Newcomer-Filled Snack Street

The Auction House back-end transactions are very convenient. You can quickly transfer money by simply scanning your Smart Watch, and you can receive your items once the transfer is successful.

With the longsword in hand, Bigge couldn't wait to draw it from its sheath. The all-black blade possessed an eerie beauty. Bigge gripped the hilt with his right hand and gently stroked the blade with his left, causing the longsword to emit soft hums, as if in response to something.

Bigge closed his eyes slightly. The knife gave him a strange feeling, as if everything outside had ceased to exist, and only he and the knife remained in the world.

Before long, a series of strange memories flooded into Bigge's mind—all of Dark's memories of its previous masters. These memories included a large amount of techniques and Sword Dao Insights. Each of its masters was a genetic entity of at least the Twelfth Order, and there were even several Demigod Realm powerhouses.

These memories instantly elevated Bigge's understanding of the way of the sword to another level.

Bigge even traced the origins of the so-called curse on the knife. In fact, it wasn't a curse at all, but rather a special ability that Darkness was born with—reincarnation.

The so-called reincarnation is the absorption of life force and its conversion into combat power. Dark was originally designed to absorb the life force of its opponents to enhance the user's Combat Strength. However, the users of Dark failed to communicate deeply enough with the sword, failing to understand this ability and instead viewing it as a curse. This caused it to indiscriminately absorb life force, turning it into an ominous weapon.

Bigge sheathed his sword, opened his eyes, a strange light flashing in them, and casually hung the Dark Sword at his waist. The 1.5-meter-long sword, combined with his massive figure, didn't seem out of place.

"Bigge, we shouldn't use this knife carelessly. Let's put it in our Storage Space." Liliath said, looking slightly uneasy.

"It's alright. That dark power isn't actually a curse; it's just been misunderstood all along," Bigge explained. "I can control that power, so it won't affect me."

Liliath was still somewhat skeptical and wanted to continue trying to dissuade him, but she saw Gu Ding shake his head at her.

Gu Ding clearly noticed Bigge's change. As a martial artist with exceptional talent, he could sense that Bigge had gained something from that knife, so he had no doubts about what Bigge said.

Instead, the Sea Emperor seemed somewhat surprised. "Strange, that sword seems different now, Bigge seems different too. Could it be that he hasn't lost his Blade Heart ability? If so, everything makes sense. To be able to instantly understand everything about a sword, even inheriting all the legacy of its former master..."

The Sea Emperor didn't say these words aloud; he just muttered them to himself.

"Bigge thinks there's no problem, then there's no problem. He never lies," Gu Ding said to Liliath.

Bigge nodded quickly, "It'll be fine. If there's any problem, I'll put it back in the Storage Space immediately."

Liliath was relieved, but still turned her face to the side and pouted, saying, "Whatever, it's not me whose life force was being devoured anyway."

At this moment, a waiter approached and said, "Hello, Mister Gu Ding, you have sixty-three consigned items that will be automatically auctioned tonight. These sixty-three items have been appraised and are worth less than one billion Star Coin. Due to time constraints, they cannot be put on the auction stage. We apologize for the inconvenience. The automatic auction will begin in one hour. If you are interested, you can take a look around. The auction venue is on the First Level of the four towers. For dining, you can go to the underground restaurant or the food street near the north gate of the Auction House."

"Thank you!" Gu Ding felt a little hungry when he heard about food. He turned to Bigge and Liliath and said, "Let's go eat. Should we go to the food street or the underground restaurant?"

"Let's go to the food street!" Liliath suggested.

Bigge just smiled and didn't comment.

"Okay, let's go to the food street then!" Gu Ding isn't picky about food, so it doesn't matter to him where he is.

The three of them went out of the North Gate and found the snack street bustling with activity, with a constant stream of pedestrians and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares.

The Mayer Star Region is rich in mineral veins, so some digestible mineral powders are also used as seasonings in food preparation, making the three of them somewhat dazzled along the way.

"Hey, what's that golden thing? It looks like a gold nugget. Can you eat it?" Gu Ding rushed to a stall and saw the things that looked like gold bars. He seemed a little excited.

"This guest must be visiting our Mayer Star Region for the first time. This gilded seasoning is made from powdered Golden Scale Stone, which is unique to our Mayer Star Region. It has a sweet and refreshing taste, so it is often used to make desserts."

"Give me three, have a taste." Gu Ding said, buying three portions and handing one to Bigge and one to Liliath.

After taking the first bite, Liliath exclaimed, "Give me three more! I think we don't need a proper meal today; these snacks will be enough."

"Agreed!" Gu Ding also agreed.

Bigge was more interested in this seasoning. He turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "Boss, where can I buy this seasoning?"

"At the end of this street, there's a large spice shop. If you're interested, you can check it out. You can find about 80% of the spices in the Mayer Star Region there. The prices are quite reasonable, and most of the snack shops on this street buy their spices there," the shop owner explained enthusiastically.

The three of them continued their stroll with great enthusiasm, eating as they went.

Suddenly, Gu Ding heard someone call his name from behind.

"Gu Ding!" A boy who looked to be about the same age as Gu Ding appeared in front of him in a flash. He had completely white hair and wore a black hat. "It really is you!"

"You are..." Gu Ding had no recollection of the person in front of him.

"My name is An Luo, nice to meet you." The boy extended his hand, his smile very friendly.

"My name is Gu Ding." Gu Ding extended his hand, and the two shook hands. "You know me?"

"Of course I know you. There's practically no Interstellar Pirate in the Long Teng Universe Country who doesn't know you, right?" An Luo nodded with a smile. "You're the strongest contender for this year's Rookie King, and your team members are all very capable."

Gu Ding scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"This An Luo is a new pirate who suddenly appeared in the last few months. He currently has a bounty of 230 million and is ranked third on the New Talent Board. He usually seems lazy and has a mild temperament, but he is actually a professional assassin. His team currently only has two members. The other one is Mi Dong, who is also a professional assassin, but he rarely takes action and his current bounty is only 80 million." The Sea Emperor quickly investigated and found out the other party's information.

"An Luo, you've wandered off again. You're terrible with directions, aren't you afraid of getting lost?" A burly young man walked over and scolded him. "If you wander off again, I'll leave you here and drive the spaceship away myself."

"Mi Dong, look who I ran into!" An Luo asked excitedly.

Mi Dong then noticed Gu Ding and the other two, and immediately recognized them, "Gu Ding?"

He glanced at the composed Bigge, took a step forward, and shielded An Luo's body with half of his own.

"Hello, you must be Mi Dong?" Gu Ding had heard the Sea Emperor's introduction and guessed the other party's identity.

"Strange, why does Gu Ding know you but not me? My bounty is clearly higher than yours!" An Luo muttered to himself, somewhat annoyed.

"It's because he investigated our information after seeing you." Mi Dong said expressionlessly, still looking at Gu Ding and the other two with some wariness.

"Hey, what are you doing blocking the way? They're not enemies." An Luo was speechless at Mi Dong's sensitive reaction.

"A naive guy like you, who has no sense of vigilance whatsoever, will get killed sooner or later," Mi Dong scolded.

"Please, Gu Ding's bounty is higher than mine, he has no motive to attack me at all. Besides, I was the one who greeted him first, he didn't even know me before that," An Luo retorted.

Hearing An Luo say this, Mi Dong relaxed his guard slightly.

"There seem to be quite a few newcomers this time," Gu Ding, slightly changing the subject.

"Yes, I saw Bade at the Auction House, and I just ran into the Magician Mien." An Luo nodded in agreement.

"Mien is also a rising star this year, with a bounty of 160 million, currently ranking fourth on the New Talent Board. He likes playing cards, and his special abilities are visual deception and basic divination," Sea Emperor explained.

"Mien told me that he had consulted a oracle before coming here, and it was a very bad omen, but there was no sign of death, so he chose to come. He also said that there would be a Titan Star, and the wisest choice would be to leave as soon as possible," An Luo relayed Mien's words.

"The ability to divine sounds quite interesting," Gu Ding, showing a slight interest in Mien.

"Basic divination can only predict good or bad fortune and life or death. It cannot see the details of the event, only the result," the Sea Emperor explained. "This ability can only appear with a special physique. Among our ancestors, there were those who developed their divination abilities to an extremely high level, or those who had hidden genes from the Saint Speech Clan or the Witch Clan within their bodies. Moreover, the evolution of this ability is much more difficult than other abilities."

"That guy has set up a stall not far ahead, charging 10,000 Star Coin per prediction. But hardly anyone comes. You can go check it out if you're interested," An Luo said, pointing in a direction.

"Okay, thanks, let's go take a look!" Gu Ding nodded.

"Wait," An Luo called out to Gu Ding and the others just as they were about to leave, "Where did you buy that thing that looks pretty delicious?"

Looking at the large meat skewer in his hand, Gu Ding pointed in a direction, "Go to the left, the third stall. The owner said this seems to be leg meat from the Purple Demon Beetle, and it tastes very good."

"You glutton, you've been chatting with people for so long just for meat skewers..." Hearing Mi Dong scolding An Luo as he walked away, Gu Ding and the other two finally understood why that guy had come up to chat them up.

The three of them walked in the direction where Mien was.

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(Thanks to classmates [Bing Bandit] and [Dragon Star Fox] for their reward support~~ Also thanks to [Traveling Color] for providing the supporting role "Mi En", [yulika] for providing the supporting role "An Luo", and [Momo Ya Girl] for providing the supporting role "Mi Dong"~~ By the way, about the supporting role, everyone will try their best to share If you go to Lung Tao Lou, Lung Tao Lou will keep it on the top until the book is finished, so it's easier for me to check. If it's posted outside Lung Tao Lou, it will be difficult to find if it's pushed down by comments. Also, please try to use a Westernized name for Lingtao, because Gu Ding is also a semi-Westernized name in this book, and all the other characters have Westernized names, so it would be more awkward to use Eastern names.)

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