Chapter 250: Chapter 249: Ancient Xiyi Civilization Ruins

Shu Feng pondered for a moment before saying, "Alright."

Shu Feng had never attended an auction from a Top Level auction house like this one. The last one, held by the Han Family, hadn’t even started before he’d completely derailed it.

’He’s here!’

Zhang Qian sat in the last row of the auction hall, her gaze fixed on Shu Feng, who was flanked by Chen Tie, Chen Daojue, and other high-level executives from the Yinglin Group. A complex look flashed in her eyes.

Qian Sisi nudged Zhang Qian with her elbow and whispered, "Qianqian, your blind date is handsome and rich. Introduce me!"

Zhang Qian replied with a wry smile, "I don’t really know him."

"Hmph!"

Qian Sisi snorted, her eyes landing on Shu Feng, filled with a burning intensity.

Chen Xue sat quietly to the side, watching Shu Feng.

Shu Feng took a seat in the very front row.

Soon, the auction hall was filled with people.

"Hello, everyone. I’m your auctioneer, Zhang Ning, and I will be hosting today’s auction!"

A tall, handsome young man in a suit with neatly combed hair walked out and said with a cheerful smile.

"Our first item up for auction is the legendary sapphire necklace—the Star of Azure. This Star of Azure was the most treasured sapphire necklace of Empress Catherine VII of the Brentania Empire. It is said that this necklace was a token of love between her and Prince Ed. It holds immense historical significance and is also the most beautiful sapphire necklace in the world."

Zhang Ning smiled slightly and held up a necklace surrounded by diamonds, with a large sapphire embedded in the center.

Under the lights, the Star of Azure necklace radiated a brilliant blue light, dazzling every woman in the room. This was, after all, the most cherished necklace of the empress of the Brentania Empire—one of the Three Great Empires on Blue Star. Its significance alone was enough to drive them wild.

Zhang Ning smiled. "The starting bid for the Star of Azure is one hundred million, with a minimum increment of ten million."

Zhang Qian gasped. "One hundred million! That’s so expensive! My entire net worth isn’t even close to that!"

"One hundred ten million!"

"One hundred twenty million!"

"..."

Bids rang out one after another in the auction house. In addition to the magnates of Lei Jiang City, there were also tycoons from neighboring provinces and cities who could naturally afford a necklace like the Star of Azure.

Shu Feng said coolly, "Two hundred million."

The moment Shu Feng spoke, the auction hall fell silent. No one else placed a bid. The Star of Azure was sold to Shu Feng for two hundred million.

Qian Sisi asked curiously, "Huh? What just happened? I felt like the price for that necklace could have gone higher. How come everyone went silent the moment that guy spoke?"

Chen Xue said calmly, "Because he’s from a Noble Family. The Yuanhai Shu Family."

Qian Sisi’s eyes lit up, and she pressed on curiously, "A Noble Family? What’s that? Tell me! Xue’xue!!"

Chen Xue simply smiled without a word.

Zhang Qian silently committed the name to memory. ’The Yuanhai Shu Family!’

Over the course of the auction, Shu Feng bought several more pieces of high-end jewelry in one go, planning to give them to Su Mi, Camilla, Hassina, Luna, and Hanani.

Whenever Shu Feng opened his mouth to bid, the other tycoons immediately shut theirs.

After Chen Keyi’s legs were broken, news spread through the upper echelons of Lei Jiang City, and the name of the Yuanhai Shu Family became known throughout the city’s Top Level circles.

Although the Yuanhai Shu Family was only a Ninth-Grade Noble Family, there were only a little over one hundred Noble Families and Clans combined in the entire Qianyuan Republic.

In a small place like Lei Jiang City, even a Ninth-Grade Noble Family was powerful enough to reign supreme and could easily bring financial ruin and death upon the local magnates.

After buying a few pieces of jewelry, Shu Feng lost interest in the other items at the auction and simply watched quietly.

A prompt sounded in Shu Feng’s mind: "Source Energy detected. North 7, East 6."

’Source Energy!’

A glint of excitement flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes as he looked toward the auction stage.

"This is an artifact recently unearthed from the Outland ruins in the North Mist Ocean—a stone statue from the Ancient Xiyi Civilization. This statue holds significant historical and research value for our study of the Ancient Xiyi Civilization. The starting bid for this statue is three million, with a minimum increment of one hundred thousand!"

Zhang Ning picked up and presented a stone statue of a three-headed lion, inscribed with mysterious runes and exuding a ferocious aura.

Shu Feng said coolly, "Five million."

The moment Shu Feng spoke, the hall fell silent, and the three-headed lion statue was sold to him.

"This is another artifact recently unearthed from the Outland ruins in the North Mist Ocean, a Bronze Mirror from the Ancient Xiyi Civilization. The starting bid for this Bronze Mirror is two million, with a minimum increment of one hundred thousand!"

Zhang Ning presented a mirror carved entirely from bronze, its surface covered with countless abstruse runes.

"Four million!"

As soon as Shu Feng spoke, he bought the Bronze Mirror.

Three more ancient artifacts from the Outland ruins in the North Mist Ocean appeared next. Shu Feng bought two of them directly, letting only one pass.

Once the auction ended, everyone began to leave, but Shu Feng remained.

"Where did you get these artifacts?"

Shu Feng asked coolly, holding the three-headed lion statue and examining it closely. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

This auction was organized by the Chen Family, so of course, they knew the origin of the artifacts.

Chen Daojue replied respectfully, "Master, we acquired these artifacts from the Outland ruins in the Aaron Republic. An Ancient Xiyi Civilization ruin was recently excavated there. These artifacts came from those ruins."

’Ancient Xiyi Civilization!’

Shu Feng was lost in thought. According to legend, the Ancient Xiyi Civilization had appeared on Blue Star millions of years before humanity. It was a prosperous and powerful civilization that had once created many powerful and incredibly mysterious Secret Treasures.

Legend even told of a powerful Divine Spirit born from the Ancient Xiyi Civilization—the West Asian God. But for some unknown reason, the Ancient Xiyi Civilization seemed to have been completely wiped out overnight, leaving behind only traces for archaeologists to find.

The Outland ruins in the Aaron Republic were the birthplace of Ancient Xiyi Civilization archaeology. Many ruins of the Ancient Xiyi Civilization had been unearthed there, providing powerful proof of its existence.

Shu Feng tossed the three-headed lion statue into the Resource Dissolving Pool.

"Source Energy +1000!"

Shu Feng said coolly, "Chen Daojue, use all your resources to acquire any artifacts that come out of those Ancient Xiyi ruins. Also, book me a flight to Outland."

Chen Daojue replied respectfully, "Yes, Master!"