"Chip! Scan! Search for information matching these criteria: Soul Power! Advanced Meditation Methods!"
Fortunately, Leilin had the Chip, which was directly connected to his soul. With just a passing thought, the Chip's voice immediately rang out: "Ding! Task established. Initiating scan!"
Soon, a blue screen of light was projected in front of Leilin, scrolling down a considerable distance.
Leilin perked up and studied the information carefully.
"Advanced Meditation Method — Ethereal Phantom Form. Five layers total, flawlessly complete. Asking price..."
"Ancient Soul Power Secret Technique — Doze Ritual! Can enhance Soul Power, boosting the power of fourth-tier and above wizard spells by 50%. Will only trade for Filthcrow eggs!"
"Soul Power Crystals! Five hundred grams of Morning Star Warlock Soul Power Crystals. Exchange for equal mass of Astral Stone!"
"Ancient Bloodline — White-Scale Phantom Tiger cub! Possesses not only an acute sense for detecting Soul Power, but after forming a contract, grants a slow yet heaven-defying soul enhancement effect. Price negotiable!"
The sheer volume of information immediately dazzled Leilin's eyes, and every single item on the screen made him salivate.
But now, he suddenly realized just how poor he was. Utterly destitute!
Everything he had plundered from the Dark Poles Domain and his other accumulated resources were merely things that could fetch astronomical prices in Magic Stones — but to a Morning Star, they felt more or less dispensable.
As for other things — like the refined bloodlines and the Sandflow Organization's experimental data — those couldn't see the light of day at all.
Leilin was horrified to discover that the only things he could bring out for trade here were the Astral Stones he had previously looted from the Ouroboros Ring's main treasury.
No good! He had to find a source of income immediately!
Leilin stared at the items on the screen, his eyes faintly reddening.
The Morning Star Warlocks had accumulated far too many treasures. If he could obtain even a fraction of them and hand them over to the Chip for analysis, the progress of his Soul Power calculations would skyrocket. This was of paramount importance to Leilin!
But... a source of income suitable for a Morning Star, and a stable one at that...
Leilin was momentarily stumped. If such a path existed, it had long since been monopolized by other Warlocks — there was no way a share would be left for him, unless it was an entirely new approach or idea.
Leilin scrolled through the pages aimlessly until he finally found some other items that caught his interest.
"Teleportation Request: I need to reach the Sunset Mountains within three days. Anyone with a teleportation point, please contact me. Price negotiable!"
"Urgent Assistance Needed: Dragon Whale rebellion in the Eastern Ocean. At least three Morning Star and above needed for suppression. Guaranteed payment of 1,000 grams of Astral Stone per person, plus additional rewards for kills..."
"Assist in the attack on Mag Basin. Upon conquest, receive five percent of annual production profits!"
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On the other side of the trading market, numerous wills were converging, exchanging information at breakneck speed, seemingly reaching agreements in an instant.
"If I can't find any other source of income, I might have to start taking on jobs here — playing enforcer or something..."
Leilin's face was grim as he followed one of the earlier listings and sought out a dark will.
"Excuse me, do you sell advanced Meditation Methods here?"
What materialized before Leilin was a dark orb of light, with energy representing extreme gloom and terror constantly coalescing around it. Even as nothing more than a projection of will, it gave Leilin an intensely terrifying feeling.
"Mm." The other party answered reluctantly, seemingly uninterested in the transaction. Unlike other goods, knowledge and secret techniques could be sold repeatedly, so their prices weren't particularly high — making them Leilin's top priority.
After all, he already had another top-tier Meditation Method, the Wings of the Sun. If he could add this one to his collection along with his previous accumulations, the Chip's research might advance even further, yielding even more gains.
"What's the asking price?" Leilin steeled his patience and began haggling. He didn't have many Astral Stones, but the treasures here were inexhaustible, so he had to be frugal.
Moreover, the conditions proposed by several other wills were far too outlandish — even Leilin couldn't accept them. Especially the Filthcrow eggs; Leilin had immediately blocked that listing.
The Filthcrow was a cross-dimensional powerhouse on par with the Eye of Judgment. Were its eggs really equal in value to an ancient secret technique?
Just thinking about it made Leilin feel it was utterly insane. As for the Soul Power Crystals, he could produce those himself — they weren't of much use to him either.
All in all, since everyone who posted exchange listings naturally hoped to get the best price, transactions here were rare. A large number of idle souls and wills lingered around the market, and the moment a cheap deal appeared, they would pounce on it like a pack of sharks scenting blood.