Chapter 1115: 1115
To compete with Paul financially was indeed a very disgusting thing.
He had just made a lot of profit from his spacecraft remodelling project before they departed. One could also tell from this impromptu business endeavor that he must be someone who was pretty good at doing business. Thus, he must have amassed an astonishing amount of wealth.
In truth, Sheyan disapproved of the idea of amassing wealth. Wealth could only truly be called wealth if it was spent and converted into combat power. One would own nothing if one died.
But the realm was a large place. There might actually be some insane people who were Grandet reincarnated, who were motivated by the desire to see a large number in their account and would burst out with great power to defend their fortune to the death....
(TL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugénie_Grandet )
The final transaction price of the Crystal of Darkness was 380,000 utility points. Paul, being the buyer, naturally had no share of the money; it was divided between Sheyan, Ronnie and Aldaris. At that time, more exciting news came from Cyborg No. 1.
After the military robot was repaired, it naturally became their free mover. A small pile of precious ores were found in its trunk. These objects were probably geological specimens collected by those who survived the crash landing, and they had now become the property of the contestants.
Sheyan found a red ore and a purple ore among the small pile of rare minerals which the liquid metal life-form appeared to be very interested in. Sheyan purchased them without delay. The others knew better than to bid against him, so he only spent 10,000 utility points on them.
Sheyan chose to give up on the other rare minerals. He knew that since he had eaten the meat, he must at least leave the soup for others. To maintain the stability in the team, he had to be fair, at least on the surface.
Six unknown mysterious items appeared among the rare ores, the most valuable of which could be exchanged for 15 achievement points. Even the rare ores which did not make the cut could be sold for at least 300% profit on the Universe E-Bay, according to the cyborgs' offline database.
Sheyan asked for some time alone so that he could perform a closer inspection on the two ores he just got. The red one was identified as a Flame Gem, while the purple one required utility points to identify. Sheyan had no plan to pay.
He first carefully knocked away the stone fragments on the ores, then removed dust and other impurities with a brush. Finally, he fed them to the picky eater, the liquid metal life-form.
Without even waiting for Sheyan to call for it, the liquid metal life-form took the initiative to separate itself from the gloves and turn into a pool of silver liquid that wriggled like a slime. It's surface would shine with a brilliant silvery-white light from time to time.
Sheyan threw the two pieces of gems together with the Lacrimal Stone at the liquid metal life-form, who was visibly impatient. Before the Lacrimal Stone and the sparkling gemstones could even come into contact with the liquid metal life-form, it had extended two tentacles to grab them and stuff them into its body.
The absorbing process this time seemed different from the last time. Previously, the liquid metal life-form greedily gorged on the 'Pineal Gland of the Ant Queen' like a hungry wolf, but it was a lot more gentler this time. It took the minerals in bit by bit, almost like a boy licking his beloved lollipop. From time to time, small bubbles would pop up and burst on the silvery-white surface of the liquid metal life-form. No impurities were ejected from the bubbles, so it was probably just doing this for fun. This guy was evidently in quite a good mood.
Sheyan sighed and could only wait patiently. He watched as the three minerals shrunk, melted and disappeared little by little.
After it finished its meal, the liquid metal life-form climbed back onto Sheyan's hands. The Nightmare Imprint then sent Sheyan some notifications:
[ "Silver Mission Series Hidden Branch, Chapter 2: Injection" in progress..... ]
[ Mission Note: The liquid metal enhanced life-form has consumed the relevant key mission item and absorbed some strange metal components which will be of great help to its growth. ]
[ Hint: Your liquid metal enhanced life-form has grown. Mission completion rate has increased to 78%. Please continue your search for Lacrimal Stones or other similar items to increase the completion rate. The higher the completion rate, the better the reward will be. ]
[ Hint: Because you have fed the liquid metal enhanced life-form with extremely rare and valuable metal ores, your liquid metal enhanced life-form has gained a side ability and is now friendlier towards you. You have reached the first milestone and will receive the first bonus. ]
[ 'Suck' - Whenever the enemy (or their weapon) comes into contact with the armour/weapon the liquid metal enhanced life-form is attached to, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will analyse the enemy and commit the information to memory. After seven times, the liquid metal enhanced life-form will be able to calculate the trajectory of the enemy's attack, thereby rendering the enemy's next attack obsolete. ]
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