Chapter 1899: Chapter 1899: Magic Apostle (20)
Raising the bid is too exhausting.
Moreover, since it’s a dragon, many people would not want to give up and would hold on tightly.
The most important thing is, with so many people around, she doesn’t want to shout; she wants to maintain an air of aloofness and elegance.
Alice was initially startled, then delighted: "Does Xue Laite know where my sister is?"
Chuzheng didn’t seem to care: "Either way, she’s here somewhere, she’ll be found eventually." As for whether she’ll be found alive or dead, that’s none of her concern.
Alice: "..."
She felt there was something eerie about these words.
But what can she do now?
She doesn’t even know where her sister is.
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Backstage at the Colosseum.
The teenager looked at the dragon, slightly shrunken in its cage, and played with the Gold Coins in his hand, feeling quite pleased.
"Master, it’s about time."
"Alright, take it out." The teenager stepped aside.
Wuno had people push the dragon outside, and soon there was a thunderous roar and the shrill screams from outside.
To the teenager, these sounds weren’t annoying at all; in fact, he seemed quite happy.
Stepping on the floor tiles, he walked back and forth, a smile in his eyes.
Wuno used magic to project the scenes outside in front of the teenager.
The teenager seemed tired of walking, leaned back slightly.
An empty space behind him suddenly materialized a chair that caught him perfectly.
The teenager skillfully tucked his feet up, crossed his arms around his legs, and rested his chin on his knees, watching the projected scene.
The teenager did nothing, but the images kept changing.
From the dragon in the field to the audience, scene after scene flashed by, passing by the faces of many intimidating big shots.
Yet the images kept moving until Chuzheng appeared on the screen.
There were many people around Chuzheng, with quite a few standing up completely out of excitement seeing the dragon.
The frenzied scene looked as if their favored team had just won a game.
But what about the girl?
Sitting there expressionless, her eyes staring at the emptiness ahead.
The teenager tilted his head slightly, his golden hair gently sliding to one side.
"Wuno."
"Master."
"Make sure she doesn’t get away."
Wuno hesitated for a moment before stepping forward: "Master, she’s from the Charles Family."
The teenager blinked: "Charles’s daughter?"
He remembered Charles’s daughter didn’t look like this.
Did they change daughters?
"No, she’s considered a stepdaughter." Wuno reported the newly checked information to the teenager: "Master, although she’s a stepdaughter, she’s still part of the Charles Family. We don’t need to make an enemy of them."
"But she invaded my territory."
"..." Many before have stumbled in or intentionally infiltrated here; in the end, they were thrown out. You’re just in a bad mood, looking for trouble.
Wuno: "Master, she hasn’t done anything... and even helped you catch the dragon and that person."
No matter if Charles cares about the stepdaughter, as long as there’s a reason to start a battle, that’s enough, isn’t it?
Wuno really doesn’t want to see the master clash with the Charles Family.
In the end, he’d be the one to suffer.
"How do you know she hasn’t done anything? Sneaky, who knows what she’s up to?" The teenager pouted, dissatisfied with Wuno speaking for Chuzheng: "Do you like her?"
Wuno: "???"
What’s all this about?
He’s only met the girl once; what is there to like?
Wuno quickly responded: "Master, I’m just concerned about the Charles Family..."
"Since she’s just a stepdaughter, how much could Charles care about her." The teenager was dismissive: "Keep an eye on her; if she escapes, it’s on you."
Wuno: "..."
Sigh.
The teenager focused on watching the auction outside.
Dragons, being such rare creatures, have only been seen in documents by many people. Now there’s a chance to own one, would anyone with some savings miss it?
So the auction is extremely intense.
Wuno kept his head down while waiting by the side, occasionally glancing at the screen.
At first, many were bidding to raise the price.
But as the price soared, most remaining were those with a background.
"Sixty million Gold Coins!"
"Sixty-one million Gold Coins!"
"Sixty...."
One bid after another, barely giving people time to breathe.
The heads of those major families had their representatives bidding; they wouldn’t bid personally.
The price kept rising and has surpassed one hundred million.
What does a hundred million mean here?
You could buy a city with that.
Though not one like theirs, but a medium-sized city, you could buy outright.
Given the current scarcity of dragons, a value like this is fair.
Beyond a hundred million, the bidding gradually decreased.
No matter how much you covet the dragon, you must act within your means.
"Master, look."
Wuno suddenly spoke, pulling the daydreaming teenager back, whose gaze fell on the screen.
At this moment, besides those major powers on the scene, the girl who had intruded upon his territory also started bidding.
She hadn’t participated at first, but now she’s having someone by her bid.
"Charles separated their bids." Wuno was a bit surprised: "This stepdaughter is indeed rich."
The teenager’s eyes subtly shifted, contemplating something.
After a while, he showed a cute and gentle smile: "Ah, isn’t this interesting? Who do you think will win?"
"In terms of resources, any of the Three Great Magic Families could win."
These are magic families with deep roots.
Generations of accumulation, this bit of wealth is just a drop in the bucket to them.
"What about her?"
Wuno instantly understood who the master was referring to by ’her’.
"This one..." Wuno couldn’t quite say.
He previously received news that she had spent a lot in their shop, which is how she got the invitation.
But that amount of money, compared to now, is also just a drop in the bucket.
Can she pull out that much money?
She’s only Charles’s stepdaughter...
Wuno didn’t know how to answer, so he opted to stay silent.
Luckily, the teenager didn’t press further, focusing again on the screen.
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Outside.
Charles also noticed Chuzheng.
He never thought Chuzheng would be here, let alone start bidding at this moment.
How did she get in?
Joining suddenly? To stir up trouble?
"Father, why is she here too? Is she crazy?" Elsa couldn’t hide her agitation. Upon seeing Chuzheng, her expression darkened.
Charles also thought she was crazy.
Charles asked his daughter: "Has she been acting strange lately?"
Charles hasn’t been home much recently.
He previously thought this stepdaughter was a bit odd, but with so much on his plate, a little Yellow Hair girl wasn’t worth much attention.
Elsa: "..."
Acting strange?
She felt the whole person was off, as if she had completely become someone else.
Elsa told Charles what had happened before, without mentioning the Magic Scroll.
Finally, Elsa pointed at her head: "Father, do you think there’s something wrong up here?"
