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Chapter 67 Auction

Fortunately, Liu Yonglu now has Millie Tang by his side, otherwise he wouldn’t even know what a tomb worm is.

According to Millie Tang's explanation, tomb worms are a type of worm that originated from the southern primitive continent. It may not be accurate to call them worms because they are also suspected to be the creation of a certain god.

Tomb worms spend most of their time dormant, appearing as a gray-brown rock, and are often hidden in lost tombs. Whenever a reckless adventurer steps into a tomb, the tomb worms will wake up and devour the intruder.

Can the grave worm destroy the mass ceremony? Mili Tang had a little doubt in her heart, because in her experience, it was just a rare mystical material, and she had never heard that it could directly affect the mass...

Could it be that he was preparing to summon a god originating from the primitive continent?

"Let's go a little further. It's written quite clearly...but..."

Liu Yonglu was also a little confused. Why? Although this information was hard to come by, it was written too clearly. The information he had obtained before, whether it was from the headquarters or stolen from the cult, was like the medical records in the medical records, the words were written on the paper, but he couldn't understand it.

What's wrong with Mintz? Is he too good? Or is there something wrong with the information?
The two men walked forward for another 20 minutes holding the oil lamp. They did not encounter any monsters again, but they found an underground river, which they estimated to be the end of the secret passage.

The river was very narrow, about three meters wide. A small wooden boat was floating on the dark water. The boat was tied to a sharp protruding rock with a rope.

Liu Yonglu remembered the TV series "Criminal Investigation Team 6" that he watched when he was a child. He walked to the boat in a pretentious manner and stroked the edge of the boat with his hand. It was quite clean, without any dust or bat droppings. It seemed that the boat had been moved recently.

Millie Tang took out the map of Calder County. Judging from the flow rate of the underground river in front of her, it must be running water. She first found the direction and then used her hands to compare the rivers on the map.

"Found it, Mr. Rich. This is the Nightingale River, and it will flow to... Sabines Forest."

This is undoubtedly a decisive piece of information. The Rosemere Theater is connected to the Sabine Forest below, which undoubtedly proves that there is a direct connection between the special events between the two.

As a result, Millie Tang believed the words left on Mintz's note a little more. She even completed Mintz's entire investigation process in her mind.

He first got the information about the gathering of mystics by chance, and then followed this line of thought to find the Rosemary Theatre. Just as he was about to look for the next clue in box No. 5, he was discovered by a monster and dragged into an underground cave.

Recalling Mintz's body again, there were no obvious wounds on his body, which meant that he did not write the note under duress.

"Tsk, let's go ahead and call the headquarters and ask the chief elder if he can get the tomb worm. It's better to believe it than not."

"We can't rely on the headquarters. The place where the Investigation Department stores the ritual materials is in Haverhill County. Even if there are graveyard bugs sent over, it won't be in time."

Milly Tang shook her head. She had dealt with Chief Norman for two or three years and had once requested ritual materials from the ministry. Haverhill County was in the northernmost part of the kingdom, and the reason why the materials were stored so far away was also for safety reasons.

"Mr. Rich, do you know if there is any auction place for antique goods in Saint Dowding?"

The spells and ritual materials left by gods often appear in the form of antiques. Milly Tang herself has purchased two spell books that record the wisdom of gods through this channel.

Of course, at the auction, these books were called ominous items.

"You asked me about this. I'm also from another place, but antiques...auctions..." Liu Yonglu felt like he had an impression of it, and he slapped his head and said:
"Dora, wasn't it she and Medea who found the opera fragment at the auction?"

The two of them returned to Box No. 5 along the same route. Millie Tang originally suggested rowing a little further, but Liu Yonglu firmly opposed it. He had choked when swimming in the Haihe River when he was a child, and this was a psychological trauma he had.

To make a long story short, Liu Yonglu found a phone number to ask Dora about the auction address, Old Wilson's Antique Shop. Dora's mental state was obviously better. It seemed that the herbal bag given by Millie Tang was indeed effective.

However, Dora also told Liu Yonglu that an invitation letter was required to enter the private auction of this antique shop, which she did not have. It was Medea who brought her in last time.

But Liu Yonglu didn't think it was a big deal. He just needed to know the way. He could get in anyway if the gatekeeper asked for an invitation. It was already past seven o'clock, and the lights in Saint-Doudin were just coming on. Old Wilson's Antique Shop was located in the wealthy area of ​​Saint-Doudin. The building was not very conspicuous, but it had a good location and the overall building had a unique aesthetic of simplicity and elegance.

The antique shop was closed at this time, and two gatekeepers stood at the door with silver goat badges hanging on their clothes. It seemed that this was the logo of Old Wilson's Antique Shop.

Liu Yonglu took Millie Tang inside and was stopped by the gatekeeper as expected.

"Sir, we are closed. If you need anything, please come back after 10 am tomorrow."

"Closed? I heard you guys have an auction tonight?"

The gatekeeper's expression also became respectful when he heard this. Those who can participate in the private auction of antique shops must be rich or noble.

"Excuse me, sir. Could you please show me your invitation?"

"Invitation letter..." Liu Yonglu hurriedly pretended to search his pockets. After searching for a full minute, he looked up and said:

"Well, I forgot to bring the invitation letter, so I need to change my pants. The unlucky woman washed my pants. Let us in first, and we can make up for it next time."

After saying this, he stepped forward and rushed in. The gatekeeper didn't buy his trick and stopped him with his arm outstretched. Moreover, he felt that the man in front of him was very suspicious. He was mumbling a lot of nonsense.

Finally, Millie Tang, who was standing behind him, couldn't stand it anymore and came over to hand the gatekeeper a badge of her university professor. Just now, when she saw Liu Yonglu making a fool of himself in front of her, she stepped back and pretended not to know him.

"Sir...can you show this to your boss? Maybe he'll let us in."

The gatekeeper saw that the badge was not only made of precious materials but also had exquisite workmanship. He did not dare to be careless and quickly turned around to deliver the letter to the boss.

Three minutes later he came back, returned the badge to Millie Tang, stepped aside and said:

"Please come in, my two distinguished guests. You need to choose your masks in the lounge. After passing through the lounge is today's auction venue."

The two of them entered the lounge, which was more like an oversized cloakroom than a lounge.

Because the walls on both sides were hung with various masks, totaling nearly 100, all in the shape of wild beasts, with a white background and abstract facial features painted on them. Liu Yonglu picked one up at random, touched it and found that it was indeed very beautifully made, and the mask was even lined with a silk cotton pad.

It is indeed a high-end private auction, it is different.

Liu Yonglu initially chose a mouse mask, but after thinking about it he changed it to a tiger mask. After putting it on, he looked at himself in front of the mirror.

The mouth and nose of the mask can be opened and closed, allowing participants to speak and drink water. Liu Yonglu stood in front of the mirror, rubbing the tiger's mouth up and down, pretending that the tiger was eating meat.

Millie Tang didn't want to pay any attention to Liu Yonglu, so she took off a cat-head mask from the mask-taking hook on the wall and put it on herself. Then the two of them entered the venue.

"Mi Li'er, do you think we have come to the wrong place? Why do we have to wear masks to participate in the auction?"

Liu Yonglu's incoherent voice came from under the tiger's head. Millie Tang rolled her eyes in her heart, but still coughed and replied shyly:
"Mr. Rich, I think we are not in the wrong place. On the contrary, this is what this kind of auction should be like."

It’s Wednesday, the most boring Wednesday. I’m tired from work. There are still three days until the weekend. Let’s hold on for a while and have some fun reading a book.

Many people may say that I let Lao Liu suffer a small loss in this chapter today. But don't worry, there is no need to rush. I will take a big job tomorrow!

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(End of this chapter)