The young boss finished speaking, and doubts were quickly raised from the auction hall.
"Are you kidding me? While I've gotten accurate information from you before, are you sure it's mermaid treasure and not merman treasure? They can't be confused, little brother."
The jocular tone earned a roar of laughter from the entire audience.
"It seems everyone doesn't believe in the so-called mermaid treasure. Let's judge for yourselves!"
The young boss squinted with a smile and put away his jade bone fan.
"This is a piece of information I just obtained, including the specific timing of its opening. Don't you want to take a gamble? As the first brave soul to discover the mermaid treasure, how much wealth from the mermaids will you possess?"
These words struck the most sensitive chord in the hearts of the space pirates present.
Their lives were spent living on the edge of a knife, constantly on the run. If they were lucky enough to obtain treasure, they wouldn't just become wealthy but might even carve their names into history!
Those who weren't swayed and remained clear-headed retorted:
"What's the point? You have to be alive to get it and alive to return.
So far, no one has ever survived an encounter with the mermaid race! An S-class captain, upon encountering the mermaids, still couldn't last long even with his powerful mental strength and died in agony.
Don't take us for fools!"
"Alright, alright."
The young boss appeared quite helpless.
"Since everyone is unwilling to be a sucker, I'll lower the price of the information. The original price was 300,000 Wuhuo Coins, and now it's only 150,000 Wuhuo Coins. Opportunity knocks but once!"
"He claims to be a seller of information in Sin City, and he can even find the mermaid's secret treasure?"
Wang Tianhai was skeptical and turned to ask Lu Mingming.
Rather than guessing, it was better to confirm with someone reliable.
Unfortunately, Lu Mingming was not a local and was completely uninformed, unable to give Wang Tianhai the answer he wanted.
"I don't know."
Lu Mingming looked innocent.
After several rounds of auctions, only the young boss's information auction was met with silence, with no bids.
The young boss frowned, looking quite distressed.
"A bunch of paupers... If you don't believe me, look at this scale in my hand."
As if forced, he rummaged through his bag and finally pulled out a round, fluorescent scale, like a treasure carved from rare ore.
"My collected data indicates no known species matches this."
This scale was from Hong Yu!
Lu Mingming clenched her fists, wanting to stand up for a second, her heart racing.
Considering Wang Tianhai beside her, she suppressed her impulse and sorted her thoughts.
She wouldn't mistake it, it was definitely Hong Yu's scale.
Back during the competition, when Hong Yu was still in his semi-chrysalis state, she had the fortune to see him before he shed his scales.
Why was it in the young boss's possession?
How painful it must have been to pluck off a scale…
Lu Mingming's gaze settled heavily on the young boss.
No matter what, it was best to ensure Hong Yu had not been harmed in any way, or she would never let him off.
Arguments erupted in the hall again.
"Just this scale? Who knows if you're passing off something else to fool people?"
The same person questioned again, and the young boss's face darkened completely.
He said in a nearly hoarse voice, "If you disrupt my business again, I'll chop you up."
"What do you mean?"
The man overturned the wine in front of him, his burly face trembling with every word.
Bi Luo quickly stepped forward, smiling wryly, and tried to mediate, "Give me some face, let's start bidding."
The two parties ceased their argument and returned to their original positions.
The young boss fanned his fan with more vigor, cooling his temper, "The person who wins the bid will receive one free piece of information from me, valid only for today."
The previous commotion had left the atmosphere still tense, with only the rustling sound of the young boss's fan.
"It looks like it's going to go unsold."
Lu Mingming commented casually, observing the silent crowd below.
"Does anyone want to bid for this information?"
Bi Luo gripped the auction hammer and scanned the surroundings, mentally calculating the remaining time. As the last three seconds approached, she resignedly began to count down: "Three…"
"Two…"
"150,000."
"One…???"
Fearing the bidder might renege, Bi Luo flashed a bright smile and struck the gavel, "Congratulations to SVIP Room One for winning the bid!"
Did Lu Yan bid?
Lu Mingming's mouth opened in surprise.
It didn't matter who got the information, as long as the young boss knew about Hong Yu's whereabouts.
After the young boss left satisfied, Lu Mingming lost interest in the auction and slumped onto the sofa listlessly.
"All auction items sold today totaled 25.32 million Wuhuo Coins, reaching a historic high! Once again, we thank our special guests and all the partners present for their support. We welcome everyone to the next Sin City Auction. I now declare this auction concluded!
Following this, Sin City will be hosting a three-day carnival in full swing. Eat, drink, and be merry! All expenses will be covered by the City Lord."
Bi Luo announced joyfully from the center of the auction stage.
"It's over so soon?!"
Lu Mingming snapped back to attention and pushed herself up, staring at the slowly descending curtain of the auction stage.
She felt as if she hadn't seen anything.
More precisely, after that scale appeared, all memory of the subsequent auction vanished.
"Yes, we've been sitting here for almost three hours."
Wang Tianhai replied with a smile.
"Let's go, I'll take you to meet my boss."
"Ah, we're really going?"
Lu Mingming was stunned and was led by Wang Tianhai to the adjacent private room.
As they stepped out, an attendant respectfully approached, "Hello, your companion has gone to SVIP Room One. Would you like to wait here, or shall we escort you to SVIP Room One?"
After speaking, the attendant's gaze fixed on Lu Mingming and deepened.
This person is strange.
Lu Mingming had a premonition that the attendant's behavior was odd, but couldn't pinpoint the reason.
"I'll go directly to SVIP Room One, to save time."
The room name sounded a bit familiar.
Wang Tianhai suddenly asked, "By the way, who is in that room?"
"It's 'Starfall'."
When the attendant mentioned the name, his eyes involuntarily carried a hint of respect and fervor.
It was Lu Yan's room. What was Wang Tianhai's boss doing there?
Lu Mingming furrowed her brow in thought.
"Did the boss come looking for me so quickly?"
Wang Tianhai mumbled.
Fighting here would be detrimental to them, so he should go and stop it.
"Take me there."
The attendant nodded and led the way.
"Let's go together, little girl."
Wang Tianhai patted Lu Mingming's head, a wide smile on his face.
Perhaps she could ask Lu Yan about Hong Yu.
With this thought, Lu Mingming didn't refuse, doing her best to keep up with their pace, her mind preoccupied with many thoughts.
Will Lu Yan recognize me in this state?
She touched the wet mud on her face.
Before Lu Mingming could think further, they had arrived at SVIP Room One.
"They are discussing matters. You may enter, but I need to take this little girl away."
The attendant said.
"Why?!"
Wang Tianhai and Lu Mingming exclaimed in unison.
As expected, there was definitely another motive.
Lu Mingming sensed something was wrong and proactively tugged on Wang Tianhai's sleeve, feigning fear and a pitiable demeanor, her fingers trembling subtly.
Anyone seeing her would likely think this girl had been terribly bullied.
The straightforward Wang Tianhai extended his arm to shield Lu Mingming and declared sternly, "I don't care why. I bought her. Are you trying to take her back?"
"If you think this young lady is more suitable, then this auction house can provide more beautiful and well-proportioned slaves, each comparable to the level of elves in the auction hall."
The attendant smiled smugly, thinking: Trading a little black girl from the slums for the high-class attendants that cost millions, no one would refuse, right?
Unexpectedly, Wang Tianhai was straightforward and refused the exchange without a second thought, completely disregarding the attendant's intentions.
Facing such decent people, soft tactics were more effective.
Lu Mingming continued to feign her act, and the attendant was almost exploding with anger.
His usually unpleasant smiling face gradually turned expressionless, even dark.
He finally glared fiercely at Lu Mingming, gritting his teeth and emphasizing, "Fine, I hope you and this little slave can successfully leave Sin City."
Interesting, making threats.
Lu Mingming put her hands behind her back, her fingertips crackling with electricity.
Her mental power attached itself to the ground and surged towards the attendant's body, finally transforming into an inconspicuous speck of dust that clung to the hem of the attendant's clothing.
Bring me more useful information.