Chapter 85: Eternal Night Dark Stone

Both weapons looked incredibly sleek, radiating an aura of overwhelming power at first glance.

Lily Rhodes immediately uploaded two video clips. The first showcased the Black Gold Bone Knife. In the footage, Lily struggled to lift the heavy blade, yet she effortlessly sliced a Crystal Core in half, leaving a perfectly smooth cut.

Crystal Cores were notoriously tough. Until now, no person or weapon had ever managed to damage one, let alone carve through it like butter.

Next was the Wujin Bone Armor. Lily struck the armor with the knife. The moment they clashed, the impact numbed her hands. However, the armor only bore a faint white scratch that quickly faded away.

The world chat channel instantly fell dead silent before exploding with messages at a blistering pace.

"Same rules as always," Lily said in the chat. "The Wujin Bone Armor goes to whoever offers something that catches my eye. For the Black Gold Bone Knife, I only want a Wood Stone or something of equal value to it."

She was missing just one last Wood Stone and had no clues about its whereabouts. It might have already fallen into someone else’s hands. As for the second half of her message, that was merely a test. She wanted to see if there were other elemental attributes beyond the Five Elements Spiritual Beads of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Beyond the primary five elements, each had its own derivative attribute. Metal birthed lightning, wood birthed wind, water birthed ice, fire birthed light, and earth birthed darkness.

After listing the two items in the auction section of The Supreme Shop, Lily stared unblinkingly at her screen. An overwhelming avalanche of item names flooded her vision in a matter of seconds.

She had clearly underestimated the appeal of her goods.

Unfortunately for the bidders, they had no idea that simply obtaining the Wujin Bone Armor and Black Gold Bone Knife did not mean they could use them. High physical fitness was an absolute requirement. A person might be able to swing the heavy knife a couple of times with all their might, but if they lacked the strength to bear the armor, it would merely become a wearable iron tomb.

However, she had no intention of warning anyone. Anyone could see these were top-tier weapons, and premium items naturally came with high barriers to entry. Besides, it was not like her products were defective. If they could not use the gear, they only had their own physical weakness to blame. It had nothing to do with her.

They should be thanking their lucky stars that she was willing to share such powerful equipment instead of hoarding it all for herself.

With a perfectly clear conscience, Lily began sifting through the offers for items she could use.

"There are even special buildings here." Lily’s eyes lit up.

[Peach Garden: Upon use, simulates the most optimal growing environment for all plants.]

[PS: The larger the area of the Peach Garden, the stronger its effects.]

The building’s ability sounded impressive, yet simultaneously a bit underwhelming. On Lily’s end, she just had to scatter seeds on the ground, and any crop would flourish without fail. In the early days, before she had mapped out proper farming zones, she haphazardly planted multiple crops together, and they all grew perfectly fine.

However, even if Shelly could not make use of it, the Sky Garden certainly could.

The Sky Garden was destined to fly, but there was no guarantee the atmospheric conditions would be better than on the surface. It might actually be far harsher up there.

Take the current situation, for example. If the Sky Garden was exposed to this scorching heat, all its plants would have withered and died long ago. Having this Peach Garden would completely eliminate that worry. It was the ultimate insurance policy for vegetation.

Beyond that structure, an endless stream of powerful items appeared in the bids. It seemed many Survivors were digging out their most prized, bottom-of-the-trunk treasures. Lily examined them one by one. Every item boasted incredible abilities, but raw power was not her selection criteria. She cared only whether an item suited her or her vehicles.

"These gloves are pretty good." She tapped her finger on a pair of gloves. They were clear, elegantly pristine, and glowing with a warm, mellow orange hue.

The gloves were named Four Catties Move Thousand Pounds. Their ability was remarkably simple: they massively boosted the wearer’s physical strength. Additionally, upon taking a hit, they would generate a protective shield from the palm to the forearm to block the attack.

It was a great item, but trading it straight up for her Wujin Bone Armor felt lopsided. She would be taking too much of a loss. She promptly sent a message to the Survivor who had offered the Four Catties Move Thousand Pounds gloves, informing them that the bid was too low and requesting they add more items or Crystal Cores to the pot.

Moments later, she saw twenty thousand Crystal Cores tacked onto the glove offer.

That staggering amount of currency was not something a single player could afford. This person clearly had at least one Guild backing them.

Following that, Lily traded for several more items, installing them on Shelly and the sailboat.

While the Wujin Bone Armor yielded a massive haul, the bids for the Black Gold Bone Knife were rather dismal. In truth, the knife was far more sought-after than the armor. Unfortunately, supply was severely limited, and Lily’s strict exchange requirements left most people merely staring in helpless envy.

Meanwhile, the Survivors who actually possessed a Wood Stone or similar items were hesitating. Any item that caught Lily’s eye was definitely not ordinary, but they also desperately needed that blade.

With competition among Survivors growing fiercer by the day, the sudden introduction of such elite gear was an absolute game-changer. If an enemy suddenly pulled out a Black Gold Bone Knife mid-battle and they had nothing to counter it, they would either have to run away with their tails between their legs or die. No one wanted that fate.

Thus, it was not long before action finally picked up on the knife’s auction page. The first successful trade for a stone was finalized. It was not the Wood Stone she had been pining for, but rather a pitch-black rock.

[Eternal Night Dark Stone: Can dim the lighting in an area or plunge it into absolute darkness.]

"Ah, well..."

She hadn’t expected to actually find a derivative attribute. The only problem was that the Eternal Night Dark Stone’s ability was currently useless to her. She was stranded at the bottom of the ocean where it was naturally pitch black, relying entirely on the Light Wing Tree for illumination.

"Whatever, I’ll just stash it for now." Lily temporarily set the Eternal Night Dark Stone aside, planning to toss it into storage along with everything else once she was finished.