Cataclysm King

  Chapter 143 The Collector

   After breakfast, Ji Xun and the housekeeper, Lao Ding, visited several rich merchants' homes.

   As much as he dislikes this time-wasting useless communication, "Charlie" needs it.

   This is also the daily life of nobles.

   After a few trips, I got some valuable gifts and various ambiguous hints.

  The day passed quickly like this.

   At eight o'clock in the evening, Ji Xun took a steam car and arrived at a luxurious mansion at No. 12 Cotton Street on time.

   This is Sir Romond's Xiangshan apartment, a house with beautiful colorful glass and gardens, full of artistic atmosphere.

   It is said that Sir Romond is a big collector in Starfall City. He did not come to Innocence City as a speculator, but really wanted to collect some good things from the Old World.

  However, Ji Xun's own identity is a substitute, and he looks at anyone with suspicion now.

   One more point.

   Those guys from the Silver Moon Sect can change their skins.

   Ji Xun would not be surprised that they would appear in any capacity.

   "Baron Charlie, please come inside."

   After getting out of the car, there was a butler and a beautiful maid waiting at the gate of the mansion for a long time.

   Ji Xun looked around from the corner of his eye. This Baron Romon really had a unique vision.

   Not only is the apartment inflatable, but the quality of the maids is a bit exaggerated.

  Compared to this, the two maids of Ji Xun Rent are a bit crooked.

   Walking into the house is like entering a museum, where you can see all kinds of antiques and artworks placed in casual corners.

  Any piece of flower pots, oil paintings on the walls, bookshelves, and small ornaments can smell a heavy antique atmosphere.

  In those glass windows, there are some simple or exquisite cards.

  Ji Xun even saw some gold quality cards!

   "Hiss, this collection is really exaggerated."

  Ji Xun's face remained calm, but he was amazed in his heart.

   Many of these items are high-quality goods when they are taken to the auction house, but they are placed here casually.

  In the past, I just heard that good things are in the treasure house of nobles, but now I see that it is indeed the case.

  The nobles would rather put their treasures in the warehouse to eat ashes, and would not take them out for circulation in the market.

  The value of this great collector's house is immeasurable.

   As soon as his thoughts changed, Ji Xun was led by the maid to the living room.

  When I came, there were already seven or eight people sitting here.

  He glanced at them, most of them were various nobles and big businessmen he had seen at the Cao family's dinner yesterday.

  I had already gotten to know each other last night, and now that he came, everyone was no stranger and greeted each other.

   "Oh, Baron Charles is here."

   "Oh, I'm really envious. Baron Charlie was the only male guest who was favored by Miss Katerina and danced with him at last night's dinner."

   "Where is it, it's just a little bit thicker."

  “.”

  Ji Xun is also familiar with this kind of commercial flattery, so he responded with a smile.

   Obviously, what everyone cares most about is not the baron, but the dance between him and Katerina last night.

   At this time, he also took off his hat, and greeted the person on the main seat as a gentleman: "Sir Romond."

   This is an old gentleman with a meticulous suit and a slightly raised mustache.

   Baron Romon listened, and said steadily: "Welcome Baron Charlie to the humble house."

   "Where, it is my honor to be invited by the jazz."

   As Ji Xun said, the maid beside him had already pulled the chair away.

   See this and sit down.

   After all, it was the first time to participate in this kind of collector exchange meeting, and he also showed the curiosity he should have.

   "Oh, Sir Romond's collection is so shocking, I thought I came to the Commonwealth Museum."

   "My God, those cards turned out to be of gold quality. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are family heirlooms. To you, they are just ordinary decorations."

  “.”

   Half of it is flattery, half is really curious.

  Ji Xun also took the opportunity to ask a lot of topics of interest to him.

   A rainbow fart blew past, and everyone followed suit.

  This kind of collector exchange meeting is largely a show off and praise among colleagues.

  If no one knows that they have these treasures in their hands, the fun of collecting will be less than half.

   Not long after, people came together.

   This is a small appreciation meeting, with only thirteen people in total.

  Ji Xun observed everyone calmly.

It was not too formal an event, and Sir Romon presided over the opening: "Thank you again for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to my humble house to participate in this collector's exchange meeting. Recently, my hunter group has collected some interesting collections in the Old Continent. Without further ado, let’s take a look at my first collection [Miracle Flower Pot].”

   As he spoke, he clapped his hands.

   Just then, a maid came up with a flower pot.

  Ji Xun's eyes fell on the flower pot, and at the same time fell on the maid.

  It was only then that he realized that the dozen or so maids he had seen in the apartment were all such attractive and well-behaved beauties.

   I understand after a little thought.

   Not only appreciate the collection, it seems that the maid is also the collection of this Sir Romond.

  In the aristocratic circle, the quality of a maid is also a symbol of status.

   Ji Xun glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and the other noble gentlemen seemed to be very interested in the maid, and their eyes were undisguisedly ambiguous.

  The maid put the flower pot on the booth with a smile, then took out a seed, buried it in the soil of the flower pot, and poured water on it.

   Looking again, a magical scene appeared.

  The seed germinated and burst out of the ground in full view, and within a few breaths, it turned into a beautiful blooming rose.

   "Ouch, this flower pot is really rare"

   "Yeah. Looks like a magic item from at least five thousand years ago."

   "What's even rarer is that the appearance is still so intact."

  “.”

   Seeing this, everyone started to boast about business again.

   Even Ji Xun was very interested in watching it.

   This flower pot may not be very expensive, but it must be very rare if it is rare.

   It is not always possible to find a second one in this world.

   Baron Romon started, and others also took out the collections they brought.

   "This is [Alice's Dream Music Box] that has been handed down by my Andre family for a hundred years. It has the miraculous effect of calming the mind and falling asleep"

   "This is the [Giant Bean] collected by our chamber of commerce in the ruins. It is said to be the seed of the ancient **** tree"

   "This is the [Pocket Watch of Belial III] bought with a lot of money. This is the most precise clock I have ever seen."

  “.”

   One collection was taken out.

   Not up to the level of relics, but they are all antiques with extraordinary special effects.

  All kinds of weird things, Ji Xun can be regarded as an eye-opener.

  But it is just watching the whole process and touting at the right time.

  He has a lot of real relics in his hands, but Charlie is a down and out nobleman, so there is nothing good to show.

   With the display of each collection.

  Ji Xun is also not sure whether this is a normal exchange of noble collectors, or someone's purposeful layout.

   It wasn't until half an hour later that Baron Romon took out a collection, which made him immediately ascertain the deep meaning of this collection.

  The best things are naturally put at the end.

  Sir Romond watched everyone show their collections, and stood up again: "Next, I will show a very special collection."

   After saying this, everyone's curious eyes turned.

  At this moment, two young maids walked in, holding an oil painting covered in wine-red satin.

   Compared with oil paintings, this maid's attire is more eye-catching.

  They are wearing transparent gauze clothes, which are almost transparent.

  This kind of gauze is not only **** and attractive, but also very characteristic of the times.

  Ji Xun has read many ancient books before. This **** gauze is a special costume of the court of the Talun Dynasty.

   It is said that the mad king Augustus was fond of beauty, and the maids in his palace were all in this kind of almost naked gauze clothes.

  Ji Xun saw the costumes of the two maids, and guessed that the collection might be an antique from the Talun Dynasty.

  Sir Romond's taste is indeed not bad. As soon as two maids with excellent figures appeared on the stage, the charming atmosphere was immediately heightened.

   A group of fat-headed and big-eared aristocratic gentlemen couldn't help but comment, and they didn't hide the desire in their eyes at all.

  Ji Xun's expression was also full of interest when he saw this.

  But he was thinking in his heart.

  If it is really what I think, it's time to show some traces.

   Maid or just appetizers.

   Baron Romond raised his hand.

  The silk on the oil painting was lifted by the maid.

  This is a secondary oil painting, and the content on it is a portrait.

  Looking at the magnificent palace on the background panel, it seems to be a certain ancient queen or something important.

  The wonderful thing is that even with a light gauze covering her face, people feel that the woman in the painting must be extremely beautiful.

  The painter seemed to have used a mysterious method to show the peerless charm and mystery of this mysterious beauty after thousands of years.

Sir Romond also introduced at the right time: "The name of this painting is "Queen Montigny's Gold Necklace". The peerless beauty in the painting is said to be Queen Montigny, the last king of the Taron Dynasty. This painting also has a A special magical power, it can make people feel the ultimate joy in the world, please relax and appreciate it carefully"

  Ji Xun listened to the name of the painting, and then noticed that the woman in the painting was wearing a golden necklace.

  Originally, no matter how exquisite the oil painting is, no matter how important the work is, it is not very attractive to him.

   But as soon as this painting was drawn, his eyes were attracted to it.

  Because, a very magical scene was staged.

  Looking at it, the person in the painting came alive!

   Right under the eyes of everyone, the veiled woman in a white dress in the painting came out gracefully from the painting.

  It is like a dream, giving people a sense of shock and amazement as if the beauty came from a history textbook.

  The eyes of the people in the whole room were slack, as if they had fallen into a beautiful dream that they couldn't extricate themselves from.

   However, this is where the weirdness comes.

   As soon as this woman came out, a series of reminders immediately appeared on Ji Xun's enlightenment panel.

  「You have been exempted from the hypnosis of the mysterious spell 'Dream of Joy'」

   "You are exempt from persistent belief pollution"

  If you can't save yourself, that is to say, you will be recruited quietly, and you will not notice it.

  Ji Xunyou [JOKER] can exempt from belief pollution.

   There is also the rare relic that Xie Guozhong transferred from the headquarters of Bureau X to prevent the restraint of the Yinyue leader's spiritual magic, and the spiritual magic is also exempt.

   Among the people in the room, he was probably the only one who saw the abnormality at this moment.

  Everyone in the room was fascinated by watching, and Ji Xun did not show any abnormalities, and his eyes were also full of confusion.

   And he has already determined in his mind that this Sir Romond is a member of the Silvermoon Sect!

  Or, there are many people in the room.

   After thinking about it for a while, Ji Xun also confirmed that since he took out [Alice's Dream Music Box], he has actually entered the game.

  The sound of the music can soothe the nerves and lull you to sleep, but it actually paves the way in advance.

  The old **** that the Silvermoon Sect believed in was Arachne, the "lord of dreams and joys"!

   There are also those beautiful maids, which are actually hints of pleasure.

  Once the desire is aroused, it is easier to be recruited by many pleasure spells.

  Ji Xun thought of this, and while his eyes were blurred, he murmured in his heart: "Tsk tsk. It's finally here."

  He approached the Silvermoon Sect because of this old mystical law.

  Before, I was worried about being hammered by Xie Guozhong a few times, so I didn't dare to show my face.

   Now that these guys are still active, it is really good news for him personally.

   However, it's not all illusions.

  Although Ji Xun was exempted from mental illusion, he actually watched a masked woman come out of the oil painting.

   And not surprisingly, this woman may be the mysterious leader of Silver Moon.

  She appeared here, there is a high probability that she is here to personally pollute these newcomers.

  Ji Xun could also guess the purpose of their coming.

  The high-ranking nobles have masters around them, and people with unknown backgrounds have no possibility of getting close.

   Approaching rashly will be suspected instead.

   And these down-and-out nobles are the best springboard.

  People of the old sect are not afraid of being undercover.

   After all, belief in pollution can change people's cognition of high-latitude means, if you dare to send undercover agents, you can instigate rebellion at any time.

  The identity of the invited people, they don't even need to investigate at all.

  Ji Xun can also guess that those people came to him, or the high profile last night played a role.

  The reminder of the immunity from the pollution of faith is still flashing.

  Ji Xun became more and more looking forward to it.

  After pollution, everyone is "one of our own".

   At that time, all kinds of things will be convenient.

  But he also heard from Xie Guozhong before that belief pollution is not something that can be achieved overnight, but like a psychedelic drug, it needs a little bit of addiction.

   should be followed by means.

   After a while, everyone woke up from the dream state.

   Each of them breathed heavily, but their expressions suddenly darkened, as if enjoying the emptiness after enjoying the ultimate pleasure.

  Ji Xun also acted according to this situation.

  He has read a lot of books related to mysterious spells. There is still a limit to physical pleasure, but there is no upper limit to spiritual pleasure.

  They are not immune to belief pollution, cognition has been tampered with to some extent.

  No one suspected anything.

   But Ji Xun is also very clear that even if the performance is flawless, he has actually exposed something.

   After a while, the collector's exchange will end.

   Everyone thanked Sir Romond one after another and left.

   Before leaving, almost everyone received a small gift from Sir Romond.

   But Ji Xun received two beautiful maids.

  In the aristocratic circle, this behavior of giving maids to each other is not surprising.

  Thinking about it is probably used to continuously pollute oneself.

  He was not polite and accepted it directly.

   And it was after the guests left Xiangshan Apartment.

  In front of the window on the second floor.

  Sir Romon looked at the vehicle driving away in front of him, his eyes were deep, and he said: "Chief, five of the people invited today are all unfamiliar faces who have recently come to Innocence City. Which one do you think is suitable?"

  Beside him stood a masked woman.

  If Ji Xun is here, he can recognize that this is the one who walked out of the painting before.

  The masked woman pondered for a while, and said: "Looking at the background, there is not much use value. But there is one that is really suspicious. Moreover, it should be someone sent by Bureau X."

  (end of this chapter)