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Chapter 22: The Mechanical Race's Grand Gesture and the Orange Glory-Quality Component
Chapter 22: The Mechanical Race's Grand Gesture and the Orange Glory-Quality Component
An ancient saying from the past life of China goes: "If you don't want others to know, don't do it yourself."
The shattered star sea may be vast, and a few isolated incidents might not spread far, but if he wants to rise to prominence, he will rely heavily on the Marketplace of All Realms. The number of transactions required will be far more than just a hundred or a thousand.
If he ruins the rules today out of greed, damaging the Marketplace of All Realms' reputation, the consequences will be dire. The losses he will face in the future will far exceed what he gains today, perhaps by thousands of times.
Song Chi, having lived two lives, naturally wouldn't make such a rookie mistake.
More than twenty fully armed mechanical beings approached Song Chi's stall without any hesitation. The one at the front immediately produced a peculiar object that glowed with a deep purple light.
This object resembled an eyeball, though it emitted a strong purple glow, its surface was a dull, bluish-gray. The eyeball was filled with countless tiny pupils, densely packed together, causing a shiver to run down one's spine.
Ignoring its appearance, Song Chi raised his gaze and quickly assessed the object's attributes.
[Peculiar Object: Multieye Clan Origin Eye]
[Quality: Purple]
[Evolvable: 1{Soul-Annihilating Pupil Cannon}, 2{Mid-Range Soul Wave Radar}]
[Note: A premium item among purple peculiar objects, containing extremely powerful energy.]
After reviewing the attributes, Song Chi remained calm, showing no hesitation as he firmly shook his head.
This time, it wasn't just a surface-level reaction; his heart was genuinely unmoved.
The components derived from the Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body were also purple, with attributes that were no less impressive than this Multieye Clan eye, which could be converted into a ship's main cannon or a mid-range radar.
If the mechanical being's offer was just this peculiar object, what would be the point of the trade? To exchange a purple engine for a ship's main cannon or a mid-range radar? That was a joke.
The mechanical being didn't seem surprised by Song Chi's reaction. After being refused, he put the Multieye Clan eye away and took out another item from the intricate mechanical box he held.
This was another peculiar object, but it glowed with a dazzling orange light.
The moment Song Chi saw this eye-catching orange glow, a strong sense of excitement flashed through him.
In the shattered star sea, peculiar objects of this quality are referred to as "Glory" objects. An orange glory-quality peculiar object was now right in front of him. How could he not be excited?
[Peculiar Object: Advanced Dark Matter Energy Crystal]
[Quality: Orange]
[Evolvable: {Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator}]
[Note: A one-in-a-million orange peculiar object, formed from extremely pure dark matter energy over tens of thousands of years, with astonishing value.]
Suppressing his excitement, Song Chi tried to keep his composure, but he had already made up his mind. He must obtain this component that could be converted into an orange glory-quality "ship energy shield."
"Not enough!"
This series of emotions flashed through his mind in an instant, but when Song Chi spoke again, he gave an answer that infuriated all the mechanical beings present.
Amidst the red flashes, the leading mechanical being spoke up once more.
"An orange glory-quality peculiar object isn't enough, human. Can I conclude that you have no intention of making an equal trade?"
Song Chi didn’t respond, adopting an indifferent expression on his face.
His confidence stemmed from a solid foundation.
The Level 1 Floating Land Essence Core Fusion Body was, on the surface, just a purple-quality curiosity. However, this was only true for carbon-based life forms. For silicon-based life forms like the mechanical race, the energy core was akin to their heart.
A curiosity that could provide infinite energy with an output far exceeding other energy cores was something that every mechanical being would go mad for.
Thus, what was merely a purple-quality Floating Land Essence Core Fusion Body to carbon-based life forms was, to every mechanical being, more valuable than an orange-quality curiosity.
Seeing Song Chi’s attitude, the eyes of the twenty-odd mechanical beings glowed with intense red light, as if they were about to make a move.
Noticing this, Song Chi put on a wary expression. In his mind, he thought for a moment, and the next second, the sky above the market changed dramatically. A hundred-meter-wide phantom eye rapidly materialized, and the twenty-odd mechanical beings immediately felt an extremely cold gaze locking onto them from above, enveloping them in a profound sense of death.
For a moment, the nearly thousand aliens in the market were all startled. Although the giant eye in the sky was not targeting them, it still caused every creature to break out in a cold sweat. Many aliens were secretly relieved that they hadn’t chosen to cause trouble earlier.
Only after the twenty-odd mechanical beings had dispelled their thoughts of action did the market return to calm.
The leading mechanical being left the market again, unable to decide on Song Chi’s asking price.
Shortly after, it reappeared, this time with a mechanical briefcase in hand.
Approaching Song Chi, it opened the new briefcase, and immediately, a strong purple light illuminated half of the market area.
Looking at the six purple-quality curiosities inside the briefcase, the surrounding aliens’ eyes flickered with interest. However, thinking of the sky-covering eye that had just disappeared, they felt a chill in their hearts, and any thoughts of mischief quickly dissipated.
"Besides the advanced dark matter energy crystal, you can choose one more item from these six purple-quality curiosities. If you still refuse, this transaction will be terminated."
Song Chi understood that this was likely the limit the mechanical race’s leader could accept. If he tried to haggle further, the other party might really walk away.
With this in mind, he didn’t push for a higher price. Instead, he carefully examined the six purple-quality curiosities in the briefcase.
Since there was no room for further negotiation, he naturally had to choose the one with the highest value and the most suitable for him.
Among the six curiosities, besides the earlier multi-eyed race’s eyeball, two of the other five could not be converted into components for the Ember Fleet ship, so Song Chi immediately ruled them out. The remaining three were:
- Energy Stone
- Ten Thousand Year Star Core Flame
- Snook Starship Cannon
These three curiosities could be converted into a propulsion system and a ship-mounted secondary cannon, both of which were highly valuable. The Ten Thousand Year Star Core Flame, in particular, was extremely rare and could enhance the quality of the Ember Seed.
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