They walked to the hotel and took the elevator to the rooftop
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The rooftop was a banquet hall. Men in ck suits stood at the entrance of the elevator lobby. They
filled the entire corridor and gave off a daunting presence.
It was clearly closed off to the public.
They were stopped by those men as soon as they stepped out of the elevator. Ted stepped forward and
said, “He’s with me, and he’s the boss. I vouch for him.”
Ted seemed to be a regr there who was very familiar with the ce. The leader of the bodyguards
nced at Wilbur, nodded, then allowed him to enter.
Wilbur looked at the neverending line of men in ck suits as he walled. He said, “You have quite the
reputation here.”
“I’ve been messing around in Toneville since I was a kid. Everyone here shows me some respect.”
Wilbur nodded. People like Ted may not be of high status, but he was well–connected. When people
needed something, they would seek help from someone like him. He was the kind of person who could
navigate social circles with ease, a jack of all
trades.
Wilbur noticed that many people were seated inside upon arriving at the banquet hall. There were also
hundreds of men in ck suits standing around, openly carrying swords on their backs.
Ted led Wilbur to their seats. Wilbur sald, “The owner of this ce knows how to n an auction”
“That’s right, this auction would have ended a long time ago if he didn’t.”
Wilbur smiled and waited in silence.
Thirty minutester, all the guests finally arrived. The door of the banquet hall was closed, and so
began the auction.
Four items were auctioned away without garnering Wilbur’s interest
Although the items were nice, they did not meet his expectations.
The fifth piece was then presented for auction. It was a bronze sword. The sword was a first–ss
cultural relk that was expressly prohibited by the state from being sold or taken out of the country.
Those who were knowledgeable could tell that it probably came from an ancient tomb, and it was a
very valuable item.
Wilbur inspected it and immediately decided he wanted it.
The sword contained a certain power, which was good enough as a sacrifice.
Wilbur had a smile on his face as he made the first bid for 30 million dors.
Someone raised the bid, but Wilbur did not get riled up, slowly raising his bid.
Some bidders quit, but there were two bidders who kept bidding against Wilbur, They would not relent.
They were determined to get the sword
Wilbur stayed calm and slowly raised his bid. The bronze sword was up to 140 million dors because
of their contest.
The onlookers were quite surprised by that point.
The auctioned item was nice, but it was from an unloon source. It was not a worthwhile bid.
However, Wilbur did not rare about that. He raised the bid up to 200 million cars. The twopeting
bidders finally gave up and the auctioneer dered Wilbur the owner of the bronze sword.
The crowd apuded and Wilbur chuckled. He transferred the money without any hesitation.
Just as he was about to take the bronze sword, a buff, bald man slowly emerged from behind a folding
screen. He looked at Wilbur with a sinister smile and said, “You’re not taking this piece with you.”
“What do you mean?” asked Wilbur coldly.
Someone from the crowd eximed that it was Mister Lance.
“I can’t believe Mister Lance showed up personally.”
“It seems like trouble from the looks of it, right?”
“Definitely. This guy is in huge trouble.”
The crowd started to gossip.
The man who was known as Mister Lance rubbed his bald head and asked Wilbur, “Did you beat up my
brother’s men?”
“I’ve beaten up a lot of people before. Who is your brother?” asked Wilbur rally.
Mister Lanceughed. He looked at the hundreds of people in the room and said, “I never expected to
meet someone who doesn’t know me and my brother in Toneville.”