After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

Fox swayed his body and slowly took a seat beside him, presenting Chen Yu with an exquisitely crafted token.

"Mr. Chen," he began, "this is a token of the Knights of the Round Table; from today onwards, you are one of the thirteen Knights of the Round Table."

Chen Yu was somewhat surprised; the so-called Knights of the Round Table were part of a legend that had arisen a long time ago.

To defeat the Celt invasion, King Arthur gathered thirteen knights, forming a covenant of life and death.

Since that time, the covenant had been passed down from generation to generation.

In the modern era, everyone believed that the Knights of the Round Table were nothing more than characters in a legend.

In reality, this legend had become an organization that had been passed down through the ages.

As Chen Yu took the token that Fox had handed to him, he was shocked to find that it was inlaid with a top-tier gemstone that had been lost for ages.

Just one could possibly fetch a price of several hundred million.

Yet on a single token, there were as many as thirteen gemstones.

Just auctioning this one token could make a person the top tycoon of a region.

Chen Yu's breath suddenly quickened; judging from this alone, the combined wealth of all the Knights of the Round Table could very well overturn the entire world.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Chen Yu leaned back in his chair, looking at the gold scepter placed before him.

At a glance, one could tell this scepter was the exclusive gold scepter of Tutankhamun.

It had been lost since the 1920s and 1930s.

Organizations around the world had searched for an entire century yet failed to find any trace of it, only to unexpectedly discover it here.

Fox clapped his hands twice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this gold scepter we've just found has been authenticated as belonging to Tutankhamun," he said. "Now we shall distribute it, following the old rules, the highest bidder takes it."

The others appeared indifferent, showing little interest in the gold scepter before them, merely raising their tokens mechanically.

Almost everyone seated at this table had seen all the treasures in the world, and were not too impressed by a mere gold scepter.

Before long, an old man took the gold scepter into his possession; it seemed like he bought it not out of interest, but simply because he offered the highest price.

However, after obtaining the gold scepter, the old man did not instruct his bodyguard to put it away. Instead, he pushed it across to Chen Yu.

"Young man, since you've joined the Knights of the Round Table, consider this a welcome gift from me," the old man said. "You must accept it; it's our tradition."

Chen Yu's pupils suddenly dilated, having just witnessed the old man spend six billion to purchase the gold scepter, only to casually offer it to him.

Just as he was about to decline, the next item was brought up for auction.

Compared to the gold scepter, this item seemed rather ordinary, but the intricate patterns on it quickly captured Chen Yu's interest.

It appeared to be a unique ceremonial object from the Ancient Shu State.

Having been passed down for at least six thousand years, the patterns seemed to chronicle the rise and fall of a nation's civilization—an inestimably valuable historical treasure when viewed from the outside.

The most important thing was that this item belonged to the treasures of Eastern civilization, and no matter from which perspective, Chen Yu had to purchase it.

Just as he prepared to make his move, an elderly man seated near him suddenly placed a key on the table.

"This is the key to a safe deposit box in a Swiss bank. The money inside should be sufficient to purchase this item. Does anyone else wish to compete with me?"

No one else spoke up at the scene, and the item naturally fell into the old man's hands. However, after making the purchase, like the first elderly man, he presented it to Chen Yu.

The subsequent process held no surprises; everyone bought a treasure and pushed it in front of Chen Yu, as a gift for their first meeting.

After understanding the rules, Chen Yu did not decline and accepted them with equanimity, especially since some of the items were unique treasures from Eastern civilization that had been lost to the outside world.

After the auction of twelve items was completed, everyone began to stand up, and Fox even announced the end of the auction.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

It seemed that the auction had been designed specifically for Chen Yu, as a welcoming event.

The crowd then escorted Chen Yu to another room, which was somewhat smaller compared to the previous one, yet it was filled everywhere with gold.

Even the smallest ornaments were crafted from gold.

Most importantly, all the objects were densely inlaid with a variety of gemstones.

Chen Yu couldn't help but feel somewhat self-mocking. Though he considered himself worldly, in this place, he felt like a newborn baby.

Not to mention the splendor before him, he had never even seen the gemstones that lay scattered on the ground.

After taking a moment to compose himself, Chen Yu sat down like the other old men. Fox entered a code next to him, then took out two test tubes.

"This is the highest secret of the Knights of the Round Table. Inside is said to be two keys that can sway the world, but so far, no one has been able to decipher where the keys truly lie."

This statement was baffling, and Chen Yu glanced subconsciously, only to find that the test tubes contained a liquid.

He frowned and immediately had the system scan the liquid in the test tubes, but to his surprise, the test tubes were made of a special material. Not even the system could penetrate the glass walls to detect the composition of the liquid inside.

Fox didn't say much more, only put the test tubes back, then shared the opened code with Chen Yu.

"Young man, now that you are a member of the Knights of the Round Table, there is no need to hide these secrets from you. From now on, you can come and go here as if you were at home, with no one to stop you."

Chen Yu was filled with curiosity about everything here, especially since he still hadn't fully grasped the rules of this place.

His eyes shifted slightly, and he suddenly grabbed a handful of gemstones from the ground, stuffing them into his pocket without hesitation.

The rest acted as if they hadn't seen anything, simply continuing to discuss their own businesses.

Fox approached with a smile and patted Chen Yu on the shoulder.

"Young man, this is the wealth of the Knights of the Round Table. Everyone is entitled to take anything from here. Even if you were to empty this room, it would be fine, let alone taking a few gemstones."

Chen Yu's eyes shone with surprise; he hadn't expected to stumble upon such good fortune.

Considering the number of gemstones and gold here, he could become the world's richest person in a very short time if he wished.

However, that would only make him the richest person on the surface, not even worth mentioning when compared to any member of the Knights of the Round Table.