Chapter 271 The Auction is Full of Doubts
A few eye-catching large words were published on the electronic version of the newspaper, and it was hard not to notice them.
City No. 68? Is that a ranking?
Doesn't that mean there are still sixty-seven cities ahead? And probably behind them, too.
These students participating in the competition are probably scattered in various cities.
What do the organizers want them to do? What is the content of this match? Has the match really started now?
The questions in Rongzhen's heart were as numerous and messy as a ball of yarn messed up by a cat, and she had no clue what to do.
She could only try her best to stay calm and flip through the contents of the newspaper. She found that apart from the current affairs news that had happened in the city in recent days, it was full of various colorful advertisements.
Unlike paper newspapers, electronic newspapers are more convenient for publishing colorful advertising images, which are played in a loop on large and small tofu-shaped light screens.
Rong Zhen took a quick look and found that most of the articles were about human body technology and biomedicine, which made people feel a chill.
After reading it, she put the newspaper back in its place and returned to the small room she had booked to try to contact her teammates and the outside world.
In the light brain, the avatars of teammates are all silent, so naturally they cannot be contacted, and the team channel is also quiet.
As for the outside world, Rong Zhen wanted to contact the head of the Yun family for help based on the bad premonition that arose before being thrown into the air.
Unfortunately, it still didn't work. I only got a response of a 30-day countdown.
Rongzhen looked confused.
What does that mean? Is she really going to live here for 30 days as part of the competition?
Isn't this a team competition? Why do they have to be separated? Or do they need to assemble as small groups first, like they did at the beginning of the previous matches?
Not only are they not providing any clues, but they are also blocking their contact information. Are you trying to make things more difficult for them?
Rongzhen made random guesses and decided to just pretend that the competition was still going on.
But in her heart, she silently prepared herself for the possibility that this might be a trap.
She has to be careful to avoid falling into a trap.
For example, the hotel just sent her an invitation to an auction. Should she go and take a look?
The show started at ten o'clock in the evening, and it was already around nine o'clock, so she didn't have much time to think about it.
The venue is the banquet hall on the top floor of the hotel, so I think there should be no problem.
It is said that all guests who have booked rooms at the hotel have received an invitation and can choose to go or not.
Rongzhen was completely clueless and had no idea what the game was about, so he was inclined to go over and check out the situation.
She couldn't stay hidden in the hotel room forever, and she wouldn't be able to hold out for long.
She needs to go out, adapt to this place, integrate into it, collect as much information as possible, and judge the content of the game and her own situation.
If there really is a conspiracy, she absolutely cannot sit idly by.
After much thought, she finally showed up at the door of the hotel banquet hall at 10 o'clock in the evening.
Since she had booked the cheapest small room, she could only be assigned to the outermost corner after entering the banquet hall, which was quite far from the auction table and banquet center above.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as you’re there, it doesn’t matter where you sit.
Their banquet hall is quite large, with a lofted design. There are rows of seats arranged around the center downstairs, and VIP boxes upstairs. A magnificent huge crystal chandelier hangs in the middle of the high ceiling. Overall, it is quite stylish.
If Rong Zhen had not run over from those neon-lit blocks after waking up and only seen this banquet hall, he would have thought this place was the same as any other planet.
The auction started on time at half past ten.
The lights suddenly dimmed a few shades, and a dazzling beam of light shone on the auction table, illuminating the auctioneer's seductive and slender figure very clearly.
Following the other party's warm-up words and narration, the first item came on stage. It was an accessory, said to be a rare brand product.
Interested people off the court started to make moves, but there was no movement in the box upstairs.
Finally, the accessories were photographed by a man dressed in fancy clothes.
The second item for auction was a pair of mechanical prosthetic eyes. Some people in the audience might have come specifically for this thing, and they were competing fiercely with each other in bidding. In the end, the party with more financial resources got it, but their faces were not very good.
The third item was a few silver pistols. Although some of the logos on them had been removed, they still made Rong Zhen's eyelids jump.
If her eyes did not deceive her, those guns were one of the self-defense weapons provided by the event organizers to the students participating in the competition, right?
How did they get here?
Were they sold by their owners, just like she sold the pendants for money?
Or did something else happen that caused the contestants' service guns to be lost?
Rong Zhen felt heavy-hearted as he looked at the guns that the auctioneer was casually introducing on the stage, not daring to show anything unusual.
The situation was unclear, and she had to protect herself first.
The fourth lot is an invitation to a high-class ball...
The fifth lot is a set of the latest beauty products produced by a biopharmaceutical company...
Rong Zhen no longer had the heart to watch. From the moment she saw the familiar pistol, she inexplicably felt a sense of urgency in her heart and wanted to leave immediately.
But reason made her endure and sit there without moving. In less than a moment, someone stood up from the corner and hurried towards the exit.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
"I'm not feeling well and want to go back to my room first."
"But sir, the smart medical device didn't detect any physical condition in your scan."
“Ah, this…”
"He is one of those outsiders, capture him!"
"What are you doing? I'm a guest here, ugh!"
Rong Zhen pricked up her ears to listen to their vague conversation. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the guy who wanted to leave was knocked down and dragged away by the service staff guarding the exit with the smart guard. The hairs on her body couldn't help but stand on end.
Because the man's young and immature face looked very much like a student participating in the competition, and when I thought about the meaning revealed in the waiter's words, I was really chilled.
So the silver gun just auctioned was a trophy they seized from the students? Were they using precise sniping to target the contestants?!
Rong Zhen seemed to have finally caught a glimpse of the truth, but she did not feel happy at all. She was only filled with confusion and restlessness. She had to try her best not to show any sign of it so that others would not notice anything unusual.
The auction continued, and the atmosphere had been heated up by the previous items. Even people in the box upstairs began to bid.
In order to avoid feeling out of place, Rongzhen also followed the people around her to take photos a few times, but she always lost to others because of her lack of money. She only acted as a mood group and contributed to popularity and liveliness.
Perhaps this is why the hotel is willing to send invitations to these small fry.
Time passed by minute by minute, which felt very long to Rong Zhen. After a lot of effort, the auction finally ended. It was announced that there would be an all-night dinner afterwards, and guests who were interested could stay and attend.
Rongzhen wasn't interested, and she was also afraid of being exposed if she stayed out too long. After being cleared at the exit, she followed the crowd to the cafeteria for a free midnight snack, where she discussed the various treasures that had just been auctioned with a look of eager envy. She thought she'd done well, but after returning to her room after supper, someone knocked on her door, demanding to check her ID.
Rong Zhen had already heard some information from others while having supper. The hotel would never disturb guests while they were resting after supper. If there was anything, they would contact them through the intercom in the room. How could they come and knock on the door in person to check any documents?
She had no ID to check, so she just had to pay when booking the room. It was just the smallest room, so there was no need to show ID. With her dress that showed she was an upper-middle-class person and her good complexion, they didn't ask any questions and let her check in directly.
If someone suddenly shows up in the middle of the night to check your room and ID, only a fool would open the door.
"Get out!" Rong Zhen roared towards the door like a lion that was awakened, and then cursed loudly, looking very angry.
Then there was no movement outside the door.
Even so, Rongzhen didn't dare to calm down. She continued to kick and stomp in the room, throwing things and drinking water, until the door of the next room was knocked.
Damn it, he didn’t leave after all. It was obvious that he had bad intentions.
True to her role, Rongzhen immediately called the hotel to complain that someone had disturbed her rest and demanded mental compensation!
The hotel didn’t know what its relationship was with the other party, but it certainly provided convenience, otherwise those people wouldn’t be able to get up.
Finally, after much persuasion, Rongzhen got a very basic hotel membership card. It didn't offer any discounts, but it was just for quick and convenient check-in. It was a benefit given by the hotel to small and regular customers.
Rongzhen is attracted by its invisible benefits.
That is, it can be used as proof of identity in this city, and as long as you are not in a hotel, you can avoid being checked for ID.
In fact, Rongzhen’s space button does contain other identification besides her student ID. The head of the Yun family has considered everything and prepared several copies of identity documents for the children in case they are needed someday.
But Rongzhen didn't dare to use them here easily, because those identities were foreign and she didn't leave any entry procedures at the airport. If she showed up now and was verified, she would be exposed as a problematic illegal immigrant in minutes.
It would be fine if I was just labeled as a stowaway, but I’m afraid that I’ll be treated like the person who was caught before, a fat sheep from outside who can be caught and slaughtered at will, without being able to resist.
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