Arriving at Star Lake, the Auction!

At the boundary of Qiansen Star Lake, which radiated boundless brilliance, a massive cross-shaped public starport filled with technological charm slowly rotated.

With a diameter of nearly ten thousand kilometers, countless buildings and lights made it appear exceptionally magnificent. Its multi-layered structure gave it more usable space than many planets.

It was incomparably majestic!

Tens of thousands of merchant ships and ordinary warships constantly entered and exited, while the number of passing starships was no less than four digits.

There were even starships over ten thousand meters long!

Star Origin slowly passed through a triangular opening in the starport shield and followed the guidance signal toward somewhere inside the starport.

"What a spectacular sight!"

Wang Hao excitedly watched everything around them through the external display. Several bizarrely shaped starships passed beside Star Origin, each drawing gasps of amazement from him.

[Dear Alliance starship, please proceed to the starship docking area according to regulations.

Your docking berth number: ...]

"Boss, aren't they afraid of being attacked?

Why does this starport let all starships and warships enter?"

Wang Hao looked at the dozens of starships entering the starport alongside them and could not help asking.

Feng Xiao browsed through useful information without turning his head. "Qiansen Starport does not belong to any interstellar nation. It is directly under the Star Sea Human Alliance and is responsible for guarding the Star Beasts within Qiansen Star Lake.

Very few dare to provoke it. Attacking it would be no different from provoking the entire human civilization's legitimate forces.

Besides, even if someone attacked, it would be uncertain who destroyed whom. Not to mention Qiansen Starport's four hundred official starships, the starport's own firepower alone is enough to wipe out quite a few low-level starships.

Not to mention that this starport shield has several hundred million energy points and possesses all kinds of energy dissipation and damage reflection capabilities. It is practically an interstellar fortress."

Wang Hao's eyes widened. "Qiansen Starport is actually this powerful?"

"Starport is originally a general term for human civilization's transportation hubs or interstellar ship harbors. They may both be called starports, but their capabilities vary greatly depending on their technological level."

As if knowing what Wang Hao was thinking, Feng Xiao closed the screen and explained.

"Before entering Star Lake, I need to visit the auction house. Several auctions are about to be held, and the nearest one starts in three hours."

After Star Origin docked securely, Feng Xiao and Wang Hao split up. Wang Hao was responsible for purchasing detailed star maps of Qiansen Star Lake from several map shops.

"Hello, sir. Please come this way to attend this auction."

The moment Feng Xiao stepped down from the antigravity self-driving car, several attendants standing before a large pyramid-shaped building approached him.

Only after looking carefully did Feng Xiao realize that there was only this one building within dozens of kilometers!

It seemed this auction had quite an impressive background.

[Beep! Starship captain!]

As Feng Xiao passed through the entrance, the Star Ring on his hand flashed faintly and a notification sounded.

Signaling that he did not need dedicated service, Feng Xiao directly entered a captain's private box and sat down.

Through the one-way glass, Feng Xiao discovered that the building was unexpectedly enormous. Even if it held one hundred thousand people at once, it probably would not feel crowded.

At the center of the circular seats and private boxes stood a floating round platform with a radius of fifty meters. That was undoubtedly the auction stage.

After an unknown amount of time, Feng Xiao, who had been resting with his eyes closed, looked toward the central auction stage again.

The auction had begun!

"Welcome, everyone, to the Qiansen branch of Carlos Auction House. All items in this auction will be traded in Star Points. Without further nonsense, the auction officially begins!"

Watching a Floating Disk fly in from behind the platform, Feng Xiao's brows rose slightly.

"The first auction item is a blue-quality armor Star Weapon, the Titanium Steel Armor!

It is the latest generation of armor Star Weapons developed by Lotte Technology Group, possessing powerful armor defense and hull protection capabilities!

Starting bid: fifty thousand Star Points!

Each raise must be no less than five thousand!"

As the auctioneer introduced it, many starship captains below became interested. Blue-quality Star Weapons were rare; many elite starships might not even possess a blue Star Weapon!

Not to mention that armor-type Star Weapons offered relatively high value for their cost, second only to shield-type and special-type Star Weapons.

However, Feng Xiao was indifferent.

Though it was also Titanium Steel Armor, under his legendary talent and hull trait, its base defense and effects were even twice those of similar armor!

For a starship, even a ten percent increase was significant, let alone double.

In the end, a starship captain bought the Titanium Steel Armor for one hundred and ten thousand Star Points. Although Star Points were difficult to obtain, they could be acquired through trade.

Thus, in reality, starships above lv20 would all have some savings in case of emergencies.

A starship like Star Origin, which could enter the alternate universe three or four times a month and earn tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand each time, was ultimately an exception.

After all, even with the assistance of related high-quality Star Weapons, other starships could enter the alternate universe only once a month at most, and there was no guarantee they would gain any Star Points.

Before long, the auctioneer drew Feng Xiao's attention back to the stage.

"The second auction item is a Yimi Flower Fruit, discovered in Qiansen Star Lake. It can increase a person's chance of awakening an ability by ten percent!

Starting bid: twenty thousand Star Points!

Each raise must be no less than two thousand!"

"Chance of awakening an ability?"

Feng Xiao was somewhat tempted. Although a captain would definitely awaken an ability once their starship reached lv50, awakening earlier was not a bad thing.

Lv50? How long would that take?

"Twenty-five thousand!"

"Twenty-seven thousand!"

"Thirty thousand!"

"..."

Soon, as the price reached forty thousand, the number of bidders gradually dwindled. After all, most of those present were starship captains and did not care much about abilities.

"Forty-four thousand, going once!"

Feng Xiao calmly entered a price on the virtual panel before him.

Fifty thousand!

"Private box K-014 bids fifty thousand!"

Fifty thousand was already the upper limit for a Yimi Flower Fruit, so after Feng Xiao made his bid, no one bid again.

"Congratulations to K-014 for obtaining one Yimi Flower Fruit. Let us look at the third auction item!"

"The third auction item is provided by..."

The following items were all yellow- or white-quality Star Weapons that Feng Xiao had no interest in, and none caught his attention again.

If they were not being auctioned in groups of five or even ten, they probably would not have been placed after the blue Star Weapon and the ability-awakening fruit.

Only near the end did Feng Xiao's attention return to the auction.

"Now for the forty-fifth auction item: a blue-quality Radar Matrix Star Weapon brought out of Qiansen Star Lake by an adventurer starship squad!

Although detailed data has not been detected, Matrix-type Star Weapons are already rare!

Not to mention this is blue quality. With it, you can discover enemies a step earlier!

Starting bid: eighty thousand Star Points.

Each raise must be no less than five thousand!"

A Matrix-type Star Weapon, and blue quality at that!

The atmosphere throughout the hall instantly heated up. Nearly every starship captain turned toward the auction stage, their eyes burning with eagerness.

Feng Xiao also sat upright with a serious expression. After checking the Star Points he had gained during the journey to Oglia, he immediately revealed a smile.

It was enough!

After slaughtering a colonial planet, adding the rewards for the extra live spoils, and finally applying the ×2 trait inherent to his legendary talent—

Star Origin had obtained a full two hundred and ninety thousand Star Points. Even after spending fifty thousand just now, he still had two hundred and forty thousand left, more than enough to buy this Matrix.

[Heart of Dawn (Repair: 5%)

Scan: Scan target Star Weapon?]

The sudden appearance of the Heart of Dawn panel stunned Feng Xiao before instantly invigorating him.

After all, he did not know whether this blue-quality Matrix Star Weapon was any good. Being able to see its data could not be better.

"Scan!"

[Star Matrix: Matrix-type

Quality: Blue

Level: lv0

Detection range: radius of 100,000 kilometers

Effect: Can see through concealment effects triggered by Star Weapons below blue quality, with a chance to detect harmful microorganisms of level four or below.]

The effect was this powerful?

Feng Xiao froze slightly. It seemed Carlos Auction House truly did not know the data for this Star Weapon, or its starting price could not possibly be so low.

"Looks like that adventurer squad is in quite a hurry. But that works out nicely. I get to snatch up a bargain!"

Feng Xiao chuckled.