Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 274 The Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone Makes its Debut (Bonus Chapter)

This is a very familiar path of military-to-civilian conversion.
Chen Ping looked at the projection screen in front of him, which was clearly a civilian-use device made from the technology of the Sun Moon Empire's ultra-high-altitude detection soul guide, and was used to seize gold soul coins. His lips were a little dry.

On the border of Xingluo, tens of thousands of troops were stationed, but they were overwhelmed by the various soul tools of the Sun Moon Empire that were more than a generation ahead of their own.

Within the Star Luo Imperial Capital, the Star Emperor Hotel uses a stripped-down version of the soul power detection device, which was purchased at an unknown premium, while the Starlight Auction House uses a severely stripped-down version of the soul guide light screen, which was purchased at an unknown cost.

The high premiums of these products will benefit the Sun Moon Empire domestically and its Soul Masters.

This will motivate them to develop more advanced and powerful military soul guides, either for direct use in war reserves or for continued use of them, which can then be nerfed, converted from military to civilian use, and repeated.

Ultimately, without firing a single shot, the three great empires consistently used their own blood and sweat to nurture the Sun Moon Empire's research and development of soul-guided device technology, and they firmly believed in the idea that it is better to buy than to make, and better to rent than to buy.

As Qingya introduced the light screen, her eyes, though subtle, clearly showed satisfaction with the astonished expressions of the crowd. Chen Ping shook his head almost imperceptibly.

The soldiers on the front lines are half dead and half alive, while beauties in their tents still sing and dance; this is roughly how it is.

Is it wrong for Star Emperor Hotel to install soul power detectors for the safety of the competition participants, and for Starlight Auction House to install soul-guided monitoring screens for the privacy of its top VIPs? Of course not.

However, just because something is true does not mean it is right. Otherwise, the Sun and Moon Empire would not have launched a war just a few years later and single-handedly suppressed the three great empires.

The actions of the three empires, each seemingly reasonable and without fault, ultimately became the power that the Sun and Moon Empire used to dangle them around like spinning tops.

At this point, were the actions taken by the three great empires still without any mistakes?
Qingya had finished explaining the auction rules and told the group that they could have some fruit and drinks while waiting for the auction to begin. She then chatted with Wang Yan.

However, Wang Yan didn't seem as reserved as he was in the original story. Even with Qingya sitting next to him, he didn't seem nervous at all, and his eyes were clear, which puzzled Chen Ping.

No, something's completely wrong, even nine-tenths wrong.

How come my second uncle, that old virgin, can suddenly be so calm and collected when facing such a beautiful woman as Qingya?

Just as Chen Ping was about to secretly torture Wang Yan, the entire room was enveloped in a layer of gold. Everyone instinctively turned their gaze to the soul guidance screen opposite the sofa.

A soft golden light that was not dazzling was emitted, blocking everyone's sight. A faint golden light was also emitted from every corner of the room, making the originally warm and comfortable atmosphere suddenly feel more noble.

A faint white light filled the screen, and in the center of the platform stood a girl in a long red dress.

This must be Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire.

"Distinguished guests, I am Jiu Jiu, today's auctioneer. It is an honor to host this top-level auction."

"Distinguished guests, your time is of the essence, so our auction is now beginning. Please now appreciate our first item for today's auction."

As she spoke, she smiled sweetly, and the scene was immediately replaced by a soul tool.

Judging from his decisive and efficient manner, he is exactly the same as Xu Jiawei, who only said three sentences at the opening of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

The first item up for auction was naturally the level-eight soul tool, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade.

Wang Yan originally didn't plan to bid on this item, since the starting price and the final price might be about the same.

However, Chen Ping mentioned that Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao would be returning to the team soon, and that their abundant soul power might come in handy. So, Wang Yan, adhering to the principle of strengthening this year's Shrek Academy team, bid several times and finally won the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade.

Anyway, buying this thing isn't a bad deal. The academy wants to take this opportunity to train the reserve team, but they obviously don't really care about the championship title. Is it reasonable not to spend some money on equipment?

Wang Yan hadn't originally planned to buy the twelve level-five fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells among the subsequent auction items. However, upon hearing He Caitou say that these were one of the many technologies that were holding the academy back, he made a bold move and spent over 600,000 gold soul coins to acquire these fixed-position cannon shells.

Even the wealthy like Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi felt that this top-tier auction house truly lived up to its reputation. Wang Yan had only bought two items, and nearly two million gold soul coins had already gone down the drain—who could afford that?

Jiang Nannan blushed slightly. She thought that the items in the initial pre-auction promotion of this top-tier auction would be cheaper, and she could get a few pieces of equipment. But the items that came up right away were worth hundreds of thousands or even millions.

Only Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who were clearly used to these so-called top-tier auctions since childhood, were not so surprised.

The next few items were not bid on by Shrek Academy.

The five items up for auction were a left arm bone, a right arm bone, a left leg bone, a level 8 ranged attack soul tool, and a rare metal of the "hidden" level.

To be honest, apart from the level 8 soul tool, the Heaven-Opening Cannon, the other four items were all quite useful to Chen Ping. The three soul bones went without saying, and the "Hidden" level rare metals were often priceless.

But Chen Ping simply took out his prestigious Jubaoge red card from his storage soul tool and touched it. He immediately relaxed and the auction items in front of him suddenly became boring.

It doesn't even compare to a single hair of the top reward at the Treasure Hunt!
Anyway, he's only in his second year. With six years in the inner academy, he can still get ten more rewards from the Treasure Pavilion. Why is he in such a hurry?
However, Chen Ping's nonchalant attitude was limited to these five auction items.

When the eighth item, which was the second to last item in a normal auction, appeared, Chen Ping's eyes lit up instantly.

There was a flash of light and shadow, and a soul bone that was magnified many times appeared on the soul guide screen.

This soul bone is completely green in color, and a green halo flows and fluctuates on it, as if there is a green liquid inside.

Judging from the appearance, this is a left arm soul bone, with a light white mist exuding from the green body.

Because it has been magnified many times, its strangeness can be felt even more. On the emerald green surface of this arm bone, there seem to be tiny crystals.

Crystal clear. It looks just like it was carved from a gemstone.

Compared to this, the other soul bones that had appeared before paled in comparison; they were not even in the same league.

To put it bluntly, the Starlight Auction House has made hundreds of soul bones over the years, so how could they possibly have this one?
Let alone the Starlight Auction, even in Shrek Academy's Treasure Pavilion, there are probably only a handful of soul bones in the past ten thousand years that are more valuable than this one.

If the penultimate item in this auction was a show created by having the guests in the first few private rooms fight over it, so that the Star Dou officials could take the opportunity to drive down the price and get some high-end soul tools.

The top-tier soul bone in front of us, which is only suitable for top-tier soul masters, is clearly being auctioned off because it's aimed at the Shrek Academy members!
The most top-tier soul bones aren't something you can buy just because you have money; it depends on whether the seller is willing to sell them to you.

It's quite obvious that the official Star Luo novel does have this in mind; the reason they pulled out this old scallion that had been hidden for who knows how many years was to invest in Huo Yuhao.

Anyway, if the Shrek Academy staff don't buy Box Number One, they can just offer to buy it back at a higher price, without even having to pay a handling fee.

As for why no ice-attribute soul masters from Shrek Academy came this time, but the Star Luo official still brought out this top-level ice-attribute soul bone, there are probably two reasons.

Firstly, the only soul bone that the official Star Luo organization can truly call a top-tier soul bone is probably this Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone. There are no other top-tier soul bones that can impress Shrek Academy, which is why this Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone continues to be used.

Secondly, it's highly likely that the Star Luo official team saw the war potential of the new flying soul tool from Chen Ping's previous use of its extremely high mobility and He Caitou's super-powerful new flying fortress, and wanted to place an order.

This piece of icy jade scorpion soul bone was taken out to test the waters.

The meaning is simple: we are willing to share our good stuff, what about your institution?

　Today’s update 1
　　15 chapters owed!

　　I've lost weight!

　　
　
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