Chapter 473 - 269: The Resourceful Zhong Xiaoyi

Chapter 473: Chapter 269: The Resourceful Zhong Xiaoyi

You had to spend a certain amount of money before you were even allowed to buy Drunken Dragon Jade.

Even so, the Guardian Beast Masters in Longya City had a huge demand for materials that could enhance the Bloodlines of Dragon Species Beasts.

This meant that even with the requirement to buy high-priced bundled goods, any Drunken Dragon Jade that appeared in the Xilong Commerce Association was still bought up immediately.

Before Tao En made his move against Cao Xing’an, the Xilong Commerce Association had managed to hold on despite the pressure from the Jinglong Commerce Association.

In fact, it even saw a resurgence later on due to the sale of Drunken Dragon Jade.

After Cao Xing’an was captured by Tao En, Lü Yunyi’s grandfather, the Five-finger High Level Creator Lü Jiangping, became the pillar of support for all the Creators in Longya City.

’Lü Yunyi seeking me out at a time like this either means she wants to deepen our cooperation...’

’...or she’s found the Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals for me.’

Zhong Yi hadn’t yet tried selling a material like Drunken Dragon Jade on the Virtual Source Network.

Zhong Yi figured that Drunken Dragon Jade would sell for 0.2 to 0.4 Divine Origin Value per piece at most.

Although the price of Drunken Dragon Jade was low, each Dragon-Brewed Immortal Mink could generate a little over one Divine Origin Value in output every day.

In other words, for every Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystal he had, Zhong Yi could earn a stable income of around 500 Divine Origin Value per year.

If Tao En hadn’t been so busy recently, and if Zhong Yi hadn’t just used the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot to control Cao Xing’an,

Zhong Yi would have had the two of them help him cultivate some Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragons.

The Virtual Source Network connected to billions of worlds.

No matter how much Drunken Dragon Jade Zhong Yi had on hand, he could easily sell it all.

The various Dragon Races of the Dragon Abyss Ecosystem, in particular, were in desperate need of a resource like Drunken Dragon Jade.

"You bought a building in Jinhui Lane in the Central District to serve as the commerce association’s headquarters."

"I heard from Uncle Huai that the headquarters is already set up. Let’s schedule the meeting with her there for tomorrow."

"Zhou Yang, Elder Tao’s Blood-Seeking Sword-Hoof Deer has been with you this whole time."

"When it comes to developing the commerce association, you have free rein to do as you see fit."

"You don’t need to give face to any faction or individual."

Zhou Yang’s heart stirred. He knew Zhong Yi was telling him to pick up the pace of development.

Zhou Yang had been planning to do just that anyway.

"Young Master, I understand what you mean."

"Ever since Sister Xin came to help, she’s been taking the lead on building the commerce association."

"I’m responsible for coordinating with her. Our branch in Beihan City has already been established."

"Young Master, the commerce association will be opening for business soon."

"I was wondering, what name are you planning to give it?"

Zhong Yi pondered for a moment before saying,

"Let’s name the commerce association Evolution."

All things in the world were constantly evolving in order to better survive.

Even the Guardian Beast World itself had to merge with the Heart of the World from other worlds and evolve into a higher-level world if it wished to develop.

The Evolution Chamber of Commerce was currently just a fledgling enterprise in Starlight City and Beihan City.

Before long, it would expand throughout the entire Xin Xia Federation, the Dragon’s Roost Continent, and even the Guardian Beast World.

It might even open branches on the Virtual Source Network, or in other worlds.

「The next day」

After lunch, Tao En still hadn’t left the Virtual Source Network.

The longer it took, the greater the chance of Tao En becoming a Creator.

If Tao En truly had no chance of completing the assessment, he wouldn’t have persisted this long, especially since he had to pay for all the materials himself.

Zhong Yi got into the Guardian Beast Vehicle driven by Sun Yushi and headed to the headquarters of the Evolution Chamber of Commerce.

Lü Yunyi had arrived at the designated location an hour before Zhong Yi.

Lü Yunyi had known Zhong Yi for less than two months, all told.

And in those two short months, she had experienced one shock after another.

Back then, all the Celestial Destiny Seekers of Starlight City had sided with Cao Xing’an, pleading with Zhong Yi on his behalf.

When they were asking Zhong Yi to stop sheltering Tao En, she had publicly stepped forward to ally with Zhong Yi against Cao Xing’an.

At that time, neither Lü Yunyi nor the Xilong Commerce Association behind her,

nor her grandfather Lü Jiangping, had any options left.

They were being crushed by Cao Xing’an’s power, unable to even lift their heads.

Lü Jiangping, a Five-finger High Level Creator, had been barely hanging on under Cao Xing’an’s suppression for nearly ten years.

Yet in less than two months, everything had been reversed.

Cao Xing’an was captured, and all the factions connected to him,

including the Celestial Destiny Seeker from the Ju Family, Ju Jiasu, were all killed by Tao En.

Now, because her grandfather was about to become a Five-finger Peak Creator,

he had become the person all the major factions and Celestial Destiny Seekers in Longya City were scrambling to curry favor with.

The Creators who had previously sided with Cao Xing’an were now taking the initiative to come and pledge their allegiance to her grandfather.

Her grandfather, Lü Jiangping, had now effectively taken on the role Cao Xing’an once held in Longya City.

The Xilong Commerce Association was also on its way to becoming the sole dominant power.

All of this had happened so suddenly, and it was entirely thanks to the opportunity created by Zhong Yi.

Lü Yunyi felt it was necessary to meet with Zhong Yi.

During this period, Lü Yunyi and Lü Jiangping had been constantly searching for Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals.

Lü Jiangping had found five through his connections.

Lü Yunyi had already had three of them delivered to Zhong Yi.

After Cao Xing’an’s capture, Lü Jiangping had consolidated almost all of Longya City’s Creator resources.

After learning that Lü Jiangping was looking for Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals,

many factions, hoping to curry favor with him, began searching everywhere for the crystals.

The Feng Family of Longya City even went so far as to slay a pair of Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragons they had raised in their estate for nearly thirty years.

In just a few short days, Lü Jiangping had helped Zhong Yi find sixteen Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals.

Including the two she hadn’t yet delivered, Lü Yunyi had brought a total of eighteen Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals with her this time.

She felt this would surely please Zhong Yi.

The moment she saw Zhong Yi, an expression of sheer wonder filled Lü Yunyi’s eyes.

They say you shouldn’t meet someone too captivating when you’re young, or a single glance might steal your heart for a lifetime.

The first time she saw Zhong Yi at the Celestial Destiny Society in Longya City, Lü Yunyi had been captivated.

But Lü Yunyi was keenly aware of the gap between herself and Zhong Yi.

And since they didn’t have many interactions, she had buried these girlish feelings deep in her heart.

"Lord Zhong Yi, it’s been a while!"

"These are the Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals my grandfather found for you. There are eighteen in total."

Upon hearing there were eighteen Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals, a smile couldn’t help but spread across Zhong Yi’s face.

These eighteen crystals could be used to cultivate eighteen Dragon-Speaking Minks into Dragon-Brewed Immortal Minks.

According to Zhong Yi’s previous calculations, each Dragon-Brewed Immortal Mink could produce 500 Divine Origin Value per year.

These eighteen Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals would bring Zhong Yi a stable annual income of 9,000 Divine Origin Value.

If it were the Star Night of the past, he probably wouldn’t have been able to accumulate such an income even after several decades on the Virtual Source Network.

If even Star Night couldn’t do it, what hope did anyone else have?

Seeing the smile on Zhong Yi’s face, Lü Yunyi found herself smiling along with him for no particular reason.

"Lord, we should be able to find more Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals in the future."

"My grandfather knows that Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragons are a type of Exotic Beast, which makes them difficult to cultivate intentionally."

"But he’s heard that on the Pan Mountain Continent—perhaps due to environmental factors—it’s especially easy to get Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragons when cultivating White Water Phosphorus Flood Dragons and Water Wave Flash Flood Dragons."

"Grandfather said he once traveled on the Pan Mountain Continent."

"He has a few friends there and has already sent people to the Pan Mountain Continent to inquire about the Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragons."

"If they find any Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals, he will try to use his connections to establish a trade channel."

To this day, Zhong Yi had never left the Xin Xia Federation, let alone the Dragon’s Roost Continent.

However, Zhong Yi had already made contact with experts from the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations on other continents.

The Tower of the Code, which Zhong Yi had joined, was a cross-federation, cross-continent organization.

Zhong Yi had heard from Star Night and Xian Zhe that the Tower of the Code held internal gatherings periodically.

’I could probably use the Tower of the Code’s channels to acquire Fairy Flashing Phosphorus Flood Dragon Crystals,’ Zhong Yi thought.

’It might lead to an unexpected windfall!’