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 to every participant.
As if waiting for something, a man's figure was standing in the middle of the open street,
Then the next second, a change came!
Boom————!!!!
There was a loud noise, and the top of a building over 100 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 and fierce as a cheetah, it swooped down the building with a din, 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!
In the midst of the crash, he dodged the blow, shield, armor... The figure kept taking out various equipment to deal with it, but it caused 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 was forced to shoot with various weapons, launching a fatal attack on the man.
But at this moment when the battle situation is in danger!
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.
Then...
A blazing torrent of faint blue flames directly penetrated the entire night street!
The swift and ferocious terrifying number in the last second was directly penetrated along with the entire block behind it, and in the turbulence of the brilliant explosion of faint blue flames,
Only the cylindrical shell popped out of the blue chamber...
Then the whole world suddenly stopped.
Or should I say...
The projected image on the holographic screen is now frozen.
Fangran looked up at the 'battle' taking place above the store.
The night battle technology that far exceeds the L-screen naked-eye 3D in reality, brings an extremely realistic impact, and restores the actual combat scene to maximize the true display of the enemy's strength and weapon strength.
Anyone who has seen it will be deeply impressed by the numbered monster and the last blue weapon.
And in the ability feedback, I don’t know whether it is a combat record or an image of a display of power.
It’s ‘advertising’ in the black market.
On the colorful sci-fi, high-end and prosperous commercial street, similar content is played in a loop above the glass curtain walls of many stores.
It attracts participants who come and go to stop and watch from time to time, creating a lively atmosphere that makes people feel "prosperous".
Before the auction started, I walked with the Queen on the night streets of a futuristic city,
When Fangran saw this dazzling and colorful scene, he really felt the magical feeling of using night war technology for business, unique to the black market.
"Are you interested in this ad?"
Walking on the bizarre streets of New York's black market, I watched the man in the projection take out the blue firearm again, and heard Veronica beside me asking with a chuckle,
Fangran shook his head slightly, and still spoke in a calm voice:
"No, I'm just surprised that these technologies would be used in this kind of place,"
He looked at a cleaning machine that was passing by again, as well as more things being used for black market construction here, with a flash of trance in his eyes.
"Also...it's incredible why this place has developed to this extent."
"Hmm,"
Hearing the young man say this, Veronica chuckled and just pointed to a place ahead.
"Look over there."
Looking in the direction she pointed, Fangran saw that there was a product being displayed with a projection in the large glass window under the 'battlefield'.
That blue mechanical gun is a large firearm with a body over two meters.
[Annihilation Zone - Nether Energy Cluster Cannon]
There is no price or introduction, but whether it is the name, size, appearance, or the astonishing power of destroying blocks with one blow, it all shows that it is the most advanced type of weapon.
Psionic weapons.
"Why do you think it is placed here as a commodity?"
Like a cute girl who knew some secret first, Veronica asked with a proud smile,
Aren't their manufacturers just trying to make profits?
Knowing that the Queen's question could not have such a simple answer, Fangran did not answer it hastily. Fangran looked at her as if asking for advice.
And it seemed that he was very impressed by this kind of gaze. He put his hands behind the black elegant coat and continued to walk forward at a leisurely pace.
Veronica raised her head and looked at the sci-fi, magnificent and majestic night city in front of her:
"Just like heavy weapons will not appear in the civilian market, it is more powerful than nuclear energy and is the most powerful and controlled psionic equipment in the world of night fighting."
"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."
Like a rich lady enjoying shopping at night, Fangran listened to her casual examples at this moment,
"Will it break the combat power pattern of each level, will it affect the balance of victory and defeat in scene battles, will it cause vicious involution that everyone must have,"
"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 as he listened to the examples Veronica gave casually, he suddenly felt the foresight of the superiors who looked at things from a higher perspective.
I only regarded it as a commodity, and found that I had never thought about the profound meaning behind it.
"And under the premise that there may be so many problems, these psionic weapons still appear here,"
"Only because..."
Fangran looked at Veronica and smiled playfully as if she was whispering.
"The recognition of certain night war higher-ups."
Agree?
Attracted by her topic, Fangran looked around, staying focused on the task and speaking calmly:
"Why?"
"What's the benefit of giving participants access to more powerful weapons?"
Continuing to walk forward, stepping past the road sign projection indicating the square ahead, Veronica hummed and smiled as if she was selling off information and answering questions to herself:
"This will directly enhance their strength, and the money they spend will have the same effect on those who sell the weapons,"
"The improvement in group strength means more victories against numbered monsters and more scene reward output,"
"More high-level participants will be born to be active in all aspects of this land,"
Speaking of this, she smiled charmingly and looked at Fangran to reveal the answer.
"Ultimately, it will promote the further prosperity of the entire black market."
The moment he heard this answer, his eyes were uncontrollably startled.
I never imagined or thought about such a profound meaning behind a psionic weapon for sale.
Listening to Veronica's words that seemed to explain the nature of transactions, overall wealth growth, economy and development and other social topics,
The overall increase in participants, the prosperity, activity and development of the black market... the recognition of the upper echelons of the night war...
All the information seemed to piece together some vaguely larger idea in my mind, but I couldn't figure out what it was at the moment.
Fangran just looked at her and couldn't help the surprise behind her words:
"Is that...why they agree?"
"That's why the black market has grown to this extent."
With a smile that didn't answer the question, Veronica circled back to the starting point to answer Fangran's original question.
Hearing such an answer, I was slightly in a daze. While walking on a date and shopping, I learned a lot from the Queen's casual words.
Looking again at those projection advertisements that look just like the real ones,
Fangran felt like he had re-understood the existence of the so-called 'black market'...
"By the way, you know so much about this place, and you said you knew about this place a long time ago..."
Only then did she realize that she knew more about the black market than she, a participant, and thought that Adeline had easily bought the things she consigned on the black market before.
Fangran couldn't help but look at Veronica:
"Has Fiseld been purchasing from the black market through various channels?"
Then after saying this, he only saw 'Monica' in front of him smiling 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 choosing to act stupid, she remained silent and helpless,
At this time, Veronica held Fangran's arm with a smile, and made the proposal as if she was really on a date:
"Compared to this, there seems to be something interesting ahead. How about we go over and take a look?"
After looking at how much time was left before the auction started, he couldn't refuse her proposal. Fangran followed her and continued walking along this sci-fi bustling commercial street.
Then the moment I turned the corner,
A visual impact no less impressive than when entering!
It's like coming to the central area of the entire black market. There is a magnificent scene like Times Square among the many buildings, but what is shocking is not the more technological facilities and the extreme prosperity of projection advertisements.
But dozens of meters above all of this, it fills the space between the buildings like a new 'ground',
A colorful and clear vast plane is suspended high in the night sky!
The participants stepped on square pieces of ground and ascended and descended in the air like taking an elevator.
Above that, there is another sci-fi street scene that is the same as the one on the ground!
Think of the central block of dozens of buildings as a building plan, like a huge structure like the second floor of a shopping mall. From a distance, you can even vaguely see the third floor.
The entire scene looks like an incredible and shocking sight like a ‘city-level shopping mall’!
Is this the New York Black Market in this scene!?
For some reason, Fangran came up with this idea again when he saw this scene.
"Sure enough, seeing with your own eyes is much more real than what is shown in the image,"
Even such a scene is just a bit novel. When they come to those lifting block platforms, the height of tens of meters, which is enough for ordinary people to fall to death, is nothing to the participants.
This sci-fi facility without even the most basic guardrails feels like a night battle.
At this moment, Veronica raised her hand and looked at Fangran with a bright smile:
"Can you take me up?"
Faced with her expression, he couldn't say no, so he raised his arm and let her hold it, then stepped on a platform and rose up.
Watching the ‘urban dome’ that is more than ten stories high slowly approaching, and as your sight gradually rises above the ground in the sky, you have the illusion of entering a higher world.
At this moment, Fangran looked at the scene on the 'second floor' of the black market.
The part of the office buildings at this height is used as storefronts along the street. While they are similar to the ground, they also have a special style because they are located at high altitude.
Especially looking back at the height of tens of meters above the ground, I feel the magic of this "high-altitude neighborhood" even more.
Stepping on the ground that is slightly golden-orange inside, watching the piece that brought you up melt into the edge,
I thought about this thing for the same reason as the psionic weapon...
"How about the light crystal floor? Isn't it interesting?"
Listening to Veronica's smiling words, Fangran exhaled slightly and nodded.
Arriving at the second-level block of the black market, I walked with the queen who ran away willfully on the street in the sky.
There is no such thing as a 'measurer'. Most of the New York black market is high-standard products that fit the image of luxury stores here.
Other psionic weapons that are rarely seen on the black market, mysterious items with strange effects, high-performance technological armor, shields, reconnaissance radars, and other things...
You can feel this on the ground below. When you come to the second floor, the impression is even better than below.
Fangran watched Veronica occasionally flipping through the virtual interface with interest, but she didn't seem to care about the high-quality products, she just thought shopping itself was interesting.
"Speaking of which, Adeline has been with you before. Have you never gone on a date like this with her?"
Stopping in front of a large glass curtain wall, casually flipping through the parameter data of a set of armor, Veronica suddenly asked narrowly,
Regarding this question, Fangran looked at the extremely large store in front of him with a calm voice:
"Although we went to some places together due to circumstances, I tried my best not to come to such occasions with her."
When she heard what he said, Veronica suddenly became curious like a gossip girl:
"Oh why?"
"because..."
He took a breath and was about to answer,
But at this moment, 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 of the participant, walked towards the two of them.
"Good evening, beautiful lady, is there anything I can do for you?"
Looking at the other party's gaze that ignored her and was almost focused on Veronica, Fangran silently finished what he had not finished in his mind.