During this mission, aside from the direct profits from hunting, there were many spoils that needed handling. Among them were various augment accessories specially crafted for fusion soul beasts by the Soul Returning Clan.
The so-called "augment accessories" are not traditional equipment or items.
They are somewhat shaped like benefit balls.
According to the decomposition description, these are rule-derived energy condensates refined by the "Soul Refiner" using secret techniques from the Soul Returning Clan.
The method of use is direct fusion, rather than being worn.
This type of power exists independently of the individual, so after killing a soul beast, it is not absorbed by the player, but rather exists as a dropped item.
The purpose of these accessories is to compensate for the combat weaknesses arising from extreme growth directions of some soul beasts.
In order to enhance their combat power on the battlefield.
After all, the growth of soul beasts is uncontrollable.
The Soul Returning Clan’s method of cultivating soul beasts is completely laissez-faire, outwardly scattering Soul Returning Clan seeds.
They will always have a batch mature and return.
As for what they look like upon return, it’s unpredictable.
Therefore, some rule-derived items are needed to make up for some of the shortcomings in soul beast ability characteristics.
This is also a way for the Soul Returning Clan to optimize their warfare system.
After all, not everyone has a war structure like the Black Tide Army, devoid of weaknesses in the whole system.
Foreign strength still needs to be utilized for improvement.
Just like Ding Qi now possessing these three accessories.
They are:
[Sobbing Bond](Necklace form, composed of twisted gray mist soul power): After fusion, it significantly enhances resistance to spiritual shock.
[Soul Absorption Touch](Ring form, resembling a pale finger bone): After fusion, when using soul power to cause damage to enemies, it extracts target’s Qi-Blood or spiritual power to feedback to oneself.
[Immortal Embers](Amulet form, a shard burning with black flames): After fusion, significantly enhances life strength, and when actively triggered, provides explosive Qi-Blood strength for a short duration.
These three accessories are somewhat similar to the Life Soul setting.
By embedding into the life slot within soul beasts, it greatly enhances one particular ability of the soul beast.
These special accessories themselves represent the profound knowledge of the Soul Returning Clan in rule utilization.
Ding Qi carefully assesses the value of these three accessories.
Since the accessories are specifically for soul beasts, players evidently can’t fuse them, leaving only three ways to deal with them.
Brother Emperor Zhao, Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, Trading House.
Brother Emperor Zhao is the choice players make when they truly can’t handle it themselves.
The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce’s channels may not be able to handle items related to soul beasts, as the Bright Star Sea Area does not have a warfare structure like the Soul Returning Clan’s.
Wanting to sell them at a high price is challenging and the cycle is long.
After careful analysis, Ding Qi feels relying on his own Trading House is most reliable.
His own controlling pet flow compatriots need such accessories.
If the soul beasts they have fused with such accessories, their combat power can be significantly enlarged.
The problem is, this item lacks any market reference price.
The pricing has made Ding Qi feel troubled.
Ultimately, he decides to auction them off.
Dragging the accessories from the space bag into the trading interface, he begins entering the information.
[Item for sale: Sobbing Bond (Soul beast exclusive accessory)]
[Price: 1 sacrificial power] (Auction mode, each bid increase of no less than 1000 points of sacrificial power, auction time: 24 hours)
Soul Absorption Touch and Immortal Embers are also put on for auction at a symbolic starting price of 1 point of sacrificial power.
With each bid increase required to be over 1000 points of sacrificial power.
The exact sale price will depend next on how players perceive the value of these three accessories.
It is certain that these three accessories are unlikely to sell for extraordinarily high prices.
He knows his compatriots’ nature very well.
Including himself, believes that their own products are the best.
For foreign items, even if they are divine artifacts, he first cuts the value in half, then assesses what price to purchase them for.
Their products are growth-oriented, while foreign accessories may be very strong for a period, but destined to be phased out.
Viewing from a long-term perspective, purchasing such items is just the beginning of depreciation.
The longer the time, the greater the depreciation.
If the player system updates and conflicts with the effects of foreign tools and equipment in hand, the price is bound to crash.
The only area for premium in the three accessories of the Soul Returning Clan is: inheritance.
This is also the characteristic of pet flow players.
Everything is inheritable.
One pet can be passed down for three generations, the older player’s used pet can still be used after being inherited to new players after phasing out.
Previous batch of older players who bought pets with sacrificial power can sell them at the original price to novices, most only losing handling fees.
If it’s a popular pet, it can even have premium "inheritance", earning some profit.
And soul beasts are bound to be one of the most popular controlling pet types in the future, so accessories compatible with soul beasts can also become a part of inheritance.
This is the only premium point of soul beast accessories.
Choosing to auction them is also a way to let the market set the price on its own.
The price is what players see it to be, and the auction result will reflect that price.
After the accessories were put on sale, the pet exchange section of the forum instantly exploded.
Some players who owned soul beasts had been keeping an eye on Ding Qi and his United Battle Group, eagerly anticipating the listing of soul beast accessories.
Upon hearing the news of the listing, they moved in response, hurriedly placing bids to acquire them.
Prices began to rapidly soar.
And Ding Qi also opened the contact list at this time.
Surprised to find the contact list with notifications blocked filled with private messages.
Many were from well-known big guild presidents, all inquiring whether he was willing to sell the "Benefit Balls."
Their thoughts were obvious.
Not wanting to invest a large amount of sacrificial power rebuilding guild systems, or the rules insufficient to build similar systems, yet wishing to try heading to the Reversing Tide Edge Battlefield to make profits.
And guilds with this idea were typically those among the top tier player factions.
After all, small guilds, even with benefit balls, cannot gain a foothold in the Reversing Tide Edge Battlefield.
Examining the list information, Ding Qi’s gaze became increasingly profound.
An extremely tempting idea swiftly formed in his mind.
Could the United Guild perhaps... transform?
Instead of personally risking it to go to the dangerous and crisis-ridden Reversing Tide Edge Battlefield to sneak in for profits, might they sell "Benefit Balls" to other aspiring top guilds for more stable, ample profits?
The advantages are obvious.
The returns are more stable this way.
Once a benefit ball is successfully stolen, it can be realized on the spot.
Each benefit ball is tangible income.
Also avoiding the risks of personally entering where he might not even succeed before being quickly killed off.
Moreover, from the private message information, market demand is robust.
Many top guilds are eager to obtain "tickets" to the Reversed Tide Battlefield, willing to pay high expenses for that.
It’s like in a gold rush frenzy, not taking the risk of mining gold.
Instead selling shovels to all the miners, it’s a surefire profitable business.
If choosing this path, it would be necessary to expand scale.
Ensure more members of the United Guild transition to Taotie Blood Bags, and the United Guild must reconstruct again around stealing and sustaining, abandoning combat strength.
This would equate to setting up a super fueling station at the edge of the Reversing Tide Battlefield for exclusive spending by top guilds.
Thinking of this, Ding Qi’s heart couldn’t help but beat faster.
The prospect of this idea seems broader than personally sneaking in for profits.
The most important thing is, this model temporarily hasn’t been imitated by any large United Guild.
No competitors mean the pricing power of benefit balls lies in their hands, good augment effects sold for tens or hundreds of thousands of sacrificial power is entirely feasible.
They can make a lot during a particular period.
Once they earn enough or if too many player guilds imitate this model, diluting profits, they can consider transitioning.
The opportunity fleetingly comes and goes.
He decides to contact other presidents right away and articulate his idea.
Chapter 1561: 398: The Challenge Was Supposed to Be Impossible—How Did We Strike It Rich? (Part 5)
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