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Chapter 141 - 108: The Knife of Urgency_2
Chapter 141: Chapter 108: The Knife of Urgency_2
The yellowish-brown hamster controlled by the weaver, with the real name "Electric Mouse," was not an adorable creature like Pikachu from Pokémon, but a bloodthirsty monster.
Once, it fully powered up the electricity in a small town in Australia, killing over a hundred people, and, together with its "wife," gnawed the bodies beyond recognition.
Just as they were preparing to eat to their hearts’ content and perform a love symphony to reproduce, [The Endless Maze] descended, trapping the last two Electric Mice inside.
The Electric Mouse species originated from an abnormal event, possessing incredibly terrifying reproductive abilities. They rampaged like locusts across Australia in a short period, causing tens of thousands of casualties. The Control Bureau expended vast amounts of manpower and resources to exterminate them, but two Electric Mice managed to escape the purge.
If it weren’t for [The Endless Maze], it wouldn’t have been long before these two mice set off a catastrophic thunderstorm plague in Australia once again.
Within the maze, this pair of Electric Mice encountered a formidable enemy. The female Electric Mouse died, leaving the male as the last of its kind.
Though an unassuming rodent, its combat prowess was extraordinary. It moved at lightning speed and could unleash a devastating thunderous force, making it a top-tier magical beast in the first tier.
Ultimately, Fang Qing won the Thunder Stone for 5 million, quite lucky since there weren’t many participants in the auction.
Zhou Yuan calculated that this Thunder Stone would suffice for the Electric Mouse to use up to the third or even the fourth tier. If it reached the fourth tier, it would be a considerable gain for him.
The Thunder Stone was just the beginning. The dozen or so items that followed were all rare elemental materials.
One elemental substance called "Firm Ice" caught Zhou Yuan’s interest. It was very suitable for Snow Demons.
Unfortunately, elemental materials were among the hottest auction items, and without exception, the prices reached astronomical heights, quickly rising to 22 million, which he couldn’t afford.
"23 million." Chen Guangxi, who was beside him, suddenly raised a bid card.
"24 million." The bidder was an ice-type extraordinary person.
"25 million." Chen Guangxi’s expression didn’t change.
The price exceeded expectations, and the ice-type extraordinary person sighed, giving up the bid.
"25 million once, 25 million twice, 25 million thrice, sold."
Zhou Yuan was puzzled: "Why are you buying this?"
Chen Guangxi stared at him, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned: "Take a guess."
"..." Zhou Yuan pondered, "Because Wang Zhen wanted to buy it?"
"Uh-huh, after all, we share a life-and-death bond. Helping him out a bit doesn’t hurt, and I have plenty of money." Chen Guangxi’s tone was casual.
Zhou Yuan remained silent for a moment: "Rich lady, hungry, food."
"Stop repeating words, it’s nauseating."
·
After the auction of elemental materials ended, it was finally time for the main attraction — the Extraordinary Tools.
For instance, the Magic Association’s creation, the "Auto-Cleaning Broom," which could clean the house automatically and had flying capabilities.
Or the Supreme Deluxe Flesh Strengthening Serum launched by Ancient Genes, far surpassing the Kangli Dragon, Kangfu Dragon, Qutuo Dragon, Xisi Dragon, Sitengbo Dragon, Group Dragon, Metanor Dragon and other fitness drugs combined into a Nine Dragons Coffin Supreme Package, bringing a qualitative leap to an extraordinary person’s physical constitution.
Or the extraordinary weapon made by the Forge Association — despite being unremarkable among various strange auction items, its auction price ranked among the top.
A longsword capable of flying through the air, devoid of the ability to harm enemies, useful only for its flashy appearance, was bid up to an astronomical price of 98 million. The forging master’s mouth must have nearly curved with joy.
Zhou Yuan could only sigh at how truly wealthy these extraordinary persons were, almost reaching a small goal, buying it without hesitation.
The last auction item of the day was the abnormal item.
——[Abnormal 9140: Urge Blade]
This abnormal item only affected a specific group — authors.
No matter if they were online novel authors or physical book authors, as long as the target had an ongoing book, the abnormal item could be used on them.
It would manifest as the Urge Blade appearing near the specific author’s neck, gradually drawing closer over time. This process was irreversible and unstoppable. If the author failed to write the specified word count within a set time, the Urge Blade would decapitate them. The blade would only disappear once the update was finished within the allotted time.
"That’s too evil!"
Zhou Yuan gasped, "What a malicious abnormality!"
"Malicious? It’s clearly a divine artifact, specifically for authors with chronic procrastination." Chen Guangxi laughed, "I’m buying this thing."
Regardless of its usefulness, the bidding for abnormal items was highly competitive. The price skyrocketed to 120 million, and Chen Guangxi calmly shouted out a bid of 150 million, adding 30 million at once.
"180 million." Someone followed the bid.
"220 million." This time, Chen Guangxi raised it by 40 million.
The room fell silent. No one dared to raise the bid further. The auctioneer’s gavel fell, and this abnormal item ultimately fell into her hands.
·
"Lao Wang, this is for you."
In the backstage for handover, Chen Guangxi tossed the elemental substance "Firm Ice" to Fang Qing, who was disguised as Wang Zhen.
"You... bought it for me?" Fang Qing put on a performance of shock, confusion, and disbelief. Even without formal training, her acting was so natural it could only be called innate talent.
"I saw you wanted it, so I bought it for you. Don’t be polite; we’ve known each other for a long time." Chen Guangxi waved her hand, "It’s just a small amount of money."
"Thank you."
Fang Qing sighed in the communication channel, "You’ve latched onto the thigh of a rich lady."
"I didn’t think she would actually buy it," Zhou Yuan admitted, a bit overwhelmed by Chen Guangxi’s help.
"I still want to browse the market, so I’ll head off. Stay in touch." Fang Qing greeted and turned to leave.
The market had many good things, and she sensed some extraordinary materials suitable for herself among them.
"Remember to help the weaver find suitable training materials." Zhou Yuan reminded her.
"Won’t forget."
·
Chen Guangxi was hungry, so the two didn’t continue browsing the market but found a nearby upscale restaurant for dinner.
Knock, knock, knock.
Suddenly, the door of their private room was knocked on, and then, the disfigured woman who had participated in the debt collection against the Holy Crow Church pushed open the door with a face full of reluctance — she had also attended the auction, but sat far away, seemingly not wanting Chen Guangxi to notice her.
[What could make the enemy of the beautiful Dache reluctantly come to the door? I smell a mission.]
Zhou Yuan took a big bite of a crab leg, ready to enjoy the drama.
At the sight of the disfigured woman, Chen Guangxi was clearly surprised as well, raising her eyebrows: "Are you ready to get your revenge on me?"
"No."
The disfigured woman closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and, trembling, squeezed out her words from between her teeth, "I’m here... to ask you... for help."
"Oh?" Chen Guangxi seemed puzzled, tilting her ear slightly.
"What are you here for?"
"I’m here... to ask for your help." The disfigured woman said through gritted teeth.
"What are you here for?" Chen Guangxi asked again.
The disfigured woman clenched her fists, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and completely put aside her dignity. In a near-begging tone, she said:
"I’m here to ask you for help."
"Please help me."
"Alright."
Chen Guangxi nodded in satisfaction, "Tell me, what’s going on? Since I, Long, am both beautiful and kind-hearted, and I am in a good mood today, I might just help you."
"My daughter was caught in an abnormal item."
The disfigured woman bit her lip and said, "I’ve tried many methods, but none worked. The Control Bureau couldn’t do anything either... If you save her, I’m willing to be at your disposal."
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