Some people certainly lived off their savings until they ran out, but fierce competition in the market forced them to innovate. Those who refused to embrace the New Era would have been left behind long ago. That was simply the growing pain of production development."
Conilia's explanation gave the Gods a new perspective on opening the Special Trade Zones. But clearly, the ten Special Trade Zones currently in operation—or rather, a mere ten trade routes—were nowhere near enough to support such a massive volume of trade.
"Let the Commercial Administration plan it out," Lin Zhichen said casually, his attention already drawn to an auction.
The item up for auction had been sent by a mid-tier Interstellar Civilization: a relic left behind by a high-level Civilization.
Civilization Relic: Clone Soldier Barracks (Gold) Passive Effect: Clone Soldier training speed +10% Activation Effect: Immediately gain a Clone Soldier Army Group. Cooldown: 1 month Description: The final remnant of a warlike civilization, it inherited the fervent hearts of that civilization's warriors.
This was a relic for ground warfare. Once a month, it could be activated to grant a fully organized Clone Soldier Army Group of about one million troops, complete with standard infantry equipment and supporting armor.
In terms of technology, the summoned army was roughly on the level of a high-level Civilization. For Super Civilizations like Dragon Soul, it was of little use, but for low- and mid-tier Interstellar Civilizations, it could be considered a trump card. Of course, ordinary low- and mid-tier Interstellar Civilizations wouldn't have the means to compete in the auction.
Quite a few Interstellar Civilizations had joined the auction by now, but the true bigwigs—the Super Civilizations—paid it no mind.
"This relic is as good as ours~" Conilia followed his gaze. "It's an unspoken rule among Merchant