The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

"With a divine artifact appearing, why is there only a seven-star level in this auction?" Amid the clamor from the audience, someone questioned the auctioneer.

The highest level of the auction is eight stars. Every eight-star auction means that a magical artifact has been released, and all the countries on the mainland will definitely come.

But because the auction was announced as a seven-star item, no one expected that the finale item would be this.

Many people present instantly showed deep regret on their faces - they did not get this information in advance, and they did not have enough gold coins on them.

The auctioneer seemed to have anticipated these doubts and said calmly, "Because, compared to the other artifacts, this artifact has a significant disadvantage: it is damaged, and the damage is irreparable."

As he spoke, the red cloth covering the object was slowly lifted, revealing the true appearance of the object underneath.

Simple and elegant?

Majestic and awe-inspiring?

No, it has none of that.

On the exquisite tray and thick velvet cloth, there was a piece of pitch-black dead branch!

Everyone present was stunned at this moment.

Putting aside other things, just based on the appearance of the branches, they could easily pick up dozens of them by just walking along the roadside.

Compared to the well-known artifacts on the mainland, such as the "Golden Crow Cover", "Chaos Bell", "Fantasy World Mirror", etc., the appearance of this unknown artifact can be said to be a bit too shabby.

"There's a record of this artifact in the Black Rock Chronicles. They named it 'Wind-Sounding Wood' because when the wind blows it, it makes a sound like the sound of beautiful jade being struck."

"None of this matters, what's the point?" some impatient people couldn't help but shout out.

The auctioneer smiled, not hiding anything, and said directly, "The sound of wind can penetrate time, bringing with it images that no longer exist in the present. And this artifact, the Wind Sound Wood, is said to allow one to journey into the past when intact."

Everyone's eyes changed instantly, and they no longer looked down on the ordinary-looking wood.

Going back to the past is a fantasy that many people have had.

All mistakes and regrets can be made up for, and irreparable errors can be avoided in advance.

Even an extremely ordinary beggar on the street can turn his life around if he foresees everything in advance and then goes back to the past.

But the auctioneer said that such a magical artifact that can drive countless people crazy is damaged?

"What about now? When it was intact, it had these abilities. Now that it's broken, what's left?"

The auctioneer raised his chin slightly and said solemnly, "Although the Wind Sound Wood is now damaged and can no longer allow people to truly enter the past, it can still display some scenes related to the past according to the user's wishes."

"This display defies logic, evidence, and common sense. As long as the user wants to know, the Wind Sound Wood will randomly capture a true fragment of the past and stuff it into their mind."

Wind is the concrete manifestation of the surge of time. And the wind-sounding tree is time's loyal messenger. It preserves countless secrets hidden in history, even enough to overturn and rewrite them.

If the fragments given by the damaged Fengshengmu were not too random and fragmented, Heiyan would be equivalent to holding an ace card that could allow him to learn the secrets of other countries at any time.

"The destruction of the country was not unjust." Gu Lian sighed, "This must be what the Yueying Principality is looking for."

Jiang Liujing looked at him and said, "Do you want to participate in the auction?"

If Gu Lian wanted to snatch it, the people of Yueying Principality might not be able to snatch it away. But if he succeeded, Gu Lian would face the same problem as Jiang Liujing did before - being hostile to the other party.

The extent of the conflict was so great that it would probably make the quarrel between Jiang Liujing and Hagadi seem like a minor one.

Gu Lian smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "Of course I will. I'm here now. Even if I spend a little money to buy a magical artifact, the old man won't say anything to me."

"Aren't you worried about their revenge?"

"Then I can retaliate." Gu Lian raised his eyebrows. His family's businesses are spread all over the continent, and they will have no good luck if the country's economy is affected.

"Besides, you don't like the Moon Shadow Principality, do you?" Gu Lian's gaze towards Jiang Liujing was filled with deeper meaning. "Since I want to be your friend, the enemy of my friend is naturally also my enemy."

Ah Jin slapped him on the head, expressionless: "Stop using such nice words, human, and return to your seat. You've crossed the line."

Gu Lian, whose hair was only one centimeter beyond the boundary, said: "..."

He took a look at Ajin's strong arm muscles and swallowed his anger.

I secretly thought to myself, I really don’t know where Jiang Liujing found these fantasy beasts. They are all so outrageous.

Under the spotlight, the auctioneer banged the gavel in his hand and announced loudly, "Now, let's begin the bidding for this precious artifact—the Wind Sound Wood! The starting price is one million gold coins, and each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand gold coins!"

One million, which was enough to buy a pair of high-level water-type fantasy beasts, had now become the starting price. Mo Ya's expression had been frozen for a long time.

He now felt immense regret. Why had he come to the auction to meet a bunch of wealthy men who didn't treat their money as money? Why had their bids jumped from thousands to tens of thousands, then to hundreds of thousands?

If this continues, it will hurt him, a poor student with only four-digit gold coins in his pocket.

Gu Lian raised his eyes.

As he had anticipated, the active participants in the bidding shifted from the aristocracy to envoys from various kings. The bidding also soared amidst the frenzy.

Gu Lian did not intervene for a long time at first, until the bidding of various countries was almost complete and the Principality of Yueying took the first place with the belief that it must win. Only then did he speak for the first time today and directly added another million to the maximum bid of the Principality of Yueying.

The envoy from the Moon Shadow Principality turned around and gave him a sinister look, warning, "The Gu family has no use for this artifact."

For businessmen, the past is just the past, and the future comes first.

Gu Lian laughed exaggeratedly, pretending to be a brainless upstart. "But I think its shape is very suitable for display on my desk."

Everyone: "..."

Someone actually fell in love with its wooden appearance.

Oh, no, no, I'm off topic. There are actually people who directly confront the people sent by a big country.