bookcurios Chapter 306 The Mystery of the Treasure Map
Chapter 306 The Mystery of the Treasure Map
Who wouldn't covet a throne inlaid with gold and jade? People were frantically driving up the price, not because they really liked the throne, but because no one wanted it to fall into the hands of an enemy country.
I'm afraid that among those scrambling for the prize, there might be spies from enemy countries.
This thing must fall into the hands of the people of the East.
It's good to disgust enemy countries.
The Xijiang tribe is truly awesome and quite interesting. Last year, when their enemy country tried to reclaim Daxi Mountain, Longyuan saw through their scheme, and the enemy country suffered a crushing defeat.
This year, the throne of their founding ancestor was even put up for auction by the Long family.
It's obvious how lively the enemy country will be tomorrow.
When the price had been driven up to a reasonable level, the chief eunuch of the palace appeared, and then no one else competed for it. If the eunuch had come out earlier, there probably wouldn't have been anyone bidding against it.
How could Emperor Tianhuang let the Xijiang tribe suffer a loss? He would not shortchange them a single penny of the money they were owed.
Bai Luoluo originally had something to steal too. Last time, she took Di Tianhuang to a certain country and rescued a lot of international students, which indirectly led to her getting to know a prince from that country.
This country is an ally of the enemy country that everyone talks about.
The prince had a powerful criminal organization under his control, and they had some private dealings with her Shadow Legion.
The Shadow Pavilion has been getting into trouble lately. If this criminal organization joins them, the Shadow Pavilion will be even more powerful and will be able to do even better internationally.
The black organization and the prince have always had irreconcilable conflicts. If the throne were used in exchange, the prince would surely be happy to give up the black organization.
She cannot lose Shadow Pavilion!
But she couldn't compete with Emperor Tianhuang here, because her main task was to win over these men.
The plot didn't mention that the Xijiang tribe would bring out this thing for auction this year, right? Otherwise, she wouldn't have given the throne a chance to be auctioned off.
Now everyone knows that the throne has fallen into the hands of the God of War. If she were to ask him for it again, the God of War would not give it to her out of consideration for public opinion.
Emperor Tianhuang might also think that she has ulterior motives towards the Eastern Kingdom.
Hmph! What's with all this talk of ulterior motives? As a businesswoman, Bai Luoluo never believes that interests are bound by national boundaries.
In her original world, the second largest shareholder of her company was an American.
As long as it brings her benefits, who cares who the partner is?
Just as Bai Luoluo was in a state of utter confusion, the listless pink rabbit slowly raised its head and looked ahead.
"The next item is quite special. You read that right, it's a treasure map that has been passed down for a thousand years."
Whether it's true or not, we don't know, but the rumored treasure isn't entirely unfounded.
Because the Western Jiang tribe has been searching for hundreds of years…
"What? The treasure that the Western Jiang tribe couldn't find for hundreds of years, how could we possibly find it?"
"Exactly, it's from a thousand years ago. Who knows if the treasure was taken away by the ancients long ago?"
"For now, this is just an ancient map from a thousand years ago. Anything more valuable than that would be a loss, so let's quickly move on to the next one. It's already nine o'clock."
Almost no one in the room was interested; they all clamored to change the auction items unless the price was based solely on the price of the ancient map, which was obviously impossible.
So is there any need to film it?
Only a few insiders showed no interest on their faces, but in their hearts they were determined to win!
Ignoring the crowd's objections, the auctioneer shouted, "Starting price: thirty million. Minimum bid increment: one million. Please begin bidding!"
"Master, if there really is treasure in this picture, maybe we can give it a try." The pink rabbit stroked its long whiskers, regaining some of its spirit.
Human ingenuity is truly remarkable; even in a lowly, spiritless world, we can still see things that only appear in high-level martial arts worlds.
How did these mortals manage to develop array patterns?
Xiao Jukeng also discovered this secret. He flashed onto the stage and showed great interest in the rolled-up animal paper on the tray.
Judging from her actions, everyone knows that the treasure that no one has found for thousands of years lies in this treasure map.
Long Yuan placed his left leg over his right, calmly and patiently awaiting the answer he sought.
In Xiao Jukeng's eyes, the treasure map was not as plain and dull as everyone else's.
Instead, a thin layer of pale golden light covered the small animal skin roll, and within that golden light, more than a dozen mysterious array patterns were rotating back and forth.
This is no simple treasure map; it is clearly an array diagram encompassing the power of the Great Dao Laws.
There are also many people in the mortal world who study this path, but the inability to cultivate it ultimately limits their imagination.
This diagram would be considered very basic in a world where cultivation is possible; even a novice array master could decipher it at a glance. However, here, only top-tier array masters can do it.
If the person who created this picture could cultivate, calling them an unparalleled genius wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Just like Long Yuan, why is his martial arts level considered to be at its peak?
It wasn't that his physique was different from ordinary people, but rather that he had an extraordinary comprehension of martial arts.
Despite being a mere mortal, he actually managed to comprehend a trace of the world of high martial arts.
However, his life ends here. That's how the rules of this world are. No matter how much these people, who would be considered prodigies in higher worlds, struggle, they can't cross that threshold.
That's impossible unless the world is elevated.
"Host, there's a formation on the treasure map. Take a picture of it; I can decipher formations of this level." Little Giant Pit flew back to everyone's side, proudly raising its little head.
A formation? The four men exchanged glances. What kind of formation had no one been able to break for thousands of years?
Bai Luoluo deliberately waited for more than ten seconds to make sure no one wanted to grab it before slowly raising the sign: "Friends from Xijiang have come all this way, it's not easy."
They've brought us so many interesting things; let's keep them as keepsakes.
I'll take the 30 million!
As the name suggests, after all the patriotic acts they've done today, it's heartbreaking that the item failed to sell at auction.
Huangfu Zique rubbed the end of his eyebrow with his finger. He had a slight toothache, but what people said made sense.
That's right. Bai Luoluo used to do that all the time, and back then they thought she was beautiful, kind-hearted, and selfless.
Once you see through the appearances to the essence, it's really just that kind of thing!
Fu Tingyu felt only heartache, because he was about to do something to hurt her again.
Ugh! When will this endless cycle of oppression ever end?
"Lolo is right. It's rare for our friends from the Western Jiang to come all this way, and the treasures they brought are so interesting."
"We must make sure they leave with a full load, fifty million!" Long Yuan lazily raised his sign.
Bai Luolu cursed inwardly and tilted her head to give Long Yuan a warning look that said, "Stop messing around."
Why is he joining in when no one else is saying anything?
Does she think her money comes from thin air?
All we know for now is that there's a formation on the treasure map, but we don't know if there's actually treasure inside.
What if we end up with nothing? Wouldn't that be a waste of money?
The moment the girl turned her head, Fu Tingyu quickly rubbed his forehead with his fingertips, trying not to let her see the complex emotions in his eyes.
"I like collecting antiques, so why don't you give them to me, A-Yuan?" Bai Luoluo said firmly.
Hmph! She's still angry with them right now.
She never imagined that the other party was simply after the treasure, and she thought that after she said that, the other party would stop competing with her.
But he didn't think about waiting until Longyuan won the bid before asking him for it. He would only feel at ease if the item was actually in his own pocket, so he raised his paddle again: "Sixty million!"
"Eighty million!" Mu Zhen calmly joined the fray, refusing to waste time with their long-winded chatter.
[Stop arguing! Just do it!]