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Chapter 833 The 3rd Extraordinary Gathering

In Zhou Ning's hands, the small, tattered book naturally unfolded, with lines of text already written on it:

"If you want to learn Ian's true identity, you must rely on external forces to participate in the second round of transactions. This is the only way to accurately capture the time and location of his departure from the trading space. Under normal circumstances, this is impossible because it is only possible for senior members who have participated in more than five gatherings to participate."

"But coincidentally, your loyal subordinate, Brian Kipling, who wears a mole mask, meets this requirement. He's a senior member who has participated in more than seven transactions. This transaction happened to include several special items that could allow him to be promoted to Grand Master Craftsman. This was enough to make him temporarily ignore his fear of Goodwin and choose to come to Dockland."

"Since Brian Kipling possesses an unknown spatial artifact capable of long-distance travel, this is a very logical thing to do. You can achieve your goal by observing Brian Kipling and observing the progress of the second round of transactions."

Zhou Ning read it quickly and began to look for Brian in the crowd.

At this moment, most people were rowing a small boat and waiting on the middle of the sea. Like before, most of them wore masks or hoods to keep their identities secret.

Through spiritual perception, the vast majority of them are super-class professionals, a few are demigods, and the one closest to his own strength is a peak demigod who is suspected to be a member of the Earth Goddess Sect. Judging from his strength, he should be above the level of a church deacon, and still poses no threat to him.

Zhou Ning looked around and didn't see many familiar faces, but he did see the demigod who had previously sold him the revolver named "Retribution". He was wearing a silver mask with flat features and a pirate coat, making him very easy to recognize.

"found it."

After a moment, Zhou Ning's gaze stopped at a figure wearing a mole mask. He was riding a mini boat in the middle of the crowd, looking a little uneasy.

Due to the presence of the Black Pearl, Zhou Ning's arrival attracted the attention of many people and caused a small commotion, including the demigod wearing a silver mask and Brian. The latter recognized him at the first moment, his body trembled, and he was about to speak, but was stopped by Zhou Ning calmly.

This is normal. Richie Burke has used this Batman uniform, and Ignatius Woods also knows about it. It is not a secret.

A few minutes later, the hour hand on the pocket watch pointed to three o'clock in the morning. Zhou Ning keenly noticed that an extremely powerful aura descended from the sky, quickly covering everything around and forming a huge light gate.

A light gate suspended above the sea level! The scene inside the light gate was bizarre, like a mirror reflecting the sea level.

This was Zhou Ning's third time participating in a supernatural gathering here, and also his third time seeing this scene. However, this time he made a new discovery. According to Jasmine's previous statement, this was a space imagined by a god-level reader, but it also seemed somewhat similar to the prototype of his own kingdom of God.

As one participant after another entered the light gate, Zhou Ning did not hesitate and teleported in.

In front of him was still an extremely huge space, filled with a large number of furniture that looked like those of the giants. If this space was really the prototype of the kingdom of God as he thought, it was probably related to the former giant king.

At the head of the six or seven meter high table, Ian, who was identified by Xiao Poshu as a high-ranking member of the Church of the Goddess of Life, was maintaining an illusory giant form. He held a wine glass with a peaceful expression, sat at the host's seat at the big table, and looked down at everyone from above.

But unlike before, the table this time is much larger than the previous two times, perfectly suiting the number of people this time.

Looking at Ian's figure, Zhou Ning couldn't help but narrow his eyes. With his current strength, he was still unable to sense the other party's status.

Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean that the opponent is very powerful. It's probably the effect of the quasi-miracle item he controls.

Following the same method as before, Zhou Ning followed everyone else, imagining himself as a giant six or seven meters tall, and sat on a chair, waiting for the party to begin.

There were forty-five people at this party, more than twice the number of the previous one. Before they knew it, the huge round table was almost full.

Ian put down his glass, stood up, glanced around, and said amiably, "It's time, let's get started. No need to wait for latecomers. I'm the convener of this gathering, Ian the Knower of All Things. Due to certain force majeure circumstances, this gathering will be the last in the short term. Therefore, the two gatherings originally scheduled for Tinister City and Oris Port will be merged into one large gathering to exchange resources."

The city of Tinistre... is located in the east of the Byron Republic; the Port of Oris, the largest port in the Kingdom of Ruins... It turns out that the scale of this extraordinary gathering is even larger than I imagined, and there is even more than one group of partygoers... Zhou Ning keenly noticed a problem.

Ian's words caused a commotion. The demigod wearing a silver mask asked in a deliberately hoarse voice:

“The last time in the short term? So are there any plans to reopen?”

Ian laughed and said:

"It won't be available anytime soon, so please make sure you seize this opportunity."

"I understand." The demigod nodded and sat back down.

Zhou Ning could sense that the atmosphere in the venue was already a bit tense before the party even started.

"There are no new participants this time. If everyone is sure there are no problems, then this gathering will officially begin. Let me repeat the rules. You can take turns stating your needs or selling items you brought with you. I will be responsible for appraising all items and charge a 10% transaction fee."

Ian glanced around and said in a deep voice, "I'll count down to three. If there are no problems, this party will start at 12 o'clock and proceed clockwise."

Sitting at 12 o'clock was a relatively unfamiliar, gloomy man, not wearing anything to cover his face. He didn't hesitate and directly placed the auction item on the table and said in a deep voice:

"What I want to sell is an unknown and unique bracelet. It can effectively conceal your whereabouts. Even angels will have difficulty tracking you after wearing it. In addition, it can effectively reduce mental damage and even the effects of curses."

"Its negative effects are very weak, and it only makes you more likely to offend people or monsters indirectly."

"I want to exchange it for at least 8000 Vekta, or something of equivalent value."

This item seemed quite good, and Zhou Ning couldn't help but be tempted. He now possessed the Universal Knowledge branch of the Knowledge Authority, and the effects of this unknown artifact were indeed as the other party had described. The protection against mental damage was particularly useful to him. Even if the effect wasn't that great, he had a way to sell it. He might even make a profit by selling it to players.

As for the negative effects... I can only say that they are within my acceptable range.

"There's nothing wrong with the item." Zhou Ning noticed that a dark ring on Ian's finger was slightly shiny, and then nodded in confirmation.

This unknown artifact immediately caused a rush for sale, and was sold for 32600 Victar in a short time. Zhou Ning raised the price twice and then chose to give up, which was actually quite mediocre.

The second item up for auction was an oversized bow called the Archer Bow, named after a deity it had killed. The starting bid was 12500 Vectae, but it ultimately fetched 72500 Vectae, bought by the silver-masked demigod.

The first two items were sold at sky-high prices, setting an extraordinary tone for this extraordinary gathering.