Chapter 147 The Calm Before the Storm

Morning, on the Dark Shadow.

Su Mo was rarely lying in bed, sound asleep, while Qian Chengxue leaned beside him.

Knock, knock.

An urgent knocking sounded, accompanied by Sun Duoxiang's anxious shouts.

"Boss, wake up, wake up!"

Su Mo abruptly opened his eyes, flipped out of bed, and reached for the clothes hanging beside him.

At that moment, Su Mo suddenly froze.

"Ah? Su Mo, you can move."

Qian Chengxue looked at the scene, saying in disbelief.

"Really?"

Su Mo was also a little incredulous, but to be on the safe side, he quickly lay back down.

"I'll answer the door."

Qian Chengxue quickly straightened her pajamas, got out of bed, and went to open the door.

Su Mo's mind was filled with the fact that he could move, so he didn't bother to scold Sun Duoxiang. He asked, "What's going on so early in the morning?"

"It's not just Lord Sperd and Wang Hai, they're all coming to see you and will be here soon, so I rushed over to let you know."

Sun Duoxiang quickly explained to Su Mo.

Hearing this, Qian Chengxue quickly grabbed her clothes and ran to the bathroom to change.

Su Mo also wanted to change clothes, but after thinking about it, he decided against it and said to Sun Duoxiang.

"Alright, I got it. Go take care of your business."

"Okay."

Sun Duoxiang nodded quickly and left.

Not long after, Qian Chengxue efficiently changed her clothes, tidied herself up, and walked out of the bathroom.

Then, she tidied up the room a little.

A few minutes later, the sound of footsteps came.

Soon, Sperd led the way in, followed by Wang Hai wearing a Federation general's uniform. Wenluosi and the others were wearing admiral's uniforms behind him.

"Lord Sperd, Wang Hai, Wenluosi, you're here."

Su Mo greeted them with a smile.

"I heard you were seriously injured. How are you? Feeling any better?"

Sperd said with a smile.

"Much better."

Su Mo responded in a very good mood.

"I knew you were so strong, nothing could happen to you."

Wang Hai was very happy to see that Su Mo was in good spirits.

"Haha, not bad. But Wang Hai, you're something else, quietly getting promoted to general. When are you treating?"

Su Mo teased with interest.

"Nothing to celebrate. If you want it, you can have it anytime. It's just that you don't want it."

Wang Hai replied casually.

"Wang Hai, didn't you hear? Su Mo is asking you for a treat."

Wenluosi explained to Wang Hai with a smile.

"I thought it was something else. When you're better, we can eat whatever you want. My treat!"

Wang Hai patted his chest generously and promised.

"Deal!"

Su Mo didn't stand on ceremony. He was genuinely happy to see his old friend.

Then, Sperd said to Su Mo, "Take good care of yourself. If you have any difficulties, tell the Federation."

"No problem. By the way, Lord Sperd, aren't you at Gushen Star? What are you doing here?"

Su Mo asked with some curiosity.

"Now that the Star Gate is open, we've transported the massive resources mined from Gushen Star back here and stopped by to see you."

Sperd explained casually.

"I see."

Su Mo suddenly understood.

"Su Mo, get better soon. Now that the Star Gate has stabilized, the whole world is very lively. Many people are arriving at Gushen Star through the Star Gate. Gushen Star is becoming a treasure hunting paradise."

Wenluosi introduced the current situation outside to Su Mo.

"Alright, I'll do my best."

Su Mo smiled and replied.

At this moment, Sperd took out a card from his sleeve and handed it to Su Mo.

"Here, this is for you."

"Ah? What's this?"

Su Mo was slightly stunned.

"There are 200 billion Star Coins in here. Take it and spend it! Tell us if it's not enough."

Sperd instructed simply and neatly.

"This isn't appropriate, so much money."

Su Mo was also shocked. This was a massive amount of money. In the past, it could have bought a Star Destroyer. Although the price of Star Destroyers had skyrocketed, creating a sense of inflation, that was only limited to weapons like Star Destroyers. For other things, the purchasing power of Star Coins was even stronger than when they had first arrived.

Thinking of this, Su Mo felt that the Star Destroyer Phantom Flower he had bought back then was a real bargain. He should have bought a few more.

Of course, Su Mo was just thinking about it. He didn't have that much money back then.

Sperd shook his head and said to Su Mo seriously, "There's nothing inappropriate about it. This is a decision made after discussing it with Chairman Alers. Also, don't worry about the Federation's finances. The Federation is not what it used to be, and the finances are very generous. We're planning to buy a lot of things recently."

"Oh, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Su Mo didn't refuse any further.

"Take good care of your injuries. Don't worry about anything."

Sperd instructed Su Mo.

"I will."

"Alright, we have to go now."

"So soon? Won't you stay a little longer?"

Su Mo was also slightly taken aback.

"No, there are still many things to deal with. Not to mention the proper arrangements for those sacrificed brothers."

Sperd sighed slightly at this point.

"Okay, then take care."

Su Mo didn't try to persuade them to stay any longer.

Sperd turned his head and said to Qian Chengxue, "Qian Chengxue, I'm leaving Su Mo in your care."

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of him."

Qian Chengxue nodded seriously.

Not long after, Sperd and the others left, leaving only Su Mo and Qian Chengxue in the room.

Qian Chengxue then said to Su Mo with slight excitement, "Su Mo, why don't you try getting out of bed again?"

"Alright."

Su Mo then tried to get out of bed again, and he found that he had really recovered his mobility.

"How is it? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Qian Chengxue asked anxiously.

"I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere! Great, I don't have to sit in a wheelchair anymore."

Su Mo was also so happy that he felt like flying. Although the doctors had told him that he would be fine, his mood was still very different when he could really move again.

"That's great."

Qian Chengxue's eyes were a little moist.

...

Star Ring City Second Ring, Chenxing Auction Building.

The entrance was unusually lively at this time.

A large number of people wearing different styles of clothing gathered here. There were high-ranking officials of the Empire's army and senior members of the Alliance.

Among them, even Chairman Alers and Emperor Moka Jafa could be seen.

They were chatting and laughing with their subordinates and allies.

In addition, nobles of Star Ring City wearing gorgeous clothes could also be seen.

Looking closely, it could be found that they were all gathered in groups, with little interaction with each other.

"These bumpkins have money now and have all come to bid for land."

"There's no way around it. They've just been credited for their achievements and incorporated, exchanging a lot of ore and scattered merit points for money. Now they're flush with cash."

"Won't the land be snatched away by them? It's not easy for Star Ring City to release a few plots of land in the Second Ring."

"It's alright. It's not certain who will win and who will lose. And don't look at how smug they are now. They'll slowly realize how difficult the road ahead will be."

"That's right, a bunch of juniors dare to compete with their seniors. They're really overestimating themselves."

...

Several young noble scions were also muttering in a corner.

In theory, merit points cannot be traded. Whoever earns them can only use them.

Therefore, it is not possible for one person to get a lot of points and exchange them for high-level items.

However, scattered merit points can be used to help the other party exchange for the things they want and then turn them into money.

Various countries exchanged a lot of the scattered merit they had obtained for Star Coins, reaping a very rich harvest of Star Coins.

In addition, with the opening of the Star Gate, the massive amount of materials that various countries had mined from Gushen Star was also transported back.

It could be said that everyone had never been so rich.

The reason for coming to bid for land was also very simple. After the various countries successfully took a foothold in the Star Ring City system.

All the chairmen and emperors received an official announcement.

Star Ring City officially established the No. 3 Birthplace in the Dark Mist Star Sea in the rear area.

And has already begun to build an artificial sun in the central area.

At the same time, Star Ring City gave the leaders of various countries two options: one was to directly purchase transformed habitable planets from Star Ring City, and the other was to spend money to transform their home planet.

Only planets that meet the standards are eligible to move into Birthplace No. 3.

Of course, if you have money, you can also choose to buy a habitable planet and transform your home planet as well.

The problem here is.

Whoever moves into Birthplace No. 3 first can choose the best orbit around the artificial sun.

You can get the most comfortable environment.

Therefore, countries are now desperately trying to develop and be the first to move into the Birthplace.

It is worth mentioning that although the price of directly purchasing a suitable planet is cheaper than transforming one, it is also enough to deter everyone. Therefore, even the countries in the first two Birthplaces have never directly purchased a suitable planet.

Everyone chooses to entrust Star Ring City to transform their home planet, because it can be transformed slowly in installments.

Even so, the transformation cost is astonishingly expensive. In order to maximize the reduction of costs, countries need to prepare the transformation materials themselves.

Some of these materials can be mined themselves, but many need to be obtained by doing Star Ring City missions.

The administrative hall of the Second Ring issues a large number of high-quality missions.

They didn't have the capital to come and get a piece of the pie before, but now they are undoubtedly eyeing it.

To take these missions, you need to purchase commercial land in the Second Ring area, so that you can obtain additional permissions, allowing enough people to obtain the qualifications to enter the Second Ring and take on the missions.

Of course, if you only want to buy residential land, you don't need to be so nervous. Compared to commercial land, the number of residential land is larger, and the price is relatively cheaper.

However, there are not as many benefits as commercial land. You must know that in addition to those miscellaneous permissions, operating here can also earn a lot of money from the residents living in the Second Ring.

To put it in the most common analogy, even if the people who come in work as nannies for the residents of the Second Ring, they can earn a lot of money.

Not long after, the doors of the auction house opened.

Alers and the others walked in, chatting and laughing.

"This time, I'll have to trouble everyone to give me some face. If I'm lucky enough to bid for a piece of land first, don't let our own people bid against each other."

"Chairman Alers, what are you saying? Do we look like people who bully our own? We will only bid against the land taken by the Imperial Army."

Mao Duo said righteously.

"Pope Mao Duo is right."

Alers responded with a smile. But in his heart, he thought to himself: "These people are not easy to deal with. What's the difference if they bid against the land taken by the Imperial Army?"

On the other side, Emperor Hallett and the others surrounded Emperor Moka Jafa, flattering him.

"Emperor Moka Jafa, we all know that you are rich, but you have to leave some soup for us to drink. I heard that the number of plots of land being auctioned this time is pitifully small."

"Don't worry, I only want two out of the six plots of land!"

Emperor Moka Jafa said霸气ly.

"Well, that's fine."

The smiles on the faces of Emperor Hallett and the others became more and more stiff.

"Hmph, big words."

At this time, Berlin Heimyin, who was passing by with his elders, said disdainfully.

"Berlin, speak less. Haven't you heard the saying that disaster comes from the mouth? You are good in everything, but this temper really needs to be changed."

Berlin's sister, Yunlin, persuaded in a low voice.

"Isn't it because these guys are too arrogant? They don't know that they are just enjoying the dividends given by the City Lord."

Berlin still said somewhat unconvinced.

"We used to enjoy it too, and we came here like this. Okay, let's not talk about those things."

Yunlin pulled Berlin inside.

...

Soon, everyone entered the auction hall. The entire venue was very simple.

It was a bit like a T-shaped classroom, with a large platform at the front.

All the auction items would appear in the form of holographic projections. Everyone had their own seat, and after taking their seats, they could summon a small bidding virtual interface.

You can operate and bid on it, which is very simple.

Soon, an old man wearing work clothes, who was quite old but full of energy, walked onto the stage.

He bowed to everyone and said.

"Let me introduce myself, I am the auctioneer, Lakeli. The model adopted for this auction is also very simple, the highest bidder wins! Malicious price increases are strictly prohibited. Once a bid is made, it will be considered valid. Those who raise the price but do not pay will be severely punished. Therefore, I hope that everyone can be rational and cautious when bidding. Now I announce the start of the auction!"

"The first auction is a residential land located in the Second Ring area, Bodo Street, with a total area of 50,000 square meters and a starting price of 100 billion Star Coins."

"120 billion!"

"150 billion!"

...

Alers sat quietly in his seat, watching others bidding.

"Chairman Alers, shouldn't we bid for some?"

Hai Yue asked curiously.

"Residential land is used for immigration, what's the point of bidding for it? For enjoyment? The Federation is at a critical moment now, it's useless to bid for these."

Alers replied very rationally.

"That seems to be the case."

Hai Yue suddenly realized.

"Our goal is commercial land with special privileges, but looking at the people who have come to the scene, it is estimated that it will not be easy to bid successfully. It is estimated that we have to be prepared to bleed heavily."

Alers thought of this and felt a bit of a headache.

Although the finances are very generous now, there are many things to buy.

Not to mention that the upgrade of cutting-edge weapons is a major expense. The Federation is currently negotiating the purchase of V-generation biological mechas in Star Ring City.

Of course, this situation is not only encountered by the Federation, the situation is similar in other countries.

Therefore, in the first half of the civilian land auction, almost no one from the twelve countries was seen bidding.

Everyone is preparing to spend their money on the blade later.

Half an hour later, the residential land auction was over, and all the buyers were countries in the First and Second Birthplaces.

Lakeli, the auctioneer, then announced.

"Next, we will auction a commercial land located on the west side of Vincent Street in the Second Ring area, with a total area of 100,000 square meters and a base price of 500 billion."

"500000000000!"

At this time, a man wearing a gray V-generation colonial armor, with sharp eyes and full of霸气, raised his hand.

"The Mechanical Empire bids 500 billion! Is there a higher price?"

Lakeli asked.

The entire auction house was silent, and no one spoke.

Hai Yue asked Alers in a low voice, somewhat puzzled.

"Chairman Alers, why is no one bidding at such a low price? This is far below the market price."

"That man is Emperor Winters of the Mechanical Empire, the strongest country in the First Birthplace and arguably the strongest of all the affiliated countries. That land is not public, it is a private listing for auction, and he has taken a fancy to it, it has been internally decided. Before I came to participate in the auction, I received a notice from the other party that I was not allowed to compete with him! Although we have joined the Star Ring City system, forcibly bidding for this land is tantamount to tearing face with the other party, there is no need!"

"Then are the land below all internally decided."

Hai Yue said slightly surprised.

"No, there are two internally decided pieces of land for private auction. The remaining land is public, and it depends on each person's ability."

Alers replied lightly.

Soon, Lakeli finalized the announcement.

"Congratulations to the Mechanical Empire for winning. Now we will auction the second commercial land, which is located on the east side of Maple Leaf Avenue in the Second Ring area, with a total area of 150,000 square meters and a base price of 800 billion Star Coins."

"800000000000."

At this time, an old woman sitting in the front row, leaning on a black mechanical cane and wearing a gorgeous robe, raised her hand.

"The Laurel Kingdom bids 800 billion! Is there a higher price?"

Lakeli asked according to the routine rules.

The entire auction house was still very quiet, and in the end, the Laurel Kingdom successfully bid for this commercial land.

At this time, Emperor Moka Jafa, Alers and others were sitting upright, and everyone's eyes became very serious. The main event was about to begin, and it was their stage next.

However, at this moment, Lakeli bowed to everyone.

"Thank you for your participation, the auction is over."

As soon as these words came out, the quiet auction house instantly exploded.

Emperor Moka Jafa slapped the armrest and stood up suddenly, saying angrily: "Are you playing with us? Isn't there still public land that hasn't been auctioned off? What do you mean by over?"

"I'm sorry, before the start of this auction, we received a temporary notice that all six plots of land originally prepared for auction have been sold out."

Lakeli explained unassumingly.

"Interesting, someone actually bought them all."

Emperor Winters of the Mechanical Empire showed a playful smile.

"How is it possible, can the auctioned items be internally purchased?"

Emperor Moka Jafa asked violently.

"They were exchanged with merit points. You can check the rules of the auction house or the rules of Star Ring City. The priority of merit point exchange is the highest. I understand that everyone has some complaints, but there is no way, the rules are the rules, and we only got the news before the start of the auction."

Lakeli replied lightly. Of course, he actually deliberately did not tell everyone in advance.

Because if he said this at the beginning of the auction, there might be a reckless young man who would compete with the Mechanical Empire and the Laurel Kingdom for those two internally decided plots of land.

"This, what are we going to do, who is it? How can they have so many merit points to exchange for all the land?"

"I don't know, but there is one thing I am very clear about. The identity and strength of the person who can exchange so many merit points for all the land must be super strong. It's useless to know who it is, do you really want to find trouble with them?"

"That makes sense."

...

The entire auction house suddenly became exceptionally lively, and everyone was discussing it.

"Chairman, what do we do?"

The officials following behind Alers asked in a daze.

"Let me think about this."

Alers was also caught off guard by the sudden change. If he had known about this earlier, he would definitely have gone all out to compete with the Laurel Kingdom for that commercial land.

You must know that all the land in the Second Ring of Star Ring City can only be sold with the approval of City Lord Icarus.

Once you miss this village, there will be no such shop.

Either you buy it from private hands, but the number released is already pitifully small, there is simply no extra.

"Chairman, you have to think of a way quickly, or we can ask the people at the auction house who bought it and see if we can buy back a piece."

"It's not that easy, merit point exchanges are confidential, let's discuss this matter in the long term. But don't worry everyone, it's not just us who didn't buy it, other countries didn't buy it either."

Alers calmed everyone behind him calmly.

"Understood."

Everyone responded.

...

Dark Shadow.

Su Mo was lying on the bed, boredly browsing the Star Ring forum.

Although he can move freely now, Su Mo is still too lazy to move, mainly because he has no strength, and feels虚得慌.

At this time, Su Mo saw a popular post on the forum.

"Mysterious buyer draws the firewood from under the pot, and all countries gather at the auction only to return empty-handed!"

Su Mo clicked on it with interest.

As a result, the more he looked, the more wonderful his expression became.

Fabricator Devourer saw Su Mo's expression so abnormal and asked: "What's wrong with you."

"I have good news for you, it seems we won the bet, your next meal is promising."

Su Mo said with great excitement.

"Oh? Are you trying to say that those lands are going to appreciate in value?"

"They will definitely appreciate in value, we swept up the only inventory. Now all countries are going crazy, and are looking for us."

"Make a fortune!"

Fabricator Devourer said in a low voice.

"That's a must, and I have a better plan, but this plan will not be implemented for the time being, let them be anxious on the hot pot for a while."

Su Mo couldn't help showing a wicked smile.

"It's time to take your medicine."

Qian Chengxue brought over a glass of warm water.

"Okay."

Su Mo put his phone aside and said with a smile.

"You seem very happy, is there something good?"

Qian Chengxue saw the wicked smile Su Mo had just shown.

"Remember the land I exchanged for?"

"I remember."

"It's going to appreciate in value."

Su Mo was in a great mood and swallowed both kinds of medicine.

"That's a good thing, but don't put too much energy on it. The urgent task is to take your medicine on time and take good care of your body. The polluted bloodstains on your body have faded a lot recently."

Qian Chengxue instructed Su Mo.

"Faded a lot? Is there?"

Su Mo was slightly stunned, then lowered his head to check his body.

"Of course, if you don't believe me, look in the mirror."

Qian Chengxue replied with a smile.

Su Mo quickly walked to the floor mirror, took off his shirt and began to carefully look at the polluted bloodstains on his body. Although these polluted bloodstains were still very hideous.

But looking closely, they really seemed to have faded a little.

"It seems that these two medicines really work."

Su Mo sighed slightly.

"That's for sure."

Qian Chengxue replied as a matter of course. In her impression, the medicine should be effective, otherwise what would be the point of taking it?

Su Mo stood in place, his expression changing constantly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Su Mo, what's wrong with you?"

Qian Chengxue asked quickly when she saw Su Mo standing still.

"It's nothing, just thinking about some things. By the way, I have something to do tonight, I have to go out."

Su Mo said to Qian Chengxue.

"You just got a little better, and you're going out? Why don't I accompany you?"

Qian Chengxue said somewhat worriedly.

"It's okay, I can do it myself. I'll be back soon, and this is Star Ring City, it's very safe."

Su Mo said to Qian Chengxue with a smile.

"Then keep your phone on, and call me the first time if something happens."

Qian Chengxue finally agreed, but she still instructed worriedly.

"Okay, no problem."

Su Mo responded with a smile.

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P.s: Sorry, something came up today, I'll add more updates tomorrow, thank you!