326: Upgrade talents

Especially the treasure list sent by Lin Tianwei; the sheer quantity alone was enough to shock Luo Ji.

Could this list, with over a hundred types of treasures, each with at least several hundred pieces, really not be a joke?

Did the Zeta brothers perhaps disappear for these past few years to rob some big shot's treasury?

With such doubts, Luo Ji began to carefully examine the list Lin Tianwei had sent.

The names on the list were of particular interest to Luo Ji.

However, Luo Ji never imagined that just the chaos thunder crystal, topping Lin Tianwei's treasure list, would be enough to make him tremble with fear.

Coupled with the terrifying quantity of over a thousand pieces, it made Luo Ji's body involuntarily shake.

So many chaos thunder crystals! Even if he acquired them at market price, not to mention an 80% discount, Luo Ji would still make a profit.

After all, chaos thunder crystal itself is a treasure in short supply, often selling for prices higher than the market rate.

Especially with the Lotus Auction approaching, selling these chaos thunder crystals at a 120% markup would be no problem at all.

Of course.

This only applies to the lowest-grade chaos thunder crystal.

The higher the quality of the chaos thunder crystal, the more expensive it is, and the more severe the premium.

Top-grade chaos thunder crystals can even sell for exorbitant prices, double the market value, at auctions.

If chaos thunder crystal was enough to surprise Luo Ji, the chaos fire crystal, ranked second, was equally so.

Perhaps even more so.

From the name, it's clear these two treasures are of the same grade.

Although the power of lightning-type Talent is stronger, the destructive power of fire-type Talent is also not weak.

The most important point is that Cosmic Beasts with fire-type Talent are far more numerous than those with lightning-type Talent.

This leads to chaos fire crystal being even more in short supply than chaos thunder crystal.

earth core crystal? star gleam stone? ...?

Luo Ji's expression grew increasingly numb as he looked, and his mouth involuntarily opened wider and wider.

He had initially thought that Lin Tianwei had simply placed the best treasures at the front of the list for show.

But he didn't expect that the further he looked, the more surprised he became by the treasures.

This treasure list contained not a single filler item; every single one was a highly sought-after, high-grade treasure.

With the accumulation of quantity and variety, even if these treasures were all of the lowest grade, they were still incredibly valuable.

Conservatively estimated, they were worth at least tens of millions of yuan crystals, which is at least one hundred units of origin.

Such wealth made Luo Ji gasp in cold air.

Although he had seen more yuan crystals and more treasures.

He had never encountered a single Cosmic Beast capable of producing such a quantity of treasures.

The entire net worth of many Cosmic Beasts couldn't even buy one piece of the cheapest treasure on this list.

Such a huge sum of wealth even made Luo Ji hesitate.

He hesitated whether he should agree to Lin Tianwei's request.

80% discount acquisition?

While this was an immense fortune, it was also the most troublesome bone to chew on.

Luo Ji was truly afraid he couldn't handle it.

His favor was clearly not worth that much money.

Most importantly, Lin Tianwei's ability to casually produce such a collection of treasures was enough to indicate his status.

This was definitely a super big shot.

A super big shot with immense wealth.

Clearly, building a connection through a favor was more important to Luo Ji than making a huge profit in yuan crystals.

However, this fortune was a bit too enormous.

Both options offered benefits.

For a moment, Luo Ji hesitated.

However, just as Luo Ji was hesitating, unsure how to reply to Lin Tianwei's message, something even more shocking happened.

There were pictures, many pictures, pictures of all sorts of treasures.

They were all different, being transmitted one by one to Luo Ji's communicator.

If there was one commonality among them, it was that the quality of these treasures was extremely high.

The lowest quality had reached the advanced level.

Some even reached the excellent level.

For a moment, Luo Ji's hands trembled.

If he remembered correctly, the Zeta brothers seemed to have said that what he sent were only the lowest quality parts of this batch of treasures.

In other words, not only were none of the Zeta brothers' treasures of the lowest, low-grade quality.

Even the lowest were of high-grade quality.

Higher quality also means higher prices and higher premiums.

And a greater degree of being sought after.

If a large number of low-grade treasures appearing would inevitably lead to a drop in price.

Then a large number of such high-grade treasures appearing would not only not lead to a drop in price, but would even double their value.

After all, many treasures, when only one piece is available, cannot fully exert their special effects.

Only with sufficient quantity, or in combination with other complementary treasures, can they unleash all their energy.

Five times? Ten times.

No, at least twenty times the price.

Luo Ji's hands trembled even more violently.

If he agreed to Lin Tianwei's request to sell at an 80% discount, this would be a truly immense fortune.

Even if Luo Ji lost his position as the head of the Lotus Slave Market, he would still have a very promising future.

On one side was immense wealth, on the other was the Zeta brothers' favor.

Luo Ji was in an extremely conflicted state.

It seemed like a simple choice between two options, yet Luo Ji hesitated to make a decision.

Ultimately.

Luo Ji still settled on an answer for himself.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Ji barely managed to calm himself and replied to Lin Tianwei:

"Respected Mr. Zeta, the treasures you have provided are truly too valuable; I simply cannot acquire them all."

"I am far poorer than you imagine."

"How about this: we adopt a more compromise-oriented approach."

"I will report all of these treasures belonging to you and sell them as important auction items in this auction."

"That way, not only will you receive the full price, but I will also achieve sufficient performance."

"Killing two birds with one stone, isn't that wonderful?"

This was the best method Luo Ji could think of.

Receiving such a huge fortune from Lin Tianwei for nothing, even if it was a condition Lin Tianwei voluntarily proposed, Luo Ji dared not accept it.

After much thought, he could only choose this most compromising method.

Perhaps realizing Lin Tianwei's extraordinary strength, Luo Ji couldn't help but change his address for Lin Tianwei.

From 'Zeta brothers' at the beginning, it became 'respected Mr. Zeta'.

The drastic shift in his mindset was evident.

Looking at the flattery revealed between the lines of this letter, Lin Tianwei shook his head helplessly.

He had originally intended to interact with Luo Ji as an ordinary person, but he didn't expect that he had been a little careless.

He accidentally exposed his identity as a super-rich Cosmic Beast.

Nodding slightly, Lin Tianwei replied:

"Alright, proceed as Luo Ji suggested."

"Consider what happened before as me owing you a favor."

"If there's anything within my power that needs help, I will definitely not refuse."

"Send me all the information about this Lotus Auction, and I will arrive at the Lotus Auction on time."

"I have other matters to attend to now, so I may not be able to reply to your messages promptly for a while."

Luo Ji was ecstatic upon seeing the message from Lin Tianwei.

He never expected that this time he not only gained so much performance out of thin air but also retained Zeta's favor.

That was the favor of the respected Lord Zeta; it was no exaggeration to say it was priceless.

Lord Zeta even personally spoke, giving Luo Ji a promise to help.

This was simply an incredibly good fortune, like pie falling from the sky.

Thinking of this, Luo Ji suppressed the joy in his heart and replied:

"Respected Mr. Zeta, you are truly too generous and benevolent."

"Please rest assured, I will send you all the information about this auction right away."

Looking at the auction information Luo Ji sent, Lin Tianwei's stern face also showed an expression of interest.

The items for this Lotus Auction were even more numerous than Lin Tianwei had imagined.

Among them, there were quite a few interesting goods that Lin Tianwei found very intriguing.

There were even some undisclosed auction items, the most mysterious and climactic treasures, each priceless and exceptionally effective.

Unfortunately, there was still some time before the auction began.

Even if Lin Tianwei was interested, he had to wait for a while.

After much deliberation, Lin Tianwei ultimately decided to use the short time before arriving at the Lotus Auction to Reinforce himself.

Through Talent: Star Devourer (Mythical)'s frantic Devouring, Lin Tianwei now possessed a staggering five hundred million Talent fragments.

These Talent fragments were enough for Lin Tianwei to Reinforce five extraordinary Talents to the King level.

Every time a Talent was upgraded from extraordinary to King level, Lin Tianwei's strength would receive a qualitative improvement.

Not to mention this time, it would be the upgrade of five extraordinary Talents.

After much thought, Lin Tianwei finally selected five from all the Talents he possessed.

The five extraordinary Talents that could most affect his combat power.

Talent: Instantaneous Movement (Extraordinary)!

Talent: Space Energy (Extraordinary)!

Talent: Speed Burst (Extraordinary)!

Talent: Eye of Insight (Extraordinary)!

Talent: Mental Food (Extraordinary)!

These five Talents were also the ones Lin Tianwei used most frequently.

Each one was enough to change the course of battle.

Perhaps the most inconspicuous among them was Talent: Mental Food (Extraordinary).

This Talent, seemingly unremarkable, had been subtly Reinforcing Lin Tianwei's Mental Power attribute all along.

The reason Lin Tianwei was able to acquire such a powerful Mental Power attribute was not due to his own growth.

But rather this seemingly insignificant extraordinary Talent.

Creatures like tigers, at a glance, are not associated with mental-type Talents.

It was precisely because of the burden carried by Talent: Mental Food (Extraordinary) that Lin Tianwei possessed such a terrifying Mental Power attribute.

The terrifying mental storm was the nightmare of all Lin Tianwei's enemies.

This was also the reason why Lin Tianwei chose to eat his opponents every time he killed them.

Their powerful flesh and blood would transform into Lin Tianwei's energy.

Not only the physical body, but even the spirit could be nourished.

It could be said to be quite cost-effective.

However, this incredibly powerful Talent also had considerable limitations.

After all, it was a Talent that emerged from a Blue Star creature, naturally suited to the Blue Star creature's physique.

It required consuming flesh and blood to unleash the effects of this Talent; this was its greatest limitation.

If this Talent could, like Talent: Star Devourer (Mythical),

take effect through Devouring at the energy level,

It would become incredibly terrifying, elevating Lin Tianwei's Mental Power attribute to another level, growing to a very frightening number.

Becoming even stronger, this Talent could even link with Talent: Star Devourer (Mythical).

While Devouring planets, Lin Tianwei would not only gain a substantial amount of origin and Talent fragments but also enhance his Mental Power attribute.

This was simply a BUG-like Talent.

Of course.

This was just a fantasy.

No one knew at what level Talent: Mental Food (Extraordinary) would need to be upgraded to achieve such terrifying effects.

But according to Lin Tianwei's estimation, this level would definitely not be low.

Otherwise, this Extremely Cold Universe would have long been ruled by powerful mental-type creatures, leaving no place for flesh-and-blood creatures.

The only Talent that made Lin Tianwei hesitate whether to upgrade was Talent: Space Energy (Extraordinary).

The reason for the hesitation was not because this Talent was not powerful enough, or not good enough.

It was simply out of fear of causing a chain reaction.

After all, the energy of this Talent had already integrated into Ze Star, transforming together into a Space Energy Star.

It was still unknown what changes would occur to the Space Energy Star if this Talent was rashly upgraded.

Most importantly, the Space Energy Star also bore the heavy responsibility of providing Space Energy to the star gleam stone.

Once the Space Energy Star had a problem, there was a high probability that the star gleam stone would also run wild.

This series of chain reactions, even Lin Tianwei found somewhat difficult to bear.

A trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and Lin Tianwei ultimately decided to upgrade this Talent.

A so-called cultivation method should be one that makes oneself stronger, not one that constrains oneself.

If refining Talent stars instead led to Lin Tianwei's power stagnating and being constrained everywhere.

Then it undoubtedly indicated a problem with this cultivation method.

It still needed improvement and perfection.

It was a cultivation method worth abandoning.

Lin Tianwei would never do something that put the cart before the horse.

He, who feared not even life and death, how could he be afraid to try?

What's more, Lin Tianwei would upgrade these Talents sooner or later.

His Talents could not merely stop at the extraordinary level.

Rather than discovering problems with his cultivation method after cultivating for a long time, it was better to cut the Gordian knot quickly, and bravely try while he had few refined Talent stars.

Discovering problems with the cultivation method in the early stage, setting things right, and re-deducing a stronger and more suitable cultivation method for himself.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei no longer hesitated and immediately began to upgrade his Talents.

There was still some time before arriving at the Lotus Slave Market, which happened to be a good time to upgrade his Talents. (End of Chapter)