To be honest, Lu Mingfei never thought that the principal said that he was helping him settle down in front of an old friend, but he brought him to a place that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Pennsylvania Road, a small road tucked away in a downtown area, is flanked by towering gray walls of skyscrapers. The towers were built during Chicago's most lavish metropolitan era, the 1950s.

With the passage of time, the limestone surface of these buildings has peeled off, revealing the desolation of a dilapidated aristocrat. The sun was completely blocked by high-rise buildings. The tail of summer has not yet passed. The slender streets have already revealed a hint of coolness in autumn. At the end of the road stands a huge square building. There are no windows on the towering walls. The large exhaust fans were slowly turning, and Lu Mingfei looked at them and remembered the air conditioner on the roof of his hometown.

Chicago Civic Opera.

It used to be a place where celebrities gathered. 60 years ago, luxury cars and modern girls gathered here every night. The courteous gentlemen came here with their young female companions to enjoy the elegant music, and the waiters recited the honored guests. name.

The black Maserati was mixed in the retro-style luxury cars in front of the Opera House, as if a group of middle-aged businessmen in suits and leather shoes were mixed with a young man in a rivet jacket and ripped jeans.

Lu Mingfei sat in the co-pilot and looked out. The ladies and gentlemen came out of the car. The men wore black tuxedos or evening gowns, a white embroidered shirt, and a thick head on the cosmopolitan style. Oil, light can be seen, the ladies' dress is much richer, no one of the dresses is the same, but without exception, long velvet gloves and mink coats, more than half with a semi-permeable veil, a pair of 50s of the last century The style of the characters in the Metropolis films.

Is this the American zombie from 60 years ago who was pulled out of the cemetery, waxed, polished, and turned into a human again?

Sweeping a circle of men and women outside, Lu Mingfei turned to look at the principal again, the handmade Italian suit and leather shoes, the delicate roses on the chest of the jacket, and the dignified smile that an old thief must have.

"Heh..." Lu Mingfei couldn't help but smile.

"Huh? Mingfei, what are you laughing at?" Angers wondered.

"If I remember correctly, you should be around one hundred and thirty years old, principal," Lu Mingfei leaned on the seat and hid the Colt python in his waist, "Look at those 60-year-olds outside. Wouldn't it be interesting to see people with similar roles in movies a few years ago? The oldest people here look at the youngest, and the less old people look like they just came out of a few generations ago."

"It's a matter of mentality, most of them have really experienced that era," Angers shrugged, "It's just a pity, with the end of that era, their period of accepting new things also ended, so they forever in that era.”

"What about you, principal?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

"I can't stop," Angers shook his head, "because I still have something to do."

Lu Mingfei nodded, did not ask further, but opened a new topic: "By the way, principal, aren't we coming to see your old friend? This is not a place suitable for old friends to chat or discuss cooperation."

"No hurry, let's go to an auction inside first," Anger said. "My old friend will also be at this auction. When the auction is over, it's time for us to talk about cooperation."

"What? Principal, you and your old friend are both collectors?" Lu Mingfei joked.

"Among the mixed breeds, we are all first-class collectors," Angers seemed to not know what modesty meant. "Because of this, neither of us could miss this auction, which has been three years for Sotheby's. A large auction that has only been held once..."

"Sotheby's?" Lu Mingfei was a little surprised. He didn't expect that not only the principal would come here to see old friends, but he also saw "old friends" in another sense.

"Oh, I remember, you said before that you bought some rare alchemy materials at an auction house in Sotheby's," Angers said, "but this time is different, you went to Sotheby's before. Sibe’s ordinary auction, this auction is the largest auction in the entire Sotheby’s, and it is held every three years, and the quality of the auction items is the top among all auctions in North America.”

"Mingfei, if you like something, you can tell me," Ang Re said, "I can take a picture for you if it's not too expensive."

"It shouldn't be necessary," Lu Mingfei shook his head, "I'm not interested in collectibles."

"It's not just collectibles. Alchemy props, alchemy weapons, and alchemy materials are always indispensable in mixed-race auctions, and sometimes even alchemy formulas appear."

Despite what Angers said, Lu Mingfei still had a lack of interest.

Following Angers to get out of the car, ignoring the gazes cast by the people around him, Lu Mingfei was led by the principal into his exclusive private room under the warm greetings of the waiters - Sotheby's Auction House held the auction for the last large-scale auction. The twenty guests with the highest total bids will prepare a luxury private room.

The private room is located at the highest point in the entire opera house. The location design is very clever. Looking down on the guest seats can be said to have an unobstructed view, and the stage is an impeccable good perspective.

There are handmade furniture from various top luxury brands in the private room, from sofas to small tables to chandeliers to floor lamps of unknown significance. Every part of the room is decorated with elegant aristocratic luxury, and even the table is marked with "Japan "Imported" fruits seem cheap in this atmosphere.

The corruption of capitalism is vividly displayed in this small private room.

In addition, in a sense, how much public funds the principal has embezzled is also vividly displayed.

Sitting in front of the box glass with the principal and looking down at the auditorium, Lu Mingfei looked at the curtain that had not yet been opened—the curtain was embroidered with patterns of gold thread, but it was not the pattern of the auction he went to last time.

It stands to reason that the previous pattern should be the family crest of the mixed-race family behind Sotheby's, the symbol of this family, there is only one, and it is almost never changed, but now the gold thread on the crimson curtain is embroidered with a and There was no half-similar pattern in the previous auction - a four-winged griffin with thorns in its mouth.

Lu Mingfei took a few glances and then retracted his gaze. Although he could analyze what should be the problem, it had nothing to do with him, so why bother?

...

Six Flags Amusement Park, Yong Road leading to the Ferris Wheel.

Xia Mi almost didn't hold the cone in her hand, her footsteps froze, and she heard Chu Zihang in front ask, "Did you go out with Lu Mingfei last night?"

Can I kill Senior Brother Lu now to prove my innocence with him?

Chu Zihang turned his head to look at Xia Mi, and said seriously, "If you want to go to an Internet cafe overnight, you don't have to carry me behind your back."

"……what?"

Xia Mi, who was holding the cone, blinked, suspecting that she heard it wrong, or that her senior brother actually cared about her, so she misunderstood something and then received a huge stimulation for a while, so she became mentally ill?

"Although sometimes Lu Mingfei goes to an Internet cafe overnight, I would advise him to pay attention to his body, but if it is only once in a while, it will not cause much harm to his body."

Of course, for the mixed race.

"Senior brother, do you think Lu Mingfei and I went to the Internet cafe...all night?"

The panic dissipated, and Xia Mi suddenly felt a sense of irony and laughter.

"Lu Mingfei has done this many times. When I stayed in a hotel with him, he always sneaked away in the middle of the night to find a nearby Internet cafe to play games," Chu Zihang frowned and asked, "If you didn't Go to the Internet cafe, where did you go last night?"

"I woke up in the middle of the night, just to find that Senior Brother Lu was also awake. I couldn't sleep and wanted to chat, but I was afraid of disturbing you, so I went out to chat with him for a while."

Xia Mi said an answer that if it happened between boyfriends and girlfriends, 99% of them would lead to a breakup - who would believe that this was just a simple chat?

Chu Zihangxin.

"Next time you can chat with me if you can't sleep," Chu Zihang said, "If you chat with Lu Mingfei, you may not be able to sleep even more."

Xia Mi nodded subconsciously.

"Wait a minute, Senior Brother," Xia Mi gritted her teeth and asked tentatively, "Don't you doubt that there is... something between me and Senior Brother Lu?"

"What?" Chu Zihang didn't react for a while.

He was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head and said, "Impossible, there is absolutely no sign of mutual affection between you and Lu Mingfei."

"Senior brother, can you still recognize the signs of good feelings?" Xia Mi said that it is impossible. Maybe a couple like you can recognize them as friends of the opposite sex, and you still have the confidence to see that they are two people. Not feeling good? Who gave you the confidence, brother!

"I've seen Lu Mingfei like Chen Wenwen and Su Xiaoqian," Chu Zihang said, "I can't see any 'like' from his attitude towards you."

Xia Mi:  …

Brother, you know Lu Mingfei so well, can you dedicate a little energy to get to know me!

"And..." Chu Zihang showed a very hesitant expression on his face, but he hesitated.

"What's the matter, brother? You said it!" Xia Mi leaned over curiously, as if she was attracted to a kitten by a ball of wool.

"You shouldn't fit Lu Mingfei's aesthetic," Chu Zihang said with a sullen face, "He said he likes beautiful girls with plump breasts."

Xia Mi:  …

...

It's a boring auction.

The auction was coming to an end, Lu Mingfei was lying on the sofa and chatting with Su Xiaoqian on his mobile phone, while Anger watched the increasingly valuable lots with interest, and made bids from time to time.

The auction time was not very long, and during this short period of time, Lu Mingfei really felt how Angers was spending public and private expenses and wasting money.

Let's put it this way, Lu Mingfei memorized the prices and buyers of the auctioned items, and calculated a little. If nothing else, the principal should have a luxury box in the next auction.

"Next, it's the eighty-sixth lot," the auctioneer who had been hosting the auction for several hours on the stage still maintained his high enthusiasm, "this is a very, very special and precious alchemy material, an anonymous The exploration team entrusted us to auction it!"

A huge black hard-shell box was pushed up by the auctioneer's assistant with a cart. The auctioneer pressed the lid of the box with his white-gloved hand and opened the hard-shell box.

Unexpectedly, the box is still a box, a small box of light gray metal texture.

The auctioneer took out the small case and opened it again.

There was low-pitched laughter from the crowd, because the metal box was a smaller black box. This joyous scene was like the funny plot of a big box over a small box that appears in many cartoons, although these old-fashioned guests Cartoons should not know much.

"Forgive us for having to keep it in such a cumbersome way as it's totally worth the trouble." The auctioneer smiled and opened the black box, which this time was a blue-grey metal box - it was a lead The box, the size of which is similar to a small suitcase, is displayed in its entirety on a large screen for the convenience of guests.

The lead box was opened again, and inside was a navy blue box with a dark blue pattern on the surface.

No one smiled this time, most of them had formal expressions on their faces, because this sea blue box was some kind of alchemical metal—and expensive.

The auctioneer opened the box again, and this time it was finally no longer a box, but a piece of bone—a piece that looked like an arm bone, but a dark golden bone with far more bones and a weirder shape than humans.

The sound of inhalation sounded in the guest seat.

It is said that dragons can become human-like, but even if they look like humans, their skeletons are completely different from humans—they have at least a thousand odd-shaped, dark-gold skeletons that fit together.

"After receiving the entrustment of this lot, we invited a lot of alchemy masters, and after the joint appraisal of many alchemy masters, our Sotheby's Auction House officially confirmed and assured you that this is a genuine piece of , the keel left by the next-generation duke!" The auctioneer's voice suddenly rose, "And it is the Duke's keel that retains the corresponding spiritual power and can extract the sage's stone!"

There was an uproar in the guest room.

No one thought that this level of treasure would appear in this auction. Generally speaking, the bones and blood of Duke-level dragons are priceless treasures, which can only be bartered. On the auction floor where you can buy things-because the value of this thing can no longer be measured by currency~www.readwn.com~ Just like no country will sell its own nuclear weapons technology for money.

Although this keel looks small, it is only because it is in human form. If it was originally in the form of a dragon, it would be at least two meters long.

If a corresponding amount of the Duke's spiritual power is preserved in it, then it can extract at least ten standard-sized Sage Stones—there should be fewer than ten mixed-race families in North America that can possess so many Sage Stones.

The guest table boils over, and most gentlemen and ladies don't even have the energy to maintain their demeanor.

Lyinge in the box straightened up, and without hesitation, called Norma and asked Norma to open the college's emergency account for him—this was a big deal, and Angers picked it up for the college.

Lu Mingfei stared at the keel arm, always feeling a familiar feeling.

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