Mass Procurement! Hundreds of Millions at a Go! The Slave Market

Seeing Lin Yuan sell a single weapon for 300 billion Black Dragon Coins so casually, Luo Feng's eyelids twitched wildly, and the burning fire in his heart was thoroughly ignited.

The old man reached out to take it, his cloudy yet shrewd eyes scanning the Arc Blade Disc a few times before he tapped the disc body lightly with his finger, producing a crisp "ding" sound.

"Hmm... the materials are quite good, and the craftsmanship is considered mature."

The old man nodded slightly, but then his tone shifted, becoming much more indifferent:

"However, compared to the 'Arc Wheel' your companion just sold, this is far inferior. Whether it is the telepathic conductivity or the carving of the core secret patterns, it is only at an entry-level standard."

After speaking, he held up one finger and gestured: "The acquisition price is 18 billion Black Dragon Coins. How about it?"

"Huh?!"

Luo Feng stood frozen on the spot, his mouth slightly agape, almost thinking he had misheard.

"1... 18 billion?"

A massive sense of disparity welled up, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head.

Three hundred billion versus eighteen billion.

This gap was simply too absurd, wasn't it?

Just then, Babata's voice rang out in Luo Feng's mind, sounding utterly exasperated: "Stupid Luo Feng! What are you 'huh-ing' about? This is perfectly normal!"

"Your 'Arc Blade Disc' and Lin Yuan's 'Arc Wheel'—aside from both having the word 'Arc' in their names, how could they possibly be the same?"

"That Arc Wheel contains extremely precious memory metal and space crystals; it's a top-tier item that can be used up to the peak of the Star Level or even the Universe Level!"

"Your Arc Blade Disc is just a mass-produced Planet Level item. The quality and power are worlds apart!"

"If he's offering 18 billion, that's already the limit for an Arc Blade Disc. Just sell it."

Luo Feng's mouth twitched, the last shred of wishful thinking in his heart completely extinguished.

"Fine... 18 billion it is, sold!"

Luo Feng said through gritted teeth, feeling a sense of tragic heroism, as if he were holding a "tearful clearance sale."

The transaction was completed quickly.

Off to the side, Lin Yuan simply watched quietly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

He knew very well that in the original story, this old man from the Rare Treasure Shop was an old fox who would bully those who didn't know the market and drive prices down ruthlessly.

But today, the old man had been all smiles throughout, and his quotes were extremely fair, without any underhanded tactics.

Probably—because he was standing right there.

In this universe where strength is supreme, that 300 billion transaction just now had already proven his "financial power" and "background."

"Two honorable guests."

After the transaction, the smile on the old man's face grew even brighter, his wrinkles bunching up like a chrysanthemum.

He personally escorted the two to the VIP area of the trading hall and handed them two cards with a metallic luster with both hands.

"This is our shop's Black Iron membership card. If you have any needs in the future, you will enjoy a 2% discount on all purchases in the store with this card."

Luo Feng took the card, but before he could speak, Lin Yuan beside him suddenly spoke up.

"As it happens, there are a few things I would like to buy."

Lin Yuan stated:

"I need Void Cloud Iron, Radiant Crystal Marrow, and—Fleeting Time Copper Mother."

As soon as these words were spoken, the previously somewhat noisy trading area instantly quieted down.

Even the well-informed old man's eyes lit up sharply.

These three items were by no means ordinary!

The B-grade mineral Void Cloud Iron was a byproduct of failed attempts to manufacture space rings; although it couldn't be formed into a ring, its interior contained fragments of space laws with astonishing density, making it an excellent auxiliary material for cultivating space secret techniques.

The C2-grade mineral Radiant Crystal Marrow was produced in the core region of a star where solar flare activity was most intense, constantly emitting high-intensity light and heat radiation.

Ordinary martial artists would be scorched just by getting close, but for certain special life forms, it was a holy object that significantly increased their affinity for light laws.

As for the final C8-grade mineral, Fleeting Time Copper Mother...

That was a special copper ore formed after countless years of erosion and sedimentation at the edges of secret realms where the flow of time was extremely chaotic. Every gram was imbued with a trace of the essence of time.

Space, light, and time.

These were precisely the three most compatible devouring and evolution materials for a Void Behemoth!

The old man took a deep breath and hurriedly pulled up the inventory data, quoting prices rapidly: "Sir has a keen eye! Our shop happens to have these items in stock."

"Void Cloud Iron is 800 Black Dragon Coins per ton; Radiant Crystal Marrow is more precious, at 150,000 Black Dragon Coins per ton; as for the Fleeting Time Copper Mother..."

The old man paused and held up two fingers: "This item is too rare; we only have two tons in stock, at 50 million Black Dragon Coins per ton!"

Hearing this price, Luo Feng, standing to the side, clicked his tongue.

Fifty million for a ton of rocks—this was practically highway robbery.

However, Lin Yuan frowned slightly.

He calculated in his mind.

The devouring evolution of a Void Behemoth was a bottomless pit.

Buying too little would only limit the transformation speed of his clone; since he was already here, he had to do it right the first time.

"Too little." Lin Yuan shook his head.

The old man was stunned. "Ah? Sir, are you dissatisfied with..."

"Void Cloud Iron, give me 100,000 tons."

Lin Yuan held up one finger, his tone as indifferent as if he were buying two pounds of cabbage at a vegetable market. "Radiant Crystal Marrow, I want 500 tons. As for that Fleeting Time Copper Mother, there are only two tons, right? I'll take it all."

As his words fell, the entire trading area seemed to have been hit with a mute button.

A deathly silence ensued.

Immediately after—

"Hiss—!!!"

Gasps of cold air erupted from all around.

The cosmic adventurers who had been busy selecting treasures stopped what they were doing, one after another, looking at Lin Yuan as if he were a monster.

"One hundred thousand tons of Void Cloud Iron? Are you kidding me?"

"That's a business deal worth tens of millions... no, a massive order worth hundreds of millions!"

"Which wealthy young master from what planet is this? This is way too extravagant!"

Sighs and exclamations of shock rose and fell in succession.

The old man was even more dumbfounded, but then, a surge of wild joy flooded his heart. He smiled so broadly his mouth could barely close, and his entire demeanor seemed to grow ten years younger.

"Good! Good! Good! Sir, please wait a moment; I will go fetch the goods for you immediately!"

The old man was so excited his voice trembled. He turned and ran toward the warehouse, his agile movements not at all like those of a man with one foot in the grave.

After a long while, he reappeared, holding a ring with an archaic design in his hands.

"Sir, because the quantity of goods is so massive, our shop has specially gifted you an extra-large capacity space ring. All the materials have already been packed inside."

The old man respectfully handed the ring to Lin Yuan.

"Beep—"

As the smart optical computer on Lin Yuan's wrist gave a light scan, the transaction was completed.

The balance on his card instantly vanished by 255 million Black Dragon Coins.

Watching that string of numbers evaporate in an instant, Luo Feng felt his heart bleeding.

255 million!

That was more than double the total assets he had just obtained from selling his Arc Blade Disc! And yet, Lin Yuan hadn't even blinked before trading it all for a pile of rocks?

"This is just too..." Luo Feng swallowed hard, his throat feeling dry.

Was this what a true tycoon was like?

For Lin Yuan, who possessed a massive fortune of 300 billion, this 255 million was merely a drop in the bucket.

But this "drop" was enough to allow his Golden Horned Beast clone left on Earth to progress by leaps and bounds, reaching the bottleneck of the Star Level in a very short time!

This was an investment that was guaranteed to be profitable.

"Stop staring, your eyeballs are about to fall out."

In his mind, Babata watched Luo Feng's expression of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and couldn't help but tease, "Luo Feng, you need to look at the big picture!

What is this little bit of money? Once you officially enter the Star Level and obtain the first bank account left behind by your teacher, the assets inside will definitely be far more than what Lin Yuan has now!"

"Hoo..."

Luo Feng took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

That's right, his teacher's inheritance was his hope, and it was also the foundation of his confidence to catch up to Lin Yuan!

After adjusting his mindset, Luo Feng no longer hesitated and turned toward the counter. "Old sir, I want to buy some things too. Give me two portions of Azure Wave Marrow, and these metals..."

Although not as extravagant as Lin Yuan, Luo Feng also followed Babata's guidance to purchase a batch of materials suitable for his own cultivation of the Diamond Body and for strengthening his spiritual force.

A moment later, the two walked out of the Rare Treasure Shop.

At this time, the artificial star of Qiu Long Planet hung overhead, emitting a light that was not too dazzling.

Lin Yuan toyed with the newly acquired space ring in his hand, turned to look at Luo Feng, and a profound light flashed in his eyes.

"Let's go. The materials are bought; next, it's time to attend to serious business."

Luo Feng was stunned. "Serious business?"

Lin Yuan gazed toward the end of the street, where an area was enclosed by towering black walls.

He spat out four words: "We are going to... the slave market." It was both to supplement his current combat power and to prepare in advance for a plan in the near future!