Under the dark night, the bustling city is empty and silent,
The crowd seemed to disappear from the city, leaving only silence in the brightly lit urban area.
This is a very familiar scene for everyone involved.
And in this scene, a man's figure is standing in the middle of the open street, as if waiting for something,
Then the next second, a change came!
Boom————!!!!
There was a loud noise, and the top of a building over a hundred meters in front of him exploded. Amidst the debris and smoke in the dark night background,
A terrifying number with six spider legs and a body size of nearly ten meters rushed out violently!
As fast as a cheetah, it swooped down the building with noisy noise, and then roared and jumped towards the figure halfway!
When the pitch-black number crashed into the street, a huge splash of mud and rocks exploded on the ground.
While dodging the blow, the figure kept taking out various technological equipment to deal with it. After causing varying degrees of damage to it,
Or it is inevitable that it will gradually fall into a disadvantage due to its lack of power.
The huge spider legs smashed the shield, and the flexible and ferocious terrifying body withstood the shooting of various weapons, launching a fatal attack on the man.
But at this moment when the battle situation is extremely dangerous!
He suddenly pulled away and retreated, holding up a large weapon over two meters tall with a blue mechanical barrel in both hands. The matching protective armor appeared at the same time as he fired.
A blazing torrent of faint blue flames directly penetrated the entire night street!
The swift and ferocious terrifying number in the last second, together with the entire city block behind it, was directly penetrated and annihilated. In the turbulence of the brilliant explosion of faint blue flames,
Only the cylindrical shell ejected from the blue chamber...
Then the whole world suddenly stopped.
Or should we say...the holographic virtual projection screen is now frozen,
Fangran looked at the 'battle' taking place above the store, which far exceeded the realism and impact of the L-screen naked-eye 3D in reality.
Anyone who has seen it will be deeply impressed by the numbered monster and the blue gun at the end.
In a way that restores actual combat scenes, the enemy's strength and weapon strength are truly displayed to the maximum extent. I don't know whether this is a combat record or an image showing power.
It’s ‘advertising’ in the black market.
Similar content is played on a loop above the glass curtain walls of many large storefronts. This scene is sci-fi, bizarre, dazzling and colorful.
Before the auction started, I walked with the Queen on the streets of New York's black market, admiring all kinds of rare sights like this.
While walking towards a street, I watched the man in the projection take out the blue firearm again.
Fangran heard Veronica beside her ask with a charming smile:
"Are you interested in that weapon?"
"No, I'm just a little surprised to see something like this here."
The numbered monster in the projection has reached the B-level level, and there is only one weapon that can destroy it and the city block with one blow.
Psionic weapons.
Looking at the weapon being displayed in a three-dimensional projection in the glass showcase below the ‘battlefield’—the blue gun that was over two meters tall in the man’s hand,
[Annihilation Zone - Nether Energy Cluster Cannon]
With the psionic energy that can drive the ultimate power as the energy core, top-level technological equipment that is extremely difficult for even ordinary B-level participants to own appears here as a commodity that is not uncommon.
Fangran found that just like a store specializing in luxury goods, the specifications of the products here were quite high.
"hehe..."
Hearing what he was surprised about, she chuckled. Veronica looked at Fangran with a smile from the corner of her eyes:
"Then guess why they are here?"
Why?
With a calm expression, his mind remained alert to his surroundings and focused on tonight's actions. Fangran was slightly distracted when he heard her question:
"Aren't their manufacturers selling them here to make profits?"
She walked lightly, with her long silver-gray hair tied up, and her hands behind the pure black elegant windbreaker, strolling beside Fangran like a rich lady enjoying night shopping,
Veronica admired the scenery and people on both sides of the road, looking back with a slight smile on her lips.
"It seems that you are still not used to looking at problems from the perspective of a CEO...or should I say, from the perspective of a person in charge."
Stopping outside a store, she opened the virtual operation interface on the glass display window and casually explained:
"Just like heavy munitions will not appear in the civilian market, as they are more powerful than nuclear energy and are the top psionic equipment in the world of night fighting technology,"
"In a public place like the black market, it is definitely not something that the producer can sell if he feels he is short of money and wants to sell it."
Looking at Veronica's side face smudged by the neon projection, Fangran chuckled 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 haves and have-nots, and ultimately led to a reshuffle of forces and a series of chaos among the participants..."
His eyes were glazed over, and he didn't expect this at all. When he heard these examples, he suddenly realized these problems that arise from the psionic weapons.
"Under the premise that so many problems may occur, these psionic weapons still appear here,"
"Only because..."
Fangran looked at Veronica and smiled playfully as if she was whispering.
"The ruler of the black market, or some higher-level needs."
"need..."
His eyes were shaken, not only because of her appearance, but also because of her answer. After looking around to regain concentration,
Fang Ran then asked in confusion:
"What needs?"
"What's the benefit of risking so many problems by making more powerful weapons available to attendees?"
Continuing to walk forward, stepping past the road sign projection on the street, Veronica chuckled softly, as if she was showing off her feelings and answering questions to herself,
"This will most directly enhance their strength, and the money they spend will have the same effect on those who sell weapons,"
"The improvement in group strength means more victories against numbered monsters and more scene reward output,"
"More resources will catalyze the emergence of stronger participants, active in all aspects of this land,"
She looked at Fangran, raised the corners of her mouth, and gave her final answer.
"Ultimately, it will promote the further prosperity of the entire black market."
His uncontrollable eyes were stunned, completely unimaginable, completely unable to see such a profound meaning behind something.
But listening to the Queen's words that seemed to explain the nature of transactions, increased wealth, economy and development, Fangran immediately realized,
This meaning does not only refer to psionic weapons, but applies to almost all products sold on the black market.
At the moment when I think of this, the overall strength of the participants, the prosperity of the black market, the activity... development... association...
The various thoughts in my mind seem to be pieced together into some vague grand association, 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 in her words:
"Is this...what they want?"
"That's what the black market is for."
Not answering the question with a chuckle, Veronica raised her head and looked at the gorgeous 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 admission ticket costs 100,000 U.S. dollars,"
"Like the exaggerated profits of running a city, such a huge amount of money flows into the black market,"
"Where do you think they ended up?"
The high selling price requires participants to find ways to manage wealth in reality and eliminate unfair means, which in itself will promote the real economy.
And the huge sums of money they spend on the black market will eventually turn into a huge consumer flow back to reality.
For a moment, he seemed to understand one of the reasons for the prosperity of North America. Fangran felt that he had re-understood the New York black market from another angle.
Seeing the answer he seemed to have thought 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 that the Queen of the Empire and I viewed the same thing differently.
Fangran looked at Veronica, who was looking around with interest, and suddenly noticed something while sighing.
"Speaking of which, you seem to have an unusual understanding of the black market. Speaking of which, Adeline has taken out items from the black market before,"
"Has Fiseld been purchasing from the black market through various channels?"
Then after saying this, he only saw 'Monica' smiling in front of him in an almost acknowledgment manner:
"Is there such a thing? Why didn't I know about it?"
Seeing her blinking her silver-grey eyes, pretending to be innocent and ignorant, she chose to play dumb, and then she sighed helplessly after being silent,
At this moment, Veronica held his arm with a smile, and made a proposal as if she was really on a date:
"How about we go up and take a look?"
As the two of them strolled on the street, they had now arrived at the more central area of ​​the entire black market.
And in front, a magnificent scene that is no less impactful than when you entered has appeared.
It is a pedestrian square located among numerous office buildings, but what is shocking is not the bustling storefronts around it, but the fact that it is more than 20 meters above the ground.
A transparent colorful platform is being built in the air!
I don’t know what kind of technology it is, but like the second floor of a shopping mall, a new ‘ground’ is laid out between the buildings.
Above that, you can also see other 'grounds' with higher colors, the central area of ​​New York's black market.
It creates an incredible scene like a city-level shopping mall!
It's essentially sneaking into the black market. Logically speaking, you shouldn't take any rash actions before the auction begins, but the figure in front of you sneaked out of the house and learned the lesson just now.
Fangran glanced at the fantastic scene she was pointing at and knew that she couldn't miss it, so he had to agree.
I followed the actions of nearby participants and came to a mechanical base on the street. As the light curtain platform on the first floor rose,
Fangran watched the two people gradually ascend to the higher streets above their heads.
Looking at the colorful ground that I stepped on, which was made of unknown material but seemed to be extremely solid, I was surprised that there was a layered pattern extending upwards.
Fangran looked around and looked at the storefronts that had been renovated using the higher parts of the office buildings. They were almost the same as those below.
It just looks more colorful and prosperous.
"Speaking of which, Adeline has been with you before. Have you never gone on a date like this with her?"
Walking on the second level of the black market, Veronica looked at the crowd of participants that had become denser around her. She smiled and asked questions in the halo of street lights that still existed,
Listening to this question, Fangran looked at a particularly large store in front of them and answered loudly:
"Although we went to some places together due to circumstances, I tried my best not to go to such places with her."
As she casually looked around at what was available in this store, Veronica suddenly felt a little curious and chuckled.
"Oh why?"
He took a breath and was about to answer,
But just when Fangran was about to speak, the door of this large store located in the black city center suddenly opened.
A man with long hair, who perfectly reflected the outstanding appearance and temperament of the participants, came over.
"Beautiful lady, is there anything I can do for you?"
Seeing the other person's gaze that ignored her and was almost focused on Veronica, Fangran felt a strong headache and couldn't help but finish what he just said.
Chapter completed!