Chapter 11: Qian Jinjin

Long Xuan's brush moved like the wind as he quickly wrote down some of his ideas.

In truth, his various concepts for manipulating light were only theoretically feasible, mere armchair strategizing; whether they would work in practice remained uncertain.

Therefore, to ensure safety, he dared not write just one idea, yet he could not write too many either, for his brainstorming was worth far more than a billion.

He recorded all the ideas that posed no threat to himself, while reserving those abilities that were too heaven-defying.

If she wished to obtain all his brainstorming, she would have to see if she could offer something satisfactory in the future.

Yet even offering this trifling fraction of his brainstorming was profound enough.

Fearing the young lady might not understand, he wrote in great detail, filling several sheets of paper.

Finally, he signed the papers, folded them, and confidently tossed them into the bidding box.

If this Light Light Gu Insect could truly realize all his ideas, it would undoubtedly be a Great Demon.

Apart from being useless during Black Sky or cloudy days, the Light Light Gu Insect would be incomparably powerful during daylight.

Unfortunately, his attributes were Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth; he lacked the Light Attribute, otherwise he would have insisted on refining a Light Light Gu Insect no matter what.

After tossing the note into the bidding box, he swiftly toured the entire Gambling Stone Shop, buying every Fossil that displayed a progress value.

However, aside from that Stone King, he did not encounter a second Fossil with a five-digit decimal value.

He remained rational, stopping after purchasing only a few dozen pieces; on one hand, he lacked sufficient Spirit Stones, and on the other, he dared not buy them all.

He feared that if the Qian Clan Merchant Association discovered the shop was full of waste material, they would suspect someone possessed the ability to see through Fossils.

Although his worry might be unnecessary, he still had no intention of taking risks.

Even regarding how to safely take the Stone King away after winning the bid, he needed to proceed cautiously and plan thoroughly.

Cutting the stone on the spot was likely impossible; revealing an Extreme Grade Spirit Insect would invite disaster, and selling an Extreme Grade Spirit Insect on the spot while carrying a huge fortune would also invite disaster, leaving him in a dilemma of whether to sell or not; once a treasure's value reached a certain level, the Market's no-killing decree might prove useless.

Taking it away was even less feasible; for one, his Storage Bag was of the lowest grade with limited space, making it impossible to contain the four-meter-tall Stone King.

Even if he possessed a large-capacity Storage Bag, so many people witnessing him take away a Stone King worth ten million would likely conceive thoughts of killing him to seize the treasure, leaving him in a dilemma where neither taking it nor leaving it was viable.

He would find himself in a predicament.

This required him to devise a solution that satisfied both sides, a true test of his intelligence.

While he was selecting Fossils, the bidding period soon concluded, and a stunning young lady in a white dress emerged from the shop; her waist was slender enough to be grasped in one hand, her eyes crystal clear yet revealing a hint of cunning.

Although a Veil covered her face, obscuring her features, merely looking at the area above her nose was enough to confirm she possessed beauty capable of sinking fish and falling geese.

One wondered if there was a rule that whoever removed her Veil would become her husband.

Her appearance silenced the entire crowd; many cast fiery gazes upon her, these being the participants who had submitted bids, waiting anxiously for the results to be revealed.

Now that the main figure had finally appeared, someone could no longer wait and hurriedly shouted from the crowd, "Skip the formalities and check the bidding box quickly; my brainstorming will definitely make your eyes light up."

"Bullshit!" someone immediately retorted from the crowd, "Daring to claim brainstorming in front of your grandfather? You haven't seen what I wrote; if you did, you'd be ashamed to show your face."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Everyone knows your intelligence is notoriously low; what could your brain possibly produce? Don't make a fool of yourself."

"You're full of it..."

The crowd exchanged remarks and suddenly erupted into argument, creating a chaotic uproar.

Everyone was brimming with confidence in their masterpiece, wildly arrogant and overflowing with self-assurance, lacking any self-awareness, acting as if the Bid King title undoubtedly belonged to them.

At this moment, even Long Xuan felt like saying, I'm not targeting anyone specifically, but everyone present is trash.

"Silence..."

At this point, Qian Duoduo finally stepped forward to maintain order, looking discontentedly at the crowd.

Each of them was merely leeks about to be harvested; what was there to fight over? The Stone King would not fall into anyone's hands; they were all just fools paying exorbitant prices.

Qian Duoduo indeed possessed some authority; after he spoke, the entire crowd indeed fell silent.

"The young lady will now inspect the bids; anyone making noise to disturb her is prohibited."

Saying this, Qian Duoduo carried away the bidding box, quickly walked over to Qian Jinjin, and gently set it down before her, wearing an expression of obsequious flattery.

"Young lady, please; the wisdom of the entire Market is contained herein."

"Mm!" Qian Jinjin nodded, sparing her words, opened the bidding box, and casually picked up a slip of paper.

The entire hall was silent, so quiet that the drop of a needle could be heard; the crowd held their breath, fearing to create any noise that might disturb her, all watching the young lady examining the note with tense expressions.

Rapidly reading one sheet of paper after another, the young lady soon furrowed her brows lightly.

She had attempted to use the method of gathering wide-ranging thoughts to rapidly develop powerful abilities for the Light Light Gu Insect, for it was truly somewhat embarrassing for such a powerful Natural System Gu Insect to know only the Illumination Technique.

This Market was not her first stop; prior to this, she had used the same method in many places, but the results were unsatisfactory.

The fundamental attributes of this world were Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Thunder, totaling seven types.

The attributes of the vast majority of people consisted of several among these.

All attributes outside these seven were mutated attributes, extremely rare in number.

The Light Attribute was far too niche, with very few people understanding it, so that even gathering the wisdom of the masses yielded very little.

This time was no different; everyone was brimming with confidence and exceedingly arrogant, truly believing they had researched something extraordinary, yet the results were all shit.

Most were even off-topic, speaking with great arrogance about things like Light Speed Attack and Light Speed Movement; did she not already know that the speed of light was fast? Did she need you to tell her?

The problem was that the Light Light Gu Insect's ability was merely controlling light; abilities unrelated to controlling light were simply impossible.

Worse still, some had copied existing Light Attribute abilities, abilities so familiar that everyone knew them, such as Light Healing Technique, Light Orb, Light Shield...

It was as if they thought she had never read a book.

Those few who shouted the loudest were completely talking nonsense, claiming that Light Reverse Flow could reverse time; she felt this person was insulting her intelligence.

Until suddenly, a note folded several times appeared, giving her a refreshing sensation; the note owner's brainstorming was simply boundless as a heavenly steed soaring across the sky.

The various novel theories within were something she had never heard of before, opening her eyes to a new world.

For instance, why human eyes could see the world, the reflection and refraction of light...

These subjects were unheard of to her, expanding her worldview and captivating her completely.

Especially the various abilities developed within made her scalp tingle, dazzling her to the point of numbness, compelling her to slap the table and exclaim in admiration.

The ability to manipulate light can actually be developed this way? It's simply unparalleled.

She couldn't help but admire the monsters who came up with these wild ideas; how exactly do their brains grow? Qian Jinjin wondered curiously.

(End of Chapter)