CHAPTER 670: CHAPTER 540: HER ORIGINS

"Put this on."

Gjestastav handed a pair of sunglasses to Wu Xiaode.

"Why?" Wu Xiaode asked in surprise.

"That way, when you bid on items, no one will be able to tell how much you want something by the look on your face," Gjestastav explained.

"No need, I am a demon thief. If I want something, I’d just kill and rob from the world," Wu Xiaode licked his lips, his eyes filled with madness, "this time, the Duke of Abyss gave me a little trinket... I owe him a favor, so I’ll lay off Dream City this time."

Gjestastav silently took back the sunglasses.

The people seated around quietly stood up and discreetly moved to other seats.

Wu Xiaode excitedly flipped through the auction catalog, seemingly unaware of everyone’s reactions.

"Ha, you’re here."

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the seat next to Wu Xiaode.

The Duke of Abyss.

He still held a glass of red wine, with his legs crossed, eyes half closed, showing little interest in the auction.

"I’m free anyway, came here to shop for my subordinates," Wu Xiaode said.

The Duke of Abyss glanced at Gjestastav and said in realization, "So, you’re a dragon. That explains why you wouldn’t care about these mundane trinkets."

Wu Xiaode held his breath for a moment.

It appeared that as a demon thief, attending an auction for mere mortals still did not suit his status.

Despite his earlier remark, the Duke of Abyss still felt curious.

Fortunately, Gjestastav was present.

The Duke of Abyss seemed somewhat intrigued and casually commented, "Investing in dragons is worthwhile after all, given that some ancient terrifying legends are related to them."

Wu Xiaode replied, "I had a dragon once, but since it couldn’t fall into slumber under my control, I got rid of it."

The Duke of Abyss burst into laughter.

The Dragon Clan must undergo slumber to restore their strength for training and evolution.

A dragon, working under a demon thief, too afraid to sleep, unable to enter slumber, ultimately discarded.

Daville’s humorous words proved two things.

First, his deep knowledge about the Dragon Clan showed he had been raising dragons for fun.

Second, the fact that dragons couldn’t even slumber in his care indirectly demonstrated his immense power and terror.

The Duke of Abyss completely understood the meaning of his words!

Wu Xiaode cocked his head, puzzled, and asked:

"I came here to nurture dragons, and you came here for—"

The Duke of Abyss shook his head and said softly, "I came to tell you, gather on the top floor tomorrow morning. We’ll do that task."

"I’ll be on time," Wu Xiaode said.

"Right, have fun. And one last thing, I might be even less talented than you; no creature can survive around me, hence I’ve never raised dragons," the Duke of Abyss said.

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but smile.

The two exchanged glances, each finding the situation somewhat amusing.

The Duke of Abyss then took another look at Gjestastav.

He couldn’t take his eyes off her after that.

With an admiring tone, he said:

"I didn’t look closely before, but now I see, your dragon has quite a history. Nice, very nice!"

After saying this, the Duke of Abyss patted his shoulder and vanished in a flash.

With his departure, everything around returned to normal.

The crowd around and even the auctioneer on stage took a deep breath and then started breathing heavily.

Wu Xiaode glanced at Gjestastav.

Gjestastav silently communicated, "Dragon’s essence is long, so I’m okay."

"What happened just now?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Couldn’t breathe," Gjestastav replied.

Wu Xiaode opened the Book of the Dead, and two lines of text appeared:

"Aura: Divine Pressure has disappeared."

"This aura wasn’t targeted at anyone, and thus only unleashed less than ten percent of its power, causing the following effect:"

"Those without the power of a demon thief would only suffer suffocation."

Not targeted at anyone.

Less than ten percent power.

"Only" causes suffocation "only".

Tsk.

It’s a bit too strong.

Fortunately, my body as Daville is indeed a demon thief’s body, which is why I was not affected.

—In fact, I am the World Master.

Lan Jiangshan said his world was still very fragile and asked him to be careful of those demon thieves.

But wasn’t this a hopeless situation?

Wu Xiaode sighed.

"Gjestastav, the Duke of Abyss is an extremely powerful demon thief. He said you have an extraordinary origin, is that true?" he asked.

"Origin?" Gjestastav gave a bitter smile, "I left the Dragon Clan a long time ago; even my husband’s face has become blurred. Wandering alone, my powers haven’t even awakened. What kind of origin could I possibly have!"

Wu Xiaode fell into deep thought.

The Duke of Abyss... There was no need for him to lie about such a matter.

What really puzzled him was Gjestastav’s narrative.

"Impossible, why can’t you even remember your husband’s appearance? Didn’t your clan try to retain you? They just let you wander alone with a child?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

Gjestastav furrowed her brows, a look of confusion appearing on her face for the first time.

She spoke slowly, "I have never doubted this matter, so I never thought deeply about it, but now that you mention it, I realize that my past is entirely an illusory scene..."

"In my memory, there is actually nothing that exists."

Wu Xiaode fell silent.

Indeed, as Gjestastav had said before, being chosen as a demon god to guard the sin prison, each one has a significant background, various methods, and their strength is quite formidable among all beings.

Gjestastav wouldn’t be an exception, would she?

This won’t do...

He needed to ask the Duke of Abyss again later.

But that wasn’t right either.

Asking specifically about this might alert the Duke of Abyss.

—You claim to love dragon-keeping, yet you have no idea about the origin of the dragon in your possession?

Logically speaking, that made no sense.

So then—

"Black Flag."

Wu Xiaode called in a low voice.

"I am here," Black Flag responded.

"Can you turn back time a bit without alerting the Duke of Abyss?"

"Let me see... Your spiritual power has recovered 3 points by now, and with sufficient gold, we can perform a ’Time Reset’ once, remember, only once," Black Flag said.

"Do it!" Wu Xiaode said.

Black Flag landed in his hand, which he then flicked forcefully—

Everything reverted back.

"Ha, you’re here."

A figure suddenly appeared on the seat next to Wu Xiaode.

The Duke of Abyss.

He held a cup of red wine, crossed his legs stylishly, and squinted his eyes, seemingly uninterested in the auction.

"Since I’m free, I came to check on something for my subordinates," Wu Xiaode said.

The Duke of Abyss glanced at Gjestastav and suddenly said, "So it’s a dragon, I wondered why you cared about this mortal trash."

Wu Xiaode continued, "I had a dragon before, but since it couldn’t enter hibernation in my care, I disposed of it."

The Duke of Abyss burst into laughter.

Wu Xiaode’s expression remained calm as he continued, "Fortunately, I managed to find this one. She’s never died under my care, which is fantastic."

The Duke of Abyss replied, "So that’s why you brought her here, to pick out some things for her."

"Exactly, keeping dragons that can survive—this dragon of mine also has quite the background," Wu Xiaode said in a casual tone.

At that, the Duke of Abyss took another careful look at Gjestastav.

"This dragon is none other than the exiled Dragon Mother Gjestastav, whose powers evolved to the pinnacle. Being taboo for the royal family of the Dragon Clan, her memory was sealed and she was expelled, yet you picked her up," the Duke of Abyss said in a conversational tone.

"Not bad, right?" Wu Xiaode boasted.

"I have also thought about keeping some dragons as retainers; they are ancient mythical creatures, very useful," the Duke of Abyss said with an understanding smile, "Unfortunately, no being can survive under my care, so I had to give up."

"By the way, I came to tell you that we’re meeting on the top floor tomorrow morning to handle that matter."

"I’ll be on time," Wu Xiaode said.

"Enjoy yourself,"

As the Duke of Abyss finished speaking, his figure flashed and then disappeared.

The creatures around began to breathe heavily.

Wu Xiaode turned his head to look at Gjestastav, who had a bewildered expression on her face.

"Did you hear that? You are actually very powerful,"

Wu Xiaode transmitted his voice to her.