Eliza Morganty, the noble lady of the Morgandy family in the central district, raised the gold-plated invitation on her hand, and the silver bracelet slipped from her fair arm. Although she had been married for decades, she still looked like is a young girl.
There are also many legends about the Morgandy family in the central district. For example, Eliza, people always rumored that she would keep beautiful girls in captivity at home, like livestock, and drink their blood to maintain their beauty.
For such a legend, Eliza must clarify—
This is not a rumor, it is true.
However, these beautiful girls of hers were obtained through "legitimate means". In the circle of nobles like them, this kind of thing is not too common, and the Morganty family does relatively little.
Maybe because it's a bit more picky.
As the core nobles near the central area, the Morgandy family also possessed some extraordinary abilities.
"It's the first time I've participated in an auction of this kind of auction book."
Eliza supported the mask used to hide her identity on her face, and muttered like a young girl. She managed to get the tickets for this auction.
The land trade that the Morganty family is engaged in cannot and does not want to have any talent to contact the real superhuman, but there are no other restrictions on the auction held by the Ji family. Eliza can say that she used all her contacts to get this auction. Invitation letter for auction.
What she wants, of course, will not let go easily.
Eliza sat in a very back position and looked around, only to find that most of the participants did not assign their hands, but attended the scene in person, and there were many familiar faces, even a few were frightening. big man.
The style is so high... Eliza sighed in her heart.
The lights hit the right side of the stage, and a familiar person walked from the darkness to the stage auctioneer's position.
"Everyone." Ji Bonong stood on the stage of the auction, looking at the scattered people sitting below. There were not too many people, but basically all the people who could be named in the central district were here. .
Not only the people who attended the banquet before, but also some uninvited guests.
"I'm very glad that you can give me Ji Bonong a little face to obey the agreement and gather here." Ji Bonong smiled and looked at Ji Zhixu who was sitting below.
"Since I'm here, I will no longer hide the existence of the bookstore's hermit, the source of power in the world, the owner of all knowledge, and the bookstore that I worship."
"The Bookstore's Hermit..."
Eliza frowned, couldn't help but make a sound of doubt, and then was surprised to find that a young lady sitting beside her also sounded the same doubt.
She looked at the young lady, her eyes lit up, and then she felt a little familiar. She recalled some of the extraordinary families in her memory, and remembered that this is... The White Wizard Family—Franka of the Curtis Family
"Hi?" Eliza raised her hand and gestured towards Franka.
A glint of greed flashed in her eyes.
This young lady of the supernatural family looks really beautiful... Moreover, I heard that she seems to be mixed with mortals, and does not have the talent of supernatural people
"Hi, Mrs. Eliza." Franka responded cheerfully to her, and the two of them seemed to be talking quietly in class.
"Is Miss Franka also here to buy books?" Eliza lowered her head and whispered.
She is very confident in her affinity. As long as she is willing to contact, no matter whether it is male or female, she will always let go of her innocent appearance.
"Well, my servant Mike, is very interested in having a book."
Franka twitched the corners of her mouth and responded a little embarrassedly.
In fact, she herself is more interested...
As early as Miss Ji's birthday party, she took a fancy to one of the books called "1000 Classic Home Cooking Dishes".
Although she is the only direct daughter of the white wizard family that has been around for thousands of years, she does not have any extraordinary talent at all. Even if the patriarch's father comforts her and protects her in various ways, she still has a deep sense of inferiority and guilt.
But the guilt didn't make her reduce her interests, such as... housekeeping.
So she must win the book "1000 Classic Home Cooking Dishes".
But it's really embarrassing to say that I like to cook. Hey! So I had to use Mike as a shield... sorry sorry.
"So this is ah… "
Eliza glanced at Mike who was standing behind Franka with a smile on her face.
The powerful hunter, like a wolf, looked at Ji Bonong in the center of the stage with great eagerness, but did not look at Franka.
That kind of eager eyes filled the entire auction, and it seemed that everyone wanted to get those books.
But this may be the most boring auction Eliza has ever participated in. She usually deals with auctions of slaves, jewelry, antiques, and exotic animals. Such events are full of crowds, singing and dancing. Unlike here, everyone seems to have only one purpose, and that is to get those books.
For Eliza, it was a kind of torture.
If it wasn't for this Miss Franka, Eliza would be bored to death.
"What about Mrs. Eliza? Do you want a book too?" Franka asked in a low voice.
"Me? I'm here to meet the bookstore owner, don't you know?" Eliza showed a gossip face and got a little closer to Franka, saying, "Even his assistants are from the Sun God Cult. the saint."
Franka was quite surprised, and recalled the glimpse at Miss Ji Zhixu's birthday party—his, that bookstore owner is really, um, unremarkable, right
The two originally wanted to continue chatting, but Ji Bonong held the hammer dedicated to the auction and tapped lightly on the table, with a clear and loud voice that echoed throughout the venue.
Ji Bonong looked around and glanced at Ji Zhixu in the backstage. Ji Zhixu waved to his subordinates. A delicate box was presented and placed gently on the solitary small box in the center of the stage. On the table.
The box was inlaid with four noble emeralds with restraining and sealing power, and one of these emeralds alone was enough to buy half a house in the central area.
But these are just bonuses for buying books.
Ji Bonong looked at the box - the book given by Boss Lin was just an experiment to expand his followers and followers. It was also an opportunity for Luoer's resources. If he can do well this time, it will become a book in the future. the issuer.
To become the chain connecting Boss Lin and the favored person, this is a great opportunity for Luoer's resources, and we must firmly convey Boss Lin's will.
He walked to the center of the stage and gently opened the delicate box.
"What you have seen is the first book at the auction tonight - considering that some people can't look directly at such powerful knowledge, let me tell you that the name of this book is - "Lalaiye Text" "!"
"Wow..."
The language in Ji Bonong's mouth seemed to come from another world, and the murmur with terrifying syllables shocked the audience in an instant. He really underestimated most of the extraordinary people present, because most of them could still see their names, but the price was With the unimaginable vomiting and head pain, the scene was already chaotic.
And Ji Bonong can actually pronounce the name of this book, has his strength reached this level
The language in his mouth seemed to have turned into some kind of curse and murmur, a double destruction of the sight and hearing of the supernatural beings present.
"Ah?" Franka tilted her head, limited by the eyesight of mortals, she picked up the monocular and aimed at the stage, and saw the name of the book - "Isn't that "The Old Man and the Sea"?"
She was quite surprised, did I see it wrong
Isn't this book called "The Old Man and the Sea"? Why is it called "Lalaiye Text" again? Could it be... is she actually illiterate
Franka began to doubt herself. She was originally an ordinary person without extraordinary talent.
Or, maybe this kind of mysterious book, only I can't understand it
And just now, Chairman Ji also said that some people can't look directly at books, ah, luckily they didn't say it directly, otherwise I'd be the only fool at the venue, and I'd be a laughing stock to the family... Franka was fortunate in her heart.
Eh, wait, Mrs. Eliza doesn't seem to be an extraordinary person, so is she also possible... Franka hurriedly turned to look at Mrs. Eliza, who was still laughing just now, and opened her eyes in horror. —
The face of this young and beautiful Mrs. Eliza was rapidly aging, and it was as loose as that of an old lady. Her eyes were almost opened to the limit, and they were about to bleed.
But she seemed unconscious, staring intently at the book on the stage, her well-maintained fingernails scratching deep scratches on the table like a cat.
The lady murmured incomprehensible words, grunting, her voice became like another person, old and terrifying, and the resentful faces of some beautiful girls constantly appeared under her loose skin, making her like Tattered leather pockets full of souls.
Ji Bonong's voice came from the platform: "This book, like the tip of the iceberg, can reveal the truth behind some things..."