Chapter 222: Winning the bid for an AI core Ethan got irritated. A moment before, the waiter had used a tone he didn’t like, so he taught him a lesson. But now, when he wanted to eat, this interruption annoyed him. He didn’t even look behind—he used his mental energy to grab that punk who shouted and tossed him outside. He was eating peacefully. The restaurant became silent. "Who is he? He actually threw John’s lackey?" "Who knows? Maybe new to the Chaos City." Ethan didn’t care about that. He was thinking—this was the Chaos City, not a town where gangsters ran rampant. Why were powerful people behaving like punks? It didn’t matter how powerful you became, your inner nature would never change. Ethan slowly finished his meal and asked for the bill. The waiter took the bill, but he was stopped by a man. Not a man, but a gang of people. They came in front of Ethan and asked, "Did you throw Ron out of the restaurant?" Ethan stood up and slapped the man’s face. He felt disgusted. He was a Tier 9 existence, a supreme ruler in a universe. But here, they were behaving like dogs. Then he released some pressure on them, and all of them fell on their knees. Blood was gushing out from their mouths. Ethan asked the waiter how much was the bill, paid them, and left. He didn’t have time for childish games. After leaving the restaurant, he started walking toward the Chaos Bank. As soon as he appeared there, a butler greeted him politely. "Sir, please follow me." Ethan followed him. Soon, they reached a huge building. This was the auction house of the Chaos Bank. The butler brought him to a VIP room. Ethan also asked Boron if there would be any AI upgradable parts in this auction house. Boron told him that there would be one. With that, an AI would be able to become a 30th generation AI, but it would cost him a lot. Ethan wasn’t afraid of the money. He had the other carcasses of the space behemoths and Nexus. Nexus was the richest living organism in the entire Chaos. He was a punk,he would loot others on his whims, and nobody would dare to say anything. So Ethan wasn’t short of money. Ethan was looking toward the guests. Then his eyes fell on a particular corner. The little loli was entering a VIP room. A Tier 12 maid was following her. Ethan thought, "She really belongs to a powerful family." The auction started. A man with white hair and two pairs of arms was the host of the auction. "Hello, I am Neil. Congratulations to all of you for being able to attend this auction today. I won’t waste your time anymore. Let’s begin." One by one, treasures were presented, but Ethan didn’t like any of them. Soon, the AI artifact appeared. It was a core of a 32nd generation AI. It would be enough for Po for now. Neil said, "This item’s price starts with 1 million Chaos Coins. Now start the bidding." As soon as he finished, people started bidding. 1.1 million... 1.2 million... 1.5 million... But then— 5 million... The little loli bidded. "Hello, I am Anna Von Santana. Please give me some face. I want this core for my little pixie." People instantly stopped bidding. Duke Santana was a Tier 14 existence. Of course they would give her face. But then again- 6 million... Ethan bidded. Anna felt immense anger the moment she heard the voice. She didn’t know why though. Maybe the man didn’t give her any face. The maid released her aura, a Tier 12 aura, to intimidate Ethan. Ethan snorted coldly and released his aura. He did it with brutality. The maid slammed onto the floor and her internal organs were crushed. But she wouldn’t die from this,it was just a painful lesson. Ethan said, "I don’t give a damn about your background. If you have the money, then win, or else just shut up and don’t act like a brat." Ethan felt irritated. This Chaos City was just a higher version of a slum. Nothing more. He would leave this place tomorrow. The auction house was dead silent right now. Someone had just crushed the maid of the Santana House and also scolded their little princess. Anna was crying. Ethan won the bid and left the auction house. He wanted to get some rest. Before leaving, he asked Boron to transfer the money into his account. Ethan was sure some problem would come to his house tomorrow. But if he could leave without a problem, then good. But if he couldn’t, he would teach the Chaos City a lesson they would remember for their entire lives. Then he asked Po to absorb the core and evolve as soon as possible. He also asked him to use the time field. Actually, Ethan made the time of his entire inner world, which was now located at the center of the massive black hole, ten times faster than outside. Po absorbed the core and went into hibernation. He closed his eyes and slept. In the next morning, he checked his panel. His power was now 140,000 Cosmos. A Tier 14 life form had 5 million Cosmos power. Suddenly Ethan felt a huge aura coming toward his house. It was a Tier 14. His eyes turned cold. He swore,if this bastard was from the Santana House and tried to provoke him, he would beat him so badly that he would cry for his mom. He would let everyone in his shadow army pummel him for ten hours nonstop, and he would also ask Nexus to seal his power so that the bastard could feel the pain. But the aura instantly restrained itself the moment it arrived in front of his house. He heard a knock, a very gentle and polite knock, on his door. "Your Highness, I am Duke Santana. Can you please allow me in?" Ethan finally understood what was going on. That guard probably told the higher-ups that a royalty from the Chaos Humans was among them, and the daughter of the Duke had just disrespected him. He could understand the pressure the Duke was under now because of his foolish daughter.