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Chapter 277: First-Level Mentalist!
Chapter 277: First-Level Mentalist!
Jiang Cheng picked up the auction catalog and, after checking for any remaining items, exited the room.
As soon as he stepped out, he noticed that the doors to two nearby rooms had also opened.
The three men exchanged glances, understanding each other without words.
After reaching the third floor and presenting the chat page, Jiang Cheng entered the room, where he saw seven or eight people already inside.
He scanned the room with his eyes.
Apart from the person who had opened the door and checked the chat page, the others were unfamiliar to him.
One after another, several more people arrived.
After waiting for a few more minutes, no one else came.
"It seems like everyone is here now," the shaved-head man said, scanning the crowd. "The exchange meeting is about to begin. I won't go into the rules in detail, but it's a win-win situation for everyone."
"First, we have pills. I won't mention the first-grade pills, but for the second-grade Calming Elixirs, there are 200 bottles of basic, 100 bottles of intermediate, and 20 bottles of advanced. If you want any, please state the quantity."
As he finished speaking, someone raised a placard.
"I want ten bottles of the basic Calming Elixir."
The shaved-head man glanced at him, then lowered his head and quickly wrote in his notebook while saying, "Number 56 wants ten bottles of the basic Calming Elixir. What about the rest of you?"
"I also want ten bottles of the basic Calming Elixir," another person raised their emblem.
The shaved-head man glanced at them as usual and recorded it in his notebook.
"I want twenty bottles of the intermediate Calming Elixir."
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng also raised his token.
"Number 72?"
"Who's the new guy?"
Whispers filled the room.
Some were surprised that Jiang Cheng was bidding for ten bottles of the intermediate Calming Elixir.
According to market prices, this would cost two million yuan.
It was slightly cheaper here, and it would have been even more affordable without those few troublemakers.
The shaved-head man's gaze also fell on Jiang Cheng.
However, instead of muttering to himself, he spoke to Jiang Cheng.
"Number 72, since you've just joined, I need to remind you of the rules. When you bid for these ten bottles of the intermediate Calming Elixir, the people in the room won't compete with you, but likewise, you can't compete with others for the items they want.
Additionally, if you want something later, those who haven't chosen anything will have priority. Can you agree to this?"
"Yes, I agree."
Jiang Cheng nodded.
"Good, I hope you'll follow the rules."
The shaved-head man nodded and made a note in his book.
As time passed, the atmosphere in the room grew tense.
Occasionally, people would argue over the same item, despite the shaved-head man's mediation.
However, it seemed like everyone in the room, including the shaved-head man, was accustomed to this, and his tone remained calm.
In the end, everything settled, though a small minority might have been dissatisfied. Still, most people were satisfied with the exchange meeting.
Over ten minutes later, Jiang Cheng followed the crowd into the auction.
Several Mental Masters from the Black Market had already arrived.
Although the auction hadn't started yet, Jiang Cheng could already sense the gunpowder smell in the air, just like the previous time. As the auction began, the tension would intensify.
The difference was that the last time, he was just an observer.
This time, he would also participate in the bidding.
Fortunately, the pills weren't the focus of competition. When Jiang Cheng joined the bidding for ten bottles of the intermediate Calming Elixir, the "insiders" remained quiet, just like before, and only the few people on the left took turns raising the price.
The starting bid for a bottle of the intermediate Calming Elixir was 150,000 yuan, but it quickly rose to 180,000 yuan. Jiang Cheng, following the others' lead, slowly raised his token just before the final countdown ended.
The people on the left also gradually lost interest in the bidding, perhaps due to the prices reaching a plateau.
In the end, Jiang Cheng secured ten bottles of Intermediate Calming Elixir at a price of 190,000 yuan per bottle.
He had indeed made a profit, but not as much as he had imagined.
Fortunately, with these ten elixirs in hand, he would become a First-Level Mentalist, which was like saving a million yuan and made him even happier.
The subsequent process need not be elaborated.
Most Mind Masters, even after obtaining their desired items, had paid more than they had anticipated.
Some were so enraged that they left the venue in a huff.
On the contrary, the people on the left seemed increasingly delighted.
The first auction came to a close.
The Mind Masters grumbled as they exited the venue.
The Primordial Energy Warriors entered the hall.
Jiang Cheng encountered the Bull Head elder once again.
The latter's attitude was noticeably less enthusiastic than before, merely nodding at Jiang Cheng.
After all, even if the portion he obtained was genuine, the remaining items were still in Jiang Cheng's possession, so he didn't have to give the other man the satisfaction of seeing his reaction.
Jiang Cheng didn't mind.
Soon, the auctioneer began selling three types of secret medicines for enhancing Sky Martial Arts.
Jiang Cheng decisively joined the bidding for Snow Lotus Ointment.
He eventually acquired ten bottles for 65,000 yuan.
His account was almost depleted.
Subsequently, Jiang Cheng rose from his seat, left the venue, paid for his items, and departed using the teleportation array.
The journey home was smooth.
Upon entering his home, after greeting his family, Jiang Cheng went to his bedroom and took out the Lotus Meditation Chart.
After his mental energy was sufficiently depleted, he began consuming the Intermediate Calming Elixir.
The speed of recovery was indeed much faster than when he used the Basic Elixir.
As his mental energy was consumed, the experience points for the Lotus Meditation Technique on the panel also increased continuously.
Finally.
Accompanied by a thunderous roar in his mind.
A vast amount of mental energy surged within his brain.
The energy he had previously depleted was now fully restored.
Jiang Cheng savored the feeling.
At this moment, the mental energy in his mind was indeed three times what it had been before.
The power to manipulate bullets was now sufficient to deal with ordinary people and low-level Primordial Energy Warriors.
For now, it could only be used against ordinary people and low-level Primordial Energy Warriors.
The main benefit was an increase in cultivation speed.
Previously, he could only absorb a maximum of 10,000 Essence Light Points at a time.
Now, he could absorb 30,000, and with two absorptions per day, that amounted to 60,000.
Additionally, because he had unblocked twenty-one or twenty-two acupoints in his legs, the number of Essence Light Points he could actively absorb through his acupoints each day was no longer just over 60,000 but nearly 100,000.
With this, he could refine 160,000 Essence Light Points daily, almost equivalent to the Great Success state of the Lotus Meditation Technique, and without worrying about encountering bottlenecks, he would only need a little over two months to master the Shadowless Heart Scripture and become a First-Level Master.
If he could cultivate Earth Martial Cloud Piercing Legs to Great Success or even Perfection, he could open ten to twenty more acupoints, and the number of Essence Light Points he could actively absorb through his acupoints daily would further increase by several tens of thousands!
At that time, it would take less than two months, perhaps even just over a month.
Compared to increasing his strength to the 7th Rank, the daily increase of tens of thousands of Essence Light Points might be the most significant benefit of cultivating this Earth Martial Skill.
"It would be best to cultivate Cloud Piercing Skill to Perfection, but considering the time needed to make contact with the Resistance Army, and the 7th Rank is sufficient, let's first cultivate it to Great Success, and then allocate more time to the blade technique, so I'll focus on the blade technique next, striving to reach the Beginner level within a week."
Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes.
In a week, he would return to Pingxi Street.
(End of Chapter)
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