The Core of Time and Space, Out of Reach

Upon opening the Chaos Mall, Huang Yu completed his daily sign-in.

Perhaps it was due to his bad luck over the past two days, but Huang Yu finally signed in and obtained something good today.

[Congratulations, Lord, on obtaining 20 Black Gold Bamboo Seedlings!]

Huang Yu clicked to view the Black Gold Bamboo's information and learned that it was a rare grade material.

[Black Gold Bamboo]

[Quality: Rare]

[Description: A type of bamboo that grows in mountainous regions. As it matures, it absorbs metallic elements from the soil for nourishment. When fully grown, its entire body is composed of alloys. It is lightweight yet incredibly rigid, and with simple polishing, it can be used as a weapon...]

[Note: In areas where Black Gold Bamboo grows, the richer the metallic elements in the soil, the faster the Black Gold Bamboo's growth and reproduction rate!

If there are high-grade metal ore deposits in the growth environment, the grade of the mature Black Gold Bamboo will also be proportionally increased!]

He took out a bundle of Black Gold Bamboo seedlings.

These seedlings looked no different from normal bamboo, except they were a darker color.

Huang Yu thought for a moment, then tossed them to the butler behind him, instructing him to plant the Black Gold Bamboo on that ordinary Tier 2 iron ore vein.

The output from the Tier 2 iron ore vein was no longer enough to meet Huang Yu's demands.

Using it to cultivate Black Gold Bamboo seemed like a good choice.

"Next up, it's time for the discount artifacts!"

Huang Yu eagerly clicked on the discount artifacts, beginning to sift through the goods in the Chaos Mall.

He didn't browse in order.

Huang Yu typed "material" into the search bar, and then a pile of discounted materials appeared before him.

He was urgently seeking a suitable Awakening Medium.

[40% off Normal Grade Material - Fine Iron, Original Price: 1 Soul Crystal/Unit, Current Price: 0.4 Soul Crystal/Unit]

[Current Quantity: 100]

100 units of Fine Iron at 40% off?

Huang Yu casually paid 40 Soul Crystals, clearing out the 100 units of Fine Iron.

He was currently in need of Fine Iron.

As his Lord level increased, the price of Fine Iron on the trading platform was also rising.

The price of Fine Iron at 40% off was already much cheaper than in the Lord's shop.

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat; Huang Yu wouldn't easily let go of such a deal.

The 100 units of Fine Iron were directly sent to the warehouse, and Huang Yu continued to scroll down.

[2.5% off Normal Grade Material - Kuiniu Hide. Kuiniu is a type of giant grassland animal...]

[Current Quantity: 20 hides]

Huang Yu paid 50 Soul Crystals and chose to purchase them.

Although he didn't know what the Blue Mountain Workshop would look like after renovations, Huang Yu still prepared to stockpile the materials for future needs.

Considering the special nature of the Blue Mountain Workshop, Huang Yu believed that the renovated workshop would still retain its equipment forging functions.

Even if the equipment forging system leaned towards magic patterns, Leaving these materials for Baili and the others to experiment with would be a suitable choice.

[30% off Fine Grade Material - Golden Sheep Horn. Golden Sheep meat is delicious...]

[Current Quantity: 20]

Bought!

Huang Yu paid 60 Soul Crystals, and the 20 Golden Sheep Horns were sent to the warehouse.

[10% off Rare Grade Material - Brilliant Gold Stone. Brilliant Gold Stone often appears in the nests of earth element creatures. Brilliant Gold Stone contains rich earth element energy and is an excellent material for equipment forging...]

[Original Price: 150 Soul Crystals, Now Only: 15 Soul Crystals!]

[Quantity: 50]

The total value of 50 units of Brilliant Gold Stone was only 750 Soul Crystals, which, as usual, was the price of a single rare grade material.

No matter how he calculated it, Huang Yu felt it was a good deal.

Buy!

750 Soul Crystals were deducted by the Chaos Mall.

50 units of Brilliant Gold Stone were sent to the warehouse.

[40% off Perfect Grade material - Azure Mist Crystal, it contains rich wind elemental energy and natural energy, and is an excellent material for crafting magical equipment... Original price 30,000/each, current price 12,000 Soul Crystals/each.]

[Current quantity: 20]

Buy...

Can't afford it!

Three Azure Mist Crystals would nearly deplete the Soul Crystals Huang Yu had.

He still needed to find suitable awakening materials for himself.

He couldn't waste them on this.

Huang Yu chose to skip.

Buy, buy, buy.

Huang Yu spent nearly five thousand Soul Crystals, purchasing materials of various grades.

Among them were 2 units of Perfect Grade.

8 units of Excellent Grade.

130 units of Rare Grade.

Fine Grade and Normal Grade materials combined totaled over a thousand units.

His Soul Crystal count also decreased to 37,200.

For the Perfect and Extraordinary Grade materials that appeared later, although there were some Huang Yu could afford, he still chose to give them up in favor of high-grade awakening mediums.

Finally, after passing over various Perfect and Extraordinary Grade materials, Huang Yu saw Epic and Legendary Grade materials.

[20% off Epic Grade material - Chaos Stone Fragment, when used for forging equipment, it can imbue the equipment with Chaos attribute abilities. When used for awakening, there is a certain chance to obtain Chaos-系的 talents... Original price 3 million Soul Crystals, current price 600,000...]

[Quantity: 5]

[10% off Epic Grade material - Feather of Good News, a feather from a creature not of the Chaotic Continent, possessing purification and healing abilities... Original price 1.9 million Soul Crystals, current price 190,000 Soul Crystals...]

[Quantity: 1]

[0.01% off Legendary Grade material - Demon Lord's Heart, the heart of a Demon Lord from the Abyss world. Anyone below Extraordinary will die upon touching it... Original price 55 million Soul Crystals, current price 55,000 Soul Crystals!]

[Quantity: 1]

Although he had anticipated it, Huang Yu was still somewhat disappointed upon seeing the price and attributes of the three materials.

He could afford some, but couldn't use them!

The ones he couldn't afford... he simply couldn't afford!

The cheapest, the Demon Lord's Heart, cost 55,000 Soul Crystals, and Huang Yu was confident he could gather enough before noon.

But what would he do with a Demon Lord's Heart?

Commit suicide?

Anything below Extraordinary would die upon touching it!

Helplessly, Huang Yu, holding onto a sliver of hope, looked at the last item among the discounted materials.

It was also the material with the highest grade.

[0.1% off Mythical Grade material - Core of Time and Space]

[The Core of Time and Space is the materialized crystallization of the laws of time and space. Each Core of Time and Space contains an endless space within it. Only Divine Blacksmiths have the ability to apply the Core of Time and Space to equipment...]

[Original price 286 million, current price 2.86 million!]

This was the first time Huang Yu had seen a Mythical Grade material.

It was also the medium he most desired for awakening his talent.

If the Core of Time and Space were used as a medium for talent awakening, then after Huang Yu advanced to Tier 2, he would very likely awaken a time-space related talent!

That's a time-and-space talent!

The standard equipment for protagonists in web novels!

Just thinking about it makes it incredibly powerful!

But... 2.86 million Soul Crystals...

Even if Huang Yu worked himself to death for a day, he couldn't possibly gather 2.86 million Soul Crystals.

The Core of Time and Space was something he could only hope to encounter by chance at this stage.

"They only offer things I can't afford!"

Huang Yu reluctantly shifted his gaze away from the Core of Time and Space.

He wasn't even considering the Chaos Stone Fragment or the Demon Lord's Heart.

The only thing with a glimmer of hope for him now was the Feather of Good News.

A hundred Spartan warriors sweeping through the forest for a day.

Plus the equipment crafted by the Blue Mountain Workshop after its renovation.

He'd also go to the Chaos Mall later to stock up on other items.

There was still a small possibility Huang Yu could gather 190,000 Soul Crystals.