157: This is the first time I've ever seen such bizarre people here.

Ai Yue remained expressionless, allowing the three men to close in. Seeing that Ai Yue seemed frozen in fear and made no move, a ferocious look flashed in their eyes, and their large hands reached out to grab her.

Suddenly, continuous screams echoed throughout the Second Floor. Ai Yue had effortlessly broken the limbs of the three thugs, who now lay on the ground, clutching their hands and feet and wailing miserably.

The Pointy-Mouthed Monkey-Jawed Woman was startled by the scene before her and couldn't help but retreat two steps, a trace of fear flashing across her face.

"Y-y-you! Don't be arrogant! How dare you openly assault people here? You are dead!"

"Oh? You're the one who's going to make me dead?" Ai Yue sneered. "Since you're so capable, why don't you come at me yourself? Come on, make me dead."

"Hmph, how could This Young Miss fight a shrew like you? All of you, go! What happened just now was just a coincidence. I refuse to believe a mere woman is that powerful!"

Although the remaining men felt Ai Yue was formidable, they dared not disobey Miss's orders. They could only steel their nerves and charge at Ai Yue.

At this moment, the sounds of the fight attracted the attention of others on the Second Floor, and a crowd of onlookers quickly gathered.

The abilities of the remaining men were no different from the first three; they were all beaten and thrown onto the ground by Ai Yue.

By now, the Pointy-Mouthed Monkey-Jawed Woman was completely terrified. She said tearfully, "Don't come closer! Gong Qiuqiu is my Older Brother! You better not seek death by laying a hand on me! Otherwise, I'll make sure you don't leave here alive!"

Just then, Gong Qiumu's voice drifted over. "Who are you telling won't leave here alive? Who is your Older Brother? My Older Brother has a Younger Sister, why don't I know about it?"

When the woman saw Gong Qiumu appear, her face lit up with joy, and she immediately said, "Younger Brother Qiumu, I am Yaran's Cousin."

"Who is Yaran?" Gong Qiumu looked confused. He had never heard that name before.

"Yaran is Colonel Gong's blind date! I only said that just now to quickly save the situation. Besides, we'll be family sooner or later. It's just borrowing a name; no harm done, right?" the Pointy-Mouthed Monkey-Jawed Woman said, trying to curry favor.

This statement made Gong Qiumu widen his eyes, shattering his worldview.

He had seen shameless people, but he had never seen anyone so utterly shameless in his entire life. It was truly disgusting.

"Pah! Where did these random people come from? Someone, hurry! Drag them out and throw them out of the Auction House! Honestly, anyone dares to try and cling to us, and they even disturb our honored guest. They truly don't know their place!"

Gong Qiumu waved his hand with a displeased look and ordered his men to toss the group out.

"Younger Brother Qiumu, why are you siding with an outsider? That woman refused to give up the Private Room and broke my people's legs! Why aren't you throwing her out? Why are you throwing me out instead?" the woman questioned sharply, disbelief clear in her voice.

Gong Qiumu frowned deeply upon hearing this. Where did this mentally unstable person come from? What kind of crazy talk was this? How unlucky!

He quickly waved his hand again, instructing his men to gag the woman and throw her out immediately.

"Wow, there really are all kinds of people in this world. She's just the cousin of a blind date, yet I don't know who gave her the nerve to openly use the Gong Family's name to bully people here."

"Exactly. Fortunately, that person was highly capable and wasn't bullied. If it were ordinary people like us, we'd probably be bullied to death."

"Give it a rest, Wen Laoliu! Who doesn't know you? It's good enough if you don't bully others; who would dare bully you..."

...The people around them discussed animatedly, joking and bantering.

"Sister Ai Yue, are you alright!" Gong Qiumu asked with a concerned expression.

"What could possibly happen to me? But this is the first time I've encountered such an oddball; I almost couldn't resist killing her." Ai Yue said carelessly, pushing the door open and stepping into the Private Room.

Gong Qiumu followed her inside, closing the door to block out the discussions outside.

Ai Yue sat on a chair as if nothing had happened, quietly waiting for the Auction to start.

Gong Qiumu cautiously sat across from her. "Um, Sister Ai Yue, please don't let such a small incident give you a bad impression of our Safety Tower. Our Safety Tower is actually very good."

Ai Yue smiled and nodded, indicating that she held no grudges and telling him not to worry about it.

Only then did Gong Qiumu slightly ease the worry in his heart.

Just then, the Auction House began. The morning session was a Technology Auction, featuring items covering materials, machinery, transportation, microelectronics, information communication, and more, concluding with the Auction of Virtual Technology. The morning quickly passed.

Ai Yue watched with great interest, reminded of the happy and convenient life before the Apocalypse.

Not many items were successfully bid on at the Technology Auction, but everyone quietly observed the technologically advanced items, one after another. Some had been necessities before the Apocalypse, but were now useless to individuals.

Next was the Weapon Auction. Instantly, the entire venue became lively again, as people's desire for Firearms even surpassed their pursuit of food.

As for Cold Weapons, people's attitude was generally lukewarm, and few participated in the bidding. However, those who did bid genuinely wanted the items, which still put a lot of pressure on Ai Yue.

Fortunately, Ai Yue used transparent stones to bid aggressively and managed to acquire two items: a sword and a saber!

"Sister Ai Yue, are you so interested in Cold Weapons? Save some transparent stones. As far as I know, there will be a Long Tang Saber later. The blade is extremely hard, made from Extraterrestrial Meteorite Iron, and can cut through things like mud. It only has one drawback."

"What drawback?" Ai Yue asked curiously.

"It's heavy. Most people can't even lift it. Forget about killing enemies; they might accidentally kill themselves if they're not careful!" Gong Qiumu said with a look of regret.

He originally liked this saber very much, but because it was too heavy, he couldn't wield it at all and had to reluctantly give up.

Hearing him say that, Ai Yue was instantly intrigued. Just because others couldn't lift it didn't mean she couldn't. After all, she was someone who had awakened a Strength Superpower.

In that case, this saber seemed tailor-made for her.

Two hours later, Ai Yue indeed heard the Tang Saber being auctioned.

Many people were initially interested in the saber, but upon hearing its weight, they all shook their heads and reluctantly gave up.

Ai Yue's eyes were bright and focused, staring intently at the Tang Saber. She felt that, by some mysterious fate, this saber belonged to her.

No matter what, she had to bid for this saber.

Unfortunately, someone was competing with her, spending a huge sum. When Gong Qiumu beside her heard the voice of the competitor, his face instantly darkened completely.

Ai Yue didn't care who the other party was, raising the bid with transparent stones without blinking.

The opponent followed suit, adding the same amount. After several rounds of back and forth, Ai Yue felt something was off. Seeing Gong Qiumu's resentful expression, Ai Yue's heart stirred.

"You know him?"

"I'd know him even if he turned to ash!" Gong Qiumu said through gritted teeth.

"Who is he?"

"Ming Yao, the grandson of the Base's Second-in-Command!"

"Young Master Ming?"

Gong Qiumu whipped his head around to look at Ai Yue. "You know him?"