boyutpedia Chapter 78 The Collection is Acquired
Chapter 78 The Collection is Acquired
Isn't that incredibly powerful? Eligi's head has been chopped off several times. If he were a real person there, he would have died long ago.
"Where are the Phantom Troupe members now?" Kurapika was visibly excited upon hearing news of the Troupe members. His voice rose several decibels involuntarily.
Ailiji held the phone further away and waited for a while, inwardly complaining that when he brought up this matter, shouldn't he have been asking, "Are you all alright?"
"Kurapika, calm down. I don't know where they are, but I do know their target: the gang's auction items tonight," Eligi said.
Afterwards, Eliji briefly recounted their encounter that day, even mentioning his intention to take action against the gang's artifacts. This was all to help Kurapika better assess how things would develop.
"In other words, the Phantom Troupe knows that things have been leaked, so they might not come to tonight's auction," Kurapika analyzed as he calmed down.
After hearing this, Ellig said, "They will probably still come, enter the building in a way we don't expect, and then steal all the collection."
"What's the basis for your judgment?" Kurapika asked on the other end of the phone.
"First, I also want to steal the artifacts, so I won't leak the news. Second, they are a Phantom Troupe, a powerful Phantom Troupe. They are not afraid of gangsters. After causing a big scene, they just need to figure out how to clean up the mess," Eligi said, offering his analysis.
Kurapika was silent for a moment, then finally said, "So you're planning to take advantage of the Phantom Troupe, creating a gap in the fight between them and the mafia, to steal all the artifacts, and then pin the blame on the Phantom Troupe?"
"Hehehe, Kurapika, sometimes being too smart can shorten your lifespan because your brain is always running at an overload," Eligi said with a laugh.
"So what do you want to do now?" Kurapika asked calmly.
After a moment of silence, Eligi finally said, "It's not about what I want to do, but about what the Phantom Troupe does. However, I will definitely get my hands on the artifact, even if I'm hunted down by the mafia. I'm telling you this so you can be careful."
If Eligi is really being hunted down by the gang again, he can hide on Greed Island for the time being and be safe. After a while, he can come out and get a hunter's license, and then he can encrypt his information.
Kurapika might be in some trouble, though. He works for a gang, and it wouldn't be good if he got caught up in it.
That's why Eliji reminded the other party in advance, after all, he had received Kurapika's 500 million Jenny.
"I know what happened. If you have any news about the Phantom Troupe, please let me know as soon as possible." Kurapika didn't seem to care much. Right now, all he could think about was revenge and the eyes of his clan.
Nothing else matters, not even my own life.
Just as Kurapika was on the phone, a member of the Nothra Family's guard arrived. It was Melody, a woman who looked like a hamster.
Seeing Melody coming over, Kurapika hung up the phone and looked at Melody, saying coldly, "You heard everything?"
"I didn't mean to," Melody apologized.
Kurapika's voice wasn't quiet, so it's perfectly normal that Melody, who has a keen ear, heard it.
"What are you planning to do?" Melody asked.
After putting his phone back in his pocket, Kurapika said, "Tell Tazoa what happened. The Phantom Troupe is an A-class wanted theft gang; they're not someone we can handle."
Melody was surprised by Kurapika's choice, but eventually agreed.
"By the way, what brings you here?" Kurapika asked.
Melody didn't hide anything and said, "Dazo Nie asked me to come and inform you of the meeting. I guess it's about the arrangements for tonight's auction."
"I understand, let's go!" Kurapika didn't ask any more questions and went to Dazou's place with Melody.
Dazoni is the captain of the Nosra family's guard, making him Kurapika's superior.
The Nosra family was originally just a small local gang, perhaps even less powerful than Eligi's current status in the underworld.
However, because Neon, the eldest daughter of the Nothra family, awakened the Nen ability of divination, and many elders in the mafia believed in this, the Nothra family's status rose rapidly.
Now, the Nosra patriarch, Wright, may hold a higher position than Eligi.
Neon seemed to have vaguely foreseen the group's hunting and theft activities, which is why many gang elders or bosses sent their men to bid at the evening auction.
To avoid the impending bloodshed.
Wright is no exception; now, Dazo Nie, the captain of the Nosla family's guard, is arranging for the candidates to bid.
Neon is Wright's lifeline; how could she possibly put her in danger?
Soon, Kurapika entered the meeting room and followed the instructions of Dazoni, the captain of the Nosra Family Guard.
Time flies, and it was soon afternoon.
Even without Ellige's reminder, the gangsters were already prepared.
They sent Owl to move all the collections away in advance, leaving the entire underground warehouse empty. Even if the members of the troupe came, they wouldn't be able to find a single piece of the collection.
Owl's ability is to materialize a giant lunchbox cloth, shrink everything, and take it with him.
Even a car moving at high speed can be shrunk to the size of a palm in an instant, which is a very convenient capability.
At this point, Xiao had already taken all the genuine products to the warehouse designated by Ailiji.
"The items are all inside. Do you have any way to make the same fake?" Xiao asked curiously.
Eliji emerged from the shadows and said, "Let's take stock of the collection first."
Erie already knew how to make fakes, but first he needed to confirm the value of the auction items.
Soon, the group began to categorize the collection into several areas.
Surprisingly, the majority of items in this auction were human anatomy collectibles, which are only collected by people with special interests, making it very difficult to determine their prices.
Some people, if they like it and have the money, can pay hundreds of millions for a single item, like a celebrity's hair or nails—a very strange collecting hobby.
Next are antique jewelry and works of art, whose values are much more stable, with a single piece priced between one and two hundred million.
If it were put at an auction, it could fetch a premium of three or four hundred million.
After that, there are fewer items such as knives and weapons made in the last century, but these items are also quite valuable.
The collection comprises a total of 124 items, with a normal estimated value of between 40 and 50 billion kyats, which is no small sum of money.
"These collections are valuable in themselves, but I don't know if they can be directly recognized by the [Collection of Beasts]," Eliji thought to himself.