Lu PingAn wasn't in a hurry. Some things truly couldn't be rushed.
His team had already begun its work, following their usual "merchant route circuit."
Among the new support teams arriving this time, Lu PingAn's Rebirth Merchant Guild had been the most anticipated. Yet he seemed wholeheartedly devoted to logistics and business, leaving many people stunned.
In truth, only a very small number of higher-ups knew that what Lu PingAn was doing now was probably the real business—and a major undertaking that only he could accomplish.
".Another batch of Long-Hand Tribe members has been 'shipped out.' We need new recruits. Which city are we hitting next? Or should we just buy them from the Fishmen?"
"Let's target an outlying city instead. If we turn purchased Long-Hand Tribe members into a long-term bounty, making the Fishmen and Long-Hand Tribe become irreconcilable enemies may not be a good thing at present."
What Lu PingAn was doing was, in a sense, "human trafficking," or rather, selling off military mercenaries.
He trained Long-Hand Tribe warriors in large numbers, then, once they were ready, marketed them as sailors, soldiers, and spearmen. In this Ocean World, Long-Hand Tribe members suited for those three roles were never enough.
How much did he make? Quite a lot. After all, Lu PingAn was even better at cultivating "combat power" than demigods—demigods themselves had said so.
Low cost, low consumption, and even allowing newcomers to learn and mature on their own in the "market," rapidly developing into capable fighters. Even if others wanted to copy this trait, they simply couldn't.
The Gymnasium, Botanical Garden (potions), Forbidden Library, Holy Fire Church, Beastification Holy Image, Acceleration Stele... After going through this entire process, as long as one was willing to pay the price and dare to gamble with their life, they could