Lu Yin contacted Dino and told him he wanted to speak directly with the captain of the development team. Dino knew only one such captain.
"Alliance Leader Lu, I heard you wanted to speak with me." A deep voice came through the communicator. On the other end was one of the development team captains, Yang Hai.
Lu Yin asked politely, "What do you think of the Eastern Frontier Alliance, Captain Yang?"
Yang Hai was silent for a moment. "It has nothing to do with me."
Lu Yin said, "Exploring unknown routes must be dangerous. Dino attended an auction at the Continental Auction House before, presumably to buy something for you. What do you need, Captain Yang?"
Yang Hai said, "Alliance Leader Lu, get to the point."
"Fine. I want to buy the new routes you have," Lu Yin said.
Yang Hai wasn't surprised. Lu Yin could only have contacted him for that reason. "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Alliance Leader Lu. All new routes discovered by the development teams must be handed over to headquarters. If you want to buy them, you can contact headquarters directly."
Lu Yin said, "Don't be so quick to refuse, Captain Yang. Endless Shipping isn't purely a profit-making organization. Its purpose is to make adventures easier for everyone. The most important thing in an adventure is staying alive. I have Heaven's Materials and Earthly Treasures that can help you avoid danger, poisons capable of threatening Enlightenment Realm Experts, spirit interpreter weapons, and plenty of things you need but can't easily get your hands on."
Yang Hai didn't respond. He was clearly tempted. The development teams at Endless Shipping had no death quotas, since nobody knew how many people would die on any given expedition. These people loved exploring and taking risks; they were