After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

"This is a bronze tripod we found in the desert, made from an alloy of over a hundred metals, cast using techniques from over four thousand years ago."

With these words, the venue once again burst into a frenzy.

Bronze artifacts of such age are rare, not to mention one that combines over a hundred different metals — it could even have been made from Meteorite from Beyond the Heavens.

As the cart was uncovered, the massive bronze tripod suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

Long Tian's interest was immediately piqued.

"This item is really quite good," he said, "perfect for refining medicine when I take it back."

Chen Yu, however, did not say much, leaning quietly and observing the auction.

He did not bid on the next few items.

Even though these items were priceless treasures, to him they were nothing more than a collection of scrap metal.

Just then, a drab, little bead was brought up.

When this item appeared, the room filled with sighs of disdain.

"What's going on? Bringing up a rock to deceive us, do they really think we're so easily fooled?"

"Bring out the next item quickly; otherwise, I'll smash this place up."

...

The venue suddenly became chaotic, leaving the host at a loss.

But Chen Yu immediately stood up. Continue reading stories on empire

"I'll take this item!" he declared.

The crowd's eyes widened, and mocking glances were cast his way.

At first glance, this bead was clearly an inconspicuous piece of obsidian, possibly priceless if sold elsewhere, but here it was just a worthless trinket.

Chen Yu did not care about that, quickly reaching a deal with the host.

It wasn't long before the bead was delivered into his hands. However, instead of putting it away, he lightly tapped on it with his finger.

Those close by looked on as if viewing a fool.

Time passed until a crisp cracking sound was heard from the outskirts of the table. With the shedding of an outer shell, a radiant snow-white light burst forth.

"Holy smokes, the Snow Soul Bead from the desert!"

Someone exclaimed, and all eyes converged on the bead.

Chen Yu, ignoring them, coughed twice and pocketed the bead.

Now, everyone was unsettled. They hadn't expected the unassuming black bead to be the legendary Snow Soul Bead.

Legend had it that during the third queen of the ancient kingdom of Anxi's visit to the Western Regions, she obtained a snow pearl.

After letting her skilled craftsmen carefully polish it, she had it set into her crown.

Unfortunately, by the time of the sixth queen, because of wars, the crown was lost, and the whereabouts of its pearls became unknown.

Now, who would have imagined it hidden inside such an unimposing black bead?

From then on, no one dared to underestimate the auction, striving to claim each item with all their might.

Long Tian patted Chen Yu on the shoulder.

"I never would have thought you'd have such a discerning eye," he commented.

Chen Yu just smiled and said nothing further.

The progress of the auction went smoothly, and at two in the morning, the final item was at last brought forward.

As a small wooden box was placed before them, a middle-aged man near the front suddenly stood up, placing a document verifying his assets on the table.

"I would like to bid all my wealth for this item," he announced.

The scene suddenly became chaotic as more than a dozen people laid out all their assets at once.

Long Tian sighed helplessly.

"People's greed, anger, and foolishness are too strong—fighting like this over merely a few decades of life."

Chen Yu adjusted his brows. Decades of life, priceless wherever you go, yet from the mouth of Long Tian, they became weightless?

Representatives from other major organizations were also bidding.

After purchasing this item, they wouldn't easily use it but would instead disassemble its components to achieve mass production.

As the auction ended, Chen Yu didn't want to stay any longer. He packed up simply and was ready to leave the place.

Dongming Canyon was far too dangerous, especially after the auction had ended.

So many people had obtained treasures—no one could guarantee that others wouldn't covet them.

Chen Yu, with Victor and Mo Sanchong, packed up a large number of items and moved to the exit.

There were already a large number of people at this place, all of them eager to leave.

"Everyone, please don't rush. The black sandstorm outside is very severe. If you go out now, you are likely to die in the desert," a security guard urged with good intentions, but no one listened.

There were even people who tried to force their way out.

Chen Yu slightly adjusted his breathing. He wasn't insistent, he simply dragged over a wooden stump and sat down.

To deal with such extreme weather, the system could provide hundreds of solutions.

Furthermore, he was already prepared, with a wealth of equipment and supplies enough for them to leave the desert.

"Let them go!" the old city master, leaning on his cane, shakily emerged.

Although he was only a Puppet City Master, his words were still effective. Besides, he had run Dongming Canyon for so long; after every auction, he would witness people betraying and killing each other here.

He really didn't want to see such a scene anymore.

Seeing the old city master speak, the person at the gate didn't say anything more and directly opened the gate.

Everyone rushed to the underground garage, started their desert off-road vehicles, and left in succession.

Just as Chen Yu was about to leave, Fox rushed over hastily.

"Mr. Chen, why are you in such a hurry to leave? The Knights of the Round Table have a meeting later, and as a member, you must attend," Fox said.

Chen Yu stretched and yawned, "The contents of the meeting can be told to me later. I have some urgent matters right now."

After brushing him off with a casual remark, he led his group to the underground garage.

Fox felt greatly insulted at once, but he was powerless to do anything, especially with Long Tian watching him closely.

Moreover, Chen Yu's strength was too great; the members they had left in Dongning Canyon were probably no match for him.

The black sandstorm around the canyon's perimeter was extremely severe, forcing many of the vehicles that had just left to take refuge between nearby gullies.

Chen Yu didn't care about that; he drove straight through the gaps next to the black sandstorm.

The black sandstorm seemed formidable, but between all such storms, there were extremely fine gaps. As long as one navigated between these gaps, they would suffer no harm.

After driving for I don't know how long, they finally burst out of the black sandstorm, arriving on a relatively flat Gobi desert.

Victor finally exhaled a sigh of relief. If he had to continue staying in Dongming Canyon, he might have ended up with nowhere to be buried.

This time, thanks to Chen Yu, he was able to leave unscathed.

Just as he was about to express his gratitude, several trucks suddenly appeared on the surrounding Gobi desert.

Dozens of fully armed men in black jumped off the trucks.