Chapter 112: The Sudden Task

  The scene of the first auction was extremely grand, although Linbo City is not considered a top-level city in the entire Daxia Empire's South Yu State. Its geographical location can even be said to be relatively remote. However, due to its proximity to the Demon Beast Forest and being one of the cities closest to the South Border Sea, it would occasionally have many unexpected good things appear, and over time, it became a famous treasure land in the Daxia Empire, known far and wide.

  Here, many rare and precious treasures from the mystical ocean and forest specialties often appear, dazzling everyone. Various valuable demon beast cubs, internal elixirs, minerals, etc., also attract the attention of many aristocratic families. In short, this is a place where wealth flows like oil, a gathering place for fine goods. Especially, the Wen family's first auction house holds a large-scale auction every three years, which has gathered many precious treasures and naturally becomes a place for important people to gather.

  Especially in the past few days, inside the passenger transfer station located in the center of Linbo City, there have been constant comings and goings of warriors and strange beasts. Not only have the major and minor families within Nanjing State sent people here like the wind, but also countless powers from other states and provinces of the Great Xia Empire have rushed to this place. For a time, the first auction house was a gathering place for heroes, and each private room had long been packed to capacity.

  At least from Wu Ye Yu's perspective, you can see many people dressed in luxurious attire. Because they arrived late and didn't make a reservation, they could only sit in the ordinary seats in the main hall. Although these people all had gloomy faces and an aura of darkness surrounding them that made others avoid them, not one person left their seat early, and instead, the seats in the main hall became fewer and fewer, while the number of lavishly dressed individuals sitting there increased.

  The noise was incessant, and from time to time, a few people would get into arguments due to accidental bumps. However, both parties were generally restrained and didn't resort to physical fights. After all, the auction house was still part of the Wen family's business empire. In the eyes of ordinary people, these individuals might have been high-ranking officials or nobles, but compared to the Wen family, they were nothing special. To avoid being asked to leave by the cultivators maintaining order at the scene, they still had to show some respect.

  Such a lively scene, in Wu Ye Yu's eyes, is simply no different from the aunties and young wives who come and go on the streets to buy vegetables and stroll through shops, all of them are quite noisy.

  Compared to the hustle and bustle of the main hall, the VIP room where Wu Ye Yu and others were waiting was a different atmosphere altogether. The layout was carefully designed, spacious and elegantly decorated. The simple yet elegant curtains, mountain-and-water screens, precious flowers and plants, and heavy wooden furniture all contributed to an extremely relaxing ambiance, just like being at home on a usual day. Although the three rooms of over 50 square meters were not particularly spacious, with Xiaoyu included, there were only five people in total. Compared to the situation in the main hall, this was more than a hundred times better.

  There are fragrant tea and snacks on hand, and there are also fruits brought from home nearby.

  Wu Ye Yu was listlessly holding a piece of cake and teasing the little Shuang in his arms, while constantly trying to teach her to speak. Although progress was slow, Little Shuang actually had high intelligence from birth, but lacked the corresponding environment. Under Wu Ye Yu's tireless efforts, she could finally stutter out simple titles like "Young Master" or "Brother". This attracted a lively audience from behind, with Xiao Tao and Jelina eagerly gathering around to watch, and later even snatching Little Shuang away from Wu Ye Yu to take turns teaching her.

  Wu Yeyu looked at the two maidservants shouting and laughing, and her mouth involuntarily let out a soft laugh. She turned her head to glance at Wu Zongyue, who was leisurely drinking tea on one side, then looked at the lively scene outside the crystal window, and couldn't help but ask.

  "How come the first auction house is so lively today? Looking at the situation below, it should be already full, but there seem to be many people squeezing in at the entrance. Could it be that every big auction at the First Auction House is like this?"

  "Haha, no way! If it were like this every time, the internal structure of the first auction house would have been redesigned long ago. Wen Yuanxiang would definitely be called back by the Wen family for being incompetent. The reason why so many people came today is still because of the auction items." Wu Zongyue said this, picked up a grape from the table and put it in his mouth, leaning completely against the backrest, looking so relaxed that Wu Yeru thought about slapping him on the face with her shoe sole.

  According to rumors, a small mercenary group in the town near Linbo City had a stroke of luck and found a small cave in the You Beast Forest. Inside, they not only found a cultivation technique but also an unidentifiable grade of You Beast egg. The technique was appraised by the auction house as a mid-grade local technique, but it was a hammering technique. Hammers were not mainstream weapons in Dashu, and no one from the Wen family had ever cultivated that technique before, so they didn't find it very useful and decided to put it up for auction.

  "That demon beast egg is likely to be laid by a high-level demon beast, but this egg itself has almost lost all signs of life due to its extremely long history, and it's basically impossible to hatch. It's now similar to a fossilized stone. However, for some professions like alchemists or goldsmiths, it still has some use, so it was put up for auction."

  "Ah, a local-level skill manual, or that rare hammer from the Qimen Arsenal, and an ancient fossilized egg... These things are indeed precious, but they shouldn't attract so many people, should they? And didn't that mercenary group with the worst luck discover a small-scale cave mansion? Is there really nothing else?" Wu Yeru thought for a moment before asking in a somewhat bewildered tone.

  "It's said that there is a bottle of medicine that can help high-level cultivators break through, also produced by the Cave Mansion. It will be auctioned off at this gathering. Additionally, there is a mid-grade flying demon beast egg. As for other things in the Cave Mansion, that's the Wen family's business. With these few items as bait, and they're from the ancient Cave Mansion, I'm not afraid that people with ulterior motives won't take the hook."

  "Besides, it's a wealthy family, of course the good stuff is kept for themselves to enjoy. What they bring out are just leftovers that others wouldn't want anyway. But these things are enough to fool those poor fools downstairs. Ah, you little brat, don't get too excited and follow them blindly later on. Having money also means using it in the right way..."

  Wu Zongyue went on to say, and then he shifted the conversation to Wu Yeyu's body, starting to give him a somewhat serious lecture. If an outsider didn't understand, they would really think it was a scene of a kind father teaching his son.

  Wu Yeyu naturally looked down on the cheap old man who kept preaching, but the key was that the other person's face was too thick. He probably couldn't even do what he was teaching himself, and he didn't bother to pay attention to this guy, instead focusing on drinking his tea.

  "Ding! System releases random task 'Mysterious Fossil Egg'"

  "Mission Briefing: At first glance, it's just a fossil that has been eroded by the years, but in reality, it contains astonishing signs of life. This egg, which can learn to disguise and survive in the vast expanse of time, is no ordinary egg. If you want to uncover its secrets, possessing it is your only choice."

  "Mission Requirements: Acquire it at the auction house within 24 hours."

  "Mission Reward: 1 million Energy Points, free advancement of one of the host's abilities."

  "Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough!" Wu Yeyu couldn't help but choke on the tea in his mouth, and after a long bout of coughing, he finally caught his breath. He looked up to see that everyone in the room was staring at him, even Xiaoyan, who had her mouth full of snacks, had forgotten to chew. Wu Yeyu gave an awkward smile and said: "Ah, yeah... I'll just go to the bathroom for a bit, you all stay here, don't worry about me, I'll be right back."

  Having said that, he stood up and slipped out of the door.

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