Drift world

Qiao Yunzhou and the Duke of Sutherland walked into the private room together.

The waiter helped them hang up their coats, and served them a menu of drinks and refreshments.

The Duke of Sutherland first gave the list to Qiao Yunzhou, and introduced it thoughtfully, "A new German chef has been hired here, and their Black Forest cake is very good. It's worth a try."

In Qiao Yunzhou's view, as a powerful duke, being able to treat his aunt's goddaughter so hospitablely is already very respectable and admirable.She was naturally kind, thanked the Duke of Sutherland, and ordered black tea, which was always a welcome drink in London's wet and cold weather.

The Duke of Sutherland also ordered red wine, and the two chatted casually.the duke said,

"You don't have to be polite to me. Please tell me my Christian name, George. Before my father passed away, I missed my uncle and aunt very much. Naturally, I have to do my duty as a godbrother. Speaking of which, the journey from Australia to England was very hard. ?”

Qiao Yunzhou showed gratitude. The Duke of Sutherland's full name is George Williamson Kuwait Gower, and his father is the brother of Ms. Anne Hockley's nominal husband.

She carefully recalled the duke's current position in England, while thinking about what value she had to deserve such preferential treatment from the duke.Without showing any emotion on his face, he said calmly,

"Okay, George, please call me Yunzhou too. Thanks to the help of Grand Duke Arda, my journey has been smooth."

When hearing the Grand Duke of Arda, the Duke of Sutherland's eyes flickered quickly, but he didn't know that Qiao Yunzhou could see the light.

"Honorable Grand Duke of Arda, they have kept a low profile for generations, but the strength of the fleet has always been the envy of the king."

Qiao Yunzhou pursed his lips and smiled, nodding in agreement with his words.The Duke of Sutherland should be competing for the position of the navy now, right?Could it be that he intends to find a breakthrough in the Grand Duke of Arda?

That would probably disappoint him.

The legendary Grand Duke Arda is actually the identity of another space-time contractor left in this world.Ms. Anne Hockley had some contacts with him, so she used his influence to arrange Qiao Yunzhou's identity.It's just that Qiao Yunzhou has never seen him before, and he doesn't even know if he is staying in this world now.

Sutherland didn't expect to get anything valuable from his aunt's goddaughter at once, so he casually talked about London gossip,

"The new ship built by the White Star Company this time is used as a gimmick that can surpass the fleet of the Grand Duke of Arda. But in fact, we all know that their real purpose is to defeat the 'Lusitania' and 'Woven' of the Canard Company. Tania's two giant ships. The legendary construction of the two giant ships seems to have been helped by the Grand Duke of Arda. This time, the White Star Company has received the support of the Morgan Consortium of the United States. The Mr. Hockley we saw just now seems to be And one of the shareholders."

"Oh?" Qiao Yunzhou recalled the contents of the newspaper, "It seems that this new ship hasn't got a name yet?"

Sutherland nodded, "Yes, the designer wanted to call it Vanaheim, but Mr. Ismay disagreed, he seemed to want to feel the shame of sinking the ship 'Taylor' 50 years ago, so he wanted to name the ship Titan .”

Qiao Yunzhou's eyelashes trembled slightly, "Titan?"

It can't be Titanic, can it?

"Yes, it is the giant in Nordic mythology."

"I see." Qiao Yunzhou said softly.

In fact, I was not that surprised. With the heart of the ocean, there was Titanic, and Carl's name became more and more familiar.Qiao Yunzhou's memory of the Titanic plot is already very vague, but she has a subtle premonition in her heart.

I just hope that all this doesn't affect her mission.

The tea, wine and desserts delivered by the waiter, as well as the introduction of the auction items.

After a while, the auction officially started.

Qiao Yunzhou took a sip of black tea and tried the Black Forest cake recommended by the Duke of Sutherland.She complimented her very sincerely.I flipped through the catalog and saw the necklace of Heart of the Ocean, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Such a beautiful necklace, if she hadn't become a space-time contractor, she really didn't want to believe that it was a cursed gem!

Seeing that she was indifferent to other auction items, the Duke of Sutherland only affirmed in his heart that this aunt's goddaughter had a high vision.When she saw her staring at the heart of the ocean, Caixin said that she was indeed a young woman, no matter how hidden she was, she couldn't resist her love for jewelry.

The Duke thought about the last words left by his father. Few people knew that his seemingly idle uncle, the Earl of Granville, was actually connected with many hidden forces.For example, the Principality of Arda that has been inherited from generation to generation for nearly a thousand years, and the mysterious oriental forces.He struck up a solid friendship with the King even before he boarded the plane.Now he and his wife have both passed away in Australia, and it happens that there is no heir, and only a goddaughter has returned to England.

Thinking of this, the Duke of Sutherland looked at Qiao Yunzhou with softer eyes.

Just when Qiao Yunzhou was absent-minded and the Duke of Sutherland was thinking, the Heart of the Ocean was put on the auction block.

Qiao Yunzhou squinted, and the pure blue gem immediately turned into an element with a strange purple light.She was fascinated by the light for a moment, and Qiao Qing's voice immediately rang in her mind.

'Master, take root, take root! '

'What took root? ' she asked consciously,

'Island, Rose, Lucky Star! '

Qiao Qing cheered happily, Qiao Yunzhou's consciousness immediately scanned the deserted island, and she found that in the rose garden Qiao Qing had chosen, there was a Lucky Star Rose quietly growing a little root, and there was a trace of the heart of the ocean wrapped there. Purple elements.

'Is the heart of the ocean really useful! ? '

Curious in her heart, she immediately released her mental power and carefully touched the giant sapphire.The light purple elements surged immediately, and Qiao Qing cheered even more excitedly, 'Come again, come again. '

The cursed energy was mobilized and instead appeared in the desert garden above London.The sapphire necklace became more and more radiant under the lights, and there were several gasps in the auditorium.

The auction has finally started.

Even knowing that this gem is destined to be expensive, many people still couldn't help bidding.Even the Duke of Sutherland ordered the waiter to hold up the price tag.

Qiao Yunzhou gave him a strange look.She hesitated in her heart whether to remind the Duke of Sutherland that no matter how beautiful the gem is, it also carries a real curse.

When the Duke noticed her expression, he felt more and more that he wanted to take a picture of the necklace.He is greedy for the political legacy left by his uncle, so he should be the first to express his sincerity.

His bidding was even more decisive!

Qiao Yunzhou opened his mouth. After all, he was not very familiar with it. If he objected, it's better not to say it out of others' enthusiasm.

Hmm, how about trying to drain all the cursed energy from the gemstone?

At the same time, in a luxury private room on the fourth floor, Karl Hockley's face darkened as the prices continued to rise.

At this time, there were only three boxes still bidding.

Carl glanced at the butler Joey, and Joey immediately understood the instructions, and put a banknote in the waiter's hand,

"Inquire, who is bidding with us?"

The waiter still wanted to shirk, but Joey immediately stuffed another card in the past.One, two, then a handful.

The waiter finally gave in.He whispered, "Yes, sir."

Then he quickly returned to the box.

"Mr. Hockley, the Duke of Sutherland and the Earl of Liverpool are bidding with you."

Carl's expression changed instantly.He hates any surprises that break his plans!

But this time is different, this may be an opportunity!

Carl thought about it, and immediately gave up the bidding.After him, the Earl of Liverpool also gave up the bid.

Then the famous sapphire necklace was acquired by the Duke of Sutherland!

On the fourth floor, Karl couldn't help feeling lost.

But he tried to convince himself that it was all worth it!He took a deep breath, got up and said, "I should congratulate the Duke."

On the third floor, Qiao Yunzhou was stunned by this weird development.

"Yunzhou, don't you congratulate me?" The Duke of Sutherland looked at the aunt's goddaughter who rarely showed a dumbfounded expression, and couldn't help jokingly said, after all, he is also a young man.

"Congratulations!" Qiao Yunzhou reacted immediately, she blinked and said.

Soon, the famous Heart of the Ocean was sent to the box.The Duke of Sutherland opened the velvet-wrapped mirror case, exposing the radiant sapphire necklace to the light.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" he sighed,

Qiao Yunzhou nodded and said sincerely, "Yes! Incomparable!"

But she was struggling in her heart. At this time, "removing" the curse element might be too conspicuous. Who knows if the gem will change after the curse is removed! ?It's better to wait for the Duke of Sutherland to return to his residence before doing it.

In this way, the finale treasure fell into the hands of the Duke, and the auction came to an end.

Qiao Yunzhou put on the expensive fur coat with the help of the waiter, and put his hands in the arms of the Duke of Sutherland.Walk out of the box with him.

Along the way, they met many people who came to say hello and compliment them.The Duke of Sutherland has no impatience, because this is the little annoyance that a big man like him cannot avoid.

Qiao Yunzhou saw Karl in the crowd at a glance, and he was obviously also in the line waiting to talk to the Duke.

She squinted her eyes, but she still didn't notice any trace of curse on Karl.

Qiao Yunzhou couldn't help but glanced at the Heart of the Ocean photographed by the Duke of Sutherland.Could it be that this necklace should have belonged to Carl Hockley?The originally established destiny was disrupted like this?

But before she had time to get confused, there was a sudden noise at the end of the passage.

It seemed that someone was coming from there, and someone was running there.

Qiao Yunzhou's expression moved, and she felt a familiar spiritual force gently sweeping towards her.It was so familiar that she was a little dazed.

"What's the matter?" At this time, the Duke of Sutherland gave a look, and his entourage immediately went to inquire.

But obviously there is no need to be so troublesome.

For reasons of confusion are coming their way.

But I saw a tall young man with black hair and blue eyes, surrounded by a group of people, walking straight towards the Duke of Sutherland and Qiao Yunzhou.

The Duke of Sutherland's eyes showed surprise, he couldn't help but look at Qiao Yunzhou, and then went up a few steps with her.

Qiao Yunzhou was extremely surprised!There was a genuinely happy smile on her face, and her eyes were a little moist!

"Salazar!"

On the other side of the passage, Salazar Slytherin also walked quickly towards Qiao Yunzhou.

"Cloud boat!"

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