Global Era of Star Trekking

Chapter 581: Chapter 307: Purusa Zen Seal Enhanced Again – The Ruins Market Opens for the First Time at Third Rank_2

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After handling all the enhancement work, Song Chi retracted the Cang Qiong, excitedly heading toward the side of the Ruins Market.

Soon after, the lv34 Ultra Long-Distance Space Gate Random Deployment Platform was successfully activated.

In just two seconds, more than a hundred swirling portals materialized outside the gates of the Ruins Market.

This also signified that the first Ruins Market transaction since ascending to Third Rank had officially begun.

Of course, before this, Song Chi had already placed the hundreds of strange objects he had recently obtained into the Oddity Exchange Shop, confident that they would be especially popular this time.

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Time passed, and a few more minutes went by. Finally, one of the portals was activated.

Then, a creature with a human upper body and a fish tail, wielding a sharp spear, and with an entirely black body stepped out from the portal.

The moment Song Chi saw this figure, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. This creature was extremely similar to the merfolk he had seen before.

However, after observing closely, he quickly realized his mistake.

“No… not merfolk, but rather the even rarer Deep Sea Naga Clan!”

After scrutinizing it several times, Song Chi came to a final conclusion.

The humanoid fish-tailed alien species entering the Ruins Market was indeed not merfolk, but the Deep Sea Naga Clan.

But this wasn’t important, because whether it was merfolk or Naga Clan, they were both species that lived in bodies of water all year round, which meant that only those Starry Sea Floating Lands with vast water areas could nurture such tribes.

The only thing on Song Chi’s mind right now was the phrase “Deep Sea Clam Pearl.”

Since they were from a water-based Floating Land, it was inevitable that they would not lack Deep Sea Clam Pearls, a type of collectible.

For the Torch Ship Captain, this item was one of the most valuable among several special resources.

“Just don’t know what Rank the Starry Sea Floating Land behind this Second-Rank Naga is… I hope it’s as high as possible!”

Murmuring to himself, Song Chi noticed that the wary Second-Rank Deep Sea Naga had scanned the rules displayed on the Ruins Market’s entrance light screen and quickly turned to return to the previously entered portal, disappearing into the market.

Seeing this, he was not disappointed; on the contrary, he was pleased.

This meant that the Second-Rank Naga was not a lone traveler and might have a team behind her, or even a sizable tribe, which was absolutely good news for Song Chi.

Not long after the Naga left, other portals were activated, and one after another, familiar and unfamiliar alien species continued to appear in the Ruins Market.

Half an hour later, the Ruins Market was already bustling, with more than a thousand creatures from various Star Domains having converged.

Among them, there were over a hundred from the Third-Rank Level Starry Sea Alien Race, who wandered between the free stall area and various shops, spending generously each time.

Compared with those Second Rank and lower alien species, the Third-Rank Level Starry Sea Alien Race were indeed all quite wealthy.

Just from the Oddity Exchange Shop alone, Song Chi received dozens of strands of Fourth-Rank Level Floating Land Origin, all of which were obtained from trade with several Third-Rank Alien Species for Purple Relics.

Time ticked away, and two hours later, Song Chi saw the figures of the Deep Sea Naga Clan again.

However, this time it was not the previous Second-Rank Naga but over a hundred swarmingly entering the market. Among this group of more than a hundred Nagas, there were no fewer than ten at the Third-Rank Level.

Song Chi was delighted.

With this, it was likely that these Deep Sea Nagas not only came from the same large Naga tribe, but the Floating Land they lived on was at least a 3rd-level peak or even 4th or 5th level.

It is common knowledge that normal 3rd-level and below Starry Sea Floating Lands find it very difficult to nurture groups of indigenous species with ten or more Third-Rank beings.

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Song Chi, who had already prepared everything, approached immediately in the guise of a member of the Blue Blood Clan.

“Hello, if I’m not mistaken, you belong to the Deep Sea Naga Clan?”

A standard Starry Sea universal language greeting, which promptly received a response from a Third-Rank Level Deep Sea Naga.

“Yes, may I ask if you need something?”

As the other party was fluent in Starry Sea universal language, handling the following matters naturally became easier.

Song Chi swiftly began to take out various items from the storage he carried with him—these were things he always carried that might be attractive to aquatic species.

His sole purpose was the Deep Sea Clam Pearls, the very old Deep Sea Clam Pearls.

The result didn’t disappoint, as out of the large pile of items he presented, several caught the attention of the Deep Sea Nagas.

“Do you have more of these resources? We are willing to purchase them in large quantities at the current market price, and we will pay with the Deep Sea Clam Pearls you requested!”

“Of course, as a veteran merchant who has been trading in the Zhu Tian Ruins Market for over a decade, you need not doubt the supply of goods at my disposal. The key to this transaction is how many Deep Sea Clam Pearls you can offer, and the older the better!”

With these resources as leverage, Song Chi continued to converse with the Third-Rank Naga opposite him while his thoughts subtly shifted.

The next second, the Third-Rank Humanoid Alien Race that was left in the summoning room of the warship outside, swiftly came out of the ground and rushed to Song Yufeng’s office. There, the Humanoid Alien quickly relayed the names of the corresponding resources.

Song Yufeng, who had been entrusted by Song Chi, quickly understood and issued orders for the allocation and rapid collection of these resources directly from his office.

Thereafter, multiple covert channels within the Dragon Spine Shops were activated, and a great quantity of the relevant resources began flooding towards Dragon Spine Shops from the market, only to be sent into the Ruins Market by the Third-Rank Humanoid Alien.

Inside the Ruins Market, seeing the astonishing quantity of resources casually produced by Song Chi, many Third-Rank Deep Sea Nagas from the Deep Sea Tribes were shocked.

They thought they had already esteemed Song Chi, under the identity of a “Blue Blood,” highly—after all, he was a seasoned merchant who had been mingling in the mysterious Zhu Tian Ruins Market for many years, and handsomely wealthy.

Even so, Song Chi’s terrifying initiative still collectively stunned them.

Just the few resources he had taken out at present were worth far more than the funds they brought with them, not to mention only the Deep Sea Clam Pearls.

Accompanying their shock was a well-disguised excitement.

Because the resources in front of them were exactly what the forces behind them were desperately lacking; even scarce throughout their entire sea area. If they could get their hands on all these resources, they could easily sell them for five to ten times the price back home, thereby making a fortune.

Several Third-Rank Nagas exchanged glances, and then one of the recently ascended Third Rank Nagas quickly turned and swiftly left the Ruins Market, obviously to arrange for more funds.

As for the subtle maneuvers in their eyes, Song Chi, as the Lord of the Ruins Market, saw them clearly. He, however, did not plan to raise the price on the fly.

Because the current selling price of the few resources was already 10 times the purchase price from Dragon Spine Shops, and moreover, what he truly valued were the Deep Sea Clam Pearls they had, he had to make sure they profited too, otherwise the deal would not last.

While waiting, Song Chi inquired tentatively.

“Excuse me for asking, but what is the ‘Rank’ of the Floating Land behind you? I mean no other implication; just want to see if we have the potential to trade continuously in the future!”

“And allow me to introduce myself, my name is Tuogu, coming from a Level 5 Starry Sea Floating Land, and the civilization behind me is not lacking in heritage. A Level 5 Floating Land is far from the highest, so you understand, brother, that the energy I can mobilize is quite considerable.”

Across, several Third-Rank Nagas looked at each other before one of them spoke indifferently:

“You can rest assured, mister, the Starry Sea Floating Land behind us is by no means weak. If possible, our trade can continue, of course, provided that the Lord of the Ruins Market is willing to issue new [Ruins Market Guest Tokens] and [Travel Commands].”

PS: The second chapter today will be very late. Go to bed early and read it tomorrow.