A Foothold

The atmosphere at the scene was a little strange.

Especially when the Zhou Family saw Chu Fei with his arm around Zhou Xuyang's shoulders, the same two words sprang into everyone's minds: hostage!

Maybe that was a little out of line, but the Zhou Family simply could not help thinking it.

Fortunately, Zhou Delin stepped out from the crowd.

Zhou Delin was the Zhou Family's second 12.0-level expert. He had been one of the two 12.0-level experts Azure Cloud City had sent to support Red Pine City and Green Stone City, and had now retreated with the main force. He and Chu Fei's group could be considered comrades-in-arms.

Under the expectant gazes of the Zhou Family, Zhou Delin spoke directly.

"The Zhou Family has an estate fifty kilometers south of the city, Rongtai Estate. It covers roughly six square kilometers and currently supports around fifty thousand people. It mainly handles luxury goods and the preliminary processing of medicinal materials.

"This place can be sold to the Potion Research Center as a base.

"There is also a Cloud Dragon Garden Hotel within the city, covering approximately twelve thousand square meters. It can likewise be sold to the Potion Research Center as its office location in the city."

The Zhou Family, and indeed everyone from Azure Cloud City, was instantly stunned. Some even jabbed fiercely at the two words "visiting" on the banner—could this great expert not see them? Or could he not understand them?

But that could not be right. Ordinary people might not notice the "hidden meaning" on the banner, but as the Zhou Family's second strongest expert, could he not understand it either?

Within Azure Cloud City, the various families and factions had already divided up all the benefits. At this point, no vested interest welcomed the intrusion of