The Seller's Market

Ge Duo's reply came quickly, carrying a hint of cold mockery.

[Ge Duo]: No need. That stuff of yours soaked in seawater reeks too strongly; it'll affect the purity of my potions. Besides, anyone who needs it will naturally buy it.

Ursula did not care about Ge Duo's words. In any case, they could not affect her, so let her say what she wanted.

She continued watching the chatroom cheerfully. She was not particularly interested in Ge Duo's potions; the deep sea was full of strange resources.

What interested her more was the chatroom itself, as well as using it to sense the movements and locations of her kin scattered across the continent. That would allow her to better grasp potential opportunities for trade or exploitation.

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, simulation training chamber.

Having just finished a round of Soul Power cultivation, Snow White slowly opened her eyes, and the chill surrounding her gradually receded.

Out of habit, she sank a thread of her consciousness into the system interface in her mind and glanced at the public chatroom, quiet save for Pinocchio's nonsense and Ge Duo's advertisements.

The effects of several potions listed by Ge Duo entered her sight, making her sapphire-blue eyes flicker slightly.

As the most dazzling genius of the Heaven Dou Empire and a beloved princess, Snow White had indeed gained a considerable amount of Reputation Points through her identity and the rumors surrounding her previous fortuitous encounter.

Exchanging for Ge Duo's potions posed no pressure at all for Snow White.

Her slender fingers unconsciously traced the hem of her skirt as she fell into brief deliberation.

But that trace of hesitation soon vanished.

Exchanging them with Reputation Points does not seem worthwhile, Snow White thought calmly.

Reputation Points were closely tied to the