The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 909: Chapter 909: The Second Item

The audience was buzzing with chatter, and Cheng Yu, standing on stage, felt something was off as he listened.

Picking up trash?

How is that possible!

How could the noble and selfless Green Glaze Master, who was indifferent to fame and fortune, possibly go around picking up trash?

So——

The only explanation is that she used these cheap materials to create soul artifacts in order to explore a new path for soul artifact manufacturing!

Cheng Yu frowned, and as he heard people below start voicing their thoughts and gaining agreement from the majority, his tightly knitted brows finally relaxed a bit.

Cheng Yu waved his hand at everyone and smiled, saying: ”Everyone is right! My Master uses inexpensive, ordinary materials to make soul artifacts to improve the difficulty level of soul artifact manufacturing. As we all know, for a successful artificial soul device, a large number of precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are necessary, and even with these costly materials, success isn’t guaranteed.”

”So, if one day the threshold for soul artifact manufacturing becomes very low, it might mean that countless hidden talents among humans can be discovered. With more people capable of making soul artifacts, the price of soul artifacts will certainly come down, and then—families with poor financial conditions might also be able to purchase soul artifacts to enhance their strength! This—if successfully put into practice, would benefit the entire human society.”

”Exactly!”

”My Green Glaze Master is now doing something that benefits all humanity.”

Cheng Yu said loudly, with undisguised pride and joy in his tone.

Ji You, standing to the side, had been listening all along. She was initially a bit proud and secretly pleased, but as she listened further, her face turned so red from embarrassment.

Cough cough...

This thing about benefiting the whole of humanity was too grand, and Ji You hadn’t really thought that deep when she used these cheap things initially; it was all about one word: poverty!

Cough cough...

Of course, there’s no need to mention this to Cheng Yu or anyone else.

Some secrets are best kept as secrets.

Ji You straightened her face as she listened to Cheng Yu and the audience continuously praising her. Her face didn’t turn red, nor did her heart race, and when Cheng Yu glanced at her, Ji You earnestly and seriously echoed:

”That’s right, the Green Glaze Master is indeed such a great figure. I firmly believe that one day, her name will surely be in the history of the Alliance.”

When Cheng Yu heard the Rag Queen say this, he immediately smiled, thinking that this kid was quite clever and perceptive. That’s the attitude one should have towards a soul artifact maker like the Green Glaze Master, who is immensely meritorious!

Praise hard!

Shower them with praise, there’s no harm in that.

Then.

Cheng Yu said, ”As you all expected, this is a soul artifact made from alloy steel. It’s only the size of a pinky fingernail, but it’s engraved with an array diagram that appears simple, yet is incredibly sturdy. Every stroke of this array diagram is just a light touch, but it instills a soul into the entire soul artifact. Look at the spiritual power flowing within; it looks vibrant and lively...”

Following Cheng Yu’s detailed explanation, the scene quieted down again. Everyone followed the direction of Cheng Yu’s lightly pointing finger and looked over, their eyes lighting up: how great it would be if they were among the ones grabbing it.

Cheng Yu continued, ”Our Qingyou Shop always conducts business with integrity, fair to all. Therefore, I must tell you what the shortcomings of this soul artifact are.”

Shortcomings?

This soul artifact actually has shortcomings?

How...how is that possible?

Facing the puzzled looks from the audience, Cheng Yu continued, ”Alloy steel is a very inexpensive material with a very simple process to obtain it; it’s as easy as pie. Precisely because alloy steel is easy to manufacture, it can be mass-produced. This alloy steel soul artifact made by our Green Glaze Master is limited by the material, and its usage lifespan is very low, at most only about a year, or if the compatibility is low, then only about half a year.

So, this soul artifact is different from those previously made by the Green Glaze Master; one could consider it a disposable item.”

As soon as he said this, the audience responded:

”Low-level soul artifacts are originally disposable items.”

”Yes, the soul artifact I barely managed to grab last time wasn’t even warm in my hands before it was used up.”

”Aren’t all low-level soul artifacts disposable? Except for those from the Green Glaze Master!”

”I don’t care if it’s low-level or not; I just want to buy it.”

...

Ji You listened silently.

The soul artifact being auctioned now was made with leftover materials from making the ’Qingzhu’-themed soul artifacts for Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, Sheng Qingyan, and Yue Qiguang. Ji You used these scraps to continue making soul artifacts.

This alloy steel soul artifact is the only one that succeeded.

Cheng Yu said, ”Although the soul artifact is disposable, the energy contained within is extremely vast, making it absolutely worth the price, so don’t be disappointed, everyone. Now, loudly tell me, who wants it?”

”Me!”

”Me me!”

”And me!”

...

After Cheng Yu finished speaking, he listened to the voices of the audience, smiled slightly, and said, ”Don’t be anxious; haste makes waste. There’s no soul artifact that’s successful in just one go, nor is there an auction that succeeds on the first price, so everyone, please patiently wait for the bidding to start soon.”

Cheng Yu didn’t immediately announce the start of this round of bidding. After stirring up the audience’s emotions, he then exchanged a glance with Ji You, indicating that she should chime in and say a word or two.

Ji You maintained a straight face, thought deeply but couldn’t come up with any good, excellent slogan, so she loudly said: ”Nothing much to say, just two words: Buy it!”

Cheng Yu: ”...”

Audience: ”...”

Indeed, this girl called the Rag Queen always has such a clear and elegant style, not flashy or pretentious at all.

Seeing this, Cheng Yu immediately said: ”I announce, the second round of auction begins!”

”Starting bid——”

”10 credit points.”

Audience: ”...”

Ji You was slightly speechless, yet again such a low starting price.

Unexpectedly, she thought it would be slow-going, the price slowly crawling up like with the Dream Catcher, but the next second, the audience started bidding in droves:

”100 credit points!”

”500 credit points!”

”1000 credit points.”

...

”1 million credit points.”

”1.2 million credit points.”

...

The price quickly escalated, almost in the blink of an eye, soaring to the normal value of this soul artifact. It’s still slowly, slowly rising.

In the crowd, Wei Xiaoxiong had a sullen face. He didn’t immediately open his mouth to join the bidding but instead quietly waited, waiting for Augustine Nolan to lose patience and join the bidding.