Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 184 Dogs look down on people

While waiting for the lottery to be announced, King Jiulian excitedly chatted with the powerful people around him, sharing his experience in gambling.

However, everyone around knew King Jiuyan's other nickname and they all laughed it off.

Jiang Ye stood quietly aside, closing his eyes and resting.

As this game is very popular, it only takes a moment to wait for the prize drawing to begin. The waiter slowly walks up to the platform, holding a huge lottery box in his hand, and starts to turn it slowly.

The whole hall fell silent in an instant. Everyone held their breath, staring at the lottery box.

"Number 5250!" The waiter's voice was particularly loud in the silent hall.

When Jiang Ye heard the number, his heart moved slightly, but his face remained calm. He shook his head gently, knowing that he had not won the prize.

But just as he finished his thought, he heard the deafening cheers of King Jiuzhen beside him.

"Haha, it's my number! It's mine!" King Jiu was so excited that his face turned red. He danced with joy, hugged Jiang Ye and shook him hard, "I won, I won, I won! I've been playing for millions of years, and finally I got the chance to win! I'm not a loser anymore!"

"Uh!" Jiang Ye looked at the excited King Jiuxun in silence. He only got the prize once in millions of years, so why are you so happy? Besides, it seems like I got the number...

In fact, what Jiang Ye didn’t know was that as a frequent visitor to the casino, King Jiulian had a famous nickname, which was “the king who scattered money”.

The powerful people around cast envious glances at him, and various congratulations came one after another.

"Congratulations on spreading your wealth... um, King Jiuxian, your luck has finally turned good!"

"Yeah, every time I see the Nine-Legged King come to the casino to spend money! This is the first time I've had such good luck, I'm really not used to it!"

"Hmph, let me tell you, from today on my luck will completely change! Everything before was just a prelude to accumulate enough good luck for the future. When I 'bomb the golden birch' tomorrow, I will definitely kill all of you one by one!" King Jiuxie said proudly with his head held high.

The strong men around him laughed out loud at his excitement, and the atmosphere became more lively.

"Come on, Huang, let's go and claim this treasure first, and then I'll thank you very much! If you hadn't invited me to play a game today, I wouldn't have had such good luck!" King Jiuxun pulled Jiang Ye towards the podium, his steps so brisk that they seemed to be flying.

On the podium, the staff handed the treasure worth 100 million Hunyuan units to King Jiulian.

King Jiuxian took it with trembling hands, his eyes full of excitement and emotion.

In fact, 100 million Hunyuan Units are not a lot for them to be crowned kings, but for King Jiulian, it is the first time to win such a big prize, which is of extraordinary significance.

King Jiu Xian held the treasure in his arms, turned to Jiang Ye and said, "Huang, this treasure is yours! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come to this casino today, and I wouldn't have won the lottery!"

Jiang Ye quickly declined: "I said I was treating you, now that I've won the prize, how can I take it again?"

King Jiuzhen was unyielding, "If you don't accept it, you don't consider me a brother! Today's good thing is all thanks to the luck you brought. You have to accept a share no matter what I say."

“No need, King Jiuxun. Actually, I came to Hongmeng just to sell some things!” Jiang Ye looked at King Jiuxun, who really couldn’t refuse, and said his purpose, “How about this, you can introduce me later, is there any place here that can sell it for a good price? As for this treasure, you won it with great difficulty, just keep it as a commemorative collection!”

Seeing Jiang Ye's repeated refusal, King Jiu Chen said solemnly, "Okay, Huang, no matter what happens in the future, as long as you ask, I, King Jiu Chen, will definitely help you out!"

……

Outside the Puya Palace, Jiang Ye couldn't help but sigh, "Tsk tsk, there are so many strong people from the entire Hong League coming here to gamble. How much money can the Puya Palace make as a monopoly? I'm afraid that even if they take a small share, they can earn a huge amount of money."

"Puya Palace is the only casino in Hongmeng City. Although it has to pay taxes to Hongmeng, the profits are also terrifying. It is a pure zero-cost business." King Jiuxian also sighed, "It is impossible to apply to Hongmeng to build a casino. There is only one casino quota, and that is Puya Palace... It is rumored that the backer of this Puya Palace is a hall master in Hongmeng Hall. Some people even say that several hall masters jointly built this Puya Palace."

Jiang Ye nodded.

Gambling has always been a source of huge profits since ancient times. Therefore, if you want to open a casino, you cannot do so without a strong background, and the business will not last long.

"Not just Puya Palace."

King Jiuyan walked on the street, pointing to the huge shops in the distance, "There are restrictions on the number of shops for various businesses. These shops... at least can only be built with the support of the Universe Master. So if you want to make huge profits in Hongmeng, not everyone has the opportunity."

"Of course there are wins and losses."

“Except for a few places like Puya Palace that are unique, many stores have quantity limits, but they are not unique, so there is still competition.”

"Ha ha……"

"Although we, the kings, cannot open shops, we don't need money to live in the Hong League. As long as we don't gamble or shop, we don't need to spend money. But as long as the shop is open... we need to pay various taxes to the Hong League." King Jiu pointed to the front, "Look, that's the best store among the large number of goods... It's called 'Yu Bao Tang', and it's said to be opened by a human hall master among the hall masters of the Hong League. Huang, if you want to buy or sell any treasure, that's a very good place."

Yubaotang is divided into two floors, and each floor occupies the same area as Napu Cliff Palace.

It should be noted that Hongmeng is still very economical with land. The residences of the immortal kings are only a little larger, so how big is a store that is several kilometers long and wide, and how much goods can be placed?

"call."

"Ah."

Jiang Ye entered Yubaotang and looked at the countless treasures displayed to the end of his field of vision. Next to each treasure was a drawing with videos, pictures, and text materials on it, which explained in detail the origins, special features, etc. of these treasures, as well as the selling prices.

"The treasures on the first floor of Yubao Hall range in price from millions of Hunyuan units to hundreds of billions of Hunyuan units. There is everything you can think of." King Jiuxie pointed to a place in the distance, "Look at the stairs leading to the second floor."

"Hmm?" Jiang Ye turned his head to look.

"Yubaotang is the best store in Hongmeng. There are countless treasures on the first floor, and countless precious treasures on the second floor. Some can be purchased with Hunyuan units. Some are not allowed to be purchased with money, and must be exchanged for other treasures... a barter transaction method." King Jiuxun explained, "You also know that there are some special treasures in the universe that are extremely rare, and some are even unique. It is difficult to quote an accurate price... A unique treasure may be useless to some powerful people, but it is a priceless treasure to some powerful people. The value cannot be clearly determined... barter has become the mainstream."

Jiang Ye nodded, and observed as he walked. After a while, he reached the stairs.

"This is not the place you can go up to." Among the nine beauties from various ethnic groups standing at the hundred-meter-wide staircase, one of them said directly to Jiang Ye in a cold voice.

Jiang Ye was stunned.

"Not everyone can enter the second floor of Yubao Hall." A harsh voice came from behind, and a man with purple jade-like scales on his head and a strange golden robe, his whole body seemed to be carved out of purple jade, walked past Jiang Ye and went straight up the stairs. At the same time, he glanced at the star mark on Jiang Ye's arm, and seeing that there was only one, his eyes were immediately filled with disdain.

"shortage."

King Jiu Lian came over, took a look at the golden robe warrior who went up, and then pulled Jiang Ye away, saying, "To go to the second floor, you must be a four-star existence or even higher. Or you must have a deposit of more than 1000 billion Hunyuan units in the Universe First Bank or the Universe Galaxy Bank. Only those who meet either of the two conditions can go to the second floor."

"Who is that guy who looks down on others and seems to deserve a beating?" Jiang Ye said with a smile.

"His name is King Wu Lu." King Jiu Yan whispered, "Although he is a foreign race, his teacher is a seven-star being. His teacher dotes on him and treats him like his own son."

"A disciple of the alien race with seven stars?" Jiang Ye smiled.

"The King of Wu Lu is a very ruthless person, and he is generous in making friends with powerful people with considerable backgrounds among humans. He has a group of powerful friends. Huang, we are not in the same circle as him... We must not provoke him." King Jiuyan said. There are differences in circles for people with different status, and naturally one will make friends with those with powerful backgrounds or strong strength.

"Oh." Jiang Ye nodded.

"There are countless treasures in this floor, numbering in the billions, enough to keep you looking at for a long time." King Jiulian said with a smile.

"I forgot whether Wang Jia is on the first or second floor. I'd better check on the first floor first to avoid missing him."

Jiang Ye thought for a moment and then nodded.

Jiang Ye simply sneered at King Wu Lu. It seemed that this alien race was indeed inferior to humans. Otherwise, a truly confident person... might not care about the other person in his heart, but he would not say it out loud to deliberately attack others to show his status. This is a manifestation of inferiority complex.

Yubaotang is indeed the largest and best store in Hongmeng City. It has so many treasures and they are so rare that some of them are not even in the 'Virtual Universe Company Treasure House'. Of course, some of them are in the treasury but not in Yubaotang.

But... shopping in the treasure house is not as good as shopping in the palace.

“It’s really dazzling!”

"Tsk tsk, I've discovered quite a few treasures that can be used to practice the "Heaven-Swallowing Dragon Armor." The more Jiang Ye looked at them, the more he liked them. Originally, he had no plan to buy anything, but looking at the countless treasures numbering in the billions, he couldn't help but want to buy them. However, the prices that really tempted him to buy were generally hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions of Hunyuan.

but……

I don't have any money on me. Although I got some spoils from killing those aliens before, I haven't exchanged them for money yet.

"Hmm?" At this moment, Jiang Ye's eyes were suddenly attracted by a set of strange golden battle armor about eight meters high. Although it was virtualized in the virtual universe, the moment he saw this strange golden battle armor.

"This is... the writing of the Yanshen clan!" Jiang Ye's eyes suddenly lit up.

Jiang Ye carefully observed the golden battle armor placed in front of him, especially the virtual aura.

It’s just that Jiang Ye has never practiced the "Nine Tribulations Secret Book", nor is he a member of the Yanshen Clan... In addition, this golden battle armor was virtualized by the virtual universe based on the scans of real armor. Jiang Ye is also in the virtual universe, so naturally he cannot sense it.

"Fortunately, I learned about the Yanshen clan's writing in advance." Jiang Yelian looked at the drawing next to him, which contained detailed pictures, text descriptions, and quotations.

A detailed description is given on the drawing.

This set of golden armor was captured in a large-scale ethnic war in ancient times on the battlefield outside the territory. The original owner was an extremely strong king of the Yan Shen clan. He was unparalleled and tyrannical. Dozens of his rivals had fallen in his hands. bit...and then was killed by the Lord of the Universe in a large-scale war!

After being killed by the Lord of the Universe, the king-conferring king of the Yan God Clan was directly turned into ashes and annihilated to death. However, the golden armor he wore was not damaged at all, which was surprising. He thought it was a powerful mysterious treasure.

This golden armor was taken as a trophy, but after careful study, it was discovered that...

The golden armor cannot change size!

Unable to integrate into the body!

However, even the Lord of the Universe would have to attack seriously to create cracks in its material. Because of the "experiment", there are three very tiny gaps on this golden armor.

Although the size cannot be changed... the immortal spirit can transform its body into immortal divine power and fly into the battle armor, and then condense an immortal divine body that fits the shape of the gold armor. After testing, it was found that even if it cannot be refined, as long as it is worn on the body, the soul attack will be weakened by more than 90% as long as it passes through this layer of golden armor!
When physical attacks hit the golden armor, the impact force was weakened by more than 90%!

Soul and material attacks alone can weaken it... This golden armor is a treasure, priceless! But it has a fatal weakness - this golden armor has been fixed and cannot be changed in size and style, which leads to a series of troubles.

1. The completely solidified golden armor has stiff wrist joints and shoulders. If you are a warrior, it is difficult to swing a sword while wearing the golden armor because the armor is completely solidified.

2. Moreover, for a god who is only two meters tall, it would have a great impact on his strength if he wanted to condense into an immortal body of more than eight meters tall. A human immortal with a height of two meters would never deliberately condense into a height of ten meters, or even a thousand meters, or ten thousand meters. Although he could condense, it would have a great impact on his strength. So the original body shape is the strongest state.

3. Although this set of golden armor has a helmet, the face is exposed. Therefore, as long as the soul attack (material attack) attacks the face, it will not be blocked by the golden armor, and the power of the soul attack (material attack) will not be weakened.

Three fatal weaknesses.

Coupled with an extremely high asking price of 50 billion Hunyuan units, this originally extremely valuable golden armor suddenly became unpopular.

"Only 50 billion Hun Yuan units?" Jiang Ye looked at it and nodded secretly, "This price is almost like giving it away for free. It is indeed the protagonist's opportunity - cheap and not very useful to others. But it is a super cheat for the protagonist!"

"shortage."

King Jiu Xian came over and saw Jiang Ye concentrating on looking at the golden armor and the information on the blueprint. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why, are you interested in this thing? This golden armor is indeed magical and can block soul attacks and material attacks, but its weaknesses are also obvious, especially the exposed face, which makes the original advantages almost useless. Especially the price of 50 billion Hun Yuan units... Haha, this golden armor is only useful for the powerful kings, but which powerful king is willing to spend 50 billion Hun Yuan units to buy a piece of armor that requires him to condense and change his immortal body to adapt to it, and has many shortcomings? Unless you are crazy!"

(End of this chapter)