The Mechanical Race's Grand Offer, an Orange Glory-Quality Component

As an old saying from Huaxia in his previous life went, if you didn't want others to know, then don't do it yourself.

Though the Shattered Star Sea was vast, word might not spread after one or two visits. But if he wanted to rise in the future, he would have to rely heavily on the Myriad Heavens Market. The number of times he needed to open it would be far more than a hundred or a thousand.

If he broke the rules today out of momentary greed and damaged the Myriad Heavens Market's reputation, things would inevitably spiral out of control. What he stood to lose in the future would far exceed what he gained today through trickery and plunder, by a thousandfold or even ten-thousandfold.

Having lived two lives, Song Chi naturally would not make such a low-level mistake.

More than twenty fully armed members of the Mechanical Race arrived at Song Chi's stall. Without any hesitation, the one in front directly took out an oddity that also glowed entirely with purple light.

It was an oddity shaped like an eyeball. Although it emitted intense purple radiance, the eyeball itself was grayish-blue. Countless tiny pupils filled it, densely layered atop one another, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Ignoring its outward appearance, Song Chi fixed his gaze on it and quickly obtained the oddity's attributes.

Oddity: Many-Eyed Race Origin Eyeball

Quality: Purple

Can evolve into: 1. Soul-Annihilating Pupil Light Cannon, 2. Medium-Range Soul-Wave Detection Radar

Note: A premium purple oddity. The eyeball contains extremely powerful energy.

After reading its attributes, Song Chi remained calm. Without the slightest hesitation, he shook his head firmly.

This time, it was not merely an act. Even inwardly, he truly felt no ripple of emotion.

The components transformed from a Level 1 Floating Continent Essence Core Fusion Body were also purple in quality, and their attributes were in no way inferior to this Many-Eyed Race eyeball, which could be transformed into either a ship-mounted main cannon or a Sky-Patrol Radar.

If the other party's offer was merely this oddity, what was the point of making the trade? Was he supposed to exchange a purple engine for a ship-mounted main cannon or a Sky-Patrol Radar? What a joke.

Apparently unsurprised by Song Chi's reaction, the member of the Mechanical Race put away the Many-Eyed Race eyeball after being refused, then took out another item from the exquisite mechanical briefcase in its hand.

It was also an oddity, but the light it emitted was a dazzling orange.

The instant he saw that eye-catching orange radiance, a powerful surge of excitement flashed through Song Chi's heart.

Orange-quality oddities carried the suffix "Glory" in the Shattered Star Sea. Now that an orange Glory-quality oddity had appeared before him, how could he not be excited?

Oddity: Advanced Dark Matter Energy Crystal

Quality: Orange

Can evolve into: Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator

Note: One of the rarest orange oddities, nurtured over tens of thousands of years by exceptionally pure dark matter energy. Its value is astonishing.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Song Chi did his best not to reveal anything unusual. At the same time, he had already made up his mind that he had to acquire this component, which could be transformed into an orange Glory-quality ship-mounted energy shield.

"Not enough!"

That whole chain of emotions had occurred in an instant, yet when Song Chi spoke again, he gave an answer that infuriated every member of the Mechanical Race present.

Amid flickering red light, the leader of the Mechanical Race spoke again.

"Even an orange Glory-quality oddity is not enough? Human, may I conclude that you have no sincerity whatsoever for an equal-value trade?"

Song Chi did not answer. He merely put on an indifferent expression.

The reason he was so confident was naturally because he had something to rely on.

A Level 1 Floating Continent Essence Core Fusion Body might indeed appear to be only a purple-quality oddity, but that was only from the perspective of carbon-based lifeforms. For silicon-based lifeforms like the Mechanical Race, an energy core was equivalent to their hearts.

An oddity capable of providing limitless energy, while boasting output far beyond that of other energy cores, would absolutely drive every member of the Mechanical Race mad.

Therefore, while the Floating Continent Essence Core Fusion Body was merely purple quality in the eyes of carbon-based lifeforms, its value to every member of the Mechanical Race even exceeded that of an orange-quality oddity.

Song Chi's attitude caused the red light in the eyes of the twenty-odd members of the Mechanical Race to flare brilliantly, as though they were eager to make a move.

Seeing this, Song Chi put on a wary expression. With a thought, the skies above the market changed abruptly in the next second. A phantom pupil a hundred meters in diameter rapidly took shape. At the same time, the twenty-odd members of the Mechanical Race felt an incomparably cold gaze lock onto them from above, while an overwhelming threat of death engulfed them completely.

For a time, nearly a thousand alien beings throughout the entire market were terrified. Although the giant pupil in the heavens was not aimed at them, it still broke all of them out in cold sweat. Many aliens secretly rejoiced that they had not chosen to cause trouble earlier.

Only after all twenty-odd members of the Mechanical Race abandoned any thought of attacking did calm return to the market.

The leader of the Mechanical Race left the market once more. It could not make the decision regarding Song Chi's asking price.

Before long, it reappeared, this time carrying another mechanical briefcase.

It walked straight up to Song Chi and opened the brand-new briefcase in front of him. Intense purple light immediately illuminated half the stall area.

Seeing the six purple oddities inside the briefcase, strange glints flickered in the eyes of the surrounding alien beings. But when they recalled the sky-covering eye that had only recently vanished, their hearts turned cold, and the thoughts that had just arisen were swiftly extinguished.

"Other than that Advanced Dark Matter Energy Crystal, you may choose one more from these six purple oddities. If you still refuse, this transaction ends here."

Song Chi understood. He knew that this was likely the limit of what the big shot behind these members of the Mechanical Race was willing to offer. If he continued bargaining, they might really turn around and leave.

With that guess in mind, he did not raise the price further. Instead, he carefully examined the six purple-quality oddities in the briefcase before him.

Since there was no longer any room for bargaining, he naturally had to select the most valuable and suitable one among the six purple oddities.

Of the six oddities, aside from the earlier Many-Eyed Race eyeball, two of the other five could not be transformed into ship-mounted components for a Kindling Starship, so Song Chi excluded them first. The remaining three were:

Energy-Gathering Stone

Ten-Thousand-Year Stellar Core Flame

Snook Starship Cannon

These three oddities could respectively be transformed into starship components such as thrusters and ship-mounted secondary cannons, and all were extremely valuable. The Ten-Thousand-Year Stellar Core Flame was even an exceptionally rare oddity capable of improving the quality of a Kindling Seed.

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