Luan Spirit
Whips, handcuffs, ropes, and electric cucumbers. Countless of these items filled Xia Fei's room. A large electric eggplant had fallen under the bed, and the switch had been turned on. It kept vibrating, buzzing, and the sound was incomparably ear-piercing.
As it turned out, the majority of humans in the universe had a body structure similar to that of humans on Earth. Just by looking at the items in the room, it was obvious that the hobbies of those high-level extraterrestrials were not any healthier.
There were very few men on Earth who had not watched porn, and Xia Fei, as a normal single man, was naturally no exception. Thus, when Xia Fei saw these items, he suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
"Such an important assessment. What's the point of bringing so many of these things instead of bringing more equipment and supplies?" Xia Fei shook his head and said.
Xia Fei had no love for these items. With a wave of his hand, he stored all of them in his spatial ring, leaving behind only those that seemed somewhat useful.
"Divine Spear of Hundred Battles Universe's Invincible Super Spray?" Xia Fei muttered as he held a bottle of white liquid in his hand.
"What a cool name. Too bad it's useless." With a wave of his hand, Xia Fei tossed the bottle of liquid into his spatial ring.
After tidying up the room, most of the items that were left were medicinal items. It seemed that aside from Qin Yong's strange hobbies, he also treasured his life.
Just the Snake Eye Berries alone numbered a hundred, and there were also over two hundred that looked like lotus seeds. These fruits were called White Dews, and they could rapidly recover a person's physical strength. However, they did not have the same effect as the Snake Eye Berries, and they were slightly cheaper, around ten thousand star coins each.
There were forty-six Black Gold Fruits. These fruits looked like small strawberries, except they were black in color, and there were golden seeds the size of sesame seeds inside.
The Black Gold Fruit was an upgraded version of the Snake Eye Berry. One Black Gold Fruit was equivalent to ten Snake Eye Berries. Its flesh had extraordinary and rapid effects in improving one's physical strength. The seeds could be used as an antidote, and the effects were not bad, either, enough to deal with medium level poisons.
The price of the Black Gold Fruit was as high as eight hundred thousand star coins each. These forty-six Black Gold Fruits were worth thirty-six million and eight hundred thousand star coins!
"Looks like this guy has some good stuff." Xia Fei was elated, storing the Golden Crow Fruits, Snake Eye Berries, and White Dews into his spatial ring. These fruits were all stored in a special fresh-keeping box that could prevent the fruits from rotting and losing moisture. Just buying a box like this would cost him fifty thousand star coins.
Thirty-two Green Phoenix Tail Fruits specialized in treating external injuries. The unit price was 20,000 Astral Coins each. If one was injured, one could crush the Green Phoenix Tail Fruit and apply it to the wound. It could quickly stop the bleeding and heal the wound. Furthermore, it would not leave any scars.
This is also a good item. Xia Fei smiled as he put away the box containing the Green Phoenix Tail Fruit and continued to take stock of the remaining items.
The rest were Xiao Yong's personal belongings, such as his passport card. Xia Fei took a look at the passport card before tossing it aside.
"Eh?" Xia Fei suddenly discovered a strange bottle among his personal belongings. This bottle was not big and was in the shape of a diamond. It was completely transparent and had countless facets. Light would be refracted through these facets, giving off a hazy and mysterious feeling.
What was even more surprising was that there was a goldfish about the size of a thumb inside.
It had golden scales and eyes that were as bright as sapphires. Its tail was red and split into two. Its mouth was slightly open, and Xia Fei could clearly see the row of tiny white teeth that were extremely sharp. This fish might be small, but if it were alive, it would definitely be a ferocious animal.
"Phantom, what is this?" Xia Fei asked curiously.
Phantom stared at the fish, getting more and more excited the more he looked. "This thing is called a Luan Spirit. It's a very precious medicinal ingredient that grows on a planet where the sun never sets. It can absorb a large amount of the sun's light and heat, converting it into a form of energy and storing it. Such a large Luan Spirit should have been growing for at least a thousand years."
"Medicinal ingredient? Could this fish be a type of plant?! " Xia Fei was shocked. From its appearance, this thing clearly looked like a fish. There was actually such a strange plant in this world?!
"That's right, this is a plant. To be more precise, it's the fruit of the Luan Spirit Tree. The Luan Spirit Tree can grow up to a hundred meters tall, its branches and leaves are very large, but its fruit is only this small. A Luan Spirit Tree needs three thousand years to grow to bear fruit, but this fruit needs a thousand years to grow to this size, so every Luan Spirit Fruit is incomparably precious, it's hard to find even with money."
"I was just worrying about not being able to find the medicinal ingredient you need to further increase your rank. Now, someone has taken the initiative to give it to you. Once the medicinal effect in your body has worn off, you can use the Luan Spirit to increase your rank." Phantom excitedly said, "Lucky. I'm truly lucky to be able to obtain such a high-grade item like the Luan Spirit."
"I've long since had enough of those low-grade and mid-grade medicinal ingredients. You only managed to increase your cultivation to the Intermediate Starry Sky Rank after using the medicine three times. This progress is truly too slow. With this thing, I guarantee that you'll be able to increase your rank by a lot the next time." Phantom confidently said.
"The Luan Spirit is so precious. It must be worth quite a lot, right?" Xia Fei asked as he carefully held the Luan Spirit.
"This one should be worth at least one billion or eight hundred million star coins."
Xia Fei was overjoyed. He could not help but rub his fingers on the Luan Spirit's body. The outer protective cover had a warm texture to it and was very heavy, weighing at least five to six kilograms. It was just that it was a little too unusual for a plant to grow like this.
Xia Fei began to estimate the rewards he had gotten from this Crisis grade assessment in his heart.
First, there were four spatial tools, three rings, and a bracelet.
Spatial rings were limited to one cubic meter, and the price of rings smaller than one cubic meter would decrease exponentially. A spatial ring with one cubic meter would be worth around two hundred million star coins, but a ring with 0.9 cubic meters would only be worth eighty million star coins, and a ring with 0.8 cubic meters would be worth fifty-five million star coins. The smaller the ring, the less valuable it would be.
The three rings had three cubic meters, one cubic meter, and 0.5 cubic meters respectively, while the bracelet was only a pitiful 0.3 cubic meters.
A ring with three cubic meters would be worth around 1.3 billion star coins, one cubic meter for 200 million, 0.5 cubic meter for 10 million, and the 0.3 cubic meter for only one million star coins.
Just these four spatial tools alone were worth 1.51 billion star coins!
There were also over a dozen survival and medical equipment sets, each of which was worth more than a million star coins. Including the medicine and weapons, the total value was close to 1.8 billion star coins!
Xia Fei's account had at most reached 480 million star coins. If he cashed out all of these items, he would have a ten-digit savings for the first time in his life!
Furthermore, this was the universal star coins!
It must be mentioned that the golden cicada, which could save his life at a critical moment, and the Luan Spirit, which could increase his cultivation, were not included.
If he counted them, Xia Fei's harvest this time would exceed three billion star coins in one fell swoop!
Xia Fei immediately recalled the Caldari Class 3 frigate he had seen in the virtual space, the Eagle-class frigate. "That Eagle-class frigate sure is beautiful, just like a soaring eagle. Once my cultivation reaches the Star Domain rank, I must buy it!"
The third day of training was the same as before. After obtaining such a large sum of assets, Xia Fei's enthusiasm for training was even higher than yesterday!
After all, having money was equivalent to having a ticket to the future. Be it the medicinal ingredients needed to increase his cultivation or his beloved warship, which one of them did not require a large sum of money?
To become stronger, other than opportunities and hard work, one also needed an endless supply of money as a backing. This logic was applicable everywhere.
On the morning of the fourth day, the cold female voice from the broadcast system rang out once more. "The second segment of the Crisis grade assessment is about to begin. All participants, please gather at the designated location immediately."
Xia Fei packed his equipment and used his left hand to shake the Chasing Light fastened to his arm to make sure it was securely strapped. He took a few deep breaths and, with a determined look on his face, strode out of the room and headed for the second segment of the assessment.
Four large black spaceships were lined up in a row, and right across from them was a circular spaceship. This was the spaceship used for the second segment of the assessment.
The spaceship was entirely white, with a diameter of more than two kilometers. Many circular portholes were closely packed together, like eyes looking out in all directions.
Most of the eliminated candidates had chosen to return, and only a few remained with the mentality of watching or learning, so there were very few people along the way.
There were a total of 723 candidates who made it to the second segment of the assessment, which was a lot less than the original one thousand. This was because some of the candidates had obtained more than one token, like Xia Fei, who had obtained two, and Chen Dong, who had obtained dozens.
There were also a few unlucky fellows who had obtained tokens but were injured in the intense battle, unable to participate in the second segment of the assessment.
The circular spaceship was surrounded by rows of staff from the Adjudicator Union. They had formed a human wall around the entire spaceship, wearing navy blue uniforms and looking very spirited. There were even more of them than the candidates, and it seemed like the security for the second segment was much better than the first.
Xia Fei stepped onto the automatic boarding ladder of the spaceship and was transported inside. The interior of the spaceship was illuminated by some dazzling lights, turning the huge space into a snowy white.
The first level of the spaceship had nine square rings, three horizontally and three vertically. This spaceship had a total of three levels, which meant that there would be a total of twenty-seven rings where the matches would be held at the same time.
The rings were a hundred meters long and wide, with a height of one meter. They were completely made of solid tritanium alloy, so no matter what was done on them, they would not be able to cause the rings to collapse or cause any large tremors.
Every ring had a transparent energy barrier, so once one entered, they would not be able to escape unless the battle was over.
There were also dozens of high-definition cameras set up all around, allowing them to observe the matches from any angle.
The broadcasting rights for the second segment of the assessment had already been sold to six television stations in the Endaro Star Region. In the past, the Adjudicator Union would sell the broadcasting rights for the entire assessment, but this time, they had only sold the second and final round, not the first round, which had the most number of people. This was the first time in many years that they had done so.
The Adjudicator Assessment was a grand event for the entire Endaro Star Region, attracting countless viewers to pay to watch it. The commercial benefits were hard to estimate, and every broadcast would fetch a sky-high price!
This was one of the ways that the Adjudicator Union made money. After all, the Adjudicator Union was not a charity organization, and with so many Adjudicators needing to eat, how could they not have some sort of income?
Xia Fei was arranged to be on the third level, ring 21. He took the elevator there, and Xia Fei was led to the ring by a staff member.
Lighting a cigarette, Xia Fei scanned his surroundings and saw a tall and sturdy man walking over with his head held high. It was none other than the battle maniac, Chen Dongs!
Chen Dongs approached Xia Fei and let out a hearty laugh, excitedly saying, Youre my opponent for the first round?
From the looks of it, he was already itching to have a match with Xia Fei.
"My name is Chen Dong, a citizen of Glacial Frost. Later, when the two of us fight, you mustn't hold back. Since we're going to fight, we'll fight to our heart's content!" Chen Dong boasted, his voice like thunder, causing Xia Fei's eardrums to buzz.
Xia Fei smiled. "Alright, it's a deal."
From the corner of his eye, Xia Fei noticed that Ye Xiaohan was also on this level. Seeing Xia Fei looking at her, Ye Xiaohan intentionally turned her head to the side, pretending that she did not care.
The number of people in the venue gradually increased, and the residents of the Endaro Star Region all turned on their televisions at this time, looking forward to watching an exciting and bloody battle while gulping down beer.
Watching the Adjudicator Union's Crisis grade assessment cost ten star coins per hour, which was not cheap, but these citizens did not mind.
It was not easy to watch a life-and-death battle between experts, especially this sort of Crisis grade assessment, which had unimaginably high viewership ratings.
After all, this sort of bloodbath and death was not something that wrestling or boxing could compare to. The excitement and realism of it far exceeded that of those competitive events.
Many, many lightyears away, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was nervously sitting in her bedroom, hugging a pink rabbit in her arms as she stared unblinkingly at the screen.
On the screen, Xia Fei was smoking as he conversed with Chen Dongs. Avril looked at the tall Chen Dongs and the skinny Xia Fei, feeling extremely nervous.
Avril had a habit of tearing things when she was nervous. At this moment, she was using her two fair and tender hands to tear at the rabbit's ears, seemingly thinking that the rabbit's ears were too short.
There was a light knock on the door. Miss, it's time for your art class.
Avril pouted and said, Nope! Nope! Nope! I want to see Xia Fei fight!
The old butler outside the door was slightly startled, frowning as he muttered to himself, Xia Fei? Who's Xia Fei?
Dozens of large screens suddenly appeared around the venue, and Xiao Haili was smiling as he said, The Adjudicator Union's second round of the Crisis grade assessment is about to begin. I am the chief judge of this assessment, Xiao Haili. Let me first introduce the rules of the assessment to everyone.
"Every ring has its own energy shield. Only when one side dies or admits defeat will the energy shield be activated."
There is no time limit for the matches, and weapons are allowed, but thermal weapons are not allowed. If anyone uses thermal weapons, they will immediately be disqualified, and only the last eighteen will advance to the third round.
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows, suddenly recalling the name on Xiao Yong's passport. Xiao Haili? Xiao Yong? Could the two of them be related?
Chen Dongs could no longer hold back his temper, leaping high into the ring and waving at Xia Fei. Come on; there's no need to listen to his nonsense. Let's have a good fight!
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