Though the auction had ended, the buzz surrounding it had not faded in the slightest.
The appearance of a King-grade weapon had sent the entire Eternal Land into a frenzy.
Especially after the auction, when Chen Changan brought out a large number of Spirit-grade weapons for sale.
For a time, the already bustling Miracle Treasure Pavilion was so crowded that not even a drop of water could get through.
When the news reached the Outsiders of the Outsider Alliance, every one of them wore a grim expression.
They should have realized long ago that if Chen Changan could refine pills, how could he not refine weapons?
What they hadn't expected was that, despite the Eternal Land having no blueprints, Chen Changan had still managed to forge weapons.
"Do we really have to make an enemy of Chen Changan?"
"Was this decision really the right one?"
"These natives can put aside their prejudices and use the Miracle Treasure Pavilion to obtain abundant resources. Why can't we? Chen Changan is an Outsider himself, after all. Why are we so prejudiced against him?"
"I don't know whether this decision is right. I only know that the people above don't merely want to become customers of the Miracle Treasure Pavilion. They... want to become its masters."
"Chen Changan's refusal has made the people above very unhappy."
"From our few encounters with him, it's clear Chen Changan responds to kindness, not force. The people above are being overbearing, so he'll probably be even less willing to compromise."
"Haah, you can see it, and so can I. Why can't the people above?"
"Maybe they do see it, but they... don't care. They only want Chen Changan's resources and want him to submit."
"But will Chen Changan... really submit?"
Will he?
No one knew the answer. They