Chapter 22: The Mechanical Clan’s Grand Masterpiece — The Orange Glory-Grade Component

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There is an old saying in ancient China that goes, “If you want others not to know, you must not do it yourself.”

Although the shattered star sea is vast, a secret might remain hidden once or twice, but if he wants to rise in the future, he will have to rely heavily on the myriad celestial markets. The number of times he needs to activate these markets is far beyond a hundred or a thousand.

If today he breaks the rules out of momentary greed and damages the reputation of the myriad celestial markets, it will be impossible to stop the consequences later. The losses in the future will far exceed the gains made by cunning plunder today, by thousands or even millions of times.

Having lived two lives, Song Chi naturally would never commit such a rookie mistake.

More than twenty fully armed mechanical clans arrived at Song Chi’s stall without hesitation or delay. The one in front directly took out a strange object that radiated the same purple light.

It was a peculiar item shaped like an eyeball. Though it emitted a strong purple glow, its surface was grayish-blue, and within the eye were countless tiny pupils densely stacked together, sending chills down one’s spine.

Ignoring its appearance, Song Chi looked up and quickly discerned its attributes.

[Artifact: Multi-Eyed Clan’s Origin Eye Orb]

[Quality: Purple]

[Can be Evolved Into: 1 {Soul Devouring Laser Cannon}, 2 {Mid-Range Soul Wave Detection Radar}]

[Note: A premium purple artifact containing extremely potent energy within the eye orb.]

After reading the attributes, Song Chi’s expression remained calm, showing no hesitation as he firmly shook his head.

His rejection was not merely surface-level; deep inside, he truly felt no stirrings.

The Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Component he possessed was also purple and no less powerful than this eye orb that could be converted into a shipborne main cannon or an aerial patrol radar.

If the other party’s offer was only this artifact, what was the point of the trade? To exchange a purple engine for a shipborne main cannon or aerial patrol radar? Ridiculous.

Seemingly unsurprised by Song Chi’s reaction, after being rejected, the mechanical clan leader took back the multi-eyed clan’s eye orb and then pulled out another item from a finely crafted mechanical briefcase in his hand.

This was also an artifact, but this one radiated a dazzling orange glow.

Seeing this extraordinarily eye-catching orange light, a surge of excitement flashed in Song Chi’s heart.

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Orange-quality artifacts in the shattered star sea are bestowed with the suffix “Glory.” Now, an orange Glory-quality artifact appeared right before him—how could he not be thrilled?

[Artifact: Advanced Dark Matter Energy Crystal]

[Quality: Orange]

[Can be Evolved Into: {Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator}]

[Note: An extremely rare orange artifact nurtured from pure dark matter energy over tens of thousands of years, incredibly valuable.]

Suppressing his inner excitement, Song Chi tried not to show any abnormal signs, but inwardly he had already resolved that he must acquire this component, capable of evolving into an orange Glory-quality “shipborne energy shield.”

“Not enough!”

This entire emotional wave happened in an instant, yet Song Chi’s next words enraged all the mechanical clans present.

Red lights flickered as the mechanical clan leader spoke again.

“An orange Glory-quality artifact is still insufficient. Human, may I conclude that you have no sincere intention of trading equally?”

Song Chi did not respond, wearing an indifferent expression.

His confidence stemmed from his own reliance.

Although the Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Component was officially only a purple-quality artifact, this was relative to carbon-based life. For silicon-based mechanical clans, an energy core was akin to their heart.

An artifact capable of infinite power supply with output far surpassing other energy cores would drive every mechanical clan mad.

Hence, what appeared as a mere purple-quality core to carbon-based beings was valued by mechanical clans even more than orange-quality artifacts.

Song Chi’s stance caused red light to flare fiercely in the eyes of over twenty mechanical clans, stirring a restless urge.

Seeing this, Song Chi adopted a vigilant posture. In his mind, he swiftly shifted his thoughts, and in the next moment, the entire market’s sky darkened and transformed. A hundred-meter-wide illusory eye swiftly materialized. Instantly, the mechanical clans felt an intensely cold gaze locking onto them from above, a death threat so overwhelming it enveloped them entirely.

For a moment, nearly a thousand alien beings in the market shuddered. Although the giant eye in the sky was not targeting them, the sight made every creature break out in cold sweat. Many silently thanked their luck for not stirring trouble earlier.

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Only after the twenty-plus mechanical clans completely abandoned any thought of attacking did the market return to calm.

The mechanical clan leader once again left the market. He could not decide on Song Chi’s asking price.

Soon, he reappeared, now carrying another mechanical briefcase.

Approaching Song Chi, he opened this new briefcase in front of him, and a strong purple glow illuminated nearly half the stall area.

Looking at the six purple artifacts inside, the surrounding aliens’ eyes flickered with unease. But recalling the recently dissipated Overarching Eyes, their hearts chilled, and any strange thoughts quickly died down.

“Besides that advanced dark matter energy crystal, you may choose one from these six purple artifacts. If you still refuse, this trade ends here.”

Song Chi understood. He knew this was likely the maximum price the big boss behind these mechanical clans would accept. If he bargained further, they might genuinely walk away.

With this in mind, he ceased raising the price and carefully examined the six purple artifacts in the briefcase.

Since there was no room for further negotiation, he naturally sought the most valuable and suitable item among the six.

Among the six artifacts, aside from the previously seen multi-eyed clan eye orb, two could not be converted into shipborne components for the Seedfire Flyer and were immediately ruled out by Song Chi.

The remaining three were:

[Energy Concentration Stone]

[Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Flame]

[Snooker Starship Cannon]

These three artifacts could be evolved into propulsion units and shipborne secondary cannons for the flyer, all highly valuable. The Ten-Thousand-Year Star Core Flame was extremely rare, capable of enhancing the quality of the Seedfire Seed.

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