Cosmic Trading System

With Lin Yi, who possessed the strength of a mid-stage Golden Core martial artist, joining him, and Lin Tian left at the base by himself, Lin Yun was more carefree in his subsequent travels. He brought Lin Yi with him and ensured he had fewer concerns to worry about.

Previously, he only traveled between the smaller nations, but now, he began to venture into the larger countries.

Diligently gathering information during this time and coupled with the resources provided by Lang Jiuping and his companions, he started to speculate on the locations of certain high-grade spiritualities. Now, he could verify his assumptions one by one.

Teleportation was indeed a remarkable ability. A day later, Lin Yun easily obtained five second-level spiritualities.

After replacing the second-level spirituality in each of the five devices, these devices, specifically designed for absorbing and refining spiritual energy, provided him with more spirit crystals. The number of spirit crystals Lin Yun received daily officially exceeded thirty thousand.

During this day, Lin Yun also gathered some resources from these large countries. He exchanged for ten thousand Spirit Crystals on the Cosmic Trading System. This might seem like a significant number, but in light of the speed at which Lin Yun was currently gaining Spirit Crystals, it was hardly a feat.

This made Lin Yun want even more to acquire a production line for advanced products. Selling resources directly was too wasteful. Now, he better understood Star Blue's advice not to sell resources directly on the Cosmic Trading System.

Over a long period, the waste added up to a considerable amount.

However, Lin Yun's perspective slightly differed from Star Blue's. Star Blue's resources were scarce, so each unit was precious. Star Blue might need countless years to accumulate enough Spirit Crystals to buy a production line for advanced products.

So, every wasted Spirit Crystal was crucial.

Earth was rich in resources, especially in the spiritual energy constantly emitted by humans. The faster he obtained Spirit Crystals, the greater his profits. Selling plenty of resources for Spirit Crystals was not necessarily a bad thing.

The small number of Spirit Crystals obtained from trading these resources simply highlighted the insignificance of the cost difference when he bought them back using Spirit Crystals in the future.

The Spirit Crystals that Lin Yun owed Star Blue had already been repaid. Just a few thousand Spirit Crystals. A number he could now gain in a matter of hours.

The next day, Lin Yun procured three more second-level spiritualities.

However, of the devices specially designed to absorb and refine spiritual energy, only one had not been infused with second-level spirituality from Earth. After Lin Yun replaced this last second-level spirituality, it simply increased the number of Spirit Crystals he obtained daily by about two hundred.

Nevertheless, as a result, Lin Yun was left with six second-level spiritualities not originating from Earth.

Without any hesitation, he began selling these six second-level spiritualities on the Cosmic Trading System.

A minute later, he gained six thousand Spirit Crystals.

With the Spirit Crystals obtained in various ways, Lin Yun's Spirit Crystals collection had now reached 85,000.

"That's about it, I should head to the seabed now..."

Lin Yun gave a serene smile and said softly.

In the past few days, his accumulation of Spirit Crystals was far from aimless. He planned on quickly purchasing a resource gatherer to explore the seabed...

The seabed was just the first stop.

Oceans occupy three-quarters of Earth's surface. It's an untapped treasure trove for terrestrial people. Over time, the resource detectors released by Lin Yun have identified many resource-rich regions.

Some of these resembled the resource-rich regions found on land in terms of their resource proliferation. Consequentially, Lin Yun felt less compelled to compete with others over land resources.

Ten minutes later, Lin Yun reached the first resource-rich location.

By then, the resource gatherer had already been purchased; a giant metal "beast." Find more to read at empire

With a wave of his hand, Lin Yun released it. After starting it with a single touch, it immediately entered its operational state.

"Beep —— Beep —— Beep ——"

Within a few seconds, it began producing various resources. The resources were pure, and the volume was substantial.

"Worth it indeed... The efficiency of this gatherer, which cost me 85,000 Spirit Crystals, is genuinely impressive..."

Lin Yun took a deep breath, unable to hide his admiration.

As per the indications, this machine could gather all resources in this site within just five hours. This speed was frightening. Even with the current level of Earth's technology, it would take approximately a hundred years to fully extract resources from here, and that's if the site were on land, not underwater.

Yet now, it only required five hours. How horrifying was this efficiency?

"Star Blue was right; purchasing a good resource gatherer is pivotal for interstellar voyages. Even if it takes roughly a hundred years to gather all the resources here, the discrepancy between a year, a month, and just five hours is quite significant..."

"Many things can happen in outer space, even when entering other civilizations. Different situations may arise, and in these situations, a quick resolution is crucial..."

Lin Yun nodded.

He did not choose to gather resources from the identified resource-rich regions on land because he did not want disputes. However, if he had a powerful resource gatherer that could clear these locations in mere minutes...

What's there to fear?

By the time people notice the anomaly, his people would've already left.

Many identifiable resource-rich places on the surface weren't owned by anybody. Because of the difficulties in gathering, nobody collected them. But, most of them were monitored by different forces.

Therefore, it would be impossible for him to gather resources there for extended periods.

Five hours later, Lin Yun left the location. The resources he gathered were exchanged for a hundred thousand spirit crystals on the Cosmic Trading System.

This was an astronomical number. Star Blue had to save over centuries to accumulate such a amount.

This was the allure of interstellar adventures and quick resource gathering.

Upon discovering resource-rich lands, it was akin to finding a money tree.

Lin Yun hadn't anticipated this level of success so soon. The small resource gatherers he had bought previously were in stark contrast to this one. They simply weren't in the same league.

Even though the Cosmic Trading System always had information about this category of resource gatherer, Lin Yun never realized how efficient it truly was. Over time, he understood that many product descriptions were based on optimal conditions - the actual performance was determined by practical application.

Lin Yun was starting to regret a little. Had he known about the swift harvest earlier, he would've acted sooner.

But catching on now was still not too late.

In fact, many Cosmic Trading System owners were in the same position. Even though the Cosmic Trading System was full of developmental information left behind by other owners, such advice wasn't necessarily suitable for everyone. Many owners would familiarize themselves with their civilizations while slowly advancing, identifying the growth path best suited for them.

For sure, this was also because each Cosmic Trading System owner was a competitor. They weren't necessarily willing to share discovered rules with other system owners.

Lin Yun waved his hand, retracting the resource gatherer. Minutes later, he arrived at the second resource-rich location.

"In three and a half hours, I could gather all resources in this area..."

Lin Yun quickly read information off the resource gatherer and said quietly.

The resources at this location were less abundant than the previous one. However, the resources here were more valuable. Whether the total revenue would be lower or not, he would determine after the full extraction.