Zhong Shan and Lu Buwei

[***]City's Zhong Shan was analyzing the information gathered from all directions at the Great Rong Merchant Guild's branch. The branch's person in charge hurried in.

"Zhao Hai, what happened? Why are you in such a rush?" Zhong Shan asked, looking up with a frown.

"Your Majesty, you told me to pay attention to news from all directions, but just after I went out, I heard some unusual news coming from [***]City!" Zhao Hai, the person in charge of the Great Rong Merchant Guild here, immediately reported.

"Oh?" Zhong Shan was slightly surprised.

"A mountain of Sumeru Stone was sold for an astronomical price!" Zhao Hai immediately said.

"An astronomical price? A mountain of Sumeru Stone?" Zhong Shan was slightly surprised.

Sumeru Stone was used to make Storage Bracelets. The amount of Sumeru Stone determined the size of the storage space. In Shenzhou, Sumeru Stone was as common a commodity as spirit stones, and just as irreplaceable. Back then, during the Heavenfall Plan, Zhong Shan had completed the first step by speculating on Sumeru Stone. A mountain of Sumeru Stone naturally meant a massive amount of Sumeru Stone.

"Yes, it was an entire mountain of Sumeru Stone. At the old price, it should have been worth only a million High-Grade Spirit Stones! But this time, after someone brought in the mountain of Sumeru Stone, a shop actually purchased it for ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones. Ten times the price! Once the news spread, the entire city was thrown into an uproar." Zhao Hai said.

"Oh? It went up tenfold?" Zhong Shan's brows furrowed slightly.

"Yes, exactly tenfold. And that's only the purchase price. Once the shop resells it, it will still make at least twenty percent profit!" Zhao Hai immediately said.

"Did anyone from my Great Rong Merchant Guild go to