Chapter 36: Bidding for Leticia

"Ascalon, the Holy Sword, going for ten million gold coins, once."

This is the Holy Sword that the Christian Saint, Saint George, used to slay dragons back in his Four-digit era.

For some unknown reason, it leaked out and was used as an auction item.

"Is there anyone else who wants to bid? Ten million, twice?"

Shiroyasha held up a silver greatsword three meters in length and said listlessly.

However, for a long time, there was still not a single voice bidding.

It was not that they did not want this dragon-slaying Holy Sword, but that the person who had set the price was a Community under Saint George.

People of the Cross Divine Group would not allow their own Gifts to leak out.

"Ten million gold coins, three times."

Seeing that no one was participating in the bidding, Shiroyasha picked up a hammer and tapped it casually on the table.

And so, a dragon-slaying Holy Sword was auctioned off at an extremely low price just like that.

"What a pity. If it weren't to prepare enough funds to bid for Teacher Leticia, I would have bid for this dragon-slaying Holy Sword."

Looking at Ascalon, the Holy Sword that was finally auctioned off for ten million gold coins, Aishiliya said with some regret.

After all, among the three strongest—Pure-blooded Dragon, Star Spirit, and Born God and Buddha—only the Pure-blooded Dragon is the most difficult to deal with.

And if one had a dragon-slaying Holy Sword, then the Dragon Species would not be her opponent.

Previously, when she participated in the election for Layer Master, she had lost to a Sub-dragon.

A Demigod Bloodline is still a bit too weak and powerless in front of a Sub-dragon.

Soon, not long after, a blonde loli with dull eyes, wearing a black silk ribbon on her head and a strange dress, walked up.

"The next auction item is: the original Original Code Candidate, the Golden Vampire King, the first-generation Full Authority Layer Master, holder of the Ophiuchus Sun Authority, the Impaler Demon King—Leticia Draculea."

"Starting bid, one million gold coins. Dare to bid if you can."

Shiroyasha introduced the identity of the auction item as per routine, and she was not full of passion while introducing it.

Instead, she looked around at the buyers with a threatening gaze.

Anyone who dares to bid for this former Cadre of Arcadia, or even dares to disturb her, can just wait for her to come knocking to have a good "discussion."

Just as Leticia was being brought up, inside an anonymous private room.

Two people wearing black robes were communicating.

"Tell me, aren't you going to bid for your aunt? Just watch her return to the fiery pit? Return to that Community founded by the Poet?"

The Demon King of Confusion asked with a grin; their funds were very abundant, and one could even say there was more than enough to bid for the Divinity.

Taking Leticia away along the way would not be difficult either.

"Shut up. This is the will of the Heavenly Lord."

Lamia said indifferently.

If it weren't for a Heavenly Lord signaling it, how could Ouroboros possibly allow Leticia to go back?

"Apologies, I was reckless."

The Demon King of Confusion shut his mouth, and along with it, he closed his eyes, no longer speaking, waiting peacefully for the Divinity to begin auctioning.

He knew very well that there is only one type of existence that can be called a Heavenly Lord within Ouroboros.

That is the true leader of the Ouroboros Alliance, the mastermind and investor behind the scenes, the Two-digit Universal Truths.

Of course, the Demon King of Confusion dared not ask, nor dared to investigate, whose will it specifically was.

Their goal was only one, and that was to bid for the Divinity.

That would be enough.

"Perseus bids one million gold coins."

Aishiliya raised an owl flag and said loudly; she did not hide her identity.

And there was no need to hide her identity.

"Is there anyone else who wants to participate in the bidding?"

Her meaning was very clear: if you want to participate in the bidding, then be prepared to be challenged by her in the name of the Goddess Athena.

And this arrogant declaration by Aishiliya also made many people who were preparing to join in the fun dismiss their thoughts.

They had originally wanted to see if they could pick up a bargain.

Now, it was better to just slip away.

On the other side, Shiroyasha on the auction stage saw Aishiliya place a bid, and she could not help but show a smile on her face.

She said with a very fast speaking speed.

"One million gold coins, once, twice, three times!!"

"Alright, let us congratulate this buyer for successfully bidding for Leticia."

The speed was so fast that many people did not even react before the auction ended.

Shiroyasha doing this was, of course, against the rules, but sorry, Shiroyasha is the true rule now.

The next moment, Shiroyasha and Leticia disappeared directly from the auction stage and appeared in the private room where Su Nian and Aishiliya were.

"Hey? Where is the auctioneer? The auction of the Divinity is the main point, okay?"

"No, is this auction even going to continue?"

"We want to file a complaint!"

"You Thousand Eyes are too lousy, right? First threatening others, and then the auctioneer just ran away?"

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The moment Shiroyasha left, the entire venue instantly boiled over.

After all, they could not afford to offend Shiroyasha and the others who were Full Authority Layer Masters, but Thousand Eyes... it seemed they could not afford to offend them either.

It was just that the people from Thousand Eyes clearly did not care about the thoughts of the group of small Communities below, which at most reached the Four-digit level.

Soon, a new auctioneer arrived on the auction stage to continue presiding over the auction.

Unlike the previous silence, the final auction for the Divinity, which people had waited a long time for, truly became lively.

Bids went higher and higher, quickly reaching tens of billions of Thousand Eyes Gold Coins, reaching the point where precious Gifts were being used for the auction.

"Cosmic Superman, open your eyes, I am..."

Watching Leticia, whose eyes were vacant, Su Nian waved his hand in front of her.

However, Leticia's pupils did not change in the slightest, as if she had lost her soul.

"Alright, stop playing around."

Watching Su Nian's childish actions, Shiroyasha couldn't help but swat down his flailing paw and rolled her eyes; he was already so old, yet still so childish.

"Leticia, what exactly did you all encounter the day before yesterday?"

"To make Arcadia be completely wiped out overnight?"

Shiroyasha asked very seriously; perhaps she could find clues about the true culprit from Leticia's experiences?

"Sorry, I don't know; I don't have any memories of the night before last."

After a long while, Leticia finally came back to her senses, and after answering Shiroyasha's question, she continued to sink into depression.

She had also tried to recall, but the more she recalled, the more feelings of pain and despair would well up.

Yet, she could not find a single shred of memory regarding the night before last.

There was only this lingering, near-despairing emotion.

She was not clear about what she and her companions had encountered that night before last to make them feel so desperate.

But the only thing that could be guessed was that the culprit must have been far beyond their imagination, an opponent that was nearly impossible to face.

(End of chapter)