Li Qianqian took Bai Luoluo to the backstage where preparations were being made.
Only when Bai Luoluo arrived at the backstage did he realize how strong the armed forces of the entire auction were. There were six new humans standing where he entered the door, and looking at the chilling aura on them, it was obvious that they had undergone very rigorous training. Very qualified fighter.
"Shuiyuan, this way, this way." Li Qianqian went straight to the rose when she came to the backstage. If she doesn't look at it now, she won't be able to see it after the auction.
"Okay." Bai Luoluo followed Li Qianqian and walked to Rose's side.
The rose was still covered with a black cloth, Li Qianqian opened a corner and saw the rose that she was thinking about from the gap.
As seen before, the form of the rose has not changed at all, and it still maintains the budding appearance. Bai Luoluo's fingers rubbed the cold glass cover, and wondered: "Why don't they preserve the appearance of the rose when it blooms?"
"When a rose blooms, its vitality is the most tenacious." Li Qianqian explained, "The ability of time-related people is generally strong, so preservation will become more difficult, and if it fails, you have to wait for its next flowering period. ." After she finished speaking, she sighed with a nostalgic expression, "Who knows if it will bloom next time."
That's it, Bai Luoluo nodded.
The two watched Rose for a while, and then Li Qianqian changed and took Bai Luoluo to do business. She pointed to a machine at the back of the stage and said that Bai Luoluo would play the harmonica next to this machine later, which has the function of amplification.
"I don't have to go on stage?" Bai Luoluo thought he was going to play on the stage.
"Of course not, do you want to go up?" Li Qianqian asked.
"No, I don't want to go up." Bai Luoluo was originally afraid that he would be nervous and risk losing his performance when he played in front of so many people, but since he said he was in the background now, he was relieved.
"Yeah." Li Qianqian explained, "When someone gives you a hand gesture, you start to play, and when you wait for the second hand gesture, you stop after you play a song."
Bai Luoluo nodded and said yes.
"Ah, Shuiyuan, I love you so much, I love you so much." The more Li Qianqian looked at Bai Luoluo, the more cute he felt, he hugged Bai Luoluo all of a sudden, and pressed his forehead against Luoluo's chest.
Bai Luoluo was almost suffocated by her breath, but when Li Qianqian finally let him go, he covered his mouth and coughed for a while.
Seeing Mo Tuo beside him, he called out to Li Qianqian several times, as if he was very dissatisfied with her behavior.
Li Qian pursed her lips and muttered, "Okay, okay, I won't hold the water source anymore, Motuo, you are such a cheapskate."
After listening to Bai Luoluo, he couldn't help crying and laughing at the pair of living treasures.
There are many items deposited here by other sellers in the background. Bai Luoluo saw some bullets and guns. According to previous experience, these things are quite valuable.
The scale they found in the base also appeared here, but Li Qianqian didn't seem to have high expectations for this thing. According to her, only people who like to collect historical objects would be interested in this kind of scale.
The people in the backstage were all from the Li family. After Bai Luoluo walked around in it, he actually found that he seemed to be the only old human who appeared in the backstage. It seems that the statement that the Li family does not accept old humans is indeed true, and he should be just one of the special cases.
Speaking of old humans, Bai Luoluo involuntarily touched the collar on his neck. The texture of this collar is not like metal, but more like a special kind of leather. It is black on Bai Luoluo's neck, and it feels good to the touch. There is actually nothing special about wearing it on the neck.
Because the backstage was busy, Li Qianqian also went to help, saying that Bai Luoluo was allowed to move around in the backstage, and Mo Tuo was with him anyway, so he wasn't afraid of any trouble.
Bai Luoluo walked around and took a general look at the auction items in the background.
The Li family's status in the new humans is somewhat special. They are the first group of ancient humans to evolve. They have a high status and strong abilities in the new humans. The only fly in the ointment is the frailty of the offspring. Even people like Jiang Shuiyuan who lived in the old human settlements knew the existence of the Li family. To tell the truth, Jiang Shuiyuan was so courageous that even Li Qianqian dared to deceive him. If this was discovered by a judicial body or an old human who didn't like new humans, it would be quite normal for him to be directly killed.
Bai Luoluo saw those old humans being auctioned off in several corners.
These people are kept in beautiful cages, wearing light clothing, and curled up in a corner. Some are sleeping, some are crying, and some are actually excited.
They don't have the collar on Bai Luoluo's neck yet, they are obviously old human beings without owners.
Bai Luoluo didn't dare to look any further, so he turned around and left. There are many things he wants to change, but there are too few things he can do.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the auction officially started.
Dark lights lit up on the stage, making the auction venue even more mysterious. The host appeared on the stage with a gavel, and some of the hot auction items appeared with him.
Bai Luoluo was in the backstage, and he couldn't see much. He could only tell the general situation on the stage from the sound.
"Sleepy?" Li Guanshan appeared beside Bai Luoluo. He had been busy all afternoon, and it seemed that he finally relaxed a little.
"No." Bai Luoluo shook his head.
Li Guanshan didn't speak, reached out and took out something from his pocket and handed it directly to Bai Luoluo.
Bai Luoluo took it and took a look, only to find that it was a very cute little apple. Although this apple is small, it is ruddy in color and has a smooth skin that looks crisp and juicy. Bai Luoluo has been in this world for so long that he almost forgot the taste of fruit.
This apple is obviously very precious, belonging to the kind of luxury that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.
"Eat." Li Guanshan sat down beside Bai Luoluo.
Bai Luoluo looked at the apple carefully and said, "Is it really possible?"
Li Guanshan nodded and said, "Of course you can." At this time, Bai Luoluo stared at him with wide eyes, just like a gerbil. His eyes were full of incredible and hidden joy, which made Li Guanshan even feel a sense of relief. The illusion of rubbing his head with his hands.
Bai Luoluo really wanted to eat the apple. He slowly took the apple, wiped it with his fingers, and then took a small bite, leaving a thumb-sized tooth mark on the apple's skin.
So he looked more like a little mouse, Li Guanshan's eyes darkened, like a smile but not a smile.
The apples are very good, sweet and crispy, not much better than the apples that Bai Luoluo has eaten in reality. Bai Luoluo took two bites and found that Li Guanshan had been looking at him, and said, "Li Guanshan... Don't you have any apples to eat?"
Li Guanshan said: "I don't like to eat this."
Bai Luoluo paused, looked at the apples left in his hand, and hesitated: "Then, that... If you don't dislike it, let's divide this apple, okay? It's too big, I'll eat it. Not finished..." He blushed a little when he said that he couldn't finish eating, because everyone knew that this sentence must be a lie.
However, Li Guanshan actually said goodbye.
Bai Luoluo ate a little more carefully, and handed most of the remaining apples to Li Guanshan.
Li Guanshan took it over. Bai Luoluo thought he would bypass the place where he had eaten, but Li Guanshan had his teeth marks and bit the apple directly.
Bai Luoluo opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, but his face turned redder.
Li Guanshan swallowed the apple and said, "What's wrong?"
Bai Luoluo said, "It's nothing."
Li Guanshan ate two small bites, and then returned a lot of the remaining apples to Bai Luoluo, saying that he had something to do and left first.
Bai Luoluo looked at Li Guanshan who did not look back, and then slowly lowered his head and moved his gaze to the cute little apple in front of him. I saw Li Guanshan's neat tooth marks printed on the white pulp of the apple.
Bai Luoluo ate the remaining apples silently, not even the core of the apple, leaving only a few black seeds. He touched the seeds and stuffed them into the pocket of his jacket.
The auction was still on stage, and the balance they found in the base was placed on the stage.
Bai Luoluo could vaguely hear the quotation in the background. Li Qianqian obviously knew the price of antiquities very well. As she said, the price of the balance was not as high as the price of the previous three or four grenades. Tree species are regulars at auctions, and this time, a number of tree species were also photographed.
While Bai Luoluo was waiting in the background, Mo Tuo kept beside him, his tail wagging, looking extra leisurely.
Bai Luoluo touched his soft fur, but he didn't find it too boring.
Those old humans were also pushed onto the stage. Bai Luoluo found that their price was similar to the tree species, and even worse than the scale they found. For a while, he felt a little complicated.
After that, some rare items were sold, and the atmosphere of the whole venue became more and more enthusiastic. In this atmosphere, everyone finally ushered in the long-awaited highlight - a fresh rose frozen in time.
Bai Luoluo took out the harmonica, and saw that the person Li Qianqian had said before made a starting gesture towards him.
A melodious birch forest poured out from Bai Luoluo's mouth, and along with the ethereal music, a black hood appeared on the stage.
The host carefully lifted the black hood, allowing the shy rose to appear in everyone's eyes.
Darkness shrouded the audience, only at the rose, the soft and gentle light reflected on this delicate rose, they could even see the drop of water dripping on the rose, as if the flowers in front of them would be in the next breath. It will fully bloom, revealing a charming fragrance.
The audience was very quiet, quietly listening to the lonely and sad birch forest, and even the sentimental women and girls in the seats began to raise their hands to wipe the tears from the corners of their eyes. Although they didn't know the lyrics of the song, they could still hear the sadness in the melody.
When the music finally ended, the whole auction house was extremely quiet.
Bai Luoluo was frightened by the long silence in the backstage, wondering if he had messed up somewhere and caused the cold scene.
But a few minutes later, the warm applause that almost overturned the entire stadium dispelled Bai Luoluo's doubts. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, carefully wrapped the harmonica, and put it in the pocket of his shirt.
The warm applause lasted for a long time, and the host was forced to stand on the stage and wait for everyone's emotions to calm down.
The applause rang for a few minutes before it gradually stopped. The faces of the people under the stage were already full of excitement, obviously they couldn't wait for the rose on the stage. Of course, some of them were more interested in the music just played.
After the host gave a brief introduction, the fierce bidding began.
Bai Luoluo knew that this flower was very precious, but he didn't expect it to be so precious, and the price soared, making him speechless.
"Shuiyuan—you're amazing!!" Li Qianqian popped up during the auction of roses. She wanted to give Bai Luoluo a bear hug, but was stopped by Mo Tuo, who was grinning.
Li Qian said angrily, "I hate you."
Mo Tuo snorted, as if to say that I was a nuisance.
Li Qian said lightly: "Okay, okay, don't hug, I don't hug!" She glared at Mo Tuo, turned to look at Bai Luoluo and continued: "You don't know how intoxicated their expressions are, there are still people listening I cried to your harmonica—"
Bai Luoluo felt that Li Qianqian was exaggerating the truth: "It's not that powerful, is it?"
Li Qianqian said: "It's so powerful. When I auctioned roses, four or five people came to ask me about musical instruments and wind instruments. I wouldn't tell them. Well, it's me and my brother's little angel, Medog, stop biting my leg!"
Motuo innocently loosened his teeth and let go of Li Qianqian's legs.
While they were talking, the roses were still being auctioned, when a final voice suddenly sounded on the stage, thinking that someone had finally won this beautiful flower.
Bai Luoluo was surprised when he heard the final transaction price: "How can it be so expensive." This price is enough to buy a small city.
"It's about this price." Li Qianqian said, "I even had a tulip auctioned here when I was a child. The price was lower than that of a rose, but it wasn't cheap." She looked lonely and said, "Ah, I knew I would have known earlier. Just save more pocket money, or borrow some from my brother, you should be able to struggle."
Bai Luoluo thought to himself how much pocket money you have...
The rose auction is over, and the auction begins.
The backstage was also busy again, and some customers began to come to the backstage to pick up the auction items.
Li Qianqian took Bai Luoluo to the box next to him, saying that he should stay inside and not be seen by others. After being watched too much, she wanted to collect money from those people.
Bai Luoluo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he still understood Li Qianqian's kindness and stayed in the box obediently.
Mo Tuo accompanied Bai Luoluo throughout the auction, and Li Guanshan gave such an order to Mo Tuo because he was afraid that something might happen to him.
Being alone was a bit boring, so Bai Luoluo took out his harmonica and looked at it carefully.
Although it has been a hundred years, the harmonica is still very well preserved. It can be seen that it has been carefully maintained, and it should be something that the monster cherishes very much. I just don't know why the monster finally gave this thing to Li Qianqian.
Bai Luoluo touched the edge of the harmonica, and then tried to play other tunes. He only learned some classic songs, and if he wants to remember, he has to practice it himself.
Bai Luoluo was studying the harmonica down low, but the door of the box creaked open. He looked up and saw a face he had seen before.
"Hello." The visitor was a man. At this moment, his eyes showed a strong enthusiasm, but this enthusiasm was only fleeting, and soon turned into a smile, as if the eyes before were just Bai Luoluo's. illusion.
Mo Tuo stood up and roared at him irritably, but Mo Tuo should have known this person, otherwise he would have rushed over.
"Don't be so fierce." The man shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be innocent. He said, "I just came to Li Guanshan... I didn't expect to be so lucky to meet a musical instrument player." He slowly moved forward and said, "We once I saw it, in the reception room of Li Guanshan, do you remember?"
Bai Luoluo only had an impression of music. At this time, he finally remembered the identity of the person who came, and he said, "Oh... Are you Master Xun?"
Master Xun said, "Just call me Xun Jiuyang." He lowered his eyes, stared at the musical instrument in Bai Luoluo's hand, and said, "What is the name of this musical instrument? The sound is really nice."
Bai Luoluo didn't answer him. He always felt that the people in front of him made him uncomfortable. He hesitated and said, "Li Guanshan is not here, he should be in the background... You..."
Xun Jiuyang stopped in his steps, he showed a thoughtful look, and said, "Li Guanshan allows you to call him by his name?"
Bai Luoluo frowned.
Mo Tuo called out directly, forcing Xun Jiuyang to take a few steps back, he looked at Mo Tuo's irritable appearance, and could only helplessly say: "Okay, I won't come closer, so this is your baby, but it looks real. Pretty cute."
He glanced at Bai Luoluo again, then turned and walked to the door.
Bai Luoluo didn't like his eyes very much. The eyes seemed peaceful, but in fact they were full of desire. Even if he tried his best to cover it up, it showed a lot of traces.
"Interesting little thing." Xun Jiuyang smiled and said, "I hope to have a chance to meet again in the future." After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and closed the door.
Bai Luoluo was relieved when he saw that he was gone. But he did not continue to study the harmonica, and he did not want to be seen by others holding the instrument.
Not long after Xun Jiuyang left, Li Qianqian also returned to the box and said, "Shuiyuan, let's go, the matter is over."
Bai Luoluo saw her, and after hesitating for a moment, he still told about Xun Jiuyang breaking into the box just now.
Li Qianqian said, "Xun Jiuyang? Why is he here." She frowned and thought for a while before she suddenly said, "Oh, he also bought something."
"What did he buy?" Bai Luoluo asked.
Li Qianqian said: "He bought some guns, alas, he likes this. Next time I see him stay away from him, this person is a bit perverted."
She said, "You saw him play the harmonica?"
Bai Luoluo nodded.
Li Qianqian pondered and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem. I'll let my brother talk to him. He won't spread it everywhere. But you have to be careful not to be seen by others."
Bai Luoluo took the harmonica to Li Qianqian and said, "It's better to keep this with you. It's too precious. I'm afraid of any accident."
Li Qianqian glanced at it and waved her hand: "You keep it, I can't blow it, it's useless to hold it. I'll take it back when you teach me sometime."
Bai Luoluo wanted to say something, but Li Qianqian didn't give him a chance to speak, and greeted him to go home.
Bai Luoluo suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, who bought the roses today?"
Li Qianqian shook her head and said, "I don't know." She explained, "Some customers asked to remain anonymous after taking pictures, so only my brother knows who bought the roses... I asked him and he wouldn't know. told me."
It turned out to be so, Bai Luoluo felt a little regretful for some reason. After all, if nothing else happened, he would never see that beautiful rose in this world again.
The auction still had some finishing touches to do, so Li Guanshan didn't go home with them.
It was getting late, Bai Luoluo and Li Qianqian were walking on the road, and Mo Tuo followed behind them.
The moon in this world is very beautiful, big and round. If you have good eyesight, you can even vaguely see the black craters above.
Bai Luoluo looked at the starry sky above his head, and suddenly asked curiously, "When mankind was facing the exhaustion of resources, didn't they think about expanding into outer space?"
Li Qianqian clearly understands this history better than Jiang Shuiyuan, who lived in a slum since she was a child. She said, "Of course I tried. I tried many times, but I failed."
According to the process of historical development, they should develop from the earth to outer space, so as to obtain more non-renewable resources. But the progress of science and technology has not kept up with the consumption of resources, so the human beings who failed to climb the technological ladder are left on this ladder forever.
"Even now, we are still researching." Li Qianqian said, "It's just a pity that there is no such abundant supply of resources hundreds of years ago, and the research speed has slowed down." Many technologies are obtained through popularization and practice. development, but they no longer have this condition.
"Okay." Bai Luoluo muttered, "It is everyone's responsibility to take care of the earth."
Li Qianqian laughed when she heard the words, and said, "Shuiyuan, you are so cute, ah, I really want to kiss you—hey, Mo Tuo, I just wanted to, don't bite me, you nasty cat. !"
Li Qianqian, who was trying to take advantage of Bai Luoluo, was bitten by Mo Tuo until she got home. When she got home, she cried a lot, saying that the cat was like a dog, more terrifying than a dog.
Bai Luoluo held back a smile and comforted her for a long time.
Mo Tuo was still like this, humming and acting coquettishly at Bai Luoluo. Li Qianqian looked at him like this and gritted his teeth with hatred, and threatened him with his mouth that you wait for me.
Mo Tuo just pretended he didn't see it, and made Li Qianqian cry again.
The author has something to say: Li Guanshan: After wearing my clothes and eating my apples, we not only have physical contact but also saliva contact. You must be responsible to me.
Bai Luoluo: I was even licked by Mo Tuo!
Li Guanshan: Are you sure you are responsible for Medog
Bai Luoluo: ... Forget it, you should come.
Mo Tuo looked down at the barb somewhere in him.
The author, who was raped again, decided not to drive and walk today.