Under the dark night, the empty and silent bustling city,
The crowd seemed to disappear from the city, leaving only silence in the brightly lit urban area.
This is an all-too-familiar scene for every participant.
And in this scene, a male figure stood in the middle of the open street as if waiting for something,
Then in the next second, the mutation came!
Boom-!!!!
With a loud bang, the top of a building more than 100 meters in front of him exploded, and amidst the smoke and dust of the wreckage in the background of the night,
A terrifying number with six spider legs and a body size of nearly ten meters rushed out violently!
As swift as a cheetah, it swooped down the building like walking on flat ground, and then roared and jumped towards the figure in the middle!
When the pitch-black number slammed into the street, the ground exploded with huge splashes of mud and rocks,
Dodging the blow in the midst of the crash, the figure kept taking out various technological equipment to deal with it, and after causing different degrees of damage to it,
Or because of the lack of power, it is inevitable to gradually fall into a disadvantage.
The huge spider legs smashed the shield, and the flexible and ferocious terrifying body shot at various weapons, launching a fatal attack on the man.
But at this moment when the battle situation is extremely dangerous!
He pulled back abruptly, holding up a large weapon over two meters long with a slightly blue mechanical barrel in both hands, and the matching protective armor appeared while firing.
A blazing torrent of faint blue flames directly runs through the entire night street!
The rapid and ferocious horror number of the last second, together with the entire block behind it, was directly penetrated and annihilated, and in the turbulent flow of the blue flames,
Only the cylindrical shell ejected from the blue chamber...
Then the whole world suddenly freezes here.
Or should I say... the holographic virtual projection screen is now frozen,
Fangran watched the 'battle' that took place right above the storefront, which far surpassed the realism and impact of the naked-eye 3D L-screen in reality.
Anyone who has seen it will be impressed by the numbered monster and the last blue gun,
In the way of restoring the actual combat scene, the enemy's strength and weapon strength are displayed to the maximum extent. I don't know whether this is a combat record or a power display image.
It is the 'advertisement' in the black market.
On the glass curtain walls of many large stores, similar content is played in a loop. This scene is sci-fi and strangely dazzling and colorful.
Before the auction started, I walked with the Queen on the streets of New York's black market, watching all kinds of rare scenes,
On the way to the front of a street, watching the man in the projection take out the blue gun again,
Fangran heard Veronica's charming smile and inquiry:
"Are you interested in that weapon?"
"No, I was just a little surprised to see this kind of thing here."
The numbered monster in the projection has reached the B-level level, and there is only one weapon that can destroy it together with the block.
Psionic weapons.
Looking at the weapon under the 'battlefield', which is being displayed in a three-dimensional projection in the glass window—the two-meter-long blue gun in the man's hand,
Annihilation Zone-Psionic Cluster Cannon
With the psionic energy that can drive the ultimate mighty power as the energy core, top-level technological equipment that is extremely difficult for ordinary B-level participants to possess, appears here as a commodity that is not difficult to see,
Fangran found that just like a store specializing in luxury goods, the specifications of the products here are quite high.
"hehe... "
Hearing what he was surprised about, she chuckled, and Veronica looked at Fangran with a smile in the corner of her eyes:
"Then guess why they're here?"
Why
With a calm expression, his thoughts remained alert to his surroundings and focused on tonight's actions. Fangran was a little distracted when he heard her question:
"Isn't their maker selling them here for profit?"
Her steps were light, her long silver-gray hair was tied up, her hands were behind the pure black and elegant windbreaker, and she walked beside Fangran like a rich lady enjoying shopping at night.
Veronica admired the scenery and crowds on both sides of the road, and looked back with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.
"It seems that you are still not used to seeing things from the perspective of the CEO... or should I say, the superior."
Stopping outside a store, she scratched the virtual operation interface on the glass window and explained casually:
"Just like heavy munitions will not appear in the civilian market, as it is more powerful than nuclear energy, it is the top psionic equipment on the technology side of the night battle world,"
"In a public place like the black market, it is definitely not something that the producer can sell if he feels short of money."
Looking at Veronica's side face smudged by the projected neon, Fangran listened to her chuckle at this moment and gave a simple example,
"Will it break the balance of combat power at each level, will it affect the winning and losing ecology of low-level scenes, will it cause vicious involution and large-scale conflicts?"
"It led to the confrontation between the two sides of the have and have not, and finally led to a series of chaos among the participants, such as the reshuffle of forces, etc... ."
His eyes froze slightly, he didn't think of this at all, and when he heard these examples, he suddenly realized the problems caused by psionic weapons,
"Under the premise that so many problems may occur, these psionic weapons still appear here,"
"Only because...."
Fangran looked at Veronica with a playful smile that seemed to be whispering.
"The ruler of the black market, or some higher-level demand."
"need... "
The fundus of the eyes was shaken because of her appearance and even more because of her answer. After looking around and regaining focus,
Only then did Fangran ask in confusion:
"What needs?"
"What good is it in giving attendees access to more powerful weapons at the risk of so many questions?"
Continue to walk forward, stepping over the projection of road signs on the street, Veronica smiled softly as if she was telling a joke or asking herself a question,
"This will most directly enhance their strength, and the money they spend will bring the same effect to those who sell weapons,"
"The improvement of the strength of the group means more victories against numbered monsters, and more scene reward output,"
"More resources catalyze the emergence of stronger participants, active in all aspects of this land,"
She looked at Fangran and said the final answer with the corners of her lips curled up.
"Ultimately promote the further prosperity of the entire black market."
The unstoppable eyes are stunned, completely unimaginable, completely unable to see such a profound meaning behind a thing,
But listening to the words in the Queen's mouth that seemed to explain the nature of transactions, wealth increase, economy and development, Fangran immediately realized that,
This meaning does not only refer to psionic weapons, but applies to almost all commodities sold on the black market.
At this moment when I think about it, the overall strengthening of the participants, the prosperity of the black market, the active...development...association... .
All kinds of thoughts in my mind seem to piece together some vague grand associations, but temporarily get rid of these messy thoughts that I can't think clearly at the moment,
Fangran looked at Veronica and couldn't help the surprise deep in her words:
"That's... what they want?"
"That's what the black market is for."
With a chuckle that didn't answer the question, Veronica looked up at the sci-fi city in front of her,
"And it even promotes economic development in reality. The cheapest disposable psionic weapon costs more than 50 million U.S. dollars, and even the entrance ticket costs 100,000 U.S. dollars,"
"Like the exaggerated earnings of running a city, so much money is flowing into the black market,"
"Where do you think they all ended up going?"
The high price makes participants have to find a way to manage their wealth in reality and eliminate improper means, which in itself will promote the real economy,
And the huge sums of money they spend on the black market will eventually become a huge consumption circulation back to reality.
For a moment, Fangran seemed to understand one of the reasons for the prosperity of North America, and Fangran felt that he had re-acquainted with this black market in New York from another angle.
Seeing the answer he seemed to think of, Veronica smiled charmingly.
"That's why I'm so interested in this place."
From the casual chat during the date, I once again felt the difference between the Empress of the Empire and myself in looking at the same thing,
Fangran looked at Veronica who was looking around with great interest, and suddenly noticed something while sighing.
"By the way, you seem to have an unusual understanding of the black market. Speaking of which, Adeline has also taken out things from the black market before,"
"Has Feisold been purchasing on the black market through various channels?"
After saying this, he only saw 'Monica' smiling in an almost acknowledgment manner:
"Is there such a thing, why don't I know?"
Seeing her blinking those silver-gray eyes, the sheep pretended to be naive and chose to play dumb, and then sighed helplessly after being silent,
And at this moment, holding him with a smile, Veronica seemed to be really on a date proposal:
"How about we go up and see?"
As the two walked on the street, they had come to the more central area of the entire black market.
And in front, a magnificent scene no less impactful than when entering has appeared.
A pedestrian square located among office buildings, but what is shocking is not the bustling shops around it, but the height of more than 20 meters above the ground,
A colorful platform with clear colors is being built in the air!
I don't know what kind of technology it is. Like the second floor of a shopping mall, a new 'floor' is laid between the buildings.
On top of that, you can also see other 'ground' with a higher level of color, the central area of New York's black market,
Show off the incredible scene like a city-level shopping mall!
In essence, it is sneaking into the black market. Before the auction starts, it is reasonable to say that you should not make any rash actions, but the lesson of the figure in front of you sneaking out of the house is just now.
Fangran glanced at the fantastic scene she was pointing at, knowing that she couldn't miss it, so he agreed.
Following the actions of nearby participants, I came to a mechanical base on the side of the street, and with the rise of a light curtain platform,
Fangran watched as the two gradually ascended to the higher street above them.
Looking at the colored ground of unknown material but seemingly extremely solid on the ground under his feet, he was surprised that there is a layered pattern extending upwards here,
Fangran glanced around and saw that the storefronts were transformed by using the higher part of the office building, almost the same as the ones below.
It just looks more colorful and prosperous.
"Speaking of which, Adeline has been by your side before, haven't you dated her like this before?"
Walking in the second-floor area of the black market, Veronica looked at the figures of the participants who had become denser around her, and asked with a chuckle in the halo of still existing street lights,
And listening to this question, Fangran looked at an extremely large store in front of them at the moment and answered:
"Although we have been to some places together due to the needs of the situation, I tried not to come to such places with her afterwards."
Randomly scratching what this store has, Veronica suddenly smiled curiously,
"Oh why?"
He took a deep breath and was about to answer,
But at the moment Fangran was about to speak, the door of this large store located in the downtown area of Hei suddenly opened.
A man with long hair who perfectly embodies the outstanding appearance and temperament of the participants came.
"Beautiful lady, is there anything I can do for you?"
Seeing the other party's eyes ignoring him and almost focusing on Veronica, Fangran only felt a strong headache and couldn't help but finish what he had just said.
Because something like this happens...