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Chapter 211: Black Star Auction House - Fourth-Rank Void Crystal
Chapter 211: Black Star Auction House - Fourth-Rank Void Crystal
Song Chi had no idea what happened to the fire elemental life form after the market transactions. As soon as the market trading session ended, he immediately began to tally his gains.
Apart from 50 titanium crystals, 5 fourth-rank Floating Land Essences, and the [Fire Attribute Law Crystal], he also obtained over a hundred third-rank Floating Land Essences.
Interestingly, the number of second-rank Floating Land Essences did not increase; instead, it dwindled to less than 7,000.
He also acquired several blue-quality curios, as well as first-rank and zero-rank Floating Land Essences.
Since the third-rank Floating Land Essences were still scarce, Song Chi did not rush to reinforce the Azure Sky, his starship. Instead, he began to examine the [Fire Attribute Law Crystal] in his hand.
Honestly, he had always been immensely curious about the Law Forces that could only be controlled after the fourth rank in the Broken Star Sea, as well as the Law Forces he could control early on as the Market Lord within the market.
He was curious if there were any differences between the two.
He wondered if controlling Law Forces through the market would give him any special advantages.
He also pondered if, after mastering Law Forces in the outside world and then entering the market to double down on his control, something unique might happen.
Driven by these thoughts, Song Chi began to harness the Law Forces of the market.
Mystical energy flowed through his hands, and under his deliberate control, the Law Forces of the market slowly infused the [Fire Attribute Law Crystal] in his palm.
As the external Law Forces were injected and guided, the intense flame energy within the [Fire Attribute Law Crystal] began to slowly seep out.
Suddenly, Song Chi felt himself enveloped by a powerful, scorching force, as if he were inside an endless cosmic furnace, with everything around him constantly roasting his entire being.
This sensation was different from anything he had experienced before. If the Law Forces were compared to a blade, then the Law Forces he had previously controlled through the market were like a temporary wielder, only roughly wielding the blade for his use.
Now, however, he felt as if he had become the blade itself, able to clearly perceive every detail of the Law Blade, controlling it with the precision of his own limbs.
In this state, his mind trembled, as if touching something indescribable—intuition, or perhaps the essence itself.
But just as he was about to delve deeper into this understanding and exploration, a sharp, piercing pain shot through his mind, followed by an indescribable fatigue that swept over his entire being.
Realizing this, Song Chi quickly dispersed the Law Forces around him and stopped playing with and contemplating the [Fire Attribute Law Crystal].
If he had not felt the warning, the sharp pain in his mind was likely a sign that his mental state was actively warning him.
At his current second stage of the Ordinary Thought state, his mind was completely insufficient to support the exploration of the Law Forces, which could only be grasped by the Divine Thought state. If he forced himself to try, the result would be a mental collapse, leaving him a shell devoid of consciousness.
With this in mind, Song Chi could only endure the fatigue and store the [Fire Attribute Law Crystal] back in the Ancestral Flame Aperture before returning to his bedroom in the outside world.
He needed to quickly replenish the mental energy he had instantly drained by attempting to comprehend the Law Forces.
He also decided internally that he needed to place more emphasis on enhancing his mental energy, spending more time on daily meditations.
As his strength increased, the importance of mental energy for a Flame Ship Captain would only grow, affecting both the duration of the Mythic Mech form and the comprehension of Law Forces. It was crucial to take this seriously.
Thinking of this, Song Chi recalled the remaining soul resources he had, including over ten thousand high-quality soul stones and a significant number of second-rank and third-rank soul cores.
With such resources and the aid of the Mythic Mech Projection Blueprint, if he trained diligently for a while, enhancing his mental energy to the point where he could handle six tasks simultaneously (the third stage of the Ordinary Thought state) would not be too difficult.
Additionally, it was time to use the remaining 1,500-year-old Deepwater Clam Pearls.
"It looks like I need to fully seclude myself and focus on training for a while," Song Chi thought as he drifted into a deep sleep, making detailed plans for his future.
With the [Red Origin Celestial Fire] transaction already finalized, he would be able to gather the required gold merit points to exchange for an orange-rank ascension fire source within the next few months. During this time, he wouldn't need to rush into hunting Void Demons or exploring alien star domains, giving him ample time to train.
After finalizing his plans, Song Chi could no longer hold back and collapsed onto the soft bed in his bedroom, quickly falling into a deep sleep.
...
At the Azure Moon Manor, in the courtyard where the Song family resided, Zhao Hongxue stood near the hull of the Lyra, looking somewhat anxious. She called out softly a few times.
"Mom..."
Soon, the hatch of the Lyra opened, and Bai Xiuzhen, dressed in her training attire, stepped out of the ship. At this moment, the aura emanating from Bai Xiuzhen was fluctuating, with wisps of dark energy occasionally seeping out, creating a faint pressure that Zhao Hongxue could feel.
Sensing this energy, a smile appeared on Zhao Hongxue's face.
"Congratulations, Mom! You've successfully broken through to Level 29 in the Guidance Technique!"
A gentle smile also appeared in Bai Xiuzhen's eyes.
"Good luck. I just broke through yesterday. Is there something you need?"
It had been over two months since the Copper Mountain Floating Land operation ended and the family returned. Due to the incident with the Bai family, Bai Xiuzhen had been pushing herself hard to train, aiming to advance her Guidance Technique to the third tier and become a true third-tier Ember Fleet captain. This would significantly boost their family's strength, allowing them to handle future matters without relying on others' good graces.
Her efforts over the past two months had been fruitful, advancing her Guidance Technique from Level 28 to Level 29. Although she still had a long way to go to break through the major tier bottleneck and officially reach the third tier, the progress was real.
Zhao Hongxue's expression changed after a moment of surprise.
"Mom, we just received a confidential message from the Golden Shark Star Domain. A fourth-tier Void Crystal has appeared on the Silver Spear Floating Land and will be auctioned in half a month!"
Bai Xiuzhen quickly understood the implications.
"Ming Song and the elder are not around?"
Zhao Hongxue nodded repeatedly. If they were, she wouldn't have disturbed Bai Xiuzhen.
"They left for the Nightingale Floating Land over a month ago and instructed us to send a relay warship there in four months. We can't make the decision on our own!"
Bai Xiuzhen nodded and fell into deep thought. The Nightingale Floating Land was a third-tier Star Sea Floating Land discovered and marked by Song Ming Song decades ago, controlled by the Nightingale Civilization.
The Nightingale Civilization, a mid-tier civilization, governed a vast region of nearly ten thousand light-years, including one third-tier life-type Star Sea Floating Land, one second-tier life-type Star Sea Floating Land, four second-tier resource-type Floating Lands, and hundreds of first-tier and unclassified Star Sea Floating Lands.
There were many third-tier Nightingale in this civilization, which is why the Rampaging Lion, currently in desperate need of high-tier alien blood, had rushed there. When Song Shan's Mountain Peak and Bai Xiuzhen's Lyra ascended, they also went to the Nightingale Star Domain to hunt third-tier aliens and warships.
"We won't disturb them. The Rampaging Lion is in dire need of time, and we can handle this ourselves."
Bai Xiuzhen then asked about Song Chi.
"Where's Little Chi? He's not around either?"
"Right, he might be in seclusion or exploring. We haven't seen him for a while!"
Since Song Chi had decided to participate in the family lineage competition, Song Ming Song no longer kept his grandson's capabilities hidden. Now, all core members of the family knew that Song Chi's warship had formidable combat power, at least on par with a regular cruiser.
That's why Bai Xiuzhen asked.
Hearing this, Bai Xiuzhen frowned and pondered for a moment before saying:
"Alright, Hongxue, go to the Seventh Direct Line and see if you can bring someone with whom I have a good relationship. Given the importance of the fourth-tier Void Crystal, I don't feel safe without a cruiser accompanying us."
"Understood, Mom!"
...
The next day, in the sky above the Azure Moon Manor, the Lyra, a kilometer-long ship, floated, accompanied by the Azure Sky and the Black Sea.
A gentle voice came from the Lyra.
"Lianzhi, I'm leaving the base in your hands. I'll be back in at least twenty days, or at most a month. We'll catch up when I return!"
Below, Yu Lianzhi, with a radiant smile on her delicate face, stood in the courtyard of the Song family, her third-tier cruiser, the White Lotus, parked nearby.
"Don't worry, go ahead with peace of mind!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three ember fleet ships above did not linger any longer. Their engines roared, and they quickly disappeared into the clouds above the Dragon Spine Continent.
In the courtyard, a few people retracted their gazes. Yu Lianzhi turned and nodded to Zhao Hongxue, Chen Lixia, and the other women before returning to the White Lotus. Seeing this, Zhao Hongxue and the others exchanged glances and then left one by one.
They were relatively at ease with Yu Lianzhi. She was the wife of a third-rank clan uncle from the Seventh Direct Lineage, who had always had a good relationship with Song Mingsong. She also got along well with Bai Xiuqin. Having her supervise the third-rank floating land essence eruption for a month was quite appropriate.
...
Half a month later, in the Golden Shark Star Domain, on the Silver Spear Floating Land.
This time, it wasn't the Eagle Auction House but the Black Star Auction House, which belonged to the local fourth-rank family, the Chen Family, in the Golden Shark Star Domain.
Compared to the Eagle Family's branch auction house on the Silver Spear Floating Land, this Black Star Auction House was much smaller in scale. After all, the Golden Shark Chen Family had only risen to prominence in the past thousand years, and their resources were far less extensive than those of the Principality's Eagle Family.
Generally, if they had extremely rare resources or ship components, they would store them in their own treasure vaults and never put them up for auction.
It was rumored that this fourth-rank Void Crystal was being auctioned by an external client, not by the Chen Family itself. Otherwise, they would have long used it in their own secret realms.
In the relatively small auction house, nearly a hundred third-rank ember fleet captains were seated. Although the Black Star Auction House wasn't as prestigious as the Eagle Auction House, the controlling force behind it was still a fourth-rank power. Even the items that slipped through their fingers could be quite appealing to these third-rank ember fleet captains.
The auction proceeded quickly. The blue components and mid-tier mineral resources at the beginning did not interest the third-rank ember fleet captains in the audience. The auction soon entered the second half.
"The next item is a purple-quality energy shield named the 'Nuclear Photon Shield'..."
The appearance of the first purple component signaled the beginning of the auction's climax.
In a VIP box above the auction house, Bai Xiuqin and Song Hai, Song Chao did not bid. Their target this time was the fourth-rank Void Crystal, which was the penultimate item.
After nearly ten purple components were auctioned off, the Void Crystal, which the three had been eagerly anticipating, finally appeared.
"The next item is the second-to-last item of this auction. Many of you have probably heard about it. Yes, it is a fourth-rank Void Crystal.
According to the client's requirements, this item can only be bid on with purple-quality sky scanners, titanium crystals, or third-rank and above floating land essences."
"Alright, there's no starting price. Friends, please place your bids. The auction begins now!"
As the third-rank auctioneer from the Chen Family officially started the round, several bids were heard from the VIP boxes above.
"300 titanium crystals!"
"200 titanium crystals + 20 strands of third-rank floating land essence!"
"500 titanium crystals!"
"1 purple-quality sky scanner + 100 titanium crystals!"
...
As the auctioneer had mentioned, many of the third-rank ember fleet captains in the audience were there for the fourth-rank Void Crystal. Within a short time, nearly ten bids were heard.
In the VIP box where the Song family trio was seated, they exchanged glances, and Song Chao finally made their first bid.
"1400 titanium crystals!"
When this bid was announced, many in the auction house turned their gazes toward their box, curious about who was making such a generous offer. However, their attention was quickly drawn back to the subsequent bids. This price was still far from the normal market value of a fourth-rank Void Crystal, which could be exchanged for one strand of a fifth-rank floating land essence.
"200 strands of third-rank floating land essence!"
"100 strands of third-rank floating land essence + 1200 titanium crystals!"
As time passed, the price continued to rise. After a few more minutes, Song Chao made another bid.
"3000 titanium crystals!"
At this, the entire auction house fell silent, and several second-rank and third-rank ember fleet captains drew sharp breaths.
(End of Chapter)
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