"Remember, these eggs must be well protected and delivered to the owner of Akel’s shop, or else you’ll be treated as deserters."
Lin Ke handed the eggs to the two guards’ leaders and explicitly instructed them.
Treated as deserters!
The guards’ leaders realized the seriousness, their faces grave, and said, "Yes, Young Master."
"Make sure she delivers the little leopard along with the eggs at that time."
Lin Ke thought it was better to have someone skilled handle such escort tasks. Otherwise, if they got bumped or cracked, he would probably cry.
"In Akel’s shop," there should be people who specialize in such escort tasks.
After speaking, Lin Ke instructed Knicks beside him, "Knicks, quickly return to the castle and tell my teacher that there may be changes here. Have him come to find me soon!"
This wasn’t Lin Ke being overly suspicious.
But rather a judgment based on the behavior and words of that Puxin.
That Puxin acted as if Garoce didn’t exist and brazenly extended his claws toward Fulon, which made Lin Ke worry.
That damn father, better not run into trouble!
"Mr. Lin Ke, what’s going on?"
Although Knicks could sense the scent of arousal on that baron,
he didn’t know the intricacies of human society since he never lived among humans. After all, when humans came to their tribe, they would bizarrely enter a state of estrus.
"Nothing really, I just hope I’m overthinking..."
Lin Ke patted Knicks on the shoulder, "You’re the fastest, so I’m counting on you to notify Teacher Ove. If you come late, I might also be in danger."
Upon hearing this, Knicks’s drooping ears instantly perked up.
His small black nose twitched wildly, "Mr. Lin Ke, I... I’ll stay to protect you..."
He still remembered the warm and dazzling light he saw the first time they met and his vow.
No matter what, even unto death.
Now that Lin Ke was in danger, how could he run away first?!
However, Lin Ke stopped him from speaking further and glanced back.
Puxin and the others were laughing and waiting for him.
"Little Lin Ke, what are you saying? Are you done yet?" Fulon stood at the front while Puxin was beside her, telling jokes to make Fulon laugh.
Lin Ke replied naively, then waved at Knicks, "Remember, this matter is more important than staying by my side, you must hurry!"
Knicks looked between Lin Ke and the others a few times, somewhat understanding.
But in the end, he nodded heavily, turned around, turned into a white blur, and disappeared into the crowd at high speed.
Lin Ke breathed a slight sigh of relief and then walked towards Fulon and the others.
When he first saw Knicks, he could even outrun a second-level Deep Blue Giant Tiger; this was the racial talent of the Rabbitman.
"Little Lin Ke, where did Knicks go?"
Seeing that Knicks was missing from behind Lin Ke, Fulon couldn’t help but be curious.
"I sent him to watch over the eggs for me! I’m afraid those servants will break them!" Lin Ke said loudly.
Puxin, who was initially a bit skeptical, saw Lin Ke , and though his skepticism remained, it diminished a bit.
In his eyes, although this Young Master Lin Ke and his nephew were quite clever, they couldn’t stir up any waves in his palm.
So the group headed towards the auction house.
There was only one auction house in the whole city, and the auctions were held irregularly, notifying the city’s and nearby nobles.
However, for Parrot City’s auction house, the highest nobles were only viscounts, often campaigning in other realms.
So invitations were generally only sent to some barons, lords, and a few Pioneer Knights.
As the City Lord, Puxin naturally had the privilege of sitting in the most luxurious seats at the auction house.
Entering this auction house that could accommodate three hundred people, they came to a spacious seating area on the second floor, where they had a full view of the stage and audience below.
"The auction is scheduled an hour before dinner; we can eat some afternoon tea and chat to pass the time."
Puxin glanced at his somewhat worn, richly patinaed pocket watch, "accidentally" "deliberately" revealing the pure gold rack lever.
"Is this a clock? It’s beautiful." Fulon was evidently captivated.
In Naseng, clocks were manufactured and widely used only in recent years.
It was said to have been created by a legendary Celestial Tier professional, so they were few and expensive.
That Puxin could own one was somewhat surprising to Lin Ke.
Although Azanen Castle could afford one, they hadn’t bought such luxury items.
This was ordered by the head lady herself.
Not only clocks but many luxury goods they didn’t have; even various ladies’ skincare products were purely natural, with castle servants making them by crushing plants.
It was as if... Azanen Castle was not actually wealthy.
This puzzled Lin Ke once, but later he just assumed the head lady was thrifty and frugal.
And now, seeing the clock made Lin Ke’s business mind involuntarily wander.
The production principle was simple and uncomplicated, and he had even taken one apart as a child, though he couldn’t put it back together.
Later, during his postgraduate studies, because a brother studied this, Lin Ke also tried making one himself.
Those memories were somewhat hazy, but with the help of the "knowledge" bloodline, Lin Ke easily recalled them.
These professionals made clocks one by one, so they were scarce and expensive.
But if production was industrialized, with assembly lines, hydraulic forging, and the like.
Luxury goods... high profits!
Perhaps, after returning, he could gather individuals to give it a try? Lin Ke thought.
The afternoon was spent under Puxin’s relentless chatter.
Though Puxin was full of himself, as the City Lord, he had encountered many people and events and talked endlessly.
Not only Fulon listened intently, but even Lin Ke broadened his knowledge.
Previously, Teacher Ove’s insights were more about the upper echelons, while Puxin was more involved with the common levels, greatly enriching Lin Ke’s understanding.
By around four o’clock, more people began arriving for the auction.
Initially, some minor nobles entered and greeted Lin Ke, Fulon, and Puxin.
However, Lin Ke noticed one or two lords looking at him and Fulon with rather strange eyes.
No information channels, no information channels... Lin Ke felt a bit frustrated.
Without information channels, it was like being blind; it was really uncomfortable.
As a remote rural viscount, there were too few information channels, and even those few lords and Pioneer Knights seemed to know more than Lin Ke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our auction will officially begin in one minute!"
At this moment, an exotically dressed woman stood on the stage below, spreading her voice across the venue with some tool.
As soon as she finished speaking, applause erupted below.
Several strong men first carried in a freestanding heavy object covered with a red cloth.
Everyone was drawn to the object under the red cloth, including Lin Ke.
One minute later, the exotic woman dramatically pulled off the red cloth, revealing a large rock with several shiny things reflecting light on it.
"This is a creation of a professional! Formed during a cataclysmic experiment by a level-ten professional, it’s as fragile as it is beautiful, just like the purest gemstone..."
As she spoke, the exotic woman’s eyes were filled with a dreamy look: "This creation must be the last legacy the Goddess of Destiny left to the world, surely carrying traces of destiny within these marvelous patterns..."
"...This ’Legacy of the Goddess of Destiny’ starts at five hundred gold coins!"
The exotic woman praised the creation before everyone, captivating them with her words.
The large rock showed scorch marks from flames, which highlighted the purity and radiance of the "gemstones" on it.
"Truly a beautiful gemstone."
Beside him, Puxin also found the gemstone truly beautiful, and couldn’t help but glance at Fulon, "Looking at it, it reminds me of the pure daffodils by Orland Lake, as beautiful as Lady Fulon."
Fulon was clearly enchanted by the gemstone.
"Little Lin Ke, don’t you think this gemstone is beautiful?"
Fulon couldn’t help but poke at Lin Ke, who was also somewhat shocked and even a bit dazed.
Lin Ke was mesmerized by the "Goddess of Destiny’s Legacy" in front of him.
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