Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 601 - 465 Auction 2

Bai E simply shook his head, showing no interest at all.

The battles he had participated in weren't something these greenhouse-controlled deathmatches could compare with.

"Right..." Weslin nodded, "These fights might be a bit boring for you. Shall we go check out some other places?"

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"This is the largest gambling venue in the city where millions of blackwater coins can come and go every second. By the way, do you have any money?"

Looking at Bai E's clueless expression, Weslin couldn't help but smile wryly, "Money is a good thing. In human society, money is everything. When you come to the inner city more often and see something you want, you'll understand the benefits of money."

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"This is the dance hall, where many people who come here for the first time choose to stay overnight." Weslin said this with a wink and a mischievous grin, "You'll spend the night here, and we'll head back to the barracks tomorrow."

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'Old lecher!' Bai E thought to himself without changing his expression.

He was well aware of what these traditional activities involved.

Just by seeing the provocative dances and those closed-off rooms, Bai E had a good idea of what kind of place this was.

Forget spending the night, he'd rather go back and practice Spiritual Energy.

...

"Finally, this is the auction house. Anything that can be sold or can't be sold in the city, you can see it here. Or you can make a request for them to find even the hardest to find items," Weslin said, leading Bai E into a private box to sit down, leaning back on the comfortable sofa as he watched the real-time footage of the auction stage on the screen in the box, explaining with a smile, "Actually, I came here today for one of the items..."

Even if he were the frivolous type, he wouldn't come all this way for enjoyment without much need.

Even if he wanted to, his pocketbook wouldn't allow it.

The auction clearly hadn't started yet; the host on stage was spouting off some nonsensical babble, which was nothing more than about the nature of the valuable items that would be auctioned today and leaving some suspense to pique the interest of visitors who had no intention of staying.

Bai E, brought to this kind of place by Weslin, was feeling utterly bored, even a bit eager to seize the time for meditation to train his Spiritual Energy.

However, as his gaze swept over the transparent windows surrounding the box, Bai E's eyes narrowed and he looked slightly stunned.

In the fleeting glimpse just now, Bai E thought he saw several familiar figures.

Like... Dai Lian and Gong Yan?

The enhancement of Bai E's tri-dimensional attributes had made his senses even sharper and, coupled with his increasingly powerful cultivation in Spiritual Energy, he had an intuition-like judgment for those fleeting inspirations or previously uncertain things, which were often quite accurate.

Bai E was increasingly sure that he had seen those players.

But what were they doing here?

"..."

Right, he had heard that they had come to the inner city.

Only he hadn't expected that these players, who had just entered the inner city not long ago, could also find their way into such a high-end place as described by Weslin.

Could it be the prerogative of being players?

He just wondered what they were planning to do here?

Judging by their sneaky movements in that fleeting moment, it didn't seem like they were up to any good?

Should he help them?

Feeling a bit bored and slightly resentful towards this lousy place, Bai E's heart began to stir.

...

"Don't mess around, if you guys cause trouble here, I can't save you," said Zhou with a pack of youngsters in tow, admonishing them repeatedly, unable to control himself.

If it hadn't been for Wen Jie's continuous pleading of "sister," "dear sister," she definitely wouldn't have brought these kids straight to a place like this.

Mainly because she suspected that Wen Jie's handsome, robust friend was probably taken to this place.

After all, his friend was full of prowess, especially in close combat. Lang Xie didn't think he could gain much of an upper hand against that guy.

If someone with that level of combat skill could be kidnapped without anyone noticing, then the capabilities of smaller places probably just didn't measure up.

And if that guy with his talents had been kidnapped to a place like this, he was either set to be a gladiator in the negative second floor or a special toy for those with particular tastes in the titillating area on the third floor. But all of this was predicated on the assumption that he wouldn't be sold at auction or that he wouldn't fetch a decent price.

So, it was definitely the right choice to first take a look around the auction venue.

But what to do after confirming the person was indeed here?

Lang Xie felt somewhat at a loss.

Should she spend a fortune to buy the person back from this place?

Or should she just take action and snatch him away?

The former was out of the question due to a lack of funds, and the latter was likely beyond her strength.

Neither option seemed particularly feasible to Lang Xie.

If it hadn't been for Wen Jie incessantly calling her "Sister," "good sister," she wouldn't have even been willing to voice this speculation.

Wen Jie, however, didn't pay much heed to Lang Xie's repeated cautions and dismissively waved his hand, "I got it, I got it, we know what we're doing."

When us guys are on a job, do we really need a woman nagging us?

Besides, they were players—if they died, the worst that would happen was a restart after a three-day wait.

What's an NPC like you doing sticking your nose in this business? Your job was to sneak us in; now that's done, roll back home and wait for news. But no, you insist on hanging around with us, getting all worried.

Women! Such a nuisance!

"I went back and asked Guang, who had just logged off. Guang had also contacted Kuang Xin privately. Kuang Xin said he really had been kidnapped; someone apparently injected him with something, and he blacked out instantly. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a sealed room. No more information could be found out until he logs off today to get the next update. I figured we can't just wait around, so I came right back," Dai Lian softly exchanged information with his companions.

Gu Lan nodded and followed up, "Then let's search. Where do they deliver goods to the auction stage? Why don't we follow their path to sneak in and take a look? We might just find traces of that big gorilla."

"But there are cameras and guards everywhere; it doesn't seem realistic to just sneak in. How about we observe the situation for a while, gather some information, and then decide what to do?"

Facing this sudden change, none of them were too worried.

This wasn't reality; even dying in the game simply meant a restart.

Although all the achievements they had accumulated in the game so far would be wiped, in the end, it was just a game. What did it matter if everything was reset?

On the contrary, encountering such a unique situation made each of them exceedingly excited.

The hidden storylines triggered by the unique templates of individuals in their group made the game much more interesting.

They even wished similar scenarios would happen to them, just to see what was really going on.

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Act natural, don't draw suspicion by looking like you're up to something."

"Split up and meet back here later."

Making up his mind, Dai Lian turned and walked away.

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In the private room, Bai E was hesitating about whether to make up some excuse to go out and mingle, to confirm if those familiar figures were indeed Dai Lian and the others, and secondly, to ask them what they were planning to do here.

If there was a chance to lend a hand without too much trouble, Bai E didn't mind improving his favorability with these players a little more.

But before he could make a move, he saw through the clear windowpane the players splitting up and going their separate ways.

Those who initially seemed to have a special aura about them blended into the auction house atmosphere after just a couple of steps. Among the scattered guests coming and going, they didn't stand out at all.

They do have a bit of a spy gene in them...

Bai E, chuckling to himself, folded his arms and decided to see what those fellows were up to.

In this place he found somewhat dull, perhaps these players could provide some amusement.

However, in the next moment, the sound of a gong echoed throughout the venue.

Weslin, who had been meditating, opened his eyes and spoke softly, "The auction has begun…"