Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Summary of Earnings (Chase for Reads on Tuesday)
Time passed, and as more alien races entered the Ruins Market, the goods Song Chi had acquired for over two thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin were sold out.
One Basic Gene Optimization Potion per strand of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, he sold it for five strands.
One strand of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin got 20 Tungsten Gold Lances and Tungsten Gold Combat Shields, but he only sold five for the same price.
A Basic Civilian Exoskeleton set worth 200,000 Credit Points (20 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin), he sold for 100 strands.
Under these prices, which were many times over the cost, Song Chi’s funds quickly surpassed 8,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, making a hefty profit.
What made him particularly happy was that among the goods worth over 8,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, there were more than 100 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin. Adding to the 32 strands he already possessed, this was enough for him to enhance the “Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator” component several more times.
And it was not over yet; the trading in the free stall area was still ongoing, allowing him to take a cut from the transaction taxes every minute.
Song Chi estimated that by the end of the trade meet, his funds should exceed 10,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin.
Besides, he continued to acquire materials with huge price discrepancies to resell in the black market, ensuring another tidy sum.
The only disappointment was that even though he was constantly monitoring every stall in the stall area, he still couldn’t find another Starry Sea Oddity.
He did not dwell on this too much. After all, the current Rank of the Ruins Market was only lv9, where only Zero Rank Starry Sea Alien Races could enter the market through the spatial gates he had deployed. The chances of a Zero Rank being obtaining a Starry Sea Oddity were already exceedingly slim.
Realizing this, he stopped deliberately seeking Starry Sea Oddities. He planned to wait until the market’s rank increased, which would then increase the likelihood of finding strange objects significantly.
Several hours later, half an hour before the end of the Ruins Market trading session, Song Chi decided to try setting up his stall. He then displayed more than two thousand strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin.
His significant move quickly attracted the attention of numerous aliens nearby. Within minutes, over a hundred of them had gathered around his stall.
Just when the crowd of alien species was curious about what Song Chi intended to trade these Zero Rank Floating Land Origins for, the sign he took out, written in the universal language of the Starry Sea, immediately elicited a sigh.
“Exchange for First Rank Floating Land Origin, 11 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin for 1 strand of First Rank Floating Land Origin,” it read.
When they realized he wanted to exchange for First Rank Floating Land Origin, more than half of the gathered aliens dispersed immediately.
First Rank Floating Land Origin was much rarer than Zero Rank, and most of the aliens present didn’t have any, so how could they exchange?
Song Chi was not surprised; instead, he felt a flicker of joy when he saw that dozens of figures had not left.
Although the exchange rate between First Rank and Zero Rank Floating Land Origins in the Ruins Market had always been 1:10, the rate he was offering of 1:11 was a bit of a loss. However, it was still acceptable compared to Chenxing Principality’s rates of 1:14 or 1:15. He would not lose as long as some aliens were willing to trade.
Soon after, an alien of an unknown race stepped forward to inquire.
“1:11 is still a bit low. If you offer 12 strands of Zero Rank for 1 strand of First Rank Floating Land Origin, I’m willing to exchange 10 strands with you,” the alien proposed.
Hearing this, Song Chi firmly shook his head.
At a rate of 1:12, although he would not lose out, he would hardly gain anything for his efforts. Why would he want to work for free?
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The price of the First Rank Floating Land Origin at the black market is not stable; 1:14 is the average trading ratio, true, but who could guarantee that when he sells, it won’t just happen to be pressed down to 1:12?
Seeing that he stood his ground, some of the alien races chose to leave. In the end, fewer than twenty remained at the stall, but Song Chi was already quite satisfied. With nearly twenty Starry Sea Alien Races present, it was unlikely that he would end up with no successful trades at all.
Besides, this was just an impulsive attempt that didn’t require any cost. Even if he didn’t make a trade with any of them, it was no big deal.
The final result was much better than Song Chi had anticipated. Out of the eighteen alien races, twelve successfully traded with him, with one of them trading 100 strands at once.
By the end of the trade meeting, Song Chi had accumulated more than 11,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin in his possession, including a considerable amount of 302 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin.
As for the remaining materials, excluding the six Deep Water Clam Pearls, the Mermaid’s Tear, Mercury Crystal, Electrum, Life Core, and other enhancement resources he needed to use, the total value of other available materials exceeded 5,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin.
For these materials, Song Chi only planned to keep about 2,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin. Considering the number of Spatial Gates placed in Zhu Tian Ruins Market, the number of aliens that could enter the Ruins Market for trading was limited. He estimated that keeping 2,000 strands for purchasing was about right, as keeping more was pointless, given the market size—purchasing too much would likely result in surplus stock that couldn’t be sold.
As for the other materials worth over 3,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, he planned to use them all for enhancing the Cang Qiong.
Two days after the Ruins Market trade, Song Chi made several trips to the black market and exchanged all of the materials worth over 3,000 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin for Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, Mercury Crystal, Electrum, and other warship enhancing resources before retreating into the Ruins Market.
Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Free Stall Area.
The Cang Qiong had already been summoned, and after two days of preparation, Song Chi did not hesitate to start a new round of warship enhancement.
The first component to be enhanced was naturally the highest quality “Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator” on the Cang Qiong, a Glory Quality energy shield of orange color. During the previous battle against the First Rank Peak Gold Devouring Vine, the performance was very good, which further strengthened Song Chi’s decision to continue enhancing it.
Currently, the “Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator” is at Level 10, and enhancing it further requires 20 strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin + 20 tons of Mercury Crystal, in addition to a one-time provision of 5,000 Spectral Energy Points.
The First Rank Floating Land Origin and Mercury Crystal were already prepared by Song Chi, but the simplest Spectral Energy Points had now become a problem.
The standard Spectral Engine on the Cang Qiong had been enhanced to Level 14, but the attached Youneng Pool capacity was only just enough at 5,000 points. Enhancing the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator to Level 11 was no problem, but after that, more Spectral Energy Points would not suffice.
Out of necessity, Song Chi had to spend extra resources to enhance the Spectral Engine directly to Level 19.
Fortunately, the Spectral Engine was just a standard colorless component, and enhancing it to the First Rank only required Zero Rank Floating Land Origin and Zero Rank Life Core.
Spectral Engine Level 19
Quality: Colorless
Consumption: 10/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Energy Supply: 118/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Post-overload Buffer: 20 minutes
Youneng Pool: 9000 points (can store 9000 Spectral Energy Points)
UpRank Requirement: The component has reached the peak of enhancement and can no longer be enhanced
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