While sitting in the cable lift, Jacob decided to check the post about the ritual array materials he posted a week ago in the alchemy exchange market.
Since he already got the rainbow dust from Braylon, he could cross this material from his list, and if the blood flower was really the crimson flower he already had, then he only needed three more materials.
But it still remained to be seen if the blood flower needed for the array and the one he had were the same or not since he still didn't spot it in the encyclopedia.
Now that he was going to the inner circle city, he was hoping to get some peace and could research without getting interrupted again.
As he opened the alchemy exchange market interface, he saw his post about the five materials had two replies on it which was quite still better than he was expecting, and he opened them to see if he had any luck.
'Search Post by Faceless Ancient: I'm looking for these five (…) materials. Price is negotiable!
'Reply 1 (Black Robe Alchemist): I have Nightmare Lilly, but it is 500 years old (Intermediate Type-1). Please contact me if you're interested.
'Reply 2 (Flowery King98934): I don't have Night Salve's Poison Magic Core of 9-Star, but I have Silver Rattle Viper's poison magic core of 9-Star. You know where to find me if you're interested.'
Jacob frowned as he looked at the Black Robe Alchemist's reply, 'There were no substitute materials written in the ink recipe, which means I can't exchange them at will. I only have one chance at this, so I better prepare all the materials according to the requirements.
'Although this nightmare lily is only at intermediate type-1 grade. But if it's still alive, I might be able to cultivate it into advanced rank. It's far better than nothing, I guess. As for this second guy, he might know the information on Night Slave.'
With these thoughts in mind, Jacob proceeded as he sent both of them private messages.
'Faceless Ancient to (Black Robe Alchemist): If your Nightmare Lilly is still alive, state your price. I'm also interested in its cultivation method.
'Faceless Ancient to (Flowery King98934): I want full information on Night Salve. State your price.'
Done writing his responses, he started to browse through the market, especially those auction posts. He was not very hopeful of getting something that could draw his interest.
However, Jacob's finger stopped on a particular post with a picture of a palm size silvery rock with a smooth, edgy surface.
'Auction Post by Great Earth Minor: I have discovered this unknown mineral. If anyone is interested, please feel free to bid, and if you have information on it, I'll give you a 25% discount on your final bid. Thank you.
'Item Type: Mineral (Ore)
'Magic Property/ Rank: Unknown
'Quantity: 500 Grams
'Starting Price: 1 ZC
'Reaming Time before the auction end: 1 Hour
'Current highest Bidder: Dark Moon of Beast Forest
'Bid from (Dark Moon of Beast Forest): 21 ZC'
Jacob's eyes were affixed on the picture as he was confirming if his guess was right or wrong.
'If I'm not wrong, then this is raw Plutonium and so pure!' Jacob was too familiar with the radioisotopes which were used in making radioactive weapons.
Even for someone like him, he didn't dare to play with these radioisotopes despite having worked on them for quite some time because they were simply too dangerous.
However, in this world, having these kinds of weapons was like having a trump card. In the champion space, in the end, Jacob tried to buy radioactive minerals like uranium, radium, or even plutonium, but SAAI said they were not available in the rare plains.
However, he bought other things that could cause as much damage as a radioactive bomb, which resulted from his lifelong research and obsessions with weaponry.
He wanted to make a weapon that he didn't dare to make in his old world before going to the epic plains with those materials. The titan sniper was no longer enough.
And now that he saw someone was selling raw plutonium, how could he miss this chance? It would save him a lot of time if he had plutonium.
So, without hesitation, he placed a bid of 30 ZC and then contacted this Great Earth Minor.
'Faceless Ancient to (Great Earth Minor): If you have more of this mineral, I'm interested in buying them all at the same price as my bid.'
Jacob was decisive as he knew finding raw plutonium could be said a stroke of luck, and he was very interested in the location where this guy found it. He might be able to discover even more than plutonium.
But he didn't want to push his luck when he didn't even know the guy, so he first decided to see if he had more of it or if he only had that one piece.
However, Jacob received a notification when he was done sending a message of Great Earth Minor.
'Dark Moon of Beast Forest outbid you. New Bid on Auction Post Number (…) is 31 ZC.'
Jacob squinted his eyes, 'Does he know what it is?' His eyes turn cold as he goes back and places a new bid of 50 ZC. He wanted to see if his guess was right or wrong, and he also wanted that piece of plutonium.
The very next moment, the same notification rang again, 'Dark Moon of Beast Forest outbid you. New Bid on Auction Post Number (…) is 51 ZC.'
Jacob didn't react much this time as he went back and placed a new bid with cold eyes.
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Somewhere in the beast forest was an underground workshop that was filled with high-tech equipment.
A tall figure in a black lab coat was sitting around a glass table that was filled with all kinds of explosive blueprints like grenades, land mines, and even RPGs.
However, the person in a black lab coat was coldly looking at his wrist with its astute foxy eyes.
At this moment, a notification rang,
'Faceless Ancient outbid you. New Bid on Auction Post Number (…) is 100 ZC.'
It instantly spat a curse, "Spineless Bastard, unblock me if you have guts!"