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Chapter 57: The Deal
Chapter 57: The Deal
After a detailed introduction, Song Chi felt a bit nervous. It wasn't the gazes of the surrounding onlookers that bothered him; his eyes were fixed on the one-armed alien behind the stall, waiting for a response.
These items were the best he could gather, and if the alien refused the trade, he wouldn't have anything else to offer that would meet the conditions.
It wasn't that these items were particularly valuable. Once he returned to Jiangyuan City, with the right Floating Land Essence and credit points, he could buy as many as he needed. They were far from being comparable to the purple-grade Star Sea Curios. However, the key was that he only had these few items currently.
He had prepared them specifically for this purpose before his last exploration of the alien star domain, just to be safe. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have these.
If he could temporarily leave the Marketplace of All Realms, everything would be much simpler. He could easily find a used military-grade personal energy shield, and all his problems would be solved. Once equipped, such a shield could withstand attacks from even second-tier creatures multiple times.
But the problem was that he couldn't leave. If the marketplace fell into chaos, he wouldn't just lose the purple-grade curio; he might lose a significant portion of the gains he had already secured.
As for why he didn't have the Fire Chrysanthemum Soldier Golem accompany him as a guard, it wasn't that he didn't want to; it was simply impossible.
First, the Fire Chrysanthemum Soldier Golem couldn't stray too far from its summoner, him.
Second, even if it could, it wouldn't be able to pass through the illusory portal at the marketplace entrance. Only the alien creatures that entered through these portals could return the same way. Others couldn't pass through, and even with the Golem's first-tier strength, it exceeded the current limit of the portal, which only allowed zero-tier creatures to pass through.
The one-armed alien looked hesitant, somewhat tempted but still uncertain.
These three items alone couldn't guarantee that it would be able to escape unscathed from the first-tier Molochs in the outside world.
Seeing this, Song Chi decided to offer two more blue vials.
"This is an Advanced Gene Optimization Serum and an Advanced Body Strengthening Serum. If you reach the peak of the zero-tier, taking these two serums together will increase your chances of breaking through to the first-tier."
Noticing the doubt in the alien's eyes, Song Chi continued.
"These serums were recently purchased from a gene serum shop, and their effects are guaranteed."
As he spoke, the illusory golden dragon in the sky let out a long, resonant roar, as if affirming his words.
This still wasn't enough. Song Chi added one final statement that ultimately swayed the one-armed alien.
"If you're still unwilling, then that's fine. This is all I can offer right now."
With that, the one-armed alien finally nodded in agreement, but added a condition.
"Alright, but you need to provide enough specialized batteries for the battle robot and the advanced exoskeleton armor."
Snap!
Song Chi snapped his fingers.
"No problem, I have plenty of intermediate energy batteries in my bag."
With that, he pulled out several dozen intermediate energy batteries from his backpack.
...
After successfully acquiring the purple-grade Mind-Eater Ultrasonic Brain, the subsequent trading process returned to a calm routine. No new curios appeared, and as the marketplace transaction was about to end, Song Chi once again began the same procedure as before.
He set up a stall to trade zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands for first-grade Essence of Floating Lands.
This time, his luck wasn't as good. In the end, he only managed to gather 210 strands of first-grade Essence of Floating Lands, nearly a hundred strands less than the previous time.
Song Chi could only console himself that things should improve after this. After this transaction, the marketplace would be upgraded from zero-grade to first-grade, and first-grade alien civilizations would start entering the market. By then, the circulation of first-grade Essence of Floating Lands should gradually increase.
In addition to the first-grade Essence of Floating Lands, the zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands and some additional resources he acquired were worth more than 9,000 strands of zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands in total.
If you really counted, the harvest of zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands this time was even better than the last. It seemed that the empty-handed return from the exploration of the alien star domain the day before had not significantly affected this market transaction.
However, that wasn't entirely true. The reason the last time he only calculated 8,000 strands of zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands was that more than 1,000 strands had been converted into first-grade Essence of Floating Lands. Additionally, the six deep-water pearl clams and the mermaid's tear he had handed over to his mother yesterday were not included in the count.
This time, the rare item, the "Mind-Eater Ultrasonic Central Brain," was obtained in exchange for advanced exoskeleton armors, first-grade combat robots, energy grenades, and two intermediate body-strengthening potions. These items were not originally intended for sale, so they couldn't be counted as part of this transaction's gains.
After adding and subtracting, it was clear that the net gain from this transaction was at least several thousand strands of zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands less than the last time. This was the ultimate result of the empty-handed return from the alien star domain exploration.
While Song Chi felt a bit disappointed, he didn't dwell on it. As soon as all the alien races had left and the market transaction was officially over, he quickly opened the attribute panel of the marketplace.
With the completion of this transaction, all the conditions for the marketplace's upgrade were met. He was eager to upgrade the marketplace to first-grade.
"Conditions met. Do you want to spend 200 strands of zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands to upgrade the marketplace to Level 10?"
"Confirm!"
As soon as he confirmed, the 200 strands of zero-grade Essence of Floating Lands floating in front of him suddenly disappeared, merging into the market space. Immediately, the entire marketplace began to tremble violently.
If someone were to look from the outside into the void, they would see the marketplace transform into a brilliant light, standing out starkly against the dark, empty expanse.
...
In a distant, nearly eternal void, a group of creatures with green-black skin, spiral horns on their heads, and black wings on their backs were wandering through terrifying spatial storms.
To these unknown creatures, standing less than two meters tall, the terrifying spatial gales that terrified Song Chi seemed to be non-existent. They could move through them effortlessly without any hindrance.
At that moment, the group of red-eyed, violent creatures suddenly turned their gazes to the side. In that direction, a faint light had just flashed and vanished.
Although the light was brief, it was particularly noticeable in the dark, silent void.
(End of Chapter)
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