Those who held power and wealth gradually became part of the Plain Alliance's vast network through the exchange of beauty, benefits, and intelligence.
It was precisely through this special network of connections that the Plain Alliance possessed enormous advantages in intelligence, trade, and even resource acquisition.
In some fields, even the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, which specialized in commercial trade, might not be able to compare.
However, when Xu Tianyao truly entered this underground warehouse, he realized that his previous understanding of the Plain Alliance had still been far too superficial.
Not only were large quantities of precious metals stored here, but also high-grade Soul Tools and even a massive amount of military Soul Tool equipment.
Besides that, there were ores, medicinal herbs, Soul Beast materials...
Almost everything kept here was something the major Empires had explicitly forbidden from being sold, and almost all of it was a hot commodity on the smuggling market.
As long as it could bring immense profits, as long as it could be exchanged for resources, the Plain Alliance dared to touch almost any business.
They had no so-called bottom line. The only thing they believed in was profit.
Looking at the military Soul Tools piled high like mountains in the warehouse, Xu Tianyao's expression gradually turned solemn.
There were enough of these pieces of equipment to arm a small Soul Engineer legion. If they were sold to the other side, they could indeed bring in a considerable fortune, but if they were used on the battlefield, the consequences would be unimaginable!
This alone showed just how vast and deeply entrenched the Plain Alliance's network was.
It also showed just how far those in charge of military supplies had gone in lining their own pockets.
However, according to Shangguan Weier, although these military Soul Tools