Both the Spark of Civilization and the Tears of Cupid were sealed, so nothing could be discerned. Ye Chen silently put them back into his spatial equipment and continued watching the subsequent auctions.
The Primordial Armor brought the entire auction to a small climax. No one would refuse a standard sixth-tier army. In today's trade fair, only the nest of a prodigy's family could compare. However, even that treasure was just as rare as the Primordial Armor. The previous dragon bids were only for dragon eggs, not for family nests.
After the Primordial Armor, some miscellaneous items were used as a transition before something new finally appeared. However, it was of little use to Ye Chen and the others; it was just a cultivation manual for battle qi, capable of allowing human beings to cultivate to the highest level three. It was quite a good thing for a new lord, but Ye Chen had plenty of that.
Over the past ten years, Fatty has held an auction in the Cave of Time every year, during which he has collected a lot of divine items for Ye Chen, which Ye Chen has converted into Primordial Points to enrich his library.
The library is no longer as empty as it used to be. Although it still doesn't have many books, a bookshelf can still hold about 70-80% of them.
Various immortal techniques, secret manuals, and supernatural abilities have been produced, but few are of high level. The strongest secret manual at present is still the "Celestial Immortal Technique" that was first revealed, which can allow people to cultivate up to the sixth level. As for higher-level cultivation techniques, and even the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique" that Ye Chen has been longing for, they have not been revealed yet.
"Is your Primordial Armor ready for mass production?" While waiting for the auction, An Ke hesitated for a moment before finally asking.
"Are you also interested in the Primordial Armor?" Ye Chen looked at her with interest; this was definitely not a question she wanted to know herself.
“I also have a lord, and I don’t think any lord wouldn’t be curious about the Primordial Armor, would he?” Anke said with a smile.
Indeed, the power of the Primordial Armor shocked everyone. Even high-level lords would not refuse to use the armor to build up sixth-tier combat power.
"Hehe, mass production is still difficult. First, some of the materials are hard to obtain, and second, we don't have enough manpower," Ye Chen said, shaking his head.
“Yeah, you know we’re just new lords, there are only so many people on our territory, what can we do? Let alone mass-produce it!” the fat man added at the right moment. The two of them were actually a little worried that the authorities might forcibly requisition the technology, then all their work would have been for nothing.
"If you're short-handed, would you be interested in selling this technology? Or perhaps finding a lord who manufactures it?" Sure enough, not long after the fat man finished speaking, Anke asked again.
Some low-ranking lords, knowing they have no hope of advancing, will turn to support roles in order to earn enough resources to give themselves a chance to continue growing. Contract manufacturing is a job that low-ranking lords often do.
Just like the factories on Earth that manufacture products for others, these lords also abandoned their conquest of darkness and developed their entire territory into a huge factory, earning profits by manufacturing for others and accumulating the foundation for their next advancement.
"Selling the technology is out of the question; we're counting on it to make some money! As for contract manufacturing, the process is too complicated, and our own technology isn't mature enough yet. We'll see how things go later!" Ye Chen shook his head and said, while the fat man also laughed and chimed in.
"Yeah, let alone finding a manufacturer, we're still in the Caverns of Time. Who knows if this junk will still be of any use in twenty years?"
"You two lords are too kind. The potential of the Primordial Armor is obvious. Even though I am just an Awakened One, I am still very tempted!" Anke said with a smile.
"However, I am just an Awakened One, and my vision is not as far-reaching as yours, lords. You will have to decide what to do yourselves."
Anke's words put the two at ease. At least for now, the other party did not seem to have any intention of stealing it. Of course, doing so would also affect the official's prestige among ordinary people, so generally they would not do such a thing.
However, if it were a force like the Wanwu Tower, it would be hard to say. They are blatant capitalists who would do anything for profit, which is quite different from the nature of official organizations.
Ye Chen felt that they really needed to become stronger as soon as possible.
The following auctions featured many good items, but few were actually useful. Fatty did manage to acquire some rare materials, but Ye Chen didn't gain much. He didn't even need the scattered auctioned clans; a thousand people would be enough.
However, Ye Chen managed to acquire some of the occasionally appearing magical artifacts, and the cost was not high.
These artifacts look impressive, but in reality, they can only enhance a single individual and have little impact on the overall development of the territory. Therefore, their value is much lower. Ye Chen only bought these artifacts for their divine power.
As for rarer items like the nests of prodigy-level clans, life essence, and bloodline crystals, they almost never appeared at this auction. These are things that would excite high-level lords, so giving them to these newcomers would be a real waste.
After some consideration, Ye Chen decided to spend some money to acquire twenty dragons of various species to expand the dragon system of Xiniu Hezhou.
Such a prodigy race is highly sought after by everyone. The auction of dragon eggs is even more expensive, with the value of a single dragon egg being equivalent to a near-divine artifact. This caused Ye Chen to bleed a lot of money, but it was still worth it. Otherwise, it would have been too difficult to develop the race by relying solely on those twelve red and blue dragons, and their attributes would have been too limited.
It is important to know that the dragon race in the myriad worlds involves all kinds of attributes, from the common five-colored dragons to the rare light, darkness, wind, thunder, poison, and so on, and then to the black dragons known for their powerful physical bodies. The dragon race can be said to involve all aspects of all attributes.
The auction lasted a full day before Ye Chen and the others finally emerged, looking slightly exhausted. If those sitting in the private boxes were already like this, then those sitting in the main hall were even more exhausted. Many of them didn't even have seats and could only stand at the back and shout all day.
"Thank you so much for today!" Ye Chen said to An Ke as he boarded the starship again.
The trade fair will continue for a few more days, but the most valuable auction has already ended. Although there will be more auctions later, they will be of similar level to today's. Ye Chen and his group don't need to linger here any longer; they might as well return to their territory to develop their territory sooner.
"You're welcome, it's my duty!" An Ning smiled, gestured to the cockpit, and the starship slowly took off, heading back towards the Cavern of Time.
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