High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 673: Chapter 448: Secret Technique at a Sky-High Price, Incomplete Crystal

Su Mu’s heart was slightly stirred; the room’s decoration style bore a striking resemblance to the Chinese style of Huaxia in the Human World.

"Please have a seat, both of you."

Su Mu then closed his eyes to rest, while Pier exchanged pleasantries with the woman in the red dress. The woman subtly tried to probe into their origins, but Pier handled it well. At a certain moment, a spiritual transmission echoed in his mind, and he shifted the conversation.

"Chairman Su, I’d like to inquire about something."

"Please, esteemed guest, go ahead."

"Someone has commissioned our chamber of commerce to acquire a powerful carcass..."

"A carcass, and what kind of carcass would that be?"

"The esteemed guest enjoys collecting peculiar items. Naturally, the stronger the carcass, the better. This time, his request is particularly special... a unique Barbaric Beast’s body, or a human carcass."

"A powerful human carcass?"

The woman in the red dress showed an odd expression. At this moment, a spiritual light flickered in Pier’s hand, and he handed over a Space Ring, "I know this matter is quite challenging, so I only ask your esteemed association to keep an eye out. If there is any information in the future, our chamber of commerce will surely show our gratitude."

"There’s a little token of our chamber of commerce inside this ring."

After some idle chatter between the parties, Pier and the woman soon took their leave.

The woman in the red dress then injected a sliver of Spiritual Power into the ring, revealing a shocked expression on her face, "What generosity, these two are indeed extraordinary, they likely came for that particular item."

Inside the ring, the Red Marrow equivalent to Spirit Marrow in the Human World was piled like a mountain. Besides Red Marrow, there were also some high-tier Barbaric Beast Blood Cores and weapons, with the lowest being Seventh Level Weapons.

The preliminary estimated value of the contents of the ring exceeded a billion Upper Grade Spirit Stones, equating to the wealth of some Intermediate War Gods.

After leaving the Hunter Association, Su Mu and Pier visited several places, distributing a number of rings, which made Pier’s heart bleed with each lavish act, yet he could not fathom Su Mu’s intentions.

Su Mu’s heart remained unfazed. Since these were plundered from the Alien Race, he spent them as he pleased; if they ran out, he could just seize more.

In his mind, if these useless items could exchange for a useful piece of information, it would be a tremendous profit.

The night passed without any notable events, and by noon the following day.

With the invitation presented, the auction staff handed the two guests a pair of masks, "Esteemed guests, these masks are crafted from special materials by our auction house and can shield you from a certain degree of spiritual power detection."

Donning the masks, they were warmly escorted into a private box.

Shortly thereafter, the auction began, and an alien man with sharp short hair and clad in a beast-skin coat stepped onto the high platform. He forcefully pounded his chest as part of an alien ritual before speaking, "I am Yiru Frey, and I will be overseeing this auction."

After the man took the stage, a wave of discussion rippled through the audience.

"Yiru Frey, isn’t that the son of the Loris City Lord?"

The son of the Loris City Lord hosting the auction personally indicated quite the grand occasion.

Su Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly, as he developed a mild expectation for the auction, hoping for unexpected gains beyond the Blood Soldiers.

After a little small talk, Frey quickly got down to business, "The Loris City auction now commences. First, we have a manor at the east of the city up for bid. As you all know, this manor belonged to the previous City Lord. No need to say much more, the starting bid is fifty million Upper Grade Spirit Stones or five thousand pounds of Red Marrow."

"Each bid increment must not be less than ten million or one thousand pounds of Red Marrow."

The manor of the former City Lord!

Loris City, being the provincial capital of Celestial Snow Province, makes every inch of land worth its weight in gold, much more so with the title of the previous City Lord’s manor, leading to an immediate stir in the auction.

"Six thousand pounds of Red Marrow."

A fat alien man immediately called out.

"Eight thousand pounds!"

No sooner were the words spoken than another bid followed, and bids continued to sound off.

This was Su Mu’s first auction experience, and watching the bids being called out, he secretly nodded, savoring the extravagant displays of wealth, with an involuntary thought arising in his heart.

"Truly worthy of a provincial capital; each one of them is swimming in wealth. It’s unlikely the other nine cities could compare to one Loris City."

Ultimately, the manor starting at five thousand pounds of Red Marrow fetched a staggering twenty-five thousand pounds.

The auction continued, though Su Mu remained disinterested in the items offered, until an hour later.

"Up next is a Secret Technique my father stumbled upon in some ruins within the Barbaric Beast Forest. Both my father and the auction’s Master Lord have authenticated that this Secret Technique can enhance the purity of a Warrior’s Qi and Blood."

At this point, the City Lord’s son paused slightly, and the entire audience was suddenly invigorated, with eyes glued to the item behind Frey.

Soon, a low voice emanated from a VIP box.

"What is the effectiveness of this Secret Technique?"

The voice echoed the sentiment of everyone present, each eagerly awaiting Frey’s response. Seeing the atmosphere electrified, his objective achieved, Frey didn’t drag it on and explained directly.

"Unfortunately, this Secret Technique is incomplete, and once mastered, it can only improve about ten percent."Frey spoke with feigned regret.

Yet, the moment the words fell, the entire room erupted.

"What, it can increase by ten percent?!"

"No wonder the auction was led by the City Lord’s Mansion, given such a powerful Secret Technique as an auction item. This has already gone beyond anything we can participate in."