Published: February 6, 2025
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Many people saw a fiery red stone placed on the plate after the cloth was removed.
"This is something our Renxing Battle Team obtained after an adventure. We don’t know what it is for now, but we can definitely feel that it contains tremendous heat. It must have special effects for certain evolvers, so let’s use it to kick off today's event."
After Bai Feng finished speaking, others began to discuss among themselves. Basically, no one recognized this item, so for a moment, nobody spoke up to bid.
"You know what this is, don’t you?" Shasha had already sat down next to Ye Zhongming as soon as she entered, attracting the attention of many. She had keenly observed that Ye Zhongming's eyes lit up for a moment and guessed that he should recognize this fiery red stone.
"The starting price is 200 Grade 1 Magic Crystals, or two bottles of One-Star Evolution Elixirs. Is this price too much for anyone?"
Bai Feng shrugged his shoulders, though he didn’t show much disappointment. After all, every force could only offer items they didn't need. Since the Renxing Battle Team didn’t need it, most other teams likely didn’t either. However, this stone was something that even evolvers could sense the heat from, so Bai Feng took it out to test his luck.
"Bid." Ye Zhongming said softly, and Brother Bao immediately raised his hand.
Bai Feng nodded, "Brother Bao has made a bid. What about the others? Anyone going to raise the bid?"
Everyone was not professional auctioneers, and in this apocalypse, there was no need for any formalities, so the auction proceeded quite casually.
Everyone discussed again, but no one made a bid. Even the Keer Knight Brigade, who had some issues with the Burning Fury Battle Team, didn’t come to cause trouble. After all, magic crystals weren’t just money; they were to be exchanged with lives and couldn’t be joked about.
"Alright, this stone containing strange energy belongs to the Burning Fury Battle Team."
Ye Zhongming smiled slightly, knowing that today was indeed as he imagined; with his far superior knowledge compared to these people, he could pick up a treasure!
This fiery red stone was a natural gem, specifically a fire-type natural gem, just like the water-type and ice-type gems Ye Zhongming had obtained before.
In this phase, natural gems of various attributes didn’t have much effect on most survivors since humanity hadn’t evolved to that level yet. However, Ye Zhongming, who possessed the Staff of Nature, was definitely an exception. This piece of equipment allowed him to fully unleash the abilities of natural gems.
Although he didn’t yet know what skill the fire-type natural gem would trigger when activated through the Staff of Nature, there was no doubt that the ice, fire, and thunder attributes would certainly yield attacking skills, which was enough to make up for the absence of the ice-type natural gem.
Moreover, although this was a consumable item, purchasing it for the price of only two bottles of Evolution Potions was still a great bargain.
This also involved the differing demand for magic crystals when spinning the roulette, as Ye Zhongming possessed the beginner exclusion technique. He usually chose options that required fewer magic crystals to spin the roulette, allowing him more opportunities to land on Evolution Potions after excluding one option. Over time, the number of Grade 1 Magic Crystals needed for him to obtain a bottle of Evolution Potion usually only amounted to several dozen, which was significantly less than the hundred or so required by others, giving him a price advantage.
For him, two bottles of Evolution Potions required less than 150 Grade 1 Magic Crystals, meaning that others needed to pay 200 magic crystals for this natural gem, while Ye Zhongming only had to pay 150.
"What is this?" Shasha still asked, particularly curious about the stone.
Ye Zhongming shrugged; explaining this thing would be troublesome, and he didn’t think Shasha would find it useful anyway.