Chapter 333: A Change

"Can you open it?"

After leaving the A7 auction house, Dacia looked with great curiosity at the small silver box in Li Chenchen's hand.

For this item, Li Chenchen had spent 5.25 million gold shields, buying it after seven consecutive rounds of bidding.

But as for what was inside the box, the auction house itself knew nothing. They only introduced that it was excavated from the ruins of the Moshra people, the outer shell was a special alloy, and the strange patterns on the outside were a sealing array. So far, no one had been able to open it, not even legendary mages. Forcing it open would only destroy the contents. Thus, the auction house had set a reserve price of 1.5 million.

This was because the alloy used in the box itself was extraordinary, able to withstand the slash of a quasi-holy artifact. As for what was inside, that depended on the buyer's luck. It could be nothing at all, or it could seal something very dangerous, or it could be a magical artifact or magical material from an ancient civilization. In short, anything stored in such a treasure box should not be ordinary.

But Li Chenchen had paid more than double the price for it, and during the auction, he had shown an air of determination to win it.

"No."

Li Chenchen shook his head, lying through his teeth: "I'll find someone to try. If that doesn't work, this special alloy can be used to make a magical artifact; its magical affinity is very high."

He had actually recognized the sealing array on the small silver box. The patterns on it he had seen before. They were the 'Supreme Demon Script' from the Primordial Dome Realm, a type of rune that had circulated among demon cultivators since 18,000 years ago. It became prevalent after the 'Outer Heaven Demons' like Dugu Tianyi awakened again from their slumber.

Li Chenchen had studied the 'Supreme Demon Script'. After the demonic calamity began to erupt, he had, out of a desire to know his enemy, spent some effort studying this rune system, which was completely different from the immortal talisman system. He did not seek to use this so-called 'Supreme Demon Script' to set up arrays or refine artifacts, only to know their functions when encountering such runes.

"This box makes me curious too."

Dacia did not suspect anything. He cupped his chin with his hand and said, "I wonder what's inside. With such a good box, I think the contents should be decent. I'd say you might have made a big profit this time."

"I don't know."

Li Chenchen shook his head: "It could be nothing at all. But you know my luck has always been good. I just felt that there's something good inside."

This time Li Chenchen was telling the truth. He really didn't know what was inside. He bought it partly due to a faint intuition and partly because he wanted to explore the connection between the Moshra people appearing in this world, the 'Supreme Demon Script', and the group of Outer Heaven Demons led by Dugu Tianyi.

"Right, you are Lucky Andrew."

Dacia laughed: "Try it first. Remember, if you can't find a way to open this box, you can come to me. My teacher is a fifth-level legendary mage who understands ancient scripts from all over the world. He might have a solution."

After leaving the Red Finch Club, he did not travel with Li Chenchen. At the exit of this secret passage, an entire fleet of cars was waiting for him. They were all high-end convertibles, their engines roaring deafeningly, and the cars were filled with young men and women dressed in stylish and trendy clothes. When Dacia appeared, they all howled like wolves and ghosts.

Dacia smiled and bid farewell to Li Chenchen, then boarded one of the convertibles, and finally drove away amidst a roar.

"This guy sure knows how to have fun!"

Eliza couldn't help but click her tongue, a hint of admiration in her voice: "I heard he's only been in Atlanta for a little over ten days, and he's already tamed all the second-generation rich kids in this city, making them follow this young Mr. Rockefeller. That's quite a skill."

Li Chenchen shook his head and got into his Otto I. He couldn't wait to return to Unicorn Apartment. He wanted to open that small silver box as soon as possible and see what was inside.

Also, he needed to refine the dragon blood and Titan blood as soon as possible. He expected these things would greatly enhance his two bloodlines and the two domains he possessed.

What Li Chenchen didn't know was that on the distant convertible, Dacia withdrew his gaze from the rearview mirror, a contemplative look in his eyes.

"How was it? No success?"

In the driver's seat of the car was a young girl in a red leather tube top. Her attire was very revealing, with only a tube top on top and hot pants below, accentuating her stunning figure, comparable to international supermodels, making her even more curvaceous and eye-catching.

"He agreed. Father already spoke with him on the phone. 240 million gold shields for 3% of his shares. But the voting rights for these shares must be entrusted to him before the listing, and if we want to sell, he has the right of first refusal."

"240 million gold shields? That means in just ten days, it's grown by 2 billion? That's really profitable, and also very greedy."

"You can't say that, Anna. I think if it weren't for my father's position, I wouldn't have gotten these 3% shares even at triple the price. You know? Michelle has been helping him wholeheartedly. The stores that Michelle Investment helped him contact are all in excellent locations. This will give Sunrise Electric Retail a huge advantage in future competition."

Dacia's lips curled slightly: "I'm very optimistic about him. That guy has top-tier combat talent and a very sharp mind. The chance of Sunrise Electric Retail rising is over 50%. Once this company goes public, it will be a capital feast. The 240 million we invest now will surely yield more than ten times the return. How many such investment returns are there in all of America?"

The girl was not so optimistic: "If it really goes public, Sunrise Electric Retail can't be small in scale. How much competition and turmoil will it have to go through? Even with Michelle treating him like a son-in-law and Conshuri providing full support, it will be hard for him to handle. Those two are powerful, but each has their own problems."

"That may not be the case. He's not as simple as you think. The rumors outside, that he owes everything to Conshuri, don't hold water."

Dacia smiled and didn't continue the discussion: "Let's talk about our main business. Any progress in the past two days? The family is getting impatient."

"I'm sorry, but you'll have to stay in Atlanta a while longer. We were at a dead end until three days ago—"

The scantily clad girl was speaking when suddenly a muffled sound came from ahead, and the car veered uncontrollably to one side of the road.

Both of them changed color, realizing what had happened: someone had shot out their tire with a sniper rifle.

At that moment, seven magical airships emerged from the empty sky. Figures began to fall from them, one of whom, nearly three meters tall and exceptionally burly, made their hearts sink.

—That was a legendary berserker!