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Chapter 54: The Last Zero-Rank Market Transaction
Chapter 54: The Last Zero-Rank Market Transaction
After receiving a definitive answer from Song Mingsong, Song Chao and Shen Wenjie naturally had no more worries, and the city of Jiangyuan returned to its usual calm.
For Song Chi, who had not been directly involved in the recent upheavals, there was little impact. He continued with his cultivation plan as usual. The two advanced body-strengthening potions he had taken, which contained deep-sea mussel pearls, nearly affected his foundation. However, after stabilizing his foundation, he could not afford to slack off in his cultivation of the Guiding Technique.
Both his father, Song Chao, and his former teacher, Yang Minghui, had repeatedly emphasized the importance of persistence in cultivating the Guiding Technique. Even though the cultivation speed would drastically slow down once he reached the second rank, and any misstep could result in a lifetime of cultivation without advancing, the time saved in the early stages could provide more time for cultivation at the second and third ranks, thus increasing the chances of advancing to higher ranks in the future.
Before he knew it, more than twenty days had passed.
At the Multiverse Market, in front of the ultra-long-range spatial gate random deployment platform, Song Chi's face was filled with excitement. Today was the day for a new round of market transactions, and the countdown on the deployment platform was down to just ten minutes. Soon, he would be able to initiate the third market transaction.
Once this transaction was complete, the Multiverse Market would have successfully met the condition of "three market transactions," and it would be eligible to advance from the zero-rank to the first-rank. The thought of this filled him with uncontainable excitement.
It wasn't that Song Chi lacked discipline, but the benefits of the market advancing to the first-rank were simply too significant. Not only would the number of spatial gates deployed in each transaction increase, but the restriction on the spatial gates would also be upgraded from zero-rank to first-rank.
In simpler terms, previously, only zero-rank alien species could enter the market for transactions. After the advancement, both zero-rank and first-rank alien species would be able to freely enter and exit through the spatial gates.
This was a significant change. Zero-rank aliens were like children, while first-rank aliens were like adults. Children might have some pocket money, but compared to adults who could earn their own money, the pocket money was negligible.
The more wealth the aliens brought into the Multiverse Market, the more profit Song Chi, as the market owner, would make.
In addition to these benefits, the market's advancement might bring new features, though this was yet to be confirmed. However, even just these two points were enough to make Song Chi excited and eager.
Thinking of this, his somewhat sour mood from the failed exploration of a distant star domain a few days ago quickly dissipated.
Speaking of that third exploration, Song Chi was full of frustration. Although he didn't encounter any danger, he was indeed transported to a star sea void, and he spent twenty-four hours at the speed of light in the Skyship, failing to find a single resource point. The entire journey was a desolate void.
It was true that the star sea voids were not uncommon, and many second- and third-rank Flame Fleet captains had experienced being transported to such voids. However, that usually happened after decades of experience and hundreds of deployments. For him to encounter a star sea void on his third deployment was quite unlucky.
The only fortunate thing was that he was transported to a star sea void rather than a black hole's accretion disk. Otherwise, Song Chi would have had to hope that the Multiverse Market could still receive the return signal from the Flame Fleet ship.
Shaking off these thoughts, Song Chi quickly refocused. He was just venting a bit about his luck. As for returning empty-handed, it wasn't a big deal. The nearly two thousand strands of zero-rank floating land essence he had set aside for purchasing goods were still there. He could simply open the market a couple more times to earn it back.
As he pondered, the countdown on the ultra-long-range spatial gate random deployment platform finally reached zero.
Do you wish to activate the ultra-long-range spatial gate random deployment platform?
"Confirm!"
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The platform shook violently, and nineteen beams of light almost simultaneously illuminated it. At the market entrance, nineteen semi-transparent spatial gates, arranged in a circular pattern, quietly appeared.
As time passed, various types of alien species began to enter and exit through these spatial gates, and the Multiverse Market quickly became bustling.
The items available in the market were similar to those from the previous two transactions: tungsten war shields, tungsten spears, basic and intermediate gene optimization potions, and basic civilian exoskeletons. These items were highly versatile and relatively "affordable."
The only difference this time was that Song Chi had reserved a shop specifically for a special purpose. This shop did not contain any goods. In the center was a crystal counter, and on the counter was a bright white, triangular prism crystal.
Yes, this crystal was a titanium crystal. However, Song Chi did not display it for sale; instead, he wanted to purchase it. The titanium crystal was a sample, meant to show the aliens entering the shop what it looked like, to avoid any omissions.
While titanium crystals were highly valued and strictly regulated in the Flame Fleet human civilization, not all star sea civilizations considered them a special resource. This provided the premise for Song Chi's proactive acquisition.
Although the chances of acquiring titanium crystals from the hundreds of aliens entering the market each time were very low, and he didn't need them immediately, he believed in being prepared. As long as he actively acquired them in each market transaction, even with low chances, he would eventually succeed. If he didn't even try, the chances would always be zero.
Additionally, Song Chi had considered adding "special fire-type curios" to his acquisition list. While most fire-type curios could not serve as the advancement fuel for Flame Seeds, the star sea was vast, and the aliens entering the market came from all corners of the universe. What if he encountered a suitable fire-type curio?
However, after some consideration, he decided against it. The reason was simple: even if he found one, he couldn't afford the acquisition price. Each star sea curio had a set value, and unless he traded with an equivalent curio, the cost would be unimaginable.
Of course, this was just a temporary decision. Once the Multiverse Market was fully developed and he had enough funds and various other curios, he would eventually put the acquisition of special fire-type curios back on his agenda.
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