Li Rongji listened to Fang Senyan’s words, then slowly shook her head: “No matter what, thirty thousand Universal Points is too low a price. I need a truly spectacular beginning—” Fang Senyan let out a hearty laugh: “Then you can go find a buyer offering more right now.” As soon as the words left his mouth, Fang Senyan saw no need to bother with her further and returned directly to the auction floor.

Clearly, Li Rongji hadn't expected Fang Senyan to be so uncompromising; she was momentarily stunned, unable to utter a word to keep him there, her face turning ashen with anger! At this moment, the legendary weapon Gungnir had set the entire venue ablaze.

When Fang Senyan returned to the bidding stand, he saw the bidding price had already soared to one million three hundred thousand! That regular army Major General looked utterly depleted from the effort of buying the Magic Stone earlier and had long since been eliminated from the running.

Fang Senyan estimated that if he were to auction off his deep-green mechanical gloves, given their highly practical Main Tank (MT) attributes, they would fetch an extra premium, likely settling around one million five hundred thousand. Even so, Fang Senyan was certain that if he stripped himself bare and sold every piece of gear, he still couldn't afford the legendary spear before him.

Of course, if the Virus Monarch ability could be transferred, that would be a different story entirely. But just then, a group of participants convened amongst themselves and surprisingly, five Reserve Generals pooled their authority to propose the terrifying "Blood War" Bidding Ordinance!

After proposing this ordinance, a staggering three out of the five Reserve Generals actually demoted their ranks to Major General! The magnitude of their sacrifice was immense.

However, the resulting "Blood War" Bidding Ordinance was exceptionally vicious: In a standard auction, if you placed a bid that was then surpassed, your funds would be returned in full—that was the normal procedure. But once the "Blood War" ordinance was activated, any funds committed to a bid were non-refundable, whether you ultimately won the item or not.

In other words, in a "Blood War," one needed the desperate courage and audacity to secure the item at all costs, alongside ample capital reserves. To enter rashly meant certain ruin!

This situation undoubtedly deterred a large portion of opportunistic, malicious bidders. If Fang Senyan had initiated the "Blood War" ordinance earlier, would Chabar dare to bid as high as eighty-five thousand Universal Points?

He wouldn’t have dared to utter a single peep! From the auction house’s perspective, activating the Blood War ordinance seemed unfavorable, as it encouraged rational bidding.

However, the positive news was that if someone dared to join the fray and continue contesting, there would ultimately be only one winner. The auction house would secure 50% of the forfeited funds from the losers, meaning they still had a chance for massive profits.

Of the remaining 50%, the Space took 25%, and the final 25% was split equally among the five Generals who proposed the Blood War ordinance. With the Blood War ordinance activated, the price for Gungnir stalled at one million three hundred thousand… For a moment, no one dared to step in—which was perfectly normal!

Who would risk bidding now? If they won the auction, fine, but if they lost, one million three hundred thousand would vanish down the drain; there was no turning back!

But then, the situation drastically changed! A regular army Colonel suddenly approached the regular army Major General and whispered a few words.

The Major General immediately utilized his rank privilege to request another temporary freeze on the auction for one hour, for which he was required to pay one hundred thousand Universal Points! Clearly, some factions were unwilling to concede so easily and intended to use this hour to marshal and secure funds for a final showdown.

It was only then that Fang Senyan deeply grasped the importance of military rank privilege. While some assets offered no direct combat advantage, at critical moments, certain privileges could yield returns that surpassed winning an entire battle!

For Fang Senyan, the activation of the "Blood War Ordinance" was also good news; it was essentially squeezing every last bit of capital from everyone present. The less money these factions had, the higher his chances of acquiring Repentance at a low price.

Matters of pride meant nothing compared to profit. For the so-called Galaxy United Trade Group, having Repentance fall through meant only five thousand Universal Points in revenue.

But if they sold it to Fang Senyan for thirty thousand Universal Points, their commission would be a significant 20%, netting sixty thousand Universal Points. Even a grade-schooler could calculate the difference between these two outcomes.

With this thought, Fang Senyan tapped a few times before him and sent a message via the Nightmare Mark to Li Rongji: “Execute the transaction now, thirty thousand Universal Points. If you delay by one minute, my offer drops to twenty-five thousand.” Li Rongji offered no reply.

One hour later, a true clash of titans erupted. Even under the terrifying Blood War protocol, a full three factions fiercely entered the fray to contest the weapon.

This good news made the representative of the Galaxy United Trade Group beam with uncontainable joy. If three factions transacted, even calculated at the low baseline of 1.3 million, the auction house's revenue had already hit one million three hundred thousand Universal Points!

When the bidding reached two million Universal Points, one faction regretfully withdrew. The final selling price settled at two million seven hundred thousand Universal Points.

Although this figure didn't seem astronomically high, the total capital absorbed during this fierce struggle actually exceeded seven million Universal Points! It was an astonishing, gold-devouring beast!

For large teams exceeding forty members, a loss of around two million was undoubtedly devastating, but it only amounted to bruising the sinews—it would only potentially slow the team’s trajectory and would not shake the foundations of the organization. It was only then that Li Rongji contacted Fang Senyan, sounding utterly disgruntled: “Lieutenant Colonel, you have remarkably good luck.

Thirty thousand is all it would have taken to secure that outstanding weapon, Repentance.” Fang Senyan smiled faintly: “Did you forget what I said an hour ago? I don’t joke around.

Since you ignored my thirty thousand Universal Point offer an hour ago, the price now is twenty-five thousand. Furthermore, I have backed up an audio recording of my offer and left it here.

If you forgot to relay my message due to personal reasons, I believe the high-level executives at the Galaxy United Trade Group will find that fact very interesting.” “You…” Li Rongji was furious beyond measure. Five minutes later, two characters popped up on Fang Senyan's computer screen: Deal.

Because the immediate transaction would precede the failed auction assembly and the preparation for payment and equipment return logistics, a Dark Gold equipment as valuable as Repentance would certainly be placed in the highest priority queue for returns. Accounting for payment processing delays, the Galaxy United Trade Group simply had no time to haggle.

The twenty-five thousand transaction price could not be called expensive, nor could it be called a loss; it was acceptable to the seller. Of course, the main reason was that their actual net profit on the weapon Repentance was already quite satisfying: forty thousand Universal Points (as a breach penalty) + twenty-five thousand Universal Points X 20%.

Fang Senyan finally acquired this formidable weapon. Its design was identical to Ambition, yet the feeling and aura it exuded were entirely different.

It was like a woman of exquisite acting skill; though possessing the same face, when portraying innocence, she could make you believe she was celestial, and when embodying sensuality, she could make you feel she was from the most decadent heaven and earth... The moment Fang Senyan held Repentance, he felt the Ambition in his storage space resonating more violently, beginning to heat up.

Repentance, too, started vibrating, humming with such intensity that Fang Senyan briefly worried they might disintegrate... Helplessly, he took both weapons out simultaneously and placed them side-by-side.

Instantly, the world became perfectly calm. Since Fang Senyan still needed to acquire high-energy batteries to recharge his gloves, he decided to remain patiently entrenched in his position.

The Miner also seemed to have some connection with the Galaxy United Trade Group; he disappeared for a while and then reappeared. Initially, he didn't pay much attention, but after a glance, he suddenly turned back in astonishment: “Why are there two Repentances?” Fang Senyan smiled: “No, there aren't.” The Miner scrutinized them carefully.

Seeing the weapons looked identical but held vastly different intrinsic essences, he immediately understood and exclaimed in surprise: “Did you acquire the other weapon previously? The brother weapon that Repentance was searching for?” Fang Senyan’s lips curved slightly upward: “Otherwise, why would an MT like me bother acquiring a Dark Gold gun for twenty-five thousand Universal Points?” The Miner examined them again and muttered: “Ambition.

Let me check the data. It’s listed in Davy Jones’s collection, an item he treasured for unknown reasons, not included in the standard mission reward list.

Acquisition condition: one must first kill Calypso, then kill Davy Jones. If only Davy Jones is killed, Paul will take the treasury, and then opening Davy Jones’s treasury has a 30% chance of featuring it on the reward list… Wait a minute!” Upon hearing the acquisition requirements for Ambition, Fang Senyan nearly spat blood.

If one possessed the capability to kill both Davy Jones and Calypso in the Caribbean world, the team's strength would be incomprehensible. In the end, when opening the treasury, there would certainly be a limit on the number of items taken; who in their right mind would waste a precious slot drawing a black weapon?

“Wait a minute!” the Miner repeated those three words: “While this may sound insulting, Lieutenant Colonel, with your current strength, you absolutely could not have killed Calypso before killing Davy Jones!” “That’s my secret,” Fang Senyan smiled. “It seems your database isn't omniscient after all.” “Of course,” the Miner shrugged.

“The main computer only lists the most certain, simplest conventional acquisition methods.” At that moment, Repentance began emitting a blinding white, sacred light, forming a sphere of light the size of a basketball that enveloped Ambition. If Fang Senyan reached out to take them, he could only cup this massive, white sphere of holy light.

Checking their status, both weapons were listed as “Unknown.” To be continued. RT

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