When I was supposed to be slaying the dragon, I accidentally started cultivating immortality - Chapter 195 The auction begins

Thanks to Caesar’s modified Bugatti Veyron, even including the time spent walking in the wilderness, it only took Lu Mingfei a few hours to arrive at the auction site. There were still four days before the auction officially started. Hour.

Following the waitress into the real auction house, Lu Mingfei verified his assets with the bank card given by the school that held the mission funds, and was then taken to the VIP lounge to wait for the auction to officially begin – this time the mission funds were sufficient. With a total of 20 million US dollars, this kind of assets is enough for Lu Mingfei to be regarded as a high-quality customer by the auction house.

Of course, this huge amount of cash does not belong to Lu Mingfei. After the mission is over, he needs to hand over the remaining part to the equipment department along with the auction items and related procedures – then a small part of the auction items will become his “return” “.

He originally had a psychological barrier against this kind of greedy behavior, but Ange once told him frankly that he would steal 18 million from the school board’s allocation every year to subsidize his old age, and told him sincerely There is absolutely no need for him to be polite to the school board when it comes to money. They have either syndicates or trusts in their hands. When necessary, they can go all out to make money and even defeat the money printing press.

Since Principal Ange said so and practiced it, Lu Mingfei obviously had no reason to be pretentious, not to mention that the equipment department’s annual embezzlement of funds was much more than the principal’s personal expenses.

After checking whether there was surveillance or anything like that in the lounge, Lu Mingfei sat on the velvet sofa and took out documents from his briefcase – or information about the mission.

This information can be said to be quite detailed, so detailed that Lu Mingfei could swear that this was definitely not something that the Equipment Department could produce.

This information not only introduces the characteristics and taboos of this underground auction, but also provides a detailed explanation of the auction process. As long as you read it carefully, you should not understand anything even if you participate in the auction for the first time. It can almost be called a beginner’s guide for fools.

This style of treating every goal as if she were a primary school student who has not yet graduated is typical of Norma. She is not only the secretary of the school, but also the housekeeper of the equipment department.

With his photographic memory and reading speed at a glance, Lu Mingfei memorized all the information in no time, then put them into his briefcase and leaned back on the soft and elastic sofa backrest. , leaving some consciousness to alert the outside world, slowly closing his eyes and entering the sea of ​​consciousness.

In the space of the sea of ​​consciousness, Lu Mingfei communicated with the heavenly book. The heavenly book trembled slightly, and the invisible hemispherical field expanded. The familiar girl appeared opposite Lu Mingfei again, with bright eyes, white teeth, and picturesque features.

Although Lu Mingfei now sees her as more terrifying than the Alien Queen.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Mingfei’s palms filled with golden flames that were much more solid and powerful than before, and then the golden flames surged toward the girl…

A minute and a half later, half of Lu Mingfei’s body was burned to ashes.

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There was a soft and rhythmic knock on the door outside, and the waitress reminded him through the door in a polite and crisp voice that he could enter the auction in five minutes. There was a doorbell outside the lounge, but the girl spoke softly. The call is obviously much more comforting than the doorbell, so the girls will not ring the doorbell unless the guest seems to be asleep for a long time.

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, and there was still some numbness to death in his eyes – he had died nearly eighty times in just a few hours.

Ever since he had his first actual combat training in the Sea of ​​Consciousness and had his throat chopped off by a swordsman, Lu Mingfei gradually understood something that others were unlikely to understand – death can be something you can get used to.

As long as a person dies a lot, the death will no longer seem like a big deal.

In the beginning, when he was sparring with the swordsman, he could only rely on using magic to stabilize the spiritual platform when he died to infinitely reduce the shadow of death. However, as the number of deaths gradually increased, his resistance to death and injuries also increased. Incredible speed increase.

Until now, even if he did not use magic to stabilize the spiritual platform, he could still fight in the consciousness sea space with swords penetrating his body or even being burned by fire without changing his expression. Even if he was killed, he could quickly adjust his mentality.

But normally he can still use mana. After all, even if he can fight with a normal heart without fear of injury or death, the quick thinking and meticulous observation brought by mana can also significantly increase his strength.

After being promoted to Xuanzhao, his first sparring opponent was still a swordsman, but he was upgraded to a swordsman in the Xuanzhao realm – and then he was beaten badly for a time.

Fortunately, when he was breathing, his strength was already higher than that of the swordsman, and he also had experience fighting swordsmen. It was like challenging a higher difficulty boss after defeating an easy boss, so it was useless. How long did it take before he defeated the swordsman again in the Xuanzhao Realm.

Then he felt that he needed to exercise his control over fire, so he found the Book of Heaven and projected the girl who had tortured and killed him thousands of times just now.

Facts have proved that it is not wise to skip the easy difficulty boss and directly challenge the hard difficulty. Lu Mingfei, who has not been able to survive three minutes in the girl’s projection so far, has been so angry that he gave up the restriction of using swordsmanship and blasted the girl’s body from all directions several times. But as long as he dares to choose to use pure fire to fight the girl, he will definitely be burned to ashes.

Christianity says that Jesus took the initiative to die once in order to atone for the sins of everyone in the world. From then on, everyone in the world owes Jesus a life.

Lu Mingfei felt that sooner or later, the number of times he would die in the sea of ​​consciousness would exceed the total population of the world. At that time, he might be able to go to the Vatican and ask the Pope if he would change the statue of Jesus to look like him – although he did not do so. Everyone in the world dies once, but he has died more times than everyone in the world.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Mingfei picked up his briefcase, left the umbrella in the room, walked to the door and opened it.

“ah!”

The blond waitress standing outside the door exclaimed and couldn’t help but take a half step back – the Asian boy she brought here a few hours ago had a completely different look than when he first entered.

Although the boy who just came in was dressed simply and had a somewhat green and immature face, there was an aura about him that made people unconsciously want to get close to him.

As a waiter at an auction, she had met many big names due to the nature of her job, but she had never seen anyone like this boy, so she was a little distracted from her work for just a few hours – to put it bluntly, she might Like those little girls who have no experience in the world, they become crazy.

When she called the boy outside the door, she was still secretly happy to see him again, but when the door opened, the first thing she encountered was a pair of indifferent and clear eyes.

It is not as sharp as a sword, nor is it as cold as a glacier. It is even as soft as water – but hidden under the water is a coolness as strong as night, as if it is cold to the depths of the bone marrow and soul. , which reminded her of… death.

“What’s wrong?”

Lu Mingfei lowered his eyes so that the waitress could not see his eyes clearly.

Previously, his sparring sessions were all late at night. After the sparring session, he would fall asleep for a period of time. When he opened his eyes again, the sky would be clear in his mind. So much so that he only realized today that every time he fought with the projection, he would show off as if The expression and temperament of someone who has just returned from the battlefield and survived.

He could borrow mana to make this state dissipate immediately, but he immediately thought that as a customer participating in the auction, perhaps his current appearance could scare some potential competitors and weaken their idea of ​​bidding with him.

So let’s keep it this way for now.

“Can I go to the venue now?”

Lu Mingfei lowered his eyes and asked softly.

“There are about four minutes left. I can take you there now and we should be in time for the meeting.”

The waitress showed excellent professionalism. In less than a second, the slight fright in her face and eyes was suppressed, revealing a dignified and enthusiastic smile that is the hallmark of a waiter.

“Please lead the way.”

Lu Mingfei nodded and followed the waiter who walked elegantly in high heels.

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After walking through several passages covered with sheep felt carpets, with walnut walls decorated with crystal lamps hanging from the top, Lu Mingfei followed the waiter to an already opened lacquered red door.

Although it is underground, the interior decoration is comparable to that of a top business hotel. It is luxurious and elegant, but it reveals a style of the 1950s everywhere. Even the splendid hotel is the splendid one of the previous world.

Entering the auction venue, Lu Mingfei walked to his seat under the guidance of the waiter while looking around.

He had never been to an auction before, and he didn’t know if this was the layout of a common auction venue, but after going to the opera with Su Xiaoqiang, he felt that the venue was somewhat similar to an opera house, and even the stage at the front looked like an opera house. A huge red curtain hangs down.

It’s just that the stage here is smaller than the Opera House, and the curtain is more gorgeous – it is brighter than the Opera House curtain, and gold threads are used to outline complex and gorgeous patterns on it, which is like The rose in full bloom is somewhat similar to a shield with ferocious jagged edges.

There are six marble pillars surrounding the venue, which are full of complicated reliefs, extending from the ground to the dome. The dome is hung with a huge crystal lamp like an upside-down pine tree. The golden light illuminates the enamel-painted dome. The starry sky zenith map is made, and the positions and distances between stars strictly replicate the real night sky. The stars with silver powder shine in the light, and the surrounding walls are decorated with large and colorful oil paintings.

Follow the waiter to find his seat. The seat number is marked with a brass nameplate on the red velvet seat. There is an exquisite solid wood table next to it. The number plate is placed on the small table. His seat is in the middle of the “auditorium” Back, if this was an opera house, his location would be the “prime viewing area”.

Lu Mingfei sat down and politely thanked the waiter. Then the waiter left, and other guests sat down one after another around him. Most of them were wearing elegant tuxedos and evening gowns. The men had oily hair and white shirts with embroidery, and the ladies Wear long, thin silk or gauze gloves.

These people may be able to go to the set of “The Godfather” to make guest appearances as noble gentlemen and wealthy daughters.

Scanning the guests seated around him, Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

Most of the guests who came here were men and women, but there were also a few who were alone like Lu Mingfei. Some of the young ladies who came alone walked near Lu Mingfei, and their eyes were uncontrollably attracted to him, but then they looked at him again. He retreated in defeat with his cold and indifferent eyes.

As the last guest took his seat, the auction officially began.