Above all spirits

Chapter 155 A Brief Peace (Part 2)

Happy times pass in the blink of an eye.

As everyone's laughter subsided, Shang Wenqing smiled and said...

"It's getting late. Let's all have dinner together tonight. Afterwards, the Crimson Flame Empire is holding an auction tonight. Because the Star Conference is being held on Crimson Flame Star, this auction is unprecedented in scale."

"I heard that countless rare treasures will appear at this auction. Hehehe, I just happened to have reserved a private box at the auction in advance. How about it? Want to join in the fun?"

Ji Ning made no attempt to hide the glint in his eyes.

"Go! Of course I'm going!"

Wow, Uncle Shang is really something!

"There are so many powerful outsiders who have come to Crimson Flame Star this time that even the seats on the ground floor are in short supply, let alone the private rooms."

"I once heard someone on the street that they were willing to use Soul Crystals to buy a private room. Wow, that's really going all out. I wonder which young master it is."

"Soul crystals are priceless items, strategic resources belonging to various sects and cults, and they are basically only accepted but not given out."

"I didn't expect we'd have a private room?!"

Shang Wenqing explained.

"No, no, it's just that we booked early. After all, these are business opportunities, and we're sure to make a profit."

“I follow the surrounding activities of each Star Conference. The private rooms at this auction were basically sold out in advance. I just benefited from the proximity of the planet.”

"Where can you get a spot at an interplanetary conference held on some remote planet?"

"I was planning to make a move."

"However, we won't resell it this time. Let's go see it ourselves. If there's anything we like, we can bid on it for fun, as long as it's within Uncle Shang's means."

Gu Yun understood perfectly.

indeed.

These investments are basically guaranteed to make a profit.

Supply will inevitably be far less than demand.

Moreover, those who came were all from prestigious sects and were not short of money at all.

It's extremely easy to make a move.

Looking at the excited crowd, especially Xiao Li, who seemed to have something on his mind, he almost jumped up when he heard that there was an entry qualification for the auction. It really was a perfect match for his profession.

Gu Yun felt embarrassed to refuse.

"You've gone to so much trouble. Even if it's a pre-sale, the price must be quite high. Speaking of which, the currency here should be different from the currency on Canglan Star."

Shang Wenqing waved his hand and said.

"You flatter me, Master Gu. As the leading merchant family on Canglan Star, the Shang family certainly has the strength. It's just a small amount of money."

"However, as you said, each empire or planetary power has two forms of currency: one for internal use and one for external use. The internal currency is generally a wide variety of material currencies, while the external currency is a unified star currency."

"Because the number of Star Coins is limited and their value is relatively high, they simply cannot circulate within a single planet."

"However, if you need Star Coins, basically every planet has places where you can exchange your internal currency for Star Coins, although the exchange rate is relatively large."

"Like the Canglan Empire, it takes a full thousand gold coins to exchange for one star coin."

"Even so, many forces still choose to exchange for it, mainly because of the value of Star Coins."

"Because Star coins are basically circulated in all sectors, with only slight differences in specifications."

Gu Yun digested this new common knowledge about the lower realm.

After all, I don't usually need to spend money, so I don't pay any attention to these things.

Even if it exists, it's highly unlikely that it will be resolved without spending money.

He gave a wry smile, realizing that all the gold coins he had on him weren't even enough for two star coins.

He then pointed out his doubts and said.

"What are star coins made of? If they are universally used throughout the Nether, then it would be fine to manufacture them and use them yourself."

Shang Wenqing shook his head and explained.

"It's possible, but too difficult."

"Star coins are composed of star stones and star power. Star stones are generally produced in the core of a planet, or when a planet's source is exhausted and it becomes a dead star, some star stones will also be separated out. Therefore, you can occasionally encounter star stones in the void."

"But basically, unless you're lucky enough to find some drifting starstones in the void, it's very difficult to obtain them through mining. Many stars that seem unclaimed when you pass by are actually guarded or patrolled periodically by powerful forces. I don't know about the other seven realms, but I guess it's similar."

"Anyway, our human realm has basically been divided up long ago."

Xiao Li asked with some doubt.

"However, when my elder brother took me to the Temple of the Blazing Gods, there didn't seem to be any signs of human activity on the surrounding stars."

Shang Wenqing rolled his eyes at Xiao Li and continued speaking.

"Would a normal person dare to go to the vicinity of the realm of gods to dig for star stones?"

"The reason why star coins retain their value is that many formations and barriers require the star power contained within them, some special soul techniques also require it, and even some top-tier cultivation techniques require star power to forge the body."

"Moreover, even if you exhaust the stellar power contained within a star coin and become a lost star coin, you can still store it and later go to the Human Realm Star Alliance to exchange ten lost star coins for one star coin."

"Therefore, Star Coins are very valuable."

Gu Yun narrowed his eyes, sensing something amiss, and asked.

"Does the Human Realm Star Alliance possess the means to restore Star Coins, or rather, the Star Power within Star Stones?"

Shang Wenqing seemed to have thought of something, and a glint flashed in the depths of his eyes. He excitedly took out a Lost Star Coin and a Star Coin from his spatial ring and handed them to Gu Yun, saying...

"It should be so. There have been rumors that these methods are related to gods and demons. I dare not even think about it, but I have also investigated some demon envoys before, but none of them have mastered the use of the power of stars. It seems that this is not an easy thing even in the upper realm."

"Master Gu, I wonder if you...?"

Gu Yun took the lost star coin and the star coin, and spread them out between his left and right hands respectively.

The coin is round.

It's just the right size to cover the palm of your hand.

The lost star coin on the left has faded, revealing the original color of the star stone, a dark silver.

The coin on the right has a faint golden halo, and if you look closely, you can feel the power of the stars within it.

"Werner, wake up! Do you know how to replenish the power of the stars?"

"Huh, ah, what?"

A small dark figure appeared behind Gu Yun's ear, looking dazedly at Gu Yun's palms.

"Hmm, this looks familiar... Oh."

"Isn't this a star stone? There are tons of them in the Upper Realm."

"what happened?"

Gu Yun reluctantly recounted what Shang Wenqing had told him to Werner.

"Oh, I see. This lower realm is really ridiculous. They even have to control and monopolize star stones."

"No wonder so many demons went to mine the star stones back then; it turns out they were all being transported to the lower realm."

"The power of stars is indeed quite difficult to use; even among gods and demons, only a few can wield it."

"The main reason is that although it is listed as a domain power along with soul power and spatial power, it is still somewhat lacking."

"After all, soul matter is a real product of the 'Omega dimension,' and the same goes for true boundary power and spatial power. However, spatial power is too unstable, and only a few can be used."

"But the power of stars is just a derivative power within a dimension or a realm, but it is more powerful than the power of elements, the power of nature, and other forces of heaven and earth. Since there was nowhere else to allocate it, it squeezed into the realm power."