Treasure Hunting for Divine Artifacts

Within Kyle’s field of vision, information related to the strange goods on the stalls began to emerge as Item Cards.

Black Beast Bone Fragment: The rib remains of a Black Beast. White Item Card.

The rib remains of a native lifeform—the Black Beast—that had survived on X-System Planet 020 nearly two thousand years ago. Having fed on dark plants over time, even its ribs had begun to emit a black glow.

Current status: Item for sale owned by another. Cannot be drawn.

This was the information for the item the old stall owner claimed was the remains of an ancient race.

There was more than just this one. Kyle lowered his gaze.

Dragon Frog Slime, Star Shattering Ingot, Minotaur Droppings, Hart’s Handicrafts…

Within a range of three meters, the colors, ranks, and detailed information of every Item Card in the area covered by his thoughts were plain to see.

"This is…" Kyle froze.

So it was not limited to ownerless items. Even items that still belonged to someone could reveal their card information as long as they were put up for sale, though they could not be drawn!

Kyle narrowed his eyes and calmed himself. Pointing at two pitch-black ores on the stall, he casually asked, "What are these?"

Hearing the question, the old stall owner hurriedly put down the Black Beast Bone Fragment he had been promoting. He looked at Kyle with admiration and said excitedly, "Sir, you truly have a keen eye! You even spotted the item with the greatest potential value on my stall!"

Kyle was slightly startled, but the old man’s next words made him feel that his concern had been unnecessary. "These are black stones formed at the dawn of the Big Bang! They contain mysterious energy and are incomparably hard. Even a three-thousand-degree furnace cannot melt them…"

"Bullshit. They’re just two lousy rocks from some unknown Star Domain!" Bai Bo bluntly scoffed. The old stall owner awkwardly rubbed his nose and said expectantly, "If you want them, I’ll give you both for five thousand."

"Five thousand? These lousy rocks…" Before Bai Bo could finish, Kyle nodded and said firmly, "I’ll take them."

The expression on Bai Bo’s face instantly froze.

The old stall owner hesitated for half a second as well, then quickly packed the two stones and beamed. "Deal!"

"Mr. Kyle, you’re not seriously buying these things, are you?" Bai Bo stared at Kyle with his mouth wide open in disbelief.

Kyle nodded, snapped his fingers, and said decisively, "Pay him. Take the goods and let’s go."

Bai Bo wanted to say something, but in the end, he could only sigh helplessly. He picked up the packed goods and paid with his own cash.

"Take care. Hope to see you again."

The old stall owner’s laughing voice came from behind them. Bai Bo carried the goods and hurried after Kyle, asking in bafflement, "Mr. Kyle, why did you buy two lousy rocks?"

"I liked the look of them." Kyle shrugged, inwardly delighted enough to almost laugh aloud.

The stall owner, Bai Bo, and everyone else thought he had lost out. In truth, only he knew just how great a bargain he had picked up for nothing.

Star Shattering Ingot: An exceptionally rare metal ore. Rare Blue Item Card.

A raw metal ore formed from a mutated planetary core in an unknown region. It is hard and difficult to destroy, and can be used to forge weapons and tools. It possesses the Sharp Star trait.

Sharp Star: Absorbs dark matter energy from outer space and unleashes a strike as brilliant as a shooting star.

"Just the raw metal ore alone is a rare Blue Item Card, a whole rank above Vibranium Metal. How powerful would equipment made from it be? Too bad these two little pieces aren’t even enough to forge a dagger." Kyle felt a little regretful, but soon laughed at himself. After all, he had bought them for next to nothing.

Don’t be too greedy!

"The Card Draw System can identify the information of every item for sale. To me, this Saka Black Market is a shopping paradise!" Kyle looked at the alien stalls before him as if they were treasure vaults waiting for him to open them.

Everyone else was blind, while only he had his eyes open, able to pick gold out of an endless sea of sand at a glance!

From then on, Kyle entered a frenzy of shopping. He stopped at every stall, ignoring the vendors’ pitches and Bai Bo’s attempts to dissuade him. He seemed to follow only his own whims, buying anything that caught his eye.

Before long, after they had browsed more than half the stalls, Bai Bo’s small frame was nearly crushed beneath the goods they had bought. Watching his wallet grow thinner and thinner, he followed behind Kyle with a resentful expression.

Kyle, meanwhile, remained expressionless and did not slow his pace, showing every sign of continuing onward.

By then, the black market stall owners and wandering residents had learned that a rich fool had arrived—the kind who was stupid and loaded…

The looks they gave Kyle and Bai Bo were filled with an indescribable strangeness that could only be felt, not put into words.

"Mr. Kyle, that’s enough for today, right? The seventy thousand in cash I brought is almost gone." Bai Bo looked miserable. Both hands were full of crudely wrapped bags, while the goods in his backpack had stuffed it to the point of bursting.

In everyone else’s eyes, these were nothing more than useless alien trash. Spending thousands or tens of thousands on trash with "character"—if that was not being stupid and loaded, what was?

Kyle considered it before relenting. "All right. One last stall."

"You said it." Bai Bo breathed a sigh of relief.

Since it was the last stall, Kyle scanned the area and spotted one that was deserted. He quickly strode toward it.

The moment he came within three meters, his thoughts stirred, and related card information appeared before his eyes.

Almost instantly, Kyle’s pupils contracted. He stared fixedly at one item, unable to shift his gaze even the slightest bit.

At that moment, even his resilient and powerful state of mind was violently shaken!

Kyle pretended to remain calm as he crouched down and stared at it from up close with blazing eyes.

The item was huge, resembling an enormous axe. Both axe blades had completely broken off, leaving only a one-meter-long handle engraved with ancient patterns and half a pointed tip at its end.

The broken axe was a plain, ancient dark gold, stained with tiny patches of congealed golden blood.

"Kid, you put this thing on display without even cleaning off the bloodstains. Did you pick it up from a pile of corpses?" Bai Bo complained unhappily.

The vendor guarding the stall was indeed a frail pink alien child. He said timidly, "I tried to wipe it off, but the blood won’t come off. My sister said it’s blood from the Celestial Race."

"Celestial Race?" Bai Bo snorted disdainfully.

Everyone knew that the Celestial Race was an ancient form of life in the universe, even older than the universe’s elders. They came in many forms—humans, beasts, a planet, even intangible thoughts.

So long as something was associated with the Celestial Race, it could greatly raise its prestige.

"How much for this?" Kyle asked calmly.

The pink child held up one finger and said through gritted teeth, "My sister said the lowest price is one million."

"One million?" Bai Bo was stunned, then could not help laughing. "Now I know why no one comes to your stall. One million? Are you robbing people?"

"Fine. I’ll buy it." Kyle spoke in a low voice without the slightest hesitation.

Forget one million. Even ten million or thirty million, he would have bought it without hesitation—

This broken axe was a genuine divine artifact!