanted me to pass this to you."
Gu Zheng stopped and took the necklace. There was only a droplet-shaped thing in the middle of the necklace. He did not know what it was for.
"I don't know either. But the Elder said to go look for them after this war. It seems that there's something he needs your help with." Wu Xiaofeng looked into Gu Zheng's eyes and said honestly. He also did not understand why the Elder wanted Gu Zheng to do something. Even when he asked to go, the Elder did not agree.
"Your innate conditions aren't good enough." Thinking of the elder's thought-provoking gaze, Wu Xiaofeng didn't understand.
When Wu Xiaofeng and the Six Monkeys were preparing to return, the Elder took them back to arrange some matters. Why didn't the Elder go find Gu Zheng himself, and instead asked him to do so? Wu Xiaofeng really couldn't understand this question.
Gu Zheng thanked him and left Wu Xiaofeng's place.
He returned to his temporary residence. It was actually a small wooden house built on a lush tree. Many people were like this. There were a few neighbors next to it, but they didn't greet them.
On the simple bed, Gu Zheng took out the necklace that the elder had given him. The small droplet of water glowed faintly, but he couldn't tell what use it had. Moreover, he already had the necklace that the elder had given him, so giving him another one would be too much of a waste.
Gu Zheng tried to wear the necklace around his neck, and he could feel the moisture on his skin. The small droplets of water stuck to his chest, and he could feel the coolness of the necklace. Could it be a healing necklace?
Before Gu Zheng could finish his thoughts, he felt a chill on his neck, and the necklace had disappeared.
Gu Zheng quickly touched it, and it really disappeared. It was as if it had merged with his body. He carefully checked his body, but he didn't find any abnormalities. It was as if everything just now was an illusion.
Gu Zheng was depressed for a while, but thinking that the Old Man's wife shouldn't hurt him, and also gave him a lot of precious things, this made the depression in his heart dissipate a little.
He set up a barrier around his house, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he solemnly took out a shiny golden box. This box was unusually light, and he didn't feel anything when he held it in his hand.
There seemed to be many mysterious runes flowing around Gu Zheng's body. When Gu Zheng wanted to take a closer look, the chest emitted a dazzling light. Gu Zheng, who was caught off guard, was dazzled by the light. He had already made the best preparations, but he did not expect that he would still fall for it.
For the next few times, Gu Zheng thought of all kinds of methods, but to no avail. No matter what, as long as he wanted to explore the mystery of the box, he would be flashed into a dazed state. At that time, his mind would go blank, and when he came back to his senses, he would know that he had fallen for it again.
How troublesome.
Gu Zheng knew that he wasn't strong enough to break through the mental barrier in front of him. He didn't care about it now, and would think about it later.
Gu Zheng directly opened the box, and there were many blood diamonds quietly lying inside. This time, Gu Zheng wouldn't recklessly touch them with his hands, and he put on the gloves called Blood Hands.
Immortal energy filled his body, and everything was ready. Gu Zheng picked out the smallest blood diamond, and when he touched it, a blazing energy was transmitted from his fingertips.
Different from last time, this energy didn't rush up, but flowed back and forth in a certain path in the gloves, and then slowly touched Gu Zheng's skin.
A warm and obedient feeling. This pair of gloves was godly, and could actually filter this incomparably violent energy. He didn't know if it could only be used here, or if it could be used outside. If it could have such an effect outside, it was simply a treasure. If it could only be used here, then it was a bit useless.
No matter what, it was very useful for him now. He didn't know why the demonic grass he ate went crazy, and it condensed his cultivation at a speed far faster than outside, causing the immortal energy in his body to never reach the optimal state. This brought him a lot of trouble.
Although the amount of immortal energy in his body was far greater than others of the same level, the more the better. No one would dislike having too much immortal energy in their body.
Gu Zheng guided the energy out of the glove. The moment it came into contact with his body, a warm feeling spread from inside to outside, from his body to his soul. It was as if he had just returned from a long journey on a cold winter day, only to suddenly enter a hot spring with a suitable temperature. What kind of feeling was that?
In an instant, Gu Zheng was immersed in it, and the energy quickly disappeared. Gu Zheng was very impatient, and subconsciously took out another blood diamond from the golden treasure box. Feeling the warm feeling, Gu Zheng's heart was comfortable, and he continued to immerse himself in it.
Just like that, as long as the feeling in his heart disappeared, he didn't continue to take out blood diamonds, one after another.
Gu Zheng was paralyzed on the bed, and he didn't know that in a short period of time, all the blood diamonds were used up.
When Gu Zheng reached his hand in again, he subconsciously didn't feel anything. He was very unhappy, as if he had lost his most beloved treasure. With a whoosh, Gu Zheng stood up.
Gu Zheng was panting heavily as he looked at the golden treasure box in front of him. His eyes were red, and his hand was constantly searching inside. 'Where's the blood diamond? Who stole my blood diamond?' Gu Zheng's mind kept replaying.
After not finding the blood diamond, Gu Zheng slapped the treasure box to the side. His heart was restless, and he felt the aura of people around him.
'They stole my blood diamond. It must be them. They all deserve to die. They stole my treasure.' Gu Zheng's mind kept replaying, and blood vessels popped out of his skin. His entire face was red, and a faint baleful aura emerged from Gu Zheng's body.
Just as Gu Zheng was about to take action, a wave of aura came from his wrist, along his abdomen, and rushed to his brain. The force was so fierce that it directly stunned Gu Zheng. Then, Gu Zheng's eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the ground.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Zheng slowly woke up from his coma. He felt a splitting headache. 'What happened to me? Why did I faint?'
Gu Zheng sat on the ground and waited for the headache to subside a little before he remembered why he fainted. It seemed that he had been beaten by himself.
His whole body was startled, and cold sweat covered his body. He recalled all the details of what had just happened.
It was too terrifying. He had been careless and had fallen into it. At that time, he didn't know that he had been bewitched. He had wanted to kill his way out and kill all living things.
Gu Zheng looked at the glove on his hand. It was too terrifying. Just what was this thing? And that blood diamond also gave off an evil aura.
He hastily put away the glove. Seeing that all the blood diamonds in the golden chest had disappeared, Gu Zheng felt that his method had been wrong. Otherwise, the other party would have looked at the glove with a greedy gaze. Even if he was heavily injured, he would still want it. Perhaps only the true owner of the blood diamond would know how to use it. After all, he also had a glove.
Regardless of that, he hastily put away the chest. He remembered that it was the warning from his wrist that had knocked him unconscious. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Rolling up his clothes, he looked at his right wrist. There was a faint red ring around it. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to see it.
Gu Zheng remembered that this was the black-robed man's ring. It had disappeared after the palace, but now it had appeared again. It should have helped him resolve his crisis.
Gu Zheng couldn't help but inwardly rejoice. He didn't know how many benefits this ring had brought him. Speaking of which, the black-robed man's gift was pretty good.
The red ring on his wrist should have been the remnant energy of the blood diamond that had been absorbed by the ring. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about entering that state again. Just what was this blood diamond? Why did someone spend thousands of people to mine it? There was definitely something he didn't know about.
Gu Zheng shook his head. He didn't know how long he had been unconscious for. Could it be that the battle had already begun?
Gu Zheng hastily went out. Seeing that there was no one around, he thought to himself, 'Could it be that I was right?' He quickly rushed towards the valley.
As soon as he left the forest, he saw a few people on the road. This made Gu Zheng feel relieved. When the battle began, everyone here would have to go together. It was impossible for there to be a few people staying here.
Looking in the direction opposite them, they should be in front of the valley as well, so they followed behind them.
The closer they got to the valley, the more people there were. They were all rushing in the same direction. It was as if everyone had agreed to go together.
When they arrived in front of the valley, a tall platform had already been set up. It was about five meters tall. It hadn't been there two days ago, so it looked like a temporary platform.
A handsome human was standing on the platform, quietly waiting. Everyone was gathered in a semi-circle, densely packed together. It was as if everyone had arrived.
"Big Brother Gu." A familiar voice rang out beside his ear. Gu Zheng turned around to see Wu Xiu.
Her face was bright red and her eyes had a trace of restraint. She was not far away from him, waving at him through the crowd.
Gu Zheng waved his hand, indicating that he had seen her. He squeezed through the crowd and saw Wu Xiu standing there alone.
"Why are you alone? Where's your brother?" Gu Zheng was shocked. How could Wu Xiaofeng be at ease letting his sister come out alone?
"My brother is inside. I snuck out alone." Wu Xiu secretly smiled. "I didn't come out on the last day of the trade fair. I heard others say that it was very exciting. This time, I snuck out behind my brother's back."
"Don't tell my brother, okay?" Wu Xiu tugged at Gu Zheng's sleeve, acting like a spoiled child.
"Alright, alright. Follow me closely." Gu Zheng looked at Wu Xiu's cute face and said worriedly. The little bug was still sleeping soundly in his ear, as if it had been doing something all this time. Even when he went crazy, it didn't wake up.
Not long after, the man on the platform began to move. Soon, a voice rang out in the sky.
"Hello everyone, I am the leader of the second team, Ji Yi. This is the last day of the trade fair. This time, I will be hosting the auction for everyone." Ji Yi exuded a fierce aura. It seemed that he was also a man who was good at fighting.
"Without further ado, let's take a look at the first item of the year. It's refined from a large amount of Fire Stones and forged by a famous master. It's embedded with many powerful offensive formations. It definitely won't disappoint you. It's very effective against Shuras and baleful auras …" Ji Yi continued to introduce the weapon on the platform. He even asked a member of his team to bring the weapon up for a simple demonstration.
The spear was about 1.2 meters long. It was red and black all over. The member waved it around in his hand so that everyone could see it more clearly. Gu Zheng wasn't interested in a weapon like this at all. However, many people around him were interested. Many people wanted to have a weapon that could counter baleful auras. After all, when fighting Shuras, many of their attacks contained baleful auras, which could effectively defeat the opponent's attacks.
Gu Zheng had a lot of raw Fire Stones in his possession. They were all mined from small underground caves. Normally, they would be very powerful after a simple smelting. Many people wanted to forge a weapon with pure Fire Stones. Unfortunately, the production was limited. At most, they could gather enough for one in a year. The second batch was far from enough.
"This spear is about 1.2 meters long. Its entire body is red and black. It was refined from 2,200 pieces of Fire Stones. It was personally forged by Elder Qin." On the other hand, Wu Xiu was muttering to himself at the side, watching with great interest.
"How do you know so much about it?" Gu Zheng whispered to Wu Xiu.
"You don't know what I do for a living. These were all received from the logistics department, and they even went through my hands. I was the one who wrote their introductions. Of course, I know. There's at least one official weapon like this every year. The rest are all purchased from unaffiliated players. Of course, the price paid is not cheap."
Wu Xiu remembered that Gu Zheng had only been here for less than half a year. There was a lot of common knowledge that he didn't know. She explained to Gu Zheng while looking at the stage.
"The main reason is to make everyone work harder to earn the green liquid. Every year, there will be ten treasures for everyone to choose from. The ones who are most excited are the official teams, especially the last few items that require a large amount of green liquid. Ordinary people simply can't keep that much."
As soon as Wu Xiu finished speaking, Ji Yi announced the start of the auction.
"The starting price is five milliliters of green liquid. Each increment must be no less than one milliliter."
The scene was chaotic. Those who wanted to buy walked out of the queue and went to the south side. There was an empty space specially prepared for those who wanted to buy. A dozen people stood there and began to bid to the person in charge in front of them. Ji Yi, on the other hand, was broadcasting the auction live on the stage.
Very soon, the price of the spear broke through ten milliliters. After a few exchanges, the price finally settled at fifteen milliliters. As soon as Ji Yi finished speaking, the person who successfully bought the spear happily handed the green liquid to the other party. After the verification, he took the spear with his other hand.
There were professional allocation tools here, so they definitely wouldn't overcharge or undercharge.
Seeing that the first spear had only sold for ten milliliters, it seemed that the remaining green liquid in his hand was quite valuable. He still had seventy milliliters left.
In fact, the Old Man Qin had given him about one hundred and fifty milliliters. He had used a little bit of it. Usually, it was used to heal injuries. The effect was very obvious. He had used almost half of it to save the six monkeys. He didn't expect that the value of the green liquid would be higher than his.
No wonder Wu Xiaofeng looked so heartbroken at that time and almost stopped him.
"However, there are many treasures every year. Usually, they are brought in from the outside world. Some are also snatched from those who have been converted. We still have a lot of them in our warehouse. You can use your contribution points to redeem them. However, the green liquid is relatively cheaper." Wu Xiu stuck out her tongue. She also felt that her side was quite unscrupulous.
Gu Zheng felt that this was normal. It could make the official teams work harder to earn contribution points and green liquid. This way, they could work harder to complete missions.
It was time for the second item to be auctioned. This item was purchased from a rogue player. It was a set of armor with outstanding defense.
However, there was a more detailed real-time explanation. Gu Zheng focused his attention on Wu Xiu. Since it was an official organization, Wu Xiu knew all kinds of characteristics like the back of her hand. Gu Zheng simply ignored Ji Yi's explanation. His explanation wasn't as detailed as Wu Xiu's.
It was better to let Wu Xiu explain. Maybe the price would be higher. Ji Yi was more suitable to be a warrior, not an auctioneer.
One by one, the auction items were bought. There were treasures, pills, and even a puppet doll that could prevent one from dying. It could be said that it was indirectly saving one's life. Gu Zheng was a little tempted. Unfortunately, when he saw that the final price was one hundred milliliters, he really didn't have the money to compete.
In the end, the item was bought by Hua Long. He didn't expect that guy to be so strong. To be able to save up so much green liquid, he was worthy of being the leader of the third team. The first team was always empty. In fact, the person who was in charge of the auction could be said to be the number one expert here.
"The seventh item is an ancient pill. It is said that its effect is comparable to that of a ten-thousand-year-old Chinese knotweed. However, this pill is a little damaged. It has been appraised by our elders."
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