"Brother Guan, what is purified chaotic matter?"
After seeing the trade content of "goods-for-currency exchange" proposed by Mr. Ga in the live stream, Chen Na looked at Guan Tong in confusion.
Subconsciously, she believed that since Guan Tong was an Awakened One, he must know many things she did not.
"Chaos is a type of matter that universally exists in the universe, but we humans cannot observe it with the naked eye or through conventional means. Moreover, this matter seems to require purification before use, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble..."
How much trouble unpurified chaos could cause, Guan Tong did not fully understand. He only knew that non-physical beings like the Demon Race might be able to attach themselves to it.
..Though, could this thing actually be a universal currency in the universe?
Guan Tong's limited understanding of chaotic matter all came from Shi Jingyi's Authority, and his knowledge was not deep.
If purified chaotic matter energy was a "universal currency of the universe," then wouldn't the value of Shi Jingyi's Authority be further amplified?
Chen Na nodded as if she half-understood. "I see, but it's really strange."
"Strange?"
"Yeah. Why would Mr. Ga want to trade chaos for Ascension Coins? Aren't Ascension Coins rewards from the Doomsday Rules? Could it be that he also has a Terminal Panel?"
Chen Na's question was also Guan Tong's question.
When humans previously learned that the Doomsday Bringer would bring the Doomsday Rules to different civilizations and planets, they had speculated that perhaps the "Ascension Market" was universal across the universe.
Now, the trade content of the Yinluo Civilization further corroborated this point.
However, if the civilization to which this "Mr. Ga" belonged had also encountered the Doomsday Rules, then it was unknown what state that civilization was currently in.
Was it still in the "trial-clearing" state of enduring rule rotations?
Or was it, like the "Dialoguer," suspected to have entered a cleared state where all rules had ended?
These questions would occur to many people, including the Higher-ups in the joint video conference and the trade delegation at the negotiation site.
The human side did not pretend to understand. Instead, with the intention of obtaining more key information, they directly pointed out several doubts to Mr. Ga.
"What does Mr. Ga mean by 'purified chaotic matter energy'? And does your proposal to exchange for Ascension Coins mean that the Yinluo Civilization is also suffering from the disaster brought by the Doomsday Rules?"
Facing the humans' inquiries, Mr. Ga explained one by one.
"Chaotic matter is a special substance that universally exists in the universe. After this substance is purified, it yields pure 'chaos energy,' which is the core key used to manufacture 'Chaos Engines.'"
"Chaos Engine?" Someone on the human side showed excitement. "It sounds like something that could be used in the field of interstellar travel?"
"Yes." Mr. Ga nodded. "This kind of engine can indeed be used for cross-galaxy travel, so this pure chaos energy counts as a universal currency among cosmic civilizations."
Upon hearing this, everyone on the human side felt their hearts pound faster. If humanity could make good use of this energy, their future would be limitless.
At this point, Mr. Ga's voice and tone became low and solemn, revealing a faint trace of sorrowful reminiscence.
"As for Ascension Coins...... indeed, our Yinluo Civilization also once suffered the disaster you call the Doomsday Rules. After paying a tremendous price, the Yinluo Civilization successfully endured it."
Zhao Ming suddenly asked, "After the Doomsday Rules end, what other uses do Ascension Coins have?"
"None." Mr. Ga said.
The human side waited for a moment and found that Mr. Ga had only acknowledged there were uses but showed no intention of elaborating.
"..And then?" Someone could not help but ask.
Mr. Ga shook his head. "Dear neighbors, the high-value information I have provided for free is already plentiful enough."
The human side looked at each other and did not pursue the question further.
"What is the exchange rate between the two?"
"One hundred units of Ascension Coins exchange for 1 unit of purified chaos energy."
"How do we judge whether this ratio is reasonable under the universe market? What if you cheat us?" The private-enterprise owner said bluntly.
"You can find your own way to verify it." Having received such direct questioning, Mr. Ga's attitude became somewhat displeased, and his voice carried noticeably more weight.
"Forgive my bluntness, but as a mid-level civilization, the Yinluo Civilization would not stoop to damaging the merchant group's reputation just to deceive a level 1 low-level civilization like yours."
Mid-level civilization!
Everyone on the human side felt a jolt in their hearts upon hearing this.
This meant the Yinluo Civilization was level 4-6, far ahead of the level 1 Tianshui Star civilization in terms of technology. The two sides were simply not on the same tier at all.
"That's not what we meant." One person on the human side, alarmed and anxious, quickly spoke up to smooth things over.
But the owner merely curled his lip, not intimidated by the mid-level civilization rank, and still maintained an eager, aggressive posture.
However, he had no chance to speak again. At that moment, word came from the Higher-ups' joint video conference, ordering today's negotiations to end here and continue tomorrow.
This rule rotation lasted twenty days, so there was ample time for negotiations. There was no need to pursue complete consensus on the first day. Matters of such importance could not be decided hastily.
Moreover, the two trade items discussed so far had both been proposed by the Star Scar Merchant Group. The human side also had some trade demands of its own that needed to be raised later.
Mr. Ga readily agreed to continue tomorrow and used traction crystal filaments to send everyone from the human side down from the ascent-descent module.
"Your attitude toward Mr. Ga was too rash. Negotiation is negotiation, but you should not have shown hostility." On the way back, someone criticized the private-enterprise owner.
"Hmph." The owner snorted in rebuttal. "Business is like war. What does this little verbal friction amount to? In the trade talks I've conducted over the past few decades, eight out of ten involved slamming tables and shouting insults, and in serious cases even pushing and shoving."
"How can that be the same? Although we should have an owner's mindset and treat them as fellow humans during talks, different civilizations and races are ultimately not the same. We still need to show more of humanity's friendliness."
The owner shook his head. "This kind of trade can only be fought for inch by inch, using every means to pressure the other side."
The two sides argued back and forth without reaching any conclusion. Meanwhile, after the humans left, the Star Scar Merchant Group's small module lifted off and returned to the spaceship in orbit.
The two assistants who had been following Mr. Ga the entire time, at the moment they stepped out of the ascent-descent module, unexpectedly transformed into several strands of crystalline thread that scattered apart.
These crystalline threads had previously formed the table and chairs during the trade negotiations, but the humans never would have imagined that even the two assistants who had always stayed by Mr. Ga's side and had even conversed with them were also transformed from crystalline thread.
Mr. Ga walked to the spaceship's porthole, his compound eyes gazing at Tianshui Star, his mouth continuously emitting strange sounds.
He recalled the voice that had resounded in his mind when he first reached a trade agreement with the humans of Tianshui Star, also a complex, interwoven series of "mi" sounds.
And if these sounds were translated into a language humans could understand, the content would become incomparably familiar.
【Congratulations, you have passed the challenge of the thirty-sixth Doomsday Rule】
【Rewards have been distributed to the Storage Box】
【The thirty-seventh Doomsday Rule will be issued in thirty days】