"Mortal Domain Level One Trusted Faction"

Mortal City today.

It was destined to be madness.

After the Rainy Season, the forces that arrived in Mortal City each had their own purposes. For example, many forces had only heard of the Mortal Domain after it destroyed the Pill Sect Mortal Domain, and their original intention was to come and investigate.

Result...

Upon arrival, they too couldn't resist joining in the madness.

No one can control it.

This was a crazy feast.

The Jiangbei Wasteland.

Ten rest Station set up by the "Mortal Domain" for the Trade Association to rest appeared on the Wasteland. There weren't many, but the Skeleton Horse horses were fast, so the distance between each Station was quite far.

It primarily serves powerful forces.

As for the Station for ordinary Trade Association, they need to be more densely packed. This piece of the pie can be given to the forces in Northbank City, leaving some soup for others.

All Station under the Mortal Domain.

"Level One Trusted Faction in the Mortal Domain", free accommodation available.

It was getting dark.

Many factions did not participate in the Auction that was scheduled for a few days later.

Arrive in the afternoon.

After buying the Skeleton Horse, I need to get to one of the Station under the Mortal Domain before dark. Every bit of distance I can cover is important; the sooner I can bring the Skeleton Horse back, the sooner I can make some money.

You can earn more Eerie Stones.

"The Station ahead is under the Mortal Domain '."

The Middle-Aged Man riding on the skeleton glanced at the Skeleton Horse behind him, grinned, and stopped outside the Station, shouting, "Stay overnight!"

Soon-

An Elderly Man with a full head of white hair came out of the house.

"We are the King Clan Level One Trusted Faction in the Mortal Domain."

The Middle-Aged Man pulled out Token from his pocket. "Does this mean I can stay for free?"

"Nature."

The Elderly Man was none other than the Wang Family Head Qiuhe Wang Family. He took the Token and placed it together with his own Life Tablet. The identical Mortal Domain aura left over from the creation of the two Tokens resonated with each other and emitted a faint light, verifying the authenticity of the Token.

"But according to the rules of Eternal Night, everyone must possess the Eerie Stone to enter the Station."

"Of course, of course."

The Middle-Aged Man chuckled as he dismounted and went into a room at the Station, where he brewed himself a pot of tea. Attendants Station leading groups of Skeleton Horses into the Camp area.

Before the tea boiled...

He couldn't resist taking out his Message Talisman to report to his clan.

"Everything went smoothly for the Family Head. I sold the goods I brought this time to the Mortal Domain for 8,000 Eerie Stones, successfully becoming Level One Trusted Faction in the Mortal Domain."

"We have now arrived at the Mortal Domain Station No. 10 in the Jiangbei Wasteland, and are expected to arrive in the East River the day after tomorrow afternoon. How are the pre-sales going, Family Head?"

An Elderly Man's voice soon came through the Message Talisman.

"Everything's already booked, and the Eerie Stones have all been collected. We're just waiting for you to bring back this batch of Skeleton Horses. For safety's sake, the clan has already sent people to meet you. Bringing so many Skeleton Horses is too conspicuous; don't let them get robbed."

"Try to stay on the main roads, don't worry about using more Eerie Stones. Avoid the side paths this time."

"All toll fees have been paid."

"The King Clan's Death Banner must be raised; we absolutely cannot be robbed!"

"Clear."

The Middle-Aged Man clearly understood the importance of this situation. After taking a deep breath, he continued his report, "There's another piece of news... the Mortal Domain is at 7..."

An Auction will be held later, and a partial list of items has been released. One of the items is an "Builder Token," which can turn an ordinary person into Builder.

The words had barely left his mouth.

From the other end of the Message Talisman, an incredulous roar erupted from the Family: "What!!"

The Middle-Aged Man held the Message Talisman a little further away and tapped his ear again. The Family Head was a bit too excited, but of course, he could understand.

The King Clan has never had its own Builder to this day.

After all, whether or not one can awaken to become Builder is entirely random. They only have two Builder to serve, but they are outsiders, not family members. If family members could become Builder, it would be of great help to the King Clan.

If the Skeleton Horse was merely helping the King Clan earn enough Eerie Stones...

This Builder Token would greatly enhance the King Clan's foundation.

The King Clan could allocate substantial resources to nurture this Builder, making him the patriarch of the King Clan.

Soon.

The Family Head's excited voice came from the other end of the Message Talisman: "We must select a young and clever person from within the Family to become the Builder. We must obtain this Builder Token's qualification at all costs!"

"Come back as soon as possible, and try to make another trip within the next seven days."

"Then, using the profits from these two trips and our Family's resources, we'll spare no expense to buy this 'Builder Token'!"

"Be careful on your way. I'm going to call a meeting of the Elders."

The Family Head had completely lost his usual composure.

Too.

The entire Jiangnan suspected that "Under-Heaven Pavilion" might possess the means to turn ordinary people into Builder, but it was only a suspicion; no one had ever witnessed it firsthand. It wasn't until the Mortal Domain released the highlight of this Auction that the whole fact was finally confirmed.

That night.

Everything that happened in Mortal City today, and the news of the Auction's highlight item, "Builder Token," quickly spread throughout the surrounding Jiangnan and Jiangxi regions. Many forces packed their bags and belongings overnight, preparing to set off for the Jiangbei Mortal Domain at Tianyi.

That night, some were excited, some were thrilled, and some couldn't sleep.

Jiangnan, "West Lake Tower".

There are only two factions in Jiangnan that own the "Vehicle Workshop," a high-level building. West Lake Tower is one of them. Over the years, they have been making a good living by selling Skeleton Horses and other such items.

But tonight.

Suddenly, the sky collapsed.

News came from Jiangbei that a batch of Skeleton Horses in the Jiangbei Mortal Domain were being sold for only 1,500 Eerie Stones. Moreover, they were not being sold individually, but only in bulk purchases by factions. Many factions purchased a considerable number of these low-priced Skeleton Horses, intending to take them back to their own territories to sell.

This significantly impacted their core support base.

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It was late at night.

Darkness enveloped the entire land as usual. The West Lake Tower Pavilion Master sat expressionlessly in a chair, listening to his Subordinates ' reports. After a long silence, he walked alone to a central area of Camp.

A Vehicle Workshop is protected in the middle by Level-3 City Wall.

He strode inside.

The entire Vehicle Workshop came into view. He looked at an Elderly Man busy in front of the Vehicle Workshop and calmly asked, "Old Qiu, how is it?"

"I'll try again."

Old Qiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath, and then slowly closed his eyes again. In the blink of an eye, the Eerie Stones around him instantly turned into Milky White Liquid and flowed into the Vehicle Workshop in front of him.

Soon.

A rumbling sound came from the Vehicle Workshop, and then a newly crafted Skeleton Horse was slowly sent out by the conveyor belt.

"It still doesn't work."

A hint of resentment flashed in Old Qiu's eyes, and he said in a low voice with some disappointment, "I am a Level 7 Builder, and I can control the energy loss rate of the Eerie Stone to a good level. However, the energy loss of the Vehicle Workshop itself is very large. Even if I control the energy very carefully and try my best to minimize the loss of the Eerie Stone."

"The cost of crafting a Skeleton Horse is 1,278 Eerie Stones."

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The West Lake Tower Pavilion Master stood silently to the side, expressionless. To activate the Vehicle Workshop, the Builder himself had to step in General Strange stone and send it into the Vehicle Workshop.

Whether it's building a structure or the process itself, there is an inherent loss of energy.

The more skilled the Builder, the more precisely they can control energy, creating more advanced buildings, and... reducing energy loss.

Even though Old Qiu is already Level 7 Builder, he can only control the cost to a maximum of 1,278 Eerie Stones.

This price has already disqualified it from competing with Mortal Domain.

But-

The cost price for other factions is 1500 Eerie Stones, and the minimum selling price is 1600 Eerie Stones. Of course, he can continue to lower the price to 1500.

He could sell the Eerie Stones at retail, but firstly, that would mean very little profit, and secondly, he highly doubted that the Mortal Domain would continue to lower prices.

Just to kill him.

To monopolize this market.

"Currently, the highest-ranking Builder in the entire Jiangnan is the Pavilion Master Under-Heaven Pavilion, a Level 9 Builder. I strongly suspect that Chen Fan is Level 10 Builder, or even higher, otherwise he couldn't produce such a high output."

"Well."

The West Lake Tower Pavilion Master sighed softly, unsure of what to say. He had always thought that his mortal enemy would be the one to kill him, but he never expected it to be a force from Jiangbei.

Old Qiu raised a very crucial point.

That's production volume.

Their daily production is limited. The process of the Builder activating the Eerie Stones to create the Skeleton Horse is very laborious, and they can only produce a few horses a day. Ten horses is about the limit.

But the other party... seems to have unlimited production capacity.

It's like they'll give you as many Skeleton Horses as you give them, no matter how many Eerie Stones they give you.

He even boldly suspected that Chen Fan might be Level 15 Builder.

Just then, a girl in a red dress walked over, leaned on his shoulder, and whispered, "Father, should we start a price war with the Mortal Domain?"

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The Middle-Aged Man, who had remained silent throughout, finally stroked his daughter's head and whispered, "We can't fight. We can't win a price war. Even if we do win, they might just push Dragon Chariot in a panic."

"You saw how the Pill Sect was destroyed."

"We can't stop them."

"Then what do we do?"

The girl looked up at her father with a pang of heartache. Since receiving the news, her father had aged considerably in an instant. She couldn't help him and didn't know what to do.

"The rise of the Mortal Domain is an inevitable trend, and it has already taken hold. It is unwise to resist it head-on; embracing it might be the only way to survive."

For example, one.

"Over the years, we've accumulated a wealth of Trade Routes and connections by selling Skeleton Horses. We can also purchase Skeleton Horses in bulk from the Mortal Domain and then resell them to other places, such as the more distant 'West Pass Plains'."

"The West Pass Plains has been embroiled in constant warfare and tensions for years, creating an extremely high demand for the Skeleton Horse."

"Other forces find it difficult to enter."

"Because we have been dumping Skeleton Horses on the West Pass Plains for years, gaining the Trust of many powerful forces, we can use the Mortal Domain to increase production and sell Skeleton Horses to the West Pass Plains."

"In this way, although the profit per Skeleton Horse is less than before, the quantity is greater, so we might be able to earn even more."

"Really?"

The girl's eyes lit up. "Father, you're amazing!"

"This is just an ideal scenario."

The Middle-Aged Man chuckled helplessly, "We'll set off tomorrow and arrive in Jiangbei the day after. I'll need to go to the Mortal Domain to see the details. If I can meet Chen Fan and have a chat with him in person, that would be even better."

A Family should avoid making hasty changes or transformations.

Nobody knows whether things will change for the better or for the worse.

But there's no other way right now.

He had to transform; he was forced to transform.

It's late at night.

Those forces that had not yet left Mortal City were resting in the Inn.

Chen Fan returned to Cave No. 1 in the Nameless Mountain Sinkhole, and as usual, sat on the Rocking Chair on the City Wall, listening to the excited voices of the Crippled Monkeys and the others beside him.

"Young Master!"

The Crippled Monkey excitedly reported to its leader, "The results on the first day were perfect!"

"All 20 slots for Level One Trusted Faction in the Mortal Domain were snapped up. A total of 1,509 Skeleton Horses and 129 Wraith Camels were sold. Horse-Drawn Carriages were sold less, with only 7 sold."

"The vast majority of them were purchased on credit."

"Only 138 Skeleton Horses, 49 Wraith Camels, and 4 Horse-Drawn Carriages were paid in cash."

"This portion of the total gain amounts to exactly 500,000 Eerie Stones."

"The rest"

"Once the Medicine King Valley and the Gongyang Clan, making a total of 22 Level One Trusted Faction in the Mortal Domain, deliver all the Eerie Stones they owed on credit, we will have an additional 2,231,500 stones..."

After carefully counting for a long time, the Crippled Monkey finally spoke, its voice trembling slightly.

"More than two million Eerie Stones were received."

This number has already frightened him.

He never imagined in his life that he would one day see the Eerie Stones described in the millions.

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Wang Kui was also dumbfounded. He had been exhausted all day and only knew that business was booming, but when he saw the specific numbers, he was stunned. He used to work for the Qiuhe Wang Family for a year and earned 120 Eerie Stones.

These Eerie Stone are equivalent to him...

He picked up the abacus, quickly calculated, and finally came up with an answer.

"I would have to work for the Qiuhe Wang Family for 18,595 years to earn enough to acquire this batch of Eerie Stones..."

"Domain Lord!"

"How on earth did they make so much money? How can it be so much more profitable than destroying the Pill Sect?!"

Chen Fan sat in the Rocking Chair, swaying back and forth, laughing without saying a word. His eyes were full of amusement, and he couldn't help but laugh.

The first day was a great start.

He hadn't originally intended to explain in detail, but perhaps because he was too happy today, he couldn't help but offer his explanation.

"The Pill Sect was destroyed, and tens of thousands of Eerie Stones were seized."

Is it a lot?

"That's too much."

"But in reality, we didn't take all of the Pill Sect's profits. We couldn't get our hands on the shops the Pill Sect had set up in various Cities. The rewards for destroying a force are often the lowest."

"And this time--"

"We have essentially plundered the resources and even future profits of a large number of powerful forces in Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and East River."

"Those factions will find ways to win over the Eerie Stones within their own bases, then give them to our Level One Trusted Factions Level One Trusted Faction, who will then give them to us."

"Our Mortal Domain only needs to sit and guard Jiangbei; we don't need to do anything."

"Eerie Stone from Jiangnan and other places flow to us continuously."

"The gains will definitely be much greater than simply destroying a single Pill Sect."

Actually, the numbers reported by the Crippled Monkey are all cash flow figures, not pure profit, but... his costs are so low that they can be considered pure profit: a Skeleton Horse for 100 Eerie Stones.

He gets a headache just looking at it.

"And."

Chen Fan paused for a moment, then continued with a smile, "Next, with other forces entering the market, there should be another peak period, after which the market will be almost saturated and gradually enter a period of stagnation. After all, the Skeleton Horse is quite durable."

"Then we'll need to expand into new channels."

"Zhou Mo, I asked you to select a group of people who are good swimmers. Have you made your selections? We're about to go out to sea to take a look."

It's almost done.

"Good."

"That's the last thing."

Chen Fan looked at everyone, stood up, and smiled, "Everyone has worked hard for the Mortal City Market this past month. Now that we've had a great start, in addition to paying everyone's wages for this month, all Pavilion Master will receive a reward of 1,000 Eerie Stones."

"The Deputy Pavilion Master will receive a reward of 500 Eerie Stones."

"All Mortal Domain Member will receive a reward of 100 Eerie Stones."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The group wasn't particularly happy; instead, they exchanged glances. Finally, Crippled Monkey, representing everyone, hesitantly spoke up, "Domain Lord, perhaps we shouldn't distribute the reward money. After all, we'll need a large amount of Eerie Stones to develop Jiangbei in four years. Let's conserve the Eerie Stones."

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Chen Fan glanced at the Crippled Monkey, paused for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh.

Last night, he had already told the Mortal Domain Senior Official about the plan of "four years, three hundred million, Suppression Jiangbei". He definitely had to tell them, since he had made a lot of money today. If he gave out a thousand Eerie Stones as a reward, some people would definitely feel a little unbalanced.

A thousand Eerie Stones is already a lot.

This is equivalent to ten years of Wang Kui's previous wages.

But...

Compared to the gains from the Mortal Domain, it's insignificant.

Although he trusted these people, human nature still made him feel a little unbalanced when he saw the power making so much money while he only received so little, so he brought it up first.

It's impossible not to pay them. With such a large group of people following me, how could I not give them any money?

It seems to be working well.

"Need not."

Chen Fan looked out of the City Wall, stretched, and said lazily, "There are three reasons why we need to Suppression Jiangbei."

"Firstly, I like Jiangbei; I'm used to it here."

"Secondly, it's both a crisis and an opportunity. We might get a lot of high-level Building Blueprints. We can only get higher-level Blueprints by killing higher-level Strange Entities. Even if we leave here, we still have to find a way to kill high-level Strange Entities."

"Thirdly, I am very interested in the Heavenly Dao's Blessing that Suppression Jiangbei. It will most likely extend lifespan; otherwise, that That One wouldn't have lived so long. If it can extend lifespan, I would like to live longer."

"These three reasons led me to formulate the 'Four Years, 300 Million, Suppression Jiangbei' plan."

"But--"

I know what I'm doing.

"Man proposes, God disposes. If, when the time comes, we lack the ability, then the Mortal Domain can simply withdraw from Jiangbei."

"Don't worry about anything too far ahead. Just accept the reward I'm giving you."

"Especially..." He chuckled, his gaze lingering on Wang Kui, "In the Rainy Season, you said your biggest dream was to get married. Without some Eerie Stones in your pocket, how are you going to get married?"

"That's it, it's over."

Go to bed early, you'll be busy tomorrow.

After Chen Fan walked off the street.

The monkey Monkey King and his companions exchanged glances, all seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.

"A thousand Eerie Stones!"

King Mazi couldn't help but daydream. "Last time, the Domain Lord took us to the Osmanthus Tower, but we only drank flower wine. With the Domain Lord and Big Fish there, I felt a little embarrassed to take you guys out. Now that we have money, I'll take you to drink some even more extravagant flower wine next time."

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Wang Kui looked at Chen Fan's departing figure with a complicated expression.

He had worked for the Qiuhe Wang Family for 13 years before meeting Chen Fan.

But now...

The reward of a thousand Eerie Stones was equivalent to the Former Life his life.

On one hand, he was excited, excited that the Mortal Domain was developing better and better, and that the Domain Lord was still treating them the same way. On the other hand, he was also somewhat saddened, saddened that his Former Life had been so cheap.

"Walk!"

He took a deep breath and stopped thinking about it, then strode into the Warehouse, smiling as he spoke.

"Come with me to Curry to collect the reward money."