He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 623. Auction 2

The auction hall was packed to the brim. Various big shots in the Star Sector were currently here.

The hall looked more like a very large version of a theatre, almost the size of a stadium.

Yet, the place was packed with individuals of different races in the star sector. But the majority of the individuals were dwarves. The Khantu Empire was a dwarven empire at its core. However, individuals of other races could choose to settle here. Also, nomads and tourists usually flocked the empire from time to time, like many empires, making it flourish with many other races.

Currently, Kailen and Legoland were seated in one of the seats.

Kailen and Legoland’s eyes scanned the place.

No one here was ordinary.

Just the amount of money—the price one had to pay for registering to be part of the auction—was an undeniable confirmation of that.

Those who stood out exceedingly, or probably wanted to flaunt their wealth, were currently in the VIP area.

A green-skinned human wearing a suit appeared, floating at the centre of the very large hall on some sort of levitating platform.

He radiated the aura of a rank 5 intermediate stage universe level powerhouse.

He was quite strong.

His eyes scanned the place for a moment, and he clapped.

"Dear guests, I won’t waste much of your time. The Drugfror Chamber of Commerce understands fully that you are all busy people, after all."

The guests nodded. This was a business event, not a concert. This was why they preferred this chamber of commerce to others who’d waste their time with music and unnecessary nonsensities before the whole event began.

Various alchemical products, runic artifacts, and certain products were brought out and exhibited to the audiences. Bids were placed, and the highest bidder at the end was congratulated for winning the bid.

Very soon, the spaceship Kailen and Legoland had heard about appeared in the centre of the room.

It was a very large spaceship. It looked very ordinary.

"This is the Vor Spaceship," the auction facilitator said. "Inscribed with rank 8 concealment runesmithery of an expert with a rune skill proficiency of 89 percent, the Vor Spaceship can travel undetected by intermediate stage universe level powerhouses."

Several murmurs spread across the place. This time, the murmurs were more than the previous times when other items were displayed. It went a long way to tell how much people desired this.

"So it was true?"

"Damn, I spent all my money on that other item."

"This spaceship is very valuable. With increased danger recently in the Starry Sea, a spaceship of this kind will be very helpful to me."

"I need to buy this."

"Don’t we all?"

The place was in commotion. The auction facilitator smirked faintly. As a businessman, this was the kind of reaction he desired. The reaction of the crowd meant that the bidding prices would be off the charts.

"Dear guests, the bidding starts now."

At this moment, people began bidding.

"I bid 1000 universe coins."

"I bid 1500 universe coins."

"I bid 3000 universe coins."

"I bid 4000 universe coins."

The bidding was incessant.

At the moment, a fellow was seated in the VIP area.

A human with blue skin. His nose was a bit long. He was clad in a very long robe. He radiated a very sophisticated aura. No one knew who he was. And no one cared. The universe was full of all manner of mysterious individuals from different regions with varying appearances, after all. There was even a human with a rock-looking body in the crowd.

The human with blue skin squinted his eyes lightly.

This item was the reason why he had come here.

"If I get this, we can travel unhindered for a while."

He sent a thought transmission to a lady with the same complexion as himself seated near him.

"Yes, dear, we can regather the rest of the members and leave this damned place. If possible, we can lay low for a few years without getting into trouble," the woman sent a thought transmission back to him.

"That’s right. We, the members of the Rustfang Corsairs, cannot allow ourselves to be caught. What’s the point of being pirates, then?" the male replied.

If anyone had heard him, they would have been completely shocked. This man was the head of the Rustfang Corsairs, a notorious pirate syndicate wanted in several empires in the starry sea.

He was a rank 5 intermediate stage universe level powerhouse. His wife was also a rank 4 intermediate stage universe level powerhouse. They, and their crew, were known for all manner of crimes—trafficking, slave trade, money laundering, assassinations of big shots, name them. Bounties on their heads were extremely astronomical.

However, the two leaders had changed their facial appearance, so no one recognized them.

They had been laying low with the rest of their crew members in Khantu Empire when they saw an ad for this auction. After consulting some sources, they realised that this spaceship was to be auctioned. It was the perfect escape vessel for them, to go off radar and lay low completely for a while.

There was no way they would pass up this opportunity to get this spaceship.

Making their decision, the blue-skinned man placed his bid.

"I bid 10,000 universe coins."

The whole place was silent.

The eyes of the auction facilitator gleamed with greed.

Everyone else looked at the blue-skinned figure in the VIP region.

This must be some mysterious powerhouse. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Those VIP people paid extremely large amounts of money just to get the VIP seating in the auction, after all. The fact that he bid 10,000 universe coins on this spaceship was proof of that.

Even those in the VIP region also looked at him with renewed respect, curiosity, and wariness—a testament that his bid was in another league.

At this moment, everyone thought he had outbid them.

The auction facilitator, gleeful, said,

"10,000 going once."

"10,000 going twice."

"10,000 go—"

Before he ended, however, someone spoke from the non-VIP area.

"I bid 20,000 universe coins."