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One thousand assimilation points?

A mere one thousand assimilation points is really too low.

Of course, for an unknown object whose function is completely unknown, this price is fair and reasonable. Moreover, even if the player really understands the function of the Infernal Affairs Map, if he has no interest in the Warhammer 40K universe, then this thing is of no use to him.

"The Infernal Web Map...what is that?"

Monroe turned to look at Moira and asked.

"I have no idea."

Moira said, shaking her head.

Although Monroe didn't know what the "Infernal Affairs Web Map" was, when he heard the words "from the Warhammer 40K Universe", he immediately turned and looked in the direction of Fu Qinghai.

As a result, I saw that guy seemed to be flirting with the beautiful woman with glasses and long hair next to him. He didn't pay any attention to what was being auctioned on the stage and looked completely indifferent.

Is he acting?

Or does he really not care at all?

"That guy didn't make an offer."

Monroe lowered his voice and said:

"It doesn't look like it's a treasure."

"One thousand assimilation points, anyone want to bid?"

The host looked around the entire venue.

If no one bids, the item will be declared unsold. The previous auction items almost consumed the assimilation points of the reincarnationists. Now everyone is generally short of money, and not many people are willing to spend a thousand assimilation points to buy a wordless book whose function is unknown.

After waiting for a long time, someone finally raised a sign.

"Okay, one thousand assimilation points."

The host said happily.

Monroe held up the sign tentatively.

"One thousand five hundred assimilation points!"

The host updated the quote immediately.

Fu Qinghai raised the sign right after him one second later.

"Two thousand assimilation points!"

Monroe Melville: "..."

If I don't lift it, you won't lift it either.

If I make a move, you must follow?

...

At this time, outside the Continental Hotel.

Some reincarnations have begun to leave the auction venue and the hotel lobby one after another. They have either spent all their assimilation points or bought the items they wanted. They look alert and walk hurriedly, leaving here quickly without staying for long.

Some people may ask: Why not stay and take a look at the subsequent auction items?

Because these players are worried that they will be killed and robbed by other jealous players if they possess treasures - after all, the Order-Maintaining Alliance can theoretically only control the interior of the mainland hotel, and they will not interfere in any other matters as long as they leave this door.

When someone goes out, someone else will naturally come in.

As empty seats began to appear at the auction venue, the Order-Maintaining Alliance also relaxed the entry threshold a little, allowing some ordinary non-VIP players to enter the auction venue to participate in the bidding. The Order-Maintaining Alliance was also worried that subsequent items would be unsold after the players left.

A tall, thin man with curly hair and freckles walked into the auction venue after verifying his identity as an ordinary member. He found an empty seat and sat down. Just then, the host on the stage began to repeat the price:

"Two thousand assimilation points per time."

"Two thousand assimilation points twice."

Monroe Melville was very conflicted at this moment.

If he didn't raise his hand, this map of the Infernal Affairs network from the Warhammer 40K universe would be taken away by Qingshan. But he wasn't sure if the other party really wanted this thing, or was just arguing with him. Even the appraisal team of the Order Alliance couldn't figure out the use of the item, so he wasn't sure if it would be useful once it fell into his hands. Although two thousand assimilation points were not much, Qingshan had done this to him several times before. Every time, the perfect human had to spend an extra three to five thousand points to buy the target item, so he was inevitably a little hesitant now.

Until a sign was raised in the distance.

Free him from his entanglement.

"Oh, two thousand five hundred assimilation points!"

The host pointed over there in surprise.

Monroe turned his head to look.

A young freckled youth held up a sign.

He didn't know this strange player, so Monroe turned to look at Fu Qinghai and found that the other party was also looking at him - and he had no intention of raising his sign.

As expected! This guy didn't want the Infernal Affairs map at all, he just saw me holding up the sign so he followed suit. Bastard, I won't be fooled by you again!

Monroe thought he had the answer.

So he didn't raise his sign either.

The two of them just stared at each other from a distance.

Until the host banged the hammer and announced:

"Two thousand five hundred assimilation points three times...deal!"

"Congratulations Mr. Benzim."

The freckled young man walked backstage to start the capital verification and handover.

Fu Qinghai sat calmly in his seat without moving.

Monroe turned away without looking.

Suddenly, a familiar feeling emerged in his heart.

"Benzim, Benzim... Why does this last name sound familiar? Have I heard of this person?"

Monroe Melville thought about it for a moment, but when he couldn't remember anything, he gave up and didn't pay any more attention to it.

Monroe had never met Ron.

In fact, another of his men had seen Ron, the King of Viruses Lev Alessandro, who had led a team to the Marvel (Earth-36) universe to build a perfect human forward base. At that time, they captured Ron and imprisoned him in order to remove the symbiote in his body. So Monroe felt a little familiar with this surname - but that was all. As the boss of the society, he would not deliberately remember the name of an ordinary prisoner.

Ron Benzim.

…

The auction is over.

Fu Qinghai and the other two came with almost empty hands. They did not leave the Mainland Hotel directly, but followed a staff member of the Order-Maintaining Alliance into the passage behind the auction venue.

The passage is very long and gradually goes deeper and deeper, but it still maintains the Order Alliance's consistent "John Wick" decoration style, with wallpaper, carpets, lamps and paintings as well as other decorations.

Finally they came to a secret room.

Fu Qinghai's old acquaintance, Paredes.

Been waiting here for a long time.

"Qingshan, long time no see."

Paredes took the initiative to stand up and shake hands.

"Long time no see, friend."

Fu Qinghai shook hands and got straight to the point:

"So what's going on?"

Paredes did not provide a direct explanation.

Instead, he looked at the two sisters next to Fu Qinghai.

"No problem."

Fu Qinghai waved his hand to indicate that they were all family.

Chen Xinxue crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.

This guy actually questioned my relationship with Qingshan?

"You really want that helmet, right?"

Paredes asked.

"certainly."

Fu Qinghai nodded.

"In fact, we have another piece of equipment here. Its effect is similar to that helmet. No, it is even stronger. It can not only resist mind control and mind spying, but can even resist the mental influence from higher-dimensional beings. You come from the Warhammer 40K universe, you know what I mean."

Paredes said seriously.

Spiritual influence from higher dimensional beings...

Of course Fu Qinghai knew what it was.

The corruption of the Chaos Gods in the Warhammer 40K universe, the whispers of the Void Old Gods in the World of Warcraft universe, and the most classic and hardcore, the mental pollution in the Cthulhu universe... can all be collectively referred to as "mental influence from higher-dimensional beings."

It can resist the mental influence of higher-dimensional beings. This is amazing. What kind of equipment can have such a powerful effect? ​​The practice in the Warhammer 40K universe is usually to fight superstition with superstition, that is, to resist the corruption of the Four Gods by believing in the Emperor.

Fu Qinghai raised his eyebrows and asked,

"Then why don't you put it up for auction?"

"Because this equipment has a major flaw. It has a negative effect. Well, strictly speaking, it's not that serious. The key is whether you can accept it."

Paredes pointed at the coffee table and chairs.

"Please take your seats first. I'll ask them to bring some tea and snacks over. Then we can sit down and chat."

All four of them sat down.

"Have you seen the movie Watchmen? Watchmen also belongs to the DC multiverse, but it has no intersection with the DC Extended Universe for the time being."

Paredes asked, looking at the three of them.

"Of course, I enjoyed the movie."

Fu Qinghai immediately nodded to indicate that he had seen it.

"Then you are familiar with this equipment."

Paredes said, pulling out a box.

When I opened the lid of the box, there was a piece of linen inside.

The imagined radiant treasure did not appear. The three of them moved closer to the box and took a closer look, only to find that it was just an ordinary bag of white linen woven cloth.

Paredes then took out the cloth bag from the box and shook it towards the three people, revealing the pattern on the front. In the middle was a symmetrical abstract pattern smudged with some kind of black ink.

This pattern has a special term in psychology:

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Rorschach inkblot test.

"Rorschach Mask!?"

Fu Qinghai suddenly exclaimed.

"Yes, the Rorschach mask."

Paredes nodded.

"How did the Rorschach mask end up in your hands... No, as far as I can remember, the Rorschach mask is just made of a new type of technological fabric invented by Dr. Manhattan. It's not a magical device, and it doesn't have any special function to resist the mental influence of higher-dimensional beings."

Fu Qinghai expressed his doubts.

"It was an accident."

Paredes explained with a mysterious smile:

"Do you remember the ending of Watchmen, Qingshan? Rorschach was unwilling to compromise and begged Dr. Manhattan to kill him. Dr. Manhattan annihilated him in the ice and snow... Only this mask was left."

"There's really nothing special about this mask. This double layer of fabric contains a viscous fluid that is sensitive to heat and pressure and automatically changes color based on the wearer's body temperature. It's a new type of clothing material, that's all."

"But later, some reincarnations picked up this mask. They discovered that this piece of cloth was actually tainted with some strange memetic properties. As long as you wear this mask, your mental will will become extremely tough and strong, so strong that it can be called stubborn, and you can be immune to any mental pollution and mind control."

Paredes then changed the subject:

"But once you put on this mask, your personality will also change drastically. It won't turn you into another person, but it will amplify the paranoia in your personality, making you very stubborn and unwilling to compromise, and also..."

Paredes paused here.

"What else?"

Fu Qinghai asked.

"They also believe in so-called 'absolute justice'."

Paredes said slightly embarrassedly.

"Absolute justice?"

Chen Xinxue couldn't help but repeat.

"I know this word sounds a bit childish, but it's the best way to describe this strange psychological effect. I don't know how to describe it other than 'absolute justice'. Anyway, according to our tests, anyone who puts on this mask will become extremely hateful and even paranoid to the point of killing friends and enemies without distinguishing between them. It's very extreme."

Paredes spread his hands helplessly.

Fu Qinghai and the other two looked at each other.

I wondered what this strange effect was.

"So, are you interested in this mask?"

Paredes looked at Fu Qinghai and asked.

Fu Qinghai pondered for a moment and said,

"To be honest, I actually like the superhero Rorschach very much. Even if this mask doesn't have any special functions and is only of collection value, I would still buy it. Now that it has this special attribute... I want to know what the price positioning of the Order Alliance is for it?"

"You're very honest, Aoyama."

Paredes smiled:

"From the first time I met you, I noticed this trait in you. At that time, I realized that this man would achieve great things in the future. I thought you would list a lot of shortcomings and bargain with me... Since you are so frank, then I will not be hypocritical. Ten thousand assimilation points, this is the price we offer."

Paredes gave a series of flattering compliments.

"Belisarius Green Mountain: The Great Deed".

Chen Xinlu rolled her eyes when she heard this.

Frank? He should be frank.

Chen Xinlu commented in her heart:

He is a scumbag openly and openly, and he is a scumbag with a clear conscience.

"make a deal!"

Fu Qinghai agreed without much thought.

The two quickly reached a deal. After Paredes received 10,000 assimilation points, he pushed the box over. Fu Qinghai put it into the white suitcase without inspecting the goods.

"In fact, for you, the Rorschach mask is far more valuable than Magneto's helmet. You are a space warrior. Once you put on Magneto's helmet, you can no longer wear your own helmet. But the Rorschach mask is just a thin cloth bag. You can continue to wear the helmet after putting on the mask."

Paredes added thoughtfully.

Many people indeed did not notice this detail.

Chen Xinxue watched the whole process coldly from the side.

There is a saying that goes "Those involved are confused, while bystanders can see clearly."

Chen Xinxue has already figured out that the core reason why the Rorschach mask was not put up for auction was not because it had side effects. Paredes, or the Order-Maintaining Alliance, kept this equipment specifically to please Qingshan. They are betting that Qingshan will definitely become a big boss in the future - no, Qingshan is already a big boss now. The Order-Maintaining Alliance may have received some news, which led them to pay more attention to Qingshan.

Chen Xinxue knew the style of the Order-Maintaining Alliance better than Fu Qinghai. They were not a fair platform. On the contrary, they were more like those famous Hollywood agencies. It was their consistent style to place bets separately and see who would serve them. For example, when Chen Xinxue bought Olivia's set of magic-enhancing jewelry from the World of Warcraft universe, the Order-Maintaining Alliance did not hold a public auction after receiving the jewelry, but contacted Chen Xinxue privately and asked her to come and buy it directly.

Although you still need to spend money to purchase it, the purchasing power itself represents a screening threshold.

This is just like the membership qualification review that the luxury goods industry loves to play. Some people want to buy but can't.

…

After Paredes walked out of the client reception room, he came alone to a more secret room deep underground in the hotel. The decoration in this room formed a sharp contrast with the decoration outside. The table and chair were extremely simple and plain.

"Did he give him the equipment?"

An old man behind the desk asked.

"Yes, my Lord."

Paredes said, nodding respectfully.

Then he was a little puzzled:

"Sir, I don't understand, such a powerful equipment, even if it has some side effects, should not be sold for only 10,000 assimilation points, isn't it a bit too cheap for him?"

Paredes said in an exaggerated tone:

"In my opinion, the Rorschach mask is so powerful that it can even rival the two immortal masks in the reincarnation world."

What Paredes calls the "two great immortal masks in the reincarnation world" is a ranking summarized by the players themselves, namely: the latex mask of Michael Myers in "Halloween" and the baseball mask of Jason Woolhees in "Friday the 13th". These masks also have various negative effects, but they all have one common feature: allowing the wearer to be resurrected infinitely.

"You are so behind the times, Paredes."

The old man shook his head and said.

"Please tell me, sir."

Paredes said, looking down.

"Did you know that in the Marvel (Earth-36) universe, the Chitauri's home planet has disappeared from the star map, and the Collector is recruiting the last Chitauri in the universe?"

The old man asked.

"Uh, I've heard a little bit about it."

Paredes said after a pause.

"Did you know that in the Pacific Rim universe, the major plot events ended in three days? There are no villains in the entire Samsara world anymore, and the players are all at a loss."

The old man then asked.

"I don't know about that."

Paredes admitted honestly.

"He blew up two planets."

The old man said casually,

"The home planet of the Chitauri and the Pioneers."

"He took two planets...what!?"

Paredes was horrified.

"According to my research, that's the case."

The old man said affirmatively.

"OMG..."

Paredes put his head in his hands.

In his mind, he tried hard to recall whether there was anything wrong with his attitude just now... The Order-Maintaining Alliance cannot afford to offend a fierce man who would blow up a planet at will.

...

　1. There is another chapter later

(End of this chapter)