The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 980: Chapter 980: Value

Are you really just casually getting to know?

Just asking casually?

Shen Changqing turned to Ji You, and accidentally caught sight of the Little Golden Dragon in her arms out of the corner of his eye. The Little Golden Dragon only had its head sticking out, but upon hearing the term ”Sparrow Yellow,” its expression was one of extreme curiosity and desire.

Shen Changqing thought for a moment and then earnestly said, ”You don’t need to know more, you can’t buy it.”

Ji You: ”???”

Although he didn’t want to discourage Ji You, Shen Changqing still said, ”It’s a priceless treasure, Sparrow Yellow. To be precise, it’s actually a mutated form of a gallbladder stone inside a peacock. If it doesn’t encounter any accidents, Sparrow Yellow has a very high chance of naturally growing into a Soul Device.”

Upon hearing this, Ji You couldn’t help but ask, ”But isn’t it not yet a Natural Soul Artifact? Why is it so expensive? One billion, why not just rob someone?”

One billion, for a material.

It’s simply~

Shen Changqing explained, ”One billion is only the market price. In reality, if someone is willing to sell it, it should be more than one billion. Like the one in Ayan’s hand, conservatively estimated to be around two billion to get it.”

Ji You: ”!!!”

Little Golden Dragon: ”!!!”

Ji You looked at Sheng Qingyan in shock, ”You’re actually using a two-billion treasure to grind your teeth?”

”Oh—” Sheng Qingyan listened, lazily lifted his eyelids, and said, ”For me, it’s just a teething toy.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You was at a loss for words.

Ji You looked at Shen Changqing, and Shen Changqing continued, ”Sparrow Yellow is valuable for several reasons. Let me mention the most important one: if a Soul Artifact Master uses Sparrow Yellow to create a Soul Device, there’s a high chance of success. Once successful, it’s at least a Mid-level Soul Device, and there’s a 70-90% chance of making a High-level Soul Device with natural attributes.”

Natural Soul Artifacts and artificial soul devices, although both are Soul Devices, are entirely different. Artificial soul devices have flaws and various requirements for the user, such as compatibility, harmony, spirit level...

Things like that, numerous requirements; you might spend a fortune on an artificial soul device, only for it to have low compatibility, forcefully using it does not enhance spiritual power, and it might even damage spiritual power.

But with a Natural Soul Artifact, there’s no such worry.

A Natural Soul Artifact, whether it’s low-level, mid-level, or high-level, is naturally highly compatible with human spiritual power. Even the lowest-level Natural Soul Artifact has over 90% compatibility with human spirit!

Anyone can use it.

Which means, a Natural Soul Artifact doesn’t choose its user; a spiritual power of E-level, D-level... S-level, SS-level... can all use a Natural Soul Artifact without barriers.

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Sparrow Yellow, as long as it grows steadily, can absolutely become a Natural Soul Artifact.

This is one reason for its rarity. Additionally, as a material for making a soul device, Sparrow Yellow has an extremely high success rate, and the new soul device is likely to have the natural attributes of a Natural Soul Artifact. That is to say, it’s likely to have no requirements on the user.

This alone makes it a priceless treasure.

Secondly, in today’s society, the environment is harsh, and the natural habitats for peacocks have long disappeared. The surviving peacocks live in environments where humans have invested significant effort to create suitable living spaces for them, with continuous artificial breeding and careful nurturing... to sustain the species. Even then, peacocks are incredibly rare, and the chance of Sparrow Yellow forming is one in a billion.

Thirdly, even if Sparrow Yellow cannot ultimately form a Natural Soul Artifact, it is still a valuable treasure. Wearing it can improve spiritual power and physical strength over time.

Fourth.

Fifth.

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In short, with Ji You’s economic capabilities, it’s unaffordable, and there’s no channel to purchase it.

Shen Changqing thought.

Then.

After hearing Shen Changqing’s explanation, the irritation on Ji You’s face subsided.

Indeed!

This thing~

Truly has its reasons for being expensive.

Ji You opened her mouth and said, ”Oh... I understand, I really can’t afford it.”

The Little Golden Dragon in Ji You’s arms also looked crestfallen after hearing this.

Then~

In the next second, Ji You raised her hand and playfully ruffled the horn on the Little Golden Dragon’s head, saying, ”Cough, cough... don’t be discouraged, maybe we’ll have good luck and find a Sparrow Yellow someday.”

”Cough, cough...” Shen Changqing cleared his throat and said, ”Well, you probably won’t find Sparrow Yellow. Because now all the peacocks are artificially raised, managed by the Alliance’s peacock breeding base, which is an official organization. This means it’s a breeding operation run by the Alliance’s official body, where peacocks live their entire lives within the base, and private individuals are not allowed to remove them. Moreover, peacocks are monitored by a system with real-time surveillance. If a peacock is found to have the potential to develop Sparrow Yellow, it gets special care and protection...”

”So, finding one is impossible.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You raised her hand, rubbing her temples, ”Classmate Shen Changqing, don’t you feel you’re sometimes too straightforward when speaking?”

Shen Changqing looked at her with bright eyes and earnestly said, ”I’m just stating the facts, all true, not a word is false, is... is there a problem?”

Ji You rubbed her palm with a sinister smile, ”No problem, just feel like hitting you a bit.”

The corners of Shen Changqing’s mouth stiffened slightly, muttering in a low voice, ”Cough, cough... could being honest really be a mistake?”

Ji You chuckled, ”Being honest isn’t wrong, just face the beating honestly.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Shen Changqing decided to shut his mouth and say nothing more.

At this time, the timing was just right, and Chu Jiaojiao had already sneaked to the checkpoint and opened the passage slightly, and with a swish, a Black Gold Rat dashed out, but as soon as it poked its head out, it was immediately killed by Chu Jiaojiao with a single strike.

”Bang!”

Ji You, Sheng Qingyan, and Shen Changqing took charge of guarding the surroundings, while Chu Jiaojiao alone guarded the checkpoint as a butcher. After each kill, Chu Jiaojiao skillfully released another.

”Bang!”

The second one.

”Bang!”

The third one.

...

After continuously killing 20, Chu Jiaojiao finally stopped, showing a bit of breathlessness.

Then.

It was someone else’s turn.

The next person was Shen Changqing.

In total, there were 268 Black Gold Rats inside; to minimize risk, Ji You and the team first released the low-level Black Gold Rats for elimination, then worked together to eliminate several that were Level 2 or 3 and above.

Since entering the Combat Department, Shen Changqing usually studied ranged attacks, but aside from being slightly weaker physically, Shen Changqing’s melee skills weren’t weak. He used a Level 5 Energy Sword, this sword with a cold glow looked like an executioner’s sword, slashing down without missing.

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