Chapter 288: All Eyes On This Moment
“Establishing their position in the Wushan Region?” Hu Lei was suddenly enlightened when he heard this.
Auctioning the Wushan Prison guard robots was such a grand gesture that even the Mist Mountain Domain City could not pull it off. If Obsidian Martial Arts Hall really managed to do it, then the hall’s influence and reputation throughout the Mist Mountain Domain City would greatly increase.
By then, perhaps in the hearts of everyone in Mist Mountain Domain City, Obsidian Martial Arts Hall could become an existence second only to the Domain City itself.
After all, at such an auction, many major powers would definitely gather. Even domain factions from outside the Wushan Region would participate. Such an event was simply something that neither Smiling Skull nor Red Moon Merchant Guild could possibly organize.
“But can this Obsidian Martial Arts Hall really pull it off?” Hu Lei stroked his graying beard and could not help looking into the distance at the sky battleship carrying Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. “With so many factions gathering, if they do not have enough strength, it will only turn into an unmanageable farce. Especially now that Earth Star Pharmaceuticals is watching. Earth Star Pharmaceuticals will definitely not let this opportunity slip.”
For an auction of such shocking scale, the benefits if it succeeded went without saying. But to keep the various major powers from causing trouble or attacking each other would require absolute strength.
As for Earth Star Pharmaceuticals now, not to mention whether they would send Blood Condensation Realm experts, when it came to Bone Forging Realm experts, they could send as many as they wished. Moreover, as long as Earth Star Pharmaceuticals was willing to offer some benefits, there were plenty of major powers within the Wushan Region willing to cooperate with them.
If those major powers’ Blood Condensation Realm experts were to make a move, it was hard to imagine Obsidian Martial Arts Hall being able to withstand it.
Among the major powers in Mist Mountain Domain City, there were generally Blood Condensation Realm Intermediate Level experts overseeing them. Factions such as Azure Wing City and the Mercenary Alliance even had high-level Blood Condensation Realm martial artists in charge.
It was hard to imagine how Obsidian Martial Arts Hall could possibly resist these Blood Condensation Realm Intermediate Level, or even high-level Blood Condensation Realm martial artists.
“That I do not know.” Zhuo Gu shook his head, looked at the sky battleship carrying Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, and said with a smile, “But I am definitely going to this auction. If I can obtain one or two guard robots, they might help me break through that barrier.”
“True, this is not something we need to worry about.” Hu Lei also nodded with a smile. As for the auction five days later, he was set on attending as well.
At present, he was only a step away from the high-level Blood Condensation Realm. After all, the Blood Condensation Cultivation Method he practiced was only beginner level, and he had not had much energy blood essence over the years. To reach the extreme of Blood Condensation Realm Intermediate Level was already proof of his exceptional talent.
If he had been able to practice intermediate, or even advanced level Blood Condensation cultivation methods, he would have broken through to high-level Blood Condensation Realm long ago. He would not have been stuck at the extreme of Blood Condensation Realm Intermediate Level for years without any progress.
As for this auction held by Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, whether they could stabilize the event or not, even if they could not, if he and Zhuo Gu joined hands, they could still fish in troubled waters. If they could seize one or two guard robots and obtain even a fragment of high-level civilization one-star Blood Condensation cultivation methods from them, it would be a huge profit.
On the sky battleship above Mist Mountain Domain City.
“This Hall Master Lin is truly crazy, actually auctioning those guard robots in public. Is he not afraid that the major powers will directly attack and seize them?” Precia looked at the notification received by the ship and for a moment doubted her own eyes.
If Lin Qi had wanted to deal with those guard robots, he could have sold them to their side. Although the Domain City’s purchase price would be much lower, it would be safe.
Now he was directly putting them up for auction. This was basically telling all factions: I have good stuff here, come and rob it if you dare.
“Maybe Hall Master Lin has his own considerations.” Xie Feina finished reading the notice and said directly, “Once we go back, we should start preparing. We must not miss this auction.”
Although she did not understand why Lin Qi was so crazy, not thinking to keep this inheritance and combat data as Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s foundation, but instead showing it off outright, the guard robots produced in the prison lower level were just as important to her. Even though she and Precia had already obtained half of a Blood Condensation Realm cultivation method, who would ever dislike having more resources in this area?
For cultivation methods of the same level, there were always cases of suitability and unsuitability for individuals. Forcing oneself to cultivate an unsuitable method did not only require greater effort but also yielded less. If one had a suitable cultivation method, the results would be twice the gain for half the effort.
Not to mention, if she could analyze a more advanced cultivation method from them, it would be of considerable help to her future breakthroughs.
“Beginner level Blood Condensation cultivation methods, as I recall, teacher has quite a few treasured away. I wonder if teacher would be willing to trade some.” Precia also nodded in agreement.
In fact, back in the prison, when she saw Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s grey-robed disciples carrying back one guard robot after another, she had already wondered whether she could continue making deals with Lin Qi. After all, trading some cultivation methods that were useless to her for cultivation methods and combat data beneficial to herself was a trade so profitable even a fool would see it.
Unfortunately, afterward Lin Qi never again tried to sell the stored data from the guard robots. Otherwise, even if she had to borrow from her teacher and work for thirty years, she would have bought them.
On the same day when the various factions’ ships at Wushan Prison received the notice, all the major powers throughout the Wushan Region learned of this news as well.
“A guard robot auction? Those guard robots from Wushan Prison?”
“They previously annihilated Earth Star Pharmaceuticals’ delegation, and now they are auctioning this kind of thing. Just what sort of existence is this Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?”
“Blood Condensation cultivation methods can be bid on. That is actually quite cheap. We might as well go take a look at Chiyue Town in five days.”
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The Wushan Prison guard robots were no secret to the major powers in the Wushan Region, nor even to some ordinary factions developing in the shadows. However, the prison keys were limited. Many ordinary factions with only one Initial Stage Blood Condensation martial artist, and not much history, simply did not have keys. They could not enter even if they wanted to, let alone get at the guard robots inside that were worth a fortune.
This auction made many ordinary factions very tempted and eager to go to Chiyue Town to see for themselves.
For a time, both the name of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and the name of Chiyue Town became the focus of discussion among many factions in the Wushan Region. They were all curious what abilities Obsidian Martial Arts Hall possessed to be able to hold such an auction.
In the Mountain of the Dead, deep within an underground mine.
“Captain, what did you say? That northern grey robe is going to hold a guard robot auction in Chiyue Town?”
Isaac, the former gang leader of the White Feather Gang, was dumbfounded as he listened to a tall, burly winged youth chatting with other team members.
He had paid a huge price to join Smiling Skull. Now that his resources were exhausted, he had finally reached advanced martial artist level and had just become a logistics team member of Smiling Skull, waiting for a chance to rise again.
And it had only been such a short time.
The Obsidian Martial Arts Hall he hated to the bone had first made a name for itself as the northern grey robe in the Mountain of the Dead. Now it was opening an auction in Chiyue Town, and moreover was auctioning the Wushan Prison guard robots, the most mysterious and opportunity-laden resources in the entire Wushan Region. It was simply like a fantasy story.
After joining Smiling Skull, he learned many major secrets of the Wushan Region, as well as information he had never even heard of before. It had opened his eyes and also made him realize how precious the opportunity he had once obtained really was.
Five thousand energy crystals for selling that metal plate to Red Moon Merchant Guild had been an enormous loss.
He no longer dared think about the metal plate sold to Red Moon Merchant Guild, but he constantly thought about how to take back the other metal plate that had fallen into the hands of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
But what was this now?
Obsidian Martial Arts Hall actually dared to sell even the Wushan Prison guard robots. He could not understand what level they had developed to, to be able to do such a thing.
“Yes, it will be held in five days. I heard that this time the higher-ups also plan to send people over. As a logistics team, we might even get to go along.” The winged youth nodded, looking quite excited. “This auction will definitely be the grandest in the Wushan Region in a hundred years. Not just other domains, but any faction with a name within the Wushan Region probably will not skip it. If we can be chosen to go, this is something we could brag about to others for a lifetime.”
The other team members present all showed longing expressions when they heard this.
All the major powers of the Wushan Region gathering together was something that had not occurred in a hundred years. This auction held by Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was indeed a major event of the century. Moreover, all the major powers attending would definitely be those Blood Condensation Realm experts who were usually as elusive as dragons.
While all the major powers in the Wushan Region were discussing the auction at Chiyue Town, Lin Qi, who had already returned to Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, distributed all the rewards for this event to the players, making all who participated overjoyed.
First of all, because this event received very high ratings, all players who participated could learn a new Meditation Technique that appeared in the hall, which was also a high-level Meditation Technique of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
The Shocking God Meditation Technique.
According to its introduction, the effect of this meditation was far superior to basic methods such as the Stellar Explosion Meditation Technique. In the future, if other players wanted to redeem it at the hall, they would need to be inner disciples with three hundred thousand contribution value, and it would cost as many as ten million points plus fifty thousand contribution value.
Based on this meditation technique alone, the players who participated in this event all felt it was worth it.
Anyone who had studied the hall’s basic Stellar Explosion Meditation Technique knew how important it was. Not only did it increase spirit, reaction, and control over the body in the game, it also greatly improved these aspects in reality, especially reaction and bodily control, which could be described as transformative.
Now that there was a more advanced meditation technique, they were naturally excited.
In addition, all players who took part in this event could use the event contribution they were rewarded with to directly redeem event items.
For example, combat videos that could be used for learning: Bone Forging Realm combat videos cost five thousand contribution each, Blood Condensation Realm combat videos cost twenty thousand contribution each, and Heavenly Human Realm combat videos Above Blood Condensation cost fifty thousand contribution each. This made players who had not taken part in the event insanely jealous.
“Blood Condensation Realm! Heavenly Human Realm! They are directly selling combat videos we can learn from? This game is way too good to the veteran players. How are us newcomers who could not join the event supposed to survive now?”
“These event rewards are insane. Letting players learn Blood Condensation Realm NPC martial skills is one thing, but what is with learning Heavenly Human Realm martial skills? If someone really masters them, would their combat power not break the heavens?”
“Fifty million credits for Heavenly Human Realm combat videos, ten million credits for Blood Condensation Realm combat videos. If you want to sell, come quickly, first come first served!”
Looking at the event exchange rewards, not only were the participating players stunned, even newcomers who had joined the game less than three days ago were green with envy.
They never expected the usually stingy game manufacturer to bleed so heavily this time: not only letting players come into contact with more advanced martial skills, but even bringing out the legendary Heavenly Human Realm NPC martial skills. Now these players would have no choice but to participate in future events.
Although the introduction also stated that whether one could master the martial skills in the videos depended on personal comprehension, and that watching them did not guarantee success, and the higher the level of the martial skill, the harder it was to learn, with success rates under one in a thousand, who could resist the temptation of rare high-level martial skills?
By contrast, the first-place reward in this event’s contribution rankings, the Cultivation Tower third floor training room rental permissions, hardly counted for anything. No one even cared that the top contributor this event was Fang Zhen.
“There are a total of 367 Blood Condensation Realm combat videos and 45 Heavenly Human Realm combat videos. With the contribution we obtained from the event, we cannot even redeem all the Heavenly Human Realm videos.” Zhang Qing Wei looked at the event exchange rewards, feeling a headache.
In this event, capturing a guard robot awarded extremely high contribution: three hundred thousand for each one. Weapons were comparatively ordinary, between fifty thousand to one hundred thousand each. Counting everything, their team Heavenly Might had earned only a bit over one and a half million contribution. Most of it came from finding ways to seize weapons from many guard robots.
“Let’s redeem the Heavenly Human Realm combat videos first and get as many as we can.” Luo Wu Shang looked at the smart watch full of rewards with greedy eyes but a tight budget. “Why don’t we talk with other teams? We each redeem different Heavenly Human Realm videos, then everyone can share and watch them.”
For some reason, the combat videos rewarded this time could not be recorded outside the game, and the smart watch could not copy them either. Their attempt to exploit a bug was impossible, and they had to obediently use them one by one.
If they wanted to obtain all the Heavenly Human Realm combat videos, they would have to unite with other teams.
While the players were eagerly discussing which combat videos to exchange for, Ye Qinglu stayed in the lounge and immediately began studying the Shocking God Meditation Technique.
“My Stellar Explosion Meditation Technique has already reached 96% proficiency, and its effect on me is getting smaller. I wonder how this Shocking God Meditation Technique will be.” Ye Qinglu looked at the introduction of the Shocking God Meditation Technique in her hand. Following its instructions, she finished the preparations and then tapped open the video on her smart watch.
Boom!
In just one second, Ye Qinglu felt her vision go black. She lost all sensation.
“Did I just die?”
Lying in the game pod, Ye Qinglu stared at the screen in front of her, completely stunned.
She had only taken one glance at the meditation technique, and she had died?
