Chapter 26: Cave-Dwelling Trading Market

Slap!

Accompanied by the game capsule lid slowly opening, the nutrient solution wrapping the body was discharged through the holes around it. Qin Ye, who exited the virtual interface, punched the controller beside him.

"What kind of trash game, what's the meaning of a one-hour game cooldown."

Thinking of the scene where he was beaten to death by a group of blood corpses when he was about to kill a level 10 Angry Burst Insect, Qin Ye couldn't help but burst out swearing again.

Standing up from the game capsule and leaving, he came to the sofa and sat down, clicking on his bank account to start transferring money.

There were three transfers in total.

They were transferred to the captains of the three teams that provided him with finishing blows.

If he wanted to continue receiving finishing blows in the future, honesty was very important. He didn't want to cut off the path of receiving finishing blows later.

Cursing was cursing, but after experiencing it personally, he became completely addicted to this game. [30-10

The ultra-high degree of freedom, 100% realistic scene modeling and physical feedback, the infinitely large exploration map... among these advantages, what he found most addictive was the ability to infinitely expand and grow his ability combinations, as well as the attribute feedback after upgrading and strengthening.

The physical fitness to leap several meters high and shatter stone with a single punch was a joy he could not experience in reality.

But thinking of the game's greatest drawback—that death leads to a resurrection cooldown—he couldn't help but curse inwardly.

In his view, this setting was purely a hunger marketing tactic by the Moon Eclipse Clan; it was completely unnecessary and simply served to frustrate the players.

After completing the transfer, he walked into the bathroom to wash up, then changed his clothes and stepped out of the room.

Before his eyes lay a magnificent and spectacular underground space, with a large number of burning energy torches hanging from the rock walls above, illuminating the subterranean world.

One could see intelligent life forms of various shapes moving about here.

Green-skinned Steel-Bone Orcs, Abyss Fish-men with gill markings on their faces, Obsidian-men whose bodies were composed of rock... it was a motley mix; besides humans like him, there were a large number of alien life forms.

These aliens were all life forms that had fled to Earth from other worlds.

The worlds they originated from had all been invaded by some mysterious force, leading to a crisis of world collapse, and only a very small number of their kin had managed to tear through space and escape here.

Among these refugee factions, the strongest was the Moon Eclipse Clan.

According to the descriptions of the first batch of Moon Eclipse Clan members to arrive on Earth, their world, when facing collapse, opened eighteen transport space channels to connect to different worlds, fleeing to each one respectively.

One of these batches came to Earth.

This group of Moon Eclipse Clan members was also the only alien faction that, after arriving on Earth, relocated to the moon to build a new city there.

The underground space he was currently in was known as the Crypt Trading Market, located on the border of the Human Federation territory; it was a site for the Human Federation and alien races to exchange intelligence, supplies, and technology, managed by an Allied Council formed by all the races.

There were eleven other similar trading centers on Earth.

He was a D-rank administrator for the Human Federation at the Crypt Trading Market, and one of his duties was to patrol D-zone of the Crypt Trading Market to resolve issues encountered between races.

Although they were all intelligent life forms, the different habits bred by their varying living environments and cultures made this place a motley mix, where conflicts and disputes frequently erupted.

"Get lost, you're blocking the way!"

Just then, a force struck from behind, shoving Qin Ye to one side.

After stumbling two steps and steadying himself, Qin Ye turned his head to look, only to see a Stone Giant over three meters tall walking past him without looking back, heading toward the trading area.

"Damn you, look clearly at who I am!"

Hearing this, the Stone Giant turned his head abruptly, glaring at Qin Ye with two massive, black-gem-like eyes.

Upon seeing the D-rank administrator badge on Qin Ye's chest, the Stone Giant's fierce expression instantly turned amiable:

"My deepest apologies, Administrator, please don't take it personally."

The humble apology came from the translator at the Stone Giant's neck.

"If I catch you causing trouble again, I'll put you on the blacklist, and you won't be entering the Crypt Trading Market anymore."

Amidst the Stone Giant's continuous apologies, Qin Ye walked toward the trading market to begin his patrol work for the day.

The entire trading market was like an intricate maze, divided into eight trading zones; he was responsible for the D-zone trading market.

"Earth Spirit Stones from the Mogu World, can be used for all equipment needing charging, ultra-long battery life, one is better than six."

"Fast-breeding grass, a specialty of the Deep Abyss World, can grow even in polluted soil, matures every 68 days, buy it and never worry about food and drink again."

"Spirit-Breaking Shield produced in the Profound Cave World, this is the last Spirit-Breaking Shield, carry it with you to defend against accidental attacks, automatic defense, can save your life in critical moments."

Walking along the way, the roadsides were lined with stalls where merchants of various races sold their goods, and the sound of hawking was incessant.

Arriving in front of a stall, Qin Ye stopped his steps.

The stall owner was a green-skinned dwarf with an iron helmet on his head, on which lights flickered alternately; his height barely reached Qin Ye's chest, and he was decorated with a large number of props covered in green runes.

"Old Black, no trouble lately?"

"How could there be, we Green Goblins are the most peace-loving." A shrill voice came from the translator on the green-skinned dwarf's neck.

Hearing this, Qin Ye couldn't help but roll his eyes.

This Green Goblin race appeared weak and fragile, but they were extremely combative and were one of the alien factions in his trading zone that gave him the most headaches.

At this moment, he squatted down and picked up a glowing green stone on the stall to examine it closely:

"What is this? I haven't seen you sell this before."

Facing the inquiry, the green-skinned dwarf immediately pointed at the green gem and introduced it:

"This is one of our race's cutting-edge core technologies, we call it a Spirit Energy Bomb, made by changing the internal structure of an Energy-Filling Stone; its power is immense, if we weren't about to run out of food, we wouldn't be selling it."

Hearing this, Qin Ye was immediately startled:

"This thing won't be dangerous, will it?"

"No, we naturally abide by the rules of the trading market, we absolutely will not bring specially dangerous items into the trading market. This Spirit Energy Bomb is made using the lowest-grade spirit stones and will not explode naturally; you need to leave a consciousness mark on it first, and after throwing it, use your consciousness to trigger it to destroy the internal structure, causing an explosion."

Hearing the explanation, Qin Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"How much for this thing?"

"100 Earth Coins."

The 100 Earth Coins in the green-skinned dwarf's mouth did not refer to the currency commonly used within the Human Federation.

The birth of Earth Coins dates back more than 200 years; it is a brand-new currency jointly established by alien factions such as the Moon Eclipse Clan, the Human Federation, and the Great Barbarian Clan, and it is also the common currency among all races on Earth, which can be used to purchase needed resources and technologies from various races.

The currency inside the Human Federation is called Credit Coins, used only internally.

"Can the technology be transferred?" Qin Ye asked the key question.

Before serving as a D-rank administrator, he had worked at the Federal Institute of Technology, holding the job of an alien technology analyst.

Dispatched by the Human Federation to the Crypt Trading Market, his job content, besides maintaining the stable operation of the trading zone, also carried the task of finding important technologies for the Human Federation.

"As long as there is money, technology is not a problem."

"I need to test the power first before considering whether to buy it, this is 100 Earth Coins."

As his voice fell, Qin Ye pulled a silver card from his pocket.

There was an input number box on the screen on the front of the card.

After Qin Ye entered 100 in the number box, he swiped it on the machine at the green-skinned dwarf's stall.

Beep!

Accompanied by a crisp electronic sound, a payment completion prompt popped up on the machine.

(End of chapter)