Chapter 70

(Ten points of gratitude to 'tanzit' and 'Sui Feng Qi Wu' for their donations!)

Chrysanthemum took a step forward and stood beside Mikan, tidied up her suddenly chaotic emotions, and said solemnly, "Yan, don't you think this so-called last auction item is a bit strange?"

Yan nodded and started pacing in the spacious VIP room, walking back and forth while speaking to the two women, "How could I not find it strange? Anyone with a bit of sense would be concerned..."

Mikan sighed, drooping her head, and said, "Are we lucky or unlucky? Our first auction, and we encounter such a thing."

Regarding this matter, I've already commented, so Miss Bao, please don't add another jab...

Chrysanthemum held Lirin's hand. At this moment, Lirin was unusually well-behaved. Although her little brain couldn't understand what was happening, she knew that her older brother and sister were discussing something important and shouldn't be disturbed.

Chrysanthemum stroked Lirin's long golden hair and said, "I just feel that things aren't as simple as that old man said..." The old man referred to the seventh-rank elder who was hosting the auction.

"There's definitely something hidden, after all, there are too many suspicious points." Mikan clenched her fist, an action unsuitable for a girl, but it looked very natural on her, making Yan comment that indeed, Miss Bao is the epitome of violence.

"Suspicious points?" Chrysanthemum turned to Mikan, her expressive eyes twinkling, showing her curiosity.

Mikan nodded seriously, extended her graceful hand, and made a gesture with three fingers, the meaning was clear.

"Three suspicious points...?" Yan lowered his head slightly, deep in thought.

Seeing everyone's attention on her, Mikan unconsciously raised her head and chest, though this action didn't highlight anything special, after all, Miss Bao is flat-chested...

Mikan's expression turned serious as she nodded and said, "Let's not talk about other things for now. Why would the auction house reveal that treasure map?"

Chrysanthemum was taken aback, blinked, and said, "Didn't the old man say it was to invite fellow strong individuals..."

"Is it necessary?" Mikan rudely interrupted Chrysanthemum, but her words were indeed irrefutable.

Yan also nodded, pondering, "Indeed, there's no need. If they really just wanted to invite outsiders to seek treasure, they could have kept the treasure map private. They could have just announced their purpose at the auction, and people would have come. Why reveal the treasure map?"

Hearing Yan say this, Chrysanthemum also realized something, lightly tapping her cheek, and said, "It does seem unnecessary. Revealing the treasure map, wouldn't the auction house be afraid of someone getting there first?"

"That's the first suspicious point!" Mikan reminded, then made a gesture with two fingers.

"The second suspicious point: a treasure that even a ninth-rank strong individual can't enter, revealing it, wouldn't they be afraid of attracting uncontrollable strong individuals?"

Chrysanthemum nodded, "Right, a treasure that even a ninth-rank strong individual can't enter would definitely attract many strong individuals, at least seventh-rank! No, eighth-rank is also possible! Even..."

"A ninth-rank is impossible," Chrysanthemum's words were interrupted again, this time by Yan.

"It's just a rumor from an auction house. How could a ninth-rank strong individual, with such power, appear for a baseless rumor?"

Mikan agreed, "Yan is right. At least until someone tries it out, a ninth-rank strong individual shouldn't appear."

"Then an eighth-rank strong individual is possible," Chrysanthemum felt a bit frustrated, as if she was being made to look foolish.

But what Chrysanthemum said was indeed very possible, and highly likely!

Yan thought for a moment, frowning, "Attracting an eighth-rank strong individual is highly possible. The people of this auction house can't be fools; they should know this..."

"If an eighth-rank strong individual arrives, even if they get the treasure, it will be taken by them. The auction house would be helpless. They can't be unaware of this. Why reveal the treasure map?"

Looking at Yan, who was deep in thought, and Mikan, who was also a bit confused, Chrysanthemum said, "Maybe they have a trump card to deal with an eighth-rank strong individual, or perhaps the auction house itself has an eighth-rank strong individual?"

Yan and Mikan's eyes lit up. Yan clapped his hands together, "Right, why didn't I think of that? If the auctioneer is seventh-rank, then this auction house must have even higher-ranking individuals!"

"This is just a possibility..." Mikan wasn't as certain as Yan, but her frown eased a bit.

Yan and Chrysanthemum nodded. Chrysanthemum then asked, "Mikan, what's the third suspicious point?"

Yan also looked up at Mikan, but Mikan's eyes darted around, which made Yan curious.

"Is there something you can't say, Mikan?" Yan looked at her, a bit puzzled.

Mikan's eyes shifted for a moment, then she looked directly at Yan and Chrysanthemum, and said seriously, "The third suspicious point... I haven't thought of it yet!"

Yan and Chrysanthemum tilted their heads and fell to the ground, unable to get up, startling Lirin, who quickly reached out to help Chrysanthemum up, while Mikan helped Yan.

Both of them gave Mikan a look, and Yan seriously suspected that Miss Bao might be on her period, randomly shocking them. Mikan smiled sheepishly, clasping her hands together, looking like she knew she was wrong.

At this moment, the door was knocked on. Yan and the others quickly composed themselves. Yan took a deep breath and said, "Come in!"

The door opened, and it was the shrewd man who had given Yan the VIP card and handled the auction.

The shrewd man bowed. "Sir, I'm here to inform you that the gold coins from your auctioned equipment have been transferred to your gold card. You can check if the amount is correct!"

Yan took out his gold card, and indeed, the number had changed. The original 200,000 had become 575,000 gold coins.

100,000 gold coins for the pure white crystal, 500,000 gold coins for the Kusanagi sword, with a 5% handling fee, which is 25,000 gold coins, leaving Yan with 475,000 gold coins. Adding the original 100,000, it totals 575,000 gold coins.

"The amount is correct! Thank you for your trouble!"

"This is what I should do!" The shrewd man smiled, then took out a box and handed it to Yan. "Sir, this is the item you auctioned. I've brought it for you."

Yan was taken aback but nodded happily and took the box.

After the shrewd man left, Yan eagerly opened the box. The pure white crystal lay there quietly, looking like an ordinary stone, with nothing special about it.

"Is this the crystal containing life energy?" Chrysanthemum, Mikan, and Lirin ran to Yan's side, their eyes fixed on the pure white crystal in the box, as if they could see something extraordinary by looking closely.

Yan placed the box on the table and picked up the pure white crystal. At that moment, the system's unique voice sounded.

When Yan heard the system's voice, he was completely shocked, his eyes widening several times over, his mouth agape, and his face full of disbelief.

"Ding, detected a large unit of life energy. Preliminary calculation: 200,000 summoning points. Do you wish to convert to summoning points?"

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