Chapter 160: Plans over Polished Marble
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Kent's heart kicked. An item tied to the thirty-three-rune coin? Maybe a sister artifact, too big an opportunity to miss.
He answered, "Give me thirty minutes. Silver Muse will be airborne."
"Good. Come fast. Many level-B bidders will be present."
The line cut.
Kent exhaled. So the quiet morning turned fast. He told Nima and Xian Yu, "Old man, Little Sis, I need to meet Jade Monroe. Auction prep."
Nima pouted. "Again? You'll miss lunch!"
"I'll pack some carrot buns," he promised.
He hurried to the shed, checked the bacteria tank was stable, SP feed climbing quietly. He locked the shed, set an alarm trigger if temperature spiked. Then he and Auri boarded Silver Muse.
As the skimmer lifted, Kent glanced once at the cube through the open shed door. A faint pulse of teal pulsed, alive, feeling, earning.
He smiled, throttled up, and shot toward Nexus office, curiosity and ambition racing side by side.
