Troubled by money, Cheng Yu no longer had any interest in admiring the scenery along the way.
On the road, Cheng Yu asked Wen Yang about many things. He had no idea what the current situation in the Eternal True World was.
Of course, he did not expect Wen Yang to provide any reliable inside information, but he at least needed to know the official news.
The answers naturally disappointed Cheng Yu, and the reason was simple: the Eternal True World was too vast.
Baiyue Prefecture's public notices naturally reported only good news, not bad. Their words were meant to reassure the uninformed public, and to Cheng Yu, that information was as good as nothing.
Still, he did not come away empty-handed. Wen Yang was, after all, the young heir to a merchant association, and he knew some of the news from the surrounding regions.
For instance, trade between Humankind and Monsterkind remained very active. Members of both races could now be seen in each other's border cities.
Although the people in those cities still grumbled a little about their former enemies, much of their hostility had faded.
Then there was Wen Yang's business news. Some of the Demon Race's demon beasts that had regressed to their ancestral forms were now selling extremely well among Humankind, while certain Spirit Plants that humans could cultivate on a large scale were quite popular among the Demon Race.
Cheng Yu frowned inwardly. Could the conflict between Humankind and Monsterkind be shifting toward a trade war?
If so, that was actually good news for Cheng Yu. At the very least, easing tensions between the two races would benefit his travels. After all, if the world at large was unstable, this would not be traveling-it would be gambling with his life.
Niu Ba curled his