Chapter 1706
If he could have a late Sovereign Ranker as his protector, he was surely an heir from a major force.
When the two appeared, they suppressed the entire scene.
Everyone’s eyes were on them.
Even the young man who was about to say his name shut up when he saw them.
It was because the two had such strong energy around them.
The Sovereign Rankers, including the two mid-Sovereign Rankers on the scene, were looking at the old man with shock in their eyes.
They never expected to meet a late Sovereign Ranker here.
A powerhouse like this would not have a low status in any force.
Furthermore, it was evident that the man walking in front of him had an even higher status. judging from their positions.
The two people who came upstairs were Archimedes, the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot. family, and his protector, Bernard.
Archimedes was sent by his family to investigate Cornelius’ death.
Coincidentally, Treasure Trove was holding their auction, so how would he miss a gathering that would involve most of the powerhouses around here?
Archimedes was just passing by on his way to Treasure Trove, but he heard someone arguing upstairs.
Therefore, his interest was piqued, and he decided to come upstairs to have a look.
He still had time before the auction anyway.
After the two came up, they sat at an empty table.
Archimedes crossed his legs and said casually, “Go on! Weren’t you guys pretty lively just now? Why did you stop the moment we came in? Just do what you should do. I just came to rest my feet and join in on the fun. Just pretend I’m not here.”
After a while, no one continued.
Eamon had pressed Louie back to his seat forcefully. At the same time, he warned Louie with his eyes to tell him to shut up.
Archimedes turned his eyes to the young man who was about to introduce himself.
“Didn’t you say you want to introduce yourself just now? Tell me. I’d like to see if I’ll sh*t myself.”
“My Lord, you’re hilarious. I’m nothing compared to you. I will only be humiliating myself if I say it,” the young man said respectfully.
He was also warned by the mid-Sovereign Ranker in secret to not offend the man.
Plus, these two who just showed up were clearly not to be trifled with, and he was not like Louie, a brainless idiot.
“How boring.” Archimedes shook his head.
He wanted to join in on the fun, but unfortunately, the moment he came up, everyone focused on him and indirectly solved the conflict.
Archimedes glanced at everyone on the 9th floor.
There were quite a lot of Sovereign Rankers here, and there were even two mid-Sovereign Rankers.
Even though Treasure Trove’s position was starting to shake and was slowly falling behind the other four trading companies after the Palmore family’s ambitions started to show, a sleeping lion was stronger than a barking dog. Therefore, they still had a pretty strong summoning power.
This auction was Treasure Trove’s first big move after so many years.
Perhaps they were trying to raise everyone’s spirits and win back their disappearing clientele.
To be honest, Archimedes did not hope the Fellowes would give up so easily to hand over Treasure Trove.
If the Palmore family was controlling Treasure Trove, except for Holy Root, who among the three other top five trading companies would dare to strive to become the best?
This might not be good for Splendor.
The best result was the Fellowes family refusing to surrender and fight to the death with the Pamore family.
However, this was clearly impossible.
Once the Palmore family put their mind to something, the Fellowes family would not be able to resist them. Eventually, they would have to surrender obediently and give away Treasure Trove that had been passed on from their ancestors.
If not, what awaited them would be the extermination of their entire family.
Chapter 1707
Archimedes’ eyes continued to wander.
‘Hmm?’
He noticed a figure that was different from the others.
Everyone on the 9th floor was staring at him, but this person was eating his food and drinking his wine.
Furthermore, this person was looking out the window like he did not care about Archimedes.
As the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family, Archimedes was always in the spotlight no matter where he went as long as he did not meet those geniuses.
Today, he met someone who did not care about him at all, so his interest was piqued.
He shifted his gaze to that person.
After he saw the person’s face, he was a little shocked.
‘It’s a kid!
‘He doesn’t know what’s what!
‘Perhaps he’s a direct descendant from a family and this is the first time he is coming out.
‘He’s never been broken down by society, so he thinks he’s all that and is never bothered by anyone.’
Of course, Archimedes was staring at David.
David only glanced at Archimedes and Bernard when they first came up. When he saw that Bernard was a late Sovereign Ranker, he was shocked.
After that, he stopped paying attention.
Archimedes was not weak, and he had the protection of a late Sovereign Ranker, so he was definitely someone from a major force.
‘But so what?
‘What does that have to do with me?
‘If they don’t cross me, I don’t cross them.’
Now, he only wanted time to pass quickly so that the auction would start as soon as possible.
Archimedes stared at David. At the same time, he attracted the attention of the others.
The others were pretty curious about David.
David was already here when they arrived.
What was even weirder was that most of them would sit together in groups of three to five or even seven to eight.
David was the only one sitting alone.
He had a wooden long box next to him with something unknown inside.
At the same time, there was also a small wine jar on the table.
It was not the same as the other wine jars in the tavern.
It looked old so no one could tell its age.
When everyone on the 9th floor stared at him, David frowned unconsciously.
He had a strong perception, so he knew others were staring at him without looking.
David was not interested to be the center of attention.
‘Fine, I’ll go.’
He was not scared of them, and he was also not scared of the late Sovereign Ranker.
If he engaged in a fight with the late Sovereign Ranker, he might not lose since he had his mind power and Evil-Splitting Sword, but he truly did not like attention.
It would be the same no matter when and where he was.
‘If I can’t stay here, I’ll wait at Treasure Trove.
‘It’s almost time anyway.’
When David was about to get up to leave, Archimedes walked in front of him.
“My friend, you seem bored by yourself. Why don’t we have a drink?” Archimedes asked.
He wanted to see who this young man was and how dare he ignore him.
“I’m sorry, I am busy. You can drink if you want, but I won’t be drinking with you.”
David stood up after he said that. He put his sword sheath on his back and reached over to grab his Exquisite Wine of Hundred Flowers and Fruits before leaving.
Archimedes was stunned for a second.
Chapter 1707
Archimedes’ eyes continued to wander.
‘Hmm?’
He noticed a figure that was different from the others.
Everyone on the 9th floor was staring at him, but this person was eating his food and drinking his wine.
Furthermore, this person was looking out the window like he did not care about Archimedes.
As the first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family, Archimedes was always in the spotlight no matter where he went as long as he did not meet those geniuses.
Today, he met someone who did not care about him at all, so his interest was piqued.
He shifted his gaze to that person.
After he saw the person’s face, he was a little shocked.
‘It’s a kid!
‘He doesn’t know what’s what!
‘Perhaps he’s a direct descendant from a family and this is the first time he is coming out.
‘He’s never been broken down by society, so he thinks he’s all that and is never bothered by anyone.’
Of course, Archimedes was staring at David.
David only glanced at Archimedes and Bernard when they first came up. When he saw that Bernard was a late Sovereign Ranker, he was shocked.
After that, he stopped paying attention.
Archimedes was not weak, and he had the protection of a late Sovereign Ranker, so he was definitely someone from a major force.
‘But so what?
‘What does that have to do with me?
‘If they don’t cross me, I don’t cross them.’
Now, he only wanted time to pass quickly so that the auction would start as soon as possible.
Archimedes stared at David. At the same time, he attracted the attention of the others.
The others were pretty curious about David.
David was already here when they arrived.
What was even weirder was that most of them would sit together in groups of three to five or even seven to eight.
David was the only one sitting alone.
He had a wooden long box next to him with something unknown inside.
At the same time, there was also a small wine jar on the table.
It was not the same as the other wine jars in the tavern.
It looked old so no one could tell its age.
When everyone on the 9th floor stared at him, David frowned unconsciously.
He had a strong perception, so he knew others were staring at him without looking.
David was not interested to be the center of attention.
‘Fine, I’ll go.’
He was not scared of them, and he was also not scared of the late Sovereign Ranker.
If he engaged in a fight with the late Sovereign Ranker, he might not lose since he had his mind power and Evil-Splitting Sword, but he truly did not like attention.
It would be the same no matter when and where he was.
‘If I can’t stay here, I’ll wait at Treasure Trove.
‘It’s almost time anyway.’
When David was about to get up to leave, Archimedes walked in front of him.
“My friend, you seem bored by yourself. Why don’t we have a drink?” Archimedes asked.
He wanted to see who this young man was and how dare he ignore him.
“I’m sorry, I am busy. You can drink if you want, but I won’t be drinking with you.”
David stood up after he said that. He put his sword sheath on his back and reached over to grab his Exquisite Wine of Hundred Flowers and Fruits before leaving.
Archimedes was stunned for a second.
Chapter 1709
The sound of the discussions caused David’s heart to turn cold.
‘Archimedes?
‘The first-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family?
‘Didn’t Cornelius, whom I just killed, call himself the second-in-line heir of the Lightfoot family?’
After connecting the dots, David finally realized who the person in front of him was.
He and Cornelius, whom he just killed, were from the same family, which was the Lightfoot family.
‘What a small world.
‘I just killed the second-in-line heir and now, I ran into the first-in-line heir.
‘It seems that he doesn’t want me to leave either.
“They’re indeed from the family. They’re both so overbearing.’
When David thought about how Archimedes came to him the moment he arrived, his heart shook slightly.
‘Did Cornelius’ murder come to light and now he’s here to seek revenge?’
After thinking about it, this possibility was small,
If the Lightfoot family knew David was Cornelius’ murderer and could even find out where the murder happened, they would not just send two people over.
One of them was even the first-in-line heir of the family.
‘Are they not worried that I will also kill Archimedes?’
‘At the end of the day, I killed the two beginner Sovereign Rankers around Cornelius.
‘How would the Lightfoot family guarantee that a late Sovereign Ranker could kill me?
‘Clearly, this was unreasonable.
‘If the Lightfoot family already confirmed who the murderer was, they would gather a lot of power and suppress him with everything they have. This the only way a big family would react.
“They will avenge Cornelius and at the same time, show their family’s power to intimidate others.
‘So, Archimedes being here is just a coincidence.
‘He is not here to seek revenge.’
When David thought of this, he let out a sigh of relief on the inside.
He was not worried that the Lightfoot family would know he killed Cornelius.
Since he killed Cornelius, David was prepared to be the Lightfoot family’s enemy.
He was worried that he would be found out at this critical moment.
David might not defeat the old late Sovereign Ranker next to Archimedes, but he would not be scared.
However, if they started fighting, David would surely miss the auction that he pinned all his hopes on and had prepared for a very long time.
If he missed the auction, he would not be able to spend money to get lavish points.
If that happened, David would not be able to raise his strength for the time being.
He could not accept this no matter what.
Furthermore, the Lightfoot family would also chase and kill him.
David was just a mid-Sovereign Ranker now, so even with the help of his mind power and Evil- Splitting Sword, it would not be enough to defeat a peak Sovereign Ranker or even a partial Saint.
Even if the Lightfoot family did not have Saints, David might not be able to escape the Central Sacred Continent unharmed.
Therefore, the auction was very important to David.
If nothing happened, David would become a partial Saint after the auction.
At that time, David would have the power to exterminate the entire Lightfoot family if the Saints did not show up.
Plus, Saints would not show up casually.
As long as David did not show that he had the power to crush everyone below Saint Realm, the Lightfoot family would not ask their Saint Realm grandmasters to come out.
If not, it would be making a fuss out of nothing, and also show how weak the Lightfoot family was.
Chapter 1710
That way, David could fight or retreat depending on the situation and continue to deal with the Lightfoot family slowly.
The more he delayed, the greater his advantage.
Countless thoughts flashed across David’s mind to calm him down.
He should try his best not to have any conflicts with Archimedes now.
He should think of a way to leave and then decide after participating in the auction safely.
After the discussion around him died down, David said, “My master and I have been living in seclusion this entire time, and I was only let out recently. Hence, I don’t think he’ll know your family.”
“In seclusion? Where?” Archimedes asked curiously.
“I’m sorry, this is the secret between me and my master. I can’t tell you.”
“Is it a secret or are you looking down on my family and me?”
“Whatever! I have to go, so please get out of the way.”
“What if I don’t?” Archimedes said mockingly.
‘What do you want? Is everyone from big families like you? Do you all like to make something out of nothing?”
David started to get mad.
He did not want to have any conflict with Archimedes in case it would affect the auction later. However, he could not stop the other party from causing trouble for him.
If he kept retreating, it would make the other party continue to push.
Their harsh quarrel caused the onlookers around them to show excited expressions on their faces.
Everyone loved drama.
It would be better if this escalated and it would be best if they could fight, so everyone would have something interesting to watch.
A Lightfoot family member’s argument was more interesting than the argument just now.
They were not on the same level at all.
At this moment, Eamon let out a huge sigh of relief.
He joined the Heavenly Sect for so many years and he thought his cousins might have grown.
However, they were more arrogant than before. The main thing was that they were stupid and did not know how to read the room.
If Archimedes did not come in time and stopped the argument from escalating, both sides would suffer once a fight broke out.
‘How should I explain to Master if they accidentally hurt Angelica?’
Eamon swore that he would not contact those two idiots the next time he came here.
If not, they would be the death of him.
Archimedes was utterly insulted by what David said.
He was the first in line heir of the family, so how dare a punk speak to him like that?
Plus, so many people were staring.
“Brat, I told you that you can leave, but you have to leave the wine jar and the wooden box on your back here. Otherwise, don’t even think about stepping out of this place. This is the Central Sacred Continent, not the old growth forest where you lived in seclusion. No one can leave safely after offending me.”
The first time Archimedes laid eyes on David, he felt that this kid was special.
Everyone was focused on him, but David was focusing on his food.
Plus, after Archimedes got close to him, he inexplicably felt a very disgusting energy from this kid. He smelled like blood.
This was a disgust that came from the deepest part of his heart, making Archimedes want to kill David on the stop.
It was as if he could only stop the disgust that way.
If there were not so many people here, Archimedes might not be able to hold back from killing David.
In reality, this was because David had the blood of a Lightfoot direct descendant on his hands. If the Saint Realm grandmasters of the Lightfoot family were in front of David and not Archimedes, they could tell at one glance that David had killed a direct descendant.
When someone from a family became a Saint, their blood vessels would undergo some changes.
Anyone who killed a direct descendant in this kind of family would have a faint smell of blood on them. It would only disappear as time went on.
However, only people from the same family could sense the blood, and they had to get close to the murderer to do so.
For Saints, they could sense it even at a distance,
The stronger they were, the stronger they would sense it.
Archimedes and Cornelius were direct descendants of the Lightfoot family.
Thus, Archimedes had this feeling when around David because the latter had killed Cornelius not long ago.
However, Archimedes was still young, so he did not know the reason for this.
On the other hand, Bernard, who was standing next to him, could not feel anything because he was just a collateral relative of the family.
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