"I like this continent."

Chen Fan stood on the Flying Boat, looking at the unknown visitor with a smile on his face. This was not the first time he had faced people from other continents, but it was the first time he had been so polite.

This way, please.

On the other side, the gaunt Elderly Man in a fur coat, also standing on the Flying Boat, had clearly anticipated this scene. He smiled and gestured for Mortal City to lead the way.

Soon.

Dozens of Flying Boat from Mortal City sailed across the Sea Domain toward the New Continent, with the Elderly Man's Flying Boat following behind.

New Continent.

Outpost One.

Chen Fan sat down at the tea table, personally poured a cup of tea for the Elderly Man he had never met before, and then said with a smile, "Come, try this. It's 'early tea' from Jiangbei on the Eternal Night Continent, a type of tea grown in the Wasteland. Now that the Wasteland is almost extinct, this tea has become much Rare. Give it a try."

However, he was thoughtfully considering the Elderly Man's purpose in coming.

He plays the same style as me.

On his first trip to the "Feng Qiya Continent", he fired a level 20 Heavenly Dao Cannon into the sea.

The Elderly Man came to the "New Continent" alone and gave away an Exotic Treasure of Purple Grade.

Things that seem completely contradictory.

The underlying principles are actually the same.

Since it was their first meeting, he threw a bombshell at the other party to intimidate them.

One thing that must be admitted is...

Upon their first meeting, he was given a Purple Grade Exotic Treasure, which indeed shocked him. To be honest, nowadays, he would never give away a Purple Grade Exotic Treasure as a first gift to any power he comes into contact with.

The Elderly Man opposite me first picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then exclaimed, "Excellent tea!"

Then, without beating around the bush, he got straight to the point.

I come from the "Dark Eerie Continent," located 5,000 kilometers north of the Feng Qiya Continent.

A Second-Level Continent.

It's not that strong.

Based on the information we have obtained, we believe that the "Eternal Night Continent" is a continent with great potential, and we hope to express sufficient sincerity at our first meeting.

As well as...

Our "Dark Eerie Continent" is a continent that loves Peace.

We firmly believe that the common enemy of all humanity is the Strange Entities. There may be conflicts and disputes among us, but in the end, our ultimate enemy is the Strange Entities. Only when the Strange Entities is completely eradicated from this world can we achieve true peace.

Now--

We have established long-term trade relations with four continents. The main purpose of our visit is to get a closer look at the Eternal Night Continent, exchange information between the two continents, and attempt to establish a trade relationship with the Eternal Night Continent so that we can exchange goods and services.

The short, bony Elderly Man spoke very slowly, pausing after each word.

After saying this...

He stared at Chen Fan, waiting for Chen Fan response.

The "Dark Eerie Continent" operates by sending a small gift to any continent they contact first, a gesture of goodwill before resorting to force. Even if they are forced to fight later, a small gift is more than enough to cover their debt.

But... this was the first time a Purple Grade Exotic Treasure had been given away.

After all.

The assessment of the "Eternal Night Continent Dark Eerie Continent" is that, in addition to considering the "Eternal Night Continent" as a continent with great development potential, it is also a continent with great aggression.

We must find the Eternal Night Continent before we can find them there.

The reason he knew about the Eternal Night Continent was because...

It's entirely because...

The Feng Qiya Continent revealed the Coordinates of the "New Continent," the meaning of which was obvious to anyone who wasn't stupid. He wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, and after carefully investigating the contact between the Feng Qiya Continent and the Mortal Domain, he obtained a piece of information.

The Feng Qiya Continent is clearly at a disadvantage and appears even weaker. Moreover, it has sent out a scapegoat, who is very likely to reveal information about the Feng Qiya Continent, including its Coordinates.

That's why he came to the New Continent.

Establishing a trade relationship is secondary.

The main thing is to be on good terms with them.

Before Mortal City explores their territory, they should first befriend Mortal City.

"Oh?"

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow, not expecting the other party to be from the "Black Cang Continent". He had heard of this continent from the head Group Leader the Group Three of the Punishment Hall of the Feng Qiya Continent. In the past few days, when Mortal City was exploring, he deliberately missed the Coordinates of these continents.

After all, Mortal City doesn't want war right now.

I also don't want to explore New Continent for the time being.

I didn't expect them to come on their own initiative.

Seeing how generous they were, he initially thought they might be from the Third-Level Continent.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

If it's Third-Level Continent, there's no need to be lavish. Third-Level Continent absolutely crush Second-Level Continent, so why bother with gifts? Just crush them directly.

"If it's convenient, could you tell me what your main trade commodities are with other continents? I'll have a general idea."

The other party's intention was very simple.

Establish trade relations.

He would naturally be happy to see a mutually beneficial trade relationship established.

The Mortal City now.

What we lack is a stable source of flowstone. Even if the profit is small, as long as it's stable, it's good.

"No problem."

The thin, Elderly Man in a fur coat nodded and began to explain.

For example--

Our main trade commodity with "Feng Qiya Continent" is "Monkey-Head Fruit", a material used to upgrade some buildings. Our Black Shi Continent is rich in Monkey-Head Fruit, but Feng Qiya Continent Monkey-Head Fruit relatively little.

Another example is the Blue Grade Exotic Treasure "Installment Token".

A special kind of rare Exotic Treasure.

For example, if you need to upgrade a building, it will cost 2 billion Eerie Stone, but you don't have that many Eerie Stone right now, you can use "Installment Token" to upgrade the building by consuming 30% of the Eerie Stone, and pay off the remaining 70% of the Eerie Stone within a certain period.

There are several options to choose from, including January, June, and one year.

The longer the term, the higher the interest rate.

If the debt is not repaid within the deadline, the building will collapse and this type of building will never be built on that continent again.

For example...

The Elderly Man spoke at length, but in reality, he didn't expect to establish any trade relations with the "Eternal Night Continent." After all, although they assessed the Eternal Night Continent as having extremely high potential, it had only recently been promoted to the Second-Level Continent.

Its foundation is still weak.

There are few goods worth trading with the mainland.

The main purpose of this visit is to establish friendly relations.

The so-called establishment of trade relations is just a pretext.

You can't exactly offer a bribe by saying, "Boss, I've come to bribe you."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly. He suddenly realized the origin of the name "Feng Qiya Continent". He had thought that this continent might have been ruled by an empress in the past, and after Great Unification, she changed the name of the continent to her own name.

Now it seems...

It's very likely a homophone for the Installment Continent?

Now it seems...

The danger of the "Feng Qiya Continent" needs to be reassessed. This is something the Group Leader the Group Three of the Punishment Hall on the Feng Qiya Continent completely failed to mention, perhaps because he took it too for granted and assumed it existed on all continents.

Is it necessary?

Installment payments are possible.

This means that we can overdraw our future potential.

It can unleash powerful combat strength in a short period of time.

It has been about half a year since he made contact with the "Feng Qiya Continent". The two sides have basically had no contact. However, through the members of the Shadow Pavilion he infiltrated into the Feng Qiya Continent, he learned that the Feng Qiya Continent is preparing to advance to the Third-Level Continent as soon as possible and then destroy the Mortal Domain.

A war between the two sides is inevitable.

What a coincidence!

That's what he thought too.

However, he did not plan to wait until he advanced to the Third-Level Continent before taking action. Advancing to the Third-Level Continent was too far off, and there were still many conditions that the Mortal Domain had not yet met. He planned to take action first when the development was nearly complete, the internal needs were met, and it was time to expand outwards.

But now.

After a long silence, Chen Fan tentatively asked, "Does your mainland have a need for underground excavation?"

"Nature."

The Elderly Man blurted out, "Which continent doesn't have the need to dig underground? Whether it's excavating Primordial Era Eerie Ore, discovering an uninhabited continent, or building infrastructure, there's always a need to dig underground."

Chen Fan clapped his hands.

Soon--

A "Earth-Digging Puppet" walked over from not far away. It was about a meter tall, made entirely of steel, wearing a small copper hat, and carrying a steel hoe. It walked up to the two of them and started digging without saying a word.

They quickly dug a small pit.

His body disappeared into the pit.

Extremely efficient.

"..."

The gaunt Elderly Man's eyes flashed with confusion upon seeing this scene. What kind of Exotic Treasure was this? He had never seen it before. Having this thing would be incredibly convenient for a continent, and it could be used in many places. However, it had to be obtained in bulk; obtaining it individually was of little significance.

Large-scale infrastructure projects cannot be carried out.

Some Exotic Beast, human beings, or even Giant Strange Entity can replace them in some of their work.

"Can this be sold in bulk?"

"Nature."

"Name your price," the Elderly Man said, his voice becoming increasingly urgent.

"..."

Chen Fan lowered his eyelids, took a slow sip of tea, and without looking directly at the Elderly Man, simply glanced at the tea leaves in the cup and said casually.

This item is quite Rare.

"Named 'Earth-Digging Puppet,' the price of a single Earth-Digging Puppet is..."

He held up one finger.

This is a building that can be constructed after the Vehicle Workshop is upgraded to level 10. As far as he knows, the Vehicle Workshop in the "Feng Qiya Continent" have not been upgraded to level 10.

Upgrading the Vehicle Workshop to level 10 requires a special Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures "Heavenly Calamity Wood".

Extremely difficult to obtain.

Over this long period of time, they have only obtained one Heavenly Calamity Wood from the Thunderstorm Sea, and haven't even obtained a second one. The Vehicle Workshop needs to obtain more Heavenly Calamity Wood to upgrade to level 11.

He summoned the Earth-Digging Puppet.

The intention was to test whether the Vehicle Workshop on the "Dark Eerie Continent" had reached level 10, but it seems they haven't. Moreover, the Vehicle Workshop on other continents that trade with it haven't reached level 10 either.

As the saying goes, things are valued for their rarity.

Therefore, he was prepared to ask for a high price.

The Vehicle Workshop produces a "Earth-Digging Puppet" for 1000 Eerie Stone.

In such Rare situation.

A profit of nearly 10 times is not unreasonable.

He planned to acquire 10,000 Eerie Stones and an Earth-Digging Puppet.

The next moment--

"10,000 Eerie Stones?"

The Elderly Man opposite him frowned and pondered for a moment before nodding emphatically, "It's worth the price. It can be a long-term trade commodity. I wonder... how many units can be delivered to the Eternal Night Continent in the first batch?"

How many do you want?

"The first batch, 100 bodies."

"Can."

Chen Fan lowered his head and casually took a sip of tea, seemingly not too concerned. After all, the profit was only about a million Eerie Stone, which wasn't much. The Mortal Domain had consumed nearly a hundred billion Eerie Stone this year alone.

But it is, after all, the first trade channel in the Mortal Domain.

We still need to take this seriously.

"Good."

The Elderly Man's expression turned slightly serious, and his assessment of the "Eternal Night Continent" rose a little higher. Such a large deal, yet the other party seemed so indifferent.

Furthermore, the other party can pay for 100 Earth-Digging Puppet in one go.

It seems that the Eternal Night Continent's resources and foundations are far more terrifying than he imagined.

He took a deep breath, then pulled a Storage Bag from his pocket and placed it on the table. "Here are 1 million Eerie Stone. You can have your men count them."

"Since this is your first time dealing with the 'Dark Eerie Continent,' you may not know that our trade with all Dark Eerie Continent continents is based on payment in advance, and always full payment upfront."

"..."

Chen Fan opened his Storage Bag, his consciousness entering an extremely wide area, and suddenly froze in place as he looked at the Eerie Stone.

One million, no more, no less.

He didn't count them.

The capacity is clearly marked above the Storage Bag area.

"The maximum capacity is 1 million Eerie Stone. We've reached the limit of 1 million Eerie Stone."

Only...

How the hell is this Level-3 Eerie Stone?!

One million Level-2 Eerie Stone, that's ten million Eerie Stone.

One million Level-3 Eerie Stone equals one hundred million Eerie Stone.

This place is filled with Level-3 Eerie Stone, equivalent to 100 million Eerie Stone.

In other words...

He built Earth-Digging Puppet that cost 1,000 Eerie Stone, and the other party was willing to pay 10,000 Level-3 Eerie Stone for it, which is... 1 million Eerie Stone?

Etc?

Is it 1 million Eerie Stone, not 10,000?

He suddenly realized.

The quantity of Level-1 Eerie Stone is too small. For the daily large-scale trade between the Second-Level Continent and other continents, Level-3 Eerie Stone are probably already considered the basic unit of Eerie Stone.

Therefore, the 10,000 Eerie Stone mentioned by the other party are 10,000 Level-3 Eerie Stone.

He took a breath, trying to calm himself, before casually continuing, "No need to order, I trust you."

"Lord Chen, you are truly magnanimous."

The gaunt Elderly Man gave him Thumbs-Up- up with some admiration. "We, the 'Dark Eerie Continent,' place great importance on integrity. When you have time, City Lord Chen, please have someone count them; you definitely won't be short a single Eerie Stone."

Chen Fan didn't speak. From this sentence, he could tell that the other party probably couldn't see the internal panel of the Storage Bag.

He made no mention of the level of the Eerie Stone.

Let this wonderful misunderstanding continue.

So as not to make him seem like a clueless newbie who knows nothing.

He continued, speaking casually.

"How much is this Storage Bag? Our Eternal Night Continent doesn't produce Storage Bag this big."

In fact.

Apart from obtaining a Storage Ring in the Ancient Ruins in "Jiangbei" at the beginning, he basically did not obtain any storage treasures or similar Exotic Treasure even after unifying the Eternal Night Continent.

But it's clear that the other party can Mass Production.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have given this thing away so casually.

He really wants this.

If he could possess a large number of "Storage Bag," he could, for one thing, use "Teleportation Formation" to transport resources in bulk, greatly improving resource transportation efficiency, or even increasing the range of his Flying Boat.

This?

The Elderly Man glanced down at the Storage Bag on the table, nodded thoughtfully, and then grinned, "City Lord Chen, this is also a specialty of our 'Black Absolute Continent'."

There are different grades.

The downside is that it can only hold Eerie Stone, but its advantage is that it can hold a large number of them.

Named "Ghost-Stone Storage Bag," it can be purchased in bulk if needed in Mortal City. This particular "Ghost-Stone Storage Bag," capable of holding 1 million Eerie Stone, is a Blue Grade Ghost-Stone Storage Bag, and its price is...

The Elderly Man slowly raised one finger.

"An Eerie Stone?"

The Elderly Man's lips twitched slightly. "Lord Chen is joking. The price is 1,000 Eerie Stone. Ten Storage Bag can be exchanged for one 'Earth-Digging Puppet.' We can barter. If either side needs more, they can use Eerie Stone to buy the excess."

"..."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent for a long while before suddenly laughing.

"Make a deal."

The 1000 Eerie Stone the other party mentioned are 1000 Level-3 Eerie Stone, which is equivalent to 10 Eerie Flux Stone.

He'd trade ten Storage Bag for one of his Earth-Digging Puppet.

He definitely won't lose out.

After all, his Earth-Digging Puppet only requires 1,000 Eerie Stone to create.

They've made a fortune.

That's too little.

The moment Chen Fan readily agreed, the Elderly Man's heart skipped a beat; he knew he had clearly asked for too little.

I felt satisfied, but soon I felt content again.

After all, this is a product that can be created after the "Life Workshop" is upgraded to level 17.

The other party has clearly just advanced in the mainland, and many of their buildings haven't been upgraded yet, not even their "Life Workshop." Once they upgrade their Life Workshop, this deal will fall through.

So nowadays, every little bit more I can earn is valuable.

Thinking about this...

He suddenly laughed again.

Immediately afterwards.

The old man and the young man looked at each other with smiles on their faces, their eyes filled with satisfaction. Both sides were very satisfied with this contact, having identified "Storage Bag" and "Earth-Digging Puppet" as two commodities that could be traded in large quantities.

The conversation continued.

"Lord Chen."

The Elderly Man pointed to a flag planted on a Flying Boat not far away and asked, "I know that flags can be crafted in the 'Life Workshop,' and the crafted flags can be seen by people much farther away."

"But our flag seems inferior to yours."

"Oh, you mean that one?"

Chen Fan turned and looked at the flags on the Flying Boat behind him, seemingly lost in thought.

He acquired an Exotic Treasure a long time ago.

"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Faction Banner.

"Exotic Treasure Grade": Yellow Grade.

"Exotic Treasure Effect": Can be implanted into the "Life Workshop". After implantation, it can produce Yellow Grade Faction Banner in the Life Workshop. The banners will have a longer visibility range and will have the effect of boosting morale and slowly healing injuries within a certain range.

Yellow Grade, that's not low.

It's only one level lower than the Blue Grade.

He had almost forgotten about it, as he had become accustomed to it, but now that it was brought up again, it brought the matter back to mind.

However, this did remind him.

Since the Eternal Night Continent was promoted to the Second-Level Continent, many buildings have been upgraded. However, some extremely basic buildings, such as the "Life Workshop," have been forgotten to be upgraded. I will upgrade them when I go back this time.

"Yellow Grade Faction Banner has a longer visibility range, and it also has the effect of boosting morale and slowly healing injuries within a certain range. What, you want it?"

"You want it? What's the price?"

"A thousand Eerie Stone, perhaps..."

After quoting his price, Chen Fan lowered his head and took a sip of tea, avoiding eye contact with the Elderly Man, mainly because he felt that the price was really a bit unethical.

The production rate of a Faction Banner in the Life Workshop is almost zero...

The offer is 1000 Level 3 Eerie Stone, which is equivalent to 100,000 Eerie Stone.

It goes far beyond being against one's conscience.

In this world, businesses that can achieve this level of profit margin are practically nonexistent.

"Okay! Can I have ten thousand of them first, and I'll take them back with me on my return trip?"

"That's possible, that's possible..."

Chen Fan looked up at the Elderly Man with a puzzled expression. "What do you need so many Faction Banner for?"

"I'd like to stick it on our Flying Boat too, it looks nice, doesn't it?"

The Elderly Man chuckled.

"I see."

Chen Fan lowered his eyelids slightly. The Mortal Domain had been exploring, so it already possessed a relatively large number of Flying Boat, only a little over a thousand. What other continent could have so many Flying Boat?

He had a vague idea of what the other party wanted to do.

It must be a continent that has established trade relations with the "Dark Eerie Continent" and desperately needs this Yellow Grade Faction Banner. The Dark Eerie Continent is planning to profit from the price difference.

But none of this concerns him anymore.

He's good enough to earn.

No one can earn all the money. While earning enough profit for yourself, you must also allow others to make a profit.

"Sure."

He smiled and agreed as well.

"..."

The Crippled Monkey, sitting not far away, silently watched this scene. For some reason, he felt as if he saw an old fox and a young fox talking at a table.

When he laughs, his eyes look like a fox's.

However, it seems that...

Both parties were satisfied with the conversation.

None of them felt they had lost out; in fact, they all felt they had made a huge profit.

This is the best possible outcome.

Not long after.

The gaunt Elderly Man's Flying Boat took off again, carrying 10,000 Yellow Grade Faction Banner, embarking on its return journey.

"..."

He stood on the deck, gazing at the New Continent receding into the distance, his eyes filled with emotion.

He truly hadn't expected that this gesture of goodwill would lead to the establishment of another stable trade system, nor had he anticipated that the Mortal Domain actually possessed both goods and financial resources.

Not only does it possess scarce goods that can be traded.

He also has enough financial resources to buy up all the goods he sells.

This was completely unexpected.

His original intention was simply to establish good relations with the Mortal Domain before it rose to power.

However, this result is naturally good.

He took the flag first.

There were too many Earth-Digging Puppet for his Flying Boat to carry; he would have to wait until a Trade Route was established before another Flying Boat could come and pick them up.

New Continent

Chen Fan stood on the shore, leaning on his Jadeite Staff, watching the Flying Boat disappear from sight, and couldn't help but smile and sigh.

"This is a good person."

"The 'Dark Eerie Continent' looks like a friendly continent."

I love this continent.