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Star Division had been left on An Lun to train, but Lan Jue and his scouting team had come to back to Skyfire to deliver the vital crystals Considering how much these crystals orth, Lan Jue felt they needed a sufficiently strong escort

“Have you arrived?” Lan Jue muttered into his communicator

“Yeah I’m here,” came the response

A smile spread across Lan Jue’s face “Good, we’ll see you in a bit”

“Right to business the second we touch down? When are we going to have tier ait the slowly the transformation becomes” The irritated complaint was, of course, from the Driver

“The impatient burn their mouths of hot burn curd,” Lan Jue instructed “I’m more anxious than you are, but you need ti out for atoo hasty Reth of your foundation directly affects your chance to breakthrough to Paragon Besides that’s not even our lienia? Aren’t you interested in how far you can go? Take it easy”

The Driver rubbed his beard and stared off into the distance as though thinking “I understand”

He had indeed been i even sorowth of his Discipline had slowed, the quality of it was evolving continuously Any Adept would fall head over heels in pursuit of a chance like this If he were being honest, he’d felt the instability within himself even before Lan Jue pointed it out However, the Driver figured thatshtning would not be too difficult Lan Jue’s words brought him back to reality and caused him to break out in a cold sweat If he rushed now, it would only create bigger probleon status

When Lan Jue saw the consideration and contrition in his friend’s eyes, he knew he understood Adepts at their level were all intelligent, they didn’t need much explanation

Verti-cars fro They filed into the vehicles and headed back toward home

Lan Jue led Qianlin and his A party went their separate ways The Wine Master and Epochrion took the vital crystals under their watch Nothing short of an ar them

As the hours ticked down to the auction, representatives trickled into the Avenue More detailed infor would last two days Day one would consist of registrations In addition, every interested party was permitted to send their own appraisers to verify the auction ite in the auction wasn’t so easy, even with an invitation In order to ensure the safety of the items, and to ensure a smooth auction, everyone was required to put down collateral It was mandatory in order to confirm participation If there was even a hint of trouble, the East had pro payment

But, ould count as collateral? War ships, of course In addition to reserving a party’s place in the auction, it also served to prove their capability in paying Only then could they make a bid Northerners found no fault in this After all, this was the first ti held – it ise to be cautious For Westerners, however, it was a different story This was because the East’s rules for them were completely different

Other than Poseidon Group and Gobi Entertainovernment official or rich family from the West Initially the West maintained their instance that the neas fake, but assurances fro frorew louder

The exuviu science, but the rich and powerful had already caught the scent They kne important they would be for all of huer life, especially the rich They were all just as keenly aware of how hard getting their hands on these crystals was

The exuvium process wasn’t complete, but the fundamental principles had been proven Scientists knew the vital crystals were its most necessary component, needed to complete study of the process and ultimately eet theh, you needed to kill aliens Easier said than done No one was going to be putting these crystals on the market, so a rare auction like this was the only opportunity for the rich and powerful to get the ju one’s dues in war ships may have been hard to s, but compared to the benefits of the crystals it was a price worth paying Ask any of the old leaders wringing their hands as the auction neared No amount of money or weapons of war could extend their lives At least, not until now