348: time slows down

Talent: Danger Perception (Legendary)!

Just as the two beasts were conspiring against Lin Tianwei, he suddenly felt a strong sense of malevolence.

A biting chill began to invade Lin Tianwei's body, making him involuntarily sneeze.

It was the first sneeze of his tiger life.

Even with his carefree nature, Lin Tianwei realized the seriousness of the situation.

It seemed his lavish spending at this auction had, after all, attracted the covetous gaze of outlaws.

They had set their sights on this poor, helpless little tiger.

Lin Tianwei was a bit puzzled; he was so harmless, why did some scoundrels always want to harm him?

With a thought, Lin Tianwei directly dispelled the biting cold.

After possessing the Heart of the Beast, Lin Tianwei's grasp of this Talent became increasingly proficient, allowing him to minimize its influence on himself.

And it would not affect the warning effect of this Talent in the slightest.

Although the Talent: Danger Perception (Legendary) had already conveyed a signal of danger to Lin Tianwei, he had no intention of leaving the auction early.

Running away like a rat in a gutter was not something he would do.

Sensing the arrival of danger, Lin Tianwei would only choose to improve his strength as much as possible within the limited time.

This was his tiger life creed.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei's gaze once again turned to the platform.

It must be said that this auction was very much to Lin Tianwei's liking, allowing him to acquire a large number of treasures.

To improve his strength in a short period, staying at the auction was, in fact, the best choice.

Perhaps because the auction was nearing its end, Pan Di's voice also became hoarser and heavier.

It pressed down on the hearts of all Cosmic Beasts like a great mountain.

He was reminding all Cosmic Beasts in another way that it was now time to reveal their trump cards.

If they continued to be stingy with their yuan crystal and origin, they would gain nothing from this auction.

Under the gaze of the Cosmic Beasts, Pan Di once again produced an exquisite box.

Lin Tianwei was very familiar with this style of box; it was the most commonly used box by the Dawn Merchant Guild, usually containing planets for auction.

Sure enough, as Pan Di slowly opened the box, the planet hidden within appeared in the sight of the beasts.

Unexpectedly, this planet was different from all previous planets.

It was entirely black and barren, looking completely devoid of signs of life.

Rather than a life planet, this planet looked more like an ore, a huge ore similar to Ze Star.

The appearance of such an unremarkable-looking planet at the end of the auction truly shocked everyone.

They all speculated about what was so special about this planet.

As if seeing the doubts in the beasts' hearts, Pan Di explained:

"As you can see, this is a planet, a very uncommon planet."

"Alright, time is limited, so I won't beat around the bush."

"This planet is not a life planet, nor does it hide any magical life."

"However, this does not affect its preciousness in the slightest, because this planet is filled with a large amount of Space Energy, making it an extremely special space planet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Di extended his right claw.

Under a skillful pull, this special planet flew up, out of the box in Pan Di's hand, and back into the normal world.

It grew rapidly, expanding at an extremely terrifying speed, eventually becoming an enormous planet.

Not only that, under the simulation of the virtual world, any Cosmic Beast with even slightly keen perception could sense terrifying Space Energy from this planet.

It was just unknown what special effects these Space Energy filling this planet actually possessed.

As Pan Di said, time was limited.

Under the expectant gazes of the Cosmic Beasts, Pan Di revealed the answer: "This is a planet, or rather, a space node."

"Terrifying Space Energy has opened up an extremely vast area with this planet as the space node."

"Possessing this planet means you possess a boundless expanse of space."

"A boundless expanse of space that can accommodate living beings and be freely modified."

"Conservatively estimated, this space has a volume of ten galaxy units, capable of accommodating ten galaxies of ordinary size."

"Auction item #0578: Space Node Planet officially begins bidding, with a starting price of one thousand units of origin, and each bid increment must not be less than one hundred units of origin."

"The bidding officially begins now!"

The units of volume in the Extremely Cold Universe were naturally completely different from those of Blue Star.

From smallest to largest, they were divided into planetary units, stellar units, galaxy units, and cosmic units.

They respectively represented the general size of a planet, a star, a galaxy, and a universe.

And this seemingly unremarkable Space Node Planet could actually hold ten ordinary-sized galaxies, which was quite exaggerated.

A cold silence.

Absolute cold silence.

Just when Lin Tianwei thought that such a good planet would cause a scramble among the beasts, he found that no Cosmic Beast was bidding.

He quickly realized that this Space Node Planet, though seemingly miraculous, was actually just a useless existence.

Under normal circumstances, who would use such a large planet as a space node?

What else could it be but a burden?

Space nodes were extremely special, making them impossible to store in ordinary space equipment.

That is to say, if you bought this Space Node Planet, and you didn't want to carry it around all the time, you would have to spend a lot of money to buy a special piece of space equipment to contain it.

How troublesome this was, any beast could imagine.

Moreover, even if this Space Node Planet represented a vast, undeveloped space.

But for most Cosmic Beasts, they simply didn't need that much space.

In this dangerous universe, merely surviving was already very difficult, and any resources would be prioritized for cultivating their own kin.

Who would waste resources on cultivating the huge space represented by this Space Node Planet?

Not to mention the infinitely long return cycle, there was also a high probability of losing money.

Coupled with the high price of one thousand units of origin, the auction of this Space Node Planet actually went cold, the only time this happened in the Lotus Slave Market.

Although Pan Di was desperately extolling the virtues of this planet and how many benefits there would be after buying it back.

But no Cosmic Beast was buying it.

Not even a Cosmic Beast willing to bid the starting price.

One had to admire Pan Di's composure; he was indeed a professional auctioneer, appearing poised even in such an awkward situation.

Sighing, Pan Di said, "It seems no truly discerning Cosmic Beast has taken a liking to auction item #0578."

"But it doesn't matter, we still have many more excellent auction items waiting for everyone to discover."

"I now officially declare auction item #0578 uns...

Before he could finish saying "unsold," Pan Di was surprised to see a price appear on the bidding panel: one thousand units of origin.

Although it was just the starting price, it was enough to make Pan Di ecstatic.

He, who usually delayed, quickly finished the waiting time and directly announced the bidder as successful.

He even said with deep emotion, "It seems there are discerning Cosmic Beasts here after all."

...The Cosmic Beast who bid for this Space Node Planet was naturally Lin Tianwei.

What was a mere trifle in others' eyes had a completely different use in his.

After all, Lin Tianwei possessed the primordial starlight stone, which could completely absorb this Space Node Planet into his internal space.

This meant Lin Tianwei had acquired a huge, portable space.

It perfectly solved the problem of Lin Tianwei's Tiger Tooth Space being insufficient.

Furthermore, if the quality of this Space Node Planet was solid enough, Lin Tianwei could even refine it into a Talent Star.

After acquiring Talent Energy, this Space Node Planet would become even more excellent, very likely opening up an even larger space.

Lin Tianwei's strength would also ascend another level due to the addition of a Talent Star.

This time, Lin Tianwei did not increase his bid; he didn't directly offer several times the origin to secure this Space Node Planet.

He made sure that none of the Cosmic Beasts observing the auction discovered that it was he who had made the bid this time.

Since there were no competitors, Lin Tianwei wouldn't throw away his origin for nothing.

This feeling of occasionally being able to pick up a bargain at a low price was truly wonderful for Lin Tianwei.

It was just a pity that the auctioned items could only be collected after the auction ended.

Otherwise, Lin Tianwei would want to immediately examine this planet and see if it could bear the important task of a Talent Star.

The bidding for auction item #0578 ended, and next, auction item #0579 would be presented to everyone.

Watching the gradually rising glass cover on the display platform, Lin Tianwei realized that this item was a Slave, a Slave very likely possessing a powerful Talent.

It must be said that the Lotus Slave Market was truly excellent in selling Slaves.

At least this special display device made Lin Tianwei feel it was very outstanding.

The transparent display cover representing auction item #0579 showcased a lizard-man-like Cosmic Beast.

His entire body was covered with hard, dark green scales, shimmering with an unusual light under the illumination.

His slender claws and the sharp teeth exposed at his mouth made him look exceptionally ferocious.

His body was hunched forward, muscles tensed, eyes fixed ahead.

This was a posture of impending power eruption; it seemed that in the next second, this lizard-man would charge at an enemy, launching a fatal attack.

However, his body was frozen, frozen at the very instant power was about to erupt,

and it was even shrunk to a size perfectly suitable for display, like a meticulously crafted work of art,

placed in a transparent display cover, showcasing his power to all Cosmic Beasts.

This was the tragedy of Slaves; they could no longer even be considered living beings, having clearly become commodities.

Like the most expressive figurine, displayed in broad daylight, observed without inhibition.

His fierce gaze, far from frightening buyers, would only make them feel that this toy was mighty and domineering, making them involuntarily develop a fondness for it.

After briefly showcasing auction item #0579, Pan Di said with a smile:

"Everyone, don't be fooled by this auction item's menacing appearance; he is not a physical Cosmic Beast."

"This menacing look is merely his disguise, a disguise for his time-type Talent."

"His Time Deceleration Talent, barely reaching advanced, combined with his passable physical strength, can be considered quite good in conventional combat."

"That's right, auction item #0579 is a Cosmic Beast with a time-type Talent."

"He can reverse all objects in a certain area for up to one week."

"It must be said, time-type Talents are really useful."

"Whether used for combat or support, they are first-rate Talents."

"It is precisely by relying on his Time Deceleration Talent that this Cosmic Beast, despite his weak body, was able to thrive."

"It's just a pity that he was a bit too greedy, actually relying on his time-type Talent to try and default on his debt to Tongbao Bank."

"Such behavior is no different from seeking death; after fleeing for less than half a year, Tongbao Bank had already easily captured him."

"Originally, this matter would have ended there; if he had simply paid off his debts, Tongbao Bank would have been very benevolent."

"It's just a pity that he didn't have enough yuan crystal to repay the debt, so he had no choice but to use his body as collateral."

"Auction item #0579, a Cosmic Beast with an advanced Time Deceleration Talent, is now officially open for bidding."

"The starting price is one thousand units of origin, and each bid increment must not be less than one hundred units of origin."

It seemed that Pan Di's introduction of auction item #0579 was overly perfunctory, providing little useful information.

However, considering that the main value of this Slave lay in his time-type Talent, the introduction was not considered superficial.

As for why he emphasized the matter of the other party defaulting on his debt, Lin Tianwei guessed that this should be a means of deterrence.

To deter those Cosmic Beasts who attempted to default on Tongbao Bank's debts.

Making them weigh whether they truly had the ability to default.

A time-type Slave.

Although he only possessed the most common Time Deceleration Talent,

considering that this Slave's Time Deceleration Talent had already reached advanced, it could be considered very valuable.

No overly complex operations were needed; simply applying Time Deceleration to oneself or the opponent at the most critical moment of battle would be enough to change the situation.

This was also why time-type Talents were so popular.

Although time-type Talents could not directly enhance one's combat power, they could assist in battle, allowing one to easily defeat enemies of comparable strength.

This could be seen from the Cosmic Beasts who were frantically bidding.

The same starting price, the same bidding increment limit, yet this Slave caused the bidding interface to refresh wildly, making the price jump rapidly.

It was obvious that in the eyes of all Cosmic Beasts, the value of this Slave far exceeded that of the previous Space Node Planet.

For a time, prices soared on the bidding panel, only slowing down slightly after the auction price rose to three thousand yuan crystal.

After much sifting, the Cosmic Beasts still bidding at this point were quite powerful,

making very decisive moves, seemingly determined not to give up until they secured this Slave.

They went back and forth, creating a lively scene.

Watching the bidding speed gradually slow down, Lin Tianwei's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself that it was time for him to make a move. (End of chapter)