218: Holy Quartz

“What is Young Master Liu Zishan’s background?”

On the third floor of Yuantong Pet Shop, Wang Chen turned to Huang Yuan after seeing the two figures stumble downstairs.

Although he didn't care about Young Master Liu Zishan and the Liu family behind him,

he had a pleasant collaboration with Huang Yuan, and seeing Huang Yuan’s initial reaction, he knew Huang Yuan had some reservations about the other party.

“He’s just the second young master of the Liu family from the capital, a mere good-for-nothing.”

Huang Yuan smiled and said casually,

“They are just a Family that rose to power because they were lucky enough to discover a Holy Quartz mine. The strongest Awakener in their Family is only Seven-Turn.”

“For Mr. Wang, he’s not worth mentioning!”

As he spoke, Huang Yuan’s gaze towards Wang Chen became respectful.

Huang Yuan had heard of and even seen Awakeners with formidable talent before.

But…

None were as much of a Prodigy as Wang Chen!

It had only been three months, at most, since his class change ceremony, yet he already possessed Rank 4 combat power.

This rate of power increase was extremely rare in the seven-hundred-year history of Blue Star since the will of the heavens’s awakening.

At this moment, Huang Yuan felt incredibly fortunate about his previous decision to befriend Wang Chen.

“Oh.”

Seeing Huang Yuan speak so casually, Wang Chen didn’t pay it much mind.

However, a hint of surprise was hidden in his eyes.

He was no longer the novice Awakener he had been, and he had a rudimentary understanding of the Awakener world.

Although he hadn't attended any classes since school officially started, he had learned a lot of information from Blazing Dragon University’s library.

Holy Quartz mine!

This was not something an ordinary force could control.

After becoming a Awakener through the class change ceremony, Awakeners and ordinary people virtually belonged to two different worlds.

This situation would become even more apparent as a Awakener’s Rank grew higher.

Leaving aside other things, just in terms of lifespan, Awakeners far surpassed ordinary people.

Since the will of the heavens’s awakening, Blue Star’s technology and transcendent power have progressed hand in hand, developing extremely prosperously, and the average lifespan of ordinary people has already reached one hundred years.

However, compared to Awakeners, this was insignificant.

For example, Wang Chen, now that he had forged a Silver Body at Rank 3, even if he made no further progress, he could live to one hundred and fifty years without illness or disaster.

Not to mention, those even stronger Awakeners, some of whom have even lived as “old monsters” since the very beginning of the will of the heavens’s awakening.

And besides lifespan, Awakeners and ordinary people were also completely different in terms of wealth.

For example, Wang Chen’s parents, working hard for a month, could only earn ten thousand gold coins.

Buying a set of Black Iron-grade beginner equipment would empty their savings.

But after Wang Chen became a Awakener, the gold coins he earned were calculated in millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.

Although he was an individual case, the wealth gap between Awakeners and ordinary people was evident.

It was precisely because of this that Blue Star operated on two currency systems between Awakeners and ordinary people.

One was gold coins, and the other was Holy Quartzs.

Among lower-Rank Awakeners, gold coins were still in circulation, but among higher-Rank Awakeners, transactions were entirely settled with Holy Quartzs.

Holy Quartzs are a type of Ore containing pure energy, similar in value to gold in Blue Star’s ancient times.

Awakeners can directly absorb the energy within them to restore their energy.

After all, when powerful Awakeners make a move, mountains crumble and the earth cracks. While their power is immense, their consumption is also extremely high.

Relying solely on recovery potions available on the market would probably require drinking them by the ton.

As for recovery potions effective for High Rank Awakeners, such treasures, even priced in Holy Quartzs, would be an astonishing figure.

In addition.

Holy Quartzs are also the most stable energy source, capable of powering various large-scale equipment.

For example, the intercity trains operating in cities use Holy Quartz energy.

Also, the magic machines that have achieved great military successes on the Myriad Heavens Battlefield also cannot do without Holy Quartzs.

Holy Quartzs are divided into four grades.

Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, and Top Grade.

For the first three grades, the conversion ratio is one thousand to one.

That is, one Medium Grade Holy Quartz can be exchanged for one thousand lower grade sacred crystal stones.

And one lower grade sacred crystal stone can be exchanged for ten thousand gold coins.

However.

Once the Holy Quartz reaches the Top Grade, its value skyrockets again.

Even with ten thousand High Grade Holy Quartzs, it would be extremely difficult to exchange for a Top Grade Holy Quartz on the market.

Top Grade Holy Quartzs are strategic reserve resources; the energy contained in one can allow a fortress cannon, whose power is comparable to a Seven-Turn Professional’s full-power strike, to fire ten consecutive shots.

All countries on Blue Star are collecting them without limit.

…

Getting back to the main topic.

“Right.”

“Manager Huang, you have a wide network of contacts. I have a batch of Materials I want to deal with; do you happen to have any connections?”

Wang Chen sat back on the sofa, waiting for the pet to be brought back, when he suddenly remembered a pile of miscellaneous items in his spatial ring.

“Mr. Wang, you’ve asked the right person.”

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuan’s smile widened even further, his eyes almost disappearing from his face.

“Our Yuantong Chamber of Commerce is involved in many things. We not only sell pets, but we also accept equipment, magical Materials, skill books, and the like.”

“If the items you are selling, Mr. Wang, are of extremely high value, you can also directly place them in our Yuantong Chamber of Commerce’s auction.”

“You are our esteemed guest, and items placed in the auction can also be exempt from handling fees.”

Huang Yuan poured a cup of tea and offered it, speaking respectfully.

“Oh?”

“An auction?”

Upon hearing this, Wang Chen immediately became interested.

Speaking of auctions, he happened to have two items he planned to put up for auction.

One was a Level 100 Top Grade Diamond-grade equipment, the lords spear.

The other was a top-tier Death-element Material, Lords Flame.

Among these two items, the Diamond-grade equipment, the lords spear, would not be difficult to sell, but finding a buyer for the Lords Flame, a Material, would be challenging.

Rather than taking it to a shop and having people try to drive down the price, it would be better to cast a wide net by putting it up for auction.

Perhaps, there might just be a buyer who needs it and takes a liking to it.

Moreover…

Auctions also had another advantage.

With many people bidding, if someone got carried away, the same item could sell for a higher price.

Since Huang Yuan said he wouldn't charge a handling fee, Wang Chen naturally didn't want to miss out.

“In that case…”

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Chen took out two items from his spatial ring.

“Manager Huang, please take a look for me and see if these two items qualify to be put up for auction.”

As he spoke, he pushed the lords spear and the Lords Flame towards Huang Yuan.

“This…”

Seeing this, Huang Yuan couldn’t help but be stunned.

He hadn't expected Wang Chen to actually be interested in the auction.

However, immediately afterward, the smile on his face grew even wider.

Wang Chen didn't directly take the items to the auction for appraisal but instead asked for his advice.

This indicated that their relationship had progressed further.