From Northern Province to Jiangzhou, from Peerless City to Longwind City, the total distance was 600 kilometers.
In the Old Era, driving that distance on the highway usually took around seven to nine hours.
But this was the apocalypse now. Most roads had been abandoned, and only a few routes cleared by people remained passable.
Even so, the journey still took several times longer than it once had.
The vehicle was exceptionally quiet. A striking woman dressed in red stretched lazily and woke from her drowsiness.
She glanced to the side. "Lili, why are you still looking outside?"
Hearing the voice beside her, Xu Lili drew her gaze back from the window and smiled.
"Hong Yun, I was just curious what it looked like outside. I haven't been out in a long time."
The woman named Hong Yun chuckled, apparently finding Xu Lili's sheltered appearance especially amusing.
She was the auctioneer who had stood on the stage when Lincon bid on items at the auction house.
A year had passed, and she seemed even more mature and charming than before.
For this trip to Longwind City, Peerless Auction House had deployed nearly all of its senior personnel. They clearly attached great importance to the journey.
As Longwind City's reputation had grown over the past six months, it had begun influencing several surrounding regions.
Lin Province now had more than just Peerless City as an option. There was also Longwind City.
Most importantly, there was Jiangzhou's transportation network.
Before Lincon left Longwind City for the Great Wall Defense Line, he had ordered Guan Teng to clear Jiangzhou's major transportation routes.
This had invisibly given Longwind City a tremendous advantage in population growth.
If you wanted to get rich, you had to build roads first.
The old saying was not without reason.