He is currently a basic member and needs to earn points in order to level up, which can be obtained from posting bounties or rescue missions.
There’s an initial point that allows for one posting of a bounty or a call for help.
Of course, points aren’t almighty; the platform is more often used as a reliable place to find help, with additional external rewards settled through the Black Hole Network.
If internal members of the hall kill each other, there is an Inspector to investigate the situation and make a judgement.
It looks loose, yet there’s an order in operation.
The items sold on the internal marketplace platform are even cheaper than those on the Black Hole Network.
This piqued his interest; he directly searched for metal raw materials and found them, considerably cheaper—about 20% to 30% lower than the Black Hole Network’s prices, with greater discounts for bulk purchases.
The shipping cost is ridiculously cheap, at most a few million Star Coins.
This is more like it!
"Tch... good thing I didn’t buy in advance," Li Ming grinned, otherwise, he would have been ripped off again.
The most crucial role of the Black Hole Network within Order Civilizations is to provide dark services, hence the high premium.
But there are no such restrictions in the chaotic Star Gap, so using the Black Hole Network to make purchases would be a significant loss.
But then again, isn’t this equivalent to undercutting the Black Hole Network?
He couldn’t help but ask, "The Black Hole Network, they don’t care?"
Dark Night paused for a moment and shook his head, "The Black Hole Network never interferes."
Li Ming was slightly startled. The Star Network was developed by the interstellar alliance, the Star Abyss Empire, the Eternal Brilliance Federation, and a multitude of advanced civilizations.
The Black Hole Network, built upon it, has quite a significant scale and is extremely mysterious; its Controller or controlling organization has never appeared.
Afterward, he casually uploaded the picture of the Terrax Stone as his bounty mission.
"Any information leads, after confirmation, will be rewarded handsomely, no less than a million Star Coins."
After posting, he breathed a sigh of relief and then suddenly realized that posting a task within the Black Hole Hall inexplicably gave him a sense of trust.
This was because he himself was a holder of the Hall Mark. When he first invested in the Black Hole Network, he knew very well what he could achieve.
The hall was filled with talents, dealing with things beyond the reach of ordinary Bounty Hunters.
This thought gave him a glimmer of hope.
Seeing Li Ming getting familiar, Dark Night then led him away and casually asked, "Is Azure Dragon planning to sell military arms to the public?"
"Yes, my teacher is considering it," Li Ming nodded in response.
"He’s not yet a certified Mechanic by the Mechanic Association," Dark Night said, opening a website.
"Mechanic Association?" Li Ming was somewhat bewildered, then vaguely remembered.
He seemed to have heard of the association; back on Blue Star, the great Mechanic Castelon had given him his Mechanical Master badge.
He said that with that thing, he could directly go to the Yellow Bell Mechanical College affiliated with the Mechanic Association.
But Li Ming found that it was also a Professional Promotion Device, so he directly used it instead.
The Mechanic Association doesn’t have a branch in a small civilization like Blue Star, at least it needs to be an advanced civilization like Yitelan.
"Not certified, so I’m not a Casting Star Mechanic?" Li Ming pondered.
"How could that be possible," Dark Night shook his head with a chuckle, "The knowledge and skills are in your own head, there’s no need for their certification, but if you want to sell military arms, it’s better to have the certification."
"Being a Casting Star Mechanic is a prestigious title. Some people might buy arms not for personal use but to resell them to civilizations with weapon embargoes. Claiming the arms are made by a Casting Star Mechanic can fetch a lot more money."
"You need to let them confirm that the item comes from a Casting Star Mechanic, which will also broaden the market."
Li Ming suddenly realized, although the reputation of Azure Dragon had risen rapidly, it was not yet universally known.
Authentication as a Casting Star Mechanic is clearly verifiable within the Mechanic Association, and is considered a hallmark of excellence.
"But, my teacher might not be able to come in person," Li Ming said with some difficulty.
"The Mechanic Association isn’t one of those organizations that require his presence, you just need to make an appearance," Dark Night said casually: "No one questions his technical level, if he wants certification, the Mechanic Association would be more than willing."
"Thank you for your help," Li Ming nodded, following behind Dark Night, checking the related information of this Mechanic Association on his smart terminal, which genuinely startled him.
The Mechanic Association was jointly founded by three Divine Craftsman Level Mechanics, with a vast reach across interspace and tremendous authority.
Its auditing system is recognized by more than 95% of the civilizations across interstellar space.
"Divine Craftsman Level Mechanics," Li Ming marveled, their creations could nearly alter universal rules on a small scale.
They delineated three basic levels: basic, intermediate, and advanced, with very detailed criteria.
From theoretical knowledge to practical operation, their authority is acknowledged.
Above that is the Mechanical Master, and at this level, a badge handcrafted by a Divine Craftsman Level Mechanic is awarded after certification.
When Li Ming saw this information, he felt a tremor in his heart; no wonder that badge could become a Professional Promotion Device, it was indeed handcrafted by a Divine Craftsman Level Mechanic.
Then, after obtaining the Casting Star Mechanic certification, the badge obtained should also be usable as a Professional Promotion Device, right?
He pondered all the way and couldn’t help but feel a certain level of anticipation.
Another half an hour passed, and they finally arrived at their destination, the Moon Night Biological Evolution Company—Twin Peaks branch.
This place was much more majestic and grandiose, with three tall buildings connected by metallic corridors.
The Moon Night Biological Evolution Company, an interstellar business conglomerate, encompasses businesses including the sale of basic gene seeds, custom-orders for advanced gene seeds, and various biological reagents.
The Night Moon Laboratory mentioned by Dark Night is actually their most core business laboratory, responsible exclusively for custom-orders of advanced gene seeds.
There are thresholds, they never accept custom orders from the outside, only top members are qualified to access, and many people are even unaware that Night Moon Company has such a laboratory.
Many life forms come and go here, with strong and fierce auras, C-level and B-level Evolved Bodies are a common sight, and occasionally even A-level life forms head to various floors for different businesses.
Li Ming and the others were led into a waiting room, and before long, a service staff came with a smile, inviting both of them to proceed to a higher floor.
They went straight to the top floor, entering an even more luxurious waiting room, where the quality and service had increased significantly.
A service staff asked if they needed any drinks, Li Ming hadn’t spoken yet before Dark Night refused, evidently disgusted by the earlier events.
Soon, with the tap-tap-tap of high heels growing nearer, a slender figure pushed the door and entered, a slender Snake Lizard, dressed in business attire, smiled and said, "Hello both of you, I am the branch manager, you can call me Cassis."
As she spoke, her delicate serpent’s tongue flicked in and out rapidly.
After a brief introduction, she went straight to the point, "Lord Dark Night, the gene seed you custom-ordered has been delivered three days ago, please follow me to retrieve it."
Nominally, this item was custom-ordered by Dark Night, both nodded and got up to follow Cassis through two corridors, arriving in front of the vault.
After a series of verifications, buzz—the heavy metal door opened, revealing neatly arrayed small safety deposit boxes on both sides.
Cassis walked to the central part, pulled out drawer number 56, which contained a silver-white metallic safety box.
She placed the safety box on a long metal table in the center, entered a string of passwords, and as white mist poured out, the safety box slowly opened, with Cassis smiling and stepping aside.
With a gesture from Dark Night, Li Ming stepped forward; the box had just opened to a 90-degree angle.
Atop the black velvet lay a metal injection cannister, as thick as an adult’s arm, woven in red, gold, azure, and purple colors.