Chapter 625: Azure Public Library
After buying all the potions they needed, they began to head out to buy what was required for the mother core ship.
Putting everything else aside, as long as they bought all the materials to create enough to mass-produce a production line for the tier 6 battleship, their trip was already a success.
A tier 6 battleship seemed insignificant compared to a tier 8 or even a tier 7 battleship.
However, when it came to a dark beast swarm, they were the main force keeping them at bay.
Their tier 8 and tier 7 battleships were enough to repel those high-tier dark beasts.
However, for those massive numbers of low-tier dark beasts, they still relied on hand-to-hand combat.
In the coming dark beast swarm, if they repeated such tactics, their numbers might dwindle to half.
At this stage, their main threat was still the dark beast.
They might seem docile and silent for now, but once someone opened Pandora’s box and connected a bridge to the dark plane, their numbers would increase to unimaginable levels.
Thus, to prepare for the onslaught, they had to manufacture as many Tier 6 battleships as possible.
If they had extras, they could even sell them in exchange for tier 8 battleships, further increasing their hard power.
Short on time, Nash and his team began scouring the market to buy all the required materials.
Although they already had the coordinates for each shop that sold them, most of the items were either too expensive to be worth the price or not for sale at all.
As a result, at most of their stops, they were unable to buy anything.
Fortunately, if one shop didn’t sell something, there were still dozens that did.
Nash thought they still needed to make a trip to other public trading zones, but by the look of it, they didn’t have to.
Looking at the list of materials, machines, treasures, and components they needed to buy dwindling to zero, they couldn’t help but cheer.
Although the Azure Public Trading Zone was orderly, they could feel prying eyes that sent chills down their spines.
Knowing they had begun to attract attention with their wanton buying, they couldn’t help but hurry.
As the last day came, after buying all they needed, Nash thought of making a last stop.
"Where are we going, Nash?" Camilla asked in puzzlement.
Although there were still a few hours before their departure time, they should head to the place as quickly as possible.
"I want to stop at the information center of the public trading zone," Nash answered.
Although he already had the data given by the Covenant of Truth, he couldn’t help but be curious about the knowledge that other galactic territories offered.
Who knew if he might encounter some heavenly book?
"Alright, as you like."
Understanding Nash’s interest, no one in the team complained.
Having incorporated the universal runic system into their lives, the most noted feature they liked was the library module system.
After all, not only did it contain a wide array of knowledge, they could also earn soul points for every book they transferred.
This book was not even theirs, but could be copied directly from the virtual database.
Being able to learn knowledge and earn at the same time was a win-win situation that they could never ask for.
Thus, seeing Nash insistent, much less complaining, they were even eager for him to buy everything to add to their collection.
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Azure Public Library:
Arriving at the central library of the Azure Public Trading Zone, they couldn’t help but look up at the massive scale of the place.
Compared to other stores and buildings around, it’s colossal.
Entering inside, it was another sight.
Unlike a normal library, where information was stored in books, here it was inscribed on steles.
Giant steles were embedded in the ground, layer upon layer on each floor.
Reading one with their bare eyes made their heads hurt.
"Every stele is inscribed with security runes. To read it, you need to have the key runes to decrypt what is written," the keeper explained, noticing they were new to the place.
"How do we get the keys? What is the price?" one of them asked.
"We have a catalog where we list the price. Just pay the corresponding Void Crystal Source and you’ll get the key runes."
"I see."
Filled with interest, they began browsing the catalog, paying for the knowledge that piqued their curiosity.
Since they were here, why not take the chance to browse some books?
Anyway, compared to the resources they bought, the knowledge here was quite cheap.
As for Nash, he didn’t pay a dime.
Accompanying the rest, his consciousness began to scan each stele, imprinting the knowledge inside.
As for the security runic array, it was nothing more than child’s play.
In front of his eyes, having memorized the essence of runes, the security measure was as good as nothing.
Of course, to avoid attracting attention, his movement was quite discreet.
Without intentional monitoring, no one could discover his movements.
As a result, after a few hours, with just a stroll, Nash copied a tenth of the books around.
"It’s a pity there isn’t enough time."
Because the public library only provided high-quality information, there weren’t many stelae.
Prioritizing quality over quantity, Nash thought he could copy everything.
Unfortunately, because there was more security on the higher floors, he could only slow down, delaying his progress.
"Shall we go, Supreme Commander?"
Although they felt interested in the steles, they felt more nervous in their hearts.
They had a feeling that if they didn’t leave, they would lose their lives here.
"Let’s go." Nash nodded, also noticing the problem.
It seemed their reckless spending over the past few days had attracted unwanted attention.
Taking public transportation, they returned to their rendezvous point.
"You’re finally here, Supreme Commander! We thought you forgot our call time."
"We were just delayed by some things."
"I see. Then shall we go?"
These few hours felt like they were sitting in an ant’s spot.
Feeling the malicious eyes about to tear them apart in greed, they couldn’t wait to leave.
"Let’s go..."