Chapter 1160 - 1026: Heaven-Defying Treasure

Chapter 1160: Chapter 1026: Heaven-Defying Treasure

Koros gathered his courage and spoke, "Sir, I’ve sold the treasure, but I’m worried I might not live to spend it."

As he said this, he felt a bit anxious inside.

After all, the other party had already rescued him and his sister, and it would make sense if they chose not to extend their help further.

"Ah, this..." Qu Jianlei understood immediately that this was a reasonable request.

Although the opponent no longer had the treasure, the allure of 2 billion in cash was something the two of them could not withstand.

"I personally have no opinion, but as for the specifics, wait until he returns to discuss."

He had come to Dream Star relying on the aid of a Nutrient Injection, and to leave, he would surely need to arrange more Nutrient Injections.

At that moment, Nutrient Injection walked in, "What are you discussing with me?"

Once he understood, he simply nodded, "No problem. Having promised to save you both, I can’t abandon you halfway."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but look at him a bit higher, acknowledging his foresight.

Upon hearing this, Koros exhaled a long breath, "Then, many thanks to you both."

Afterward, his mind was entirely focused on his sister’s treatment.

This time, Nutrient Injection not only brought along the 2 billion in cash but also fulfilled his promise to provide Qu Jianlei with the cash.

At this point, the number of silver notes Qu Jianlei held had exceeded 6 billion, nearing 7 billion.

Primarily because the more than 2 billion in securities were traded at a premium; Nutrient Injection indeed carried out the process ethically.

Moreover, he asked directly, "What is the cultivation technique in this?"

Qu Jianlei couldn’t elaborate in great detail, so he vaguely introduced the general gist.

Nutrient Injection wasn’t the least bit disappointed, and upon hearing it, he happily spoke, "This is good, totally worth 2 billion!"

"Complete it within two years? Then that’s not a problem... But, can this be shared?"

Qu Jianlei replied, "Sharing it with our own people is fine, but we can’t promote it broadly."

Once cultivated to success, the user would feel that it’s somewhat different from the Awakened System.

"Rest assured," Nutrient Injection answered straightforwardly. This could become the foundation of an organization and no one would be that generous.

"With your current wealth, you could test the waters at the auction."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei shook his head and spoke calmly, "I’m not that confident; it probably won’t be easy."

Nutrient Injection thumped his chest and said, "No worries. As long as the gap isn’t too big, I’ll figure something out."

Qu Jianlei really wanted to ask, what exactly is your way, being able to come up with so much money?

But in the end, he did not speak. Once certain things are known, it’s difficult to pretend to be ignorant.

The next day, they headed to the auction’s location—Triumph Plaza.

Many Habitable Stars have a Triumph Square, a symbol of having completely conquered the star, using it as a stepping stone to continue exploring the cosmos.

However, Dream Star had been conquered for over a thousand years, and no one has continued exploration from here since.

So later, Triumph Square was given to the Military for various drills.

Later still, the Military obtained more professional training fields. In theory, this place still belonged to the Military but hadn’t been used for many years.

Now, Triumph Square is relatively old and deserted, but the space is sufficiently large.

The equipment and facilities are a bit outdated, which is why the auction was delayed for a few days due to renovations and updates.

Anyway, with the Empire’s technology and the Awakened’s capabilities, a few days were enough to build a new square.

Nevertheless, every time Qu Jianlei thought of it being under the Military’s administration and still holding an auction for Divine Text Treasures, he found it a bit of dark humor.

When they arrived at the square, they found, as expected, no sight of the Military’s warships.

Instead, many City Guard warships were present, mainly tasked with maintaining order.

Slightly off-center in the square stood a viewing platform with a large pavilion behind it.

The auction was to be held in the pavilion, and the platform served as the control center monitoring the surroundings.

However, the auction was scheduled for the afternoon, with the morning and noon dedicated to side auctions.

The side auctions were divided into cultivation techniques, treasures, Divine Text research, cultivation resources, rare materials, and others.

This auction was too large in scale, and just the items in the main hall couldn’t meet the needs of the many high-end Awakened attendees.

The organizers held side auctions to draw interest—many people wouldn’t travel just for a single main venue.

Anyway, in terms of commerce, Empire residents are very savvy, no less than those of Blue Star.

Around the platform and pavilion, seven semi-open buildings were set up, each with its auction focus.

Before arriving at the square, Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Injection each wore a mask filled with powder that obstructed spiritual power.

Nutrient Injection even employed some method to increase his height by 20 centimeters.

Originally under 1.4 meters, his height changed to under 1.6 meters.

Though still considered short compared to Blue Star residents, in the Empire, this height was not particularly noticeable.

However, his originally slender frame now appeared even thinner, like a stick that seemed like it could be blown away with a single breath.

This physique drew more attention within the Empire, more so than being short.

But no matter how you put it, at least it prevents people from associating it with a tall and short duo, nutrient injections are really giving it their all.

In the auction area on the periphery, the first to start was the rare materials auction, many of which turned out to be unknown.

This sounds mysterious, but when you think about it, it’s really not strange at all.

There are too many supremes in the Empire, and plenty who are not short on money. For truly useful things, many choose to use them personally or give them as favors.

If all else fails, digesting them within a small circle is also normal, so why bother to auction them off just to make a little more money?

At the very least, getting a supreme to owe you a favor is very worthwhile, something not easily purchasable with money.

However, even so, the auction level on the periphery is not low. At the rare materials auction, there are actually Five Elements Crystals for sale!

Yet it feels... the level of the Five Elements Crystals is still a bit too low.

These crystals aren’t sold individually but are grouped together, all of similar size and grade, five pieces per group.

Though, they are really not cheap; five fist-sized crystals have a starting bid of thirty million.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but think that he once gifted Aunt Han, the bodyguard of Little White Sweet, a piece, feeling a pang of regret.

Even if not as a set, a single piece would be at least around five million, right?

Now, Qu Jianlei doesn’t care for this mere five million, but the crux of the matter is: he wasn’t even close with Aunt Han!

More critically, this is just the starting bid, not the final price.

In the group of the awakened, this kind of thing is also considered hard currency. Though it may not increase much in price, it certainly won’t go unsold.

After watching for a while, Qu Jianlei felt a bit disinterested.

Not that the items were bad, but really, if he were to buy like this, there would be too many things he wanted to buy.

So he thought it’s better to hold back, save the money, and head to the main venue to broaden his horizons.

Soon after the material auction, the cultivation technique auction began, which included not only Divine Text Techniques but various other techniques as well.

Many of these techniques were summarized by the awakened themselves, with no fear of openly selling them.

This includes methods to improve micro-operation abilities of techniques.

What made Qu Jianlei feel both amused and annoyed was that someone was even selling cultivation techniques he had improved!

He couldn’t directly view the techniques, but listening to their introduction, he understood.

— They allow C-level awakened to cultivate using B-level crystals, who dares to say this isn’t plagiarized from his cultivation technique?

As for who the provider of the technique is? The auctioneer claimed not to know — we have official procedures and abide by the law.

This answer was nonsense indeed. Auctioning divine items, you call this abiding by the law?

But Qu Jianlei couldn’t be bothered; he had sold his improved techniques many times himself.

Such a one-fish-three-eats operation, there are those who take advantage, and he couldn’t even identify the suspects.

He had already earned what he deserved, and couldn’t change his original intention just because greater profits appeared.

It was fine that someone emerged, helping to divert attention was rather nice.

After a while, the divine text research auction also began, immediately attracting nearly a hundred supremes.

This shows that what truly draws attention at this auction is still the divine text research.

True cultivators know best what is fundamental; treasures are good, but the suitable is the best.

But Qu Jianlei really couldn’t muster interest, not even wanting to pretend.

The nutrient injection quietly noted his reaction — this one’s divine text mastery might already be at the forefront of the Empire, right?

Fortunately, before long, the cultivation resources auction also began.

The seven auction venues did not start simultaneously, allowing everyone to choose with ease.

The cultivation resource auction completely opened Qu Jianlei’s eyes.

Here, crystals are not auction items because they are simply too common.

Qu Jianlei was even startled to find someone auctioning a Substitute Death Puppet.

The name says it all, it’s a treasure that allows one to cheat death once.

Such an item absolutely couldn’t be made by the awakened system, it surely comes from the divine text cultivation system.

In fact, after hearing the introduction of the Substitute Death Puppet, many people were shocked.

One supreme solemnly asked, "How could a treasure of this level not make it to the main auction venue?"

No blame for his doubt; after all, it grants an extra life from nowhere.

Is there anything more valuable than an extra life?

The auctioneer could only laugh dryly, "Everyone, don’t get too excited, there are application flaws in this item too."

For example, a puppet originally usable three times, but two have already been used by the seller, leaving just one.

However, even this reason couldn’t completely convince those present.

The same supreme spoke again, "An extra life is still a life, and such a treasure is only fit for the periphery?"

Qu Jianlei nodded slightly as he listened, if the periphery treasures are this amazing, what on earth could the main auction venue be selling?

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