inspire-indiana Chapter 302 Trading Crystal Cores
Chapter 302 Trading Crystal Cores
Chapter 302 Trading Crystal Cores
One girl said, "Go to the general area to exchange for Galaxy Coins? But I heard that one crystal core can only be exchanged for ten Star Yuan Galaxy Coins, and one Star Yuan Galaxy Coin can be exchanged for 100 credits at Blue Star University."
So, 3 crystal cores can only be exchanged for 3000 credits. With 150 people, even if it's distributed per person, each person would only get 20 credits.
Mu Ningshu said, "It's already quite an achievement to have this much on the first try. Many people return empty-handed on their first attempt at hunting magical beasts."
Furthermore, the exchange rate you mentioned is just the minimum standard set by Blue Star University. As far as I know, if you don't go through official channels and instead find a private exchange through Starry Sky University, one crystal core can be exchanged for 19 to 26 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins.
Let's calculate based on one crystal core costing 19 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins. Three crystal cores would cost 57 Star Yuan, which would amount to 5700 credits.
"We're just here to familiarize ourselves with the process. We didn't have high hopes for how many crystal cores we'd get; we're just glad we didn't leave empty-handed."
Chi Naixue said, "How about we hunt down another phantom beast and exchange it for Galaxy Coins?"
"Our mentor said that people below the Qi and Blood Limit can only move around in the Sumeru Illusionary Realm for three hours. Two hours have already passed, and soon someone will be unable to hold on. At least the others need to go through the process once," Mu Ningshu said.
"In that case, let's just exchange them for Galaxy Coins," Chi Naixue nodded.
Mu Ningshu said to the students next to her, "Classmates, I will send the coordinates to those who are not present. Please meet in the hall of the Blue Star District, and then we will go together to the Five-Star Comprehensive District in the eastern part of the Azure Star Region to exchange for Galaxy Coins."
"Yes!" the students answered in unison.
Mu Ningshu nodded and then returned to the Blue Star District Hall.
At this moment, Huang Yuande, who was next to Chen Lie, couldn't help but say, "Chen Lie, do you really have some kind of background? Why did those five students from the genius class slink away just because of one sentence you said?"
"I know Chu Jiahe. He used to be aloof and arrogant at the Hunan-Guangdong Province Genius Training Camp. Why is he so well-behaved after seeing you?"
"I don't know!" Chen Lie shook his head.
Seeing that Chen Lie didn't say anything, Huang Yuande didn't press the matter further and instead went back to the main hall of the Blue Star District with the rest of the group.
At this moment, Chen Lie's personal AI in the Sumeru Illusionary Realm suddenly issued a reminder.
"Mu Ningshu invites you to join the Blue Star University 15th Elite Class" messaging circle. Do you agree?
"yes!"
"Successfully joined the 'Blue Star University 15th Elite Class' messaging group."
Suddenly, a social network panel that only he could see popped up in front of Chen Lie's eyes. The first column of the panel was the "Blue Star University 15th Key Class" communication circle and the 150 students in it.
After glancing at it, Chen Lie immediately closed the page.
The distance in the Sumeru Illusionary Realm is different from that in the real world, so after Chen Lie sent a command to the AI, he arrived at the Blue Star District Hall in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, in the lobby of Blue Star District, under the sign of the First Campus, a group of students from the 15th key class gathered.
After taking attendance, Mu Ningshu said, "Since everyone is here, I will use the communication circle to invite everyone to switch from the Blue Star Region to the comprehensive area of the five planets in the eastern part of the Canglan Star Region. This way, we can all appear in the same location."
"OK!"
The students responded enthusiastically.
Soon, an invitation notification popped up on Chen Lie's personal AI.
"Mu Ningshu invites you to cross regions. Do you agree?"
"agree!"
"Approaching the eastern part of the Canglan Starfield, please wait—"
"Regional crossing completed, successfully arrived in the eastern part of the Canglan Starfield."
Chen Lie felt a blur before his eyes, and when he opened them again, he found himself in front of a vast palace.
The plaque above the palace reads "Canglan Star Region Eastern Five-Star Centralized Exchange Area".
In an instant, the students of Class 15, the top-performing class, arrived before the palace.
"This Sumeru Illusionary Realm is truly amazing! It can actually cross realms in the blink of an eye!"
"What is this Eastern Region Five-Star Exchange Zone up ahead? Are there extraterrestrial geniuses inside?"
A group of students started discussing it.
At this moment, Mu Ningshu came to the front and said, "Students, ahead is the exchange area of the five planets in the eastern part of the Canglan Starfield. Here you will find geniuses from the other four planets that are adjacent to Blue Star, as well as many students from the other five planets who have already entered Starry Sky University, to trade crystal cores."
"Just follow behind and keep an eye on things. We'll handle the contact with the Starry Sky University students. Now, let's all go in!"
Mu Ningshu arranged for Chi Naixue and Liu Hengyu to keep watch over the students from Hunan and Guangdong provinces and Jiangsu province respectively, and then the group entered the palace.
The palace was enormous, with almost no visible boundaries, and at least 20,000 people were moving about inside.
Upon entering the palace, Mu Ningshu headed towards the crystal core trading area within the palace grounds.
As soon as I arrived at the crystal core trading area, someone came up to ask me questions.
"Excuse me, you're from Earth, right?"
"Yes!" Mu Ningshu nodded.
"Want to exchange crystal cores? I have a good idea, I wonder if you'd be interested in hearing about it?"
"Oh? What kind of approach?"
"I am from Shuimang Star, one of the five stars of the Eastern Region. Our martial arts on Shuimang Star are naturally inferior to those of your Blue Star."
However, I do know a little about the exchange rate for crystal cores on Blue Star. One crystal core can only be exchanged for a very low amount of Galaxy Coins. Through official channels, an ordinary crystal core can only be exchanged for ten Star Yuan Galaxy Coins. Even if you go through a private exchange at a Starry Sky University on Blue Star, an ordinary crystal core can only be exchanged for a little over twenty Star Yuan Galaxy Coins. If you are willing to go through the channels of our Watery Star, one crystal core can be exchanged for nearly 40 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins.
"How can the difference be so big?" Mu Ningshu said with a frown.
"That's because our planet, which ranks last in the Eastern Region, is in dire need of Galactic Coins. Using the highest exchange rate, although it benefits those who exchange for crystal cores, it also attracts more people to exchange for crystal cores," the man said.
Chi Naixue frowned and said, "That's not right. If we go through the official exchange channels of Blue Star, although the exchange rate is lower, there is no risk."
Find familiar students from Blue Star who have entered Starry Sky University, because you already know them, so the risks can be roughly mitigated.
"Trading with aliens would be completely unsecured. If we hand over the crystal cores to you, you certainly can't guarantee that the Galactic Coins will arrive in real time, right?"
"My method cannot guarantee that Galaxy Coins will arrive in real time, but it can guarantee that they will arrive the day after the transaction is successful."
"That's it then. What if you deny it after receiving the crystal cores?"
"Absolutely impossible. Shui Mang Xing has never done such a thing. You can easily inquire about Shui Mang Xing's reputation within the Five Star Comprehensive Zone of the Eastern Region," the man said confidently.
Mu Ningshu said calmly, "I'm sorry, but this is a group operation. In order to seek answers, we don't plan to contact anyone outside of Blue Star."
The man was taken aback, then said, "It's alright. There will always be opportunities to cooperate in the future. After all, Blue Star has set the exchange rate for Galaxy Coins too low."
My name is Wang Xiaofa. If you want to exchange for more Galaxy Coins in the future, you can come here to find me anytime. There are people guarding this point on Shuimang Star all year round.
To be honest, the number of Earthlings who chose to follow us is no less than three digits.
After Wang Xiaofa finished speaking, he pointed out the location of the Blue Star trading crystal core to Mu Ningshu, and then bowed and took his leave.
The group arrived at the crystal core trading ground on Blue Star and saw hundreds of students from Starry Sky University waiting to trade.
Among these students from Starry Sky University, Chen Lie spotted a woman with long, fiery red hair.
This woman looked somewhat familiar to Chen Lie; her appearance seemed to bear a resemblance to Tang Jiu'er.
As Chen Lie passed by the woman, she softly asked, "Junior students, would you like to exchange crystal cores? I can offer you the highest rates in the industry."
Mu Ningshu and Chi Naixue wanted to ask the others, but Chen Lie walked up directly and said, "You're from Dongchuan Province, right?"
The woman with fiery red hair was puzzled and asked, "How did you know?"
Chen Lie said, "I am also from Dongchuan Province."
Do you know me?
The woman with fiery red hair asked.
She was a member of the Dongchuan Province Genius Group in the 7362nd year of the Galactic Calendar, so it's normal that she is known to the younger generation in Dongchuan Province.
Chen Lie did not answer the question from the woman with fiery red hair, but turned to Mu Ningshu and said, "Those three crystal cores are connected here."
Before Mu Ningshu could say anything, Chi Naixue frowned and said, "Aren't you going to ask more questions? You haven't even agreed on a price yet!"
Mu Ningshu shook her head at Chi Naixue and said, "Chen Lie deserves the most credit for obtaining these three crystal cores, and he has the right to make this decision."
Upon hearing this, Chi Naixue said no more.
Chen Lie looked at the woman with fiery red hair and said, "We'll exchange for three crystal cores."
"Alright, since you're juniors from Dongchuan Province, and we're all from the same hometown, I'll give you a crystal core worth 26 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins. That's the highest ratio right now."
Chen Lie hummed in agreement, then had Mu Ningshu hand the three crystal cores to the woman with fiery red hair.
After receiving the three crystal cores, the woman with fiery red hair smiled and said, "My name is Tang Yan'er. I have traded with many people from Blue Star University. You can provide a Star Yuan account. Three crystal cores cost 78 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins. I will transfer the money to you as soon as I leave the Sumeru Illusion Realm."
What is the name of this junior from Dongchuan Province?
Tang Yan'er looked at Chen Lie.
"Chen Lie".
"Chen Lie? So you're Chen Lie!"
Tang Yan'er looked at Chen Lie and exclaimed in surprise, "This is the martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province in the 7364th year of the Galactic Calendar?"
"The martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province?"
Beside him, Mu Ningshu, Chi Naixue, Liu Hengyu, and several other top students all looked at Chen Lie.
Chi Naixue, in particular, looked at Chen Lie with astonishment in her eyes.
"You know me?" Chen Lie asked in return.
"Of course I know!"
Tang Yan'er nodded and said, "Did you injure my sister Tang Jiu'er during the Dongchuan Province Martial Arts Competition, causing her to fail to make it into the top five?"
Yes, that's true.
"That's right. Jiu'er has complained to me about you more than once, accusing you of being a bad person and being petty."
However, her opinion of you gradually improved, and she even said a few good things about you, which is quite rare for her. Tang Yan'er said.
Chen Lie nodded and asked Mu Ningshu to provide a Star Yuan account so that Tang Yan'er could transfer Galaxy Coins.
"Alright, junior, with your talent as the top martial arts champion in the province, getting into Starry Sky University is a sure thing. Maybe we'll even meet again at Starry Sky University. I'm logging off now. See you at Starry Sky University sometime."
Tang Yan'er waved to Chen Lie and then disappeared.
At this moment, the students around him looked at Chen Lie in surprise.
The top martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province?
The talent of someone who can become the champion of a province is naturally beyond question. The students of Hunan and Guangdong provinces were puzzled. The talent of the champion of martial arts must be one in ten thousand. How could it be that the test showed that the talent was only of average quality?
Chi Naixue glanced at Chen Lie and muttered to herself.
It turns out he really wasn't exaggerating his strength; he truly possessed strength above the Muscle Refining stage.
The martial arts champion from a poor province may be temporarily behind Tang Guanlin, a member of the genius group from one of the top ten provinces on Earth, but his talent is definitely no worse than Tang Guanlin's.
At this moment, a student said, "We traded 78 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins this time, which is equivalent to 7800 academic credits. If we divide that equally, each of us can get 52 academic credits!"
"50 credits isn't a small amount; it's equivalent to the fee for entering the Sumeru Illusionary Realm for the first time."
Just as the group was about to leave, Chen Lie suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice.
"How could you do this? Give me back my crystal core!"
Chen Lie turned his head and saw that the person speaking next to him was actually Wei Ranran.
At this moment, Wei Ranran was looking at several strangely dressed people with a face full of anger.
"Young lady, I advise you to be careful with your words. The Taiping Sect has its own rules. Since you have chosen to make a deal with the Taiping Sect, you cannot go back on your word at the last minute."
"But you didn't say before that I had to pay a hundred Mythical Beast Cores to exchange for Galaxy Coins? You're deliberately defrauding me!" Wei Ranran said, her face flushed.
"Anyone who wants to exchange crystal cores with the Taiping Cult must abide by the rules of the Taiping Cult. You can ask others if the Taiping Cult requires a minimum of 100 crystal cores before issuing Galaxy Coins."
Looking at the tall, imposing Taiping cult member opposite her, Wei Ranran took a deep breath and said, "If we don't want to exchange them now, can you still return the thirty crystal cores to me?"
The Taiping Cult member said in an unchanged tone, "We've already taken the money and can't return it. You can hand over the remaining seventy crystal cores the next day, and we can still exchange them at the normal rate of 42 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins per crystal core."
Wei Ranran's face turned pale with anxiety. She looked at the girl beside her who had been urging her to make a high-ratio exchange with the Taiping Sect and said, "Jiang Rou, they refuse to return our crystal cores. What should we do?"
The girl retorted, "How would I know that?"
Either do as they say and gather 70 crystal cores and hand them in by tomorrow, or go to the captain now and admit your mistake. There is no other way.
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