Despite Xia Fei's heartache, he still took out a large number of white pearls to replenish the warship's energy consumption. The Silver Soul had a huge advantage over ordinary warships, and that was its energy system was simply too advanced!
Origin Crystals could be used whether they were refined or not, the white pearls could be used, and even the spiritual energy stored in Xia Fei's seventh brain region could be absorbed by the Silver Soul.
Unfortunately, the diversity of energy could not hide the fact that it consumed a lot of energy. Piloting the Silver Soul to travel in the sea of stars consumed at least 300 times more energy than a warship of the same class! And this was under the premise that the speed was not forcibly increased, which showed how terrifying the propulsion of this ship was.
"Setup complete. According to the calculation of 55% propulsion, we can reach the destination just in time." Yuan said with a sigh of relief.
Xia Fei turned to Fuchen and asked curiously, "What is the location you gave me? Why is the star map blank? "
Fuchen laughed. "Star map? That thing is for ordinary people to use, so how can many secret locations be marked? The place we are going to is a market, a market for spiritualists. Don't look at me; this place is too remote. I only know of such a place, but I have never been here personally. "
Xia Fei nodded. It was true that the star map would not mark out the most important locations, or else there would be no secrets to speak of. The truly important locations were all memorized by everyone and passed down by word of mouth.
"A market for spiritualists? That's interesting. "Xia Fei shrugged and muttered to himself.
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Crescent Port, an inconspicuous aviation fortress in the universe.
After showing his identification, the Silver Soul was allowed to dock at the Crescent Port.
Fuchen's identification was actually fake. He did not belong to the Spiritualist Union, nor did he belong to any system related to spiritualists. Xia Fei did not need to ask to guess the reason.
However, with Fuchen's status, it was not difficult to get a fake identification, so Xia Fei secretly pondered to get one for himself. This way, he could dock at the fortress where spiritualists gathered in the universe, which was very convenient.
As for joining the Spiritualist Union, it was impossible. Fuchen did not like his peers, and Xia Fei had a good relationship with him, so it was not a smart decision to provoke him at this time.
An AI robot led the way after getting off the ship, which reminded Xia Fei of Avril and Lil Pea. He wondered how they were doing now.
Out of the port was the old city. There were few people on the streets, and the occasional few shops were closed. It seemed that Xia Fei and the others had come at the wrong time.
Fuchen casually pointed at a restaurant and said, "It isn't easy to do business here. Every shop requires a Spirit Master to vouch for it. In fact, most of the people at the Spirit Master gathering place are ordinary people. The Spirit Masters will only come here on a fixed day."
"This is not the day for meetings. Therefore, no Spirit Master would come. However, this was not a big deal. There would always be a few shops that were open all year round in case of emergencies. Isn't it just Origin Crystals? It's nothing. "
Xia Fei nodded. Further ahead was the plaza, and there was a huge fountain in the middle. The fountain was not running, and it was covered in moss. There were many crows drinking in the middle of the fountain.
This was the central area, and the few shops that were open for business were all here.
Xia Fei and Fuchen randomly chose a rather impressive looking shop and walked in. The room was a little dark, and there was no one inside. There was a bell at the door that was calling out to its owner. Just as Xia Fei was about to touch it, Fuchen stopped him.
"Use your spirit power. This way, people will know that someone in the business has come." Fuchen said.
Xia Fei immediately poured his spirit power into his palm and lightly patted the bell. Unexpectedly, the bell didn't ring. It turned out that there was no rattle inside. If Xia Fei carelessly patted it without knowing the situation, he would definitely make a fool of himself.
Soon enough, an old man with a white beard walked out. He was quite spirited, and his eyes were sparkling. Behind him was a young manservant.
"Master, please take a seat." The old man was rather courteous. He led Xia Fei and Fuchen to the tea table in the middle of the living room and asked the manservant to serve some good tea.
"The two masters must have come from afar. You look rather unfamiliar." The old man smiled and said.
"En, we are just passing by and need some supplies." Fuchen said indifferently and put on a proper posture.
"If the two masters have any needs, please let us know. It isn't the opening hours now, and the shops on the street are all closed. Our small shop doesn't dare to imitate them because we are afraid that if someone like you suddenly visits and we aren't around, we will inevitably neglect our esteemed guests."
These words were very courteous, and Xia Fei and Fuchen had a rather good impression of this old man.
Xia Fei casually asked, "Has business always been good?"
The old man's expression immediately turned ugly when he heard this. He sighed and said, "How can it be good? It's not like the two of you don't know that there are fewer and fewer people in the circle. We are also in the wilderness. To be honest, even when the market opens on the fifteenth of every month, the number of people on the street isn't much more than now."
"Business is that bad?" Xia Fei knitted his brows and asked.
"The adults have all been invited to bustling places. You can't blame them. People strive for higher places, after all. I heard from the people in the Union that the higher-ups are discussing about disbanding our branch. If that's the case, this old man will have to retire early and go home to enjoy the rest of my life." The old man frowned and said.
Fuchen smiled and said, "It's not bad to live the rest of my life in peace. The money in this world will never run out. Our ship is out of energy, so we need some crystals that haven't been refined. If we don't have any, refined ones will do as well. Also, if you have any good stuff in your shop, take it out too. Also, take out the local delicacies and specialties."
The old man agreed, but he looked at Fuchen with doubt. It was rare for a Soul Master to actually buy food.
The old man brought his employees inside to retrieve the items. Fuchen took a sip of tea and said to Xia Fei, "This is the current situation of the Soul Masters. Their status is getting higher and higher, but the total number of Soul Masters is decreasing year by year. Now, aside from those bustling star regions, it's very hard to see any traces of Soul Masters in other regions."
After a pause, Fuchen said, "But let me tell you a secret. These Soul Masters that stay in these remote regions are mostly people with secrets. They are either secretly refining Soul Tools in these remote regions, or they have offended some important people and don't dare to return. Especially in the path of refining Soul Tools, it is rumored that there are people that are starting to dabble in forbidden items. "
"Forbidden items?" Xia Fei asked curiously.
"Black Soul Tool …" Old Man Fuchen said mysteriously.
He didn't finish his words. The shopkeeper had already returned. Xia Fei and Fuchen had no choice but to keep quiet.
"These are the best goods in this small store, as well as the crystal stones that the two of you want. They are all grade 8, top-notch goods." The old man said with a smile.
"How is this enough?" Xia Fei curled his lips and said.
It was just a small box in front of them, at most 50 grade 8 raw stones. This amount of energy would be used up as soon as the Silver Soul Ship accelerated, and it was not enough to return to the Garde 83.
The old man was suddenly startled and said in surprise, "Could it be that the two of you drove a super mothership!? This is a total of 50 grade 8 crystal stones. "
Xia Fei chuckled. He said, "Don't ask too much. My ship consumes a lot of energy. In short, take out all the crystal stones that are grade 7 and above in your store. I want as many as you have."
The old man left suspiciously. Fuchen laughed and said, "What a big tone. You have bought all of them, but you really have to plan carefully. The Silver Soul Ship may be powerful, but the energy consumption is not a small number. But the energy consumption isn't a small number, so it's best to find a stable energy source for it. Otherwise, it'll be terrible if it suddenly loses power during an emergency. "
Xia Fei nodded and didn't say anything. This problem was also within Xia Fei's consideration.
The biggest feature of the Silver Soul Ship was its explosive speed! Even if it was cruising at normal speed. It would need at least 300 times the speed of a warship of the same model. Even if it exceeded 10,000 times, it was very normal. Such a ship's energy consumption was even more exaggerated than a fleet.
The best solution was to use top-notch crystal stones. The grade 9 crystal stones were colorless and transparent, and the energy was 100 times the black grade 8 crystal stones. If Xia Fei could get a batch of such top-notch goods, it might be enough for the Silver Soul Ship to consume for a while.
Unfortunately, although the Origin Crystal was cheap in the Alpha Universe, it did not include the top-notch grade 9 crystal stones. After all, the reserves were too scarce. It was impossible to buy them in large quantities, and even if they were bought, the price was not what Xia Fei could afford.
As for using spiritual power, Xia Fei was even more unwilling. He still needed to save his spiritual power for combat and forging soul tools.
While thinking, Xia Fei and Fuchen looked through the items from the store. There were a few soul tools, some books used by Spiritualists, and some positioning devices used for Spirit Arrays.
These items were quite low-level. Not to mention Fuchen, even Xia Fei didn't want them.
Equipment must be refined. This was the conclusion of Xia Fei's many years of experience. He would rather spend all his money to buy top-notch goods than to make do with substandard goods. After all, equipment was related to life.
That positioning compass had a different temperament, which made Xia Fei feel a little strange. He couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"You can tell?" Fuchen asked with squinted eyes.
"It's a little different. Why? Is there something special about this thing?" Xia Fei asked curiously.
Fuchen smiled and said proudly, "This thing used to mix with the Black Soul Tool, so it has a bit of a dark temperament. Sure enough, the Spiritualists in the remote areas are not very honest. Maybe this store has something to do with the Spiritualists who forged the Black Soul Tool."
"Why don't we buy it?" Xia Fei suddenly became spirited when he heard about the Black Soul Tool and asked in a low voice.
"It's just a child's play. What do we need it for?" Fuchen waved his hand disapprovingly. After all, he was experienced and knowledgeable. Fuchen didn't care about this thing at all.
Soon enough, the old man took out more crystals. Actually, it wasn't much. Including the refined ones and the unrefined ones, there were less than 2,700 beads.
After calculating the bill, it would cost more than 10 million beads. Fortunately, Xia Fei had the medical fee of 100 million from Ye Yun, so he could afford it. Of course, on the way here, nearly 10 million beads were burned by the Silver Soul Ship, which made Xia Fei's heart ache.
After paying the bill, Xia Fei and Fuchen turned to leave.
At this moment, the old man suddenly looked a little flustered. He stopped them and asked, "Could it be that the two masters don't care about these things?"
Xia Fei was good at reading people's expressions. From the old man's eyes, he saw disappointment and some impatience.
It was normal to be disappointed when the transaction didn't go through, but what was there to be anxious about?
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