Pollution throughout the territory

As far as he knew, the auction here was basically held once a week. There were only a few dozen people coming each time, and it was rare for more than a hundred people to come, not to mention that it was almost full like now.

Moreover, the auction started in ten minutes, and new people were still walking into the venue one after another.

They are all wizards, members of different races, or alien sects, and their composition is extremely complex.

Once such people gather in large numbers, it is very easy for something to happen. They probably got the news in advance and were attracted by a certain auction item that will be on display next.

The organizers must have expected this to happen, but still acquiesced.

Niu Changshou's keen sense of smell told him that this was not normal.

A possibility suddenly occurred to him.

"Brother, the informant who provided information to your foundation may have been bribed."

Xia Ren's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Qin Yun next to him, Lily who was sleeping soundly in her arms, and Lu Yi who was also aware of the crisis, and hesitated.

If I leave now, I don't know if I will have a chance to see that painting again next time.

Niu Changshou was also thinking about various possibilities and said: "But don't worry too much for the time being. Your identity has not been exposed yet. Such a big battle cannot be specially arranged for you, and in Arkham, we are absolutely safe."

He didn't know where the confidence came from to say this. Xia Ren hesitated for a while, nodded, and was ready to wait and see what would happen.

That painting related to Zhao Mingyue and Gu Meng, and he couldn't give up easily no matter what.

While waiting in silence, the display stand at the front of the venue lit up.

The host is an old man with a haggard face and some baldness. Judging from the layers of wrinkles on his face, he must be in his seventies at least.

"Ahem~"

The host cleared his throat: "Thank you everyone for participating in this auction. Your time is precious, so I won't talk nonsense."

He waved, and a bloated child walked out from the curtain on the side of the display stand. The child's face was purple and his eyes were protruding. He was only wearing a pair of relatively clean shorts. His skin was almost transparent and could be seen directly. The beating blood vessels looked horrifying.

The child held a box in his hand, placed it on the display stand, and then sat down next to it, staring at everyone motionlessly with his big bloodshot eyes.

Regardless of whether the item is bought by someone later or fails to be auctioned, he is responsible for carrying it back to the backstage.

The host did not use any words to arouse everyone's expectations, and opened the box directly. Inside was a straight glass bottle. The liquid in the bottle exuded an alluring golden light, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"The first auction item, golden mead, was brewed by the magician Dres. It has a capacity of one hundred milliliters. It is said that drinking it can put the mind and body into stasis. The starting price is five million alliance coins, or its equivalent. Each price increase for an item must not be less than 100,000 alliance coins."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately raised a sign, and the price quickly increased, exceeding 10 million.

Xia Ren observed that only a small number of people raised placards, and many more people were actually not interested in the auction item. Therefore, even though it seemed that the price increase was very fast and the competition was fierce, in fact, the auction item The product is not very attractive.

Niu Changshou whispered: "Golden mead is actually a frequent visitor to the auction. Basically, it appears every few weeks. Although the host pointed out the function of gold mead intentionally or unintentionally, it does seem tempting. But he didn’t tell the whole story. In fact, golden mead is only effective when traveling in space, but few people can reach such heights, and consuming this wine on the ground will have extremely serious consequences.”

As for the consequences, he did not elaborate.

Xia Ren asked in confusion: "In that case, why do those people still compete?"

The bidding was still going on. Niu Changshou glanced at them and said: "These people are aberrations driven by the rich. They mainly look for ways to live forever for the rich, but they know very little about these taboos, so they don't I know the true function of golden mead, so I was confused by the host’s introduction.”

"I see."

Xia Ren suddenly realized.

Some people have a strong resistance to pollution and will retain their sanity even if they are contaminated in time. Such people have almost no place in society. Once discovered by the Foundation, they will be hunted down, so they must not expose their identities easily.

In order to survive, they either choose to come to Arkham, or they are attracted by the top wealthy people who know some of the truth about the world and work for them.

But because pollution distorts the characteristics of reason, they can never gain the trust of their owners. They can only be dogs that are driven by people. Although they lack dignity, they have no worries about eating and drinking.

It sounds pitiful, but if you choose to be a lone wolf, you will have dignity, but all kinds of pressure will also come with it. You may be discovered and executed by the foundation at any time, even if you are lucky enough to live in Acre. Mu, it is difficult to escape the fate of becoming a wanderer.

When Xia Ren was dealing with neurofungus, the woman who committed suicide in the town fell into this category.

The first competitive product ended quickly. After multiple rounds of competition, the final transaction price was 15 million alliance coins.

The second competing product surprised Xia Ren.

The same bloated boy just now pulled out a long wooden cabinet from the side curtain. Because the items were too large, they were not put on the display stand like the golden mead just now, but were thrown directly to the ground. .

No matter how Xia Ren looked at it, he felt that the style of the wooden cabinet looked like a coffin.

Facts have proved that his guess was not wrong.

The host opened the lid of the wooden cabinet, and there was a dead female body inside. The stench suddenly filled the air, but everyone was unmoved.

"The second auction item is the corpse of the Dream Maker. He died just seven days ago. The cause of death was overdose of drugs. The corpse is well preserved, especially the brain did not suffer any external damage. The starting price is: 10 million alliance coins."

This time there were more people raising placards, and nearly half of the people in the entire venue were ready to move.

Xia Ren turned around and asked Niu Changshou next to him: "Who are the dreamers? How come their corpses are more valuable than the golden mead just now?"

After coming to Arkham, he found that he still knew too little about the world, so he would not miss any opportunity to increase his knowledge.

"Dream Makers are people who are extremely talented in dreams. They are few in number, but they can find the way to the dreamland in their dreams and live in it.

Some powerful dreamers can even bring items from the dreamland into the real world. Whether they are wizards or those of other races, they all covet this ability, so even the corpse of the dreamer is not useful to them. It is also said to have huge research value. "

Niu Changshou turned his head and glanced at the entrance of the venue. There were still scattered people entering the venue. There were not enough seats, so they simply stood in the corridor.

What is it that can attract so many people...

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