"What's 'Dune's' finest drink? What is that?"
Ye Feng frowned as he looked at the bottle of white, cloudy liquid in the hands of the sleazy man with the bald patch.
"Buddy, is this your first time in the Dune, huh!"
The sleazy man with the bald patch squinted, grinned, and his already lecherous face became even more so. "This is human breast milk, the rarest, most exquisite drink in the Dune!"
"Breast... breast milk?!"
Upon hearing the sleazy man's words, Ye Feng couldn't help but gasp, and a wave of revulsion washed over him.
"Ye Feng, let's go!"
Xue Yuli's brow furrowed tightly. She said to Ye Feng and then walked off towards the Skull Trading Tower on her own.
"Okay!"
Ye Feng nodded, suppressed the discomfort in his stomach, took the hand of Xiao Xiao, who looked confused and curious, and followed.
"Big brother, that drink the bald man was holding... human breast milk, what is that?"
"Can the human body also produce drinks?"
Having been confined to one place her entire life with little knowledge of biology, Xiao Xiao asked.
"That's not some kind of drink..."
As Ye Feng was contemplating how to explain to Xiao Xiao, Xue Yuli spoke up. "That is the blood and tears of countless women in the Dune..."
"The Skulls have captured a large number of women, abused and tortured them, keeping them like livestock... They inject them with empty pregnancy prolactin, forcing them to secrete milk without being pregnant, which is the liquid you just saw..."
By the end, Xue Yuli's expression was filled with resentment.
Xiao Xiao also frowned as she listened.
Although she didn't quite understand what empty pregnancy prolactin was, she knew it was something bad...
"By the way, Ye Feng, that person who was captured earlier, the one who looked so pitiful, the universal blood donor, might have been working with that man in the headscarf..."
"Don't even think about rescuing the women captured here. In terms of guards alone, this place far surpasses Gasoline Town... and yesterday in Gasoline Town, the leader of the Bald Gang and his core members were not present!"
Suddenly, Xue Yuli turned her head, lowered her voice, and said to Ye Feng seriously.
"This..."
Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but frown.
Xue Yuli offered no further explanation. She gave Ye Feng a deep look and then turned to stride into the Skull Trading Tower.
...
By now, the sky outside had completely darkened, but the Skull Trading Tower was brightly lit.
However, the light here was different from that of Ocean Paradise. Most of it came from oil lamps and kerosene lamps.
In the center of the main hall, hanging from the ceiling, was an exceptionally bright crystal chandelier!
"That crystal chandelier is powered by arcane energy!"
As Ye Feng was curiously staring at the crystal chandelier, Xue Yuli's voice sounded.
"Arcane energy... it's similar to the heating lamps seen in Frost City~"
Ye Feng nodded, understanding.
Afterward, under Ye Feng's arrangement, Xiao Xiao followed Xue Yuli to explore the entire Skull Trading Tower, while he himself took out a few cigarettes and approached the Skull members within the tower.
Because he had a very important purpose for coming here: to find out why the Skulls were capturing Bracelet Holders!
Ye Feng had previously learned from the Skull teams who had tried to capture him and Xiao Xiao as Bracelet Holders that suspected Bracelet Holders were uniformly transported here...
...
Half an hour later,
Skull Trading Tower, 5th Floor,
"Ye Feng, what are you doing? Why are you always striking up conversations with Skull members instead of buying supplies?"
"You're not really here just to wander around and sightsee, are you?"
As Ye Feng finished a conversation with a Skull member who appeared to be a minor leader, Xue Yuli approached him, looking at him suspiciously.
"Oh, just asking for some information~"
Ye Feng replied casually, then added, "I got three passes for the auction. Let's go take a look together!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng flashed three metal tokens with skull patterns on them, which were extra gains from his use of cigarettes as a prelude.
"This... Alright!"
Xue Yuli thought for a moment, then nodded.
Although the Skull Trading Tower offered a wide variety of goods and many weapons, they were all relatively ordinary items.
Truly high-value items were only sold at the auction held every three months!
The fifth floor of the Skull Trading Tower was already the highest floor they could access. The goods on the sixth floor and above, for maximum profit, were generally destined for the auction!
Although Xue Yuli could go to higher floors, it would expose her identity and wasn't really necessary...
Subsequently, the three of them got up and headed towards the location of the auction, deep inside the mountain that Ye Feng had seen during the day.
...
"Wow... it's so much dimmer in here than it was before~"
As soon as they entered the mountain, Ye Feng muttered.
"This place was originally an arsenal. The mountain was basically hollowed out and converted into a base. Given its nature, fire and explosion prevention are naturally top priorities, so those kerosene lamps and oil lamps can't be brought in~"
"The lighting uses small lamps and flashlights powered by arcane energy. Considering the cost, they are placed at intervals, so it's normal for it to be dim!"
As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, Xue Yuli's voice rang out.
"But speaking of which, today's auction is probably going to be unusual!"
She paused, then added again.
"Unusual? What do you mean?"
Ye Feng asked while looking around.
"According to the usual practice of the Skulls, the entry ticket to the auction hall is 2 arcane yuan per person. But today, it's 5 arcane yuan per person!"
"And there are many more people attending the auction tonight than usual!"
Xue Yuli glanced at the somewhat crowded group around her. "Tonight's auction probably has some special items to be auctioned!"
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. "Xiao Xiao, you and Yuli go to the auction hall first, I need to take a leak!"
Without waiting for their response, Ye Feng turned and melted into the crowd.
Xue Yuli frowned slightly but did not stop him.
"Xiao Xiao, let's go, we'll go first..."
...
Ye Feng wasn't really going to relieve himself. Instead, he saw a Skull leader, wearing a thick gold chain around his neck, whom he had spoken to earlier in the Skull Trading Tower.
Ye Feng had not only offered him cigarettes but also subtly probed for information about Bracelet Holders.
However, the man was tight-lipped and did not reveal the Skulls' detention location for Bracelet Holders or their purpose in capturing them, only telling him to bring people to him...
The big-chain-wearing Skull leader was very vigilant, and at regular intervals, he would suddenly turn around to check behind him. Even in the dim light, Ye Feng, with his reaction speed, had almost been discovered several times.
"The Bracelet Holders' detention location is far from the auction area, and the terrain is complex..."
"And... that guy's eyes seem to have night vision capabilities. Did he inject some enhancement serum!"
After observing for a while, Ye Feng realized that the big-chain-wearing Skull leader's eyes were not normal human eyes, but cat-like, and he looked at dark corners as if they were brightly lit.
"Who is it, come out!"
Suddenly, the big-chain-wearing Skull leader spun around abruptly, shouting.
...