510: Chapter 508 Transaction and Exchange, Mission Train

The moment the Mandatory Mission appeared, the chat channels within the System and various online platforms all exploded.

"Cangyun World invasion? If we don't complete the mission, everyone will be wiped out? Wasn't it just the Gloom Invasion? Where did this Cangyun World come from?"

"No, haven't you guys noticed a more important problem? The number of people online in the World Channel is down to less than a billion!"

"I remember when the World Channel first appeared, there were about 5 billion people. Although it decreased every second after that, it wasn't this fast! It's only been how long? How could it suddenly drop by so many?"

"It was during the battle in the Capital just now. Before that, I remember the online count was still around 4 billion..."

"Where did the rest of the people go? They couldn't all be dead, could they?"

"It's already been confirmed that most places globally have basically been occupied by The Gloom. Only a small number of people were lucky enough to escape to our country..."

"According to satellite detection, only the Dark Places in the central and southwestern parts of our country have stopped spreading outward. But the black mist from the neighboring countries in the northwest and beyond the East Sea is still encroaching upon us!!"

Panic spread everywhere.

The Gloom Invasion was already a catastrophic disaster, and now with the addition of the Cangyun World, how were they supposed to cope?

Just then, several more System notifications appeared in succession.

[spirit gathering holy grail Fusion successful. spirituality value exchange function upgraded...]

[teleportation furnace Fusion successful. Trading function is now online...]

"Huh? Did you guys notice? A trading section has appeared on the System page. Everyone can trade items with each other through the System and even leave messages to negotiate prices! As long as you upload items from your Exclusive Space, you can exchange them even from thousands of miles away. It's both convenient and safe!"

"Quick, quick, quick! I need recovery-type potions. Anyone who sees this, contact me immediately. I can buy them for a high price in spirituality values!"

"I want items that can quickly increase attributes!"

"I have spirituality potions here, but they have side effects. You need high stamina and spirit attributes to withstand them, but I can sell them at a low price..."

"Good news! The spirituality value exchange function has been upgraded. For those in urgent need of spirituality values, you can sell transcendent items you don't need for the time being directly to the System. The current price is a full twenty percent higher than before!"

Chu Xuan sat on the back of the Gaga Chicken, flying rapidly over the East Sea toward the Capital, and he also saw the System notifications.

He opened the System page and indeed found a trading mall.

There were two pages: a selling area and a buying area.

Chu Xuan's consciousness landed on the selling area.

Various transcendent items were flashing constantly.

Clearly, people had already begun selling items.

There were not only the sellers' nicknames, descriptions of the transcendent items, and the labeled spirituality value prices, but also additional messages from the sellers.

Not only that, these transcendent items were all System-certified with clear information, so one could purchase them with peace of mind.

Occasionally, recovery items could be seen, but they disappeared instantly, obviously snatched up by others.

Chu Xuan quickly noticed one of the listings.

[Item: C-rank Painful Spirituality Potion x4

Description: Each bottle grants 60–80 spirituality values upon consumption but causes intense pain and discomfort.

Unit Price: 50 spirituality values

"Little Flying Man"'s message: As long as your stamina and spirit attributes are high enough, you can ignore the side effects. Price is negotiable, and individual purchases are fine!

Purchase/Negotiate]

When Chu Xuan's gaze focused on this item, the relevant content immediately enlarged before his eyes, while the other items being sold and constantly refreshed below became illusory.

With a thought, Chu Xuan chose to buy it directly without negotiating.

But at that same moment, the item had already disappeared.

[The item you selected has been snatched up in advance.]

"A step too slow..."

Chu Xuan shook his head, not feeling too sorry about it. He then checked his Exclusive Space and took out a bracelet.

This was the [vajra bracelet] he had previously obtained through Strong Plunder from Huo Gui. It could form a defensive barrier that could withstand physical attacks of up to 18 points of True Strength for 3 seconds.

With a thought, Chu Xuan tried to list it in the mall.

[System buyback price: 300 spirituality values]

Chu Xuan shook his head slightly. Although this thing was of no use to him, selling it for only 300 spirituality values was too cheap. He still chose to list it in the mall for sale.

[Do you wish to sell anonymously? (Your current name is "Tian Di Xuan Huang"; you can spend 100 spirituality values to change it)]

— No

Next, Chu Xuan checked the "Don't ask again next time" function, then listed the item for a price of 700 spirituality values, chose "Non-negotiable," and didn't leave a message. The final step was to put it up for sale.

Chu Xuan originally thought that spirituality values were the foundation for increasing strength, and most people would only keep a small amount as a supplement for combat power rather than hoarding them.

But he never expected that just a few seconds after listing it, it would vanish instantly. Immediately after, he received a System notification.

[Your "vajra bracelet" has been sold successfully. Your spirituality value +700]

[Current spirituality value: 8600]

Chu Xuan was slightly stunned, thinking to himself, "I lost out."

From the look of it, many people were quite wealthy.

Aside from the vajra bracelet, Chu Xuan basically kept all the other items on him as they were still useful.

Especially the death-substitution items and resurrection items he got from White Tiger; it was even more impossible to list those for sale in the mall.

Just then, a thumb-sized notification box appeared in the corner of the System page, displaying the words "New Message."

With a thought, Chu Xuan opened it.

It was indeed a chat interface.

Floating at the very top was a notification in the "Transaction Record" showing a message from someone named "Ling Ling Xi."

[Ling Ling Xi: Big shot, do you have any more good stuff like that? For the same price, I'll buy as many as you have! Let's trade privately so we don't have to bother with the mall.]

[Ling Ling Xi: A higher price is fine too, I have plenty of spirituality values. Let's add each other as friends first...]

A friend request appeared. This friend-adding function had only appeared after the chat channel went online; Chu Xuan hadn't paid much attention to it before.

[Ling Ling Xi: Please, big shot, add me as a friend. You can only send a maximum of three messages to non-friends. Let's keep in touch!]

Chu Xuan's forehead was covered in black lines. Was this person addicted to getting a bargain?

Resisting the urge to use [Tracing Cause and Effect] to find this person, Chu Xuan simply chose to ignore it and closed the chat box.

Next, Chu Xuan continued to check the trading mall and suddenly saw a listing for selling "soul crystals."

This time, Chu Xuan didn't even think about it. Without even looking at the details, he chose to buy it directly.

[Purchase successful!]

[Your spirituality value -400]

[Your soul crystal +20]

This was a huge profit!

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth curled up slightly.

These were rare and precious items. Even when completing System missions, there was an exchange limit. Even if the price were doubled, it would still be worth buying.

After checking the mall page for a while longer, Chu Xuan couldn't help but rub his temples.

Although there were many items in the mall, they refreshed too quickly, and most of them were useless to him. Even if he occasionally found an item of interest, it would vanish in the blink of an eye.

The root of all this was clearly the panic caused by the widespread expansion of The Gloom and the invasion of the Cangyun World, which in turn accelerated the trading process.

"There's no need to waste time on this."

Chu Xuan shifted his thoughts.

His consciousness landed on the "Buying Area." It was almost entirely filled with high-priced requests for recovery potions, as well as demands for items and equipment that could quickly boost attributes.

After a bit of thought, Chu Xuan posted a few purchase intents.

[exclusive skill synthesis crystal: 1000 spirituality values (negotiable)]

[soul crystal: 100 spirituality values (negotiable)]

After waiting for a while without any sellers, Chu Xuan stopped paying attention. Just as he was about to close the System page, two more notifications suddenly popped up.

[eerie bus Fusion successful. Mission Train activated...]