Published: February 9, 2025
"Bai Shishi definitely won't just reconcile like this. Her reappearance is for... forget it, no spoilers, I'm afraid of getting hit, but please call me the Prince of Filling Pits."
"Now, we will begin the bidding for the fifth item. Please take a look at the real object."
The auctioneer on stage had already finished auctioning the first four items, but Ye Zhongming didn't pay much attention.
His life in the apocalypse had taught him not to lose his head just because he saw Bai Shishi, but the emotional impact on him was present and could even be said to be significant.
After Mu Xinfey had found him and created a ruckus at the base, Ye Zhongming knew that he would meet the woman who had entangled him for two lifetimes; it was just a matter of time.
However, when he truly saw her, Ye Zhongming still couldn't maintain his calm state of mind.
He realized that some things had changed because his rebirth had altered his previous life. For instance, the people around him now—Mo Ye, Liang Chuyin, Xia Lei, Little Tiger, Park Soo-young... In his past life, they might have all been dead, or perhaps they were alive but in a different way.
Ultimately, Ye Zhongming didn't know them in his previous life, so the feeling of distance wasn't that deep, but Bai Shishi was different.
In his past life, Ye Zhongming had witnessed her fate, but in this life, that fate had changed.
Ye Zhongming's mind flashed back to that afternoon before the apocalypse began, recalling the moment he spoke words of retention. He could vividly see this woman's turned face and evasive gaze, clear as day.
For a moment, Ye Zhongming's complex emotions were hard to suppress.
He could feel the glances coming from beside him and remember the pallor and panic on Bai Shishi's face just moments ago, yet he maintained an extremely calm demeanor.
"Do you know her?"
A gentle voice reached his ears. Ye Zhongming looked up to see Liang Chuyin's enchanting face. It was no wonder she could guess; Bai Shishi's panic had been too obvious just now.
"Yeah."
"Good eye."
"Huh?"
"Watching the auction."
The internet celebrity slightly raised her chin, looking proud, but her grip on Ye Zhongming's arm was a bit painful.
"Let it go."
Ye Zhongming's heart jolted. He patted Liang Chuyin's hand, and her body immediately relaxed.
Turning his head, the bidding for the fifth item had ended, and Ye Zhongming's gaze became firm.
Rather than feeling uneasy about Bai Shishi's appearance, it was more about the unrest caused by the changing world. The future could become different from what Ye Zhongming knew, and an unpredictable future was what he worried about the most.
"Next is the sixth item, please take a look."
The auctioneer unveiled the golden cover on the exquisite silver tray held by a woman in a qipao, revealing two gemstones inside.
"Two attribute gemstones: the brown one is earth element, and the white one is wind element."
Ye Zhongming straightened slightly. This auction item was actually two natural gemstones, and they were of attributes he didn't have—earth and wind.
Moreover, both were of intermediate grade!
For him, who possessed the Staff of Nature, these were great items.
"Yes, as everyone can see, the quality of these two attribute gemstones is excellent, which is very beneficial for those with related attribute skills or professions."
"The starting price is 300 grade 3 magic crystals or an equivalent evolution potion."
Since there wasn't a unified currency in the apocalypse, transactions typically used magic crystals and evolution potions. When trading, people would request the appropriate level of magic crystals based on their needs. However, at auction events like this, grade 3 magic crystals, which represented the average evolution level of humanity, were used as the base currency.
Now that humanity was generally evolving towards three-star levels, the demand for grade 3 magic crystals was high, making them the most valuable currency for this auction.
Upon hearing this price, Ye Zhongming thought it was reasonable; after all, it was an intermediate natural gemstone, so he raised his hand.