Competition

Kronos was certainly not interested in such a weak Charm, but he was quite interested in this person.

I just tried to buy the Wind-blessed's Potion Formula, and now I'm selling Church of Storms Charm. I wonder if they're members of the church.

Kronos wasn't interested, but these Charm were quite popular, and even though everyone present was at the Mid-Sequence, they were quickly snatched up.

The next few were all looking to buy materials. At this kind of Trading Gathering, it's quite difficult to successfully buy specific materials unless the two people have arranged to trade again later.

"Selling an Beyonder Item is rather sinister, so please be careful." This was a warning given that the people at the Trading Gathering seemed to have a good relationship.

After speaking, the man took out a Token and placed it on the Table.

"This Token can make a person invulnerable to weapons and avoid a lot of harm, but it will also increase a person's sexual desires until they are completely out of control. Its previous owners all died mysteriously, and no one knows how it had anything to do with it."

Then, the person added, "If you're not sure, it's best not to buy it; something bad might really happen."

When this thing was first brought out, Kronos activated his Eyes of Mystery Prying observe it carefully. But as soon as the person finished mentioning the negative effects, Kronos immediately looked away. The reason was simple: he was afraid of dying.

The effect of this Beyonder Item sounds just like Sequence 6 "The Zombie" from the Prisoner Pathway, and with this negative effect, it's pretty much confirmed.

Moreover, a normal Zombie with Beyonder Characteristic would never have such a negative effect, so it could only be one of those who worship the Mother Tree of Desire.

So this Beyonder Item was contaminated by the Mother Tree. Under such circumstances, how could those former owners have survived? If they hadn't, how incredibly resilient they must have been!

Anyway, Kronos considered himself to be rather unlucky, so he decided to keep his distance from such things.

But Kronos knew this, while others did not, so the item caused a "fight," and was eventually captured by one person.

Their relationship wasn't particularly good, so Kronos could only pray silently for him. "May the Mother Tree protect you!"

After several more people requested items, another major item appeared today.

"Selling a Spirit Guide's Beyonder Characteristic." A person produced a black ball of Beyonder Characteristic.

"Dude, you're something else, did you kill him?" This person clearly knew the person who sold Beyonder Characteristic, hence the question.

But the seller shook his head. "No, I'm helping people dispose of stolen goods."

There was a two-second silence after these words were spoken, but then everything returned to normal.

So what if it's stolen goods? As long as it's good stuff, that's fine.

However, simply buying this item is useless; it's either needed for promotion or to be crafted into Beyonder Item.

There were no Beyonder present who had access to this Pathway, and Artisan were even rarer, so for those present, buying this item wouldn't be of much use.

Just then, a man with a slightly odd tone said, "Two thousand five hundred pounds."

This price is a bit low for a Sequence 6 Beyonder Characteristic, but considering it's clearly stolen goods at this kind of Trading Gathering, the price is reasonable.

Although this item is of little use to many people, some wealthy individuals are willing to buy it at a low price for their collection, so more people are bidding.

Two thousand six.

Two thousand six hundred and fifty pounds.

Two thousand seven hundred.

"Two thousand eight hundred pounds." That was the voice of the first person to make the bid.

This time, however, Kronos recognized the strange tone in his voice—it was suppressed excitement.

Kronos secretly activated his Eyes of Mystery Prying, but instead of looking at the person, he stared directly at the Stone Monster Powder in his hand, finally glancing at the person unintentionally.

As expected, Kronos's estimation was very accurate; the person's Astral Body was extremely red, clearly in a state of extreme excitement.

This state could only be due to the Beyonder Characteristic of this Spirit Guide being particularly useful to him.

However, the Corpse Collector Pathway has a very obvious aura, and that cold feeling is not easy to conceal, but this person does not have that aura.

This means that the person is a Artisan or knows a Artisan, and that the Spirit Guide's special ability can create a very useful Beyonder Item, because only this would make him so excited.

This was exactly what Kronos wanted, because he needed a Artisan now; the Beyonder Characteristic of the Demoness of Affliction he possessed still needed to be enhanced.

As for how to find out Message the Artisan, Kronos instantly had a plan in mind.

"Three thousand two hundred pounds." The price was immediately raised to a higher level, and this voice came from Kronos.

Once this price was announced, everyone fell silent, because this was the absolute limit.

After a few seconds of silence, a voice finally rang out, "Three thousand three hundred pounds."

It was that excited person, but he wasn't so excited anymore, and his voice was trembling slightly.

Kronos's lips curled into a slight smile; the plan had succeeded, and the fish had taken the bait.

"Three thousand five hundred pounds." Kronos wasn't short of money, so he naturally made the offer directly.

After that price was announced, the man fell silent; he must have given up.

After that, it was a simple exchange of money for goods, and the Beyonder Characteristic of this Spirit Guide ended up in Kronos's hands.

Of course, Kronos wasn't after this Beyonder Characteristic Beyonder Characteristic, so Kronos waved it at the person and mouthed, "If you want it, come find me."

If things have come to this point and ultimately fall through, there's nothing that can be done. Kronos can't very well arrest and torture the person.

The person naturally understood Kronos's lip movements, but didn't respond afterward, perhaps considering something.

"I'd like to purchase intelligence on the Golden Dream." At that moment, someone uttered these words.

This one sentence ignited the atmosphere of the entire gathering, with someone shouting, "Brother, have you sided with the Vice Admiral Iron Blood?"

This Message had actually been circulating at sea for some time: the qualification test for "Vice Admiral Iceberg" would be conducted by "Vice Admiral Iron Blood".

The so-called qualification assessment is actually just a head-to-head competition between the two sides. If the newly appointed Pirate General doesn't suffer a major loss, he will be recognized as a general.

At this time, the Message inquiring about "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina Edwards and the Golden Dream is most likely "Vice Admiral Iron Blood" Achilles Teren.

Kronos has confirmed that there is no character named "Vice Admiral Iron Blood" Achilles Terren in the original work, so there is a high probability that he will die within the next year or two.

I just don't know if this is the last time it will fail.

The person who sent the purchase Message didn't reply, and could only give a wry smile.

That smile made it clear to everyone present that he must have been forced into it, since no free man would want to become Pirate's informant.

Especially Pirate with a rough and ruthless style, such as "Admiral of Hell," "Admiral of Blood," "Vice Admiral Iron Blood," and "King of Immortality."

The room fell silent. Seeing that no one spoke, the man had no choice but to say, "Brother, I don't want this either, but I'm really forced into it. If anyone has any Message that could save my life, I would be extremely grateful."

At this moment, Kronos asked, "What is the reward?"

Upon hearing this, the man felt a glimmer of hope. "Anything I have, I'll take."

Kronos rolled his eyes. "How would I know what you have?"

At this moment, Ozil, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up, "The Beyonder Item he has are all Low Sequence, and you probably wouldn't be interested in them. How about you just give him some Information, and he'll give you some reward? That way, he can finish his task, and Vice Admiral Iceberg won't blame us."

Kronos thought about it and felt it made sense, so he said, "Alright, that's settled then. So, what do you want to know?"

The man thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, people outside know very little about the Golden Dream itself, because this Vice Admiral Iceberg doesn't come out to plunder or anything, so nobody knows why she calls herself Pirate General."

Kronos recalled briefly, "Edwina Edwards should be more interested in things like Treasure and Ruins at sea. She's Sequence 5 Mysticism Mentor. As for why she calls herself a lieutenant general, I won't go into details. Just give her some money."

According to Kronos's own speculation, Edwina probably wasn't very interested in the title of Pirate General, but the Church of Knowledge needed her to do so in order to increase its influence.

As for "Vice Admiral Iron Blood," Kronos felt he probably wouldn't be able to keep Edwina, since it was at sea and many of the Hunter Pathway skills were related to fire, which would have a significant impact.

Finally, this Information brought Kronos an income of three hundred pounds, a rather reasonable price.

Every subsequent deal held no appeal for Kronos.

Since it started with Kronos and proceeded clockwise, Ozil, who was sitting to his right, became the last one.

Once Ozil completed his deal, today's gathering was officially over.

All that could be heard from the ventilation vent was the organizer's voice. "That concludes today's gathering. We hope to see you all at the next one."

One good thing about these long-term gatherings with relatively stable participants is that everyone follows the Rules.

There was no need for anyone to give instructions; each member left their seats one by one with perfect understanding.

Before leaving, Ozil said to Kronos, "Klein, it was a pleasure to meet you. See you next time."

Kronos smiled and replied, "Me too."

In the end, only two people remained in the room: one was Kronos, and the other was naturally the one who wanted the Spirit Guide's Beyonder Characteristic.