CHAPTER 834: CHAPTER 563: PEACOCK: YOU DARE COMPETE WITH ME FOR THIS? (PART 2)

"Come on, who’s afraid of whom? You can lose the auction, but you can’t lose the aura."

Liu Zheng gritted his teeth and directly took out the "Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill."

"Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill!"

As soon as the projection appeared on the auction table, a collector called out its name.

The next second, everyone’s eyes were focused on this item.

The other collectibles merely satisfied their hobbies, but the "Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill" could truly help them solve big problems.

"Why didn’t you take out the Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill earlier?!"

"Seriously, what’s wrong with all the crazies at this auction? Not auctioning off the Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill and bidding on a cloak, which we’re not even sure is made from dragon skin. If you’re crazy, just go to a mental hospital, alright?"

"Damn it, if I find out who’s wasting such a treasure, I’ll suck their brains out."

The people present cursed and grumbled.

Liu Zheng, who was the target, could only smile bitterly. If he didn’t have to, who would bring so many treasures to bid for something he might not even use and might have to hand over later as a "chicken rib"?

Peacock also stared at the "Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill," her originally indifferent gaze gradually becoming sharp.

Even for her, getting hold of a "Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill" was not an easy task.

The Metropolis’s Taoism was already on the decline, and many ingredients in the "Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill" recipe were only available abroad.

Gathering the herbs doesn’t guarantee finding a Taoist skilled in alchemy, and finding such a Taoist doesn’t guarantee gathering all the herbs.

The last time the "Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill" appeared in the Metropolis was over thirty years ago, and countless Immortal Species fought fiercely for it.

"So it was you, that human delivery guy."

Peacock identified Liu Zheng’s identity after a brief consideration.

It wasn’t that she was too smart, but only Si Xue and employees of the Bloody Restaurant would spend such a high cost to compete with her for a mostly useless Red Dragon Cloak.

If it were Si Xue, they wouldn’t have tried to sneak with two excellent quality items from the start, so it could only be an employee of the Bloody Restaurant.

And which employee is most likely to oppose her?

The answer was obvious.

"It’s your granddaddy."

Despite his cover being blown, Liu Zheng wasn’t flustered; he just sneered.

They had long since torn their masks off and weren’t afraid of another lawsuit.

Moreover, Liu was already pushed to his limits when Peacock brought out Niu Ma’s horse whip for bidding. Even if Peacock didn’t provoke him, he would go look for her sooner or later.

"Very well, it’s been a long time since someone dared to provoke me like this."

Peacock also sneered and then brought out another item.

To be precise, it was five flags in blue, red, white, black, and yellow.

"It’s the Innate Five Directions Banner!"

The projection of the five flags appearing on the auction table once again stirred up a storm.

"Whoa! No way, Pigeon Gate?"

Without needing the auctioneer to introduce it, Liu Zheng cried out.

The Eastern Cyan Lotus Treasure Flag, the Southern Fire Glow Flag, the Western Plain Cloud Flag, the Northern Water Sage Banner, and the Central Wujixxing Yellow Flag.

The Innate Five Directions Banner is legendary in reality and appears in nearly every Primordial Stream novel as a rare treasure of great renown.

"They never gathered all of them in ’Fengshen Yanyi*. And now there’s a full set just at an auction?"

He didn’t even know how to mock this.

For the sake of a Red Dragon Cloak, was he fighting for his life, or was Peacock doing it for the mockery?

"As expected of Lord Peacock, such a grand move almost scared me into a heart attack."

The Penguin Captain came to his senses and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are not the real Innate Five Directions Flags, just replicas."

It announced loudly.

Upon hearing its words, the bustling venue quickly quieted down.

Right, this was more logical.

After all, this was just a regular monthly auction, not the major auction held every ten years. Bringing out the Innate Five Directions Banner would be too shocking.

However, even being replicas was quite remarkable.

Everyone present could see that both Peacock and the unknown collector were already fired up.

The host and auction house owner, Penguin, also noticed this.

"Go get Minister Xin Meier over here."

It ordered Kawas using the Penguin Squad’s code.

Even City Hall’s legendary agents couldn’t restrain an enraged Peacock, but they could summon someone who could.

"Understood."

Kawas took the order and went.

Peacock naturally noticed their small movements but didn’t care.

It’s just a human delivery guy, not worthy of her wrath.

"These are the Postnatal Five Directions Flags, crafted by the legendary Metropolis workshop ’Dēngnēngzào’. The workshop mysteriously vanished without a trace, and those not in the workshop at the time scattered and changed their identities. ’Dēngnēngzào’ is no more."

"As everyone knows, the ’Dēngnēngzào’ workshop intentionally left obvious flaws when making replicas. The flaw in this set of Postnatal Five Directions Flags is that they must be together to work, otherwise they’re mere decorations."

"But once they’re gathered, all evils retreat, and no magic can penetrate."

"This might sound confusing, so let me give you an example."

"Fifty-three years ago, the Postnatal Five Directions Flags appeared. Their owner used them to venture into the Garbage Processing Plant and returned safely, laden with treasures."

The Penguin Captain was fulfilling its role as host.

"Oh~"

The crowd reacted with amazement.

Setting aside the mysterious Chaos Club, the Garbage Processing Plant is probably the most dangerous of all landmarks.

At the same time, it’s the most coveted destination for adventurers and treasure seekers.

Simply returning alive from the Garbage Processing Plant is newsworthy, let alone returning with a bounty.

"Hey, Lord Peacock, that person wasn’t also..."

"I didn’t kill that one this time."

Peacock replied.

"Whew~"

The crowd sighed in relief.

"He rented my office building but couldn’t afford the rent, so he pawned the Postnatal Five Directions Flags to me."

Peacock added.

"Oh~"

The crowd nodded in understanding.

That made sense; instead of blatant murder and theft, this was what a top Metropolis real estate mogul should do.

"I’ll add this and these two."

Liu Zheng gritted his teeth and stomped, taking out a ruby-like eye and two red and blue medicine pills.

"Is this... the third eye of the Three-Eyed Clan? Wasn’t the Three-Eyed Clan wiped out by us... by City Hall? And weren’t those eyes confiscated? Where did you get this eye?"

The Penguin Captain exclaimed in shock.

"I pried it from the forehead of someone named Garcia. He was the Metropolis’s last Three-Eyed Clan member and also a bishop of the Round God Sect."

He candidly spilled everything.

After all, it was his spoil of war, and as long as City Hall didn’t catch him at the time, he could just deny everything.

"So there was still a fish that slipped through the net back then..."

The Penguin Captain looked displeased.

This was a blemish on its legendary agent record.

"The third eye of the Three-Eyed Clan can enhance spiritual and perception attributes, granting the ’Spiritual Vision’ ability, and may even pass down Three-Eyed Clan bloodline heritage, awakening the Three-Eyed Clan lineage."

"Of course, I don’t recommend direct use due to the numerous hidden dangers of the Three-Eyed Clan lineage. Even if you’re not discovered by City Hall, you might attract other unsavory things."

Despite its displeasure, it explained the functions of the item.

"I recommend using it as a material for crafting an extraordinary item related to ’eyes.’ Trust me, with a good craftsman, the finished product will not disappoint you."

"Alternatively, it can be used directly as a casting material to unleash abilities related to ’eyes,’ resulting in significant enhancement."

"Considering this is the last member of the Three-Eyed Clan, his third eye may have hidden uses. This is something the buyer will have to further explore or leave to our auction house for further evaluation."

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