Trading Cosmic Battleship From The Start
Chapter 202 - 141: The Bustling Black Market Begins_2

Chapter 202: Chapter 141: The Bustling Black Market Begins_2

This is an expert.

Shen Shi’s current Primordial Energy mastery allows him to clearly assess the power deliberately displayed by the opponent.

He has at least reached the level where he can create Consciousness Residue.

Primordial Energy is a force related to will and spirit, so its strength doesn’t have a hierarchical division; apart from the step of becoming a Master of Primordial Energy, there’s no concept of minor realms.

It’s even difficult to quantify...

As a result, some skills demanding Primordial Energy mastery often become methods of comparison.

Creating Consciousness Residue is already enough to be considered an expert within D-level Civilization.

Even the leader of the Worren would probably take a hundred or two hundred years to reach this level.

But here... it seems to be everywhere.

Shen Shi briefly glanced at the others. He was certain that when he first came to the black market, these people weren’t this strong.

It is true that Human Civilization in the Future World has strengthened overall.

At this moment, Shen Shi again heard the voice of the Collector.

"To be honest, my relationship with Gong Chu has recently eased, and the reason for your presence here no longer requires me to explain." The Collector maintained his usual demeanor, not reacting at all despite the discontent of the others.

Because he was well aware.

The gathering here meant they couldn’t be entirely clueless about certain situations.

Including the discontent expressed by Veness just now, which was likely just a deliberate test.

Don’t assume that because everyone is human, they would all be as close as family. The humans who possess black market access are nearly all outstanding figures within Human Civilization; although everyone may share similar general goals, big interests, there’s always some individual scheming.

Sure enough, after hearing the Collector’s words, everyone fell silent.

The dissatisfaction emitted by Veness earlier had long vanished without a trace, and now he spoke with some eagerness, "So, Mr. Gong Chu indeed acquired a large number of Ancient Books to become a Master of Primordial Energy? Are those Ancient Books your trade?"

Gong Chu became a Master of Primordial Energy?

Upon hearing this news, Shen Shi couldn’t help but feel surprised and a bit delighted.

Then again, thinking about it, it seemed quite normal.

Although Gong Chu mentioned it would take about ten more days, that was just the maximum time frame; advancing by ten days was quite reasonable, especially considering the training devices he had previously traded, which would somewhat enhance future progress.

At this moment, everyone else was intensely focused on the Collector, and the emotions they emitted were uniformly eager.

Their power level was roughly similar, and if they continued to live, they would most likely encounter situations requiring these Ancient Books.

Most importantly, first there were the historical human heroes, now there’s Gong Chu; this affirms the high quality of the cultural heritage destroyed by the Daike People back then!

Every civilization capable of producing a Master of Primordial Energy must possess a glorious cultural heritage!

To some extent, this is why these Future People hold a strong recognition for their lost culture.

"Those Ancient Books weren’t traded to Gong Chu by me; rather, the Ancient Books we possess all originate from the same person," said the Collector.

"Could it be that person?" Someone on-site immediately thought of something.

This is a person enveloped in anonymity.

Those unaware looked at him.

"Before the Daike crisis intensified, it was rumored a new guest appeared here, possibly from an Ancient Clan." The anonymous speaker went on resolutely, "Rumors say the guest first showed up at the Collector’s antique shop, communicating in the now completely lost Earth Star language, and finally presented a complete Commented Edition of Sun Tzu’s Art of War, which was ultimately given to Commander Penggu."

"I’ve heard about this too," another person chimed in, "It was that interstellar pirate, which led Commander Penggu to cease pursuing and apprehending him."

"Able to trade complete Ancient Books... which Yuan Yuan Clan is it?"

"If duplicated editions exist, possibly more complete ones, then the Ancient Book Veness has might indeed hold little value to the Collector."

"Now that we’ve become C-level, should the Collector share the duplicated editions of Ancient Books in your possession?"

"Exactly, and with you now as a highest-ranking senator in Gus Land, that identity is indispensable."

"It’s unbelievable our Human Race has finally reached this day!"

"..."

As Shen Shi listened to their discussions, it felt as if he was surrounded by people from modern society rather than Future People, who had almost entirely lost past culture and everything.

Because what they said indeed didn’t differ much from how modern humans converse.

Perhaps this result partly came from translation, and there’s also the universal nature of intelligent life.

Nonetheless, it sufficiently indicates that Future World humans are indeed humans.

Ultimately, everyone’s gaze refocused on the Collector.

"Handling these Ancient Books isn’t within my control; you all should know how immense and critical this wealth is to current Human Civilization," the Collector shook his head but promised, "I will attempt some endeavors, but the final outcome will require you to patiently wait."

"As long as there’s an opportunity, it’s more important than anything." Surprisingly, Veness, initially seeming difficult to deal with, was the first to agree.

His words were brief in pronunciation.

It seemed almost like a Future World idiom.

This caused Shen Shi for the first time to feel an urge to learn the language of Future World humans.

He hadn’t had this urge before because Future World humans were crazily pursuing ancient languages and culture, and Shen Shi, who possessed all of that, was regarded by the Collector and Gong Chu as a symbol of nobility, hence subconsciously feeling it unnecessary. However, seeing the increasing number of Future People made him realize that over three thousand years, Future World humans have also created new culture.

Even if this new culture might not be as excellent as the Earth Star Period, when they recover the ancient lost culture, they couldn’t completely return to the past.

At that time, Human Civilization should be a combination and complement of both.

While pondering this, Shen Shi suddenly noticed his surroundings go silent, everyone’s attention was directed to one place.

Because behind the counter in the shop, a figure appeared.

It’s Gong Chu!

Gong Chu now looked quite different from when Shen Shi last saw him; his substituting modification has completely transformed into a black and gold mesh, compared to before more slender, aligning with modern aesthetics.

If Gong Chu previously looked like a mechanical warrior, now he resembles a general donned in external Battle Armor!

Even the large visor that once only exposed his mouth has now shifted upwards, revealing a high nasal bridge and facial features indistinguishable from humans.

I must say, his face was indeed as delicately handsome as Shen Shi initially guessed from his mouth.

His tone always inclined towards neutrality, which led Shen Shi to suspect at times that Gong Chu was female.

However, whether male or female hardly matters; Shen Shi doesn’t pay much attention.

Future World humans’ personalities entirely relate to themselves, with nearly non-existent gender differences.