"There's no need for that." I glanced around. This was the central area of the market, with an abundance of storefronts. However, compared with the current flow of people throughout the entire market, the decorations here were still as crude as they had been when this place was remote and deserted.
"Hehe, could it be that you plan to start with one of the shopkeepers? Aside from this Tongbao Pavilion, which is personally overseen by a sect and can lead you into the sect, you have no other way." Qing Limo stated this with certainty.
"Is that so?" I smiled and found a large storefront whose bored owner was sprawled over the counter, while the assistants all looked slack and inexperienced. I walked straight over and took out a box. Without opening it, I smiled and said, "Most of the business here has probably been monopolized by Tongbao Pavilion, so I imagine you can only scrape up a few scraps, Shopkeeper. How about I buy this shop from you?"
"You want to buy this shop? Young friend, don't joke around. This old man only acquired it a few days ago! Can you afford it?" The shopkeeper raised an eyebrow, his face filled with disbelief.
"I can't afford it with money, but I can trade it for a treasure I found in a ruin. Its value is definitely enough for this shop. As for everything inside, you can take it with you, or sell it all to me." I glanced at the enormous storefront. It was not especially well stocked, but it was obvious that the goods had either been excavated and purchased from ruins or simply acquired on the black market. If he could only buy goods without selling them, even more money would eventually be squandered away.
The shopkeeper