Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#386 - Chapter 385 The Real Situation

Moonstones embedded in the ceiling cast a moonlight-like glow, illuminating everything in the private room.

A light silver velvet carpet lay flat on the ground, like a tranquil and clear lake. Simple yet stylish black tables and chairs were placed in the center of the room, and seemingly high-end oil paintings hung on the walls.

A faint fragrance wafted from an unknown source, spreading to every corner of the room, making one feel refreshed.

Li Chenqiu crossed his legs, holding a fragrant cup of milk tea in one hand and a thin booklet in the other, looking at it with rapt attention.

"Li Chenqiu, do you think people outside can see me like this?"

Hearing Xiang Nanzhi's excited voice, Li Chenqiu looked up and saw her spreading her arms and pressing her whole body against the floor-to-ceiling window.

"I don't know if people outside can see you, but I know that if you do this, I definitely can't see anything," Li Chenqiu said speechlessly.

"You're just like King Yama, no fun at all."

Xiang Nanzhi walked to the sofa and sat down, crossing her legs on the table, looking at the ceiling with boredom.

Li Chenqiu said without looking up, "If you feel very idle, you can help me assign abilities to these miscellaneous items."

"Hoo... Hoo..."

A burst of snoring came from beside Li Chenqiu.

Xiang Nanzhi gave her answer with her actions.

...

Time passed by, and under the arrangement of the Underworld, everyone who came to participate in the auction went to their respective private rooms.

As soon as there was no one left on the plaza, a melodious chime came from all directions, echoing in everyone's ears.

Dong—

Xiang Nanzhi, who had accidentally fallen asleep, immediately woke up from her dream, looking around blankly, her eyes filled with undisguised sleepiness, muttering, "Who's ringing the bell here?"

Li Chenqiu closed the booklet and lowered his eyes to look at the auction stage: "The auction is about to begin."

Whoosh!

Just then, the clear sky darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before everyone could react, the darkness that blotted out the sky engulfed the outside of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"What's going on?"

"Why did it suddenly get dark?"

"To change the sky of an alternate dimension, what a great method!"

Everyone whispered, no one dared to speak loudly.

"Welcome everyone to this auction, I am the auctioneer for this event - King Yama." The standard Federal Common Language came from the auction stage.

Buzz—

A disc-like bright moon appeared directly above the auction stage, projecting a soft beam of light that landed on the auction stage, or rather, on King Yama.

At this moment, he had a smile on his face, wearing a fitted, off-white suit that accentuated his tall figure, his toes slightly apart, standing firmly on the stage.

Under the moonlight, he became the sole focus of the audience.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, King Yama said with a smile:

"This auction is different from the auctions you all know. Please listen carefully to what I am about to say, because I will not repeat it a second time.

First, this auction takes the form of bartering. If you are interested in an auction item, take out something that our Underworld is interested in. It can be a mystic artifact, or something else, as long as it is beneficial to us.

Second, in past auctions, the highest bidder won the item. This auction is also the same. Our Underworld will judge the value of the items you offer.

Third, if you plan to bid, please place your item on the table in front of you and introduce its function. Then our Underworld will send someone to verify it. Once any fraud is discovered..."

King Yama paused, his aura suddenly changed, and he said in a cold voice, "No matter who you are, don't even think about leaving here alive today."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in each private room instantly cooled down, and clouds of gloom appeared in everyone's hearts, except for one private room.

"Li Chenqiu, did you hear that? The words 'fraud' are talking about you. If you want to die, put your stuff on the table!" Xiang Nanzhi pointed at Li Chenqiu's nose and laughed.

Li Chenqiu moved his butt to the side and said perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, you're right about everything."

"You..." Xiang Nanzhi was about to get up.

Seeing this, Li Chenqiu hurriedly reached out and pressed her shoulder, and said in a gentle tone, "Brother Xiang, I was wrong. We still have a mission now, so we can't let this small grudge ruin the big picture!"

Hearing this, the anger in Xiang Nanzhi's heart slightly dissipated, and she sat back in her original position.

On the stage, after explaining the rules of the auction, King Yama did not delay and went straight to the point.

"The first item in this auction is a very practical man-made mystic artifact, made by our Emperor himself. Everyone knows how important that is!"

"A mystic artifact made by the Emperor?!"

The people in the private rooms were all shocked when they heard this.

There are not even ten people in the entire Federation who have reached the Fourteenth Forbidden Level. The value of the mystic artifacts created by these people is conceivable. It is no exaggeration to say that they are priceless and priceless treasures!

For a time, everyone subconsciously sat up from the sofa, staring intently at King Yama.

Under everyone's gaze, King Yama smiled and raised his left hand, reaching out and pointing in the air.

With a "buzz" sound, the moon cast a slender beam of light, and a delicate silver ring slowly fell into King Yama's hand along the beam of light.

"This mystic artifact is called the Void Ring. An alternate dimension has been opened up inside, with a hundred cubic meters, which can be used to store items. If you are interested, you can start bidding."

King Yama spread his hand and looked around.

"King Yama, can you show us the function of this mystic artifact?" An untimely voice sounded.

King Yama looked towards a certain private room and smiled, "You have a lot of guts to question the credibility of our Underworld!"

"I didn't mean that, I just wanted to..."

Bang!!!

A sudden explosion sounded, and the deep red fire briefly dispelled the darkness, opening up everyone's vision.

The private room where the voice had come from was engulfed in raging fire, leaving only a frame suspended in the air, vaguely showing several figures hanging askew in it, swaying with the flames.

"This... he just killed them?"

"That seems to be the Zhang family from the Northern Federation!"

"Too casual, just asked if he could show it..."

"Keep your voice down, don't you want to live?!"

Everyone looked at the burning private room in disbelief, feeling a chill in their hearts, and a sense of fear came like a tide. Only the six major consortia could remain calm.

No one expected the Underworld to be so arbitrary and reckless. At this moment, most people understood their true situation - fish on a chopping board!