Chasing Light!
Xia Fei followed Phantom's gaze and looked over. "The Windshade Mark IV combat suit. Is that a good thing?"
Phantom nodded. "The Windshade series combat suits are specially designed for Speed Ability Users. It can greatly reduce air resistance while also providing very good defense. Very soon, you'll face your first hurdle as a Speed Ability User, and the moment your speed breaks through the speed of sound, it'll produce a sonic boom.
"When that happens, if you're not wearing a combat suit, the huge energy surge will damage your body, and the overly loud sound will also alert the enemy, preventing you from achieving your goal of catching them by surprise."
Xia Fei had once seen a television program about sonic booms. When a plane flew at a speed exceeding the speed of sound, just as the plane was about to accelerate and break through the sound barrier, there would sometimes be a cloud of mist forming around the plane, which was quite a spectacular sight.
What followed was a deafening explosion. The strong impact would cause a fighter jet made of steel to tremble violently, which showed just how powerful the sonic boom was.
"The Windshade Mark IV combat suit is a product from a very long time ago, and it's no longer available on the market. It uses a rare Black Star Spider Silk as its raw material, and this Black Star Spider can only be caught on extremely cold, frozen planets. A thousand Black Star Spiders spit silk for a year to produce a combat suit.
"Due to the high cost of production, there are very few people who would use this kind of material now. Instead, they use some advanced chemical fabrics as a replacement. Although chemical fabrics are not bad, they are still slightly inferior to pure natural materials. This Windshade Mark IV combat suit must have been kept by some collector."
"The performance of the Windshade Mark IV combat suit is something many Legendary rank combat suits can't compare to. If the price doesn't exceed three hundred million star coins, this is your first choice," Phantom said.
Xia Fei looked at the auction booklet. The starting bid for this combat suit was fifty million star coins, and if he really wanted to get it, he would probably need at least a hundred million star coins!
The price was naturally shocking enough, but Xia Fei did not care too much about it. After all, he was about to participate in a Crisis rank assessment, and the quality of his equipment would directly affect his life, so he could not afford to be careless.
Phantom continued looking down the catalog. "Oh, they actually managed to get their hands on a Silver Nocturna!"
"This thing is very useful to you. It can increase your speed by an entire level. Most importantly, it can be used together with the Aquamarine Illusory Star. The attributes of the two do not conflict."
"If you combine the Silver Nocturna Grass and the Aquamarine Illusory Star together to create a compound medicine, it can increase your speed level and endurance at the same time. I hope that the medicinal residue in your body can be completely absorbed before the assessment. It is very dangerous to participate in the Crisis grade assessment at the Primary Star Base level." Phantom said.
"Didn't you say that the cell acceleration drug will take six months to fully absorb?" Xia Fei asked.
Phantom raised his head and looked at Xia Fei. Your seventh brain region has already been fully opened, so you'll be able to absorb the medicine much faster than the average person. There's still close to two months until the first of December, so whether or not you can completely absorb it will depend on your luck.
The assessment this time was limited to between Primary Star Base rank and Advanced Star Domain rank, and Xia Fei's rank just happened to meet the requirements to register. In terms of cultivation, he would probably be at the bottom of the tens of thousands of candidates.
Therefore, it was of utmost importance to raise his cultivation level before the assessment.
The medicinal ingredients and combat suit had already been confirmed, and he still needed to wait for the Summit Auction to start on the 15th of October before he could bid for them.
The starting bid for the Windshade Mark IV combat suit and the Silver Nocturna Grass was 50 million star coins, and if nothing unexpected happened, the final bid would definitely exceed 100 million star coins.
Right now, Xia Fei was only left with 380 million star coins in cash. If that was not enough, he would need to sell that Heart of Spirit to raise funds. For the assessment this time, Xia Fei could be said to have put in all his capital.
After purchasing a set of top-grade emergency medical equipment and a set of the best wilderness survival equipment, Xia Fei's bank account balance had decreased by another 4.7 million star coins.
Now, there was still the most important part left: weapons!
Xia Fei was a Speed Ability User, and the advantage of a Speed Ability User was nimble and versatile. Therefore, a cumbersome heavy weapon was not within Xia Fei's consideration.
Though heavy weapons were powerful, they would also slow down Xia Fei's speed and attack frequency, so the gains did not make up for the losses.
What Xia Fei needed was a lightweight handheld weapon that not only had to be sharp, but it would also be best if it could contain many changes, making it hard for others to guard against it.
Such a weapon sounded simple, but in reality, it was not that simple to purchase. He could not afford to buy one that was too expensive, and he would not be interested in those that were too inferior. After visiting over a dozen weapon shops, Xia Fei was still unable to find a weapon to his liking.
He walked into a shop that was not too big, and there was only a middle-aged man inside.
This man looked to be in his forties, and his back was bent as he walked. His steps were a little unsteady, as if he had some misgivings.
He pretended to walk one round in the shop before calling the owner of the shop on his communicator.
He spoke mysteriously with the shop owner for a while, as if he was trying to sell something to him. However, the shop owner shook his head after seeing the image of the item and sent him away without a second word.
Xia Fei was very curious, so he went over to the shop owner and asked, "What was that man doing just now?"
"Oh, he wanted to sell me a double-edged hidden sword. It looks old and worn out, and he actually asked for six million star coins. What an exorbitant price." The shop owner said, "But the material of that sword isn't bad. It looks like it's made of Nichang alloy."
The double-edged hidden sword was a type of short sword that could be hidden in one's sleeve. It used a mechanism that was attached to the user's arm, making it very stealthy. When needed, the mechanism could be activated to eject the blade, making it hard to guard against.
Crafting a double-edged hidden sword required a high level of skill because its internal mechanism was very complicated, and there could not be the slightest bit of carelessness.
If the mechanism of the double-edged hidden sword suddenly activated while shaking hands with someone, and a short sword suddenly shot out from one's sleeve, it would be an extremely awkward scene.
The double-edged hidden sword used a spring to activate, so its material could not be too inferior. It needed to be extremely hard and tough, so that it could be extended and contracted as it pleased.
Due to the continuous development of technology, many of the ancient craftsmanship had already been automated, but there were also some exceptions. There were some special craftsmanship that could not be replaced by machinery.
Take the double-edged hidden sword as an example. The craftsmanship of this weapon had been passed down from generation to generation by craftsman families, and the secret was never leaked to the outside world.
Many experts had tried to crack the mystery of this weapon countless times, but they all ended in failure. In the end, the experts finally understood that there were some things that technology could never replace.
The shop owner could tell that Xia Fei seemed to be interested in the double-edged hidden sword in the man's hand, so he hurriedly added, "I don't think that thing has any decent origins. Look at how secretive he is, there's an eighty percent chance that he stole it."
Xia Fei chuckled and walked out of the shop, ignoring the enthusiastic urging of the shop owner to stay.
Standing on the street and sweeping a glance, he saw that the man was currently walking to the other side of the street, cursing and swearing nonstop, appearing to be very annoyed.
Xia Fei caught up to the middle-aged man in a few steps and purposely coughed twice to get his attention.
"You have a double-edged hidden sword?" Xia Fei asked.
The middle-aged man was very vigilant. He sized up Xia Fei and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Xia Fei laughed. "You don't have to be afraid. I'm sincere in wanting to buy your item. Besides, we're in the virtual space. Are you afraid that I'll steal your item?"
The middle-aged man helplessly sighed. "If it weren't for my old father being seriously ill and in urgent need of money, I wouldn't even need to take out my ancestral heirloom to sell. Yet, there's not a single person on this street who knows what it's worth, insisting that it's worthless. Some even said that I stole it!"
Actually, he could not blame anyone for this. He was merely selling an item, and no one would suspect anything if he openly took it out to sell. Yet, he had to be so secretive, so it was only natural that people would think that his item was of questionable origin.
"I want to see the information on this item," Xia Fei said.
Very soon, the image of the double-edged hidden sword was sent to Xia Fei's mailbox.
It was a holographic 3D image that could be flipped at will, as if it was a real sword placed there.
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