My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

"Who is it!"

"They actually raised the price so much all at once!"

"Ugh, so annoying! Who has so many Source Crystals?!"

Everyone looked and saw a figure wearing a mask and shrouded in a black robe.

This person...

Who is it?

Among the many top team captains present, none of them bothered to hide their identities. When someone with a completely different style suddenly appeared, the scene seemed to freeze for a moment.

"Um?"

One of the captain-level Awakened sensed something amiss: "Sneaky around, they're not even Awakened, how can they produce so many Source Crystals!"

The others also had strange expressions. No one thought that someone who didn't even have the aura of an Awakened could produce more than 800 Source Crystals.

Are they trying to cause trouble?

But how long has it been since anyone dared to cause trouble on the black market!

The black market is the territory of the four major mercenary groups. Even the captains present have to follow the rules. This guy is probably a newbie who doesn't know anything.

Even the alluring woman felt something was amiss.

She didn't speak, but instead called over staff to verify whether Tang Yu could produce that many source crystals.

All eyes were on Tang Yu.

Some people were disdainful, some felt pity, and some watched with amusement.

"Is no one going to raise the price? I'll take that item."

It seemed as if the newcomer was still unaware of the situation, but the next moment, the newcomer took out a bag of source crystals.

There were a lot of source crystals, packed in this small plastic bag, making the whole bag look bulging. Some people were worried that the source crystals might burst the bag.

Newbie?

What a damn newbie!

Which newcomer could produce so many Source Crystals!

Although they didn't know exactly how much the bag of source crystals was worth, just a rough estimate suggested it was worth over a thousand.

Can't afford it?

Is that possible?

The staff took out a special instrument for measuring the energy value of the source crystal, and soon the value displayed on the instrument was 1145.

Many awakened individuals saw this number and immediately gasped in shock.

The captains also turned pale. Some of them who could have raised the price earlier didn't want to speak up anymore, since they knew they couldn't win no matter how hard they tried!

An auction has come to an end.

However, what remained in their hearts was that calm and collected figure in a black robe, and that bag of source crystals that almost blinded them.

Some people are speculating about which top mercenary team this person with the hidden identity belongs to.

Not all top teams participated in this auction. Some had already obtained soul power containers through other channels, while others did not need them—not because they looked down on them, but because they felt they would be more profitable to use the source crystals in other ways.

No matter how they tried to guess, they couldn't figure it out.

Tang Yu's voice didn't match the voices of the top team members they knew. Some even speculated that the man in black had deliberately changed his voice. All these possibilities were driving some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder crazy.

…………

Another location in the abandoned air-raid shelter.

This is a place that only members of the four major mercenary groups are allowed to enter and exit.

One of the tunnels, which was originally quiet, was now filled with furious shouts.

"Useless! I put you in charge of monitoring the auction, and this is how you do it! The Demon-Slaying Sword was already auctioned off before you even got the news. What use are you to me?!"

A shirtless man with thick chest hair and a full beard kicked the skinny young man in front of him far away.

The skinny young man was also a powerful Awakened One, but he dared not resist and stood up despite the pain.

The bearded man was still not satisfied and threw a heavy punch.

The thin young man closed his eyes.

The next moment, the heavy punch struck the tunnel wall next to the skinny young man. With a loud bang, spiderweb-like cracks spread out, and dust fell in a flurry.

"Do you know how much my strength could be increased by having a demon-slaying sword?!"

The bearded man harbored a secret resentment.

As a squad leader of the Crimson Hand, Shi Yanming has always acted domineeringly. Coincidentally, his seventh squad was on duty at the black market these two days, and he naturally wanted to get some good items from the auction. He had sent his men to keep an eye on the auction early on. If he could get information about the items to be auctioned before the auction started, he would naturally have plenty of ways to get his hands on the Demon Slayer Sword. But once it was up for auction, he had to abide by the rules.

These were the rules set by the four major mercenary groups, and he dared not violate them.

However, Shi Yanming became angrier the more he thought about it. Couldn't he afford more than a hundred source crystals? If this useless subordinate had brought the news earlier and sent him to the auction, he could at least have won a Demon-Slaying Sword. Then, his Seventh Squad would be able to surpass the Sixth Squad in no time!

"Useless trash! Get to the bottom of this and find out who auctioned the Demon-Slaying Sword! It definitely wasn't developed by the Academy of Sciences. If it were, the boss would have known by now and wouldn't have brought it here for auction. Do you understand?!"

The thin young man nodded repeatedly.

It was indeed his mistake; he hadn't expected that someone would bring items for appraisal even after the auction had begun. Later, when the Demon-Slaying Sword was being auctioned, he realized his oversight and rushed to inform them, but it was too late!

He must seize this opportunity to atone for his sins. So what if he finds the auctioneer? Even if the auctioneer hides his identity, as long as he is still in the black market, he can find him!

…………

The turmoil caused by the Demon-Slaying Sword is not limited to the Crimson Hand.

This weapon offers no help to the overall situation and has a limited impact on the team's strength. However, for an individual, it is undeniably a divine weapon!

Vice-leader of the Warhammer Mercenary Group.

This person looked mature, appearing to be a middle-aged man in his forties, but was actually only in his twenties.

He held a demon-slaying longsword and brandished it a few times. "Not bad, it is indeed a good weapon. With this weapon, I am confident that I can fight a demon beast at the fifth level of awakening in one-on-one. However, this sword is more suitable for the captain, so I can only bear the pain for now."

"Lin Xu." The vice-captain of Warhammer patted the shoulder of a member beside him, "Keep a close eye on the person auctioning the Demon-Slaying Sword, and see if there's any chance to buy such a divine weapon again."

…………

Academy of Sciences.

An elderly man with gray hair and glasses was stroking the demon-slaying sword as if he were caressing a lover.

"As expected, as expected..."

"Teacher, what did you see?" The assistant next to him looked helpless.

He knows his teacher too well. Every time he makes a discovery, he always acts like this. But you should say something. Isn't it a bit much to tease people like this?

He was on the verge of going crazy.

The old man reluctantly put down his longsword. "This is something we've been researching all along—a kind of extraordinary power factor."

"Oh, you mean, how is that possible!"

The young assistant couldn't believe it. That thing was something that Old Sun and a group of scientists had worked hard for a long time to finally crack. How could someone possibly use it in a weapon?

"Teacher, isn't this due to the materials, or perhaps it's the ability of someone with special abilities?"

The old man patted the young assistant on the shoulder. "Xiao Lin, your teacher isn't so old and blind that he can't even read the instrument data correctly. As for abilities, that's a much more complex field, and I can't explain it clearly either. But even if it's an ability, it's not simple to involve extraordinary factors and be attached to weapons."

"Xiao Lin, you should know that there are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people. Come with me on a trip."