The screen in front of Kai shimmered with golden light as he accessed the newly unlocked tab—
Interworld Trading Hub
.
He didn’t know what to expect.
Black-market listings? Auction houses? Maybe a trader Discord chat with emoji-reactions?
What he found was
orderly chaos
—a system more advanced than any marketplace he had ever seen.
There were live trades being placed, reputation-based discounts, pop-up events like "Orbital Flash Sales," and even trader bounties for exotic items. He had entered the true economy of the stars.
And he was far behind.
The Dashboard of Dreams
[Welcome to the Interworld Trading Hub, Rank 3 Trader.][Market Credit: 0][Listings Available: 3 (per refresh cycle)][Buyer Ranking: Bronze Initiate][Selling Limit: 10 CU per transaction][Secure Deliveries Remaining: 10/month]
A map opened with interconnected nodes: worlds, stations, and hubs.
Each one flickered with demand spikes.
Zephar-6:
"Seeking cryo-seeds for terraforming."
Gorlath Mine:
"Urgent need for nutrient paste packets."
Drelven Citadel:
"Luxury cultural items requested. Will overpay."
Kai tapped the last one. A perfect target.
"Drelven? That’s an elite entertainment planet,"
he recalled from a trade manual. Rich nobles, art snobs, and collectors. A good place to sell... say... a
Cultural Echo
?
He opened his Vault and listed it.
[Item Listed: Cultural Echo]→ Asking Price: 8 CU→ Buyer Interest: Moderate→ Delivery Cost: 1 CU (auto-teleport)→ Estimated Sale Time: 3–6 hours
Now... he had to wait.
Buying Low
While the Echo was pending, Kai browsed items in the under-10 CU bracket. Cheap goods. Mispriced relics. Clearance items from desperate traders.
He found a set of three things worth risking:
"Glowstone Shards"
– common in Tier 1 worlds but could be polished and sold as charms.
1.5 CU for five.
Estimated resale: 4–5 CU.
"Pre-Fall Battery Core"
– damaged, but intact.
2 CU.
Potential use for crafting or trading to tech collectors.
"Herbal Soothe Blend"
– a forgotten crate of organic space teas.
3 CU.
On Drelven, that could fetch triple.
He bought all three.
[Transaction Complete. CU Remaining: 10.5][Inventory Updated.]
Now his Vault was filling up—finally.
But that wasn’t the highlight of his day.
The Message from a Stranger
An alert pinged.
[Incoming Message – Direct Line: Unknown Trader ID]
He tapped it.
A single line glowed.
"You’re that upstart with the Earth Whisper Scroll. I want in on your supply. Meet me at Trade Beacon 9A."
There was no signature. No ranking.
But the coordinates were real. A mid-tier floating bazaar above a neutral asteroid zone.
Kai didn’t know if it was a trap—or a true opportunity.
His instincts screamed
don’t go
. But his ambition whispered louder.
You’re here to rise.
He glanced at the Vault’s value. The Cultural Echo had sold while he was shopping.
[Sale Complete: Cultural Echo → 8 CU][Delivery Fee Deducted: -1 CU][Net Gain: +7 CU][Vault CU: 17.5]
Rising From Nothing
Back on Deraxis, Kai packed his new items into a secured case. Not flashy. Not rich. But it was a
start
.
A poor kid from a forgotten fringe world now held nearly 20 CU in goods and credits. More than his entire district earned in a month.
He wasn’t a powerhouse. Yet.
But with every trade, he was rewriting his place in the galaxy.
And tomorrow, he would meet a potential partner—or enemy.
He took a deep breath and smiled.
"Let’s go see what Beacon 9A has for me."
Status Update:
Kai Zareth’s journey had truly begun. With Rank 3 unlocked, he was no longer bound to the limitations of his backwater planet. The Interworld Hub opened up new avenues, dangers, and opportunities.
He now had inventory, capital, and attention.
In a galaxy where trade was power, Kai was building a future—one bargain at a time.
Vault Holdings:
5 Glowstone Shards (Est. 5 CU)
Pre-Fall Battery Core (Est. 4 CU)
Herbal Soothe Blend (Est. 8 CU)
Current CU:
17.5
Reputation Rank:
3 – Initiate Trader
Secure Deliveries Remaining:
9/Month
Trader Network Visibility:
Low-tier, but rising
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