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"Baby, there is an art auction in New York tonight, do you want to come with me?" Locke said to Ashley after dinner on Friday morning.

"An auction in New York?" Ashley was stunned, and then said: "I want to participate."

She liked this type of occasion very much, the luxurious upper-class atmosphere, which almost all girls of this age could not refuse.

Next, she suddenly thought of something: "By the way, will Alice come too?"

"She will also appear, but not with us, but with her classmate Jenny." Locke replied.

Since the last escape, Tang Wei felt that he should pay more attention to this best friend and persuade her to stay away from harmful things.

Fortunately, the experience that night made Jenny very scared, and she had just started trying it, using ordinary sandwiches. If she was determined, she could still do it.

This auction was held by the largest auction house in New York, and several of the items were anonymously provided by Locke through overseas accounts.

After the auction, he also agreed to trade with Damon and his daughter, so there was quite a lot going on.

However, Peggy is not interested in things like auctions, and is not in the mood to go to New York on weekends. She will stay in Fairview Town and Susan will take care of her.

The auction in the evening was scheduled to be held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Ashley had already fallen in love with this city from the first time she arrived in New York. There were many high-rise buildings on Manhattan Island, and the night view was almost unrivaled in this era.

She once encouraged Locke to buy a "sky" villa in New York with a lawn and a swimming pool on the roof, but Locke was not very interested.

For Locke now, a house is not very practical. After all, he will not live in New York permanently for the past three years. For the time being, the rented hotel apartment is enough.

When he arrived at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the evening, the auction had not officially started yet, and the staff quickly led him to the reception hall next to the auction hall.

The latest auction details were handed over to potential customers early, and Locke also got a copy.

The auction company holds such an event every year. The auctions launched this time include more than 600 items, covering artworks from all over the world, including Japanese samurai armor and Egyptian exquisite stone carvings. It is worthy of being the largest auction company in the world.

Among them, Locke provided thirteen pieces. Because there were too many lots, it was impossible to complete the auction in one night, but was divided into four days.

Among them, Locke also saw antiques from the Eastern Kingdom, enamel porcelain from the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, a large underglaze red plate from the Ming Dynasty, and a Longquan celadon jade pot and spring vase from Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. The prices were not high.

Asian collections in the 1990s were niche items and could not be purchased at high prices, mainly because they had not yet become wealthy and buyers had limited power.

When he first saw the introduction and the low price, Locke even had the urge to take a photo, but quickly gave up.

I have paid attention to antiques in my previous life, but like ordinary people, it was more because of its price, the idea of ​​​​buying it, and the thought that it would be valuable in the future.

True enthusiasts pay attention to the ancient art and sense of time in them. Locke does not have this mentality, so he has never been a real collector and cannot become one.

As for collecting them and bringing them back to the East, Locke felt that it would be better to invest there and promote more development. Only when the country truly develops can the value of these items representing culture be truly demonstrated.

There were quite a few people who came early, and Locke immediately saw Martin Channing, whom he had met several times before, with a teenage girl by his side.

"Good evening, Locke." Martin Channing saw Locke and brought the girl over to say hello.

"Good evening, Mr. Channing." Locke shook hands with the other party and looked at the girl next to Martin Channing.

"This is my daughter, Carolyn, now in a private high school in Manhattan."

"Hello, Miss Channing." Locke nodded towards the other party, looking at the princess-like Caroline in front of him, who would have thought of what would happen to her in the future.

"Hello, Mr. Locke, I really like the books you wrote." Caroline had a decent smile on her face.

"It's my pleasure."

He could still hear the kind words. Most of the readers who liked Arcane God were male, and there were relatively few female readers. The Caroline in front of him didn't look like a girl who liked reading this type of novel.

Everyone chatted politely for a while and then parted ways. Since Locke acquired Sky Fund, Martin Channing has stopped promoting his fund in front of him. It can be said that his enthusiasm has been greatly reduced.

"Alice, why did you arrive?" After a while, Ashley saw Tang Wei and Miss Jenny with her.

When he saw Jenny again this time, Locke didn't expect that this young lady was unexpectedly beautiful.

There was no way, the last time I saw Jenny, her mouth was sealed with tape, her face was stained with tears and snot, and there were slap marks on her face. Her hair was disheveled. It was difficult to think that she was the same person as Jenny now.

At this time, I looked carefully and found that she had a pair of cat eyes like Vivien Leigh. Not only was she very beautiful, but she was also tall, fair-skinned, and her face looked extremely pure, but she exuded a lazy and charming aura.

"Are you Locke?"

Of course, Jenny didn't recognize Locke as the Daredevil who appeared that night. Although she was a little dazzled by Locke's high charm, she soon looked at Locke like a scumbag.

Although he already had Alice, he still blatantly had a blonde beauty by his side. He didn't know what evil possessed Alice. He tried to persuade her several times, but he couldn't get her to leave Locke.

"Jenny!" Sensing her best friend's hostility towards Locke, Tang Wei pulled her arm.

Shrugging his shoulders, Locke didn't care. He was not invincible even though he had high charm. Although Jenny was beautiful, the eldest lady was not easy to take care of, so there was no need for him to please her.

There wasn't much to say about the auction. In the end, I spent $50,000 to buy a Tiffany necklace and a pair of earrings, which I planned to give to Ashley and Tang Wei.

Tonight, there was a collection that Locke took out from the treasure house, and it was finally sold for US$5.7 million, during which Locke also raised the price once.

After the auction was over, Locke sent Ashley and Tang Wei back to their hotel apartment in New York, then changed into equipment and went to an abandoned factory in the suburbs.

There are many places like this in the suburbs around big cities in the United States, and basically no one comes there.

It’s not obvious yet, but there will be more and more abandoned factories of this type in the future.

The population was originally small, and as time went by, more and more factories lost money, and the manufacturing industry was hollowed out. The original workers either returned to their hometowns or concentrated in urban centers.

After observing the surrounding environment, confirming that there was no one around, and setting up the induction magic, Locke contacted Damon and his daughter, and at the same time took out the prepared equipment from the storage space.

About ten minutes later, Damon and his daughter appeared near the abandoned factory.

"This is the equipment prepared for you." Locke pointed to the two boxes placed in front of him.

Damon and his daughter took a look at Locke, who was wrapped in a black coat and still had a mask on his face.

Minty couldn't help complaining first: "You are really cautious. Are you worried that we will know your identity?"

"Any secret is no longer a secret as long as the second person knows it. I may trust you not to tell nonsense, but I don't trust your ability to hide your identity."

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