Michael raised his brows slightly, as he asked, "What could that be?"

In response, Carol took out a black card, handing it over to Michael.

Curious, Michael took the card, observing it closely. The card was the same size as an ordinary debit or credit card. It was completely black in color, and nothing was written on it.

On the back of the card, there was an EMV chip.

Looking at this card, Michael could not help but be left momentarily puzzled. This was the first time that he had encountered a card like this.

Immediately, true the earpiece that he was wearing, he contacted Onyx, asking for the information on the card.

In just a few seconds, he received the information.

"According to the information that I have managed to get, this type of card is used for some private events.

Most likely, this card is for a private auction, and the items that can be found in that auction are quite interesting. They are mostly the items that are not easy to find." Onyx explained.

Now, this was interesting. It was just that, he was wondering, how did Carol find something like this?

From the information provided by Onyx, it was clear that this type of curd was not easy to get.

So, how did she manage to get it? Could it be that someone was using her, to get to him?

Despite what he was thinking about, he asked out loud, "So, what is the use of this card? It doesn't seem to be a membership card or something like that, right?"

"Hehe, that is unexpected. I did not anticipate but you would not recognize that card." Carol responded as she chuckled.

Initially, when she obtained this card, she was not sure if Michael would be interested in it.

From her understanding, Michael was someone from the high society. So, there was a high probability that he had already attended some events that require this card.

Even though she thought that there was a probability that Michael already had this card, she decided to bring it anyway.

Now, she felt excited when she realized that Michael did not recognize that card.

Since that was the case, if he really was interested in the events that required that card, she would have done something for him.

This would at least make her feel a little more at ease, and she would have managed to do repay Michael with something for what he had done for her.

"This is the first time that I'm encountering something like this." Michael shook his head as he responded.

Even though he already knew the information about the card, he just had to be sure about the card's origin.

Additionally, the information that he had gotten through Onyx was not verified. It was just a speculation made, based on the information that Onyx had acquired.

"That card, it can be used to access a big event that is going to happen in the capital during the next weekend.

It is going to be a gathering of some of the biggest figures in the country, and maybe the surrounding countries as well.

I'm not really sure about the details, but from what I know, it is going to be something like an auction.

In the auction, there will be quite a number of items, some of them are things that can never be found outside the auction.

According to what I heard, it seems that the organizer of this event has quite some connections and power." Carol explained.

At the same, time she found it reasonable that Michael did not know about this.

The skills that he had demonstrated in music, and his age, it was to be expected that he had spent most of his time studying music.

Otherwise, even if he was a genius, it would be impossible for him to be able to possess such skills at such a young age.

Maybe it was because of this that he did not have the chance of going to such an event.

She already knew that Michael had shares in Vanguard Corporation. That was his shares, not his family's.

If he himself was already this capable, one could already imagine what kind of background he possessed.

With such a background, it would not be impossible for him to be able to attend such an event if he really wanted to.

On the other hand, Michael thought, as expected. It was something that was not easy to acquire. So, how did Carol, someone who was finally beginning to make some waves in the international entertainment industry, gain access to something like this?

"That is unexpected. But, if I may ask, how did you obtain this one? From what do you have said, you just clear that it is not that easy to be able to find this type of card."

When Michael asked this question, Carol seemed to be a little embarrassed, as a blush appeared on her face.

Then, after hesitating for a few seconds, she said, "Actually, that is something that was given to me by someone.

He is an admirer, and has been trying to give me gifts from time to time. But I always refused but this time, when he gave me this card, and told me what it was for, I took it and brought it to you."

When Michael heard that, he raised his brows slightly. Someone that was capable of getting such a card, it was definitely not someone simple.

If that was the case, if they really were interested in Carol, would they really go to this extent just to get her?

They only explanation that Michael could get for this situation was if the other guy was a simp. The guy must have fallen head over heels for Carol, to the extent that he was willing to give her something like this.

Unfortunately for him, Carol did not seem to have much interest in him. And, this was something that was proved by the fact that she actually brought this card to him.

Thinking about this, Michael silently lamented for that guy. He thought, if there was a chance, he would definitely try to pursued that guy to look for another target.

Of course, Michael thought that there was another possibility. Maybe, there was someone that had decided to target him in such a way.

If that really was the case, then this person, they were quite good at calculating.

Considering that the relationship between himself and Carol wasn't that deep, if she came to thank him for what he had done for her, he would find it difficult to suspect anything.

Additionally, since she was in the entertainment industry, she was bound to interact with many people from different social classes.

So, it would not be that much strange for her to be able to get something from someone who was interested in her.

"So, you don't have any intention of going to the auction?" Michael asked with raised brows.

"Actually, with this card, you can always take someone with you. When he gave me this card, he told me that he would accompany me there.

But I'm not interested in him, and I told him that I might not attend that event. But if you are interested, I would like to accompany you there." Carol responded shyly.

This time, Michael was left speechless. It was clear, that guy had given the card with the intention of going to the event with Carol.

Unexpectedly, Carol came to look for him, so that they could go together. As for the person who had given out the card, she had no intention of going with him.

Michael understood that if he really went together with Carol using this card, then, it would definitely cause some problems.

The person who had given this card, he really was that much interested in Carol, he would definitely be infuriated if he knew that Carol took another man with her.

Even though he was not afraid of anyone, that did not imply that he would just recklessly seek problems.

Therefore, he quickly accessed the system store, trying to see if he could find this card.

In fact, he already believed that he would find it, as the system store possessed anything that could be found within this world, even in science fiction movies.

And it did not take long for him to be able to find the card. And as he looked at the cards that were displayed in the system store, he realized that the card that he had been given by Carol was of the lowest tier.

There were 3 tiers, from ordinary, VIP, and VVIP.

This time, there was a description of the card in the system store. And according to the system, the card that he had could only allow him to gain access to the venue, but he had no right to bid on the items.

Then, for the VIPs, they could bid on the items, apart from the last 5. As for the VVIPs, they could bid on all items, and had a discount of 30% for the items before the final 5.

As for the prices of the cards, the normal ones were priced at 10 SP, VIP cards at 50 SP, and the VVIP at 100 SP.

As he looked at the prices, Michael was stunned. They were this expensive? And, they were just for access, not as though they would get him free items.

Regardless, he decided that he would purchase the VVIP card.

With that thought, he looked at Carol and asked, "Are you sure that you are not interested in this guy? After all, he seems to be willing to go all out for you, to the extent that he has given you something this valuable."