Chapter 171: Chapter 147: Star Core Obtained!
Chapter 171: Chapter 147: Star Core Obtained!
Su Yuan pondered secretly.
If it were directly the “Phase Movement” Star Card, he definitely wouldn’t be able to bid on it.
The price would probably be higher than the previous Moon Wheel Saber.
Although in terms of sheer strength, the Moon Wheel Saber would definitely increase a Star Card Master’s capability more than Phase Movement.
But Star Devices could be replaced and recreated.
However, unique skills like Phase Movement were irreplaceable and rare.
The price of a typical Gold Level master Star Core might be around two to three hundred cents.
But the price for this Phantom Dream Elf Dragon Star Core was hard to estimate.
“After deducting the extra 200 cents needed for Geng Qiuyi to bid on the Phoenix Nirvana Stone, I still have 2356 cents.
Buying a Star Core should be enough.
But the Beidou Consortium didn’t extract this Star Core themselves, even though they can afford it.
If they extract ‘Phase Transfer,’ its value might skyrocket several times over!”
Just when Su Yuan felt a bit puzzled, Chen Junyan, on the stage, began to speak again.
“However, it should be noted that this Elf Dragon, in addition to its previous three skills, has another six green skills…”
As levels and grades increase, some skills of Star Beasts would “advance.” Even Gold Level master Star Beasts usually do not have more than six skills.
The Phantom Dream Elf Dragon was quite special.
As it grew, it acquired more skills.
This was certainly a good thing for the Phantom Dream Elf Dragon itself.
But for those who wanted to extract a specific blue Star Card, it was less favorable.
With so many skills, extracting Phase Transfer would undoubtedly be more difficult.
So when this was announced, many people in the audience frowned.
“So there are six more skills, making it nine skills total?”
“No wonder they didn’t extract this Star Core themselves; it has so many skills!”
“Forget it.
Even if we get this Star Core, it’s essentially worthless.”
“Exactly, with just one Star Core, the odds of getting a Space Skill are too low!”
…
The crowd sighed in resignation.
Some experts who were eager to try gave up upon hearing this.
Chen Junyan sighed softly.
If possible, she wouldn’t mention this point because it would definitely affect the bidding price.
But thousands of cents were insignificant for the vast Beidou Consortium.
Of course, they couldn’t ruin their reputation over this.
Geng Qiuyi saw Su Yuan restless and asked: “The extraction probability is too low.
Are you still going to bid?”
“Of course,” Su Yuan smiled, but inside, he was ecstatic.
Having nine skills in the Star Core was unfortunate for others but good news for him.
This meant fewer people would bid!
According to previous experiments, even if the Star Core was not obtained by himself, the Star Dust System could still extract it, though at a higher Star Dust cost.
As long as he could secure the “Phase Transfer” skill, this wouldn’t be a problem!
Chen Junyan announced: “The auction for this Star Core with Space Skills begins now at a starting price of 300 cents, with each increment not less than 20 cents!”
“300 cents!”
“400 cents!”
“450 cents!”
…
The starting price and increments for the Phantom Dream Elf Dragon’s Star Core were the same as those for the Golden Phoenix Jade Pecking Saber and were lower than the previous Moon Wheel Saber.
Apparently, the Beidou Consortium also considered this item less valuable than the Moon Wheel Saber.
That was why it was placed in the finale, indirectly boosting its value.
After a while, although it was much slower compared to the Moon Wheel Saber and the Golden Phoenix Jade Pecking Saber, the price of the Elf Dragon Star Core finally broke through 1000 cents.
After all, besides Phase Transfer, getting two other blue skills wouldn’t be too much of a loss, still worth a try.
But after surpassing 1000 cents, the bidding speed slowed down considerably, only gradually climbing to 1200 cents.
Su Yuan then made his move.
“1250 cents!”
Su Yuan offered a moderate price.
“1280 cents!”
“1300 cents!”
“1320 cents!”
“1350 cents!”
Three or four people were slowly raising the bids.
“1400 cents!” Su Yuan bid again.
After this increase, a few previous bidders hesitated and then stopped simultaneously.
If the Phantom Dream Elf Dragon’s Star Core had only five or six skills, the price might be around 1800 cents.
But with nine skills, its value was about 1200~1300 cents, and Su Yuan’s bid of 1400 cents was already considered high.
For a moment, no one else bid.
Seeing this, Su Yuan couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.
Although the Star Core was as difficult to sell as expected, until the end, it wasn’t certain that someone else might not be willing to pay a high price to compete.
After all, for truly wealthy individuals, anything that could be bought with money wasn’t a problem.
Spending a few thousand cents for a rare item wasn’t a big deal if it was rare enough!
Chen Junyan waited for a while.
Seeing no new bids, she said: “Bidder 244 offered 1400 cents.
Any other bids?
This is an extremely rare Space Skill.”
Chen Junyan glanced at several private rooms, especially Room 2.
She thought the financial power shown by the bidder in Room 2 might make them reconsider this Star Core with potential Space Skills.
“Do they really think we’re such easy targets…”
In Room 2, detecting Chen Junyan’s gaze, Violet chuckled without any intention of bidding.
They had bid on the Golden Phoenix Jade Pecking Saber and the Moon Wheel Long Saber earlier, not only to test Great Flame’s artifact forging skills but also because those items had high inherent value.
As for this nine-skill Star Core, no matter how the host tried to hype it, 1300 to 1400 cents was its limit.
Being rich didn’t mean spending indiscriminately, and it especially didn’t mean gambling.
Building a large family required taking risks and sometimes making consecutive, seemingly high-stakes decisions.
But maintaining a large family required more caution.
“1400 cents, first call…”
“1400 cents, second call…”
“1400 cents, third call!”
“Sold!
Congratulations to Bidder 244 for winning the Star Core with Space Skills!” Chen Junyan felt regret internally but maintained a congratulatory demeanor.
Seeing the deal closed, Su Yuan felt relieved.
He hadn’t been this anxious even when bidding on the Phoenix Nirvana Stone earlier.
“But I finally got it!” Su Yuan felt elated.
Space Skill, Phase Transfer!
Originally, he planned to search for a Space Skill after reaching Silver, but unexpectedly, he got a Star Core with a Space Skill at the auction!
“This high-risk Star Core’s price is almost the same as the Phoenix Nirvana Stone…”
Geng Qiuyi smacked his lips and then smiled:
“Still, congratulations!
Though the probability is low, for someone like you, who got the Five-leaf Essence, extracting ‘Phase Transfer’ wouldn’t surprise me.”
Su Yuan smiled, paid with a Star Stone, and put away the Elf Dragon’s Star Core.
Not far away, Ji Xuan, who had been observing, looked surprised.
“He can come up with so many Star Stones?”
Ji Xuan sized up Su Yuan.
Even he had only managed to save 1200 cents since the beginning of the school year, but this person had even more!
“Ji Xuan, what are you looking at?
Do you know that person?”
Yang Xu followed Ji Xuan’s gaze and saw Geng Qiuyi, who won the Phoenix Nirvana Stone with Su Yuan.
Ji Xuan shook his head: “I don’t know him, but he’s a freshman.”
“A freshman?” Yang Xu’s eyes widened.
“A freshman can get so many Star Stones?
Are you sure?”
Thanks to Concealing Breath, Yang Xu couldn’t see Su Yuan’s realm and thought Su Yuan, like Geng Qiuyi, was a sophomore.
“Yes, he’s only at the Bronze Middle Stage.”
Yang Xu was startled and scrutinized Su Yuan.
An expert…
or a rich second generation?
…
“Next, please welcome our final auction item!”
Chen Junyan received a blue Star Card from a nearby attendant.
“T1-level blue Enhancement Star Card, Black Demon’s Shield!
This card comes from Qiguang and is a body-specific enhancement Star Card.
Upon use, it grants two-stage transformation.
Each transformation significantly boosts Strength, Agility, Star Power resistance, and recovery ability.”
Su Yuan’s heart stirred.
Although it didn’t boost Star Power, the four-direction boost was already remarkable.
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Chen Junyan continued: “However, this card, though powerful, has two slight drawbacks.
First, it requires high physical fitness.
Without additional buff enhancements, typically, a physical talent score of 55 or above is needed to embed and use it.
Also, it consumes considerable physical energy during use.
The higher one’s physical energy, the longer the enhancement lasts.
Second, while offering high Star Power resistance after enhancement, it almost doubles the damage from Light Element attacks.”
Su Yuan pondered.
Compared to the formidable boosts, these two drawbacks were acceptable.
For such a body-specific enhancement card, those intending to embed it likely had sufficient physical talent.
As for the second point, Light Element attacks…
Light Element Star Card Masters and Light Element Star Beasts were very rare in Great Flame.
“Now, the auction for this rare T1-level body-specific enhancement Star Card from Qiguang – Black Demon’s Shield begins at 1000 cents, with each increment not less than 20 cents!”
“1000 cents!”
“1300 cents!”
“1400 cents!”
…
The appearance of the “Black Demon’s Shield” reignited the auction’s intensity, rivaling the Moon Wheel Saber earlier.
This had nothing to do with Su Yuan, though, as he already had the Great Sun Burning Body Technique.
After intense bidding, the card finally sold for 4200 cents to a Gold Level expert in the front row.
With that, the auction concluded.
Su Yuan and Geng Qiuyi collected the Phoenix Nirvana Stone and the Phantom Dream Elf Dragon Star Core with Space Skills.
This secured both a blue Star Artifact and Space Skill!
This auction trip was a complete success.
“Shall we head straight to the airport?” Geng Qiuyi asked as they left the auction.
“Yes, let’s go back directly.”
Su Yuan nodded.
In Demon City, unfamiliar with the place, they had nothing else to do.
With the Phoenix Nirvana Stone in hand, it was better to deliver it to Situ Qingyin along with the Seven Radiant Silver Branch soon.
Refining a blue Star Artifact would take time, including design, material refining and blending, crafting, and shaping, which could take several weeks.
The sooner they delivered it, the sooner they could start refining!
Speaking, they walked to the roadside to hail a cab to the airport.
Just then, someone called out to them from behind.
“Wait a moment, you two!”
Su Yuan and Geng Qiuyi turned around to see Yang Xu and Ji Xuan, who had participated in the auction earlier.