Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 2273: Anything can be delivered?

The allure of Moonspan Gold was naturally great enough—whether it was the ten million in security deposit held here or the over thirty-seven million Moonspan Gold pending withdrawal, both were enough to make Ye Zhongmingʼs heart stir.

But what made him happiest was that Dark Nether Dried Flower.

Ye Zhongming had been searching for this item for quite some time without success, and now unexpectedly, he had encountered it here, acquired without any effort.

Dark Nether Dried Flower was a medicinal herb that regulated the energy circulation within the body. It was extremely precious, whether taken directly or made into various potions, with the effects of removing impurities, purifying energy, and bringing the body closer to a natural state.

The longer one had cultivated among the cosmic races, the more useful this thing became, because everyoneʼs body inevitably accumulated impurities left behind after years of training. When the cultivation time was short, there was no noticeable effect, but once the cultivation time lengthened and the realm rose, these impurities would accumulate and begin to produce negative effects continuously.

The most direct harm was that energy absorption slowed down, and sensitivity to the energy of the universe decreased, leading to slower recovery, weaker abilities, and hindered progress in realms.

Moreover, if oneʼs cultivation environment was poor, or the methods were flawed, without this substance to assist at higher realms, severe aftereffects could occur.

So this item was truly precious—not only were prices consistently high, but there was also no supply to meet demand. Ye Zhongming had previously asked Helsky to search and purchase it, and even placed requests in various bounty organizations and trade zones at ten thousand Moonspan Gold per blossom, yet still could not obtain any.

The news Helsky had relayed was that this item basically did not circulate on the open market; supermajor races directly controlled the production areas, or when someone found it for sale, they bought it up immediately.

The capabilities of supermajor races in every aspect—such as information sources, spheres of influence, and financial resources—were far beyond what Helsky could match, and there was no chance of competing with them for such treasures.
Now, it was actually listed directly in the pending withdrawal items.

However, Ye Zhongming did not know the quantity of Dark Nether Dried Flowers. Normally, one ”unit” of measurement was one hundred blossoms, but he was unsure if there were that many here.

Of course, a peak expert only needed one blossom to use it. Ten great experts together only needed one blossom, so Ye Zhongming felt that one unit here was not one hundred, but one blossom.

For now, though, Ye Zhongming did not know how to withdraw the pending items and could only wait and see.

He hoped it was one hundred blossoms, because the Dark Nether Dried Flower was one of the main ingredients in the antidote for the Library Palaceʼs curse. One hundred blossoms, though still insufficient in quantity, would account for one-third of the required amount—far better than having none at all.

Thinking of the list the Library Palace had given him, even counting the Dark Nether Dried Flower, he had completed less than half of it so far, and Ye Zhongming felt a headache coming on.

The ingredients needed for the antidote were simply too hard to find.

Turning past this attribute page, Ye Zhongming saw the contents of the second page—this was the mission page, recording the tasks Kunzuo had previously posted here. However, all the completed ones were marked with symbols, and no specific information could be viewed. The only visible items were the currently uncompleted tasks and unreceived tasks.

The upper half contained posted tasks, with two in total. The first was a task that had been completed but was awaiting confirmation: the request was to purchase Dark Nether Dried Flowers for nine million, marked as already paid.

Seeing this, Ye Zhongming was basically certain that one unit here was indeed one hundred blossoms.

The second was an uncompleted task, but a progress bar was shown. The content was: fifty Changxu Water Race individuals, with progress now showing twenty-two completed. The price Kunzuo had set for this task was one million per person for those in good health, with clear consciousness, and within the specified age range, and three hundred thousand Moonspan Gold per person for those with defects, too young, or too old.

If this task were completed, Kunzuo would need to pay up to fifty million Moonspan Gold, which explained why he had left over thirty million in reserve funds here.

The lower half of this page contained accepted tasks. Among them, two were in green font and one in red font. The former were non-exclusive tasks that anyone could accept, while the latter was an exclusive task—a commission specifically entrusted to Kunzuo.

”Twenty-eight species of level-two and above adult live specimens or well-preserved corpses from the mutant lifeform and parasite catalog, including ʼKao Beast,ʼ ʼChest Crystal Carving,ʼ ʼBika No. 12,ʼ and ʼNongʼao Si No. 14 Parasite.ʼ”

”Time limit: two hundred cosmic days. Starting reward: two million Moonspan Gold.”

”Five Hehai Si Wing Engraving Machines (currently one completed), brand new: thirty million Moonspan Gold; eighty to ninety percent new: twenty-five million Moonspan Gold; fifty to seventy percent new: twenty million Moonspan Gold; below fifty percent new: ten million Moonspan Gold. Time limit: none.”

”Commissioned task: legal mining rights for Resource Planet No. 5576 in the Kestan Star System.”

Ye Zhongming looked it over and knew that Kunzuo had not accepted these tasks at random. The first public task listed lifeforms that could probably be found eighty percent of the time on the planet hunting ground—Kunzuo could have completed it with little effort and earned at least two million Moonspan Gold.

The Hehai Si Wing Engraving Machine was a high-tech device, available only from certain supermajor and major races, and it was essential for the manufacture of many types of equipment and machinery. The Huoʼer Star people were one of its manufacturers; Kunzuo would not have had to expend much effort to obtain it and could easily earn tens of millions of Moonspan Gold.

That was the advantage of holding high rank and power.

Of course, the last commissioned task made Ye Zhongming envious to the point of jealousy. Although the reward was not stated in the task, it was certainly substantial—most likely several percent of shares upon completion, or if paid directly, it would probably be several hundred million Moonspan Gold.

Ye Zhongming flipped further to the third page, which displayed the various tasks currently being posted. At the start, there were only a dozen or so, but as time passed and more people attended this gathering, the number of tasks grew. Most were green shared tasks, while red commissioned tasks accounted for less than one-tenth.

At this point, he spotted a task related to the Star-Eye Clan and to himself.

”The true circumstances of the Huoʼer Star peopleʼs total annihilation on the planet hunting ground, requiring conclusive evidence. Reward: one hundred million Moonspan Gold.”

Ye Zhongming had an impulse to turn himself in.

To be able to list such a high-reward task so quickly must mean it was posted by the Huoʼer Star people themselves.

He closed the light screen without accepting any tasks. To be honest, with his current capabilities and the Star-Eye Clanʼs influence, there was almost nothing he could accept, because he could not complete them.

Then he picked up the rules here and read them, gaining a further understanding of this organization.

In fact, compared to various guilds, mercenary groups, and other organizations on the outside, this oneʼs greatest advantage was its higher-end nature and its comprehensiveness, not being limited to a single area.

What went on here was truly high-level exchange among the myriad races of the universe, and the participants were inevitably outstanding figures from each race.

Just as Ye Zhongming finished reading the rules and fell into thought, someone suddenly requested entry. The dedicated terminal showed that it was a high-level service staff member from this establishment.

After entering, in addition to asking whether Ye Zhongming wished to withdraw the Moonspan Gold and items stored here, they also brought him a message: the top-tier member gathering would begin in half an hour.