"Cloud-Raising Immortal City has been developing nicely lately. They've asked to buy another batch of the grand void spirit iron you refined."
In the Azure Billow Immortal Abode within Materialized Heaven, Mei Xuan briefed Li Chen on the details of their recent trade with various parties, making particular mention of Cloud-Raising Immortal City.
Cloud-Raising Immortal City was already Li Chen's strategic ally, expanding his territory and seizing benefits for him on the front lines. It also bore the responsibility of testing various weapons and verifying new materials on his behalf.
As the fighting subsided, this Sky City began recruiting people far and wide, organizing production, and settling the enemy's territory.
The Puppet Dao urgently needed large numbers of cultivators with their own battle armor or other resources to settle there, so that enemy territory could be transformed into home ground.
The situation resembled Li Chen's past efforts to expand the Golden Sun Gate's territory, but the opportunities were greater, and so were the risks.
Cloud-Raising Immortal City would inevitably be desperate to bring in large quantities of grand void spirit iron and other goods to meaningfully strengthen the armaments available on the market.
Perhaps, after some time, this grand void spirit iron would be fashioned into the shell of a battle puppet or a large mecha, becoming powerful equipment in the hands of certain rogue cultivators.
Li Chen understood this perfectly well. He nodded slightly and asked, "How are things on the market?"
Mei Xuan said, "As expected, some clever people have already started reselling it, speculating for profit."
Li Chen said evenly, "Then cut off their supplies directly. From now on, blacklist every one we catch. There's no need to waste words on them."
Mei Xuan said, "That's what I thought too. If we wanted to make money, we'd