Robin's interest was piqued.
He found Beckett's overt confidence quite intriguing.
In principle, auction houses did not allow clients to touch or even take items they desired before the auction began.
After all, auction houses were businesses. If every client acted this way, relying on their influence and background, how could this auction house possibly continue to operate?
How else could he use those auction items to exchange for things the Collector was interested in?
However, everyone was an adult, and some things could be flexible. The difference was whether Beckett could offer a bargaining chip that made him willing to be flexible.
If it's not possible in principle, it means your bargaining chip isn't enough.
"The auction is about to start. I don't suppose you, Knowhere King, would want this grand event to be disturbed by those low-class, despicable slaves?"
Zola, who had quietly retreated to the side, couldn't help but feel a dimming in her eyes upon hearing Beckett's choice of words.
"What do you want to say?"
"Jennifer, one of the leaders of the Knowhere rebel army." Beckett held up the chip in his hand.
"This contains evidence of her appearance in Knowhere Capital, as well as information about her accomplices. I'll give you this, and you give me the mechanical component with model number SM-404, how about it?"
Last night, all the video footage of Ego's meeting with Jennifer and the events leading up to it had been copied by Woz onto this small chip in Beckett's hand, to be used as a bargaining chip.
"Jennifer?"
Upon hearing this, the Knowhere King, Robin, frowned. This was the prized disciple of that old immortal from the Xiangluo Tribe, who had always been slippery, moving between various cities on Knowhere.
He truly hadn't expected this woman to have the audacity to come to Knowhere Capital at this particular time.
"Not just her, but her accomplices too. From what she said, it seems that accomplice isn't from your Knowhere?"
Beckett's lips curved into a more playful arc. He didn't know what "rules set by the Collector" Jennifer was referring to, but that didn't mean he couldn't use it to his advantage. After all, he wasn't lying.
His father had once said that to become a qualified superior, one must learn to utilize all the resources at hand.
Upon hearing this, the Knowhere King, Robin, raised an eyebrow and then pressed the communicator by his ear. "Remove the mechanical component with serial number SM-404 from the auction list, and bring it over."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The voice on the other end of the communicator responded without the slightest hesitation.
"Then, let's begin." Robin, having finished the communication, turned his gaze back to Beckett.
"Woz."
In front of Robin, Beckett directly played the contents of the chip.
Ego's large face instantly appeared on the massive screen, and beside Ego was Jennifer, dressed in a vibrant red evening gown.
"This man's name is Ego, and he is Jennifer's accomplice." As soon as Beckett finished speaking, the considerate Woz paused the video playback, displaying Ego's name and information.
Immediately, Zola, who had been quietly standing aside, felt her ears begin to burn.
She couldn't understand why the King and Mr. Beckett could remain so composed while watching videos of this nature.
Was this the demeanor of important figures?
The little person in Zola's heart silently cheered for her main body.
"Damn it!"
The image on the screen, accompanied by Ego's angry curse, abruptly stopped.
The atmosphere fell into an awkward silence.
Beckett couldn't be bothered to say anything more. Once he got the mechanical component, he could resurrect that annoying, sycophantic flatterer;
The Knowhere King, Robin, was contemplating who exactly this Ego was.
In his long life, he had genuinely never heard this name before.
The confident demeanor of this man in the video caught his attention.
Robin never underestimated any unknown enemy.
As for Zola, she was simply too embarrassed to know what to say.
It wasn't until the person delivering the mechanical component arrived that the awkward silence was broken.
The mechanical component, SM-404, which resembled an arm, came into Beckett's view.
"This is what you wanted. On behalf of Knowhere, I thank you for the information, Beckett."
Having completed the transaction and obtained the mechanical component in advance, Beckett played with it, nodded, and, led by Zola, slowly left the Knowhere Control Center.
"Everyone, meeting."
After Beckett left, the Knowhere King, Robin's expression changed. He solemnly instructed the generals currently on Knowhere to study the recording provided by Beckett.
They were to research Ego's potential strength and Jennifer's purpose for this visit.
Thus, when the generals of Knowhere arrived, dusty and weary, the Knowhere King gathered them together and played the contents of the chip.
They carefully analyzed the energy burst from Ego in the video to judge the man's strength...
A group of people sat together, discussing the male and female protagonists in the video animatedly...
Within a quiet estate somewhere on Knowhere, the Knowhere King, who had gathered his subordinates to discuss matters, knocked on the estate's door.
"Welcome, Your Majesty."
The uneasy slave opened the door and bowed, prostrating himself on the ground.
"Where is the Collector?"
"What do you need me for, Robin?"
A hoarse voice came from a corner of the estate. The Collector, stepping on a new toy, slowly appeared before Robin.
He had striking white hair and a slightly aged face. The edges of his black leather armor were trimmed with fur from some rare animal.
The Collector! A mysterious being who had survived since the birth of the universe!
"The Xiangluo Tribe violated the agreement we three parties made. They've introduced a third party from outside Knowhere, so I've come to report to you."
As the Collector strolled through the estate, Robin slowly revealed Ego's existence and handed the Collector a chip he had.
Robin had already made many copies of the video Beckett had given him.
"A third party?"
The Collector seemed disbelieving upon hearing this.
"Yes, that person's name is Ego."
"What did you say? What did you say his name was?"
The Collector was startled and frowned deeply upon hearing this.
"Ego."
The Collector waved his hand and raised the chip in his hand. The slaves, understanding his intent, played the content of the chip.
Just as Jennifer faded from view and Ego appeared on screen, Hela, who had ridden over, finally arrived at her destination.
Her black divine steed descended from the sky, landing in the Collector's estate along with the clear nameplate her father Odin had given her.
"I am Hela, Goddess of Death from Asgard."
"Which one of you is the Collector?"
Hela leaped off her divine steed, her ink-black hair flowing freely, exuding a heroic and valiant aura as she descended from the heavens.
"Ugh, disgusting."
Upon landing, Hela's first sight was of the Collector and Robin huddled together watching the video of Ego. Her expression immediately filled with disgust.
I was wrong, I can't even post a simple meme...
I've barely managed to revise this second chapter...
I can't revise the third chapter at all. How am I supposed to know which characters are sensitive... Even a hint about what's sensitive would be helpful. Dianniang (a nickname for a Chinese webnovel platform) is so inhumane, sob sob sob~
I was supposed to have three updates today, but I'm stuck, and there's nothing I can do...
I only have two updates today, not by my own fault...
I was wrong. Starting tomorrow, I'll bring oars when I row! I refuse to believe they'll block my three updates tomorrow...
My head is going bald from revising the text
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