Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 432 is enough to shock the world! New face-to-face meeting【2 updates】

Chapter 432: 432 is enough to shock the world! New face-to-face meeting【2 updates】

"..."

The entire auction venue was dead silent, so quiet that one could only hear the sounds of breathing and intense heartbeats.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the item displayed on the big screen at that moment—

A seemingly ordinary stone, its only unique features being the careless symbols and some patterns on it, indiscernible as either designs or some type of writing.

It wasn’t just the image itself that caused a stir, but the name associated with the picture.

"According to... according to research, this, this is a stone from Atlantis!" the auctioneer stuttered out the introduction, "Yes, the very ancient mythical continent we’ve heard of, the lost ancient land!"

Ye Wanlan’s usually calm brows finally showed a flicker of disturbance: "Atlantis..."

Lin Weilan said that Atlantis was just a human appellation.

Because myths vary from one country and area to another, humans have adopted many more names—Eden, Utopia, Peach Blossom Spring...

But the real name of this place remains unknown to anyone.

"A mere stone, what basis do you have to claim it’s from Atlantis?" someone questioned.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please, do not rush; we deduce this is a stone from Atlantis because, after scientific testing, the elements making up this ’stone’..." the auctioneer took a deep breath, "are not found on the recognized periodic table!"

"!!!"

The whole venue was in uproar.

Faluk was stunned, "Elements not on the periodic table? Does that not mean... it doesn’t belong to our star?"

"Not necessarily." Ye Wanlan spoke softly, "It could also be a place that we have never explored, beyond the reach of current human technology."

"No wonder it’s a hidden item." Faluk gasped, "If it indeed appeared on the auction list, it would shock the entire world."

Ye Wanlan’s eyelashes lowered.

She couldn’t determine Lin Weilan’s health conditions, mainly because she didn’t know the disease, since even the Taoist physician and Taiyi Divine Doctor had never ventured into this field.

The unknown is the most terrifying.

"Ding—"

The ringtone of a cellphone broke Ye Wanlan’s contemplation.

[Yan Tingfeng]: Does Xiao Wan need this stone?

[Ye Wanlan]: No, we won’t compete, let others bid for it.

[Yan Tingfeng]: Xiao Wan’s thoughts coincide with mine.

"Young Master, why not bid?" Bing He, confused as a baffled monk, asked, "Such an important item, taking it back to study would surely lead to many discoveries."

"If you can think of that, can’t others?" Yan Tingfeng’s pupils were cold, and he let out a slight sneer, "If it’s really so important, why would the person who brought out this stone send it to auction rather than keep it for their own research?"

Bing He’s mouth gaped: "Could it be because this stone brings lethal danger?"

"More than that?" Yan Tingfeng responded indifferently, "Perhaps it could even trigger a war."

This stone might conceal some secrets of Atlantis.

Indeed, if we could thoroughly study it, it would definitely lead to a historic breakthrough.

Conversely, it could also invite some unknown calamities.

Three hundred years ago, he had personally ventured into the Nanling Sea, and though he found nothing abnormal, he was certain that some sort of humanoid creature existed beneath its waters.

That’s why, the last time Ye Wanlan fell into the Nanling Sea, he was more anxious than anyone else.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this stone was found by a fisherman in the Nanling Sea," the auctioneer had regained his composure and continued, "Interestingly, the very place we believe Atlantis was lost, is also in the Nanling Sea."

"..."

The audience remained silent.

"What we can confirm is that this stone does not contain any radioactive harmful elements," the auctioneer said, "Because this is the first time such a peculiar item has appeared, and we cannot determine its market value, the starting price is merely—"

He paused, then announced, "One yuan."

More gasps rose.

Such a low starting price was unprecedented in Global Auction’s history.

After all, items featured in Global Auction are rare treasures, the starting prices of which have never dipped below ten million.

However, a low starting price doesn’t imply a low final price.

Because, after the auctioneer shouted "Start," the number on the big screen immediately jumped to "10."

A guest from Box 15 had raised the price to one billion yuan!

Although the price skyrocketed by a billion times instantly, it did not deter the other guests.

The number on the big screen was climbing at a terrifying rate.

"Twenty billion!" the auctioneer also hammered, "Guest number two bid twenty... guest number five bids twenty-five billion!"

Within a few seconds, the price of the item soared to ten billion!

Faluk, who had initially harbored hopes of winning the auction, was now thoroughly deflated.

This was clearly a game among the top elites, where outsiders stood no chance of intervening.

Ye Wanlan slightly raised her eyebrows, tapping the table unhurriedly, with no intention to join the bidding war.

"Guest number 9 bids one hundred and fifty billion!" The auctioneer was already sweating profusely, "Is there a higher bid? Number 16! Guest number 16 bids one hundred and sixty billion!"

The pace of the rising digits on the screen began to slow once the price reached two hundred billion.

"Two hundred and twenty billion!" the auctioneer shouted, "Guest number 9 bids two hundred and twenty billion! Two hundred and twenty billion for the first time!"

The numbers remained unchanged.

"Two hundred and twenty billion for the second time!"

Still, no one else bid.

The auctioneer announced, "Two hundred and twenty billion for the third time, congratulations to guest number nine for acquiring this unique stone from Atlantis!"

This statement shifted numerous gazes towards box number 9.

Ye Wanlan keenly sensed an overwhelming murderous intent.

[Ye Wanlan]: Who is the guest in box number 9?

[Yan Tingfeng]: A researcher from the World Strategic Research Institute, likely planning to experiment with the stone.

Ye Wanlan pondered.

If it involved someone from the World Strategic Research Institute, everything made sense.

The World Strategic Research Institute focused on this field and would certainly not let such an opportunity slip by.

[Ye Wanlan]: But it will be difficult for him to take the stone back to the World Strategic Research Institute.

[Yan Tingfeng]: Yes, a great battle is impending. Xiao Wan, are you interested in watching?

[Ye Wanlan]: Naturally.

Not to mention the significant divisions within the World Strategic Research Institute, many external forces were also eyeing the stone greedily.

It was not going to be easy for the guest in box number 9 to take away the stone.

At that very moment, inside box number 9—

After successfully acquiring the stone from Atlantis, Yeh Xingli slowly exhaled and slumped back into his chair.

His heartbeat was still fiercely pounding, as if it would burst out of his chest, unable to calm down.

After a while, Yeh Xingli regained some strength, took out his phone with great effort, opened the top group chat, and began to type.

[Crazy Scientist]: YN sister, emergency in Jianghu! I’m trapped in the Northern Lands and may not be able to get out. Can you help devise an escape route?

[Crazy Scientist]: Here’s the map, the red dot is my location, I estimate at least thousands are laying siege.

Ye Wanlan narrowed her eyes, recognizing the map to be of the city where the auction was held.

Could it be...

She looked up again at the location of box number 9.

[YN]: Are you at the Global Auction?

[Crazy Scientist]: Yes, yes, yes!

[Cultured Person]: Weren’t you working overtime just yesterday? And today you’ve run off to the Northern Lands?

[Ghostbuster Bro]: They really don’t treat their employees as humans at his place, squeezing them mercilessly.

[Deadly Poison Master]: Yo, did you drop into the tiger’s den? With so many attacking, how do you plan to escape?

[Crazy Scientist]: What do you know? That’s why I need YN sister’s help!

Yeh Xingli was also well aware that although he had won the stone, it wouldn’t necessarily be easy to take it back to the Global Center.

Everyone was watching him.

And since his trip was a covert operation, he couldn’t receive support from the International Strategic Studies Institute.

Therefore, YN was his first thought.

Everyone in the group knew of YN’s superb computer skills, helping them escape from death several times.

With YN’s help, Yeh Xingli was 70% confident he could safely withdraw.

[Crazy Scientist]: YN sister, are you there? If necessary, I can connect with you remotely.

[YN]: No need for a remote connection.

Yeh Xingli was taken aback.

Before he could react, a new message popped up on his phone a second later.

[YN]: I’m at the scene.