The night at Ligong University was still brightly lit, with students studying at night watching the busy firefighters.
A shadow darted along the ground, rging into a dark corner.
The black man Sid erged with Professor Jim, glancing anxiously at the experintal building.
"To lure us in, the Night Watchers deployed four captains this ti, the rat is dood."
He shook his head:
"Professor, give up!"
"Barro has obviously joined the Night Watcher Organization."
"Give up?" Jim's face twisted:
"Do you know what I've sacrificed for what's on Barro? I can't possibly give up!"
"The Black Wizard does not support your actions. If he finds out, we might both be dood." Sid sighed:
"For the sake of old tis, this is the last ti I'll help you."
"Professor!"
"Sotis you need to learn to give up."
Despite his words, he could see Jim's persistence. The man was like a mad scientist from a movie, willing to risk everything for his research.
"I'm not going to help you anymore." Sid shrugged, taking a step back and blending into the darkness:
"Take care, Professor!"
Jim's face was cold as he stood there, eyes flickering for a mont. A figure in his line of sight made his expression change slightly.
Trish...
As a father, Jim lacked enough care for his daughter Trish.
Since he got involved with his current research project, he had neglected everything else, including maintaining family relationships.
His wife had thus left him, and his daughter Trish had to learn to be independent at a very young age.
Sotis.
Jim also felt he owed his daughter, but he also knew he had already dedicated himself to science.
It was an inescapable fact.
"Trish!"
His eyes flickered, and Jim had made his decision.
He also knew Barro liked Trish. If he used his daughter well, there would also be a chance to win Barro over again.
"Click..."
The crisp sound of footsteps ca from not far away.
Jim instinctively turned his head, seeing a middle-aged man dressed as a gentleman, walking with a cane.
He had seen the man's face in a dossier.
Taking over his laboratory, Professor Carl, a talented scientific scholar, though unfortunately in a different direction from Jim.
"Professor Jim."
Carl approached and stopped:
"I've heard your na often these days, and finally we et today."
"You can see ?" Jim frowned:
"Extraordinary Perception..."
His body had been specially modified, possessing Second Tier Extraordinary Ability, and his spiritual power could distort others' perceptions.
So even standing among a crowd, as long as he wanted, no one could detect his presence.
But this man,
obviously saw him.
"Yes."
Carl smiled faintly:
"I also have so special abilities."
"I see..." Jim understood, speaking expressionlessly:
"What do you want?"
"Things are already over. Professor Jim, perhaps you should let go of your obsessions." Carl glanced back:
"Returning to your family would be a good choice."
"Hmph!" Jim snorted coldly at the words:
"That's impossible!"
"Is it so?" Carl sighed softly:
"That's truly a pity."
As he spoke, he stepped forward. In Jim's puzzled and shocked gaze, he gently tapped the top of Jim's head.
"Bang!"
A terrifying force like a torrent engulfed him, directly shattering every part of Jim's body.
Jim's body wobbled and slowly fell to the ground.
At the end of his vision,
his daughter Trish seed to sense sothing, glanced back but eventually shook her head and turned away.
"Huh?"
Carl raised an eyebrow, feeling a familiar aura flowing into his body.
Source Material 451
How could this be?
Only those related to the Divine can provide Source Material, and Jim clearly had no faith, so why?
Frowning, Carl looked down at the body at his feet.
"The Extraordinary Power of this world..."
"Related to the Divine?"
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"Professor Carl!"
"Blaze!"
The two shook hands, walking side by side.
"Bomby Auction House is one of the top ten auction houses in the Federation, with the backing of the Federation Military."
"In Fast City, Bomby Auction House holds three auctions every year, with good items up for sale each ti."
Blaze said as they walked:
"Speaking of which, the BHP Group also has its own auction house, but business isn't great."
"Hmm..." Carl nodded thoughtfully:
"Do all top ten auction houses have their own backers?"
"Yes." Blaze replied:
"You can't engage in this kind of business without backing, as many Heroic Robbers have their eyes on the valuable items."
Speaking of 'Heroic Robbers,' he smiled unconsciously, not with disdain, just finding it amusing.
Carl accompanied him with a faint smile.
It seems Blaze hasn't truly touched the Extraordinary World, even if his 'girlfriend' is a Vampire.
"I've heard..."
After finding seats and sitting down, Blaze leaned close to Carl's ear and whispered:
"Before the formal auction, there's a hidden pre-auction event, only accessible to those invited."
"The real treasures are picked first."
"Is that so?" Carl adjusted his clothes:
"Do you still believe such rumors?"
"I wouldn't have believed it." Blaze sighed:
"But the person who told this is a good friend I've known for years, and I indeed saw an item appear in the presale segnt recently, but it didn't appear in the subsequent auction."
"It was a Crystal Skull, carved from a solid piece of crystal. The first glance I took at it, I was captivated. You..."
"You have no idea how peculiar that feeling was, like no matter the cost, I must have it."
Carl raised an eyebrow.
He didn't think Blaze was making it up, so the only possibility was that it was an Extraordinary Item.
And auction houses would obviously reserve items with Extraordinary Power, not allowing them to circulate in the market.
The pre-auction event makes sense.
Only those with Extraordinary Power, who have interacted with the Extraordinary World, would qualify to participate in such auctions.
"What a pity!"
He sighed.
Not pity for Blaze, but pity for himself that this impulsive visit might not yield much.
"Dong..."
With a crisp knock, the auction began among the murmurs of the crowd.
Blaze sat upright.
He was born wealthy and was a regular at such events.
Having long lost the novelty for auction items, he was instead a bit curious about Carl.
This professor, in just two to three years, published several papers annually and beca a leading scholar in the field of biological genetics.
What's more, he made a fortune from his research achievents.
Unlike other scholars.
Professor Carl seed to understand how to enjoy life. Apart from necessary research, he spent most of his ti traveling.
Like today,
hardly any research scholars attend such luxury auctions.
One after another, auction items appeared and were quickly purchased, as the two casually observed without bidding.
The real treasures were at the back.
"The next item cos from a noblewoman four hundred years ago, a necklace adorned with twelve kinds of gemstones."
"It's said that throughout her life, the noblewoman was involved with dozens of n, each handso and vigorous. Even in her later years, she remained favored by n, while envied by many won."
"This necklace is one of her relics..."
"The starting bid is one hundred thousand pounds!"
Carl slowly straightened his posture.
He sensed Extraordinary Power in that necklace, and moreover... a faint aura of the Divine.
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