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Chapter 150: The Harvest from Four Market Tokens
Chapter 150: The Harvest from Four Market Tokens
The powerful effect of the Market Token, which allows for multiple re-entries into the Market Realm, immediately ignited a deep desire and greed in the hearts of the alien races who had already experienced the terrifying value of the Market.
Aware of this, Song Chi promptly used the power of the Market's laws to reveal the methods for obtaining the Market Token.
First Method: Auction
Any creature willing to participate in the auction can confidently present various rare resources and star sea curios. Thanks to the isolation provided by the Market's laws, other creatures cannot see these items.
If the items are deemed worthy, the Market will offer a corresponding number of uses for the Market Token based on their value. If the creature is satisfied with the number of uses, they will receive a Market Token with the specified number of uses.
Second Method: Exchange
If a creature is unwilling to freely offer high-tier resources or curios to compete for the Market Token, they can choose to visit the Curio Exchange Shop. If they can complete a high-tier resource or curio exchange that the Market itself approves, they can also obtain a Market Token.
However, the Market Token obtained through this method only grants one use. If they cannot replenish the uses afterward, it will be reclaimed after the next Market transaction.
As he detailed the two methods, it was no surprise that the entire Market buzzed with discussion. The expressions on the faces of the aliens varied widely.
Some were hesitant, some were confident, and others sighed in resignation.
In the free stall area on the left, Zhou Ping sat cross-legged at his stall, wearing a blue robe and carrying a green longsword on his back. Unaffected by the law text floating above the Market, he exuded a sense of detachment and superiority, drawing curious glances from the surrounding aliens.
However, Zhou Ping felt a sense of pride and superiority in his heart. As someone who had already obtained a Market Token, he felt a sense of honor and even a higher status as he listened to the exclamations and enthusiasm of the surrounding aliens.
He wasn't alone in this feeling; a nearby centaur felt the same way.
Ignoring their expressions, Song Chi in a corner was fully focused, using the power of the Market's laws to meticulously count the items presented by the various aliens.
The allure of the Market Token was indeed extraordinary. After he outlined the two methods, a large number of aliens quickly took action.
Even with the enhancement of the Market's laws, it was a challenge to quickly process all the items.
Out of nearly 700 aliens, almost half had presented items, and even the rarely visited Curio Exchange Shop saw over a hundred aliens rush in.
Focusing his mind, he entered the Limit-Breaking state, and with the enhancement of the Market's laws, his mental capacity, which usually allowed him to handle four tasks simultaneously, was boosted to over a hundred.
After several dozen seconds, he successfully categorized all the items based on their value.
First, he eliminated items that were only worth as much as white or ordinary blue curios. This single action disqualified over 300 aliens.
Among the remaining aliens, 63 were left.
From these 63, Song Chi quickly excluded items that could not be converted into ship components, or materials with limited use in the Ember Human civilization, or materials he had never seen before.
This eliminated 90% of the remaining aliens.
In the end, only five aliens remained.
Looking at these five aliens, Song Chi's eyes flickered. Besides the two Market Tokens held by the centaur and Zhou Ping, he had four more tokens. One of these needed to be kept for his own disguise, leaving him with only three tokens to distribute.
Thus, he had to choose three out of the five.
Having clarified this, he scanned the five aliens again.
Among them, two were from the Curio Exchange Shop. They had presented a purple-quality engine and a purple ordinary-quality Flame Seed Upgrade Fire Source.
In the stall area, there were three aliens. They had presented a ten-thousand-year-old volcanic magma iron ore, a bundle of intermediate-grade Floating Land Essence (100 strands of third-grade Floating Land Essence), and the third alien had two items.
Two football-sized zircons.
Song Chi quickly calculated the value of the five items and then excluded the purple engine. If he handed it over to the family, it would only earn him 4 points of gold merit. However, the ordinary purple ascension fire source in the Merit Hall costs 7 points of gold merit, and the family would likely offer 6 points if he sold it to them.
The three items in the stall area were more difficult for Song Chi to decide on.
First, the ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron ore was a special resource needed for the Ascension Warship to advance to the third stage. Its value was not only comparable to an ordinary purple oddity but was also often hard to come by. Now that he had encountered it, he couldn't let it slip away, especially since his grandmother was preparing to advance to the third stage.
Next, the 100 strands of third-stage Floating Land Essence were rare, and even a large family like the Songs could only allow their members to exchange for 50 strands of third-stage Floating Land Essence per year. He couldn't miss this opportunity to acquire some.
Finally, the two zircons. Although they were one of the few special resources needed for a first-stage Ascension Warship to advance to the second stage, they were the least valuable. However, they were currently a necessity for Song Chi. He estimated that the Ascension Task for the Celestial would be activated within the next two to three months. Collecting the necessary resources as soon as possible was one of his top priorities.
While he was torn, Song Chi knew he couldn't dawdle for too long, as many alien races were watching.
Biting the bullet, he made his decision.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the ordinary purple ascension fire source, the ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron ore, the 100 strands of third-stage Floating Land Essence, and the two zircons all floated up simultaneously.
Yes, his decision was to take all of them. Since he was torn, he might as well take them all. For this, he even used the Market Guest Token he had reserved for himself.
As for the subsequent disguise issue, once this market transaction ended, the Market should be able to level up from LV16 to LV17. At that time, he could use the newly condensed Market Guest Token to replace the old one.
Having made his decision, he then assessed the specific usage times for the Market Guest Tokens for each of the four items.
The owner of the purple ascension fire source had already exchanged for the [Ground Dragon Claw] from the Oddity Shop, so their Market Guest Token had only one use left.
Song Chi offered four uses for the ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron ore.
For the 100 strands of third-stage Floating Land Essence, he offered three uses.
And for the two zircons, he offered two uses.
Hearing his offer, the four owners of these oddities did not object, and thus, this somewhat unconventional auction concluded successfully.
The alien races that didn't obtain the Market Guest Tokens were all greatly disappointed. Although the tokens had usage limits, they understood that only those who obtained the tokens had the chance to perform other operations in the future. After this market transaction ended, they would likely never enter the Market Secret Realm again.
Song Chi saw their disappointment but didn't pay it much attention. The number of Market Guest Tokens was limited, and the highest bidder won. There was nothing to argue about.
After securing all the items, time continued to pass rapidly. Just before the market transaction was about to end, Song Chi found Zhou Ping, who was closing his stall, and the peak first-stage Centaur.
His purpose was simple: to ask if they were interested in renting a shop to sell the unique resources they represented. Of course, it wouldn't be free; they would need to pay a monthly rental fee of 50 strands of second-stage Floating Land Essence.
This rental fee was carefully considered by Song Chi. It wouldn't make the two or their backers feel too much pain, and it would also provide him with a decent income, making it a fair deal.
As for his confidence in asking this, it was clear that the Market Shop had a greater appeal and higher foot traffic than individual stalls, resulting in much higher transaction volumes. This was evident from the "Floating Land Essence Exchange Shop" during this transaction.
Seeing the rule text about the rental issue appear before them, both Zhou Ping and the Centaur gave the same response.
They needed to discuss it with their elders and would provide an answer during the next transaction.
This response was within Song Chi's expectations, which was why he waited until the market transaction was almost over to ask them.
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After the market transactions concluded and all the beings had left, Song Chi immediately began to tally his gains from this session.
First, he counted the ordinary purple ascension fire source, the ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron ore, 100 strands of third-rank floating land essence, and two football-sized zircon stones.
Next came the strand of orange-quality Red Origin Celestial Fire.
Then, there were the 50 titanium crystals, 1,000 bottles of body-tempering liquid, and 100 boxes of body-tempering ointment that Zhou Ping had brought.
Finally, there were the floating land essences, life cores, and other resource disparities.
Thanks to the floating land essence exchange shop, his gains in second-rank floating land essence were quite substantial this time, totaling 180 strands, and nearly 3,000 strands of first-rank floating land essence.
As for the zero-rank floating land essence, due to the fewer alien races this time around, the revenue from transaction taxes naturally decreased. After exchanging for several thousand strands of first-rank floating land essence, he was left with just under 20,000 strands.
However, even so, the total zero-rank floating land essence he had accumulated now exceeded 250,000 strands, which was no small amount.
After tallying his gains, Song Chi eagerly left the market.
Currently, he had one ordinary purple ascension fire source and the Buluo Super Base Cannon. By turning these over to the family's merit hall, he could exchange for the Obsidian Ship Armor. This was the reason for his urgency.
The Immortal Puppet Secret Realm acceleration was expected to end in the next few days. If he could improve the deficiencies in his ship's armor before then, he would have more confidence in achieving a good score in the subsequent Immortal Puppet Tower challenge.
Before heading to the family's merit hall, Song Chi visited his grandparents' courtyard again.
"Grandpa is on a mission?"
Hearing his grandmother's words, Song Chi raised an eyebrow but quickly returned to his normal demeanor. He had already heard about this, so it wasn't particularly surprising.
Thinking about it, he took out the ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron ore and the ordinary purple ascension fire source.
The purple ascension fire source was obtained by exchanging the Earth Dragon Claw that Grandpa had previously provided. Although he had also used a market guest pass, it was still appropriate to give it to the family.
"Grandma, this purple ascension fire source was obtained by exchanging Grandpa's Earth Dragon Claw at the market.
The ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron ore is something I picked up. As the Lyrachord is about to advance to the third rank, I offer this as a wish for your successful advancement."
"Oh, my dear grandson..."
Grandma Bai Xiuzhen smiled and gently pinched Song Chi's cheek. She had become increasingly doting on him, especially after he had helped the family multiple times over the past half-year.
Carefully putting away the items, she asked Song Chi to hand over his quantum communication bracelet. After transferring 6 points of gold merit, she then handed him a ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron essence.
Before Song Chi could say anything, Grandma Bai Xiuzhen spoke first:
"That's settled. This ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron essence is what your grandpa left for you. He calculated that the Canopy would likely be advancing soon. Take it; your older brother will need more time to refine his."
"Thank you, Grandma, and thank you, Grandpa!"
Since it was a token of their affection, Song Chi didn't refuse, and he indeed needed the ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron essence.
A few minutes later, the Canopy soared into the sky from the Azure Moon Manor, heading toward the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain.
Inside the Canopy, Song Chi examined the four items in front of him.
Primary energy crystals, 2,300-year-old Moonlit Tree sap, ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron essence, and zircon.
The first two could increase the success rate of the Ember Warship's advancement from the first to the second rank, while the latter two were two of the special resources required for the advancement.
"Once I collect the Sea Spirit Crystal and Moon Rock, I can initiate the Canopy's advancement task."
Muttering to himself, Song Chi clenched his fist, his eyes narrowing slightly as a faint sense of excitement welled up inside him.
The ten-thousand-year-old volcanic lava iron essence, zircon, Sea Spirit Crystal, and Moon Rock were all the special materials needed for the advancement of the Ethereal Flyer to a Guard-class Ethereal Flyer.
PS: You all don't like it being too drawn out, right? Got it. I'll stick to a normal pace from now on!!
(End of Chapter)
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