Chương 287: Apology

After examining the mask in his hand for a few moments, Nero came to the realization that the task I had assigned him required him to keep his true identity a secret.

Well, that was expected, considering he would be stealing from an underground auction organized by a covert organization – the latter part was still hidden from him.

Just to be perfectly clear, this covert organization wasn't Spider. It was a different extremist group that needed to gather funds in the novel to execute their next assault against the government.

The ruling family of the Eastern Continent, the Vermiër family, also known as the Blacksmiths from Heavens, dispatched a few of their troops to raid the underground auction.

They asked for the assistance from the disciples of the Shaolin sect.

Their hastily assembled makeshift army unit's raid proved successful in the end, and they managed to confiscate all the relics from the underground auction.