The three stood where they were. Even without entering the luxurious building, they had already sensed the figure within. This left the figure walking behind the Azure Emperor nearly frozen in place.
"Go on. Meet him first," the Azure Emperor said softly.
"Thank you, Patriarch!" The figure flashed slightly and vanished from where he stood.
"I think I can understand how he feels right now." The Azure Emperor glanced at Bu Lianshi beside him and spoke softly.
Inside the Immortal Allure Chamber of Commerce, on its highest floor, a figure was busy at work.
Though the Great Desert Region was barren, it was relatively prosperous because of its golden sand. That was why the Immortal Allure Chamber of Commerce had established itself here. As the largest chamber of commerce on the continent, it was naturally safest to keep this rare golden sand in its own hands. Monopoly had always been a powerful tool for making money.
"This month's golden sand output increased by around one ton. Added to what was withheld before, it should sell for quite a bit of money!" Bu Zhi looked over the accounts and calculated silently.
The Immortal Allure Bu Clan had always been synonymous with wealth. Bu Zhi himself had once been rather wealthy, but ever since he had come to know the [Akatsuki] organization and met Bu Lianshi, he had become poor.
There was no helping it. The Cosmic Light Hall in Azure Dragon's possession was practically a bottomless pit that devoured spirit stones. Maintaining the difference between internal and external time required an unceasing consumption of massive quantities of spirit stones. The [Akatsuki] organization alone could not possibly gather enough, which was why Bu Zhi, from the continent's foremost chamber of commerce, had to help from the middle.
It was not just Bu