Chapter 244: Details and a Conjecture
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Energy block Y09 was the toughest Chen Mu had encountered so far. If he wanted to take it down, he needed to use his perceptual tendrils to complete 16 recursive twists. Heâd already tried it 522 times and still hadnât taken it down.
Even given Chen Muâs disposition, he still felt a little irritable. He also knew his current emotional state wouldnât help with the training, so he directly exited the mysterious card.
He didnât know where Wei-ah had run off to, and that brown fleshy dog was nowhere to be seen either. He imagined Wei-ah had taken it with him. Looking at the empty rooms, a feeling of desolation welled up in him. Chen Mu stood there for a few minutes before rushing into the bathroom to douse his face with cold water. His brain immediately cleared, and his restless heart also settled.
He didnât have to take down energy block Y09 just then. In fact, there were many ways to build the model, and he absolutely could start with a different energy block and leave Y09 for later.
But he didnât want to change his plans.
Chen Mu made a deep sigh, and his gaze resumed it steadiness. He re-entered the mysterious card.
On the one hand, he analyzed the information transmitted by the tips of the fine tendrils. On the other, he methodically controlled his perception. He still hadnât succeeded. After making more than 500 attempts, he hadnât even touched a single trick. He believed he hadnât succeeded for no other reason than his insufficient diligence.
If 500 times wasnât enough, then heâd do it 1,500 times!
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The Beard was holding his red wine in both hands as he spoke eloquently. âThis is the listing from the auction house. There are 11 of the numbered series of cards on it, among which is a four-star card. The requirements are on the top. I heard this listing was sent to quite a few big clients. The Yang Clan Auction House will be holding a closed auction this time, where each card can only be traded for materials. In the end, the overall value will be determined by how rare the materials are. It looks as though they will use the surmise of a card master to determine that; otherwise, they would never consider an exchange for materials.
âAlthough it will be a closed auction, the purchasing power of those participating shouldnât be overlooked. But, since they require that materials be exchanged, that will cause a lot of pain for those who donât have the special channels. According to the intelligence weâve gathered, top-quality materials have strongly surged recently from the stimulus of this affair. Iâm guessing the Big Six will likely attend.â
Butchie and Hugo were carefully listening. When it came to the analysis of intelligence, the two of them combined werenât as good as the Beard.
âIâve already transmitted this listing to the boss-man, who says we should play it by ear. Heâs already sent people here to transport over 2 billion worth of materials.â After the Beard spoke, he looked at Butchie with some humor, âThe boss-man also said Butchieâs situation is special. Youâll be allowed to use these materials to purchase one of the cards!â
âYeah!â Butchie excitedly jumped up, red-faced. âI just found out what a great guy the boss-man is!â
Hugoâs look remained the same, but an indulgent look flashed past his eyes.
âYouâll have to consider which card youâll choose.â The Beard raised his eyebrows as he made his suggestion.
âI donât even need to think about it; Iâve already decided!â Butchieâs beautiful, crystalline eyes flashed.
âOh? Which one?â The Beard and Hugo looked at each other and smiled in unison.
âThis one!â
Butchieâs snow white, exquisite finger fell onto a number on the listing.
Card 013!
The two of them couldnât help but smile again at each other. The Beard looked rather pleased with himself. âIâd guessed you would pick that one!â
The three kept talking and laughing for a while, when Butchie suddenly said, âWho would you say the card master really was who made this numbered series of cards?â
Getting to that issue, their expressions turned serious. The Beard said in a deep voice, âTo tell the truth, thatâs the issue everyone is concerned with. The recent trend with the numbered series of cards is something no one can stay away from. Looking at the cards he made, not one wasnât top-notch. Moreover, the two four-star cards are the finest of the fine! Once the identity of such a card master becomes known, heâll get quite a reputation. Until now, heâs remained mysterious. He would presumably have some misgivings about deliberately revealing himself.â
After a pause, the Beard looked as though he found something strange. âIâve already investigated the ins and outs of the Yang Clan Auction House. This Yang An doesnât really have much background, but he still surprises me.â
Butchie and Hugo were listening closely, and even Hugo felt surprised. Their curiosity had been piqued.
The Beard had a serious expression. âYang An previously opened a small shop that showed no progress for the first two years. Then, it suddenly shot up during the third year to get more and more business until he opened this auction house. That period had a lot to do with his having a large quantity of rare items for sale. Since too much time has passed, we havenât been able to get any concrete evidence. What seems certain, however, is that there must have been some big firm behind him, meaning he had formed a cooperative relationship one of them.
âWe have no way to find out what that firm really holds sacred. But clearly the cooperative agreement between Yang An and his counterpart was somehow concluded for an unknown reason. Yang An is a sharp businessman with a lot of integrity. The business grew until it became the current Yang Clan Auction House. It would seem the connection between him and Jiao Si isnât weak, but we still havenât gotten any clues about that.â
It looked as though the Beard had a lot of respect for the boss of the Yang Clan Auction House, as his expression was full of praise. Although they still hadnât found out all the specific details, they knew he wasnât any ordinary person from the information they did have. Given the Beardâs ability with intelligence, to have come up short on the ins and outs showed how powerful Yang An was from a different angle.
Butchie was a little hesitant as she said, âDo you still remember when I told you about that card master?â
âThe boss of Heavenâs Wings, Cao Dong?â The Beard responded quickly and then displayed some suspicion. âYou wouldnât be wondering if heâs that card master?â He then shook his head. âI donât think thatâs possible. Judging from the numbered series of cards that has appeared, the card masterâs power is utterly extraordinary. Iâve already investigated; although Cao Dongâs fame has surged recently, that was only a fantasy card advertisement. While he might have outstanding power with regard to low-grade cards, that doesnât show heâs just as outstanding with mid- and high-grade cards. Weâve also analyzed that fiery dragon card you were talking about. Although it has some rather unique aspects, itâs still far from the numbered series of cards.â
Hugo didnât immediately refute Butchie, but he hoarsely asked a rhetorical question. âWhy did you think of him?â
Butchie recalled, âI saw him at Ren Wenzhouâs banquet that day. If Iâm not mistaken, the fatty also showed up to the banquet that day. I was wondering, with Cao Dong clearly able to make three-star fantasy cards, why would he waste his energy on fantasy card advertisements? Their profits would be far from those of a three-star fantasy card. What I found strange more recently is that apart from me, no one actually knew Cao Dong could make three-star fantasy cards. Donât you feel that such a low-key style seems a lot like the card master who made the numbered series of cards?â
Seeing their expressions of deep thought, Butchie continued to talk about her doubts. âThe cards Cao Dong made all have a letter âCâ on the lower right corner. Although the numbered series of cards donât have a letter âCâ there, they do have the series number. Iâve closely looked at one of the numbered series of cards; the quality of the lines on the numbers on the lower right corner was identical to letter âCâ on the fiery dragon card. Peanut Head already told me the quality of a line is because of using differing pen specifications. He also said every card master would have several pens he was especially good with. Comparing the fiery dragon card with that numbered series of cards, the lines used in the patterns on the cards were almost the same thickness. Donât you find that a little coincidental?â
The Beardâs expression turned serious. âSend someone to investigate immediately!â
Those who got the restricted invitations had all done some rigorous investigation, and they all had plenty of channels. However, one or two of the media platforms were also resourceful and had actually gotten the listing. They put it up on their platforms at the first opportunity.
On that sketchy listing, there were rows of numbers that turned countless peopleâs eyes red. On top were the parameters of each of the 11 cards, from numbers 012 to 022. Every one of them left people drooling, but 013 was the most conspicuous.
That was the second four-star card in the numbered series of cards, and its parameters above the bar were filled in with the word âconfidential,â which hooked in countless peopleâs curiosity. It was four-star, and it was confidential. That made people connect it with the Super 007. That card, like 013, had âconfidentialâ written above it. They all clearly remembered 007 setting off that crazy surge, never thinking the Yang Clan Auction House would once again toss out such a bombshell before a few days were up.
Countless followers were discussing the cardâs performance like crazy to find out what kind of card it really was and what was so extraordinary about it.
By that time, no one was happier than the platforms, who didnât need to worry about not having any news. You only had to look at the variety of bizarre discussion on the various platforms to know how they were heating up the circulation of the craze.
The most depressed at the time were those who had huge sums of money but didnât have anyone with materials. The auction house had clearly said it only wanted materials. The value on the black market for one of the invitations to attend the closed auction had already drawn someone who wanted to spend 2 million, but there wasnât anyone selling.
Under the influence of that affair, the ordinary price for materials in every city in the federation surged by 15 percent within a day. That was also the first time in the history of the Heavenly Federation that the announcement of an auction house had created such a huge price fluctuation.
Everyone felt the anticipation and wanted to know if 013 could produce the same sensational effect as 007.
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Across an entire three days, Chen Mu was devoting himself to a single energy block. After experiencing 1,611 failures, he finally had a breakthrough!
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