The Shock of a Level 9 Shell

How do I trade this Formation-Breaking Talisman?

Cao Fengqi stared at the level 10 Formation-Breaking Talisman, his eyes gleaming, and asked the stall owner.

"Level 10 treasures are incredibly valuable; we are only displaying them for now, and they will be auctioned off at the end."

There were three people in front of the stall. One of them, a middle-aged man, smiled and replied, "This young master can wait until the very end to bid."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Cao Fengqi nodded speechlessly. "Alright!"

It seems the auction will have to be held at the very last minute.

With that thought in mind, he continued walking toward the next stall.

"This is the fifth person to inquire about the price. We hope our treasure can fetch a good price. Our team has sacrificed a lot for this item."

"Let's hope so. That young man seemed extraordinary, a bit arrogant. I wonder if he's the son of some powerful family."

The more competition, the better.

The three people in front of the stall whispered as they watched Cao Fengqi leave.

"A level 9 spirit fruit, what a wonderful thing!"

At this moment, Cao Fengqi, looked at the level 9 supplies in front of him with a look of surprise on his face.

[Thing-Chiming Fruit: Level 9 Quality]

[Effect 1: Increases mental strength by 100 and constitution by 20 after consumption.]

[Effect 2: Permanently increases mental activity and improves learning ability.]

"This fruit is very precious, especially its ability to enhance learning abilities, which makes its price definitely not low."

He thought to himself.

Simply increasing attributes may not be very valuable, because currently, even with just the Third Sequence upgrade, a 1% increase in experience points can increase attributes by 60 points.

For superhumans who are currently lacking souls, if the price of this level 9 spirit fruit is high, its cost-effectiveness will be low.

But with a second effect, things are different.

Will this spiritual fruit be auctioned off at the last minute?

Cao Fengqi looked at the young man in front of the stall and asked.

"Yes!"

The young man nodded.

Cao Fengqi nodded slightly and continued browsing the next stall.

He soon discovered that some valuable level 9 resources were only displayed by the sellers and not immediately put up for sale.

Alternatively, you can trade items of the same level.

"There are so many treasures at this exchange meeting, many of which will be of great use to me."

"It seems I'll have to wait until the last hour of the auction to buy these treasures."

"However, in the meantime, I also need to look for level 8 quality Five Elements Pearl."

He was shocked after a quick tour.

There are so many good things.

"The Fengqi, son."

Just then, his father's voice came from behind.

Cao Fengqi turned around and saw his father, his uncle, his cousin, and Director Xu and a few others.

"Son, did you buy what you needed?"

Cao Jiancheng looked at him and asked a question.

"Not yet. The stall owners are preparing to auction off the valuable items at the last minute."

Cao Fengqi shook his head.

"That's how the Tianbei Exchange Meeting; the best items are saved for last."

Cao Jianjun said, "You can look forward to the Fengqi; every single time over the past ten years, there has been a surprise."

"That's true. Some of these items are even tempting to our own officials. Lieutenant General Fengqi, is there anything you urgently need?"

Director Xu was standing nearby, asked him, "If you need anything, I'll check with the authorities or have someone help you look into it and apply for it."

"I do have some items I urgently need: energy beads with the five elements' attributes. I need one of each."

Upon hearing this, Cao Fengqi didn't mince words and said, "Director Xu, if the official channels have it, I can trade it for level 8 hard gold."

"Hehe, no need for a trade. With Fengqi Qi's contributions, applying for the necessary research items is no problem."

Director Xu smiled and shook his head, "The official treasury certainly has the Five Elements Pearl, but the highest level we can probably get for you is level 8. Even level 9 beads might not be complete in the official treasury."

"Is that okay? Then I'll have to use the guise of research to create more good stuff from now on."

Upon hearing this, Cao Fengqi's eyes lit up.

This will save him a lot of trouble.

"..."

Director Xu was speechless for a moment after hearing his words, then gave an awkward smile and didn't dare to reply.

"Um... have you come up with any ideas for your research on level 9 artillery shells?"

He changed the subject, saying, "According to my information, once you reach the Fifth Land of Shelter, the number of level 8 metals will increase by at least 10."

"It's been researched, but it's not cost-effective, and forging it is quite troublesome."

Cao Fengqi casually remarked, "We need more level 8 metal for optimization."

"Huh? What?"

Director Xu was stunned for a moment, his mouth slightly agape as he looked at him in disbelief. "Fengqi, you've already finished the research? Just using those materials?"

"Old Xu, there's no need to make such a fuss."

Cao Fengqi looked at him and smiled faintly, "This is something anyone with hands can do."

"..."

Director Xu's face was filled with excitement. "Yes, yes, there's nothing you can't do. Can I see that shell?"

"Um!"

Cao Fengqi took it out and handed it to him. "Here you go. This shell is too big, and it uses a lot of metal materials. Its power shouldn't be very strong even among level 9 shells."

"..."

Director Xu pursed his lips and took it, staring at it intently.

"Amazing, absolutely amazing! To forge a shell with damage comparable to level 9 using so few materials, Lieutenant General Fengqi, you are truly a god in the art of weapon crafting."

He looked at him in shock, then looked up at him and said, "I need to report this to the three leaders. You two go ahead and look around."

After saying that, he hurriedly left.

"Fengqi, you... you're amazing!"

Cao Jianjun, standing to the side, stared at him with wide eyes.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Cao Fengqi smiled, almost immune to the praise from others, and asked them, "Is there anything you want to buy?"

"See if there's anything you need here, there are so many good things."

"Let's go shopping together and buy some spirit fruits or something."

The Cao Family members continued to stroll around the area while chatting.

Meanwhile, Director Xu, carrying the cannonball capable of unleashing a level 9 attack, was excitedly inside a Transcendent Shelter at the center of the exchange meeting.

The Tianbei Transcendent Command is the name of this shelter.

It is also one of the top five Transcendent Shelter officially designated by the entire Tianbei Base City.

The entire shelter was a war machine.

"General Song, General Xu."

"Hmm? Xiao Xu, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

Director Xu entered and, upon seeing the two generals inside, immediately called out.

Xu Zhenjiang looked at him, puzzled.

"Sir, I just went to see Lieutenant General Cao Fengqi."

Director Xu, beaming with excitement, immediately took the shell out of his storage space. "Look at this shell."

"Um?"

Xu Zhenjiang and his men immediately looked over, and Xu Fenghua and some lieutenant generals and major generals from the Tianbei Base City also looked over in surprise.

When they saw the properties of the shell, they were slightly surprised.