I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property
Chapter 879 - 877: Now Just Want to Make Money

The fleet of 100 Wanderer battleships, along with this batch of various weapons and equipment, cost Zhang Menglong a total of 22.3 trillion Dark Coins, which is about half of what he earned a few days ago.

However, his main objective for this trip has already been achieved, so there aren't many places left where he needs to spend money, other than possibly seeing if there are any worthwhile items at the upcoming auction in a few days.

The organizers of this Cosmic Underground Expo are quite cunning. Generally, auctions should be considered the finale, being held at the end of the expo when it's most fitting.

But thinking about it, if it were really left until then, everyone would have spent nearly all of their Dark Coins, and few would have spare cash to participate in an auction.

Only when everyone's pockets are full can the value of the auction be maximized.

Despite there being so many stalls at the expo, the organizers only earn a commission; it's the auction that they run themselves and is their most profitable opportunity!

"By the way, since you've been here for a while, do you have any news about this auction?" Tila had already gone to the expo's central area to confirm Zhang Menglong's order, while Clark stayed back to entertain them.

"Sir, you've asked the right person," Clark said, sounding wise beyond his years, "I do know a bit about it!"

Although the expo started today, the venue had been open since three years ago, and Clark had been coming to the expo site with his sister since then.

Although this period was mainly for constructing the venue and setting up the stalls, Clark wasn't a staff member, and he always liked to wander around.

This place gathered civilizations from the entire universe, naturally becoming a short-term center for cultural and informational exchange. Clark wandered through various areas daily, mingling in bustling trade markets, exposed to all kinds of mixed settings, learning a lot of information.

"This auction is expected to be the largest in scale, with the most auction items, and the most valuable items ever in the history of the expo!"

"Oh?" This news piqued Zhang Menglong's interest.

"Of course, I'm not certain about the specific treasures, but one piece of news I think you would be very interested in.

"Tell me," Zhang Menglong smiled, "If you can share useful information, I'll gift you a super private spaceship!"

"Really?"

"It's not that valuable!" Zhang Menglong said. If it could swap for invaluable information, it would definitely be worth it.

"Then I'll say it," Clark continued, "You've bought so many battleships and equipment to arm your civilization, right?"

"Obviously." Zhang Menglong nodded.

"Then I suppose you'd very much want your civilization to have a strong force that could protect itself in the face of any civilization's invasion or threat."

Clark continued, "The batch of weapons and equipment you bought is indeed powerful, but frankly speaking, there are many forces that can defeat them head-on. Of course, the chances are low, as launching such a large-scale war would also be costly for the opponent."

Zhang Menglong nodded. The fleet of 100 Level Five Peak Civilization battleships was indeed many, but let's not forget, the Ophir Mining Group's single mining site had a fleet of 120 Level Five Peak Civilization battleships guarding it.

Even more extensive civilizations, those Super Civilizations with thousands of Level Five Civilizations, can easily mobilize thousands of fleets, and the power he has isn't exactly overwhelming yet.

Of course, Zhang Menglong might not necessarily clash with them, and even if conflict arises, he could find other ways to resolve it. But it's an undeniable fact that his force isn't top-level yet.

"Do you have a way to acquire more powerful fleets?"

"I don't have a way, but I've heard that this auction will feature the sale of a very special fleet."

"How special?"

Clark lowered his voice, "I overheard a conversation between two Level Seven Life Forms at a trade market where I was doing part-time work. They said it's the strongest fleet in the entire universe!"

"The strongest in the entire universe?" Zhang Menglong was skeptical. Many top-level civilizations claimed to be powerful, but such words weren't always credible.

"Yes, do you know which civilization is currently the most powerful in the universe?" Clark said.

"I remember that civilization being the Zuda Civilization," Zhang Menglong replied. He was aware of the basic knowledge of the universe. This civilization had a long history and a scale equivalent to thousands of Level Five Peak Civilizations. They possess fleets of one hundred thousand Level Five Peak Civilizations, and their lord is one of the few Level Nine Life Forms in the universe.

"Actually, before the Zuda Civilization, there were a few other powerful civilizations that existed since the birth of the universe. Their size might not match the Zuda Civilization, but their technological level surpassed them."

"Are you referring to those civilizations that attempted to achieve a higher level, but failed?"

"What do you mean, 'failed to achieve a higher level'? They tampered with the balance of power in the universe, and thus were destroyed after being besieged by hundreds of powerful top-level civilizations."

"You know about that?" Zhang Menglong was surprised.

"Now I believe you're from a Level One Civilization," Clark looked more surprised than Zhang Menglong, "It's actually an open secret. Do you know why they were attacked?"

"Why?"

"Because that civilization created an unparalleled super fleet," Clark replied, "It was made from super metals beyond anything found in this era, surpassing all existing alloys and pure metals. And it had intelligence, capable of growth!"

"A fleet like that?" Zhang Menglong found it hard to imagine that a warship could be a life form capable of growth, with self-awareness.

"That fleet only consisted of 10,000 warships. Do you know the scale of the fleet that besieged that civilization?" _{fre/ew.ebnovel.c om}

Zhang Menglong shook his head; he indeed didn't know.

"Over 5 million Level Five Peak Civilization level warship fleets!"

"Hiss!" Zhang Menglong drew a sharp breath. Just hearing that number, even without having experienced the battle, he could almost picture the awe-inspiring scene.

"Can you guess the result?"

Zhang Menglong tilted his head, waiting for Clark to continue.

"That Super Civilization was entirely annihilated, all life forms disappeared, but that fleet of 10,000 warships destroyed one-third of the 5 million peak civilization fleets!"

"Impressive!" Apart from that word, Zhang Menglong could think of no better adjective. 10,000 warships couldn't even form five fleets, and it essentially was a 1 to 1 million ratio; even with such a disadvantage, they still destroyed one-third of them.

If this were on Earth, it would already be a riot; 5 million against 5 and losing over a million — can they even play?

"Wait, you're saying this fleet..."

"That's right, that fleet wasn't destroyed but charged toward the edge of the universe with self-awareness. If what I heard is correct, that fleet is one of the key auction items this time!

"The things we boys like must be obtained!" Zhang Menglong instantly made up his mind; he wanted this fleet. With such a fleet, who would Earth civilization fear in the future?

However, this meant that his remaining 20 trillion Dark Coins were somewhat limited. Who knows if there would be something even more intriguing to him by then?

"Brother, are we going to check out other places afterward?" Ganei looked at Zhang Menglong.

Zhang Menglong excitedly rubbed his hands, "No need for that; right now I just want to make money!"