Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Joining the War God Palace and spreading his fame was already considered as achieving his goal for Jiang Chen.

As for getting to know some powerful individuals from other forces, that was just a side effect.

It has some value, but not much.

After realizing he had transmigrated to the world of Swallowed Star, Jiang Chen set his sights on the universe and paid no attention to the power struggles on Earth.

As long as it doesn't affect your goals, it's no big deal no matter how much you mess around.

Back in reality, the creation of the new generation of "boxers" is progressing smoothly under Jarvis's supervision. It will be ready in about a week and put into actual combat testing.

Jiang Chen himself reduced the time he spent in the library, bought a large number of throwing knives, and began to familiarize himself with planetary-level power.

While not necessarily possessing exceptional combat skills, one must at least have a precise understanding of their own abilities.

Perhaps because he had low expectations of himself, when the experimental version of the new generation of [Boxer] was completed, Jiang Chen was already able to barely wield more than a dozen throwing knives in combat.

Although only two or three of the throwing knives can unleash their full power, and the others can only be used to disrupt the enemy's judgment at most, they can still easily crush beings below the planetary level.

Even some newly-entered planetary-level powerhouses might not be able to withstand Jiang Chen's offensive.

At lower levels, the attack range and speed advantage of a mentalist is simply too great.

Moreover, as soon as Jiang Chen broke through, he directly possessed the mental power of a fifth-level planetary being. Even if he relied on attribute superiority, he could instantly kill most first- or second-level planetary experts without special trump cards.

However, before officially entering space, Jiang Chen did not have high requirements for his own strength; just being passable would be enough.

Various technological creations, although they are 'external forces', are clearly more suitable for the current situation on Earth.

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August 15th.

Jiang Chen connected to the virtual reality headset and entered the War God Palace.

The 15th of each month is the day when the War God Palace holds its auction.

In the entire auction hall, apart from a very few powerful individuals who were unable to attend due to real-world commitments, almost all the War Gods and councilors were present in person.

Jiang Chen and Luo Feng sat together.

Just a few days after Jiang Chen joined the War God Palace, Luo Feng, also known as the 'Invincible War God,' became a member of the War God Palace as well.

"You actually became a councilor without a word!" Luo Feng's tone carried a hint of frustration.

He thought his strength had improved fast enough, but he didn't expect Jiang Chen to be even faster than him.

"I told you long ago not to try to challenge me." Jiang Chen smiled slightly.

The future Lord Luo, who will dominate countless source worlds, is currently just a newbie who hasn't even reached the planetary level.

Perhaps Luo Feng has great potential in the future, even extraordinary potential, but at least for now, and even for the next few years, Jiang Chen is confident that he can suppress Luo Feng.

This feeling secretly delighted Jiang Chen.

Suppressing ordinary people brings no sense of accomplishment, but suppressing an incredibly talented and monstrous genius brings a very pleasant sense of accomplishment.

Especially since this prodigy is also his good friend.

Just as Luo Feng was about to say something, the entire auction hall suddenly fell silent.

The lights shone on the auction stage, where a Chinese man and a white man stood, hosting the auction in Chinese and English respectively.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we meet again on the 15th of this month!" the Chinese man said, and the white man immediately repeated in English.

With a wave of their hands, the two created projections of numerous items around the auction stage, which then quickly disappeared.

"This auction features 72 items, many of which are extremely valuable. I hereby declare the auction officially open!"

"The first item up for auction is a work of art from hundreds of years ago! Vincent van Gogh's famous painting 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' created in 1890, with a starting price of one billion Chinese yuan." As the auctioneer spoke, a giant projection of the painting appeared in the ceiling of the auction hall, slowly rotating so that every war god and member of parliament could clearly see every detail of the painting.

Jiang Chen and Luo Feng weren't really interested in this thing; they were just watching for the spectacle.

However, there are also many powerful individuals who enjoy collecting antiques and famous paintings. Soon, someone started bidding, and the painting was eventually acquired by a European "war god" for 32 billion Chinese yuan.

More items were brought up for auction, but neither Jiang Chen nor Luo Feng made a move.

finally--

"The thirty-ninth item for auction, a bottle of water of life, has a starting price of 100 billion Chinese yuan."

Upon hearing this voice, Luo Feng's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted out, "110 billion!"

Next to the projection displaying the Water of Life, Luo Feng's face immediately appeared.

The room fell silent.

From below the stage, Luo Feng asked in surprise, "Why isn't anyone bidding?"

He knew that a single vial of the Water of Life was worth 30 billion in the outside world. Even if it couldn't sell for that much within the War God Palace, it wouldn't be difficult to fetch around 20 billion at a regular auction.

After all, at the God of War level, making money is easy. A sum of tens of billions is a huge amount of money for ordinary people, but for a God of War, even without hunting high-level monsters, just by serving some forces or organizations and receiving a fixed salary, he can save up in a few years.

"How many 'Invincible War Gods' are there on the entire Earth? And this is your first time participating in an auction. If others aren't in a hurry, they'll naturally give you face and won't compete with you. But that's only for this time. Next time, it'll be the normal highest bidder wins." A female War God on Luo Feng's other side explained on his behalf.

She is Jiang Fang, an instructor at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy's 'Elite Training Camp,' and is considered Luo Feng's teacher. She shares the same surname as Jiang Chen, but they are not related by blood.

They even got to know each other because Luo Feng introduced them before the auction started today.

"110 billion for the third time, sold! Congratulations to War God Luo Feng!" The auctioneer struck the gavel, signifying that the 'Water of Life', capable of regenerating severed limbs, had fallen into Luo Feng's hands.

"Congratulations," Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen knew that Luo Feng had a disabled younger brother, and Jiang Chen was even quite familiar with Luo Feng's younger brother, Luo Hua.

This bottle of life-giving water means that Luo Hua can get rid of his wheelchair and stand up again, which is good news for Luo Feng's family.

"Ahua can stand up now." Luo Feng couldn't hide the smile on his face.

The auction continued, and for a long time afterward, neither Jiang Chen nor Luo Feng made any further bids.

Finally, as the auction drew to a close, a projection of one of the auction items appeared in the hall.

"The next item up for auction is very special, provided by the newly appointed powerful councilor, 'Jiang Chen'!"

The auctioneer's voice rang out.