Chapter 359: Achievements and the Reopening of the Ruins Market
Chapter 359: Achievements and the Reopening of the Ruins Market
Song Chi nodded, indicating that he was fine.
After bidding farewell to the Star Tower members, he directly logged out.
He wasn't aware of what these members thought, but he didn't dwell on the matter.
From the start, Song Chi understood one thing clearly: he was never a prodigy with exceptional comprehension, and his current achievements were all thanks to the Multiverse Bazaar.
This was evident from his progress in spatial law comprehension. If not for consuming multiple Spatial Law Fruits, his understanding of spatial laws would likely be a mere 0.2%.
When it came to comprehending laws and secret techniques, he was only average.
In the underground battleship summoning room, Song Chi sat in the main control room of the warship, focusing his mind. He quickly replied to a message on the Luminous Star Token.
Luminous Star Token Communication Group:
3 "Corpse Dog": @Thunder Awaken, it's normal not to comprehend a secret technique from the Chaos Stele on the first try. Don't worry too much.
16 "Lanchang": +1, don't overthink it. Most of us are in the same boat.
...
32 "Thunder Awaken": Don't worry, it's not a big deal!
Although he appeared relaxed, there was a hint of disappointment deep within. He was well aware that with his comprehension ability, it was highly unlikely that he would grasp the "Radiant Star Arrival" secret technique on the third or fourth attempt.
It was only due to his advantage from the previous trial that he had earned a double chance to comprehend the Shining Star Chaos Monument, which was the only consolation he had at the moment.
Additionally, he pinned his hopes on the Celestial Phoenix Marrow, hoping that while enhancing his genetic bloodline talent, it might also improve his comprehension ability, even if it was a slim chance.
After putting away the Luminous Star Token, Song Chi sat cross-legged in the warship, focusing on assimilating the insights he had gained from the previous attempt to comprehend the Shining Star Chaos Monument.
Although he hadn't managed to master the secret technique, the Chaos Monument contained more than just secret techniques; it also held various laws and profound truths. This time, Song Chi's comprehension of spatial laws had increased significantly.
Before this, his understanding of spatial laws was at 0.48%, and this attempt had increased it by approximately 0.04%. If he could properly assimilate this understanding, it wouldn't be difficult to further increase it by 0.01%.
Despite the seemingly small increments of 0.04% and 0.05%, they were actually quite significant.
As mentioned earlier, in a primal secret realm like the Dragon Spine Sanctuary, which greatly enhances law comprehension, it would still take about eight years to increase one's understanding of spatial laws by 0.1%.
In other words, Song Chi's one-hour attempt to comprehend the Shining Star Chaos Monument was equivalent to four years of meditation in a primal secret realm.
Half a month later, Song Chi successfully increased his comprehension of spatial laws to 0.53%, and he was delighted.
With this level of comprehension, combined with the genetic bloodline talent boost from the Celestial Phoenix Marrow and a 20-fold amplification, his understanding of spatial laws would directly surpass 10% after his promotion to the fourth rank.
In other words, once he advanced to the fourth rank, his spatial law comprehension would immediately enter the initial stages of mastery. Among all newly promoted fourth-rank Flame Torch Captains in the Flame Human Civilization, his progress would rank within the top 10%.
"However, all of this hinges on obtaining the Celestial Phoenix Marrow!"
With this thought, Song Chi's eyes turned cold.
The Celestial Phoenix Marrow was the key to compensating for his innate talent deficiency. No matter what, he had to acquire it. If any creatures in the Spirit Beast Realm obstructed him, even a fifth-rank exotic beast would have to die.
...
In the following months, Song Chi put everything aside and dedicated himself to practicing the Guiding Art and comprehending spatial laws within the Ruins Market.
On this day, the final trump cards of the cob alt number, such as the Posa Temporal Realm and the Heaven Tilt·Celestial Dome Autopilot System, were just one month away from completing their cooldown.
This meant that the cob alt number would soon regain its full combat strength, and the exploration of the Immortal Realm Continent fragment was drawing closer.
At the Multiverse Bazaar, Song Chi activated the Hyper-Long Distance Spatial Gate Random Distribution Terminal.
As more than three dozen illusory spatial gates slowly formed at the market entrance, the final trading session before exploring the Immortal Realm Continent officially began.
The first to appear in the market, as expected, was the gnome Luke, always punctual to the minute.
As usual, upon entering the Ruins Market, Luke headed straight for the mineral resource shop.
Soon, the monthly transaction of two million Terra Stones was completed, and Luke, clutching his signature handheld spatial folding box, exited the mineral resource shop with satisfaction.
Over the past two decades, the number of Terra Stones casually thrown out had increased, and the secret trading channels behind the Viscount's Manor had lowered their prices again and again. However, even so, he remained enthusiastic, because no matter what, the great Viscount's Manor was always the one making a profit, even if it was getting less and less.
With this Terra Stone transaction completed, Luke noticed that a limited number of alien beings with vigilant expressions had entered the Ruins Market through the spatial gates. However, Luke wasn't in a hurry to deal with these limited aliens; instead, he headed straight for the shops displaying their wares for sale in the market.
Over the past year or two, he had increasingly discovered that these shops often had some good items, as those low-level alien beings had limited knowledge, and the chances of finding valuable items were high.
As Luke stepped into the first shop displaying its wares, indeed, there were already quite a few counters displaying various goods.
Compared to the gnomes, Luke could only check each shop one by one, but Song Chi, the lord of the Ruins Market, had it much easier. With just a thought, he could effortlessly scan through all the goods in the 100 shops.
Initially, he thought there wouldn't be any surprises this time, but in the 88th shop on the inner side, Song Chi saw a product that made his heart skip a beat.
[Unknown Crystal, extremely dense energy, selling for 10 strands of Second-Rank Floating Land Origin, quantity 5!]
Clearly, the alien selling this unknown crystal wasn't aware of its specific nature.
However, this didn't pose a problem for Song Chi. From the miniature form of the Heaven's Tilt in his brow, the Celestial Dome AI System's prompt sounded.
[Attention, the "Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine" is reacting intensely, suspected to be a special "Antimatter Source," Captain, please take note of the acquisition!]
[Attention, the "Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine"...]
[Attention...]
Three consecutive urgent prompts informed Song Chi that this special crystal was highly likely to be one of the antimatter sources required for the continuous evolution of the "Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine."
Upon confirming this, he didn't hesitate to purchase all five thumb-sized antimatter sources and simultaneously sent a message to the Trading Market Sales Permit that had displayed this antimatter source for sale.
As the lord of the Ruins Market, he could directly connect to the Trading Market Sales Permits he had issued.
On a third-rank Floating Land in the Unknown Star Sea, a Second-Rank White-Winged Tribe member with wings on its back was staring intently at the virtual information on the Sales Permit in its hand. Seeing that the unknown crystal it had put up for sale had been bought in one go, the wings on its back instinctively fluttered, realizing that the price it had set was definitely too low.
Turning to look at the remaining ten crystal stones by its side, just as it was about to increase the price and put them up for sale again, an unusual message appeared on the Sales Permit in its hand, startling it.
The permit clearly displayed a line of text.
[Do you have more of these crystals in your possession?]
Knowing that only the mysterious lord of the Ruins Market had the ability to initiate communication through the Sales Permits, this Second-Rank White-Winged Tribe member was greatly shaken. Without any hesitation, it respectfully replied, "My lord, I have ten more in my possession. These were obtained from a hidden valley, but there are no more!"
Hearing this response, Song Chi in the Ruins Market sighed softly.
[Never mind, sell them all. Also, for the next year, your permit will not be revoked, and all transaction taxes will be waived!]
At the same time, as the White-Winged Tribe member put the remaining ten antimatter source crystals up for sale at the original price, Song Chi immediately purchased them with 100 strands of Third-Rank Floating Land Origin.
The reason he used Third-Rank Floating Land Origin was purely to give the Second-Rank White-Winged Tribe member a little incentive. Only by doing so would they have the motivation to search for other antimatter source crystals in the future.
The formation of these antimatter sources required a very special environment. Logically, as long as there was the existence of antimatter sources, there should be a certain possibility of finding more antimatter sources on this landmass.
It had been nearly a year since the acquisition information for these antimatter sources was put up for sale in the acquisition shops, and there had been no results. Now that they had finally appeared, he naturally wouldn't let them go easily.
Of course, the key reason was that he currently had plenty of Third-Rank Floating Land Origin, and he didn't mind spending 100 strands.
In Song Chi's eyes, he didn't care much about the third-rank Floating Continent Essence, but the second-rank White Wing Tribe was extremely excited after obtaining it.
With the assistance of these 100 strands of third-rank Floating Continent Essence, the chances of it successfully advancing to the third rank in the future would greatly increase.
Holding onto these 100 strands of third-rank Floating Continent Essence, the second-rank White Wing Tribe's eyes gleamed with anticipation, secretly deciding to thoroughly search the area around the valley again. If it could find more of those crystals, it believed that the great Bazaar Lord would not let it down.
Additionally, it thought of other creatures on the Floating Land. This Floating Land was not small, and there might be other creatures who had obtained such special crystals.
Multiverse Bazaar.
Song Chi obtained 15 antimatter source crystals but ignored the increasingly astonishing trembling in his glabella, the miniature cob alt number. Instead, he quietly appeared in his exclusive acquisition shop and placed one of the antimatter source crystals in the center of the antimatter source acquisition counter.
Very few creatures had seen antimatter sources, and it was highly likely that someone would possess such a treasure without realizing its value. By displaying a physical sample, he could effectively increase the chances of acquiring more of this resource in the future.
After dealing with the antimatter source crystal, Song Chi's figure disappeared from the exclusive acquisition shop and transformed back into a Blueblood Tribe member. He headed towards the Star Origin Empire shop.
"Hey, Alon, how's it going? What about that fully automated advanced intelligence chip..."
Before he could finish, Alon, who had only recently arrived at the bazaar, shook his head.
"Don't rush me. Every time during bazaar trading, you ask about this controlled item. I told you it's not that fast..."
"Okay, okay. Just remember to notify me as soon as you get it."
Seeing that Alon was already showing signs of impatience, Song Chi didn't persist and quickly left the shop.
He felt helpless about this. Was it wrong to want to upgrade the Celestial Dome AI System component as soon as possible?
Unfortunately, the fully automated advanced intelligence chip was already so difficult to obtain, and if a true AI were to appear in the future...
Thinking of this, Song Chi felt like he had two heads.
At this moment, he deeply missed the first time the bazaar trading was opened. Since it was the first time in tens of thousands of years, one of the spatial gates could be set up to directly connect to a designated alien civilization's territory.
He remembered choosing the mechanical tribe civilization, which successfully attracted them to the bazaar. AI was very common in mechanical tribe civilizations, so obtaining a low-level AI from them would not be difficult.
As he was thinking about this, his attention was drawn to the Artifact Exchange Shop.
"Hey, is that another 5000-year-old Deep Sea Pearl?"
Standing in the Artifact Exchange Shop was none other than Deguen from the Northern Sea Royal Nagaraja Clan. He had previously traded the Sea Dragon Transformation Pearl for a Trading Market Travel Permit and several red artifacts, and since then, he had been a frequent visitor to the bazaar.
This time, he brought a 5000-year-old Deep Sea Pearl and was currently selecting artifacts in the Artifact Exchange Shop.
After nearly a year, Song Yufeng had sent back a batch of acquired Star Sea Artifacts, including three red artifacts, over twenty orange artifacts, and even more purple and lower-tier ones.
With these artifacts replenishing the previously depleted high-tier artifacts, the Artifact Exchange Shop no longer looked so empty.
Song Chi was in a good mood, thinking that with the addition of this 5000-year-old Deep Sea Pearl, his Guiding Art would likely make another significant breakthrough.
As he strolled, he made his way to the Free Stalls Area.
After this period of adjustment, there were already quite a few alien creatures in the Free Stalls Area. Song Chi wanted to see if he could find any bargains.
To be honest, he hadn't found any significant bargains in the Free Stalls Area for a long time, and he was a bit reluctant to accept that. How could the bazaar trading across the vast Star Sea not include bargain hunting?
Soon, Song Chi stopped with interest at a stall.
The owner of this stall was a third-rank Half-Rat Man, and the items on display were quite interesting—they were lumps of stone wrapped in thick, special rock layers.
Despite this, the stall was still quite popular.
(End of Chapter)
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