abnormal mutation

Chapter 147 The Duke Family
As night deepened, a deafening roar of machinery suddenly echoed through the dark clouds as a massive steam-powered airship shattered the clouds, leaving the vast northern snowfields behind.

Under the dim moonlight, the words "Jihua Airship Passenger Transport Company" were clearly written on the hull of the boat.

In the upper cabins near the starboard side, several people were in a chaotic mess. A young man lay on the bed, his face contorted in pain, his body twitching occasionally.

The ship's doctor in a white coat was examining him. He was moving quickly, but his eyes were anxious and his behavior was becoming increasingly flustered.

The middle-aged man standing to the side had a grim expression, clearly having noticed this: "How is my son?"

"This..." The doctor shook his head slightly, then realized that this action was not appropriate, and quickly explained, "His vital signs are very good, his spirit is not contaminated, he is not poisoned, and it doesn't seem like a curse..."

"Then why did my brother faint for no reason?" The tall young man frowned, staring at the doctor with a dissatisfied tone.

"How dare you talk to a doctor like that?" the middle-aged man scolded.

"It's alright, it's alright, it's just that my abilities are limited." The doctor looked embarrassed. Those who could travel by airship were all very rich and powerful, and he couldn't afford to offend them.

Just as the group was talking, the young man on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, revealing two different colored eyes, one gray-blue and the other blue-green.

"Father, brother, I'm fine. Let the doctor leave." After saying that, she immediately closed her eyes again.

He had no time to pay attention to anything else; a strange interface in his mind was glowing faintly.

"Dear new user, welcome to Hive Network..."

The voice resounded directly in his heart, over and over again. Mengwei kept taking deep breaths, but he could not suppress his emotions.

'The North is truly a magical place!'

He pondered for a moment and named himself Apprentice, which matched Genting's code name.

The pop-up disappeared, the screen switched, and the word "Honeycomb" was written at the top, "Help" was written in the upper left corner, and a row of jumping numbers was in the upper right corner, which should be the current time.

Following the instructions, he tried to access his own attributes.

Life: 311/311
Spirituality: 158/202
Strength: 118
Damage increase: 0%
Sequence level: 9
备注：普通人的生命在100-200之间，序列9非凡者的生命大于等于200，灵性大于等于100，强度在100-150之间。

New player benefits increase: Health +75, Spirit +75, Strength +15.

Mengwei shook his head with a wry smile. If it weren't for the painful newbie benefits he had just received, his attributes would be utterly ordinary.

What exactly is a cellular network?

Filled with doubt and curiosity, he disregarded his anxiously waiting father and brother, and followed the guidance to explore its mysteries.

After spending a lot of time figuring out the purpose of the wallet, he first clicked on [Trade]. A dazzling array of goods cascaded down like a waterfall, most of them accompanied by pictures.

The top is specially marked with the words "low-sequence partition", and the publishers include not only the official Hive website, but also many other strange usernames.

Upon seeing the contents, his pupils constricted, and he was filled with shock.

When he saw the pinned service, he couldn't help but cover his face with his hands, feeling a mix of emotions, including frustration and regret.

[Body Repair]: Repairs all limbs and organs except the brain, without scars, invasiveness, or side effects; Inventory: Unlimited; Publisher: Hive;

Cost: Depends on the affected area, starting from 1000 coins.

'If we had met earlier, would I still have chosen the Mechanic?'

Many people don't know that his two eyes were not born that way, but rather extraordinary creations born from the hands of high-sequence mechanics. They appear to be flesh and blood, but are actually mechanical creations.

The Duke family paid a huge price for this, and he was left with only the path of a mechanic, even though he knew nothing about mechanics before.

Many people possess extraordinary abilities to repair limbs, but most of them are in the mid-to-high sequence, with serious side effects and pollution. Even extraordinary individuals may not be able to withstand them, let alone ordinary people.

'Maybe he's just bragging.' He composed himself, inwardly muttering a thought he himself didn't quite believe.

[Message] The room is completely empty; the only contact in the friend list is the official Hive website.

Click on "Discover," and you'll find content more exciting than the most gossipy newspapers, with a plethora of hidden information, some of which has been officially labeled as "true."

The Thistle Flower Merchant Guild is smuggling steam cannons; the empire is crumbling, and the judicial system may become a joke!

Meng Wei was jolted awake. This title was audacious; the empire's remaining power and the impending collapse of the edifice were a bit too much.

He glanced at the date below the title; it was today, fresh off the press.

A few minutes passed.

'How does this mysterious person know so much?' Mengwei suddenly realized that the airship would land in Almosid tomorrow, a place that had become a hotbed of trouble, so it was best to stay away.

He suddenly sat up, startling his father and brother who were standing next to him.

"Father, we can't stay in Almosid for long. Let's change trains and go straight back to the capital."

"Did you offend someone? What happened just now?" The middle-aged man frowned, staring intently at Meng Wei.

Since arriving in the North, his son seemed like a completely different person.

He used to live a life of debauchery, sleeping with a different woman every night, saying he wanted to enjoy life while he could, lest he lose his current impulses after his body was replaced by a machine.

Now she goes to bed early every night, and when she wakes up she writes and draws. She's incredibly well-behaved.

“Uh…” Mengwei stammered for a long time, wanting to reveal something, but the information about the Hive seemed to have been forgotten, and she couldn’t remember it no matter what. “I think I joined a mysterious organization, but I… can’t recall it.”

The middle-aged man suddenly stood up, his face grim; his son was clearly being controlled.

"I saw a news report..." Mengwei tried hard to recall, and the news came to mind clearly. She had no choice but to tell her father about it first.

The middle-aged man's expression shifted between light and shadow: "Is this some kind of intelligence organization? Do you need to provide intelligence regularly?"

"Probably... we don't need to." Mengwei was somewhat uncertain.

With a loud slap, the middle-aged man couldn't help but slap Meng Wei on the back of the head: "You fool! You might have already sold out all the family information!"

"No way." Mengwei's eyes were filled with confusion.

"Think about it carefully..."

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Almosid, District 3, Knight's Glory Auction House.

"Director Otto, please repeat yourself, how many do you want to sell?" Hayden, the person in charge, asked with a hint of disbelief.

Roland held up two fingers and emphasized, "Two thousand! Any problem?"

"Of course not." Hayden's face lit up with surprise, his already small eyes barely visible. "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."

There are no commissions or service fees for this transaction; all proceeds will be delivered to you without any discrepancy.

"Hmm." Roland knew immediately that he had misunderstood. He was genuinely short of money, and supporting his own auction house was just a side effect.

Knights of Glory Auction House is one of the oldest auction houses in Almosid, but in terms of size and reputation, it doesn't even rank in the top five.

Many people are saying that if the Southern Chamber of Commerce joins the winter hunt, the specialties of the snowfields will probably no longer be exclusive to the Northern Chamber of Commerce.

“Director Otto, the quantity this time is too large. I plan to sell them in separate batches, 20 spiritual glimmers per group, 30 groups at a time, and three auctions in total, to maximize profits.”

The remaining two hundred coins were put on the shop counter for retail, with each coin priced and auctioned off to the highest bidder. "You know, there are always some rich people who don't care about money..." Hayden said carefully.

In reality, two thousand spiritual glimmers are not a lot. Almosid is full of wealthy people who spare no effort in raising their offspring, so they could easily swallow a few of them. Moreover, it cannot be ruled out that some people want to hoard them for speculation.

The reason for splitting it into three parts was simply to take the opportunity to expand the auction house's influence.

"How often do we hold auctions?" Roland really didn't know any of this.

“There’s a small event or specialty every week, similar to a gathering of extraordinary individuals. There’s a formal auction every month, by invitation only, and it’s quite large. There are four major auctions every year, and the best items are usually reserved for those…” Hayden explained.

Roland frowned slightly. Three formal auctions would take three months: "That's dragging on too long. We can also have smaller auctions every week, ten sets each time. Just keep a batch for the auction, and put the rest on the shop shelves. Wouldn't it be better if they sold at a higher price?"

How many of each are you planning to sell?

“The price of a normal, high-purity spiritual glimmer is around 100 German dollars. Your purity is extremely rare, so the price should not be less than 150 German dollars,” Hayden speculated.

Roland nodded slightly. When he auctioned it before, the highest price per unit exceeded 170 German dollars, but the quantity was small at that time. Now that a large quantity is being released, the price per unit will definitely be affected.

It's possible that outsiders believe the Northern Chamber of Commerce has secretly mastered a new technology for purifying spiritual glimmers.

"Then let's price it at 160." He secretly calculated that if he did that, he could get 32 German dollars.

This number made his breathing become heavier.

(End of this chapter)