Lord Chronicle

Chapter 43
For the next two days, Saul and Elebena continued to wreak havoc at the auction.To Saul's relief, he finally bought two items on Elebena's list in the past two days. Although he spent a terrifyingly high price of more than 200 million gold coins, he was temporarily relieved of a major concern.

Not only Saul, Reid also gained a lot in these three days. Perhaps he has never tasted the pleasure of holding 100 million at will. He almost spent all the funds that Saul gave him.

Among them, 60 yuan was used by him to buy two magic dolls made by the Wizards Guild.The body of this kind of puppet is made of high-quality steel by dwarves, and it is filled with magic crystals. Through the operation of magic power, they can move freely like robots. In addition, they are infinitely powerful and indestructible, making them excellent guards.

Reed explained that due to Lovell's special geographical environment, if the last Warcraft invasion happened again, the understaffed garrison would definitely be struggling to cope.With these two powerful and non-sleeping magic dolls as territory guards, Lovell's defense can be greatly strengthened.

The remaining 40 gold coins were used by him to buy spare magic spar, some supplies that Lovell urgently needed, small magic items, and even a small piece of mithril that the dwarves sent for auction.In short, using his excellent business skills, Reed maximized the value of the 100 million gold coins.

Sol didn't care about this, anyway, I have plenty of money, and the 100 million is nothing at all.But soon he found sadly that although the three-day auction had made a lot of money, he had returned the 250 million principal that Elebena had lent to him.Almost all the remaining money was bought for Quermac's suicide note and the two ridiculously expensive things, leaving only 10,000+ gold coins.

It's better to say less than nothing, but another discovery turned Sol from sadness to despair.When I made the promise with Elebena, half of the money I earned would be given to her.In other words, half of Carrig's 300 million is Elebena's.

In this way, Sol repaid the principal, and after giving Elebena those two things, he actually owed her a huge debt of millions of gold coins...

"My God! Why did it become like this?" At this point, Sol finally understood what it means to eat people without spitting out their bones.

When he brought this matter up to Elebena with trepidation, she smiled and did not embarrass Saul.In the past three days, she bought a lot of shiny gems, robbed and scooped up a large number of jewels in the capital, and the things she brought were sold for a total of nearly ten million at the auction. She was in a very good mood.

After expressing that the money can be repaid slowly, the interest will be calculated less.She tactfully reminded Saul that the original agreement was to find three items on the list within the year, and now one is missing.Although everyone is acquainted, if you can't see anything at that time, you might get mad and give Lovell a "baptism".

Saul took it for granted that he would probably be sold to this female dragon for the rest of his life.Now he can only pin his hopes on the special auction on the last day, hoping that the crystal can be sold for a good price.

Walking out of Elebena's room, Sol shed tears of blood that he hadn't seen for a long time.Millions of gold coins!What kind of evil did I do? Why did I get so obsessed with provoking this dragon back then...

During the period, Darth and Walsa also came, and the looting incident has gradually subsided, and Cliff generously expressed that he would not care about the search of his mansion, so Darth was not punished.It's just that the news of arresting the murderer in the city is getting tighter, which makes Sol a little worried about the three brothers and sisters.

So he took the time to visit the Lesta brothers and sisters again, and Lesta told him excitedly that there were a lot of jewels looted this time, and he was going to sell them and rebuild the dead group, and he must let Sol join.

Sol vigilantly agreed, but he also had his own ideas.There are only three brothers and sisters left in the death group, and there is no need to be robbers, especially Kafir.

He really wanted to bring the three brothers and sisters back to Lovell when they left the capital after the celebration, so that they could live the lives of ordinary people.But this is not a good time to bring up the matter, only when the time comes.

In this way, amidst Sol's uneasiness and anxiety, the last day of the celebration finally came.

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In the evening of the same day, Freetown's special carriage arrived at the hotel and took Sol to the venue of the special auction.This special auction is full of precious items carefully selected by Freetown, and only specially invited guests can participate. It can be said that this auction is the essence of this auction.

Anyway, Sol was poor and white, and this time he was just going to see how much the crystal ball could sell for, so he only brought Jessica there, and had two guards as bodyguards.

The special auction was held at Morant's private house, which was much more low-key than the excitement of the previous few days.Sol only saw 7 or 8 carriages outside the house, which shows that there are very few qualified VIPs.

After getting off the car, he asked the two guards to wait, and Sol and Jessica walked into the house.Unexpectedly, before entering the door, Sol glanced at a few figures, and was so frightened that he hurriedly pulled Jessica back.

Jessica didn't know why, and was about to ask him what was going on, when Sol made a silent gesture and pointed behind him with his backhand.She turned her head and looked over, also startled.

Rulert, who hadn't seen him for a long time, was standing at the door talking with Morant, accompanied by a gorgeously dressed old man.Due to the distance, they couldn't hear what they were saying, but the old man gave some instructions to Ruret, and Ruret saluted and walked towards the two of them.

Back then in Ferry City, Sol's extremely shameless absconding with money enraged the entire Adventurer's Guild. Up to now, notices about the wanted "Zhang Anbu" are still posted in various guild branches.When they met unexpectedly at this time, both Sol and Jessica felt guilty, and they were guilty of thieves, for fear of being recognized by Rulert.

Rulert got closer and closer, and the hearts of the two hung high.Jessica asked anxiously, "What should I do?"

Hiding definitely can't hide, so if you want to turn around and take a gamble, the two of you have no idea.At this time, Ruette had come behind them, and the sound of footsteps was clearly audible.

Out of urgency, Sol thought desperately, and suddenly hugged Jessica, before she could react, he moved his head forward and kissed her mouth.

For a moment, Jessica's eyes were wide open, obviously completely dazed.She pushed and shoved a few times symbolically, but under Saul's firm embrace, she quickly gave up struggling.

Rouret was beside them, and their hearts were beating wildly now.Sol is nervous, what about Jessica?I'm afraid only she knows.

Rulert looked curiously at the couple who were blatantly kissing in the road, and suddenly felt that they looked familiar, which made him look twice more.However, the other party hugged him extremely tightly, as if no one was there.Seemingly noticing Rulert, the man waved his hand impatiently.

After all, it's impolite to stare helplessly, Rulert gave a self-conscious smile and walked away.After he left, the man and woman who kissed passionately separated.

"My god." Saul gasped, looking at Ruret's back with lingering fear.

Jessica blushed and stared at Sol sullenly, but said nothing.

It seemed that he just remembered what he did just now, and Sol said in a nasty voice: "Uh... what, I was in a hurry just now..."

Jessica's chest kept rising and falling, and her whole body was shaking: "You...you are shameless!"

"Wooah, I really didn't mean it, please forgive me!" Saul wailed with his head in his arms.

Facing Saul who begged for mercy, Jessica had already raised her hand, but her expression changed several times, and she did nothing in the end.

Sol closed his eyes and waited for a long time, but the expected attack did not come down.He couldn't help but opened his eyes strangely, only to see that Jessica had turned her head and was walking towards the house.

"Jessica, you, aren't you angry?" Saul chased after him and asked.

"Do you want me to be angry?" Jessica's face was unusually calm.

"No, it's just..." Sol scratched his head, but he couldn't say what, anyway, Jessica's reaction was absolutely wrong.

"She won't want to kill people and silence her after she goes back, right..." With this thought, Sol shivered Linglingly.

At this time, Morant had seen the two of them, and he greeted Saul affectionately: "Master Saul, you have been showing off a lot these days, you don't want to buy all the auction items tonight, do you?"

Sol secretly thought that I am in negative equity now, so I don’t have spare money to show off. I just hope that a few more people will be taken advantage of tonight, so that my crystal ball can be sold at a good price.

He smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Morant was joking, everyone is a big shot tonight, whoever gets me."

Morant laughed loudly, and suddenly came over and said: "The old man will let you know first, I am determined to get that thing of yours, so don't raise the price like you did a few days ago."

Sol blushed, knowing that he had seen through the trick between himself and Elebena.He coughed dryly and said in embarrassment: "How could it be, hehe, how could it be..."

Morant nodded with satisfaction: "In this case, the old man will thank you first. Please rest assured, I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

After sending Sol and Jessica away, Morant thought for a moment, beckoned someone to give him some instructions, and left with the strange boy who never left behind him.

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At this time in the room, all the guests had arrived, only a dozen or so people were scattered.Cliff, who hadn't seen him for a long time, also arrived and sat in a corner with Ferino.

This auction is the same as the previous days, with a special master of ceremonies hosting, introducing each auction item to the guests in detail.The difference is that, because these things are too expensive, they are not taken to the scene, but instead, phantoms of actual objects reproduced by magic are displayed.

If the auction a few days ago let Sol know that there are many rich people, then tonight he saw the difference between the so-called "rich" and "extremely rich".

He and Jessica were almost dumbfounded watching the bidders present, without shouting hoarsely, every time they spoke was so plain, but what came out casually was a terrifying number that ordinary people could not imagine in a lifetime.

When Saul earned three million ducats from Carrig, he thought he was rich.Only now did he realize that compared to everyone present, that little money was nothing at all.

Cliff has been sitting quietly in the corner, not participating in the transaction of any auction item, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.After selling about 5 or 6 items, the master of ceremonies suddenly knocked on the table.

"Everyone, what I'm going to show next is the finale product of this special auction." He said, and he showed everyone a phantom, which was the crystal ball that Saul sent.

Seeing it, Cliff's eyes lit up, and he immediately sat up straight.

"To tell you the truth, even Freetown didn't expect to collect such precious things in this auction. Look, everyone, this is the legendary Hades crystal!" The master of ceremonies held up the phantom.

"Pluto crystal?" Sol and Jessica looked at each other strangely, this was the first time they knew the name of this thing.

As expected, the usually calm guests below all made a buzz of amazement.After finally waiting for everyone to calm down, the master of ceremonies smiled slightly: "The base price is 500 million gold coins, and there is no limit to each bid. Please bid freely."

Upon hearing the figure of 500 million, Saul's waist softened and he almost slipped off the chair.

"1000 million." Without waiting for everyone to speak, Cliff spoke calmly.

Snapped!Saul, who was finally able to sit firmly with Jessica's support, fell firmly to the ground with his chair and him.

Cliff's decisiveness really shocked many people. He has already expressed his attitude that he is determined to win this crystal ball.Although the people present were all wealthy, they were either not as powerful or as wealthy as him. Moreover, although the Hades Crystal was famous, it was closely related to the mysterious Necromancer Guild.For a while, most people gave up their hearts.

No one answered for a long while, and the master of ceremonies couldn't help being a little disappointed. In his opinion, it was too disappointing that such a treasure as the Nether Crystal was sold after only one asking price, even though 1000 million is already a sky-high price.

"1000 million for the first time, 1000 million for the second time, 1000 million for the third..." The master of ceremonies was about to drop the hammer to finalize.

"1200 million." At this moment, a calm voice sounded.

In an instant, everyone turned their heads to look in unison, but there was an inconspicuous young man sitting in a corner.Like Cliff, he had not participated in the previous bidding and was only speaking now for the first time.

Cliff snorted: "1500 million."

Before the words fell, the young man continued with a smile: "1800 million."

Cliff's complexion changed a little. Although the Bahraini leader is rich, 1800 million is definitely not a small amount, and even he needs to weigh it.

After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and was about to bid again, but before he opened his mouth, the young man said flatly again: "2000 million."

Everyone gasped. It's not like they haven't seen so much money before, but they were still shocked by the young man's calmness.The field fell silent, only the sound of Thor slapping himself was echoed.

"What are you doing?" Jessica grabbed him.

"I'm dreaming, I must be dreaming." Sol was already incoherent.

"My lord, those are members of the four major chambers of commerce. We are no match for them just by fighting for financial resources." Over there, Felino was also whispering to Cliff.

Cliff nodded quietly: "Tell Gru to do it."

Nodding silently, Felino quietly backed out.

"Morant, since you also want to fight, let's see who has the last laugh." Cliff laughed suddenly. At this time, the master of ceremonies hit the hammer, and the sound shook the audience.

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A house on the edge of the slums in Wangdu, a secret warehouse for the black market in Freetown.All the precious items from the special auction are hidden in this unassuming cottage.After the auction is over, there will be special personnel to protect and send the auction items to the buyer's house.

Several Freetown guards were scattered around the hut, watching the surroundings vigilantly.Although no one dared to think of Freetown, the things in the house were too valuable to be careless.

Suddenly, several people heard a clanging metal sound at the same time, echoing quietly in the cold night, like some kind of strange drumbeat, beating in the heart one after another.They looked at each other and drew their swords at the same time.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and soon, a warrior whose whole body including his head and face was wrapped in thick steel armor, holding an astonishing giant sword, came out of the darkness step by step.

That strange clanging sound was the sound of the joints of the steel armor rubbing against each other when he was walking.

The guards didn't speak, and quickly ran up to surround the armored warriors.Appearing here in this attire, needless to say, is definitely looking for trouble.

"I don't want to die...get out..." The warrior spoke intermittently, he was Cliff's Gru.

"Drink!" Without unnecessary nonsense, the two guards raised their swords and slashed.

The eyes under Gru's mask flashed, and the huge sword in his hand rose suddenly as if it had no weight.The two guards didn't even see his movements clearly, they felt a gust of wind blowing from their side, and then everything became fragmented.

In the eyes of those around, Gru just swiped his sword, and the two guards turned into countless pieces with their swords.Gru's sword was like an indestructible hammer.

Although terrified, the remaining guards still bravely rushed forward due to their duty.What happened next was very simple, just a massacre.

The last guard was split in half, and half of the body slammed into the door like a cannonball.

Without any warning, a little light shines from the top of the door, and lightning strikes from top to bottom, followed by the entire door, and the body that hit it also seems to be hit by something, and it sneers completely cracked.

A man with a shaggy beard and a dirty body appeared in the empty doorway.He leaned lazily against the door frame, looking at Gru and the broken corpses all over the floor.If Saul was here, he would recognize this man as the gatekeeper he had met when he first went to Freetown to sign up.

"Let..." Gru spoke for the second time.

The man smiled hesitantly, spit out the blade of grass he was chewing on, held the hilt of the sword hanging from his waist in one hand, and walked towards Gru casually. Strange noise.

The two kept approaching, and when the distance reached 3 meters, the pupils of the man's eyes suddenly closed, and the whole person seemed to be spring-loaded to Gru in an instant, followed by the clear sound of the clanging sword drawn throughout the night sky.

At this moment, the dilapidated long sword was like lightning piercing the night sky, heading straight for the fragile seam of the steel armor's neck with a thunderous momentum.Gruti blocked his sword, and the broad sword completely covered his body like a shield.

With a chirping sound, the sharp blade slid across the blade without hindrance, sparking a spark.With the power of this chop, the man spun around like a tornado, and the long sword slashed towards Gelu's armpit again from bottom to top.

This time Gelu didn't block, but raised his fist and punched the man's head straight.Even if Gru's arm could be cut off, the man's head would definitely be blasted by his hammer-like punch.

No one would hurt an enemy at this price, but this man would.Facing the iron fist hit by Gru, his eyes were dead silent, it was the indifference of not caring about other people's life, let alone his own life.

Only after beheading thousands of people and completely ignoring life and death can such madness arise.

The tip of the sword touched the armor, and then slowly sank into the gap. At the same time, Gru's fist also reached the man's head.At this moment, the man's hand that had been tucked in his sleeve suddenly raised to block it by his side.

Crackling... There was a sound of bone smashing, and with a gap, the man shrank his head, and Gru's fist grazed his scalp.Although the body was tilted, the sword in the man's hand was still swimming in the gap with incredible stability, and finally passed everything.

This is a frozen picture.The slovenly man bent his waist and kicked his legs, clinging to Gelu who was like a hill at an incomparable distance.One of his hands was hanging limply by his side, while the other held the sword and passed it under Gru's armpit, pointing straight at the sword tip in mid-air with a string of red blood beads.

In an instant, the two separated.The man jumped back a few meters, he looked at the arm that had turned into a piece of rotten flesh nonchalantly, and shook the blood on the sword with his hands.

Gru didn't move, but the blood leaking from the gap in the steel armor had already pooled into a pool on the ground, dripping non-stop.He tried to move his arm, and the blood gushed out more urgently.

From the beginning to the end, neither of them spoke, and obviously they had no intention of speaking.The man tied his severed arm dangling like a rope into his belt, and held a sword in one hand at a side.

Gru also ignored the injured arm, carried the giant sword on his shoulder, and leaned forward slightly.

Seeing that the confrontation between the two was about to break out again, suddenly, there was a burst of applause.Gru and the man seemed to have never heard of it, just staring at each other.

Accompanied by the blond boy, Morant walked over slowly.There are four people behind them, it is the adventure group led by Ruret.

Seeing the bloody scene on the field, Meine let out a scream.

Half-elf archer Garin frowned: "Is the smell of blood too strong?"

"No." Meine shook her head, looking at Gru's eyes sparkling: "What a beautiful full body armor."

"Ahem..." Rulert coughed in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "Mene!"

Morant looked at the blood dripping all over the ground nonchalantly: "The old man has always felt that something bad happened these two days, and it seems to be true. I can roughly guess who sent you, but unfortunately he made a wrong calculation Come on, no matter if you come from the bright side or the dark side, don’t try to compete with me.”

The sloppy man turned his head at this moment, and he looked at Morant dissatisfied.Morant waved his hand with a smile: "Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't believe in your ability, I just want to make sure nothing goes wrong."

As he said that, he turned his head and said to Ruret: "Thank you for the kindness of the Adventurer's Guild. Everyone, please protect the auction item. Just leave it to the two of them here."

Luret nodded, and took a few steps back with Laris and the others.

As if he had great confidence in his two subordinates, Morant walked up to Gru without any scruples: "Put down your sword, you have no chance of winning."

Without answering, Gru just raised his sword and slashed at Morant.

All of a sudden, it was like a hurricane blowing on the court. The gust of wind brought by the giant sword blew away the clothes of Morant and the young man behind him, and even the blood on Gru's feet was completely blown away.

Morant let the strong wind hit his face, and was not moved by the sword at all.After a while, the wind dissipated, and he stretched out his fingers to wipe away a drop of blood splashed on his face, and smiled slightly: "I have to live."

As soon as the voice fell, the young man behind Morant disappeared suddenly, and the next moment he appeared in front of Gru, and at the same time, the slovenly man stepped forward a few steps, and the sword in his hand directly aimed at the wound in Gru's armpit.

Gelug's giant sword swung half a circle between his wrists, and slashed obliquely at the two of them.The moment the sword edge reached his body, the young man jumped short and rushed in through the gap in the sword's momentum.

Everything that happened next happened in an instant. The slovenly man fought Gelu head-on without any tricks. At the same time that he was knocked back, countless flashing red lights suddenly exploded from around Gelu.

Following a series of swishing sounds without gaps, a figure circled around Gru at an incredible speed.Following the sudden staggering of the two sides, the figure jumped back behind Morant after a few jumps.

Gru still maintained the posture of slashing out with a sword, motionless.There was a light cracking sound, and a fine line appeared on his steel armor, and then like a spider web radiating, the fine line spread to the whole body.

when!A steel plate hit the ground, followed by crackling sounds.In the blink of an eye, the steel armor covering Gru's body has turned into countless large and small pieces of iron, scattered all over the place.

What is strange is that the insides of these steel armor fragments are all engraved with complicated curse patterns, as if it is not used for protection, but a powerful forbidden barrier.

In an instant, the two-finger-thick full-body steel armor was destroyed so completely, I don't know what weapon the boy used.With such invincible strength, what else in the world can stop him?

Gru, who showed his true colors, also surprised everyone.

This is a burly man with the same black hair as Ruret. His strong upper body is covered with scars in all directions, making him look like a wooden stake for practicing swordsmanship.The three long scars on his face, with deep bones visible, distorted his true face, only the same pair of black eyes, staring fiercely at everyone.

Strange to say, Gru didn't panic at all when he took off the steel armor he relied on to protect his body.As if some kind of burden had been removed, he slowly twisted the joints of his limbs, and no one noticed that the wound on his armpit was no longer bleeding.

"Huh..." Finally, Gru let out a breath slowly.

The voice was so deep and deep, it was like the breath of some gigantic beast.Following Gru's breath, within a radius of several meters around him, the dust on the ground swelled in unison.

In the eyes of everyone present, although Gru is still in human form, he has actually turned into something more terrifying.

The blond boy's hands trembled uncontrollably again, and the expression in his eyes became more and more frenzied.When this frenzy reached its peak, he finally did it.

Ignoring the distance between the two sides, he leaned over and walked in front of Gru in an instant, pulling his hands diagonally behind him, and then charged straight up like a wild beast.

Rulert was startled in the back, and blurted out almost subconsciously: "Don't..."

Almost at the same time, Gru also made a move.What is unbelievable is that the speed that was originally the biggest difference between the two parties was completely reversed at this time.

boom!No one could see what happened, the young man's body was instantly shattered, a deep mark was cracked on the ground, and then the soil was broken, cutting forward at a very fast speed.

The scruffy man's eyes widened suddenly, and with a muffled snort, the sword in his hand slashed across the waves of dirt.However, the strength that was strong enough to rival Gelug's giant sword before has become extremely fragile at this moment.

An invisible sharp blade cut off his long sword without hindrance, and finally split his body.Amidst the blood splashing all over the sky, the crack on the ground reached more than ten meters before it stopped.

One sword, just one sword, there is a deep mark on the ground that almost runs through the whole field, and the corpses of two super-class swordsmen.

And until this moment, no one else could react at all.

"Ah... ah..." Waking up suddenly, Morant's eyes were completely replaced by horror.

Gelu didn't intend to let the old man go, so he rushed over with his sword.Seeing that the situation was not good, Rulet yelled, "Oops!" and rushed forward with his sword.

Gru raised his hand and pressed Rulert from a distance, as if hit by an invisible giant hammer, Rulert's body shook, and he staggered back several steps.

In the gap of this moment, Gelu swung his sword.A gray shadow passed through Morant's neck, following Morant's stiff body, he turned his head and separated from his body.

On the flat-ended giant sword, Morant's head still had an inexplicable expression of horror, and he might not be able to believe what happened until he died.After a pause, Gru twisted his wrist slightly, and Morant's head slowly slid down the sloped sword, leaving a shocking bloodstain on the blade.

Boom... It slid to the end, and its head fell to the ground.

As if he had done the most insignificant thing, Gru shook the blood on the sword casually, then raised the sword and pointed at Ruret and his party, then turned his head to the side.The meaning is obvious, get out of the way, or die.

"What should I do?" Cardo asked calmly.They are all experienced adventurers, even in the face of such a powerful enemy, they can still stay in the same position.

Rulert was silent for a while, and said decisively: "The order we received is to protect these auction items."

No one blamed him for this decision that was almost tantamount to death. Cardo, Laris, and Mene all made preparations for battle without hesitation.

Gelu also seemed to understand, he said in a deep voice, "Okay..." and walked up with his sword.

(End of this chapter)