Chapter 13: Black Auction Riots

Casually dragging the motionless "corpses" aside, Helliga and the others almost couldn't wait to start a search - not far away, after the riot caused by the appearance of "Silver", the messy boxes on the ground hid what the other party had repeatedly hinted at just now.

"The protection of the auction items is actually quite ......strict," Helliga opened one of the broken wooden boxes, which was wrapped in thick, carefully filled cotton as a cushion, so that the large sapphire with a pure glow on the innermost side remained unscathed.

In addition to the fine jewels that can be seen at a glance, other precious auction items stored in the warehouse area are: a pure white jade goddess statue of exquisite workmanship, produced in an unknown era; The authentic works of a certain painter that have been handed down to the present day hundreds of years ago are tightly wrapped with special materials; The corners are broken, the pages are yellowed, and at a glance you know that they are some kind of ancient text—and so on, each of which can be said to be priceless.

"If it were Bernardo, who used to go down to the ancient catacombs in the early days to get the funerary jewels, I would probably be unable to help my excitement when I saw this scene now......" Heliga complained inwardly as she looked at the treasures and artifacts in the room. But he knew that each of these treasures could be auctioned for seven figures, and although they were precious, they could not be worthy of the evaluation of "silver".

"Look at this!" At that moment, Lloyd's excited shouts rang from the other side of the room. Following the prestige, the rest of the people had already gathered around Roy, and their eyes were all focused on the unusual suitcase.

It was a large rectangular suitcase – placed in the most prominent place on several levels of shelves. Judging by the contents of a broken box next to it, it seems to be a puppet from Rozanbeck's workshop - but only this one stands out.

"This box is different from other boxes." Lévy naturally saw such a clue, "Probably this is the proud work that Master Yoguru specifically mentioned before, and it takes him to work overtime for a long time to complete." ”

"Hmm......" The moment Levi flashed an angle so that Helliga could see the box, Helriga had a wonderful and magical sense—although it was only for a moment, but there was a feeling that before he died, life was playing back like a slide.

The last time I had this feeling, it seemed to be the awakening period of the Dragonborn, and the fragments of those memories were uncontrollably entwined back and forth...... Heliga thought to himself, uncontrollably, ignoring Lloyd's exclamations and somewhat worried admonitions, and took care of himself, almost with brute force, opened the outer layer of the suitcase—

"......" When the box was opened, revealing its contents, almost everyone held their breath for that moment.

That's a ...... Even "dolls" that far exceed the limits of what "delicate" can describe—they even look like real humans. The long light green hair was neatly pressed against the back and in the gaps in the box, finer than the finest velvet.

"......" Hyliga was able to be sure, albeit somewhat strangely.

This "doll" ...... It's a living person.

......At the same time, the delicate-looking "puppet" actually made a very humane action of rubbing his eyes.

"Big brother in a mask...... Who are you? Then, like a curious child, with innocent and unpretentious movements and tones, he asked such a question, which was actually quite normal.

"What !!" Heliga was still stunned by his own question, but Lloyd on the side couldn't sit still, "Are you?" …… Why is it in such a place? ”

"Hahaha......" Seeing Lloyd's eager eyes, the girl not only did not panic, but also laughed happily, "What an interesting reaction." ”

"Funny...... "Lloyd's head is full of black lines, "is it the ...... who was swept in?" Thinking about it carefully, there is no doubt that the girl in front of her is dressed very beautifully, and it is not impossible if it is the child of a certain guest, "Where are your parents and father?" ”

"Mom and Dad?" The girl tilted her head in confusion, "Kia...... I don't know. ”

When the two characters symbolizing the name came out of the girl's mouth—and Helliga felt it completely and clearly—there was something in the heavens, high up behind the physical distant barrier, that was exuding strong emotions against her.

This emotion is the source of the inexplicable irritability that I can always feel - maybe for various reasons, it has not been able to convey it here.

But this time, somehow, in front of the delicate girl in front of me, I completely - received such an invitation.

"......" returned to calm with the tremor in his heart, and Helriga let out a leisurely breath of turbid breath - the inexplicable depression and boredom of these days were finally swept away at this moment.

However, the eyes of the companions, not even Levi, were on Helliga's body, for it was surprising that a child had been mixed in at the auction where "Rubacher" was transporting the goods. And in this way, Lloyd and the others also understand why "Silver" would say that this will be a bomb that can get "Rubacher" into big trouble.

Just imagine what it would be like when the suitcase containing Kia was taken as a delicate doll produced by Rozanbeck's workshop, and it was opened in a grand manner at the venue, and the girl named Kia woke up directly in front of everyone's eyes.

Since the extermination of the "Order", countries and major organizations on the mainland have tacitly reached a consensus that they will take extreme measures to crack down on human trafficking and trafficking in human beings, especially children. Criminal organizations such as "associations" will not do it, and "hunters" will not do such a thing that defies the world's condemnation – governments and guerrillas have been very quick to withdraw from targeted laws and regulations that allow them to act on the maximum scale in the face of human crimes.

In other words, this is the absolute "bottom line" of the major organizations on the surface of the mainland. If convicted, the Imperial umbrella over Speaker Harutman's head will be gone—the Empire will never protect a person who has seriously violated the bottom line of morality and law. His once-strong edifice of power will collapse in an instant. And "Rubacher", which is its pawn and is a direct participant in the auction, will also be directly dismembered by the power of the church and the association.

In an instant, Crossbell's underground world would be turned upside down - it's no exaggeration to say it's a bomb.

“…… What's next? Obviously, such a fact was beyond Lloyd's psychological expectations. Almost instinctively, he looked at his companions with a pleading gaze.