Chapter 200

There are tables and chairs in front of the glass, which are arranged in a circle, so that people sitting here can have a clear view of the booth just by looking up.

"Please sit down." Sky poured tea and then brought a flat tablet about the size of an A4 paper.

"Here is the schedule for today's auction. If you're interested, you can take a look."

When the Southern Cross Trading House holds an auction, some news usually leaks out, mostly about the items being auctioned. A small number of guests with sufficiently distinguished status will also receive a detailed list of goods before the auction.

These distinguished guests all have private rooms here, but they usually don't come in person. They send their trusted subordinates.

Those who sit in the hall to participate in the auction are those who are not of high status enough to enter the box but have the entry qualifications. The more mature forces will send people, and it is not necessarily the owners of the forces who come in person.

Generally, there are only two types of people who come in person. One type is when there is no one to trust and they have to come by themselves.

There is another type, which is some newly established forces that are in the early stages of entrepreneurship. Even big bosses have to take some time out to do things themselves.

In Skye's opinion, the 'gentleman' in front of him was the latter.

The white kitten squatted on the table, sweeping its tail gently back and forth.

Lu Ze stretched out his fingers to stroke the cat's head, stroking the fur along its back. It didn't seem very interested in the tablet in front of it.

The ability of the phantom insect is indeed useful. After disguising itself as a cat, the feel of the touch has changed.

"Does your kitten need something to eat? We also provide pet meals."

"If you need, I can prepare it."

Skye's flattery was too obvious. Although he didn't act annoying, Lu Ze really didn't want him to stay here.

The original Zerg eat everything, but their favorite is energy crystal ore, so there is no need to worry about getting an upset stomach.

"Well, go get ready." He spoke, just in time to send the other person away.

As Skye left, the cat in disguise as a brainworm straightened up, leaned forward, raised its tail, and stretched.

The mental power belonging to the brain worm radiated around, sweeping every inch of space in the box. After confirming that there was no arrangement targeting mental power, it lazily returned to Lu Ze's hand.

Lu Ze deliberately brought the brain worm with him, not only to disguise his non-human identity, but also because the brain worm was more perceptive than him in certain detections.

He is the top AI, and he is invincible in anything related to Internet technology.

But he also has shortcomings. AI does not have mental power. While spiritual items have no effect on him, it is difficult for him to actively discover the hidden existence of the spiritual side.

No matter how concealed the various surveillance devices in the Southern Cross Trading House were, they were all visible in his scans. However, he had no way to detect some of the spiritual items used to monitor mental wavelengths.

He brought the brain worm with him to eliminate this weakness.

Lu Ze opened the tablet and entered the internal trading platform of the Southern Cross Trading House. In addition to the auction column, there were also some items for regular sale.

Among the regular goods for sale, he saw a mothership of a fifth-level civilization.

Although it looked very crude and simple to Lu Ze, it was still at the level of a genuine fifth-level civilization.

As for the price, it’s very expensive. These are usually display items, and no one will actually buy them.

However, the Southern Cross Trading House is backed by the Southern Cross Star Region, so it is not surprising that it can produce such things.

There are many alliance organizations in the Milky Way. The Star Alliance is only the largest one, and there are many smaller alliance mutual aid organizations under it.

The Southern Cross Star Region Alliance is one of them. It was founded by a level five civilization in the Southern Cross Star Region, and those who join it are generally the native civilizations of the star region.

It is not easy to gain a foothold in the Western Ring Star Belt, and it is even more difficult to get a share of the black market.

The emergence of an emerging force is bound to be accompanied by conflict with the old forces.

Fortunately, their target is not the black market.

Well, it’s not the Western Circumpolar Belt either.

These two places are just two small stones that are not even stumbling blocks on their way to achieving their ultimate goal.

Lu Ze clicked on the [Auction] column.

The page jumps, most of the descriptions are text, and only a few items have pictures.

Whenever he looked at other items that were irrelevant to the purpose of his trip, Lu Ze mainly looked at those related to Tianjia.

The wings are perfectly cut. The wings in the picture are small and pure in color. If you don't know much about it, you might think they are some crystal handicrafts.

The information about the Tianjia Zerg showed that it described the appearance of the larvae in great detail, from their appearance to their potential, and also set a very high starting price for them.

Lu Ze directly used the tablet in his hand to hack into the internal network of the Southern Cross Trading Company through the program.

But in just a moment, all the equipment of the Southern Cross Trading House was under his control, and every surveillance probe would become his eyes whenever needed.

Hacking into unfamiliar systems and networks is so easy for him.

Lu Ze knew about the information about young Zerg, star stones, star cores and insect wings in this auction long before he came. In addition, he also knew that adult Zerg would appear in this auction.

The Western Ring Star Belt has been trading with Tianjia for a long time, but generally what they sell are cubs, and few raise cubs to adulthood.

After all, the longer you keep it, the more you will invest, and the lifespan of the Zerg is also a big problem. It would be more cost-effective to sell it in the cub stage and pass the cost on to the buyer.

The more advanced technology becomes, the less privacy exists.

Lu Ze easily found the place where the adult Zerg were imprisoned. In addition to the adult Zerg, there were also a few young Zerg that the Southern Cross Trading House thought had good potential and quality.

To use the jargon in the industry, they are the carefully selected good goods, while those that only have text descriptions and are not even eligible for awakening are currency.

The only difference between the two is that the former is eligible for auction, while the latter will remain dormant until it is bought by the seller and will be transferred without anyone noticing.

Until the last seller takes over and wakes them up.

Lu Ze looked at the images coming from the monitor, and then looked at the Southern Cross Trading House's internal assessment of these adult female insects. He reasonably inferred that by the time this report was sent back, His Majesty's head would start to hurt again.

Well, before that, let me share some of the worries for His Majesty.

When Skye came back, she was pushing a food cart.

There is not only pet food for cats, but also meals for guests.

There are still fifteen minutes until the auction starts.

The seats below were packed, and the auctioneer in charge of the auction was already in place at the middle booth.

Lu Ze supported his chin with one hand, his eyes vaguely looking down, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Skye didn't look at it for long. He first placed the exquisite dishes in front of Lu Ze, and then used a cat teaser to tease the pet cat, trying to attract it to the food on the side.

Brainworm: ...damn, stupid.

Although it was disdainful, the brain worm did not forget that it was a cat and followed.

Anyway, there is nothing important, so eating something is a good choice. The main purpose of following Lu Ze here today is to keep him company.

"Meow~"

The brain worm began to eat. This food could not compare with the energy ore, but it was better than nothing.

Time flies.

Soon, the auction began.

The auction of the first item heated up the atmosphere.