Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Abnormal Status Purifier (Please Follow)
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After a brief moment of surprise, Song Chi quickly came to an understanding.
With so many Second Rank Torch Ship Captains attending, if the Baihe Auction couldn’t present a figure with enough deterrent power, it would be difficult to maintain order in the subsequent proceedings.
Indeed, this was the case. The white-haired elder on the auction stage not only had astonishing strength, but his identity was also far from simple.
John Tros, the patriarch of the Tros Family, one of the three major affiliated families of Baihe Mall, was now two hundred and eighty years old. Although he was nearing the end of his life, it was precisely this that keyed into his formidable deterrent power.
A Second Rank Torch Ship Captain at the peak of his power who didn’t have many years to live, if truly angered, who could predict the extent of his frenzy?
One should never provoke someone with one foot in the grave, for they have nothing left to lose. This logic is understood by all, so very few would dare to offend such individuals.
Seeing that everyone had settled down, John Tros slowly began to speak.
He was not only the deterrent of this auction, but also the host.
“The time has come; I declare the auction officially open.”
As he finished speaking, a staff member of the auction house came from behind the stage, and in an instant, nearly everyone’s gaze fell upon the wooden box in the staff member’s hands.
It was clear that what the staff member was holding was the first auction item, and according to the procedures of most auction houses, the first item must be a fine piece that could stir the mood of the entire auction.
“The first item up for auction is a Blue Quality engine— the ‘Aurora Thermal Engine.’ The attribute diagram is as follows:
Aurora Thermal Engine lv0
Quality: Blue
Consumption: 3/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Energy Supply: 24/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Post-overload Buffer: 30 minutes
Energy Pool: 3000 Points (can store 3000 Spectral Energy Points)
Convertible: {Aurora Lava Stone Heart}
UpRank Requirement: 4 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, 400 Energy Points, 4 Zero Rank Life Cores.”
After introducing the Aurora Thermal Engine, John Tros started the bidding.
“There is no set price for this Aurora Thermal Engine; trade by barter only. Interested parties may use the bidding device on their seat to make an offer.”
Immediately, dozens of people in the auction house picked up the bidding devices and began to report their trade items through the devices to John Tros above.
Of course, it might also be for the real owner behind the scenes who put forward the ‘Aurora Thermal Engine.’
Honestly, Song Chi was quite interested.
The Cangqiong only lacked a high-quality engine component, and although a Blue component couldn’t be considered top-quality, it was still a fine engine. If he could secure this Aurora Thermal Engine, he would then be able to continue enhancing the “Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator.”
Just over twenty days later, he was to explore the so-called “Buluo Civilization Ruins” with Shen Qing. It was said that there was no danger within the ruins, but Shen Qing had only explored the first level—who knew whether the second level would also be free of danger?
According to Song Chi’s opinion, he naturally wanted to enhance the level of the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator as much as possible before heading to the ruins.
But no matter how eagerly Song Chi desired to bid, he was destined to remain silent. The most important thing at the moment was to secure that upcoming Blue Quality Purifier Component. Compared to the subsequent exploration of the ruins, the importance of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market far outweighed it.
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The component was finally secured by a First Rank Torch Ship Captain, leaving the other bidders sighing in disappointment.
No one knows exactly what conditions allowed this person to trade for that blue engine.
“The second auction item, a ‘Magnetic Field Layer’ white energy shield, starting at 300 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin with each bid not to be less than 10 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, bidding starts now.”
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The first blue quality “Aurora Thermal Engine” immediately elevated the auction to a climax, but the subsequent items were much more mundane. Of course, there were still a few small gems interspersed throughout to maintain the auction’s excitement.
This common auction tactic was no secret to anyone present, but the atmosphere in the room was, indeed, quite pleasant.
After the first Aurora Thermal Engine, no other items had caught Song Chi’s interest until the arrival of a certain item.
“Item forty-three, 200 tons of Mercury Crystal, starting at 1900 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin, with each bid not to be less than 20 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin.”
Upon hearing the words “Mercury Crystal,” Song Chi’s eyes finally sparkled with interest, as he quickly picked up the bidding device beside him.
Mercury crystals are a warship enhancement resource at the midstage level, typically costing around 10 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin per ton on the market.
The reason for Song Chi’s interest was that every enhancement of the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator required this resource, and he currently had nearly a hundred tons of Mercury Crystal in stock. But each enhancement of his level 15 Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator would consume dozens of tons, and a hundred tons was nowhere near enough.
“1980 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin!”
No sooner had Song Chi entered his bid on the bidding device than the voice of John Tros from the auction stage below rang out.
“Bidder number 235 has bid 1980 strands; is there anyone else who wishes to bid higher?”
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Several minutes later, after several rounds of bidding, Song Chi managed to secure the 200 tons of Mercury Crystal with a final bid of 2060 strands of Zero Rank Floating Land Origin.
However, the 200 tons of Mercury Crystal wouldn’t be handed to him immediately; they would only be delivered after the transaction was completed and he had paid the corresponding Floating Land Origin as per his bid.
Afterwards, Song Chi waited for quite some time. Just when he began to wonder if Rocke Tros was just stringing him along, that long-anticipated blue purifying component was finally placed on the auction stage.
“A blue quality special component ‘Abnormal Status Purifier,’ with the following attributes:
Abnormal Status Purifier lv0
Quality: Blue
Consumption: 5/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Effect: Purification Aura (Upon installation, the component will automatically generate a purification aura capable of purifying various negative states.)
UpRank Requirement: 3 strands of Floating Land Origin (Zero Rank), 300 Spectral Energy Points.”
“As per the request of the consignor, this component is only available for trade via barter and does not support Floating Land Origin transactions.”
With the fall of John Tros’s voice, like the first blue engine, it quickly sparked a bidding war among many Torch Ship Captains.
Song Chi also picked up the bidding device once again, but this time he wasn’t in a rush to bid. Instead, he was considering how many Void Crystals he should offer, and whether he should include First Rank Void Crystals as well.
Since there was a restriction to trade by barter, the only things Song Chi had available to exchange were these Void Crystals.
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