Just as Jiang Ziliu was gathering information about Dragon Gate, he suddenly received news that shocked him greatly.
The first auction house in Yunmeng Marsh has partnered with the Dragon Race to auction off a damaged Dragon Gate in six months!
Most importantly, this Dragon Gate is not at the Supreme Rank, but at the Demigod Rank!
Intuition and reason told Jiang Ziliu that there might be a huge trap hidden here!
It's highly likely that someone guessed something or uncovered some secrets; otherwise, the sale of Dragon Gate wouldn't have occurred.
Jiang Ziliu guessed that someone might have summoned a celestial-type beast to obtain vague information about him, thus setting up this trap.
He needs Lady White to evolve through the Dragon Gate, but he won't get involved in a potential trap.
Even if he couldn't get the Dragon Gate, he was confident that he could use Probability Judgment other ways to help Lady White ascend.
The use of the Dragon Gate is merely an option, not a necessity for the Lady White's transformation!
Therefore, Jiang Ziliu did not approach the Yunmeng Marsh Supreme Base at all. When the auction started, he even moved away from the Yunmeng Marsh region and came to the edge of the Yunmeng Marsh Base Cluster.
This is a trading Dungeon Space composed of Human Race and Fishman Race.
Moreover, this is an SS Grade Dungeon Space, which Jiang Ziliu can enter.
What are the chances that I'll gain something here?
Upon arriving at this location, Jiang Ziliu performed a Probability Judgment, and the result delighted him.
89%!
This means that, barring any mistakes, he will definitely reap a great reward here.
Jiang Ziliu entered this Dungeon Space and began exploring it.
You can find all sorts of things here: genuine goods, counterfeit goods, and all sorts of strange items.
People come here seeking novelty.
Because many people have indeed found some great deals here at low prices.
After all, the Fishman Race live deep underwater, where they might encounter all sorts of strange treasures and materials.
There are many strange things that have sunk into the deep water, things that the fish-people cannot recognize.
What is useless to them may be a valuable and useful treasure to Human Race.
The same applies to things belonging to Human Race; some materials and treasures that seem ordinary and useless to Human Race are of great use to merfolk.
These factors combined to create a certain result.
There is indeed a high chance of finding bargains here, and transactions can be relatively fair and secure.
Therefore, this area is the favorite trading place for independent beast Rogue Person. Some shady things are sold here, and the higher-ups managing the Dungeon Space don't care.
Jiang Ziliu came here to see if he could find a less conventional way to get to Dragon Gate.
The Probability Judgment was correct; he got what he wanted from a small stall.
She was a petite and beautiful little merman girl. She was at least 50 years old, but in the case of mermen whose average lifespan is 300 years, she was really just a little girl.
The little guy was selling items salvaged from a shipwreck.
There were pottery jars, ancient bronzes, and some copper coins, which seemed quite useless.
What are the chances that I'll find something useful at this stall?
100%!
The Probability Judgment told him that this was where the target was.
What is the probability that I will find a way to reach Dragon Gate here?
95%!
Both answers told Jiang Ziliu that this was the place to solve his problem.
The merman girl was shy, Jiang Ziliu, noticing that she wasn't wealthy, secretly transmitted his voice to her:
"I want everything on your stall, but you'd better pack up now and we'll make the deal in a secluded spot. Otherwise, if you buy too much, you'll easily attract attention!"
The phenomenon of the strong preying on the weak and the large devouring the small among other races is not much different from that among Human Race.
Jiang Ziliu's voice rang directly in the merman girl's mind, which startled her somewhat.
But she quickly realized that this was telepathic communication, and the middle-aged man (in disguise) in front of her was likely a powerful Human Race.
The merman girl is only at the Black Iron level, making her one of the weaker mermen of her age.
She hesitated for a moment, knowing this was an opportunity.
After all, she had bought her things several days ago but couldn't sell them, and setting up a stall here required a fee; her money was almost gone.
Now that Jiang Ziliu is willing to make the deal and is even considering her needs, although she is afraid of getting the whole package, she doesn't have many other options.
The two, one after the other, arrived at a small alley and completed the transaction.
To the mermaid girl's surprise, Jiang Ziliu gave her double the price in Elemental Crystal, for which she was extremely grateful.
Jiang Ziliu didn't linger and left with his belongings.
Jiang Ziliu didn't notice that within a small, colorful stone on the merman girl's chest, a dragon's shadow was silently watching everything.
At the same time, it silently released a dragon's aura into the girl's body.
The girl's strength did not increase as a result, but her foundation was strengthened and reinforced invisibly.
Jiang Ziliu never expected that the mermaid girl he had helped out of kindness was actually a Child of Karmic Luck.
Perhaps it was the influence of the girl's powerful Karmic Luck that aroused his compassion, leading him to act as a good person.
The fish-woman's things aren't real treasures, they're real trash!
They offer absolutely no help in improving our strength or anything like that. The reason the goods haven't sold isn't because people are blind; it's simply because they're not good products.
Whether something has value depends on who it is.
The special inscription on that metal plate recorded a message that allowed Jiang Ziliu to break free from his predicament.
Drunken Dragon Grass!
This very item can help Jiang Ziliu deal with the Dragon Race, obtaining the Dragon Gate from the Dragon Race's stronghold on Blue Water Star with minimal cost and commotion.
This substance is not a natural plant, but a special herb developed by a race that enjoys eating dragons, based on the power characteristics of Dragon Race.
Drunken Dragon Grass is a special medicinal plant that requires specialized cultivation to mutate with an extremely low probability.
Its thick, unconventional entrance records a script that is also an ancient script found in the starry sky.
If Jiang Ziliu hadn't learned some mysterious ancient script from the Forging Throne, he wouldn't have been able to recognize these messages.
This Drunken Dragon Grass was exactly what he needed to break the deadlock.
While Jiang Ziliu found a solution, in an auction hall at the Yunmeng Marsh Main Base, several Human Race and alien Supreme experts stood around, their faces ashen as they watched the Dragon Gate auction fail.
Among them were several Supreme experts from the Cloud Dream Marsh Beast Taming Academy, Supreme experts from the Titan Race, Supreme experts from the Elf Race, and Supreme Rank experts from the Dragon Race.
There are even Demigod Rank powerhouses lurking in the shadows.
Jiang Ziliu's repeated attacks on the Cloud Dream Marsh Beast Taming Academy, the Titan Race, Elf Race have already drawn their attention and led to some discoveries.
Later, the Dragon Race also received prophetic messages, foreseeing in advance that someone was planning to attack the Dragon Gate.
They discovered that this mysterious person might possess an extraordinary opportunity, so they devised a grand scheme together. Amidst the power struggles among the various clans, they unexpectedly joined forces to investigate the immense secrets hidden within Jiang Ziliu.
Unfortunately, Jiang Ziliu didn't fall for it.
The Dragon Gate was put up for auction, but its price was too high; those who didn't understand it couldn't afford to bid.
Those who can afford the price understand that this "Dragon Gate" is likely fake, and there might be a huge pitfall inside.
So as soon as the auction started, no one bid, and the item went unsold.
A grand scheme meticulously planned and executed by all the powerful figures through compromise failed to lure that one person into their trap.
If Jiang Ziliu here, even if they dared not participate in the auction, these powerful figures would still have ways to locate him.
Unfortunately, they failed. The special abilities of some of their beast tamers indicated that their target was not here at all, and not even in the Cloud Dream Marsh Base!
A carefully laid plan has failed!