Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant-Chapter 380 - 273 Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow_2

Ji Xinghuo went to the auction house’s bank to deposit 52 Ether Crystals into his personal account, accumulating a total of 160 crystals, ready for bidding on the Heavenly Treasure Diamonds.

Still having 15 Ether Crystals left over, he kept them on his person for emergency use.

Then, he took a seat in the hall.

In another two or three Star Hours, the Crystal Elite Clan would release the latest batch of auction items. At this moment, most of the screen was empty.

"160 Ether Crystals, actually, is still not quite enough," Ji Xinghuo calculated in his mind. According to the past, the opening bid set by the Crystal Elite Clan for a Heavenly Treasure Diamond was 55 Ether Crystals + 100 Eternal Day Merits, and the final transaction price could reach as high as 200 crystals if won with Ether Crystals.

If it were to be won with Eternal Merits, the bids could start at a minimum of 500 merits.

The record high was over 1400 Eternal Day Merits.

His plan was not to compete in Ether Crystals but to triumph with merits, placing an exorbitant bid right off the bat, instantly crushing the competition.

If there was anything left over, he’d bid on some other treasures.

Gradually.

More and more Eternal Day Guards arrived at the auction house—the hall was packed, and the square outside was bustling and lively.

Dong!

A sound echoed from the top of the auction hall—it was time.

Inside and outside the grand hall, all the screens refreshed simultaneously with information about a batch of treasures, filling up what was previously the mostly empty screens.

"Heavenly Treasure Diamond!"

"Three of them!"

Most people’s eyes were drawn immediately to the top few lines of information. The content of those three lines was the same: "Heavenly Treasure Diamond, quantity: 1, starting bid: 55 Ether Crystals + 100 Eternal Day Merits, current bid: none, time remaining: 50 Star Hours."

Each line represented one Heavenly Treasure Diamond.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t bother looking at the other auction items. He had already selected the third line containing the Heavenly Treasure Diamond with his Eternal Day Badge and entered his bid.

Many of the Eternal Day Guards in the hall were placing bids.

On the screen, the current bids for the three Heavenly Treasure Diamonds were constantly changing, but after just a few seconds, everyone noticed that the information in the third line remained unchanged.

Current bid: 60 Ether Crystals + 1500 Eternal Day Merits.

"Whoa..."

The entire auction house erupted, the Eternal Day Guards who were placing bids or checking information stared dumbfounded at the bid on the screen.

"Who is this?"

"Which Eternal Day Guard has gone mad, offering so many merits all at once? Are they insane?"

"Damn it!"

"No can do. With a bid of 1500 merits, no one can suppress it."

Many couldn’t help but exclaim in their various languages, some so frustrated they jumped up and down, cursing. But since the bidder’s identity was unknown, they had no choice but to give up on that Heavenly Treasure Diamond and compete for the other two, making the bidding for the remaining diamonds even more fierce.

Ji Xinghuo waited a few minutes, and his bid remained unchallenged, consistently displayed on the screen.

Finally, he relaxed.

Looking over all the Eternal Day Guards, there were likely no more than ten individuals who could offer over 1500 merits. And those who could afford such a price already had a Heavenly Treasure Diamond, so they wouldn’t compete with him. Even if they wanted to buy it for someone else or to sell it elsewhere, it didn’t make sense to contend with him.

Having so many Eternal Day Merits, why bother clashing with him when bidding on the other two Heavenly Treasure Diamonds was clearly the best choice.

Otherwise, one could end up with a pyrrhic victory.

At this moment, the prices for the other two Heavenly Treasure Diamonds were already very high, with bids exceeding 100 Ether Crystals + 150 Eternal Day Merits.

And possibly stimulated by Ji Xinghuo’s move, the bids continued to rise.

The bid for the third diamond, however, was unshakable.

"Heh, heh..."

Ji Xinghuo chuckled to himself, finally turning to look at the information about the other auction items.

This time, aside from the Heavenly Treasure Diamonds, the Crystal Elite Clan had also put up Alien Species, weapons, equipment, technological knowledge, and more. Ji Xinghuo had initially been interested in the technological knowledge but upon close inspection, he realized it wasn’t much more advanced than Earth’s. Earthlings must have bought and mastered it long ago.

For a more technologically backward civilization, this knowledge was priceless.

But for Earth, it wasn’t very useful.

"The Crystal Elite Clan’s technology doesn’t seem to be much more advanced than Earth’s. I wonder if they’re holding back, or if they truly haven’t delved deeply into research and development?"

Ji Xinghuo reflected on his interactions with the Crystal Elite Clan, realizing that this Silicon Race life form seemed to be more proficient in Ether Technology.

Unfortunately, the Crystal Elite Clan did not sell knowledge of Ether Technology.

There were multiple Alien Species on the screen, but this time there was no Clone Twin, nor were there the Permanent Magnet Superconductor and Overload required by his own Professional Templates.

"Spiritual Energy!"

Ji Xinghuo spotted a familiar Alien Species.

The starting bid for Spiritual Energy was 30 Ether Crystals + 80 Eternal Day Merit, and it had gone through many rounds of bidding already, with the current price at 40 Ether Crystals + 120 Merit.

He considered for a moment and did not place a bid.

He had a lot of Eternal Day Merit, sufficient to easily outbid other competitors, but he needed to be frugal with Ether Crystals. Moreover, if the price reached 50 Ether Crystals, there would be no need to participate in the auction—he could simply buy directly from the Void Spirit Guest.

Continuing to watch other auction items, Ji Xinghuo’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow."

With his Eternal Day Badge, he could access more detailed information on the auction items. The Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow was one of the top weapons crafted by the Crystal Elite Clan, made of a unique composite material called "Black Constant Crystal," not metallic yet performing far beyond alloys, created with Ether Technology.

The Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow was a Superpower Three Stars weapon.

Converted to Earth units, its draw weight could exceed 4200 kilograms, and its immense power gave it an effective lethal range of up to 3000 meters!

Beyond lethality and range, the greatest advantage of this battle bow was arrow speed.

It could shoot supersonic arrows in the Star Realm!

That is, the arrows flew at speeds exceeding 1021 meters per second, which were extremely difficult to dodge, and if hit, any target below Legendary was almost certain to die.

The astounding range and arrow speed alone made the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow surpass the Superpower Three Stars. Additionally, the bow’s body included a specific Dimension Space for storing arrows, capable of holding 150 arrows. This added space, while redundant for Ji Xinghuo, was a dream feature for other archers.

Of course, a bow with such a heavy draw weight was difficult for average archers to handle.

Even for a Legendary, using the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow did not guarantee Precision, but Ji Xinghuo knew that would not be a problem for him.

The starting bid for the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow was 40 Ether Crystals + 60 Eternal Day Merit.

There were already bids, but not much higher, only 45 Ether Crystals + 70 Merit, and no one had raised the bid for a long time, so the competition was not fierce.

"Doesn’t everyone like this bow?"

Ji Xinghuo speculated that although the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow was strong, there wouldn’t be many who could afford and wield it proficiently, so there was little interest in bidding.

After thinking it over, he bid 45 Ether Crystals + 300 Eternal Day Merit.

Most people’s attention was on the Heavenly Treasure Diamond; changes in the price of the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow didn’t attract much notice.

300 points of Merit could sometimes compete for a Heavenly Treasure Diamond, so it was unlikely that anyone would offer higher Merit for a bow.

Ji Xinghuo participated in the auction of two Treasures, and then stopped.

He had no need for other items.

He sat in the lobby for over an hour, and since no one had topped his bids, he felt reassured, left the auction house, and returned to the Cultivation Room in the hotel to continue his Cultivation, checking the bid status on the Eternal Day Badge every hour or two.

As expected, the bid remained unchanged.

The auction time for the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow was only 25 Star Time, and Ji Xinghuo returned to the auction hall in the last few minutes.

The information on the screen showed that the current price of the battle bow was still 45 Ether Crystals + 300 Eternal Day Merit.

"There shouldn’t be any last-minute snipers, right?"

Ji Xinghuo thought to himself.

As time entered the final Star Moment, he contemplated whether to place a higher bid at the end to prevent a last-minute upset by adding one or two hundred Eternal Day Merit.

But after serious consideration, he decided against it.

While the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow was produced in small quantities, missing out didn’t mean there was no chance left; the Crystal Elite Clan released one every few months, and sometimes they even went unsold.

If he didn’t win the auction this time, he would wait for the next. There was no need to compete too fiercely.

Thus, Ji Xinghuo remained motionless.

He watched as the time on the screen ran out and the price remained unchanged, with no new bids.

"I won."

Ji Xinghuo checked the Eternal Day Badge and received a notification message. He stood up and headed to a secret room behind the auction house, where he received the auction items from the hands of a Heavenly King Level Crystal Elite Clan member. It was a long box, which he opened on the spot to reveal a pitch-black battle bow.