Three Honored Ones worked together, performing a series of tedious maneuvers before finally unlocking the massive seal on the Supreme Treasure Vault.
The moment the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce’s vault swung open, Jiang Ke’er’s heart skipped a beat.
Those magnificent colors, as dazzling as neon lights on a stage! That herbal fragrance lingering at the tip of her nose! The ancient, heavy, and mesmerizing texture of the display stands… ‘Is this heaven?’
As the largest capital power in all of Shenzhou and the primary financial backer of the Tribulation Immortal Hall, the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce’s Supreme Treasure Vault certainly did not disappoint.
Jiang Ke’er felt as if she had fallen in love—specifically, with this treasure trove.
Wu Xun was very satisfied with Jiang Ke’er’s reaction.
“These five are the Eighth-Rank Power-Enhancing Artifacts collected by the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce.” He led Jiang Ke’er to five tall display stands.
Even for the wealthy Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce, these five Eighth-Rank artifacts were extremely precious. Their mounted counters were designed to look grand and eye-catching.
Jiang Ke’er looked from left to right.
On the far left was a dagger. Unlike the other artifacts, it didn’t radiate a brilliant light.
Instead, it looked incredibly plain—so plain that Jiang Ke’er even began to doubt its rank, fearing she might be paying a Fudai Tax.
The dagger was pitch black all over, somewhat resembling her own Soul-Eater Dagger, appearing as if it could suck the surrounding light dry.
If hidden in the dark of night, it would surely be a lethal weapon that no one could guard against.
Stare—
Jiang Ke’er found a good angle to take in all five artifacts at once, then proceeded to stare for a full three minutes.
Wu Xun, however, thought she had been stunned by the price tags.
He immediately explained with a triumphant air, “Expensive? Actually, it’s not! If you knew the difficulty and intensity required to craft an Eighth-Rank artifact, as well as the rare materials used, you wouldn’t think it was expensive! And that’s not even its most important value!”
“Oh? What is the most important value?” Jiang Ke’er asked.
“The most important thing is the non-replicability of these artifacts! The techniques for refining Eighth-Rank artifacts were lost to the land of Shenzhou thousands of years ago. Only the ancient Xians of the Immortal Realm know the methods for refining them!” Wu Xun spoke with great excitement, as if he had refined the artifacts himself.
“The Eighth-Rank artifacts circulating in Shenzhou today are all peerless treasures that the most powerful masters of Shenzhou obtained through various coincidences—Blessing Upgrades—while attempting to refine Seventh-Rank artifacts!”
‘Blessing Upgrades?’ Jiang Ke’er’s expression turned strange.
Perhaps even those masters themselves didn’t know how they had triggered a Blessing Upgrade, but in the recipes and refining processes revealed by her Appraisal Technique, the methods for those upgrades were written clearly.
Some were due to gravitational fluctuations on specific dates that changed the molecular distance of the materials.
Others were because a specific location happened to nurture a newborn spiritual vein…
All of these could be directly controlled through manual micromanagement.
Of course, the requirements for micromanagement were excessively high; even Jiang Ke’er couldn’t achieve it for the time being.
After finishing his non-stop introduction of these Eighth-Rank artifacts, Wu Xun looked at Jiang Ke’er with a half-smile.
“The one you are looking at is called the Meteor Dagger. Seven hundred million Magic Crystals, non-negotiable.”
“Oh, I’ll buy it.”
Wu Xun had been waiting for this moment for a long time, so he said fluently, as if reciting from a book, “It’s fine, I understand how you feel. Seven hundred million is naturally not something an ordinary small family can produce. If you can’t afford it, it’s—wait, what did you just say?!”
“I said I’ll buy it,” Jiang Ke’er glanced at Wu Xun with dissatisfaction.
“Are you a fake Honored One? You can’t even hear that? Do I need to repeat it louder several times? I said I’m buying it, buying it, buying it!”
Wu Xun was stunned.
He had half a mind to shout—’Can you even afford it, or are you just here to brag?!’
Of course, that would be truly unprofessional and beneath his status.
These days, even shop clerks in third-rate novels wouldn’t use such a crude way to stick their faces out to be slapped.
So, he secretly decided that if this brat dared to play him, he would make her pay dearly! At the same time, a smile crowded onto his face as he asked, “Are you certain you want to buy this Eighth-Rank Meteor Dagger? Seven hundred million Magic Crystals, non-negotiable…”
“Enough, I get it. It’s only seven hundred million, and you’re here nagging and repeating yourself endlessly… are you so poor that you’ve never seen money before?”
Jiang Ke’er picked at her ear, but the words she spoke made Wu Xun nearly explode with rage.
‘I’ve never seen money? I’VE never seen money???’
‘You ignorant little…’
“Alright, alright, that’s enough internal monologue. Hurry up and call someone to open the covers; I want all five of them.” Jiang Ke’er impatiently interrupted Wu Xun’s mental rant.
“They’re just Eighth-Rank artifacts. I can’t be bothered to look anymore, and you don’t need to introduce anything else. Pack these five up for me; I’m buying them all.”
“…”
‘Just Eighth-Rank artifacts? JUST???’
Wu Xun remained silent for a moment before saying, “You might have misunderstood. Seven hundred million is only the price for the Meteor Dagger, not the price for a bundle deal. The price for this Qingye Sword is eight hundred million…”
“Can you stop talking nonsense and just ring me up?” Jiang Ke’er interrupted again without mercy.
“…Fine! The total price is 5.6 billion!” Wu Xun glared at Jiang Ke’er, refusing to believe it.
“The Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce supports card payments, material liquidation, and cash transactions. Please pay 5.6 billion Magic Crystals now!”
Wu Xun knew that no family in this world, not even any hidden powerhouse clan, could take out 5.6 billion Magic Crystals in one go!
The Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce was also the only bank in Shenzhou, controlling the cash flow and deposit limits of all the great families.
He knew exactly how much money those families had.
By now, he was convinced that Jiang Ke’er was just there to cause trouble.
Jiang Ke’er, meanwhile, glanced at the balance in her Currency Bar and thought to herself that it was just enough.
“Cash, then,” Jiang Ke’er replied.
Wu Xun laughed. “Cash? Are you sure? Could it be that you are carrying 5.6 billion Magic Crystals in cash on your person?”
“Can you help me clear some space?” Jiang Ke’er looked around.
“Otherwise, if I crush your things here, I’m not paying for the damages.”
“Fine! I’ll clear it for you!”
Today, Wu Xun was truly going to settle things with this brat who was acting like a big shot.
No one was more sensitive to money than the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce; his disbelief toward Jiang Ke’er wasn’t due to some emotional reason.
If Jiang Ke’er were buying just one of the Eighth-Rank artifacts, he might have believed her thirty percent, but… buying all of them? ‘Who do you think you are?’ No single power could take out this much money at once.
Even if the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce pulled out this many Magic Crystals, they would face a total collapse of their capital chain!
‘What, did you move the entire National Treasury of the Kingdom of Dasi here?’
“The space is cleared for you!”
Wu Xun moved the surrounding treasures aside, clearing a large open area in the Supreme Treasure Vault.
“Still a bit small,” Jiang Ke’er frowned. It seemed this fellow had never seen the size of 5.6 billion Magic Crystals piled together.
“Don’t blame me if things get smashed…”
Wu Xun stood right in the center of the clearing and sneered, “Heh! Smash it! Go ahead and show me!”
“Qing Yi, forget it, just forget it,” Gan Ruanruan grabbed Jiang Ke’er’s arm in agony.
“These are Honored Ones. If you keep offending them, we’re really going to die before we even start our mission…”
“Sigh, I originally wanted to get along with you all as an ordinary person… but forget it, my strength just won’t allow it!” Jiang Ke’er flew into the air with a look of sadness and helplessness.
Since Wu Xun was in the center of the clearing, she flew directly over his head.
Open Inventory.
Select Currency, click the withdraw Button.
Input amount: 5,600,000,000 Magic Crystals.
Confirm.
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