My queen is rebelling!

Auction?

Hearing that Julian was going to hold an auction, both Saxon and Andrei had the same guess—could this be Prince Charles's intention?

Why would he hold an auction for no reason?

Is he using the opportunity to amass wealth?

Saxon was certainly very concerned about the movements of his strong competitor.

He looked at Julian, sending out an inquiring gaze.

Julian smiled apologetically:

"It's not that I deliberately concealed it from Your Highness, it's just that the various details of the auction haven't been finalized yet, including the venue, personnel, time, and invited guests.

So it hasn't been announced to the public yet."

Saxon was clearly very interested and asked:

Saxon nodded thoughtfully, but quickly lost interest.

In his opinion, this was just a networking event held by Julian for his partners.

Its nature was very simple and shouldn't have anything to do with the Second Prince.

Hearing Julian's words, Mavis suddenly whispered something in Cohen's ear.

Seeing the intimate actions of the two, a flash of jealousy crossed Saxon's mind.

Why doesn't such a top-quality woman belong to him? Compared to Mavis, what kind of women has he played with before!

After listening to Mavis's words, Cohen secretly smiled bitterly and shook his head gently.

Mavis bit her red lips and stared at Cohen, seemingly with a very firm attitude.

Cohen sighed, only to realize that everyone was staring at him, his cheeks flushed, and he said:

"I apologize for the spectacle."

After saying that, he looked at Julian and said somewhat awkwardly:

"Baron, I have a request, and I hope you can consider it."

Julian laughed and said:

"Just speak directly, brother. With our relationship, there's no need for so much formality."

Cohen breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I just heard from you that the manpower for your auction hasn't been finalized yet?"

Julian touched his forehead and said:

"Yes, I have a lot of official duties, a lot of things to deal with, and it hasn't been finalized yet."

Cohen continued:

"Then the auctioneer hasn't been decided either?"

Julian nodded:

"Not yet, but I've already asked my subordinates to look for suitable candidates."

Cohen smiled bitterly and pointed to Mavis:

"I wonder if my wife can make a cameo as the auctioneer?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room looked surprised.

Julian was also stunned for a moment and asked:

"Madam wants to be the auctioneer for this auction?"

Cohen rubbed Mavis's beautiful hair and said with a hint of doting:

"To be honest, my wife majored in hosting in college.

She also passed the Imperial Auctioneer Qualification and Professional Examination.

However, after graduating, she married me directly and didn't have the opportunity to personally host an auction, which she has always regretted.

So…"

Julian smiled and nodded:

"No problem, I think with Madam's temperament and appearance, she will definitely make our auction shine!"

"Thank you very much!"

Hearing this, Saxon couldn't help but become interested in the auction again and imperceptibly winked at Andrei beside him.

Andrei knew this Third Prince's temperament very well. Everything else was fine, but he couldn't get over the woman thing. He quickly understood Saxon's eye signal and opened his mouth for him:

"The capital hasn't been so lively for a long time. I wonder if I have the honor to participate in this auction?"

Julian understood the hint and immediately ordered his servants to bring two invitation cards, handing them to Saxon and Andrei himself:

"Please be sure to come and grace us with your presence!"

After this conversation, the atmosphere at the dinner table became obviously more lively.

Between toasts, Saxon curiously asked about the auction items that Cohen had brought this time.

He had also heard of the famous "Flaming Red Lips" for a long time. Since it could make the other party come from thousands of miles away, the things they brought must be valuable, even extremely rare.

Cohen said with a smile:

"A few necklaces, a few diamonds.

They are all women's decorative items, and Your Highness should not be interested."

Julian suddenly interrupted:

"Didn't you say there was also a rare item, some ancient drawing?

Take it out and show it to us."

Cohen was stunned for a moment, then said:

"You're talking about that, I just mentioned it casually.

It may not be auctioned off.

The main reason is that I can't determine its value."

Hearing that it was an ancient drawing, Saxon and Andrei became interested at the same time.

Cohen explained to the two:

"This thing is my personal collection. I am very interested in collecting cultural relics.

This is what I once bought from a cultural relic trafficker at a high price.

I thought the patterns on it were very interesting, so I bought it as a collection.

Unfortunately, after studying it for a long time, I still haven't found any clues.

But it can be confirmed that it should be a production drawing of something from ancient times."

Saxon pointed to Andrei beside him and said with a smile:

"That's really a coincidence. Mr. Andrei is a top student in the history department of the Royal Academy of the Eastern Region Empire.

He has a lot of research on some ancient things.

Why don't you let him take a look?"

Cohen put on a surprised expression and exclaimed:

"I didn't expect Mr. Andrei to graduate from our Royal Academy. That's really a top student.

It's just that I didn't bring the thing with me.

How about this, I have read those drawings many times and can replicate some of them. Why don't I draw a rough outline first and let Mr. Andrei take a look?"

The two naturally had no objections.

Cohen took out paper and pen and began to draw seriously.

After about half an hour, Cohen drew a part of the "Star Guardian Armor" after tampering with it, and added some ancient characters to it.

He handed it to Andrei.

Andrei took the drawing, and a faint sense of familiarity came over him.

The pattern outlined by Cohen was like an ancient totem, full of mysterious charm. Every detail was perfect. Andrei only took one look and determined that the drawing in Cohen's hand was definitely passed down from ancient times.

This kind of painting skill and style is not a product of modern times.

Of course, what Andrei cared about most were the ancient characters next to it. He couldn't even tell which race they belonged to for a while.

However, the style and wording of these characters had a faint sense of familiarity.

Suddenly, he seemed to know where this sense of familiarity came from.

He couldn't help but exchange a glance with Saxon, and also saw the same expression in the latter's eyes.

Andrei shook his head lightly imperceptibly, then pretended to be reserved and looked at it for a while, shaking his head and saying:

"It's my clumsy eyes, I can't see what this is.

I wonder if we can take it back for research?"

Cohen said indifferently:

"Of course, if you really see anything, you must share it with me."

Andrei said with a smile:

"That's for sure."

Cohen looked at the famous "Eastern Fox" from his previous life, and a chuckle arose in his heart.

He's acting quite convincingly.

He was sure that Andrei and Saxon had definitely seen some clues.

Because the characters that Cohen left next to the drawing were the same type as the characters produced in an ancient relic in the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Since this ancient relic was excavated, it has been secretly occupied by the Ceylon royal family and has never been announced to the public.

The direct heirs of the royal family have basically studied this ancient relic, and Andrei, who is familiar with history, must have been sent by Saxon to study it.

It is estimated that after they go back, they will compare and translate the characters produced from this ancient relic.

Once these characters are translated, Cohen is sure that these two people will not be able to sleep well at night!

After a good meal, the few people said goodbye to each other in a harmonious atmosphere, each with their own thoughts.

When Cohen and Mavis returned to the room, Mavis brushed her hair and sneered at Cohen, saying:

"You said you didn't want to take advantage of me?

Your hands were not honest at all at the dinner table just now!"

Cohen said righteously:

"I'm doing this for work needs!

We must perfectly play the role of a couple in order not to arouse the other party's suspicion.

Otherwise, our plan will be abandoned halfway.

I'm doing this so that I can successfully help you get the 'National Guardian Sword'!

Do you think I'm willing to take advantage of you? I'm a man with a family!"

Mavis looked at Cohen, who seemed to have suffered some great grievance, and a trace of doubt arose in her heart. She asked uncertainly:

"Really?

Is it that serious?"

Cohen's strong voice came out:

"Of course! Facing that person, we can't make any mistakes!"

He lowered his voice and said:

"Does the City Lord know who we are facing?"

Mavis replied: "Isn't it the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Ceylon?"

Cohen shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"That Third Prince is nothing. The middle-aged man next to him is a powerful figure."

Mavis carefully recalled the behavior of the middle-aged man named Andrei, and shook her head after a moment:

"I didn't see anything special about him."

Cohen's eyes flashed with a sharp look, and he said slowly:

"If I tell you that this person's true identity is actually Prince Sazo of the Eastern Region Empire, a secret agent planted in the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Approaching Saxon is to support him to the throne of the Kingdom of Ceylon. Do you still think he is just an ordinary staff member?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Mavis's eyes. As the intelligence officer of the Sequence Lord Belmodi, she also had a certain understanding of the situation in various countries on the human continent.

Naturally, she understood the weight of Cohen's words.

An imperial prince actually planted a confidant beside an heir to the throne of a kingdom!

And he can make this heir listen to the confidant's every word.

What this represents is self-evident!

Mavis calmed down and asked in a deep voice:

"You wouldn't tell me these things for no reason. Logically speaking, this person's identity should be top secret. Why are you telling me so much?"

Cohen admired Mavis's quick wit. It was easy to communicate with this kind of person. He smiled and said:

"It's very simple, because I personally have a little conflict with Sazo Tang.

Therefore, I need someone capable and trustworthy to help me keep an eye on his confidant think tank.

City Lord, since you are already my [Intelligence Officer], I believe you will not decline this simple task."

Mavis narrowed her bright eyes, considered for a moment, and said:

“Alright, what do you want me to do?”

Cohen said:

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“Andrei rarely trusts outsiders. He only has two maids and a butler who came with him from the Eastern Empire.

That butler should be a Gold-tier peak transcendent, and he is also responsible for Andrei's safety.

Targeting this butler is not very realistic. I suggest you choose the two personal maids as your targets.

With your ability, controlling an ordinary maid should not be difficult, right?”

Mephisto suddenly let out two ambiguous laughs:

“This is your real purpose for coming to the Kingdom of Ceylon, isn't it?”

Cohen's expression was very calm as he replied:

“I don't deny that I have my own selfish motives, but I am sincerely looking for the 'Nation Protecting Sword' for you.

Wouldn't it be better to deal with my nemesis in the process, killing two birds with one stone?”

Mephisto stared at Cohen for a long time and asked:

“What else do you need me to do? Just say it all at once.

You've gone to so much trouble, it's impossible that you just want me to control an ordinary maid.”

The admiration in Cohen's eyes grew stronger, and he quickly said:

“Saxon has a 'elite-level' army of three thousand men under his command, called the 【Oath of Ceylon】.

The general commanding this army is Harrison, Saxon's cousin.

General Harrison also has six commanders under him, each in charge of five hundred men.

I need to control two of these commanders. Can you do it?”

Mephisto asked:

“What level of transcendents are the commanders?”

Cohen replied:

“Except for the grand commander who is at the Gold tier, the rest are all at the peak of the sixth tier.”

Mephisto agreed:

“I can.”

Cohen felt a surge of excitement in his heart, stared at Mephisto's eyes, and said seriously:

“I guarantee that within ten days, I will definitely help you advance to the half-step Legend realm!”

……

As usual, Saxon should be spending the night with the twin lovers he brought with him at the “Dynasty Club” today.

But the drawing that Cohen took out completely distracted him.

On the way back, he and Andrei were still studying the part of the drawing sketched by Cohen, especially the ancient characters on the drawing.

After a long silence, Saxon said:

“The more I look at it, the more it seems like it. It is indeed a type of writing produced in that place.”

When he mentioned “that place,” a strange light flashed in Saxon's eyes.

As an illegitimate prince, he owes his current status entirely to that place.

If he hadn't had an adventure in that place, he would probably be like his ordinary brothers, sent to some remote rural area to be a local tyrant.

Andrei nodded with a solemn expression:

“It shouldn't be wrong, but the specific meaning of these words will have to wait until we go back and look up the relevant information to decipher them.”

Saxon's eyes flashed with excitement:

“If it really came from that place, then no matter what this drawing is, we must get it!

Systematic writing and patterns are rarely excavated from that place, and they are definitely more valuable than those scattered things.”

Saxon couldn't help but be excited, because the ancient ruins called “Ashen Treasury” are rumored to be related to a deity.

Since its discovery, it has been strictly controlled by the Ceylon royal family as a secret realm for future generations to train.

Saxon had obtained many opportunities from it, including his three legendary-level three-legged dragon snakes.

After returning, Saxon immediately summoned the scholars he usually kept and gathered them to study the information on the drawing and text sketched by Cohen.

In a spacious and slightly old research room, several focused scholars sat around a large wooden table filled with books and materials.

Saxon paced back and forth, with a look of anxiety flashing in his expression from time to time.

Andrei, on the other hand, was calm and composed, casually flipping through ancient books, seemingly very patient.

It continued until late at night, but there was still no clue about the content on the drawing.

Finally, a gray-haired senior scholar shook his head and said:

“Your Highness, this drawing is too incomplete, lacking a lot of key information, and it's impossible to tell what it is.”

Saxon looked disappointed, looked up at the door, and muttered to himself:

“Has there been any news from Father?”

To access the relevant information of the “Ashen Treasury,” one must obtain the king's consent.

Andrei put down the ancient book and said calmly:

“Your Highness, don't be anxious. The auction is still early. I don't think that Mr. Yann will be able to find a member of the royal family who can recognize the origin of that drawing in a short time.

His Majesty should be in a cabinet meeting at this time. Presumably, as soon as the meeting is over, he will receive your request.”

Saxon said somewhat impatiently:

“I'm just afraid that Julian will introduce him to the Second Prince!

The Second Prince has also been to the 'Ashen Treasury.' What if he also discovers the value of this, what should we do?”

Andrei said calmly:

“Your Highness, rest assured, I have secretly sent people to monitor the Yann couple. As long as the Second Prince takes action, I will be able to detect it immediately.”

Saxon's expression calmed down a lot. After another while, the order authorized by the royal court was finally delivered.

Saxon breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sent someone to fetch the relevant information from the “Ashen Treasury.”

When a royal guard brought a thick stack of information into the room, Saxon couldn't wait to order the scholars in the room to seize the time to compare and translate.

The scholars opened the information and compared it with the characters on the drawing, sometimes frowning in thought, and sometimes exchanging a few words in a low voice.

As time passed, the clues were gradually pieced together, and the scholars quickly discovered the hidden patterns in the characters on the drawing.

The decryption work then began.

Before long, the first word was deciphered.

Star.

Then came the second.

Celestial.

Starry Sky?

Saxon's face showed confusion and bewilderment.

But Andrei suddenly frowned and fell into deep thought.

Soon, the third word was also sent over by a young scholar.

It was the word “Guard.”

When he saw the third word, an extremely deep astonishment suddenly emerged from the depths of Andrei's eyes, and countless clues and memories flooded into his mind.

His memory quickly returned to the scene when he first saw the drawing in the restaurant during the day!

That kind of familiarity that came over him was not just the characters on the drawing!

When he heard the third word deciphered, he finally knew where that familiarity came from!

And those mysterious and strange lines and patterns!

He had seen something similar to that style before!

He had seen it at his true lord, Prince Sasso!

The crafting blueprint for divine-devil equipment!

He suddenly raised his head, his gaze became extremely cold, and he shouted sharply:

“Everyone, immediately stop all work and leave the room!”

Coupled with his Gold-tier transcendent strength, everyone's ears seemed to be suddenly struck by thunder.

Saxon was also startled and froze in place, wondering why Mr. Andrei, who had always been calm and gentle, would suddenly make such an outrageous move.

Andrei gave Saxon a look and continued to repeat his instructions:

“Everyone get out, now!”

Saxon understood Andrei's hint that the other party must have discovered something that outsiders could not know.

He said in a deep voice to the crowd:

“Everyone, go out, close the door, and no one is allowed to approach without my order.”

The crowd looked puzzled, but they still had to obey their lord's orders.

They put down the materials in their hands and left the room in a daze.

After only the two of them were left in the room, Saxon couldn't wait to ask:

“Did you discover something, sir?”

Andrei nodded with a solemn expression:

“It is indeed an extraordinary thing!”

He lowered his voice and whispered four words in Saxon's ear:

“Divine-devil equipment.”

Saxon was stunned for a moment, and then, after realizing the true meaning of these four words, a huge shock and ecstasy rushed from his dantian straight to his brain.

His eyes were filled with strong and complex emotions, and his throat was a little hoarse as he asked in a trembling voice:

“Sir… sir, do you mean that this drawing is…”

Andrei also couldn't hide the shock in his heart and said in a complicated tone:

“'Starry Sky Guardian Armor,' one of the ten great divine-devil equipment that has been passed down on the continent.

If I'm not mistaken, the drawing in the hands of that merchant named Yann should be the crafting blueprint for this divine-devil equipment!”

Andrei felt very incredible. Even the five great empires that dominated the continent each only had a crafting blueprint for a divine-devil equipment, and some of them were even duplicates.

Now, the Kingdom of Ceylon has actually found a new blueprint for divine-devil equipment. This is really unbelievable.

I guess Prince Sasso will not be able to help but send someone to snatch it when he learns about this.

Saxon took a few deep breaths. At this time, he showed an unusual calmness and asked:

“Can you be sure?

Could this be a deliberate trap?”

Andrei nodded:

“Eighty or ninety percent, the characters on it come from the 'Ashen Treasury.'

According to the information, the Ashen Treasury can be traced back to the era of the gods ten thousand years ago and belongs to a certain deity.

And the drawing in the hands of this Yann should also come from this deity.

It is reasonable for a deity to have the crafting blueprint for divine-devil equipment.

Most importantly, the 'Ashen Treasury' has been strictly kept secret from the outside world since its discovery. It is impossible for a merchant from the Eastern Empire to know these characters.

The possibility of forgery is very small.”

Of course, Andrei didn't say the most important reason, which was that he had personally seen a blueprint for divine-devil equipment at Prince Sasso's place, and the lines and style on it were clearly from the same source as Cohen's sketch.

To take a step back, anyway, it's not his money that's being spent, so even if it's fake, the loss will be borne by Saxon himself.

Hearing Andrei's firm tone, Saxon took a deep breath, and a firm look appeared on his face—

He must get this drawing!

At all costs!