Chapter 1266: 854 Chapter Fishing Enforcement_2 Chapter 1266: 854 Chapter Fishing Enforcement_2 Mary also hurriedly returned the gesture, and upon hearing her response, the woman revealed a smile.

“I apologize for startling you, but I can assure you that most people in this country are kind, if you don’t mind… how about I make it up to you by treating you to a cup of coffee?”

“…………Okay.”

Faced with the woman’s invitation, Mary hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

The reason she agreed was simple; when the woman appeared, Mary sensed that her Bird Divination Tool reacted, indicating that this woman was not a human, but a Ghoul.

It seems the fish has finally taken the bait.

After that, the woman took Mary to a nearby coffee shop, and they started to chat. In the conversation, Mary also revealed her identity as a novelist who came here to gather inspiration.

Strictly speaking, it’s true; turning this adventure into a novel was also part of Mary’s plan.

What was unexpectedly surprising is that the woman had read Mary’s novels and was a fan of hers.

“I really didn’t expect to meet you here, teacher. It’s quite unexpected.”

The woman, named Mayu, joyfully took Mary’s autograph, showing great excitement.

“I’ve read the novels you wrote before, and I must say each one is very bold and creative… Although the author’s bio also mentioned your situation, it’s my first time seeing you in person since there are no photos in the books.”

“That is my request; I don’t like being too public…”

Mary didn’t lie about this; in the beginning, when she first gained prominence, the publisher had suggested that Mary show her face under the alias “Beautiful Young Novelist” to gain fame, but Mary firmly refused because she felt it was like using her appearance to sell books, so Mary never held any book signings or similar events.

Of course, on one hand, Mary didn’t like being too public, and on the other hand, she indeed didn’t have the time–she was also busy with her work at the Tribunal.

“I see, I also know a writer, she is a bit older than you, and also a best-selling author.”

The conversation then continued, mainly about books and the situation in this country, and when departing, Mayu invited Mary to join her elsewhere.

“If you still have time, teacher, would you like to go to other places with me?”

“Other places?”

“Yes, you said you came to this country for inspiration, so I think there will definitely be places that will be greatly beneficial to you.”

Faced with Mayu’s invitation, Mary was silent for a moment.

“Then… I’ll be in your care.”

If her prediction were correct, the place they were going to would indeed provide her with much material.

When the two walked out of the cafe, a car was already parked at the curb, and then Mary and Mayu got into the car, and the car started moving along the road.

No one spoke along the way, and Mary leaned against the car window looking outside, but soon, she noticed that the car seemed to be leaving the urban area…

“Excuse me, where are we going?”

Facing Mary’s inquiry, neither Mayu nor the driver responded, instead, Mary just felt a sweet scent wafting through and the next moment, she lost consciousness.

When Mary opened her eyes again, she found herself locked in a cage resembling a shipping container, with handcuffs on her wrists.

“Huh…”
Despite being in a dangerous situation, Mary breathed a sigh of relief.

It looks like everything is going according to plan.

Just then, she heard Duanmu Huai’s voice.

“Hey, Mary, how’s it going?”

“Mr. Duanmu.”

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s communication, Mary also breathed a sigh of relief, stretching her hand to her ear to activate her personal terminal.

“Everything is going smoothly, I must have been captured by them…”

“I know, I’ve been following you, you’re currently in a warehouse beneath the auction house, they’re conducting an auction, and according to the organizers, they plan to feature you last as the finale. I didn’t expect these people to have such taste.”

“Ah… I don’t want that kind of attention.”

Mary muttered in exasperation, then she changed the subject.

“That… the woman who brought me here… named Mayu…”

“Yes, she is one of the hunters, I am currently on standby at the auction site, waiting for you to come on stage and heat up the atmosphere, then it will be time to make a move, no problem, right?”

“Yes! But it’s a pity, she was still a fan of my books…”

“Do you even want a fan who eats people?”

“…Never mind.”

While chatting with Mary, Duanmu Huai leaned against the wall, observing the auction room in front of him. This place looked like it used to be an art gallery or something, and the auction was being held in one of the theater halls, with hundreds of ghouls sitting around, whispering to each other from time to time, looking extremely excited.

In fact, Duanmu Huai was also very excited.

Because these ghouls in the auction were all wealthy and distinguished, it was certain that they also possessed status and identity in the Human World, which meant that they were not loners like the ghouls he had hunted before, perhaps they were like radishes, a bunch of them together.

For this kind of business that involved wiping out entire families, Duanmu Huai loved it the most.

Especially killing Aliens, from the elderly to infants, he would not spare any.

At this moment, Duanmu Huai was just leaning on the wall, watching the high-ranking ghouls whispering below, imagining their families lying dead all over, blood flowing like rivers, and he was already unbearably excited.

After all, he was the God of Destruction, and his desire for the destruction of Aliens was extremely strong.

This so-called auction was not much different from a regular auction, basically introducing the product, then placing bids, the highest bidder wins. Of course, the “product” here were humans, including washed-up actors and ordinary people, but Duanmu Huai didn’t care about these minor details. He was just waiting for the peak moment of the auction’s popularity – after all, the significant figures here had not yet made their moves.

Because there wasn’t a product worth their bidding yet.

But soon, that would change.

“Thank you all for your patience!”

The masked presenter raised his hands high, his tone filled with excitement.

“Next to appear is the most noteworthy item of this auction!”

As the presenter spoke, the music abruptly intensified, and the spotlights suddenly brightened, illuminating Mary, who stood behind the presenter, handcuffed.

Seeing Mary, the guests in attendance stirred, while the presenter also slightly bowed.

“Ladies and gentlemen, you must have seen how beautiful this lady with golden and blue eyes is. Not only that, but her identity is also worthy of respect – because she is none other than the famous novelist, Miss Mary Clarissa Christie!”

Hearing the presenter’s introduction, the guests below stirred even more, it seemed that Mary really was quite famous.

Is she globally known?

However, the presenter apparently wasn’t ready to stop there and spoke again.

“Not only that… please also take a careful smell of her scent!”

Faced with the presenter’s words, the ghouls also started twitching their noses – ghouls have a much sharper sense of smell than humans, although it wasn’t clear how sensitive it actually was, it was apparent they could easily smell the scent of the girl on the stage from their seats.

Immediately following…

“Bang!”

An extremely obese rich woman suddenly stood up, her eyes wide as she stared intently at Mary, while on another side, a well-dressed gentleman also stood up disconcertedly. At the same time, others were also greatly surprised.

“What is this?”

“This is the first time I’ve smelled such a tempting scent from a human!”

“Hey, how much does it take to buy her?”

Almost all the ghouls at the scene went insane for Mary, and some of them, impatient, started shouting and demanding to start the bidding.

“It seems you all understand her value now.”

Watching the agitated audience below, the presenter smiled slightly.

“Now, let’s start the auction… the opening bid… fifty million!”