Chapter 76.2
Editor: Jodi
On his way back, Bai Jing found two rough stones with better bases to bid on, then casually placed a 4.99 million bid on A4100, and left quickly.
The entire process was swift, without any hesitation.
It gave the impression that this bid was made without much thought, and that he wasn’t concerned about winning.
The secret bidding area was now crowded, and although there were no more deliberate glances, Bai Jing’s actions still inevitably caught the eyes of some, leading to inevitable followers.
In a short two-hour period in the afternoon, Bai Jing placed over 30 bids, however he only really cared about four rough stones among the 30 bids, giving him the feeling of ‘a great hermit hiding in a city’.
Even Sherlock Holmes would have a hard time figuring out which bids he cared about in such a short time.
However as he continued forward, he was greeted by Yan Ji, a Level Six Stone Gambler, whose silver badge shone brightly as he smiled and called out, “Gu Yun.”
Bai Jing’s alertness peaked to the extreme as he remembered Gu Yuanzhao’s words— Ying Wenfeng had committed suicide most likely because he had been under Yan Ji’s control!
Bai Jing nodded coldly, however as they passed each other, he ‘saw’ black mental threads extending from Yan Ji’s body, float in the air like writhing tentacles, then suddenly attack the back of his head!
Yan Ji was trying to control him—
However just as the black tentacles were about to touch Bai Jing, glistening white jade-like mental threads suddenly shot out from his body, split into countless fine strands, then wrapped around the tentacles. Then the thickest one transformed into a big mouth that bit one of the black tentacles, then swallowed it in three bites!
Then after the small white fangs bit, devoured, and swallowed a tentacle at the same time in two seconds, they started on a second.
Yan Ji stood there as if he had been struck by lightning, trembling all over. The sensation of his mental power being drained left him in a daze, his eyes rigid and pupils constricted as he stared at Bai Jing in terror as if he had seen something horrifying.
“Yan Ji, what’s wrong with you?”
The head of the Lei family, watching his hired Stone Gambler confront Gu Yun, frowned, stepped forward, then patted his shoulder.
Bai Jing retracted his mental power, and Yan Ji’s black tentacles quickly retreated into his body, shivering.
Ah, ah, ah, what a terrifying monster. It actually wanted to swallow it!
While on the other side, the white mental power that had transformed into a big mouth spat a few times as if finding the other’s mental power unappetizing, then shrank back into Bai Jing’s body reluctantly after being comforted.
“I, puff—”
Just as Yan Ji opened his mouth to speak, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper.
Then with shaky hands, he took two black pills from a bottle in his pocket and swallowed them. Then after a while, he said, “It’s nothing, it’s probably because I spent too much energy selecting rough stones.”
The head of the Lei family murmured, “Then you should go back and rest.”
Yan Ji responded, then watching Bai Jing’s receding figure, his body trembling slightly.
He hadn’t expected that Bai Jing would be able to resist his mental invasion and even injure him severely in return!
So when no one was watching, he took a mental power detector out from another pocket, then seeing the displayed value, the expression on his face turned to one of shock: 72,000, exceeding 3S-level mental power!
This, this result was simply beyond expectations. He had to report it to the family head immediately.
And when Bai Jing arrived at the rest area, he took out his instrument, then raised an eyebrow slightly at the reading.
26,500. It seems he had indeed mutated from S level to 2S.
Actually, Yan Ji’s value should be around 30,000, it was just that in that short time, one-tenth of it had been consumed by him. Who knew how long it would take to fully recover.
Were they finally losing patience?
The corners of Bai Jing’s lips hooked up. This showed that his performance over the past two days was indeed outstanding, so outstanding that it made them unable to wait for the Sotho Star Planet’s Emporium to end before attacking him.
However this move inadvertently revealed their cards and taught him that mental power could be used this way.
Additionally, by devouring Yan Ji’s mental power, he seemed to have figured out who the mastermind behind the scenes was.
[Bai Jing: Gu Yuanzhao, I have new findings. Let’s talk about it in detail tonight.]
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In a presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.
An elderly man’s slightly cloudy eyes became brighter and brighter as he looked at the mental power data that had been sent by Yan Ji, then he suddenly burst into laughter: “Gu Yun, Gu Yun! I never expected he would be the perfect test subject I’ve been searching for!”
A young man beside him also laughed: “Father, congratulations.”
“Once we capture him, I’m confident we’ll soon develop the strongest humanoid weapon in the Empire. Then, whether it’s the royal family or the other four great families, they’ll all be under our control.”
The middle-aged man behind the screen also had bright eyes and an excited expression: “Father, what are we waiting for?! Send people to capture him immediately!”
The elderly man glared at him: “Shut up! It’s not that easy. This matter needs to be carefully planned.”
“You just stay in the secret chamber on Capital Star and make sure nothing goes wrong. Now scram.”
The middle-aged man nodded, but inwardly he was filled with complaints.
This place was so heavily guarded that not even a fly could get in, yet he was ordered to patrol daily. It was simply a waste of time.
A once in a decade Jadeite event had been missed just like that!
After hanging up the communication, the elderly man sighed: “Sigh, how did I end up with such an idiot for a son? He’s nothing like me at all.”
The young man: “Father, rest assured. Test Subject S01 and Test Subject S02 will be fully matured in a week. I’ve already had the culture dishes brought in secretly.”
The elderly man patted his shoulder, his expression gentle: “You’ve done well. When the time comes, first capture Gu Yun, then—”
He narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression cold: “Let’s give them the most unforgettable Emporium spectacle in history. Hahahaha—”
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Thanks for the chapter! The creepies are back, time to take out the trash!
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