Chapter 202
The Chaotic Star Sea was indeed a realm of true disorder. Even the trading platforms were not entirely safe, as many outlaws used the guise of trade to commit murder and smuggling. The star ratings not only represented the number and difficulty of completed tasks but also indicated one’s credibility.
If a transaction was not confirmed by the other party, it would not count as completed. In other words, anyone who had traded with this boss was still alive.
Moreover, there was a more crucial point: the strongest member of their team was her, a mid-level C-rank captain. If she were to back out of the deal now, they would likely find themselves tossed onto a desolate planet by this seemingly polite B-rank powerhouse outside.
“Click!”
Captain Chifeng pressed a button, and the side hatch opened.
Ye Bai seized the moment, propelled by a gust of high-altitude wind, and flew into the flat, fish-shaped spaceship, which was about ten meters deep and eight meters wide.
The four people inside the cabin instinctively turned their gazes toward Ye Bai.
Upon seeing Ye Bai’s ever-shifting appearance, the four members of Chifeng’s team widened their eyes in shock, immediately recognizing that this was the Unregulated Mimicry, which required 60 Star Points to purchase!
To be honest, 60 Star Points could buy them this very spaceship.
An eerie silence fell over the scene.
Ye Bai’s gaze swept over the four members of the ship. This small team consisted of races not uncommon in the universe, but one member, a giant with a bloodline of giants, stood out. He appeared to be three or four meters tall and had to duck his head to fit inside the cabin, making it feel a bit cramped.
However, during her rescue mission on Makur Star, Ye Bai had encountered many rare cosmic races, so she didn’t find it particularly surprising. Of course, even if she were curious, she wouldn’t show it in front of everyone.
At the same time, through her mental observation, she noted that all of them were C-rank, which eased her mind significantly; at least she didn’t have to worry about safety.
“Hello, everyone,” Ye Bai greeted warmly.
Though it was her first time aboard a stranger’s spaceship, Ye Bai felt a bit nervous at first. However, seeing how tense everyone else was made her feel more at ease.
“Y-You, hello!” Captain Cisheng snapped back to reality. “Please, take a seat.”
The central seat of the spaceship was vacated, while the other three team members sat quietly, shifting their seats to the edges to minimize their presence.
The giant, who had just seemed quite extroverted, now sat stiffly, mouth shut tight, looking rather shy.
The thought of a B-rank powerhouse, possibly even the five-star boss himself, sitting next to them put pressure on the entire Chifeng team. Even the most outgoing among them became introverted.
As Ye Bai settled into her seat, she scanned the entire spaceship with her eyes and mental energy, taking in all its configurations.
To her surprise, the technological level of this spaceship in the Chaotic Star Sea didn’t seem to surpass that of the Star Alliance by much.
When she was on Juhai Star, she had closely examined the private spaceship of Aurora. Compared to the technology in the exchange area, this one lagged behind in aesthetics, comfort, and kinetic speed, though it was equipped with numerous defensive and offensive weapons.
If she were to compare, Aurora’s spaceship was like a sports car, while this one was an off-road vehicle fitted with weapons.
Seeing Ye Bai take her seat, Captain Chifeng cautiously asked from the pilot’s seat, “So… are we ready to depart?”
“Sure,” Ye Bai replied, then thought of something and asked, “Do you need me to confirm the transaction status now?”
Once the transaction status was confirmed, five points would be transferred to the seller’s account.
This was Ye Bai’s first time taking a ride on a shared spaceship, and she was eager to show her goodwill by offering to pay in advance to reassure the seller.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the already-starting spaceship jolted due to a miscalculation, and Captain Chifeng hurriedly said, “No, no, please wait until we arrive to confirm!”
“Oh… okay.” Seeing the other party so adamant, Ye Bai curiously asked, “Isn’t it better to confirm in advance?”
One of the Chifeng team members chimed in, “Well… if you confirm in advance and the task isn’t completed, the transaction will go through, which could lead to… not that, but some unnecessary disputes.”
Ye Bai paused for a moment, then understood. The star ratings in the trading area were likely tied to credibility, but there was no comprehensive oversight of the specific transaction details. They were worried she might backtrack after prematurely confirming the transaction. It seemed the Chaotic Star Sea truly lived up to its name.
Next, Ye Bai took the initiative to steer the conversation, hoping to gather some information about the Chaotic Star Sea from this team.
However, since she had to conceal her identity and couldn’t ask too many details, and the others were tight-lipped, her inquiries didn’t yield much. After a brief exchange, she learned that the star region they were in was on the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, while their destination, the Jizhi Transfer Station, was closer to the central star region, the most prosperous transfer station within ten light-years.
This group had just completed a planetary exploration mission in a nearby star region and was heading to the Jizhi Transfer Station for supplies.
Using the spaceship’s curvature engine, it would take about three hours to jump to the Jizhi Transfer Station.
Seeing that she couldn’t extract more information, Ye Bai decided not to press further. Instead, she focused on the new personal terminal she had just acquired.
Currently, Ye Bai had embedded this terminal beneath the skin of her arm.
Though it looked intimidating, like the Star Alliance’s personal terminals, this jade terminal could be guided by mental energy for nano-implantation. The pores in her skin seemed like a sieve compared to it, and the process of embedding it beneath the skin was painless.
In her mind, familiar sections appeared: the task area and the exchange area were as usual. Ye Bai entered the trading area, which best reflected the information of the Chaotic Star Sea, using its filtering function to sift through hundreds of trading systems in a second to find content that piqued her interest.
The primary point of curiosity for Ye Bai was whether there were players from the Wanjie (Myriad Realms) in the Chaotic Star Sea. If so, how did they enter the Wanjie?
From her research, this jade terminal, while seemingly capable of real-time communication across the universe like the Star Network, did not have the familiar Star Network or Wanjie ports.
Filtering keywords like Wanjie and Star Network, a plethora of trading information suddenly popped up before Ye Bai.
‘Resource Trade—Star Network Account, Ordinary Citizen Status, Clean Identity, 100 Points, Long-term Trade’
‘Resource Trade—Wanjie Gold Coin Exchange for Points, 1 to 2, can be traded face-to-face in the Copper Ancient Star Region, mailing fees borne by the sender’
‘Information Trade—Complete Guide to Wanjie Magic Warrior Class Change Task Items Package, Fixed Price of 20 Points’
‘Resource Trade—Wanjie First-Class Skill Book, Rare Item, only one available, bring your price, highest bidder wins’
‘Resource Trade—Star Network Account…’
Wow, the level of activity here was no less than that of the Star Alliance players.
Fortunately, Ye Bai hadn’t asked the Chifeng team if they had heard of the Wanjie, as that might have raised unnecessary suspicions.
In addition to direct exchange information about the Wanjie, there was also plenty of information about the Star Network. From these trading details, Ye Bai understood that many Wanjie players existed in the Chaotic Star Sea as well. However, they couldn’t access it through the jade terminal; instead, they purchased Star Alliance terminals through some underground channels.
Operating such disguised accounts wasn’t difficult. The identification of personal terminals essentially came from various civilizations that had joined the Star Alliance. While powerful civilizations had no issue, in some underdeveloped civilizations, not everyone had access to personal terminals. They could register for the Star Network, but everyone on their planet had account eligibility.
Clear waters are not conducive to fish; these unused account qualifications could be funneled through various channels, replaced by people from the Chaotic Star Sea.
There were even interest groups like the Makur Group, where employees on the planet lived and died within the group, making it quite normal to forge identities for newborns and sell them.
Star Alliance accounts had become a common commodity in the Chaotic Star Sea, while someone like Ye Bai, who had reversed the process to obtain an identity in the Chaotic Star Sea, was a rarity.
Suddenly, Ye Bai thought of something and, with a hint of curiosity, filtered the name “Bai Ye” in the trading area.
The default sorting in the trading area was based on preset trading values, and as Ye Bai made this spontaneous move, a trading entry of astonishing value appeared before her eyes.
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