Chapter 58: Regulated Items part 1
In the two video projections, the black circles in the sky were almost identical in structure, differing only in size.
The black circles expanded outward at an extreme speed.
On the left screen, the circle nearly covered the entire sky above the base; on the right, it loomed over the appraisal grounds.
Countless bullet comments flooded the Star Glory Competition’s livestream.
[I’ve split my screen in two—Prince Elvis’s and the appraisal ground’s source weapon skills are perfectly synchronized!]
[Forget that! I’m more curious about the second son of Admiral Yun’s manor being pregnant out of wedlock. Isn’t he ashamed of himself? If I were the Admiral or his wife, I’d have wished I’d strangled such a disgrace the moment he was born.]
[That’s why they disowned him, right? And I heard the Prince confessed to him before but was rejected. I didn’t understand why then, but now it makes sense—he knew he wasn’t worthy, so he didn’t dare accept.]
[Can you guys stop talking about other people’s business on the Red Peony Big Tough Guy’s home turf? Don’t ruin the mood, okay?]
[Look! Those black lines forming the circle… I don’t think they’re ordinary lines. If you look closely, they look like vortices?]
[Yeah, like chains made of tiny whirlpools?]
Following the crowd’s speculation, Prince Elvis and Yun Yinghui issued the same command at almost exactly the same time on both screens.
The next moment, the warriors holding the auxiliary source weapons channeled their Source energy into the devices, activating the inscriptions.
From the start, they had been curious about these auxiliary weapons, but they hadn’t quite grasped their purpose.
It was only at this moment, as the inscriptions flared to life, that they truly understood what these weapons were meant for.
Their reactions were nearly identical.
Initially, they had only been curious about the circle in the sky, but now, the way they looked at that black circle changed completely.
Across both screens, the recording drones captured every warrior holding an auxiliary weapon looking up toward the black circle in the sky.
The livestream centered on Elvis remained clean and professional, showing only the broadcast interface, but the Star Glory Competition’s chat never stopped for a second.
[The circle in the sky looks the same as before, but just now, after Prince Elvis and the testers gave the command, everyone started looking at it.]
[I just rewatched the playback—the timing is identical!]
[Ahhh! I’m so curious about what these source weapons actually do now!]
In the Star Glory livestream room:
The commentator said, “And now, the test begins. First, we will set the test puppets to Level 6 mode.”
Yun Yinghui added, “Eighteen test puppets. Please activate them in high-speed movement mode.”
Commentator: “Understood.”
Immediately following, battles broke out on both sides simultaneously.
Strands of black silk-like thread suddenly pierced out from the high heavens, striking at their targets.
The display on Elvis’s screen was breathtaking.
The black threads interlaced across the sky, striking the zerg on the battlefield. In an instant, the threads pierced through countless living organisms.
However, it was only for an instant, because in the next second, all the bloody scenes were censored and pixelated.
To the eyes of the viewers, each vortex thread acted like a scythe of death, reaping lives in its path.
Without a doubt, between the two livestreams, the one centered on Elvis was far more shocking.
Even though they were the same two types of source weapons, the majority of the audience was drawn to Elvis.
Perhaps because both streams featured weapons made by the Red Peony Big Tough Guy, most people were watching with split screens.
Since Elvis’s stream didn’t allow for discussion, they chose to communicate via bullet comments in the Star Glory room.
[So strong!]
[Wait… I recognize this ability. Isn’t this the Prince’s own ability?]
[Huh?]
[The Prince and I were classmates. I was lucky enough to be his teammate once. We ran into danger, and the Prince used this exact ability.]
[So you’re saying Prince Elvis isn’t using the Red Peony Big Tough Guy’s weapon skills, but his own abilities?]
[Yes, exactly! That’s the Prince’s ability!]
As the “experts” in the chat shared their knowledge, many people came to the same conclusion: the Prince was currently using his own spatial ability, not the weapon’s skill.
[Then what exactly is the skill of the weapon the Big Tough Guy made? Is it just an amplifier?]
[Regardless of that, look at the Star Glory appraisal! The eighteen test puppets have already been dismembered!]
[Wait, what?]
[Haven’t you noticed? The weapons used in both streams are the same, and the abilities are almost identical.]
[Right? Why is the Star Glory livestream also using the Prince’s ability?]
At this moment, a massive question mark appeared in everyone’s minds.
Following their confusion, the two livestreams, which had been in synchronized battle mode, finally diverged.
Elvis’s screen was a war zone, while the Star Glory screen was an appraisal. Their themes were inherently different.
On Elvis’s side, the slaughter became increasingly intense, with black threads seemingly blanketing half of the sky and earth.
On the Star Glory side, they entered the explanation phase.
As the primary controller of the source weapons, Yun Yinghui said, “I’m busy, so I’ll keep this brief.”
[So arrogant! As expected of a warrior invited by the Big Tough Guy—they’re just as mysterious and aloof! Hahaha!]
Yun Yinghui continued, “This set of source weapons consists of one main control unit and twelve auxiliaries, operated by a total of thirteen warriors.” He paused before adding, “Though they are ‘auxiliaries,’ within certain permissions provided by the main controller, the twelve can control the Source energy in the air within a limited range.” As he spoke, his fair, elegant fingers pointed toward the circle in the sky. “That is the gathering field. The energy provided by both the main controller and the auxiliary controllers is transferred there to merge.”
“Different warriors have affinities for different elements. None of us are spatial ability users. However, the creator of this set of weapons considered the fine details from the very beginning. It is a single entity, a series. I don’t know the exact principles, but I can guess that the merged elements can be converted into one another. By using large-scale fusion for replenishment, the more controllers there are, the more thorough the conversion of spatial elements in the sky becomes, eventually promoting the ability to its strongest form.”
“After that, it becomes easy for us to manipulate.”
In the livestream, as Yun Yinghui spoke, he flicked his fingers.
In that instant, the black vortex threads in the sky scattered out from the circle. The eighteen test puppets on the ground, already sliced into pieces, were struck again with devastating force.
Yun Yinghui: “Generally speaking, test puppets are made of special materials and are very difficult to destroy. However, spatial abilities are always an exception.”
“The black threads you see now—some of you have likely realized—are spatial vortices.”
“When countless spatial vortices strike a puppet, it isn’t so much an ‘attack’ as it is an indiscriminate, instantaneous spatial displacement.”
“It is very dangerous.”
“It ignores levels, ignores gaps in power, and ignores strength. Once touched, things are divided.”
“Take these test puppets for example. If you tried to piece them back together, you’d find that parts of the connection points are likely missing entirely.”
“This is the spatial ability.”
Following Yun Yinghui’s explanation, people’s eyes drifted back to the screen where Elvis was the main focus.
Yun Yinghui’s voice continued to ring in their ears.
“The creator of this source weapon has very unique ideas.”
“The spatial ability is the rarest ability in the Empire, bar none. Having a single warrior operate a spatial source weapon results in average effects due to compatibility issues. At the same time, the stronger a weapon is, the harder it is to control. I don’t know the manufacturing process, but I can guess: to maximize attack power, a complementary system between different Source energies was used. Because the control difficulty was high, a decentralized control method was implemented.”
“Like the series I’m using now—one main and twelve auxiliaries as a single unit. The auxiliaries can control the energy within their authority, which significantly reduces the burden on the main controller. Simultaneously, the difficulty for the auxiliaries is greatly lowered.”
“In my opinion, as long as the controllers can avoid accidentally hitting their teammates, this source weapon can be considered to have an ‘idiot-proof’ operating system.”
“It is very dangerous,” Yun Yinghui said once more.
“Precisely because the operation is so simple, in high-intensity combat, the warriors holding the auxiliary weapons have the mental capacity to use their own unique abilities while simultaneously manipulating the spatial vortices.”
“This is this spatial-series source weapon set.”
“The only skill of this series is ‘Attack.’”
“The results are as you see. The appraisal ends here.”
[Wow! So powerful!]
[Will it go to the auction house? I want it!]
In the Star Glory livestream, Yun Yinghui looked at Nangong Qing and the others. “Let’s go. The test is over.”
Jia Qingwan said, “I love it so much! I have to bid on it!” She clenched her fist as she spoke.
At this moment, it wasn’t just Jia Qingwan; everyone else felt the same way. They were determined to buy it. Even the livestream chat was flooded with “Buy it!”
Just then, Yun Yinghui’s cold voice reached everyone’s ears again: “The lethality of this set of source weapons is too high. It likely won’t be allowed at auction.”
Jia Qingwan: “Huh?”
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