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Chapter 208: Chapter 135: Eagle Family - Fourth Rank Life Pressure _2

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This girl is full of cunning ideas; she might just want to drag him out shopping. Silver Spear City is incredibly prosperous, an absolute contrast to the White Tower's five markets, like heaven and earth. He dared to bet that since yesterday, other than the thought of shopping, nothing else likely crossed her mind.

In response, Song Ting rolled her eyes.

"Believe it or not, Dad mentioned something about attending an auction, and I'm going ahead!"

After saying that, she quickly left the summoning room.

Song Chi felt a spark of interest within himself. If it was really an auction, then it was something not to be missed. He remembered the last auction he attended at Baihe had featured a Purple-level strange object. Considering the scale of Silver Spear City, an auction held here would undoubtedly have no shortage of good items.

Turning around to store away the Cang Qiong, he put the subsequent enhancements on hold and quickly returned to the Tengger Hotel's lobby.

Only after seeing his waiting grandfather and the others did he finally confirm that Song Ting hadn't been lying to him.

Ignoring Song Ting, who was making faces at him, Song Chi quickly approached his parents.

"Mom and Dad, what auction is this, and what's the caliber?"

Song Chao turned with a smile and said:

"It's an auction held by the Eagle Chain Auction House, once every ten years. As for the caliber, you just need to know it's very high. It's the kind where you can't enter without at least Second Rank strength."

Song Chi was taken aback. An auction that only Second Rank Torch Ship Captains could enter indeed had a high standard.

At the previous Baihe auction, only a few Fourth Rank Torch Ship Captains attended and, without exception, all were treated as honored guests. Compared to that, the Eagle Chain Auction setting Second Rank as the entry threshold highlighted the vast gap between the two events.

This raised Song Chi's curiosity and anticipation even further. What kind of quality items would appear at such a high-caliber auction?

As he pondered this, his grandfather made a move, striding towards the exit.

Seeing this, the rest of the family hurried to follow.

Along the way, Song Chi asked his father another question.

"Dad, is this Eagle Chain Auction related to the "Eagle Family" of the principality?"

He asked because the Eagle Family's reputation was so immense in the entire Chenxing Principality. He remembered textbooks from the past often provided detailed introductions to the Eagle Family.

The Eagle Family, one of the four grand families of the principality at the founding of Chenxing, over five thousand years ago, descended from the initial marquis, Robert Eagle, who, following Duke Rosetta, braved hardships to carve out the Chenxing Principality.

Finally, Robert Eagle was conferred the title of Marquis of the principality, establishing a lineage that would last through generations as the first Eagle Marquis.

It was because of the Eagle Family's renowned name that Song Chi, when first purchasing large machinery, didn't hesitate to choose a machinery store under their jurisdiction. Now hearing the word "Eagle" again, Song Chi subconsciously thought of the legendary family of the principality, which prompted his question.

Song Chao didn't ponder too much and simply nodded:

"Yes, this Eagle Auction branch in Silver Spear is a chain auction house under the Eagle Family. Their branches exist not only here in the Silver Spear Floating Continent but also in all those Level 2 and above life-type Floating Lands of the principality."

Upon hearing this, the lively Song Ting suddenly piped up.

"Dad, since the Eagle Family is so powerful and their legacy dates back to the founding of the principality, does that mean they are more prestigious than our Dinghai Song Family?"

Caught off guard by this sudden question, Song Chao's mouth twitched slightly and he found himself at a loss for words.

At this moment, their mother, who had been silent until then, stepped forward.

She ruffled her daughter's soft hair and explained softly:

"Well, it's both yes and no."

"The Eagle Family has a long heritage, profound family roots, and indeed they are one of the most powerful in the principality, with few families able to compare to them. But..."

At this, Chen Lixia's tone shifted:

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"Since the death of the first Marquis Robert Eagle over a thousand years ago, after his failed attempt to reach the Sixth Rank, the Eagle Family has been embroiled in power struggles that have lasted for more than a millennium, with three factions within the family continually checking and balancing each other in an endless internal conflict."

Upon hearing this, Song Chi had already grasped the situation; it was clear that after the death of the original Marquis Eagle, the one who took over the leadership lacked sufficient prestige, leading to dissent among the various factions and plunging them into ceaseless infighting.

A thousand years of infighting is terrifying to contemplate; even if the Eagle Family once had a profound foundation, they must be replaceing it hard to keep up.

Thus, the message from his mother was simple: the current Eagle Family was but a paper tiger, fragile and weakened within.

Of course, this fragility was only relative to other powers of the same size. As the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse, and any ordinary Fourth Rank family that dared provoke them would likely be crushed in an instant.

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Now knowing that the Eagle Auction House was indeed a property of the Eagle Family, Song Chi's anticipation for the auction grew even stronger. Even if, as his mother stated, the Eagle Family's strength was not what it once was, stepping back, this was still an enterprise of a founding family of the Principality, so wouldn't their vision and scope naturally far exceed those of ordinary auctions?

Silver Spear City, Glittering Street.

As the most prosperous area in Silver Spear City, this place could be described in one phrase: every inch of land is worth its weight in gold.

The Silver Spear branch of the Eagle Auction House was located here, spanning thousands of square meters—a testament to its immense wealth.

Today, the entrance of the Eagle Auction House was exceptionally bustling, with the latest models of the Penta Energy Vehicles, produced by the Principality, descending onto the street in front of the venue.

One after another, elegantly dressed figures emerged from these energy vehicles—men genteel and refined, women graceful and dignified, drawing gasps of admiration from the crowds on both sides of the street.

"Brother, didn't you say the Tri-Energy Model was the latest? How come there's now a Penta Model?"

Song Ting stared at the four and five-model energy vehicles which appeared even more luxurious than the Tri-Energy Model, full of confusion.

To this question, Song Chi smiled.

"Silly girl, to places like the White Tower Floating Land at the frontier, the Tri-Energy is the latest model because these fourth and fifth models simply aren't supplied there."

Just by the looks of the latest Penta Model, one could tell they were extremely expensive. If transportation costs were added, how many in a small place like the White Tower Floating Land could afford to buy them? Instead of going through the effort and cost, it's better to focus on the prosperous lands of the Principality.

Ignoring those who paraded around as if they were nobility, the Song family group quickly entered the auction house one after another.

Although the auction house rules stipulated that only Second Rank Torch Ship Captains and above had the qualifications to enter, Torch Ship Captains could bring their families, so Song Chi and the rest of the younger generation did not encounter any obstructions.

Once inside the auction house, even someone with the disposition of Song Chi was somewhat shocked.

The cylindrical building spiraled upwards, with a private box every ten meters or so. There wasn't the usual auction stage seen in common auctions; each box was equipped with real-time communication, and once the auction started, every item would have its information projected directly into each box.

In one of the upper-middle boxes, the Song family members sat on the circular sofa, waiting for the auction to begin.

Half an hour later, as an image suddenly appeared in the real-time communication screen at the front of the box, Song Chi's entire body jolted, his hair standing on end.

It wasn't just Song Chi and the other younger members of the Song family; Song Shan, Song Hai, and others felt the same, and even Song Mingsong, sitting in the principal seat, experienced the same chilling effect, as if death was a mere step away.

At first, the aura seemed vast like the abyss, then ethereal like the wind, and finally, turned into bone-chilling cold, unpredictable and ever-changing.

Thankfully, it only lasted for the span of a breath before dissipating like smoke, as if it had never been there at all.

From the principal seat, Song Mingsong's face was tight as he said solemnly:

"That was Fourth Rank Life Pressure!"

Without waiting for others to speak, he continued on his own:

"It seems that the Fourth Rank Torch Ship Captain of this Eagle Auction House is using this method to warn everyone not to cause trouble during the auction!"

PS: I noticed that many readers were not satisfied with the handling of the situation with Li Dong and his group. So, I have revised Chapter 130, changing it so all of them were killed off. Those interested can go back and have a look.

Well... that's it.