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Chapter 309: The Northern Sea Royal Court - Reappearance of the Silver Legendary Artifact
Chapter 309: The Northern Sea Royal Court - Reappearance of the Silver Legendary Artifact
Song Chi's expression remained unchanged, but he had already made up his mind.
The fact that the other party could still respond so calmly after learning that he came from a 5th-level Star Sea Floating Land suggested that the Floating Land behind them was likely no less than 5th-level as well.
With this, both parties naturally had a solid foundation for long-term trade. As for the [Market Guest Permit] and [Market Travel Permit], he had his ways to make the other party obtain one personally.
Time passed, and after just a few dozen minutes, the 3rd-tier Naga that had left returned, accompanied by several dozen more Naga, including over five 3rd-tier Naga.
Song Chi's eyes narrowed slightly as he focused on one seemingly unremarkable 3rd-tier Naga.
"Half-step 4th-tier..."
He sensed the life energy fluctuations of a half-step 4th-tier being from this Naga, along with a more concealed and powerful energy hidden within its body. If he wasn't mistaken, that should be the Law Power the other had comprehended.
"As a deep-sea race, is it the Law of Water or the Law of Darkness?"
He silently speculated, paying even closer attention to this Naga.
Not only because its strength was the limit for those who could enter the Market, but also because of its exceptional talent.
Even in the Torch Human Civilization, which could firmly stand at the forefront of advanced civilizations, those who could comprehend laws at the 3rd-tier stage were called prodigies. How much more so for other lower-tier civilizations?
He was certain that this half-step 4th-tier Naga held a significant position in the force behind them.
However, before he could think further, the newly arrived Naga began to take out an astonishing number of deep sea clam pearls.
300-year, 500-year, 700-year, 1000-year... various ages were all present.
Song Chi gathered his thoughts and quickly counted the numerous deep sea clam pearls, numbering in the thousands.
At the same time, he didn't forget to keep a close eye on the half-step 4th-tier Naga.
Sure enough, it soon entered the Market and began wandering around the free stall area. Song Chi could only continue monitoring it from his god-like perspective while quickly counting the deep sea clam pearls.
A few minutes later, the counting was complete.
- 300-year clam pearls: 248
- 500-year clam pearls: 52
- 700-year clam pearls: 24
- 1000-year clam pearls: 14
- 3000-year clam pearls: 5
- 5000-year clam pearls: 2
In total, 345 clam pearls. The quantity was indeed impressive, but Song Chi's joy wasn't as intense.
For him, who had already broken through level 32 in the Guiding Technique, deep sea clam pearls of a thousand years or less were now useless to him.
The truly useful ones were the 5 3000-year and 2 5000-year clam pearls.
Of course, even if they were useless to him, he still took them all.
His parents, Song Ting, and the clan members in the lineage could all use them. Why not take them?
He roughly calculated that the value of these deep sea clam pearls was slightly less than the resources he had offered. After all, with Song Yufeng's full efforts, the resources in Song Chi's hands were plentiful.
Moreover, the Dragon Spine Shop was still actively acquiring resources.
The Morning Star Yang Land, which gathered half of the Torch Ship Captains from the entire Morning Star Principality, contained an alarming amount of resources. In a short time, the Dragon Spine Shop had spent tens of millions of low-tier Floating Land Essences to acquire an uncountable amount of resources.
To fully reassure the Naga, Song Chi first handed over the corresponding value of resources.
Since they were entering the Market for the first time, even with the backing of the rule light screen, they ultimately dared not fully trust. Only by delivering these resources to them could the Naga completely lower their guard.
Once the 3rd-tier Naga had returned all the resources to the outside, Song Chi continued:
"These remaining ones... do you still want them? I have more in my possession, and I can have them delivered within a few hours. What do you think?"
The 3rd-tier Naga could no longer hide their joy and quickly discussed the subsequent trading plan with Song Chi.
According to them, the deep sea clam pearls were not exhausted by their court. However, it would take time to gather them from various sea regions. The earliest they could continue trading with deep sea clam pearls would be a month later.
Therefore, they could only temporarily switch to other trading currencies.
In the end, Song Chi set the trading currency to 2nd-tier and above Floating Land Essences.
He originally wanted to set it to 3rd-tier or even 4th-tier Floating Land Essences, but the other party disagreed. The higher the tier of the Floating Land Essence, the rarer it was in any force or civilization.
...
While Song Chi was negotiating with the other party, the half-step 4th-tier Naga walked through the free stall area, entering and exiting various shops.
Its expression never changed, as if none of the items it saw could catch its eye. That is, until it entered the Oddity Exchange Shop.
For the first time, its expression, which had remained unchanged for dozens of minutes, finally showed surprise. It stood motionless at the entrance of the shop, its gaze fixed on the various radiating lights from above the shop.
Blue, purple, orange, red... the sudden burst of colorful light dazzled it.
Even with its status, seeing so many high-tier Star Sea Oddities at once was difficult to remain calm.
But this wasn't the most shocking thing. What captured 99% of its attention was the super ship cannon in the center of the shop, emitting a brilliant golden light.
"Golden... a Golden Sanctum Oddity!"
For ordinary Star Sea aliens, the concept of a Golden Sanctum Oddity might only be "rare," but for a life form like it, the rarity of a Golden Sanctum Oddity was truly understood.
In simple terms, even a 7th-tier Star Sea Floating Land could hardly produce a golden oddity. It required an ancient being at the Sovereign level to nurture it for an extended period with Sovereign power to possibly derive one.
Alternatively, it could only be done by an 8th-tier Star Sea Floating Land.
Speaking of 8th-tier Star Sea Floating Lands, 7th-tier Star Sea Floating Lands were already as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the Shattered Star Sea. How much more so for an 8th-tier Floating Land?
It was said that a small river system community would struggle to find even one 8th-tier Floating Land throughout the entire community.
This highlighted the rarity of 8th-tier Star Sea Floating Lands and, by extension, the rarity of Golden Sanctum Oddities, which could mostly only be produced by 8th-tier Floating Lands.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, the half-step 4th-tier Naga shifted its gaze to the other oddities in the Oddity Exchange Shop. Even these orange and red quality oddities made its eyes light up. It saw many oddities that were highly suitable for the Naga.
Spending nearly an hour in the Oddity Exchange Shop, the half-step Fourth-Rank Naga quickly circled through a few other shops after leaving.
In the end, it took one of each of three models of storage capsules and hurriedly left the Ruinsmarket.
Song Chi watched the entire emotional change of this half-step Fourth-Rank Naga, somewhat curious if this one would bring him some small surprises upon re-entry.
After nearly two hours of observation, he had basically determined that this Naga's identity was not ordinary. It was not because of the difference brought by its half-step Fourth-Rank strength, but rather the fundamental difference revealed through its perspective, words, and actions.
It was precisely because of this that Song Chi harbored a faint anticipation.
However, due to the other Nagas having already brought out quite a few things for trading, his anticipation was not too great.
He only believed that the good things in their hands were already few and far between.
...
In the Endless Ocean, the North Sea Royal Court.
As one of the deep-sea royal families in the Endless Ocean, the Naga Clan was divided into four major royal courts based on their geographical distribution, and the North Sea Royal Court was one of them.
However, the North Sea Royal Court, which had lost its last Deep Sea True King's combat power tens of thousands of years ago, was now the weakest of the four major courts. In the harsh territory of the Endless Ocean, the North Sea Royal Court's life over the past tens of thousands of years had been far from easy, with the jurisdictional sea area continually shrinking.
Fortunately, the other three major royal courts did not kick them when they were down and occasionally provided some support, allowing the North Sea Royal Court to barely maintain its current size.
On this day, a half-step Fourth-Rank Naga came from outside the North Sea Royal Palace, rushing straight toward the palace gates that seemed both illusory and real.
Seeing this, the terrifying guards of the royal court did not dare to obstruct it.
"Third Highness, the Queen has summoned you!"
In the main hall of the North Sea Royal Palace, a female Naga over ten meters tall, with a face radiating the aura of a superior being, opened her mouth indifferently.
"Deugen, my son, state your purpose!"
Facing her son, the female Naga at the head of the main hall did not show any tenderness. Her voice was indifferent, as if she were questioning a stranger who had intruded.
As the current queen of the North Sea Nagas, she had too many offspring. Although Deugen's excellence ranked among the top three, she still found it difficult to invest too much emotion in him, because the North Sea Royal Court needed not maternal love, but a Deep Sea True King capable of intimidating the surrounding numerous alien races.
"Mother..."
Deugen recounted in detail everything he had seen and heard in the Ruinsmarket and emphasized the existence of the "Golden Sanctum Ship Cannon."
Sure enough, the mention of "Golden Sanctum" immediately piqued the interest of the female Naga at the head of the main hall.
However, the light in her eyes quickly dimmed.
As a weapon, the golden ship cannon was undoubtedly a major trump card that could help the royal court turn the tide. However, the North Sea Royal Court of today was not what it used to be. It could no longer offer equivalent oddities for trade or loan.
"Deugen, you know that the royal court is now..."
Deugen, who had been considering for a long time, interrupted his mother and said:
"Of course, I understand, but what I am referring to are not the golden ship cannons, but the red and orange oddities in the Ruinsmarket."
"In these oddities, I have seen weapons that are extremely suitable for us Nagas, such as the red epic oddity [Deep Sea Crown]. This oddity's primary ability is oceanic power. If you wear it, Mother, you will certainly be able to unleash peak Sixth-Rank combat power."
"Furthermore, if combined with the [Golden Spear] and your own [Northern King Ice Armor], you will be able to counter any existence below a Deep Sea True King. This way, our North Sea Royal Court will certainly be able to stabilize the current situation. We only need to wait for you to make further progress, and then we can restore our former glory."
This well-reasoned speech made the heart of the female Naga at the head of the main hall beat faster. She could tell that her third son was not exaggerating.
After a moment of contemplation, she frowned and said:
"Deugen, do you mean to use the royal court's [Mirage Dragon Pearl]? This is the last foundation that has allowed our North Sea Royal Court to persist until today. Are you sure that the [Deep Sea Crown] and [Golden Spear] are truly this significant?"
Deugen shook his head.
"Mother, besides these two, there is another red oddity called [Phantom Disk]. It has a similar effect to the [Mirage Dragon Pearl], able to conceal the existence of our North Sea Royal Palace. Although it is not as powerful as the [Mirage Dragon Pearl], it is not much worse!"
"Moreover, besides these three red epic oddities, I will also strive for more orange oddities and a [Ruinsmarket Travel Permit] that can allow us to enter and exit the mysterious Ruinsmarket at will in the future!"
The female Naga at the head of the main hall frowned tightly, hesitant and uncertain.
"Since it concerns the last foundation of the royal court, we should gather the royal court's elders for a discussion..."
Before she could finish, Deugen interrupted her again.
"Mother, you know the elders in the royal court. They are all conservative and closed-minded. If we let them discuss it, the result will certainly not pass. Please make a careful decision, Mother!"
The female Naga's eyebrows were tightly knit, and she did not respond for a long time, causing the main hall to fall into silence.
Deugen had always been strategic and decisive, rarely making mistakes in his actions. This was what made the North Sea Queen hesitate. If any other Naga had come, she would have coldly dismissed them, but Deugen was different.
After much hesitation, the North Sea Queen's eyes suddenly focused, as if she had made a decision.
"So be it. The Central and Southern Royal Courts are now embroiled in a standoff with the Black Line Whales and find it difficult to spare any assistance. Rather than letting the entire royal court suffer a slow death, it is better to take a bold gamble!"
After murmuring, she casually waved her hand, and a large amount of Dark Law energy overflowed from her body. Immediately, a black sphere emitting a brilliant silver light appeared in the air within the palace.
Upon seeing this sphere, Deugen's eyes were filled with intense excitement.
This sphere was a silver legendary oddity, inherited from the second-generation North Sea True King, with a history of nearly a hundred thousand years. It was the fundamental reason why the North Sea Royal Court could barely maintain its current size for tens of thousands of years after losing the combat power of a Deep Sea True King. However, its greatest drawback was that it could only protect itself and had no offensive capabilities.
Instinctively, Deugen's gaze fixed on the black sphere.
[Oddity: Mirage Dragon Pearl]
[Quality: Silver]
...
PS: Guess what type of component the Mirage Dragon Pearl can be converted into?
(End of Chapter)
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