allendalepharm Chapter 24 Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce, Spirit Seed Tremor
Chapter 24 Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce, Spirit Seed Tremor
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Shanghai, the most prosperous and dazzling metropolis in eastern China, is also one of the most prosperous centers of magical civilization in the country.
The towering skyscrapers and the magical barriers emanating ancient energy complemented each other, and mages riding tamed beasts occasionally swept across the sky. The rich elemental aura even made Su Chen, who had just stepped out of the high-speed rail station, feel his pores relax.
"This is the real holy land for mages! Compared to this, Bo City is practically a newbie village." Su Chen took a deep breath of the slightly humid air of Shanghai, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Without lingering in the bustling streets, Su Chen hailed a taxi and headed straight for the Financial and Magical Trade Center in Lujiazui. His destination was very clear: the Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce.
As a leading super conglomerate both domestically and internationally, the Zhao Chamber of Commerce built its headquarters building in Shanghai into a magnificent palace.
Su Chen pushed open the heavy, gold-plated glass door and walked into the spacious, bright first-floor lobby, which was covered with precious magic stone floors.
"Hello, esteemed guest, how can I help you?" A receptionist, dressed in a smart business suit, with a pretty face and outstanding temperament, immediately came forward with an impeccable professional smile.
Although Su Chen looks like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school student and is dressed very plainly, anyone who can work as a receptionist at the Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce headquarters must have exceptional insight, and there would never be any ridiculous scenes of people looking down on others.
"I want to see lightning-type spirit seeds," Su Chen said bluntly and calmly. "I don't want ordinary ones; I want top-grade spirit seeds. Preferably ones with extremely high power amplification and powerful additional effects."
Upon hearing the words "top-grade spiritual seed," a hint of surprise flashed in the receptionist's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and bowed slightly, saying, "Sir, please come with me to the VIP reception room to rest for a while. I will retrieve the internal catalog for you right away."
Not long after, the receptionist came in with a tablet that was emitting a faint glow and placed it in front of Su Chen.
"Sir, I just checked the Chamber of Commerce's current inventory. Ordinary lightning-type spirit seeds with an amplification of about 200% are readily available in our Chamber of Commerce, priced between 20 million and 22 million. However..." The receptionist smiled apologetically, "Lightning-type spirit seeds with top-grade effects, as you requested, are an extremely scarce resource. Once they appear, they are immediately absorbed by the major families. There are currently no such seeds in stock in the lobby."
Su Chen frowned slightly. Was he going to come all this way to Shanghai for nothing?
"However," the receptionist changed the subject, swiping her slender finger across the tablet and pulling up an encrypted file, "tomorrow night, at the Midsummer Night Magic Auction held on the top floor of our Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce, there happens to be a top-tier lightning-type spirit seed being auctioned as one of the final items. The attributes of this spirit seed absolutely meet all your requirements."
Su Chen's eyes lit up: "Oh? Let me see the information."
A holographic projection immediately appeared on the tablet artifact. It was a ball of lightning sealed in a specially made crystal dish. The ball of lightning was a deep dark purple color, and it seemed to contain a violent thunderstorm. From time to time, fine arcs of electricity struck the inner wall of the crystal dish, making a chilling "crackling" sound.
The detailed information about this spirit seed is marked next to it:
[Spirit Seed Name]: Thunderclap
[Elemental Attribute]: Lightning
[Power Boost]: 2.5 times
【Exclusive Effect】: Shock Blast (When lightning magic hits a target or is blocked by the target's defense, the power of 'Thunder' will trigger a secondary violent explosion, generating a powerful physical shockwave and lightning penetration effect, causing extremely strong damage and shattering effect on the target's defensive magic tools or the hard scales of demons.)
Starting bid: 20,000,000 yuan
"nice one!"
Su Chen's heart started pounding as soon as he glanced at it.
A 2.5-fold increase in power—this has reached the limit of a spirit seed!
Even more terrifying is the secondary effect called "Shockwave." Lightning magic is already known for its single-target penetration and paralysis, and now with the added physical impact and armor-piercing effect of the secondary explosion, it's a nightmare for all defensive mages and heavily armored demons!
One can imagine that if this "Thunder" were used to unleash a mid-level Thunderstrike, what would fall would no longer be a simple bolt of lightning, but a high-explosive missile with an armor-piercing warhead!
"This is it." Su Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and looked up at the front desk. "Can anyone attend tomorrow's auction? Is verification of funds or membership required?"
"No complicated verification of funds is required, sir," the receptionist explained with a smile. "Our Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce auctions have always adhered to an open principle. You only need to purchase an admission ticket to qualify for bidding. If you'd like, sir, I can process your ticket purchase now."
"Okay, give me one." Su Chen nodded decisively.
After spending tens of thousands of yuan to buy a VIP box ticket, Su Chen didn't rush to leave. Instead, he reached into his backpack and casually asked, "By the way, besides selling things, your Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce should also buy back materials, right? Do you buy slave-level essences here?"
The receptionist was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course we accept them. Soul essence is a core material for crafting Stardust and Nebula magical artifacts, and it's always been a sought-after commodity. Sir, do you have any soul essence to sell?"
Su Chen took out the necromancer vessel and displayed the six spirits inside.
In an instant, six energy bodies radiating a pure, ethereal blue light lay quietly on the velvet lining. The mesmerizing glow instantly transformed the entire reception room into a dreamlike space.
"Please wait a moment, sir. Acquiring the essence requires a specialized appraiser to authenticate it."
A few minutes later, an elderly man with gray hair and wearing a monocle made of gold wire walked in.
"Incredible... truly incredible. This purity, this energy fluctuation, there's no doubt it's the complete essence of the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat. But, those low-level demons, the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat, have extremely turbid souls; even producing a fragment of their soul is incredibly difficult. How could anyone possibly obtain six such perfect essences at once? Young brother, how many sewer burrows did you raid?" The old man raised his head, looking at Su Chen as if he were a monster.
The lower the level of the demon, the less likely it is to drop high-quality essence. It is extremely rare to find six identical high-quality giant-eyed blood rat essences at once.
Su Chen chuckled, "Just lucky, purely lucky. Sir, please give me a fair price. How much are these six spirit essences worth?"
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