Chapter 439: Water Moon Group

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

At this moment, there was less than half an hour before the auction was announced. However, there were many factions already gathered at the Jade Auction House.

The sky was gradually covered by shadows. If not for the fact that they knew that this was the Jade Auction House, which was holding a large-scale source ore auction, they would have thought that many factions were trying to surround and kill a certain faction.

A leader of an adventurer team was surprised. “Damn, although the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop is one of the seven main source ore shops in Heaven Suppressing City, there’s a limit to the number of source ores in their inventory.”

The head of a small clan nearby also said in surprise, “What are they doing? With so many factions here, it’s impossible for everyone to obtain some of the loot, right?”

As the time for the auction approached, many people felt that something was amiss.

The publicity for the auction was done well. The more people participated, the higher the price. However, this did not match the purpose of the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop entrusting the Jade Auction House to hold this auction.

The original intention of the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop was not to sell the source ores for a high price, but to give the outside world an explanation.

Through a third-party source ore shop, it had to be proven that the suppliers had deceived the experts of the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop, causing the problematic source ores to be sold in large quantities.

Logically speaking, this was an auction to pick up the leftovers, but now, it was about to become a grand auction.

Chen Yiming looked past the obstacles in the way in the direction of the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop. “The team escorting the source ores hasn’t arrived at the Jade Auction House yet. It seems like someone has gathered many factions and isn’t willing to let the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop have their way.”

“Moreover, the gates of the Heaven Suppressing City are wide open as usual. There are no signs of anyone stopping them. Could it be that they have the same thoughts as me? Are they trying to suck the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop dry?”

When it came to source ores and essence energy, it was impossible for the entire city to be united. As long as one was strong enough to suppress everything, it was not impossible for them to directly devour the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop.

This was not an unfounded conspiracy theory, but when the benefits were large enough, coupled with the fact that there was a problem with the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop, someone would definitely want to take advantage of the situation.

…

Soon, it was less than 10 minutes before the auction started.

In the past, at this time, the items being auctioned would already have entered the auction house. After that, professionals would pack them up and arrange for them to be auctioned off.

If one wanted to hold a successful auction, every segment from the warm-up to the end of the auction had to be taken care of. One needed to create a sense of anticipation step by step to stir up the emotions of the entire audience to a climax.

If one was rash and was affected by the surrounding bidding, they would often not be able to stop bidding. If they wanted to go back on their word, they would lose money directly. The deposit they paid when they entered the venue would be withheld by the auction house.

However, there seemed to be a problem with this auction that should have been the center of attention before it even started.

When the people who were interested in participating in the auction did not see any source ores being transported from the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop to the Jade Auction House, they became more and more puzzled.

In the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop, suddenly, the doors that had been closed for a long time opened. The three humans at the jade star realm were the first to take a step forward.

At the same time, their aura spread out in all directions like waves of destruction.

The people from the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop naturally sensed the abnormality at the Jade Auction House. The sudden change had placed them in a dilemma.

Now, it was clear that someone had gathered many factions and lowered the internal defense of the Heaven Suppressing City. They were determined to obtain the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop.

However, if the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop remained closed until the start of the auction, rumors would definitely spread. Therefore, they could not avoid this calamity. Even if they stuck their heads out, they would still be attacked.

Next, boxes of source ores were carried out. First, they started with the ordinary source ores. They were about the size of a fist, and were stored in large boxes.

Next were the rare source ores wrapped in special packaging. Each piece was carried out by two people. At the same time, seven or eight people surrounded them and protected them with their bodies.

Just like that, the people from the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop formed a long line and walked towards the Jade Auction House under the protection of three people at the jade star realm.

Someone felt that something was amiss during the transfer of the source ores from the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop to the Jade Auction House. At this moment, he frowned. “This Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop is also being stubborn. They knew that someone had set a trap for them, but they still forced their way in.”

A beautiful woman with red lips said with a smile, “The outcome is predestined. One way is to spend a lot of money to compete in the auction, and the other is to snatch it by force. What do you think will happen if they take advantage of the right timing, the right place, and the people present?”

With that, she followed him.

There was more than one person who had followed her. At this moment, the people from the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop had all come out. There seemed to be no need to hide anything.

On the way to the Jade Auction House, even though there were three people at the jade star realm holding the line, they had prepared enough strength to deal with this team.

…

“Boom!”

As the entire Heaven Suppressing City shook, the transparent energy barrier that was like covering it from the sky dissipated inch by inch, opening up the gates of the Heaven Suppressing City. No one would believe that this was not an overt plan.

It had to be known that this was a large city built on the outskirts of the forbidden death zone. If there was no traitor on the inside, how could it be completely exposed to the elements?

Some people even suspected that the ruler of the city was also one of the secret participants.

On the second floor of the teahouse, when everyone turned to the source of the commotion, a terrifying energy fluctuation erupted in the Heaven Suppressing City. The aftershock caused the air to buzz and tremble.

Chen Yiming put down his teacup and his figure gradually disappeared from the stool.

The owner and the servers in the teahouse were also distracted and didn’t notice that a customer had disappeared. Chen Yiming hadn’t paid up and didn’t have any money on him, so he had just escaped.

In the next moment,

Chen Yiming used the space anchor to appear on the street outside the Water Moon Source Ore Workshop.

Usually, there was an endless stream of people here. Now, there were almost no passers-by. The Water Moon Source Ore Workshop seemed to have received the news in advance, causing them to close their doors and turn away customers.

“I hope those rare source ores can withstand it and shatter a little later.”

He left behind a space anchor in a blind spot in the surrounding houses. He planned to set the other space anchor coordinates inside the rare source ore.

The plan was to teleport between a blind spot outside and the various source ores, allowing the system to suck dry the essence energy in the source ores.

In the end, the internal structure of the source ores might be able to withstand the sudden disappearance of the essence energy and still remain intact.

It was also possible that because the essence energy had suddenly disappeared, the entire structure would collapse and he would inevitably be discovered by the guards.

In this situation, as long as he was fast enough, even if there were any accidents, he could escape from the six source ore shops before anyone could react.

“If there’s enough time, we can also consider taking advantage of the situation to participate in the auction of the rare source ores from the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop. After that, I can’t stay in Heaven Suppressing City anymore.”

Chen Yiming quickly ran through the plan in his mind and turned to the Water Moon Source Ore Workshop.

…

At the Water Moon Source Ore Workshop,

in a secret warehouse 1,000 meters underground.

The Water Moon Source Ore Workshop was worried that they would be caught up in this incident and had already transferred the source ores to a secret warehouse in advance.

The secret warehouse was isolated by layers of special barriers, and one had to pass through many checkpoints to reach it. Other than the fact that it was not easy to guard against spatial ability users, it was very difficult to reach it without being noticed.

Of course, the shop would not be completely unguarded against spatial ability users. The secret warehouse had a special device that was sensitive to spatial fluctuations. Once something amiss, it would send out an alert.

At this moment, a tall and burly young man was using a special mirror to watch the conflict that had broken out in Heaven Suppressing City.

He had a pair of sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. His entire body emitted sword intent, and he was like a divine sword that was about to leave its sheath.

This was a human at the jade star realm who had reached the god realm with his swordsmanship. His spiritual power also carried a sword intent, and he could cut through anything with a single thought.

Beside the young man stood two servants. One was wearing a long red robe, and the other was wearing a long white robe. Their skin was fair and red, and they were peerlessly beautiful.

The servant in red said, “Young Master, the Infinite Island Group has joined forces with many factions to target the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop. The Water Moon Source Ore Workshop has the backing of the Water Moon Group. Why are you so worried?”

The servant in white asked, “That’s right, Young Master. Could it be that the Infinite Island Group really dares to attack the other source ore shops at the same time? Aren’t they afraid of being targeted by the factions behind us?”

The young man did not reply immediately. Instead, he stared at the mirror for a moment.

At this moment, the battlefield was sealed off by a special barrier. The view from the outside was slightly distorted.

He could only roughly make out that the people from the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop were being surrounded. The situation was not looking good. The source ores that had immeasurable value were being snatched away.

Not long after, the young man retracted his gaze and sighed. “The factions operating around the forbidden death zone in the south mountain range have been unhappy with the source ore shops for many years.”

“After all, our factions have relied on the reputation we have accumulated over the years to expand our business. We have almost monopolized all the source ores.”

“At the end of the day, someone is targeting our essence energy. Think about it, why is it that even the faction of the ruler of this city is turning a blind eye to the fact that the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop is about to be attacked?”

The servant in white clothes pursed her lips and thought for a moment before saying, “Is it because the search for the true dragon’s corpse has become more and more intense in the Hidden Dragon Galaxy in recent years?”

What she thought of was that this huge operation that had swept through more than one galaxy had greatly increased the demand for essence energy, and many large galactic-level factions had interfered.

The servant in red continued, “I think the search for the true dragon’s corpse is only an indirect factor. It’s not the root cause.”

“It should be because the source ore shops used the source ores to monopolize the source ore experts.”

“You have to know that when a source ore expert joins the factions behind the source ore shops, the amount of source ores he can come into contact with is worlds apart from those in other factions. This indirectly affects the cultivation of a source ore expert.”

The young man nodded. “That’s right. It’s precisely because we have achieved an indirect monopoly on source ore experts over the years. We have gathered together the source ore experts, and there is also the issue of finding the true dragon’s corpse as a trigger.”

“I’m afraid the entire abandoned world will be in chaos from now on. Our Water Moon Group can’t stay out of it either. Perhaps at some point, the incident with the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop will also happen to the Water Moon Source Ore Workshop.”

When the servant in white clothes heard this, an anxious expression appeared on her face. “Young Master, what should we do? You’re here to train. If you get involved in this matter, it’ll be difficult to fight against multiple enemies.”

In the end, the source ore shops were just wealthy factions in the abandoned world. Every year, they had to curry favor with powerful factions at a higher level in exchange for protection. They did not have absolute strength to ensure their own safety.

The servant in red was also a little worried. Although their young master was a genius, the true geniuses of the Hidden Dragon Galaxy were also not weak.

However, the Water Moon Group was only one of the factions running the source ore shops. If they really encountered a situation similar to the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop, they might not even be able to escape, let alone put up a resistance.

When the young man heard this, he released his spiritual power to ensure that his surroundings were safe. Then, he smiled and said, “When the Water Moon Group finds out about what happened to the Golden Sword Source Ore Workshop, they naturally won’t be indifferent. We didn’t come to Heaven Suppressing City without any purpose.”

“I heard that Gao Shuai from the Gao clan, a large human faction in the Hidden Dragon Galaxy, has a special prophecy ability. Gao Shuai is currently traveling in the south mountain range. The Water Moon Group has decided to use this opportunity to befriend him.”

The servant in white glared at him. “Before you know the other party well, do you already want to give away a rare source ore?”

“Aren’t we being too hasty? I heard that Gao Shuai doesn’t have a good reputation. He’s famous for tricking people.”

The young man shook his head and said, “It’s not just one piece. I’ll choose the best three rare source ores from the Water Moon Source Ore Workshop in the Heaven Suppressing City.”

“Besides, with the situation between the Hidden Dragon Galaxy and the abandoned world, there’s a high chance that the shop will be taken over by others in the end. We can only give it our all.”

The servant in red gasped. She recalled a huge incident that had happened on the Flying Cloud Planet some time ago.

A city’s ruler and a genius had died at the hands of Gao Shuai’s companion one after another. It was said that Gao Shuai had participated in it mainly to deliberately mislead the outside world.

After that, a large-scale pursuit that exceeded the range of the Hidden Dragon Galaxy failed to do anything to those two people. It was clear that this Gao Shuai was definitely not someone easy to deal with. It was unimaginable to try to make a deal with him.

Their young master had already reached the star condensation realm at his young age. However, if he got involved with Gao Shuai, it would be equivalent to participating in something at the level of the search for the true dragon’s corpse. Was that really appropriate?

Other than the conversation between the three of them, there was no other sound coming from the secret warehouse deep underground. However, Chen Yiming had secretly discovered this place earlier.

At this moment, the rare source ores had followed the first outcome that Chen Yiming had imagined. They didn’t collapse because the essence energy in them had disappeared. Instead, they remained intact where they were.

Chen Yiming was inside one of the source ores. When he heard their conversation, he thought to himself, “So you’re planning to curry favor with Gao Shuai and give him the source ores as a gift.”

“However, Gao Shuai and I are working together, and he calls me brother. Therefore, it doesn’t make much of a difference whether it’s me or him who takes it. At most, I’ll help you guys tell him in advance.”

For some reason, when he thought about how the Gao Shuai would obtain three completely empty rare source ores, he felt that his expression would be very interesting to see.