Chapter 1421: 1320, the auction starts

Su Yu’s problem remains inexplicable.

If Su Yu was an alternate account of the Manley Corps Commander, then Executive Andrew should be able to recognize it.

Furthermore, when Andrew went to the 170th Star Region to secretly observe Su Yu, Acting Chairman Lawrence Lemo was also present.

It couldn’t be that both of them failed to recognize Su Yu as an alternate account, could it?

But if Su Yu isn’t an alternate account, then how can his powerful prophecy ability be explained?

Thinking about it gives one a headache.

Deny also realized that they seemed to have hit a dead end.

He could only ask helplessly, “Executive, what should we do? Should we make contact with Su Yu secretly?”

“…Let’s not.” Andrew thought for a moment and shook his head: “Let’s keep a certain distance from Su Yu, and focus on the upcoming online auction instead. I will participate in that; you don’t need to worry about it.”

“Alright.”

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While Executive Andrew was troubled by Su Yu’s problem, other major forces were no exception.

Everyone was unclear about Su Yu’s backgrounds. Who exactly is Su Yu?

Moreover, since Su Yu was close to the Defense Force, the major forces didn’t interfere with him either.

Time rapidly passed.

Soon, 7 days passed, reaching July 3 of the Fegga Calendar, marking the official start of the online auction.

At 9 AM, a large crowd entered the auction’s livestream room, with the auction set to start in an hour.

This was a spectacle that happened once in a millennium, and no one wanted to miss it.

Hence, one hour before the livestream started, the number of online viewers in the room had already surpassed 100 million!

The public discussion area was filled with a barrage of comments:

“Here it comes!”

“When does the livestream start? In one hour?”

“Hymn above, so many people! A hundred million online now!”

“I’ve never seen this many people!”

“Good thing we came early.”

“With so many people, I hope there won’t be any streaming accidents.”

“I’m already experiencing lag; the public network isn’t very strong.”

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Major forces of the Hub, such as the Defense Force, Lemo Mercenary Corps, Central Bank, etc., were also following this auction.

Even the newly formed Fegga Government was no exception.

In the past 10 days, Lawrence Lemo of Journeyman * Gride has resigned from the Defense Force and officially joined the government as the Minister of the Security Department.

The position of Minister of Security Department is a level 49 official post, second only to the government head.

Since this was a newly-established department and security was currently a major priority of the Hub, the Fegga Government allocated a large budget for department establishment.

Lawrence Lemo used this funding to purchase a city-sized open space in the 30th star zone as the office area.

Now, construction of the office area was vigorously underway, with buildings rising from the ground.

Officials of the Security Department, from the highest to the lowest levels, gathered in temporary buildings near the construction site to watch this highly anticipated auction.

After all, Su Yu was also a member of the Security Department and would become one of their leaders in the future.

Soon, it was 10 AM, and the auction officially began!

By now, the simultaneous number of online viewers in the livestream room had surpassed 2 billion–an astounding figure!

After the livestream countdown ended, the scene switched to a golden hall.

In the livestream, Stone Man Retdoz stood solemnly in the hall, surrounded by several Stone People assistants.

“Ahem.” After the livestream began, he cleared his throat, then declared loudly: “Welcome to the livestream room! 2 billion? That’s no small number.

I am Retdoz, a Planetary Level Cultivator from the Giant Rock Clan. Today I will be hosting this auction, and I promise not to disappoint everyone!”

This auction was personally hosted by Retdoz.

Originally, Retdoz planned to hire a top-tier auctioneer for the auction.

But after some thought, even the best auctioneers would struggle to manage such a scene.

For goods of this level and billions of viewers, those below Planetary Level could not handle it; it had to be someone of Planetary Level or above.

Therefore, Retdoz decided to take the stage himself to host the auction.

His assistants were also carefully selected confidants, ensuring there would be no chaos during the auction.

Seeing Retdoz in the livestream, the public discussion area immediately exploded:

“Hymn above, it’s Lord Retdoz!”

“Lord Retdoz is personally hosting the auction, that’s quite a grand appearance!”

“Incredible, unbelievable! Lord Retdoz himself has taken the stage!”

Everyone was surprised that Retdoz was personally hosting the auction.

A Planetary Level bigwig hosting the auction was rare even in the entire history of the Hub–it had been a millennium since the last time.

Moreover, Retdoz was a well-known Planetary Level star across the Hub, with one of the highest levels of recognition among all Planetary Level beings.

His appearance truly elevated the auction to another level!

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The auction started, and Retdoz briefly delivered some opening remarks.

Then he chuckled, “I won’t ramble on. Today you are here to watch the auction, so let’s begin the bidding now!

Those interested in the items can contact us directly to bid; contact details will be posted on the left side of the livestream room shortly.

Each bid will wait for 30 seconds, and if no higher bid is made, the auction is successful.

If no bids are made at the start for an item, it will be passed over.

To prevent malice, after receiving a bid, the organizers will assess the bidder’s financial situation; if we determine the bidder cannot pay the price they offered, the bid will be void.

Well, those are the simplified rules of the online auction. Now let’s take a look at the first item.”

With that, Retdoz turned to look behind him.

At the same time, two assistants removed the screen behind him, and a transparent square box immediately appeared before everyone in the livestream room.

Inside the square box lay a blue spherical object.

But at the moment of seeing the sphere, the public discussion area exploded once again:

“Am I seeing this right? ‘The Core of Foreboding’?”

“Holy shit! It’s indeed ‘The Core of Foreboding’.”

“The ‘Core of Foreboding’ could actually be leaked? Where’s Executive Andrew? Lady Ashley? Your private warehouse has been robbed!”

“Is it real? I still vividly remember that it took 5 million points on the battlefield to acquire it back then.”

“How did Lord Retdoz get it? Hurry up and give us an explanation!”

The vast majority of viewers watching the livestream were confused, not knowing what this blue object that resembled a crystal ball was.

But those who recognized it as “The Core of Foreboding” were stunned!

Originally, they all wanted to quickly skip the earlier items to see the later Planetary Grade Dragon Corpse.

Who knew that, right at the beginning of the auction, they’d be presented with such a big surprise!

“The Core of Foreboding”? Who would have thought it would appear in an auction!